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43 Old Cemetary Road Series (age 9-12) by Kate Klise humor ... authorship ... letters/journal ... spooky ... mystery Publisher comments: Ignatius B. Grumply moves into the Victorian mansion at 43 Old Cemetery Road hoping to find some peace and quiet so he can crack a wicked case of writer's block. But 43 Old Cemetery Road is already occupied by eleven-year-old Seymour, his cat Shadow, and an irritable ghost named Olive. It's hard to say who is more outraged. But a grumpy old ghost just might inspire this grumpy old man--and the abandoned kid? Well, let's just say his last name's Hope. title: Over My Dead Body |
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Choose Your Own Adventure Series (age 9-12) authorship ... action ... adventure You decide the outcome of each of these breathtaking adventures. title: By Balloon to the Sahara by Douglas Terman F TER title: Search for the Mountain Gorillas by Jim Wallace F WAL title: You Are Invisible by Susan Saunders F SAU | |
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Mysteriously Yours, Maggie Marmelstein
(age 9-12) by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat authorship ... school Named the mystery column writer for the school newspaper, Maggie revels in the power she can exert. |
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The Pagemaster
(age 9-12) by David Kirschner authorship ... fantasy A young boy finds shelter in a library, where to his peril, stories in the books come alive. |
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Beans on the Roof
(age 9-12) by Betsy Cromer Byars family ... authorship ... poetry Publisher comments: George Bean always wants to play on the roof of his apartment building. But only his older sister Anna can sit there, because she's writing a roof poem. Anna may be the first Bean to be in a book if the poem wins a contest at school. George decides to write a roof poem too. Soon all the Beans are on the roof writing the roof poems. All except George. He needs some inspiration. How will he get it? |
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Beetles, Lightly Toasted
(age 9-12) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor humor ... enterprise ... authorship Andy's entering the fifth-grade essay contest stirs his imagination to creative heights as he competes with his know-it-all cousin by making recipes with some unusual food sources and testing them on unaware friends and family. |
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Utterly Yours, Booker Jones
(age 9-12) by Betsy Duffey authorship ... school ... family Middle school student and aspiring author Booker Jones is evicted from his bedroom when his grandfather moves in, creating problems both at home and at school. |
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Whittington
(age 9-12) by Alan Armstrong authorship ... folklore ... family ... fantasy Abby and Ben come to the barn every day to help feed the animals. Abby shares her worry that Ben can't really read yet and that he refuses to go to Special Ed. Whittington the cat and the Lady, the leader of the barnyard animals, decide that Abby should give Ben reading lessons in the barn. It is a balm for Ben when, having toughed out the daily lesson, Whittington comes to tell, in tantalizing installments, the story handed down to him from his nameless forebearer, Dick Whittington's cat: the legend of the lad born into poverty in rural England during the Black Death, who runs away to London to seek his fortune. This is an unforgettable tale about how learning to read saves one little boy. It is about the healing, transcendent power of storytelling and how, if you have loved ones surrounding you and good stories to tell, to listen to, and to read, you have just about everything of value in this world. |
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How I Became a Writer and Oggie Learned to Drive
(age 9-12) by Janet Taylor Lisle authorship ... adventure ... family Anyone anywhere near Garden Street knows to stay away from the Night Riders, and Archie is no different. He and his little brother, Oggie, know the gang is up to no good. When they steal Oggie's prized red wallet and his entire life savings, Archie has to get it back. After all, Archie has been looking out for his little brother ever since their parents separated. But the only way the Night Riders will give the wallet back is if Archie joins the gang to retrieve it. Archie is afraid that he's headed for trouble, but can he really turn back now? It's going to take all of Archie's courage--and creativity--to come out on top. |
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Dear Mr. Henshaw
(age 9-12) by Beverly Cleary identity ... friendship ... authorship ... letters/journal In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world. |