New items for 'genre:fiction format:juvenile' at Visual Catalog - Contra Costa County Library.

Callie's rules

Zucker, Naomi Flink. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Zucker, Naomi Flink.
ISBN: 9781606840276 (hardcover), 1606840274 (hardcover), 9781606840528 (Gibraltar lib. bdg. ed.), 1606840525 (Gibraltar lib. bdg. ed.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Rules (Philosophy), Individuality, Middle schools, Schools, Family life, Halloween, New Jersey, Fiction
Eleven-year-old Callie Jones tries to keep track of all the rules for fitting in that other middle schoolers seem to know, but when the town decides to replace Halloween with an Autumn Festival, Callie leads her large family in an unusual protest.

The Hanging Hill

Grabenstein, Chris. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Grabenstein, Chris.
ISBN: 9780375846991 (trade), 9780375946998 (lib. bdg.), 9780375847004 (trade. pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Ghosts, Demonology, Stepmothers, Theater, Fiction
During rehearsals for a play based on his stepmother's bestselling children's books, eleven-year-old Zack discovers that the director is planning to raise a horde of evil specters from the dead by offering up a human sacrifice.

Mike Stellar, nerves of steel

Holt, K. A. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Holt, K. A.
ISBN: 9780375845567 (trade), 9780375945564 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Planets, Space flight to Mars, Cyborgs, Space colonies, Family life, Science fiction, Fiction, Environmental engineering
Mike is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are confirmed when all of the adults on the colonizing mission, including his parents, begin to act strangely.

Life-size zoo

Earhart, Kristin. — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Earhart, Kristin., Fukuda, Toyofumi
ISBN: 9781934734209
Year: 2009
Subjects: Zoo animals, Toy and movable books, Juvenile literature, Pictorial works, Specimens
Examines the unique characteristics, strange skills, and special abilities of twenty-one different zoo animals, including giraffes, rhinos, elephants, meerkats, and pandas, in a text with several gatefold pages.

King of Rome

Sudbury, Dave. — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Sudbury, Dave., Saefkow, Hans
ISBN: 9781894965941
Year: 2008
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Racing pigeons, Pigeons, Hudson, Charlie, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Charlie Hudson, an English man who breeds pigeons on his roof, places one pigeon, named the King of Rome, into an international pigeon race against all odds.

Alice's adventures in Wonderland

Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898. — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898., Ingpen, Robert R
ISBN: 9781402768354 (hardcover), 1402768354 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Fantasy, Juvenile fiction
Alice falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

Sir Cumference and all the king's tens

Neuschwander, Cindy. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Neuschwander, Cindy., Geehan, Wayne
ISBN: 9781570917271 (reinforced for library use), 9781570917288 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Counting, Parties, Kings, queens, rulers, etc, Birthdays, Fiction
When Sir Cumference and his wife, Lady Di of Ameter, host a massive surprise birthday party for the king, they must quickly figure out a way to count all the guests that are in attendance.

Mother Osprey

Nolan, Lucy A. — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Nolan, Lucy A., McLennan, Connie
ISBN: 9781934359969 (hardcover), 1934359963 (hardcover), 9781607180418 (pbk.), 1607180413 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Ocean, Marine animals, Coasts, Nursery rhymes, American, American poetry, Juvenile poetry, Poetry
What if Jack and Jill had been playing on a nice soft sand dune instead of that treacherous hill? And suppose Mary's pet wasn't really a lamb? What if Mary had a little clam? This collection retells Mother Goose rhymes and celebrates America's coastlines and waterways from sea to shining sea. Includes "For Creative Minds" section.

Lousy rotten stinkin' grapes

Palatini, Margie. — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Palatini, Margie., Moser, Barry, Aesop
ISBN: 9780689802461, 0689802463
Year: 2009
Subjects: Folklore, Fables, Juvenile fiction
Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.

The big storm

Tafuri, Nancy. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Tafuri, Nancy.
ISBN: 9781416967958 (hardcover), 1416967958 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Forest animals, Animals, Storms, Counting, Fiction
Ten animals find shelter in a hill hollow one by one, but when the storm is over, a rumbling tells them there is still danger afoot.

Never say boo!

Pulver, Robin. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Pulver, Robin., Lucke, Deb
ISBN: 9780823421107 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Ghosts, Schools, Fiction
When Gordon, a ghost, moves to a new school, everyone is afraid of him until they learn that he is not as scary as they thought he was.

Two of a kind

Robbins, Jacqui. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Robbins, Jacqui., Phelan, Matt
ISBN: 9781416924371, 141692437X
Year: 2009
Subjects: Best friends, Friendship, Popularity, Individuality, Schools, Fiction
When Anna abandons her best friend, Julisa, to spend time with Kayla and Melanie, whose friendship is considered very special, she soon learns that she has little in common with her new friends.

All kinds of families!

