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My teacher is an alien
Par Bruce Coville, Katherine Coville. 1999
Contains the complete text of four books, including My Teacher Is an Alien, in which Susan catches her substitute teacher…
peeling off his face and realizes he's not human. Also My Teacher Fried My Brains, My Teacher Glows in the Dark, and My Teacher Flunked the Planet. For grades 3-6. 1992Second sight: stories for a new millennium
Par Avi. 1999
Eight short stories about the beginning of a millennium, by such authors as Madeleine L'Engle, Richard Peck, Natalie Babbitt, and…
Michael Cadnum. In Avi's "Oswin's Millennium," a stable boy in 999 fearfully awaits the arrival of Satan. In Peck's "The Three-Century Woman," an elderly woman conducts a television interview. For grades 6-9. 1999Altogether, one at a time
Par E. L Konigsburg. 1971
Four short coping stories. In "Inviting Jason" Stan learns something about dyslexia; in "The Night of the Leonids" Lewis spends…
time at grandmother's; in "Camp Fat" Clara learns to love herself; and in "Momma at the Pearly Gates" Momma copes with prejudice. Some strong language. For grades 4-7. 1971The quiet little woman: three enchanting Christmas stories
Par Louisa Alcott, C. Dudash, Louisa Alcott. 1999
Stories by Alcott from the 1870s. In The Quiet Little Woman, thirteen-year-old Patty, an orphan, dreams of being adopted but…
is placed as a servant in the large Murray household. Through Aunt Jane's intervention on Christmas day, the Murrays begin to appreciate Patty's loving nature. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1999A long way from Chicago: a novel in stories
Par Richard Peck. 1998
In eight short stories an old man reminisces about the week each summer he and his little sister spent with…
his grandmother. Joey likes the train ride and his feisty, independent grandmother, who tells "whoppers," fishes, and shoots a shotgun. For grades 6-9The Cookie Company
Par Ross Venokur. 2000
Thirteen-year-old Alex, the unluckiest boy alive, opens an unusual fortune cookie and is whisked away into another world, where he…
is threatened by the evil game-show hostess Cypress Vine. For grades 4-7. 2000The boxes
Par William Sleator. 2000
Mysterious Uncle Marco gives fifteen-year-old orphan Annie two peculiar boxes and warns her not to open them. But curiosity overcomes…
her, and she peers into one--unleashing creatures who communicate with her telepathically. Then she wonders, "What is in the second?" For grades 5-8. 1998Tall tales: six amazing basketball dreams
Par Charles Smith. 2000
Six short stories about action on the basketball court. In "What Jo Did," "Jo" outperforms the big boys and really…
surprises them by being a girl. In "Walk Softly," the players respect Big John's jump shot even more after his sunglasses are accidentally knocked off, revealing his blindness. For grades 4-7. 2000Tomorrowland: ten stories about the future
Par Michael Cart. 1999
In honor of the new millennium these ten short stories by noted authors describe visions of past and future times.…
In James Cross Giblin's "Night of the Plague" a young monk in the year 1000 ponders the night sky and the end of the world. For grades 6-9. 1999Seven short stories in which young people make difficult decisions as they learn to think for themselves. In "What's Inside,"…
a thirteen-year-old must act under pressure to save his cousin from shooting himself. In "Fortune Cookie," a boy faces his first birthday since his parents were divorced. While in the title piece, a boy wishes he could find a cure for unhappiness. For grades 6-9Wariwulf: roman] / 1, Le premier des Râjâ (Wariwulf. #1.)
Par Bryan Perro. 2008
"La grande épopée du peuple des loups-garous prend racine dans l'Antiquité, durant l'époque mythique des grandes cités royaumes. Entre Babylone…
de l'empire perse et Veliko Tarnovo du pays des Thraces se trouve la rutilante Byzance, gardienne du détroit du Bosphore. C'est sur cette partie du monde, longtemps avant l'arrivée des croyances monothéistes, que la déesse des loups, Börte Tchinö, a posé son regard. Celle-ci attend depuis des siècles que soient réunies les conditions favorables à la naissance du premier représentant d'une race supérieure. Alliant l'intelligence de l'homme à la force animale, le Râjâ naîtra pour gouverner le monde et établir un ordre nouveau, une fusion parfaite entre l'homme et la nature. Ce premier tome est un plongeon au coeur même du berceau fertile des mythes fondateurs de l'imaginaire de l'homme, un récit qui transcende les réalités des émotions humaines et des instincts animaux". -- 4e de couvThe door in the lake
Par Nancy Butts. 1997
Twelve-year-old Joseph Finney disappears while camping with family and friends. Two years later, he reappears but hasn't aged at all.…
Odd symptoms and fragmented memories lead Joseph to believe he was abducted by aliens. For grades 5-8Silver on the tree (The dark Is Rising Sequence Ser.)
Par Susan Cooper. 1977
In this sequel to The Grey King (BR 13423) and the last in the series, Will Stanton, an immortal dedicated…
to saving the world, receives a dreadful warning that the Dark is rising in its last and greatest bid for global domination. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1977Fear games (The nightmare Room Ser. #No. 1)
Par R. L Stine. 2001
April Powers is one of twelve top students invited to an isolated Caribbean island for two weeks. Besides attending talks…
by visiting celebrities, they will participate in a Life Games competition for a large cash prize. But the group also faces an unanticipated evil challenge. For grades 5-8. 2001Don't read this!: and other tales of the unnatural
Par Margaret Mahy. 1998
An international collection of eleven spooky stories by such authors as Susan Cooper. In "Fingers on the Back of the…
Neck," Australian writer Margaret Mahy tells about a young boy's growing resentment of his wealthy great-grandmother's affectionate touch as they walk together on a wooden jetty. For grades 6-9. 1998The dark side of nowhere: a novel
Par Neal Shusterman. 1997
Jason Miller hates his bland, small-town life, so when the high school janitor gives him an odd glove and tells…
him his life is about to change, he is both puzzled and excited. Jason learns classmates have received the same message, and soon they all encounter bizarre experiences. For grades 6-9The departure (Animorphs Ser. #No. 19)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
After her latest mission when she morphed into a wolf, Cassie realizes that she is losing her human feelings. She…
tells her friends that she is quitting; she does not want to be an animorph any longer. But when confronted by a leopard and Karen, a human-controller who knows Cassie's secret, Cassie must rethink her decision. For grades 4-7Camelot: A Collection Of Original Arthurian Tales
Par Jane Yolen, Winslow Pels. 1995
Several authors provide ten stories and one song about the legend of King Arthur, some humorous, some historical, and some…
tragic. Anne McCaffrey writes about a search for horses to enrich the bloodlines of the king's horses. Terry Pratchett offers a scientific explanation of the sword in the stone. For grades 3-6The decision (Animorphs Ser. #No. 18)
Par Katherine Applegate. 1998
Ax, the Andalite trapped on Earth, tells this adventure about how he and his four human friends who have the…
power to morph become mosquitoes for a mission against their mutual enemy, the Yeerks. For grades 4-7The clue on the crystal dove (Star Trek: Starfleet Corps Of Engineers Ser. #45)
Par Carolyn Keene. 2001
On vacation in New York City, Nancy Drew and her friends become involved with a family whose historic mansion and…
priceless glass-bird collection is about to open as a public museum. Stolen pieces, falling chandeliers, and other disturbances threaten the project. For grades 4-7. 2001