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Perfect Game
Fred Bowen - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Isaac is a serious pitcher. He's got an awesome fastball and sneaky changeup. He's determined to pitch a perfect game: no hits, no runs, no walks, and no errors. He gets close a couple of times, but when the batter gets on base, Isaac totally loses his cool on the mound and can't get his head... |
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The Day the Crayons Quit
Drew Daywalt - Philomel Books
Format: Hardcover
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The hilarious, colorful #1 New York Times bestselling phenomenon that every kid wants! Gift a copy to someone you love today. Poor Duncan just wants to color. But when he opens his box of crayons, he finds only letters, all saying the same thing: His crayons have had enough! They... |
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Charlie Bumpers vs. the Teacher of the Year
Bill Harley - Peachtree Publishers
Format: Print book
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Shortly before school starts, Charlie Bumpers learns that he will have the strictest teacher in the whole school for fourth grade. It doesn't matter that she's been named Teacher of the Year. He's still afraid of her. Last year when he was horsing around in the hall, he accidentally hit her in the head... |
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Mary Walker Wears the Pants: The True Story of the Doctor, Reformer, and Civil War Hero
Cheryl Harness - Albert Whitman & Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Mary Edwards Walker was unconventional for her time: She was one of the first women doctors in the country, she was a suffragist, and she wore pants! And when the Civil War struck, she took to the battlefields in a modified Union uniform as a commissioned doctor. For her service she became... |
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The Show Must Go On!
Kate Klise - Algonquin Young Readers
Format: Print book
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In their trademark style, author Kate Klise and illustrator M. Sarah Klise blend a story bursting with jokes, puns, and wordplay with illustrations, signs, letters, recipes, and bold graphics to introduce Three-Ring Rascals.When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel... |
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Lulu and the Dog from the Sea
Hilary McKay - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Paperback
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When Lulu goes on vacation, she finds there's a dog living on the beach. Everyone in the town thinks the dog is trouble. But Lulu is sure he just needs a friend. And that he's been waiting for someone just like her. |
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I Survived #7: I Survived the Battle of Gettysburg, 1863
Lauren Tarshis - Scholastic Press
Format: Paperback
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The bloodiest battle in American history is under way . . . It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal... |
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As Fast As Words Could Fly
Pamela M. Tuck - Lee & Low Books
Format: Hardcover
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Young Mason Steele takes pride in turning his father's excited ramblings about the latest civil rights incidents into handwritten business letters. One day Pa comes home with a gift from his civil rights group: a typewriter. Thrilled with the present, Mason spends all his spare time teaching... |
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Pluto's Secret: An Icy World's Tale of Discovery
Margaret Weitekamp - Abrams Books for Young Readers
Format: Print book
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People, children especially, have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged by the fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Through whimsical artwork and an entertaining dialogue format, Pluto's Secret explains the true story of this distant world. Providing a history of the small,... |
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Super Schnoz and the Gates of Smell
Gary Urey - Albert Whitman & Company
Format: Print book
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Andy Whiffler is your average eleven-year-old boy ... except that his nose is so big he can use it to fly and his sense of smell is a hundred thousand times stronger than any human. In the first book of this hilarious series, Andy moves to a new school and is instantly picked on because... |
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