STE |
Frankly, Fanny Series (age 7-10) by AJ Stern school ... growing up ... humor Catalog: Frannie Miller, who cannot wait to grow up and work in an office with a swivel chair and her own assistant, causes havoc when she tries to help out while on a school field trip to the local radio station. title: Doggy Day Care title: Funny Business title: Principal For the Day |
STE |
If That Breathes Fire, We're Toast
(age 7-10) by Jennifer Stewart science fiction ... humor Publisher comments: Twelve-year-old Rick, the new kid in town, braces himself for a long, dull summer. But he soon makes friends with his next door neighbor, Natalie, and their lives change when a mysterious box arrives. Inside is a sharp-tongued, time-traveling, fire-breathing dragon named Madam Yang, who takes the two on an adventure back in time. |
SAL |
Calvin Coconut (age 7-10) by Graham Salisbury school ... adventure ... humor Publisher comments: Fourth-grader Calvin lives near the beach in Oahu with his mom and little sister. Mom says: "You're the man of the house." But Calvin's not great at being the man of the house, or taking care of his responsibilities. He's too busy having fun with his pals, and avoiding Tito, the bully. title: Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet title: Calvin Coconut: The Zippy Fix title: Calvin Coconut: Dog Heaven |
HAR |
Just Grace Series (age 7-10) by Charise Harper animals ... mystery ... humor Publisher comments: Grace loves cats. She also loves taking pictures of cats and drawing Not So Super comics. She doesn't like Sammy Stringer, a boy in her class. She's got lots and lots of ideas, and when her neighbor's cat goes missing, Grace does her best to make Mrs. Luther feel less lonely. But as the mystery of the missing cat continues, Grace's well-intentioned plan backfires, and she finds herself in a bit of trouble. Maybe, just maybe, Sammy Stringer will help her through. title: Just Grace title: Still Just Grace |
SIR |
The Peanut Butter Gang
(age 7-10) by Catherine Siracusa adventure ... humor Catalog: Bernie Bunny must outwit a gang of squirrels to save Mr. Dingsley and his doorbell factory. |
Aliens for ... Series (age 7-10) adventure ... humor ... science fiction Publisher comments: Richard Bickerstaff sits down to breakfast one morning and gets the surprise of his life when an alien climbs out of his cereal bowl! Aric is a tiny, wisecracking creature who's been beamed to Earth in a cereal box. He's on a very important mission, namely to stop an alien takeover, and he needs Richard's help. With only five days to save the world, Richard and Aric battle a deadly enemy in a deadly disguise the cool new kid in Richard's class! title: Aliens for Breakfast by Jonathan Etra F ETR title: Aliens for Dinner by Stephanie Spinner F SPI | |
AUC |
I Was a Third Grade Science Project
(age 7-10) by Mary Jane Auch brilliant protagonist ... humor ... school While trying to hypnotize his dog for the third grade science fair, Brian accidentally makes his best friend Josh think he's a cat. |
ADL |
Jeffrey's Ghost and the Leftover Baseball Team
(age 7-10) by David Adler humor ... sports ... spooky A baseball team of children no one else wants on a team turns into a team of winners with the help of a friendly boy ghost. |
ADL |
Eaton Stanley and the Mind Control Experiment
(age 7-10) by David Adler humor ... science fiction ... school Brian knows Eaton Stanley is strange. Eaton knows all kinds of weird facts that fascinate Brian. Before he knows what hit him, Brian gets involved in Eaton's bizarre science project -a plan to take control of their teacher's mind. Brian is thrilled when their plan seems to work -- until the day they go too far. |
BEN |
Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist (age 7-10) by Jim Benton math/science/technology ... humor ... science fiction ... school When Franny Stein, self-styled mad scientist, creates a stir with her wacky schemes and wild inventions. title: The Invisible Fran title: The Fran That Time Forgot title: Attack of the 50-ft. Cupid title: The Fran With Four Brains title: Frantastic Voyage title: Lunch Walks Among Us title: The Frandidate |
GUT |
My Weird School Daze Series (age 7-10) by Dan Gutman humor ... school The weirdness never stops. title: Mr. Sunny Is Funny! title: Mr. Granite Is From Another Planet! title: Mrs. Cooney Is Loony! |