Hoberman, Mary Ann. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hoberman, Mary Ann., Boutavant, Marc
ISBN: 9780316146333, 0316146331
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Family, Fiction
Rhyming text and illustrations explore the ways people, animals, and even objects can form families.

Can you make a scary face?

Thomas, Jan, 1958- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Thomas, Jan, 1958-
ISBN: 9781416985815 (hc), 1416985816 (hc)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Imagination, Ladybugs, Frogs, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
A ladybug invites the reader to play a game of "let's pretend."

Trouble gum

Cordell, Matthew, 1975- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cordell, Matthew, 1975-
ISBN: 9780312387747, 0312387741
Year: 2009
Subjects: Chewing gum, Behavior, Brothers, Pigs, Fiction
Playing indoors with his little brother on a rainy day, a rambunctious young pig causes a ruckus and then breaks his mother's three chewing gum rules.

The zoo I drew

Doodler, Todd H. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Doodler, Todd H.
ISBN: 9780375852015 (trade hardcover ed.), 9780375952012 (Gibraltar lib. bdg. ed.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Zoo animals, Alphabet, Stories in rhyme, Humorous stories, Fiction
A child who visited the zoo at age two shares drawings and rhymes featuring an animal for each letter of the alphabet.

More about Boy

Dahl, Roald. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Dahl, Roald.
ISBN: 9780374350550
Year: 2009
Subjects: Authors, English, Dahl, Roald, 20th century, Juvenile literature, Biography, Childhood and youth
Humorous anecdotes from the author's childhood describe summer vacations in Norway and life in an English boarding school.

The big elephant in the room

Smith, Lane. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Smith, Lane.
ISBN: 9781423116677
Year: 2009
Subjects: Communication, Friendship, Humorous stories, Fiction
When one donkey tells his friend that they need to talk about "the big elephant in the room," his friend wonders what this embarrassing issue could possibly be.

Django

Christensen, Bonnie. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Christensen, Bonnie.
ISBN: 9781596434226, 1596434228
Year: 2009
Subjects: Jazz musicians, Guitarists, Romanies, Reinhardt, Django, France, Juvenile literature, Biography, Music
Describes the life and career of Django Reinhardt, who overcame a childhood in poverty and debilitating injuries to become a famed jazz guitarist.

Bylines

Macy, Sue. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Macy, Sue., Ellerbee, Linda
ISBN: 9781426305139, 1426305133, 9781426305146 (lib. bdg.), 1426305141 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women journalists, Women travelers, Bly, Nellie, United States, Pictorial works, Juvenile literature, Biography
The life story of this daring news reporter, globetrotter, and advocate for women's rights is presented chronologically from birth to death.

Almost astronauts

Stone, Tanya Lee. — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Stone, Tanya Lee.
ISBN: 9780763636111 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0763636118 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women astronauts, Sex discrimination against women, Project Mercury (U.S.), 20th century, United States, Biography, Juvenile literature, History
What does it take to be an astronaut? Excellence at flying, courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, top physical shape, any checklist would include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was another unspoken rule: you had to be a man. Here is the tale of thirteen women who proved that they were not only as tough as the toughest man but also brave enough to challenge the government. They were blocked by prejudice, jealousy, and the scrawled note of one of the most powerful men in Washington. But even though the Mercury 13 women did not make it into space, they did not lose, for their example empowered young women to take their place in the sky, piloting jets and commanding space capsules. Almost Astronauts is the story of thirteen true pioneers of the space age.

Just the right size

Davies, Nicola, 1958- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Davies, Nicola, 1958-, Layton, Neal
ISBN: 9780763639242 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Body size, Animals, Juvenile literature
Looks at creatures of varying sizes, describing the incredible feats they can and cannot do due to their size and special skills, including ants who can lift fifty times their weight and birds who can soar to incredible heights.

China

Mah, Adeline Yen, 1937- — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Mah, Adeline Yen, 1937-
ISBN: 9780385737487 (trade hc : alk. paper), 9780385906692 (glb : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: China, Juvenile literature, History

Haunted party

Trapani, Iza. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Trapani, Iza.
ISBN: 9781580892469 (lib. bdg.), 9781580892476 (pbk.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stories in rhyme, Halloween, Parties, Supernatural, Haunted houses, Counting, Fiction
In this counting book that introduces the numbers from one to ten, a ghost and his supernatural friends have a party on Halloween night.

Piglet and Granny

Wild, Margaret, 1948- — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wild, Margaret, 1948-, King, Stephen Michael
ISBN: 9780810940635
Year: 2009
Subjects: Grandmothers, Pigs, Domestic animals, Farm life, Fiction
While Piglet waits for his fun-loving Granny to visit, he impresses the other farm animals with some of the skills she has taught him, such as balancing and turning somersaults.

Millions of cats

Gág, Wanda, 1893-1946. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Gág, Wanda, 1893-1946.
ISBN: 0399233156
Year: 1956
Subjects: Cats, Fiction

Wake up, Henry Rooster!

