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Can it be so? Is Mr. Weatherbee really leaving his post at Riverdale High? It appears so, and while his replacement, Mr. Bartlett introduces himself as a pal of a principal, it soon becomes apparent that he's piranha in disguise! With both students and faculty caught in the crossfire, there's nothing else to do but form an alliance to try to get Weatherbee back! 'Summer Spirits': When all the electrical machines in the school start operating by themselves,...
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"Oliver has a lot going on starting his first year of middle school—new friends, new classes, new everything. But at least there’s one thing that still makes sense: science! Determined to be an astrophysicist one day, Oliver explains everything he learns—like how the sun burps, how ghost particles fly through you, the uncanny similarities between Mercury and cafeteria meatballs, and most important, how the Big Bang is basically...
10) Otis Spofford
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The misadventures of a young boy whose mischievous spirit constantly gets him into trouble
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"School's out, and Miles and Niles are running wild in the woods outside town: climbing trees, exploring caves, and, yes, pranking. But these leafy, lazy days of mischief darken when bully Josh Barkin and his cadets from a nearby kids' boot camp discover the merrymakers--and vow to destroy them"--
15) Henry and Ribsy
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Henry is promised a special fishing trip with his father if he can keep his dog, Ribsy, out of trouble for one month.
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With more than 10 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets reading! A.J. and the gang from My Weird School star in this special series of after-school, holiday-themed chapter books featuring all-new hilarious stories and thirty-two pages of games, puzzles, and more.Summer is almost over, and you know what that means-time to head back to school! But when a tropical storm ends A.J.'s vacation earlier than expected, he and his family...
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One of Real Simple's Best Books of the Year
"I loved this book. . . . Funny, heartbreaking and clever with a mystery at its heart." —Jojo Moyes
"With an eye as keen for human idiosyncrasies as Miranda July's, and a sense of humor as bright and surprising as Maria Semple's, this is a novel of pure velocity." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)
Twenty years ago, Abigail
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From Matthew Quick, the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook, comes The Good Luck of Right Now, a funny and tender story about family, friendship, grief, acceptance, and Richard Gere-an entertaining and inspiring tale that will leave you pondering the rhythms of the universe and marveling at the power of kindness and love.
For thirty-eight years, Bartholomew Neil has lived with his mother. When she gets sick and dies,...
19) The Good Egg
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When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.
20) The terrible two
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When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local, mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen.
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