Résultats de recherche de titre
Articles 1 à 20 sur 1998
The invisible Fran (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #Bk. 3)
Par Jim Benton. 2004
Franny drinks a potion to make herself invisible so she can persuade her clueless classmates to work on her robot.…
The students become so involved that they sneak into school at night to finish the job and unintentionally send the robot on a rampage. For grades 2-4. 2004Mr. Docker is off his rocker! (My Weird School Ser. #10)
Par Dan Gutman. 2006
Mr. Docker, a new science teacher, is a crazy inventor who blows things up and uses potatoes for power. He…
has A.J. and his friends wondering whether science is for nerds or is the coolest subject ever. For grades 2-4. 2006Attack of the 50-ft. Cupid (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #2)
Par Jim Benton. 2004
It's almost Valentine's Day. Franny's new lab assistant Igor, a dog of many breeds, accidentally brings to life a picture…
of Cupid and then enlarges Cupid to gigantic proportions. Now Franny has to deal with the problem. For grades 2-4. 2004Heir apparent
Par Vivian Vande Velde. 2002
While playing a total immersion virtual reality game full of medieval kings and intrigue, fourteen-year-old Giannine learns that demonstrators protesting…
such pastimes have damaged the equipment she's connected to. She must win the game quickly or face brain damage. For grades 6-9. 2002The prophet of Yonwood: The Third Book of Ember (Books of Ember #Bk. 3)
Par Jeanne DuPrau. 2006
Yonwood, North Carolina. Eleven-year-old Nickie figures out how to identify both good and evil when she witnesses the townspeople's reactions…
to the apocalyptic visions of their neighbor, Althea Tower. Prequel to City of Ember (RC 59907) and People of Sparks (DB 60098). For grades 5-8. 2006The case of the race against time (Jigsaw Jones Mystery Ser. #20)
Par James Preller. 2003
Jigsaw has an appointment with his father to replace a broken chain on his grandfather's pocket watch. But the watch…
disappears while Jigsaw is at the barbershop. Will his friends find the watch before it's too late? For grades 2-4. 2003The Fran that time forgot (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #4)
Par Jim Benton. 2005
When her embarrassing middle name is revealed at the school science fair, mad scientist Franny K. Stein goes back in…
time to change the name. Unfortunately, Franny's experiment does not go as planned. For grades 2-4. 2005Writing magic: creating stories that fly
Par Gail Carson Levine. 2006
Newbery Honor author of fiction provides advice, tips, and exercises to encourage aspiring writers. Covers story writing--from coming up with…
an idea and developing characters and plot to finding a publisher. Recommends practicing a lot and saving everything you write. For grades 5-8. 2006Blindsight
Par Peter Watts. 2006
It is 2082. Thousands of luminous alien probes surrounding Earth intercept a radio signal from an unknown source. Aboard the…
spaceship Theseus a misfit crew of explorers--a bionic biologist, a linguist with multiple personalities, a pacifist warrior, and their vampire leader--prepares for first contact. Strong language and some violence. 2006The island of Doctor Moreau (Penguin classics)
Par H. G Wells. 2005
Late Victorian fantasy classic in which scientific arrogance leads to horrifying consequences. In 1887 Edward Prendick is shipwrecked, rescued, and…
later abandoned on a mysterious island inhabited by grotesque creatures under the control of Dr. Moreau. Includes 2005 introduction by Margaret Atwood. Some violence. 1896Frantastic voyage (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #5)
Par Jim Benton. 2006
When Franny's dog Igor accidentally swallows her Doomsday Device, she must act quickly before the contraption explodes inside him. She…
activates her shrinkerizer to make herself small enough to go up Igor's nostril and races against time to bring out the bomb. For grades 2-4. 2005Things not seen
Par Andrew Clements. 2002
When fifteen-year-old Bobby wakes up and can't see his body, his relationship with the physical world and his parents changes.…
He confides his invisibility situation to a new friend, Alicia, blinded two years before, and they try to figure out what happened to him. For grades 6-9. Schneider Family Book Award. 2002The Fran with four brains (Franny K. Stein, Mad Scientist Ser. #6)
Par Jim Benton. 2006
Franny's solution to feeling overworked is to build three Franbots--mechanical copies of herself. Carried away in their pursuit of excellence,…
the Franbots plan to neutralize Franny and her family and maybe the world, so Franny must outsmart them. For grades 2-4. 2006The Wall and the Wing
Par Laura Ruby. 2006
In a wacky, futuristic New York, Gurl can't fly like most other people but she can become invisible. Her orphanage…
matron, a reclusive professor, a rat man, and a gangster, all figure in Gurl's adventures as she and her friend Bug team up on a quest. For grades 5-8. 2006Street love
Par Walter Dean Myers. 2006
College-bound Harlem teen Damien falls in love with sixteen-year-old Junice. But when Junice's mother is sent to prison, Junice struggles…
to keep her younger sister with her. Meanwhile Damien fights with a rival who belittles their love. For senior high readers. 2006The necessary beggar
Par Susan Palwick. 2005
Darroti's entire family is exiled to the planet Earth after he is accused of killing a high-born woman. The clan…
is interned in a Nevada refugee camp where Darroti commits suicide. Surviving family members escape with the help of an American. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2005Genetopia
Par Keith Brooke. 2006
Flint, a truebred human, becomes separated from his sister, Amber, at a market festival where genetically impure "mutts" are auctioned.…
Flint believes their abusive father sold Amber to the mutt trade and ventures into the wildlands to find her. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006Mary Engelbreit's Mother Goose: one hundred best-loved verses
Par Mary Engelbreit. 2005
Presents traditional nursery rhymes passed down through generations. Includes "Thirty days hath September..." and "Monday's child," which teach lessons; "Jack…
and Jill" and "Humpty Dumpty," which show disasters; and "There was a little girl...," "Old King Cole," and "Bobby Shafto," which portray typical people. For preschool-grade 2. 2005Effendi: the second arabesk (Arabesk Ser. #2)
Par Jon Courtenay Grimwood. 2005
Ashraf Bey, chief of detectives in El Iskandryia, Ottoman North Africa, investigates a series of brutal murders seemingly linked to…
wealthy industrialist Hamzah Effendi--the father of Zara, the girl he should have married. Sequel to Pashazade (BR 16404). Some explicit descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002Darkhenge
Par Catherine Fisher. 2006
Avebury, England. While his younger sister Chloe lies in a coma after a riding accident, talented teen Rob works at…
a secret archaeological dig. There he encounters a centuries-old shapeshifting Druid called Vetch, who promises to help retrieve Chloe from her imprisonment. For grades 6-9. 2005