Ruurs, Margriet. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Ruurs, Margriet., Cassidy, Sean
ISBN: 1550419528
Year: 2006
Subjects: Morning, Farm life, Roosters, Fiction
Henry the rooster loves to stay up late at night and sleep in in the morning, but when Henry's father goes away to a convention, Henry must find a way to crow the sun up in the morning, lest the farm fall into disrepair.

Chicken dance

Sauer, Tammi. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Sauer, Tammi., Santat, Dan
ISBN: 9781402753664, 1402753667
Year: 2009
Subjects: Talent shows, Ability, Chickens, Domestic animals, Humorous stories, Picture books, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
Determined to win tickets to an Elvis Poultry concert, hens Marge and Lola enter the Barnyard Talent Show, then, while the ducks who usually win the contest jeer, they test out their abilities.

Sloppy Joe

Keane, David, 1965- — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Keane, David, 1965-, Brunkus, Denise
ISBN: 9780061710209 (trade bdg.), 9780061710216 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Cleanliness, Orderliness, Individuality, Fiction
Sloppy Joe determines to do everything he can to surprise his family by becoming Neat Joe.

Thump, quack, moo

Cronin, Doreen. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cronin, Doreen., Lewin, Betsy
ISBN: 141691630X, 9781416916307
Year: 2008
Subjects: Domestic animals, Farmers, Festivals, Ducks, Fiction
The annual Corn Maze Festival is coming and every day the chickens, cows, and Duck help Farmer Brown--with a few bribes--to create a special Statue of Liberty corn maze, and every night Duck works hard creating his own surprise.

It's raining cats and cats!

Prevost, Jeanne. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Prevost, Jeanne., Hansen, Amelia
ISBN: 9780940719064
Year: 2008
Subjects: Cats, Fiction
Jim's cat Molly has been spayed, and Jim's mom explains that without the operation their kitten population would get out of control.

Good morning China

Yi, Hu Yong. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Yi, Hu Yong.
ISBN: 9781596432406, 1596432403
Year: 2007
Subjects: Parks, Morning, Chinese, China, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
Pictures and easy-to-read text portray the activities and routines of Chinese people on a typical morning in the park.

Princess Hyacinth

Heide, Florence Parry. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Heide, Florence Parry., Smith, Lane
ISBN: 9780375845017 (hardcover), 0375845011 (hardcover), 9780375937538 (reinforced), 0375937536 (reinforced)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Princesses, Floating bodies, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Princess Hyacinth is bored and unhappy sitting in her palace every day because, unless she is weighed down by specially-made clothes, she will float away, but her days are made brighter when kite-flying Boy stops to say hello.

Stagecoach Sal

Hopkinson, Deborah. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Hopkinson, Deborah., Ellis, Carson
ISBN: 9781423111498 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Stagecoaches, Singing, Robbers and outlaws, Sex role, Tall tales, 19th century, West (U.S.), Fiction, History
When Sal drives a stagecoach alone for the first time to pick up and deliver mail, her mother is afraid she will meet local outlaw Poetic Pete, but Sal not only excels at roping, riding, and shooting, she is also an excellent singer.

Jake starts school

Wright, Michael, 1954- — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wright, Michael, 1954-
ISBN: 9780312367985, 0312367988
Year: 2008
Subjects: First day of school, Schools, Separation anxiety, Parent and child, Stories in rhyme, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
No one can pry a frightened Jake away from his parents on the first day of school, and so the three must watch as his classmates have fun until, at the end of the day, his teacher finally gets him to let go.

Great big guinea pigs

Roth, Susan L. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Roth, Susan L.
ISBN: 1582347247 (hardcover), 9781582347240 (hardcover)
Year: 2006
Subjects: Guinea pigs, Prehistoric animals, Animals, Fossil, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
A guinea pig tells her child the true story of giant guinea pigs that lived in Venezuela about eight million years ago.

Bark park

Ruelle, Karen Gray. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Ruelle, Karen Gray.
ISBN: 1561454346, 9781561454341
Year: 2008
Subjects: Parks, Dogs, Stories in rhyme, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Illustrations and rhyming text reveal dogs of every shape, size, and d personality as they romp and frolic in a park.

Ten tiny babies

Katz, Karen. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Katz, Karen.
ISBN: 1416935460 (hardcover), 9781416935469 (hardcover)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Counting, Stories in rhyme, Babies, Fiction
Babies from one to ten enjoy a bouncy, noisy, jiggly day until they are finally fast asleep at night.

Barack Obama

Grimes, Nikki. — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Grimes, Nikki., Collier, Bryan
ISBN: 9781416971443 (hardcover), 1416971440 (hardcover)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Presidents, Legislators, African American legislators, Presidential candidates, Racially mixed people, Obama, Barack, United States, America, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography, Picture books for children
When David asks his mother about the man on television, she tells him the story of Barack Obama, discussing his childhood in Hawaii and Indonesia, his parents' divorce, and his desire to help others.