PET |
I Hate Company
(age 7-10) by P. J. Petersen humor ... family ... friendship When his mother offers to share their apartment temporarily with an old friend and her three-year-old son, Dan finds himself resenting the loss of space, privacy, and peace and quiet. |
SIL |
Uncle Shelby's Story of Lafcadio, the Lion Who Shot Back
(age 7-10) by Shel Silverstein adventure ... humor ... identity "You don't have to shoot me," says the young lion. "I will be your rug and I will lie in front of your fireplace and I won't move a muscle and you can sit on me and toast all the marshmallows you want. I love marshmallows." But the hunter will not listen to reason, so what is there for a young lion to do? After eating up the hunter, Lafcadio takes the gun home and practices and practices until he becomes the world's greatest sharp-shooter. Now dressed in starched collars and fancy suits, and enjoying all the marshmallows he wants, Lafcadio is pampered and admired wherever he goes. But is a famous, successful, and admired lion a happy lion? Or is he a lion at all? Told and drawn with wit and gusto, Shel Silverstein's modern fable speaks not only to children but to us all! |
SEU |
The Robert Series (age 7-10) by Barbara Seuling adventure ... humor ... school Robert's outlandish plans sometimes get him into trouble. title: Robert and the Attack of the Giant Tarantula title: Robert and the Practical Jokes title: Robert and the Great Escape title: Robert and the Great Pepperoni title: Robert and the Instant Millionaire Show; Robert and the Three Wishes title: Robert and the Weird and Wacky Facts title: Robert Finds a Way |
SAG |
Araminta Spookie Series (age 7-10) by Angie Sage humor ... spooky ... mystery This house is not for sale. Araminta Spookie lives in a wonderful old haunted house, but her crabby aunt Tabby wants to move. Aunt Tabby is determined to sell their house; Araminta has to stop her! With the help of a haunted suit of armor named Sir Horace, a ghost named Edmund, and a lot of imagination, Araminta hatches a plot for an Awful Ambush that is so ghoulish, it just might work! title: My Haunted House title: The Sword in the Grotto title: Frognapped title: Vampire Brat title: Ghostsitters |
RYA |
Airy Fairy Series (age 7-10) by Margaret Ryan folklore ... fantasy ... humor Everybody knows that fairies are charming little creatures, dainty, pretty, and tidy. Airy Fairy is different. Young readers who make her acquaintance soon realize that she does have charm, but dainty? Tidy? Not Airy Fairy! Kids will laugh as they read these stories about the messiest fairy in town. title: Magic Music! |
ROV |
Hot Dog and Bob Series (age 7-10) by Lissa Rovetch science fiction ... school ... humor Bob is just an ordinary boy with ordinary friends who goes to an ordinary school, each and every day. But this is no ordinary day. Today when Bob opens his lunchbox, he finds Hot Dog ... a real, live, talking hotdog! Hot Dog says he's from another planet. He’s here to save Earth. And ... gulp ... he needs Bob's help! title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Seriously Scary Attack of the Evil Alien Pizza Person: Adventure 1 title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Particularly Pesky Attack of the Pencil People title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Dangerously Dizzy Attack of the Hypno Hamsters title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Exceptionally Eggy Attack of the Game Gators title: Hot Dog and Bob and the Surprisingly Slobbery Attack of the Dogwash Doggies |
PER |
Otto Undercover Series (age 7-10) by Rhea Perlman adventure ... humor Stuff in this book: A kid racecar driver...hHe's also an inventor and a very bad singer. Two Nutty Aunts ... A Remote Control Pocket Watch ... A Racecar named Racecar ... Dumb bad guys ... $1 million ... a lousy creep ... backward words ... more than 14 laughs. title: Born to Drive title: Canyon Catastrophe title: Water Balloon Doom title: Toxic Taffy Takeover title: The Brink of Ex-stink-tion title: Brain Freeze |
MAY |
