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One Square Inch
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2010; US$ 16.99Cooper's grandfather gives him and his little sister, Carly, deeds to square inches of land in the Yukon. Carly uses them to invent her own imaginary kingdom of Inchland?far away from the silence of their home, where their single mother stays in bed all day. When their mom comes out of her season of sadness bursting with sometimes frightening energy,... more...
The Totally Made-up Civil War Diary of Amanda MacLeish
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2008; US$ 16.99Amanda MacLeish might be the only student in Mr. Abrams?s fifth-grade class who doesn?t mind doing her homework. Now that her father has left home and moved into a motel, the only thing that brings Amanda any joy is writing her fictional diary entries about a young girl named Polly who lives amid the chaos of the Civil War. Polly would understand... more...
Makeovers by Marcia
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2005; US$ 15.99Pretty is as pretty does Pretty, popular Marcia Faitak is not her usual self. Over the summer she gained five pounds, and when school begins, Marcia, desperate for an invitation from Alex Ryan to the October dance, goes on a diet. In art class, she's supposed to bring a red apple to life on paper, but all she wants to do is eat it. Mr. Morrison... more...
Trading Places
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2006; US$ 7.99Todd and Amy Davidson may be twins, but they?re complete opposites ? Todd is organized and is the family ?engineer,? while Amy is outgoing and has been dubbed the ?poet.? So it would seem that for a fifth-grade economics project, Todd would come up with a master invention, and Amy would have a blast with her best friends as partners. To their surprise,... more...
Alex Ryan, Stop That!
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2003; US$ 7.99A wise guy gets wise The school year is almost over, and Alex Ryan still has plenty of pranks to pull and jokes to tell. Then his dad attends the meeting about the seventh-grade outdoor education trip. Alex knows nothing good can come of this -- Mr. Ryan is a jester, too, and the butt of his funny stories is often Alex. Still, Alex is not prepared... more...
Zero Tolerance
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2013; US$ 16.99Seventh-grader Sierra Shepard has always been the perfect student, so when she sees that she accidentally brought her mother's lunch bag to school, including a paring knife, she immediately turns in the knife at the school office. Much to her surprise, her beloved principal places her in in-school suspension and sets a hearing for her expulsion,... more...
Mason Dixon: Pet Disasters
Random House Children's Books 2011; US$ 6.99Soon-to-be fourth-grader Mason Dixon does not want a pet, but his parents think it will be good for him. Goldfish dies soon after his arrival (from overfeeding). Mason is relieved. Hamster escapes. Mason is relieved. Cat has to go back because best friend Brody is too allergic to ever be at their house while Cat is there. Mason is relieved. But when... more...
Being Teddy Roosevelt
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR) 2007; US$ 5.99Riley O'Rourke is writing his report on President Teddy Roosevelt in preparation for the fourth-grade biography tea, but he has a far more important goal: to get a saxophone so he can take instrumental music. His mother can't afford to rent him a sax, and he's sure he'll never save up enough money to buy one. But as Riley learns more about Roosevelt's... more...
Mason Dixon: Fourth-Grade Disasters
Random House Children's Books 2011; US$ 6.99Here's the second entry in veteran author Claudia Mills' charming middle-grade series, which finds the lovably sardonic title character starting the fourth grade, which he's dreading: everyone in fourth grade is expected to join the school choir. And sing. In front of everyone. Mason can't think of many things he enjoys less than singing. But performing... more...
Mason Dixon: Basketball Disasters
Random House Children's Books 2012; US$ 6.99Here's the third entry in Claudia Mills' charming middle-grade series. Mason Dixon survived the school choir. He survived adopting his now-beloved dog named, uh, Dog. But now he faces his biggest challenge yet: joining the local basketball team. Not by choice, of course. Not only do his parents encourage it, but his dad even volunteers to be his coach.... more...