Romeo and Juliet

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616.
ISBN: 9781562549343 (pbk.)
Year: 2006
Subjects: Vendetta, Love, Shakespeare, William, Adaptations, Fiction
Presents an illustrated retelling of Shakespeare's tragic drama about two young lovers kept apart by their feuding families.

Our granny

Wild, Margaret, 1948- — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wild, Margaret, 1948-, Vivas, Julie
ISBN: 0395670233
Year: 1994
Subjects: Grandmothers, Fiction
While grannies come in all shapes and sizes "our granny" is unique.

The noonday friends

Stolz, Mary, 1920- — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Stolz, Mary, 1920-
ISBN: 0064400093, 0060259469
Year:
Subjects:

Buenas noches, luna

Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Brown, Margaret Wise, 1910-1952., Tubert, Susana, Hurd, Clement
ISBN: 9780061459306 (set), 0061459305 (set)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Bedtime, Rabbits, Spanish language materials, Juvenile fiction, Children's audiobooks
A little bunny says goodnight to all the objects in his room before falling asleep.

Alice the fairy

Shannon, David, 1959- — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Shannon, David, 1959-
ISBN: 0439490251 (Hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2004
Subjects:
Alice, who claims to be a Temporary Fairy, still has a lot to learn, such as how to make her clothes put themselves away in the closet. Caldecott Honor artist and bestselling author David Shannon's warm and funny new picture book introduces Alice, a mischievous little girl with a magic wand and a "No, David!" nose for trouble. Alice the Fairy uses her magic wand to change frogs into princes and dads into horses. She can also make leaves fall from trees and turn oatmeal into cake. Sometimes she can even disappear! Being a fairy is very useful - even if your spells don't always come out right. And best of all, you get to use your imagination! What could be more fun? With the same saucy humor as his No, David! books and equally hilarious illustrations, David Shannon's Alice the Fairy is sure to delight young readers as she transforms everyday events into magical experiences.

How the Grinch stole Christmas

Seuss, Dr. — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Seuss, Dr.
ISBN: 0394800796, 0394900790 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 1985
Subjects: Christmas stories, Stories in rhyme
The Grinch tries to stop Christmas from arriving by stealing all the presents and food from the village, but much to his surprise it comes anyway. Could Christmas be more than presents?

The daring Miss Quimby

Whitaker, Suzanne. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Whitaker, Suzanne., Stock, Catherine
ISBN: 9780823419968 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Women air pilots, Air pilots, Women, Quimby, Harriet, United States, Juvenile literature, Biography
Presents the life of Harriet Quimby, the first female licensed to fly an airplane and fly solo across the English Channel, who paved the way for other female pilots before her untimely death in an accident over Boston Harbor.

Ramona Quimby, age 8

Cleary, Beverly. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Cleary, Beverly., Dockray, Tracy
ISBN: 0688004776, 0380709562 (pbk), 9780380709564 (pbk)
Year: 2006
Subjects: Family, Schools, Quimby, Ramona (Fictitious character), Family life, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
The further adventures of the Quimby family as Ramona enters the third grade.

The north star

Reynolds, Peter, 1961- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Reynolds, Peter, 1961-
ISBN: 9780763636777
Year: 2009
Subjects: Self-actualization (Psychology), Individuality, Fiction
After following paths and signs determined by others, a young boy finally realizes that he must find his own individual way in life.

Grandma drove the garbage truck

Clark, Katie, 1962- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Clark, Katie, 1962-, Huntington, Amy
ISBN: 0892726989 (trade hbk. : alk. paper)
Year: 2005
Subjects: Grandmothers, Parades, Fourth of July, Refuse collection vehicles, Fiction
Because her three sons are sick, Grandma drives the garbage truck on the Fourth of July, ending up with an award in the big parade.

Lizard love

Townsend, Wendy. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Townsend, Wendy.
ISBN: 9781932425345 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Reptiles, Self-acceptance, Interpersonal relations, City and town life, Country life, New York (State), New York, Middle West, New York (N.Y.), Fiction
Grace, a teenager, and her mother have moved to Manhattan where she feels alienated and out of place, far from the ponds and farm where she grew up playing with bullfrogs and lizards, until she finds Fang & Claw, a reptile store, and meets the owner's son, Walter.

Just a snowy day

Mayer, Mercer, 1943- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Mayer, Mercer, 1943-
ISBN: 0060838809, 9780060838805
Year: 2006
Subjects: Snow, Textured books, Lift-the-flap books, Toy and movable books, Fiction, Specimens

Our granny

Wild, Margaret, 1948- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wild, Margaret, 1948-, Vivas, Julie
ISBN: 0395670233
Year: 1994
Subjects: Grandmothers, Fiction
While grannies come in all shapes and sizes "our granny" is unique.