Naughty Fairies Series (age 7-10) by Lucy Mayflower humor ... friendship ... magic Ping has played the biggest practical joke EVER! But has she gone just too far this time? And now the Tooth Fairy is missing. Maybe Ping can get herself out of serious trouble by bringing her back? But it will mean going on a daring mission! title: Spells and Smells |
KLE |
Ready, Freedy! Series (age 7-10) by Abby Klein school ... humor ... enterprise Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really, really, big problem. And like any first grader, he takes matters into his own hands. title: Tooth Trouble title: The King of Show-and-Tell title: Shark Tooth Tale |
KEA |
Joe Sherlock Series (age 7-10) by David Keane humor ... mystery Fourth-grade super-sleuth Joe Sherlock enlists his sister to help him take on mysteries ranging from the spooky to the poopy. title: The Case of the Haunted Toolshed title: The Neighborhood Stink title: The Missing Monkey-eye Diamond title: The Headless Mummy title: The Art Teacher's Vanishing Masterpiece |
GRE |
Weird Planet Series (age 7-10) by Dan Greenburg science fiction ... humor When their spaceship crash lands on Earth, Ploo is captured by the Army and taken to the mysterious Area 51. While her brothers, Lek and Klatu, try to rescue her, Ploo uses her ESP to make a new friend. title: Dude, Where's My Spaceship? title: Chilling With the Great Ones title: Thrills, Spills, and Cosmic Chills |
DIC |
Mercy Watson (age 7-10) by Kate DiCamillo adventure ... humor Mercy the pig finds fun and adventure wherever she goes. title: Mercy Watson Fights Crime title: Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig title: Mercy Watson: Princess in Disguise title: Mercy Watson: Something Wonky This Way Comes title: Mercy Watson to the Rescue (Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen) |
CHA |
Mattie
(age 7-10) by Marsha Wilson Chall friendship ... family ... humor Mattie's adventures include selling her little brother, finding the perfect Valentine's Day gift for an obnoxious classmate, and cutting her brother's hair. |
BYA |
The Seven Treasure Hunts
(age 7-10) by Betsy Cromer Byars adventure ... humor ... friendship Two boys make up a series of treasure hunts for each other, with disastrous and hilarious results. |
BAR |
Ivy Plus Bean Series (age 7-10) by Annie Barrows realistic ... humor ... friendship Publisher comments: The moment they saw each other, Bean and Ivy knew they wouldn't be friends. But when Bean plays a joke on her sister, Nancy, and has to hide, Ivy comes to the rescue, proving that sometimes the best of friends are people never meant to like each other. title: Ivy + Bean title: Ivy and Bean Bound to be Bad title: Ivy and Bean Take Care of the Babysitter |
SPI |
Tooter Pepperday
(age 7-10) by Jerry Spinelli humor The Pepperday family is moving to Aunt Sally's farm. Mr. Pepperday, Mrs. Pepperday, and Chuckie Pepperday are happy as hogs in slop. But Tooter Pepperday is not. There's no cable TV, no playground, and she's gone three days without pizza! What does a girl have to do to show her family she'll never get used to life on the farm? |
HON |
Juliet Fisher and the Foolproof Plan
(age 7-10) by Natalie Honeycutt humor ... friendship ... identity Juliet always tries to be perfect, but all the kids hate her. But when Lydia Jane starts sharing her desk, Juliet learns to have fun. |
PEN |
The Clementine Series (age 7-10) by Sara Pennypacker friendship ... humor ... school Clementine notices everything...especially when adults would prefer her not to. This chapter book finds her sorting through all kinds of trouble, in her own hilarious way. title: Clementine title: The Talented Clementine |
SHA |
Duz Shedd Series (age 7-10) by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat humor ... enterprise Fred enters his mean-looking but sweet dog in a Hollywood contest that could lead to a movie contract, fame, and fortune. title: Genghis Khan: a Dog Star is Born |
GUT |
My Weird School Series (age 7-10) by Dan Gutman humor ... school Is that staff weird or wonderful? Check out the My Weird School series, and find out. title: Miss Daisy Is Crazy title: Mr. Klutz Is Nuts! title: Mrs. Roopy Is Loopy! title: Ms. Hannah Is Bananas! title: Miss Small Is Off the Wall! title: Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind! title: Ms Lagrange Is Strange! title: Miss Lazar Is Bizarre! title: Miss Holly Is Too Jolly! title: Mr. Macky Is Wacky! |