Happy Birthday Chimp and Zee

Anholt, Catherine. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Anholt, Catherine., Anholt, Laurence
ISBN: 1845075072
Year: 2006
Subjects: Chimpanzees, Twins, Birthdays, Parties, Fiction
Twins Chimp and Zee get birthday cards and scooters from their parents, but Papkey tells them their big surprise is in the middle of Jungletown and they decide to cross the Slimy Swamp to get there.

First day jitters

Danneberg, Julie, 1958- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Danneberg, Julie, 1958-, Love, Judith DuFour
ISBN: 1580890547
Year: 2000
Subjects: Schools, Teachers, First day of school, Fiction
Sarah is afraid to start at a new school, but both she and the reader are in for a surprise when she gets to her class.

Who is Melvin Bubble?

Bruel, Nick. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Bruel, Nick.
ISBN: 1596431164, 9781596431164
Year: 2006
Subjects: Humorous stories
An introduction to six-year-old Melvin Bubble as presented by his family, friends, and others.

First grade stinks!

Rodman, Mary Ann. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rodman, Mary Ann., Spiegel, Beth
ISBN: 1561453773, 9781561453771
Year: 2006
Subjects: First day of school, Schools, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
First-grader Haley wishes she were back having fun in kindergarten with her old teacher, until she finds out that first-grade is special, too.

Peace Week in Miss Fox's class

Spinelli, Eileen. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Spinelli, Eileen., Kennedy, Anne
ISBN: 9780807563793
Year: 2009
Subjects: Animals, Conduct of life, Schools, Fiction
For "Peace Week," the animals in Miss Fox's class find ways to be peaceful instead of squabbling with each other.

Ha ha, baby!

Petty, Kate. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Petty, Kate., Birkett, Georgie
ISBN: 9781905417124
Year: 2008
Subjects: Laughter, Babies, Brothers, Mood (Psychology), Fiction
Ma, Pa, and the rest of the family try a variety of amusing things to get their baby to laugh, but he persists in his bad mood until his brother the sheriff arrives with a challenge.

Surprise soup

Rodman, Mary Ann. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rodman, Mary Ann., Karas, G. Brian
ISBN: 9780670062744 (hardcover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Family life, Soups, Bears, Brothers, Fiction
When Kevie's mother has a baby, Kevie, his older brother, and their father make soup for when the new baby comes home.

Peedie

Dunrea, Olivier. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Dunrea, Olivier.
ISBN: 9780618755066
Year: 2008
Subjects: Baseball caps, Hats, Geese, Board books, Memory, Fiction
A little goose named Peedie tends to forget everything except where to find his lucky red baseball cap, until one day it is not in its usual place. On board pages.

My first book of letters

Aigner-Clark, Julie. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Aigner-Clark, Julie., Zaidi, Nadeem
ISBN: 9781423102045
Year: 2007
Subjects: Alphabet, English language, Alphabet books, Juvenile literature, Alphabet
Brief text accompanies simple drawings and reproductions of historic paintings to introduce babies to the letters of the alphabet. On board pages.

Uno's garden

Base, Graeme. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Base, Graeme.
ISBN: 0810954737, 9780810954731
Year: 2006
Subjects: Pollution, Imaginary creatures, Change, Counting, Nature, Cities and towns, Fiction
Uno builds a home and garden in the magnificent forest among the playful puddlebuts and feathered frinklepods, but as the place becomes more and more popular, it is overtaken by tourists and buildings until the forest and animals seem to disappear altogether.

Tom's tree

Shields, Gillian. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Shields, Gillian., Raynor, Gemma
ISBN: 9781561486632 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Imagination, Trees, Growth, Fiction
Tom plants a seed and imagines it growing into a giant tree with sturdy branches and a tree house, while his brother Ned thinks it will never grow at all.

Abigail spells

Alter, Anna, 1974- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Alter, Anna, 1974-
ISBN: 9780375956171 (library binding), 9780375856174 (trade hard cover)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Chickens, Bears, Best friends, Friendship, Spelling bees, Fiction
George the bear helps his best friend Abigail, a young chicken, practice for the city spelling bee, then cheers her up when she makes a mistake.

Cages

Kehret, Peg. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Kehret, Peg.
ISBN: 0141312300 (pbk.)
Year: 2001
Subjects: Animals, Shoplifting, Family problems, Fiction, Treatment
After losing an acting role and fighting with her alcoholic stepfather, Kit is arrested for shoplifting and ordered to work, as part of her sentence, at an animal shelter.

Jeremy Fink and the meaning of life

Mass, Wendy, 1967- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Mass, Wendy, 1967-
ISBN: 9780316058292 : (hardcover), 0316058297 (hardcover)
Year: 2006
Subjects: Conduct of life, Self-realization, Fathers and sons, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Just before his thirteenth birthday, Jeremy Fink receives a keyless locked box--set aside by his father before his death five years earlier--that purportedly contains the meaning of life.