NAY |
Roxie and the Hooligans
(age 7-10) by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor humor ... friendship ... adventure ... survival What do you do if you're buried in an avalanche? Roxie Warbler knows what to do in all kinds of situations. And she's learned it all from her favorite book: Lord Thistlebottom's Book of Pitfalls and How to Survive Them. But there's one situation Roxie doesn't know how to handle and that's dealing with Helvetia's Hooligans, the meanest band of bullies in school. Then Roxie and the hooligans are stranded together on a desert island, the hideout of a couple of criminals on the lam. Can five kids, armed with only a load of survival tactics and a little bit of teamwork, vanquish the villains and find their way home? |
PIL |
The Ricky Ricotta Series (age 7-10) by Dav Pilkey science fiction ... adventure ... humor Ricky Ricotta and his Mighty Robot battle for the safety of the universe in these hilarious action-packed adventures. title: Ricky Ricotta's Mighty Robot title: Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot: an adventure novel title: Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitos from Mercury: the second robot adventure novel title: Ricky Ricotta's Giant Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus: the third robot adventure novel |
LOW |
Gooney Bird Greene Series (age 7-10) by Lois Lowry school ... humor There's never been anyone like Gooney Bird Greene at Watertower Elementary School. What other new kid comes to school wearing pajamas and cowboy boots one day and a polka-dot t-shirt and tutu on another? Gooney Bird has to sit right smack in the middle of the class because she likes to be in the middle of everything. She is the star of story time and keeps her teacher and classmates on the edge of their seats with her absolutely true stories. But what about her classmates? Do they have stories good enough to share? title: Gooney Bird Greene title: Gooney, the Fabulous title: Gooney Bird and the Room Mother title: Gooney Bird Is So Absurd |
CUY |
Weird Wolf
(age 7-10) by Margery Cuyler humor ... spooky Harry Walpole knows something weird is going on: His palms sprout hair, his teeth grow into fangs, and he heads for McDonald's every time there's a full moon. Could he be...a werewolf? Looks like it runs in the family, and Harry's the next victim. The curse isn't easy to shake (who wants to get shot with a silver bullet?)-- but Harry Walpole, werewolf, has to find a way to turn back into Harry Walpole, third-grader, before his secret embarrasses him in front of everybody. |
COX |
Third Grade Pet
(age 7-10) by Judy Cox animals ... humor ... school Fearing for the safety of Cheese the rat, Rosemary takes him home! |
COR |
The Great Custard Pie Panic
(age 7-10) by Scott Corbett humor On a walk through the fog Nick and his dog discover a wonderful bakery but the owner turns out to be the magician, Dr. Merlin! |
CON |
Annabel the Actress Starring in: Gorilla My Dreams
(age 7-10) by Ellen Conford the arts ... humor Publisher comments: Meet Annabel: Actress Extraordinaire! Nobody can steal this girl's spotlight! Not even the twerp Lowell Boxer, who steals Annabel's mask as she makes her way to her first acting job. This aspiring actress has what it takes to play a convincing gorilla ... even without the costume ... for a five-year-old's birthday party. |
DAH |
George's Marvelous Medicine
(age 7-10) by Roald Dahl magic ... humor Georges grouchy grandma needs a taste of her own medicine, and George knows just the right ingredients to put into it! |
DAH |
The Magic Finger
(age 7-10) by Roald Dahl animals ... magic ... humor The Gregg family loves hunting, but their eight-year-old neighbor can't stand it. After countless please for them to stop are ignored, she has no other choice--she has to put her magic finger on them. Now the Greggs are a family of birds, and like it or not, they're going to find out how it feels to be on the other end of the gun. |
DAH |
Esio Trot
(age 7-10) by Roald Dahl humor ... friendship Mr. Hoppy is in love with Mrs. Silver, but her heart belongs to Alfie, her pet tortoise. Then, one day Mr. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to win her heart--involving 140 tortoises, an ancient spell, and a little bit of magic. |