Something, maybe

Scott, Elizabeth, 1972- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Scott, Elizabeth, 1972-
ISBN: 9781416978657
Year: 2009
Subjects: Fathers and daughters, High schools, Schools, Interpersonal relations, Family life, Fiction
Hannah tries to avoid behaving like her embarrassing parents, but her plans become complicated when she falls hard for a cute coworker but then discovers that another, the one who annoys her the most, has fallen hard for her.

Boatyard ducklings

Austin, Heather, 1973- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Austin, Heather, 1973-
ISBN: 9780892726639 (trade hardcover : alk. paper)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Animals, Summer, Ducks, Maine, Fiction, Infancy
Over the course of one summer at a Maine boatyard, Suzanne and Hillary observe a pair of mallard ducks as the female produces eggs, which eventually hatch into ducklings that slowly mature until they are almost ready to migrate south.

Pretty like us

Williams, Carol Lynch. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Williams, Carol Lynch.
ISBN: 9781561454440
Year: 2008
Subjects: Diseases, Friendship, Progeria, Fiction
A shy, small-town girl learns the true meaning of loyalty, love, and beauty through her friendship with a classmate who is suffering from a rare, life-threatening illness.

Ways to live forever

Nicholls, Sally, 1983- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Nicholls, Sally, 1983-
ISBN: 9780545069489 (hardcover : alk. paper), 0545069483 (hardcover : alk. paper), 9780545069496 (pbk. : alk. paper), 0545069491 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Leukemia, Authorship, Families, Death, Family life, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Eleven-year-old Sam McQueen, who has leukemia, writes a book during the last three months of his life, in which he tells about what he would like to accomplish, how he feels, and things that have happened to him.

The Valentine cat

Nagda, Ann Whitehead, 1945- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Nagda, Ann Whitehead, 1945-, Sisson, Stéphanie Roth
ISBN: 9780823421237 (hardcover)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Journalism, Valentine's Day, Cats, Schools, Fiction
Jenny writes an editorial for her fourth-grade classroom newspaper urging that her beloved cat, Munchkin, become the official school cat, despite his mischievous behavior before and during a Valentine's Day pet party.

Max celebrates Cinco de Mayo

Worsham, Adria F. 1947- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Worsham, Adria F. 1947-, Gallagher-Cole, Mernie
ISBN: 1404847596 (library binding), 9781404847590 (library binding)
Year: 2009
Subjects: Mexican Americans, Cinco de Mayo (Mexican holiday), Fiction
Join in the celebration of Cinco de Mayo as Max is invited to a fiesta at Jose's house which includes food, music, dancing, and a parade as part of the fun.

Minn and Jake's almost terrible summer

Wong, Janet S. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wong, Janet S., Côté, Geneviève
ISBN: 9780374349776, 0374349770
Year: 2008
Subjects: Family life, Racially mixed people, Friendship, Summer, California, Los Angeles (Calif.), Disneyland (Calif.), Fiction
Ten-year-old Jake's summer starts off badly, goes downhill when his family visits Los Angeles, California, and his old friends are too busy for him, then gets even worse after he disagrees with Minn when her family joins his for a trip to Disneyland.

Cicada summer

Beaty, Andrea. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Beaty, Andrea.
ISBN: 0810994720 (hbk.), 9780810994720 (hbk.)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Emotional problems of children, Death, Brothers and sisters, Emotional problems, Illinois, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
Twelve-year-old Lily mourns her brother, and has not spoken since the accident she feels she could have prevented, but the summer Tinny comes to town she is the only one who realizes Lily's secret.

My last best friend

Bowe, Julie, 1962- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Bowe, Julie, 1962-
ISBN: 0152061975 (pbk.), 9780152061975 (pbk.)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Friendship, Schools, Best friends, Fiction
After her best friend moves away, fourth-grader Ida May is determined not to make another best friend, despite the efforts of a new girl in her class.

Multiplying menace

Calvert, Pam, 1966- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Calvert, Pam, 1966-, Geehan, Wayne
ISBN: 1570918899 (hardcover), 1570918902 (pbk.)
Year: 2006
Subjects: Multiplication, Characters in literature, Fiction
Ten years after being tricked, Rumpelstiltskin returns to the royal family to wreak vengeance using multiplication. Includes nonfiction math notes about multiplying by whole numbers and by fractions.

I wanna be your shoebox

García, Cristina, 1958- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: García, Cristina, 1958-
ISBN: 1416939288 (hardcover), 9781416939283 (hardcover)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Racially mixed people, Grandfathers, Family, Identity, California, Southern, Fiction
Thirteen-year-old, clarinet-playing, Southern California surfer, Yumi Ruiz-Hirsch, comes from a complex family--her father is Jewish-Japanese, her mother is Cuban, and her parents are divorced--and when her grandfather Saul is diagnosed with terminal cancer, Yumi asks him to tell her his life story, which helps her to understand her own history and identity.