BON |
The Tales of Olga da Polga
(age 7-10) by Michael Bond humor ... adventure From the minute Olga arrives at her new home, she gathers all the other animals in the garden around and starts telling them exciting tales about the wild and wonderful adventures she's had. Sometimes the other animals aren't sure whether to believe her or not--but surely Olga wouldn't be making them up, would she? sequel: Olga Meets Her Match sequel: Olga Takes Charge sequel: Olga Carries On |
BON |
The Paddington Series (age 7-10) by Michael Bond adventure ... humor Paddington has a knack for "smelling out things". His sharp nose, supported by marmalade sandwiches, leads him into many adventures. title: A Bear Called Paddington title: More About Paddington title: Paddington at Large title: Paddington at Work title: Paddington Marches On title: Paddington at the Tower title: Paddington Goes to Town title: Paddington Takes the Air |
BRI |
All the Money in the World
(age 7-10) by Bill Brittain fantasy ... humor ... magic ... enterprise When Quentin gets his wish for all the money in the world, he gets a pack of troubles too. |
BER |
The Berenstain Bear Scouts (age 7-10) by Stan Berenstain friendship ... school ... humor The Berenstain Bears take on scouting, in their own hilarious way. title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Coughing Catfish title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Humongous Pumpkin title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Ice Monster title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Magic Crystal Caper title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Really Big Disaster title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Runamuck Robot title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Sci-Fi Pizza title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Sinister Smoke Ring title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts And the Terrible Talking Termite title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Ghost Versus Ghost title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Meet Bigpaw title: The Berenstain Bear Scouts Save That Backscratcher |
ADL |
Andy Russell Series (age 7-10) by David Adler mystery ... humor Publisher comments: Boy does Andy Russell have troubles! His gerbils escaped in the house, he's late for school, and he'd planned to ask his parents if they can be his friend Tamika's new foster family. But when Andy learns that his mother is pregnant, he knows he'll have to do some really fancy footwork if his family is going to make room for Tamika. title: The Many Troubles of Andy Russell title: Andy and Tamika title: School Trouble for Andy Russell title: Parachuting Hamsters and Andy Russell |
SPI |
The Bathwater Gang
(age 7-10) by Jerry Spinelli war ... humor ... family ... friendship Bertie's all-girl gang becomes involved in a harmless but heartfelt war with an all-boy gang, until Bertie's grandmother steps in with a perfect solution. |
SHR |
The Flunking of Joshua T. Bates
(age 7-10) by Susan Shreve humor ... friendship ... family ... school Driving home from the beach on Labor Day, Joshua receives some shocking news from his mother: he must repeat third grade. |
HUR |
Class Clown
(age 7-10) by Johanna Hurwitz humor ... friendship ... school Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student. sequel: Class President sequel: School Spirit |
PIN |
The Hoboken Chicken Emergency
(age 7-10) by Daniel Pinkwater humor Henrietta is no Turkey. When Arthur Bobowicz is sent out to bring home the family's Thanksgiving turkey, he returns instead with Henrietta, a 266-pound chicken with a mind of her own. Thus begins the hilarious chain of events that has kept readers in stitches since Henrietta first pecked her way onto the scene in 1977. |
COV |
Space Brat
(age 7-10) by Bruce Coville humor ... science fiction Although bratty Blork is good at throwing tantrums, even a megatantrum can't save his pet Poonoobie when it is taken by the Big Pest Squad. |
COL |
Eoin Colfer's Legend of -- Captain Crows Teeth
(age 7-10) by Eoin Colfer humor ... spooky Will and Marty Woodman travel with their family to a small seaside town famous for its resident ghost, pirate Captain Augustine Crow, who haunts the seashore. |
COL |
The Legend of Spud Murphy
(age 7-10) by Eoin Colfer school ... brilliant protagonist ... humor When their mother starts dropping them off at the library several afternoons a week, nine-year-old William and his brother dread boredom and the overbearing librarian, but they are surprised at how things turn out. |
CLE |
Muggie Maggie
(age 7-10) by Beverly Cleary humor ... school A curse on cursive! Maggie doesn't really mean it when she vows never to read and write those wiggly, squiggly, roller-coaster letters. After all, she uses the computer. But everybody seems to be taking her revolt very, very seriously. |
GRE |
Owen Foote Series (age 7-10) by Stephanie Greene school ... humor ... enterprise Publisher comments: In Owen Foote, Money Man: Owen has discovered an amazing catalog called "Junk You Never Knew About," and found a bunch of neat stuff to buy. The only trouble is, he's broke! How can he make some cash, quick? His parents are willing to give him an allowance, but that would mean doing all sorts of boring chores. Owen is sure there's a better way--all he needs is the perfect plan. With the help of his best friend, Joseph, Owen comes up with one money-making scheme after another, but--funny thing--he's still broke. Not till Owen changes his ideas about how to make money, and how to spend it, does the tide of fortune start to flow the other way. In Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman: Owen, a second grader who is being teased for his small size, discovers that his friend Joseph is just as concerned about being overweight, and they share their fear of being humiliated by the school nurse. title: Owen Foote, Money Man title: Owen Foote, Second Grade Strongman title: Owen Foote, Soccer Star title: Owen Foote, Frontiersman title: Owen Foote, Mighty Scientist title: Owen Foote, Super Spy |
DUN |
Wonder Kid Meets the Evil Lunch Snatcher
(age 7-10) by Lois Duncan-Arquette humor ... school Terrorized by an evil lunch-snatcher at his new school, Brian devises, with the help of a fellow comic book fan, a plan involving a new super hero called Wonder Kid. |
PAR |
Junie B, First Grader Series (age 7-10) by Barbara Park realistic ... humor ... school Hurray, hurray for a brand-new school year! Only, for Junie B. Jones, things are not actually that pleasant. 'Cause first grade means having to get used to a whole new classroom. And a whole new teacher. And a whole new bunch of strange children. title: Junie B First Grader (at Last!) title: Junie B First Grader: Toothless Wonder title: Junie B First Grader: Aloha-ha-ha! title: Junie B First Grader: Cheater Pants title: Junie B First Grader: Boo! and I Mean It! title: Junie B First Grader: Boss of Lunch title: Junie B First Grader: One-man Band title: Junie B First Grader: Shipwrecked |
PAR |
Junie B. Jones Series (age 7-10) by Barbara Park realistic ... humor ... school Junie is the bestest, funniest kindergartener ever. title: Jingle Bells, Batman Smells! (P.S. So Does May) title: Junie B. Jones and a Little Monkey Business title: Junie B. Jones and Her Big Fat Mouth title: Junie B. Jones and Some Sneaky Peeky Spying title: Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday title: Junie B. Jones and the Mushy Gushy Valentime i.e. Valentine title: Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus title: Junie B. Jones and the Yucky Blucky Fruitcake title: Junie B. Jones Has a Monster Under Her Bed title: Junie B. Jones Has a Peep in Her Pocket title: Junie B. Jones Is (Almost) a Flower Girl title: Junie B. Jones Is a Beauty Shop Guy title: Junie B. Jones Is a Graduation Girl title: Junie B. Jones Is a Party Animal title: Junie B. Jones Is Captain Field Day title: Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook title: Junie B. Jones Loves Handsome Warren title: Junie B. Jones Smells Something Fishy |
MCD |
The Stink Series (age 7-10) by Megan McDonald realistic ... enterprise ... friendship ... humor Meet Judy Moody's little brother Stink. Whether he's corresponding with candy companies to get free samples or drawing special inspiration from a visit to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, Stink Moody is always up to something. title: Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express title: Stink and the Incredible Super-Galactic Jawbreaker title: Stink and the World's Worst Super-Stinky Sneakers title: Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid |
MCD |
Judy Moody Series (age 7-10) by Megan McDonald realistic ... friendship ... humor Publisher comments: "Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood." Judy also has an abundance of individuality and attitude, and when Mr. Todd assigns a very special class project, she really gets a chance to express herself! The mercurial Judy Moody will delight any kid who's known a bad mood or a bad day--and managed to laugh anyway. title: Judy Moody |
KLI |
Horrible Harry Series (age 7-10) by Suzy Kline humor ... friendship ... school Horrible Harry of classroom 2B is known for his mischievous pranks, and his unexpected moments of insight into the elementary school experience. title: Horrible Harry and the Green Slime title: Horrible Harry and the Christmas Surprise title: Horrible Harry and the Dragon War title: Horrible Harry and the Dungeon title: Horrible Harry and the Kickball Wedding title: Horrible Harry and the Locked Closet title: Horrible Harry in Room 2B title: Horrible Harry Moves Up to Third Grade title: Horrible Harry's Secret title: Horrible Harry Goes to the Moon title: Horrible Harry Goes to Sea title: Horrible Harry and the Ant Invasion title: Horrible Harry and the Holidaze title: Horrible Harry and the Mud Gremlins title: Horrible Harry and the Purple People title: Horrible Harry at Halloween title: Horrible Harry Takes the Cake title: Song Lee and the Hamster Hunt title: Song Lee and the Leech Man title: Song Lee in Room 2B title: Horrible Harry Cracks the Code title: Horrible Harry and the Triple Revenge title: Horrible Harry and the Goog |
DUF |
Alien for Rent
(age 7-10) by Betsy Duffey humor ... science fiction ... school Lexie and J.P. accidentally rent an alien named Bork for the price of two gugentocks, a.k.a. Twinkies. The alien saves J.P. from the punch of a fifth-grade bully. Just what other good deeds has Bork done? Anything is possible when a junk food-loving alien comes to visit. |
SAC |
Marvin Redpost Series (age 7-10) by Louis Sachar realistic ... humor Marvin Redpost faces school, friends, and family situations with curiosity and humor. title: Marvin Redpost: a Flying Birthday Cake title: Marvin Redpost: Is He a Girl? title: Marvin Redpost: a Magic Crystal? title: Marvin Redpost: Alone in His Teacher's House title: Marvin Redpost: Kidnapped at Birth? title: Marvin Redpost: Super Fast, Out of Control title: Marvin Redpost: Why Pick on Me? |
MCM |
Dragon Slayers' Academy Series (age 7-10) by Kate McMullan humor ... knights/castles/dragons ... school In the first of this hilarious series, Wiglaf is off to Dragon Slayers' Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget. title: 97 Ways to Train a Dragon title: Beware! It's Friday the 13th title: Class Trip to the Cave of Doom title: Countdown to the Year 1000 title: Danger! Wizard at Work title: Double Dragon Trouble title: The Ghost of Sir Herbert Dungeonstone title: Help! It's Parents Day at DSA title: Knight for a Day title: The New Kid at School title: Pig Latin: Not Just for Pigs! title: Revenge of the Dragon Lady title: Sir Lancelot, Where Are You? title: A Wedding for Wiglaf? title: Wheel of Misfortune title: World's Oldest Living Dragon title: Never Trust a Troll! title: Hail! Hail! Camp Dragononka! title: Little Giant--Big Trouble |
MAC |
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
(age 7-10) by Betty Macdonald humor Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle loves children, both good and bad. She never scolds, but has positive cures for children with special problems such as answering back or never wanting to go to bed. sequel: Hello, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle |
LIN |
Pippi Longstocking
(age 7-10) by Astrid Lindgren humor ... adventure Catalog: Pippi Longstocking tells the escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village. sequel: Pippi Goes on Board sequel: Pippi in the South Seas |
PIL |