Wuv Bunnies from Outers Pace

Elliott, David, 1947- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Elliott, David, 1947-, Long, Ethan
ISBN: 9780823421831 (pbk.), 9780823419029 (hardcover)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Rabbits, Humorous stories, Extraterrestrial beings, Fiction
Two large rabbits from a galaxy called Outers Pace enlist the aid of Hercules Smith in saving the children of his town from being turned into carrots by the sinister B3 and his Funny Bunny henchrabbits.

The boyfriend rules of good behavior

Bateson, Catherine, 1960- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Bateson, Catherine, 1960-
ISBN: 9780823420261, 0823420264
Year: 2006
Subjects: Interpersonal relations, Mothers and daughters, Identity, Diaries, Single-parent families, Australia, Fiction
Millie and her artist mother move away from their best friends to a new town, where her mother gets a proper job and a boyfriend, and Millie learns to cope with all the changes.

The kissing diary

Caseley, Judith. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Caseley, Judith.
ISBN: 0374363463
Year: 2007
Subjects: Schools, Divorce, Diaries, Interpersonal relations, Fiction
As thirteen-year-old Rosie Goldglitt contemplates kissing the boy she has a crush on, she tries to navigate the many complications in her life, including her horrible name, her nemesis Mary Katz, her parents' divorce, and her mother's new boyfriend.

Boy minus girl

Uhlig, Richard Allen, 1970- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Uhlig, Richard Allen, 1970-
ISBN: 9780375839689 (trade), 0375839682 (trade), 9780375939686 (lib. bdg.), 0375939687 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Interpersonal relations, Uncles, Responsibility, Lesbians, Sex, 20th century, Kansas, Fiction, History
When his charming but irresponsible uncle comes to visit his small Kansas hometown, fourteen-year-old Les Ekhardt hopes to get tips from him about succeeding with girls, but he learns much more important lessons from his stodgy, predictable parents and friendships with a lesbian classmate and one of Uncle Ray's former girlfriends.

When giants come to play

Beaty, Andrea. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Beaty, Andrea., Hawkes, Kevin
ISBN: 0810957590, 9780810957596
Year: 2006
Subjects: Play, Giants, Fiction
Anna spends her days in the company of gentle giants.

Piglet and Papa

Wild, Margaret, 1948- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Wild, Margaret, 1948-, King, Stephen Michael
ISBN: 081091476X (hc.), 9781428746480 (BWI bdg.), 142874648X (BWI bdg.), 9780810914766 (hc.)
Year: 2007
Subjects: Father and child, Swine, Domestic animals, Farm life, Pigs, Juvenile fiction, Fiction
When Piglet's beloved father chases her away after she plays too rough, all of the barnyard animals try to make her feel better, but Piglet is still afraid that her father no longer loves her.

Dinosaur on Passover

Rauchwerger, Diane Levin. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Rauchwerger, Diane Levin., Wolff, Jason
ISBN: 1580131565
Year: 2006
Subjects: Seder, Dinosaurs, Passover, Fiction
An enthusiastic dinosaur comes to a young boy's house to join him in celebrating Passover.

Poor Puppy

Bruel, Nick. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Bruel, Nick.
ISBN: 9781596432703, 1596432705
Year: 2007
Subjects: Dogs, Cats, Fiction
When Bad Kitty won't play with him, Poor Puppy has to amuse himself with an alphabetical list of toys and dreams of playing in an alphabetical list of countries.

Ten-Gallon Bart

Crummel, Susan Stevens. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Crummel, Susan Stevens., Donohue, Dorothy
ISBN: 076145246X, 9780761452461
Year: 2006
Subjects: Dogs, Goats, Animals, Sheriffs, Fiction
On the day he is supposed to retire as sheriff of Dog City, Ten-Gallon Bart learns that Billy the Kid--the roughest, toughest, gruffest goat in the country--is on his way into town.

The Searcher and Old Tree

McPhail, David, 1940- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: McPhail, David, 1940-
ISBN: 9781580892230 (reinforced for library use)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Storms, Raccoon, Trees, Fiction
A raccoon forages for food at night and at dawn returns to its home in a strong, old tree, which safely shelters the raccoon through wild winds and ferocious rain so that it can go out searching for food again.

Ten in the meadow

Butler, John, 1952- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Butler, John, 1952-
ISBN: 1561453722, 9781561453726
Year: 2006
Subjects: Animals, Friendship, Games, Hide-and-seek, Forest animals, Fiction
As a group of forest animals plays a lively game of hide-and-seek in a meadow, Bear finds them each in turn--except the elusive Mousey.

Brett McCarthy

Padian, Maria. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Padian, Maria.
ISBN: 9780375946752 (glb), 0375946756 (glb), 9780375846755 (trade hardcover), 0375846751 (trade hardcover)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Grandmothers, Friendship, Interpersonal relations, Cancer, Junior high schools, Schools, Family life, Maine, Fiction
Eighth-grader Brett McCarthy--once good student and best-friend-to-Diane, now suspended and friendless--faces school and family troubles as she grapples with her redefined life.

Sophomore switch

McDonald, Abby. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: McDonald, Abby.
ISBN: 9780763639365
Year: 2009
Subjects: Student exchange programs, Schools, Foreign study, Friendship, Teenagers, California, London (England), Fiction
Tasha and Emily each have their reasons for wanting a semester abroad, and they will have to depend on on each other for tips on fitting in, finding love, and figuring out who they really are.

Thick

Neenan, Colin, 1958- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Neenan, Colin, 1958-
ISBN: 0974648191 (pbk.)
Year: 2006
Subjects: Violence, Child abuse, Interpersonal relations, Fiction
With problems mounting at school and at home, Nick finds himself feeling more and more powerless until he finds a gun in his hand.

Makeovers by Marcia

Mills, Claudia. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Mills, Claudia.
ISBN: 0374346542
Year: 2005
Subjects: Old age, Nursing homes, Self-perception, Service learning, Schools, Interpersonal relations, Fiction
At the beginning of eighth grade, all Marcia can think about is what nail polish to use, how to lose weight, and whether Alex will ask her to the dance, but after giving makeovers in a nursing home for a school project, she begins to appreciate the value of inner beauty.

The scarlet stockings spy

Noble, Trinka Hakes. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Noble, Trinka Hakes., Papp, Robert
ISBN: 1585362301 (lib. bdg.)
Year: 2004
Subjects: Brothers and sisters, Spies, Revolution, 1775-1783, United States, Philadelphia (Pa.), Fiction, Juvenile fiction, History
In 1777 Philadelphia, young Maddy Rose spies for General Washington's army by using an unusual code to communicate with her soldier brother.

The noonday friends

Stolz, Mary, 1920- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Stolz, Mary, 1920-
ISBN: 0064400093, 0060259469
Year:
Subjects:

Into the abyss

Appleton, Victor. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Appleton, Victor.
ISBN: 1416915184 (pbk.)
Year: 2006
Subjects: Fathers and sons, Submersibles, Adventure and adventurers, Science fiction, Ocean, Fiction
Tom, Bud, and Yo watch Mr. Swift test his new underwater vehicle, the Verne-1, which places seismometers on the ocean bottom, but when a sudden storm hits and they lose contact with the Verne-1, Tom must discover what happened.

Tomie dePaola's front porch tales & North Country whoppers

De Paola, Tomie. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: De Paola, Tomie.
ISBN: 9780399247545
Year: 2007
Subjects: Tales, Folklore, New England
A collection of folk tales, original stories, and jokes reflecting the regional humor of northern New England.

Dolphins on the sand

Arnosky, Jim. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Arnosky, Jim.
ISBN: 9780399246067
Year: 2008
Subjects: Dolphins, Wildlife rescue, Fiction
A dozen dolphins, led by their eldest member and her youngster, become stranded on a sandbar and must be helped to safety by humans.

Can you spell revolution?

Beam, Matt. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Beam, Matt.
ISBN: 9780525479987 (hardcover), 0525479988 (hardcover)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Middle schools, Conflict resolution, Eighth graders, New students, Realistic fiction, Fiction, Juvenile fiction
Between dull assemblies, tyrant teachers, and a handbook full of rules, life at Laverton Middle School can be summed up in one word: B-O-R-I-N-G. In this dramatic novel, five fed-up students borrow from the pages of history books and, seeking inspiration from revolutionary leaders, get a twisty lesson in the excitement and perils of repeating history.

A thousand never evers

Burg, Shana. — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Burg, Shana.
ISBN: 9780385734707, 0385734700, 9780385904681, 0385904681
Year: 2008
Subjects: Civil rights movements, Race relations, African Americans, 20th century, Southern States, Mississippi, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, History
As the civil rights movement in the South gains momentum in 1963--and violence against African Americans intensifies--the black residents, including seventh-grader Addie Ann Pickett, in the small town of Kuckachoo, Mississippi, begin their own courageous struggle for racial justice.

A difficult boy

Barker, M. P. 1960- — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Author: Barker, M. P. 1960-
ISBN: 9780823422449 (pbk.), 9780823420865 (hardcover)
Year: 2008
Subjects: Indentured servants, Social classes, Prejudices, Irish Americans, Swindlers and swindling, Massachusetts, 1775-1865, Massachusetts, Fiction, Juvenile fiction, History
In Farmington, Massachusetts, in 1839, nine-year-old Ethan experiences hardships as an indentured servant of the wealthy Lyman family alongside Daniel, a boy scorned simply for being Irish, and the boys bond as they try to right a terrible wrong.