Adventures of Captain Underpants (age 7-10) by Dav Pilkey school ... humor When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, they find themselves part of an unlikely trio, fighting for Truth, Justice, and all that is Preshrunk and Cottony. Tra-la-laaaaaa! title: The Adventures of Captain Underpants: an Epic Novel title: Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets: an Epic Novel title: Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2 title: Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1 title: Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space title: Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants title: Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman title: Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People: the Eighth Epic Novel |
DAH |
The Twits
(age 7-10) by Roald Dahl humor Publisher comments: How do you outwit a Twit? Mr. and Mrs. Twit are the smelliest, ugliest people in the world. They hate everything, except playing mean jokes on each other, catching innocent birds to put in their Bird Pies, and making their caged monkeys, the Muggle-Wumps, stand on their heads all day. But the Muggle-Wumps have had enough. They don't just want out, they want revenge. |
DAH |
The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me
(age 7-10) by Roald Dahl enterprise ... poetry ... humor Publisher comments: When Billy joins the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, he gets a lot more than a new job. First he makes three new friends, then it's time to get to work cleaning all 677 windows of the Duke of Hampshire's house. The Duke is not only the wealthiest man in the country, he's also the most generous. Can he make Billy's lifelong dream come true? |
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Jenny Archer Chapter Books (age 7-10) by Ellen Conford realistic ... humor Jenny Archer has a knack for trying new things, and getting into unexpected trouble. title: Jenny Archer to the Rescue title: A Job For Jenny Archer title: Jenny Archer, Author title: Can Do, Jenny Archer title: What's Cooking, Jenny Archer? title: A Case for Jenny Archer |
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The Young Cam Jansen Mysteries (age 7-10) by David Adler school ... mystery ... humor Young Cam Jansen can't resist a mystery, and you won't be able to resist solving it with her in these easy beginning readers. title: Young Cam Jansen and the Dinosaur Game title: Young Cam Jansen and the Library Mystery title: Young Cam Jansen and the Missing Cookie title: Young Cam Jansen and the New Girl Mystery title: Young Cam Jansen and the Substitute Mystery title: Young Cam Jansen and the Lost Tooth title: Young Cam Jansen and the Zoo Note Mystery title: Young Cam Jansen and the Pizza Shop Mystery title: Young Cam Jansen and the Ice Skate Mystery title: Young Cam Jansen and the Double Beach Mystery title: Young Cam Jansen and the Baseball Mystery title: Young Cam Jansen and the Spotted Cat Mystery |
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The Cam Jansen Mysteries (age 7-10) by David Adler mystery ... humor Cam Jansen can't resist a mystery, and you won't be able to resist solving it with her. title: Cam Jansen and the Barking Treasure Mystery title: Cam Jansen and the Birthday Mystery title: Cam Jansen and the Chocolate Fudge Mystery title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Haunted House title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery at the Monkey House title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of Flight 54 title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Babe Ruth Baseball title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Carnival Prize title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Circus Clown title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Dinosaur Bones title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Gold Coins title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Monster Movie title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Corn Popper title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Stolen Diamonds title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the Television Dog title: Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O. title: Cam Jansen and the Triceratops Pops Mystery title: Cam Jansen and the Secret Service Mystery |