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Renegade Magic (Kat, Incorrigible #2)
Par Stephanie Burgis. 2011
The feisty Kat Stephenson is back in the second installment of the Regency era magical trilogy Kirkus Reviews calls "enjoyable…
mayhem."Nowhere in England is safe from the mischief and magic of Kat Stephenson: Her eldest sister has finally wed, but when a scandalous accusation threatens the marriage prospects of Kat's second sister, Angeline, Stepmama swiftly whisks the family away to Bath in an attempt to outrun the gossip and betroth Angeline to a respectable suitor. Meanwhile, Kat's utter lack of ladylike propriety has prompted the powerful Lord Ravenscroft to expel her from the magical Order of Guardians--before her training has even begun! Anger and exile aside, Kat knows something is not quite right about Lord Ravenscroft. Her insatiable curiosity and fierce loyalty to her family will have readers rooting for her all the way as Kat attempts to reunite Angeline with her true love and prove that she has what it truly takes to be a Guardian.enson trilogy.The Big Flush (The Area 51 Files #2)
Par Julie Buxbaum. 2023
A killer space toilet is hurtling toward Area 51, courtesy of a mystery traitor on base, and things are about…
to get messy if Sky and her friends can&’t solve the case. Don&’t miss book two in the Edgar Award nominated Area 51 Files series!&“Epically fun!&”—Max Brallier, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Last Kids on EarthSky Patel-Baum, Area 51&’s latest arrival, thought she had finally figured out her strange new home. Sure, there are aliens everywhere, and her new BFF Elvis is from the planet Galzoria. But it turns out things can still get weirder. Because some special visitors just arrived with a warning: Area 51 is in danger!A hunk of space junk is headed right for the base! And it&’s not just any hunk of junk! It&’s a giant toilet! Even worse? A traitor on base is working with angry aliens to coordinate the attack.With one case already under their belts, Sky and her friends are on a mission to save Area 51. But what happens if their investigation goes down the toilet? That would stink!Behold the Ape
Par James Morrow. 2022
An acerbic, entertaining caper of evolution, gangsters, Darwin&’s brain, and the Golden Age of Hollywood. When Sonya Orlova, a successful…
1930s horror-film actress, crosses paths with a gorilla whose brain has been swapped for the frozen cerebrum of the late Charles Darwin, the two are inspired to write and produce evolution-themed monster movies—with Sonya in her greatest role, Korgora the Ape Woman! As this offbeat and controversial Hollywood series finds a devoted cult audience, Sonia&’s relationship with her strange simian collaborator acquires an intensity neither could have imagined. Then disaster strikes, as zealous opponents to Darwin&’s ideas contrive to put the Ape Woman out of business. By turns satiric and romantic, madcap and thoughtful, Behold the Ape is at once an outré love story, a tribute to classic monster movies, and a science-fictional celebration of that beleaguered institution we call public education.The Monster in the Night: Independent Reading Blue 4 (Reading Champion #584)
Par Sarah Snashall. 2023
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed…
with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)There's a monster in Milly's house, and Milly is sure it's in Mum's bedroom! She goes to investigate ...Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Perfect for 5-6 year olds or those reading book band blue 4.The Talent Show
Par Dan Gutman. 2010
When their town gets destroyed by a tornado, everyone is pretty depressed. So in order to cheer everyone up and…
raise some money, the community decides to put on a talent show. Unfortunately, no one in town is particularly talented. But that doesn't stop everyone from giving it their all! Especially the one star in town. She just might have what it takes--if she can get to the show on time. When another tornado hits, the kids make every effort to put the show on, but there may be more surprises in store!Dan Gutman delivers another hilarious tale about school adventures!Didi Dodo, Future Spy: Robo-Dodo Rumble (Didi Dodo, Future Spy #Bk. 2)
Par Tom Angleberger, Jared Chapman. 2019
Meet Didi Dodo. She's a spy with big ideas and daring plans. Meet Koko Dodo. He's a baker who makes…
the best cookies in town. Meet Robo-Dodo. Wait! Who's Robo-Dodo? Well, Robo-Dodo is a giant evil robot who also makes cookies. And it's selling them right across the street from Koko Dodo's bakery! And it's only charging a penny for as many as you can eat! Soon Koko Dodo is almost out of business. But lucky for him, there's a spy on the case. Her name? Dodo. Didi Dodo.The Failure: A Novel
Par James Greer. 2010
The Failure is a picaresque novel set in Los Angeles about two guys who conceive and badly execute a plan…
to rob a Korean check-cashing store in order to finance the prototype for an impossibly ridiculous Internet application."James Greer, one of the nimblest and most multilayered American fiction writers, has, with his latest novel The Failure, pulled off a sublime and shivery-smooth literary hat-trick-cum-emotional-gotcha. I defy anyone to come up with an equation to explain how this book's first impression as a ridiculously clever, funny crime story can gradually disclose a metanovel built from far more encyclopedic scratch only to reveal upon its conclusion a central, overriding thought so heartfelt literally it trembles your lower lip. This is one stunning piece of work." --Dennis Cooper, author of Ugly Man"James Greer's The Failure is such an unqualified success, both in conception and execution, that I have grave doubts he actually wrote it." --Steven SoderberghJames Greer is the author of the novel Artificial Light (Akashic Books), which won a California Book Award for Best Debut Novel, and the nonfiction book Guided By Voices: A Brief History (Grove Press), a biography of the band for which he once played bass guitar. He is currently working with director Steven Soderbergh on a rock musical about Cleopatra starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. He lives in Los Angeles.Munmun: Get Rich, Get Big
Par Jesse Andrews. 2018
In an alternate reality a lot like our world, every person’s physical size is directly proportional to their wealth. The…
poorest of the poor are the size of rats, and billionaires are the size of skyscrapers. Warner and his sister Prayer are destitute—and tiny. Their size is not just demeaning, but dangerous: day and night they face mortal dangers that bigger richer people don’t ever have to think about, from being mauled by cats to their house getting stepped on. There are no cars or phones built small enough for them, or schools or hospitals, for that matter—there’s no point, when no one that little has any purchasing power, and when salaried doctors and teachers would never fit in buildings so small. Warner and Prayer know their only hope is to scale up, but how can two littlepoors survive in a world built against them? A brilliant, warm, funny trip, unlike anything else out there, and a social novel for our time in the tradition of 1984 or Invisible Man. Inequality is made intensely visceral by an adventure and tragedy both hilarious and heartbreaking.Didi Dodo, Future Spy: Double-O Dodo (Didi Dodo, Future Spy)
Par Tom Angleberger, Jared Chapman. 2020
Meet Didi Dodo. She's a spy who's ready to skate to the rescue. Meet Koko Dodo. He's a baker who…
just wants to make cookies. Meet the Queen. She's a duck and Koko's trusty assistant. When Koko Dodo comes into his Cookie Shop, he finds that the Queen has been kidnapped—or . . . ducknapped! Over a frantic phone call, she tells Koko that she's been taken by a human, which is preposterous. Everyone knows that humans aren't real! Didi Dodo is on the case and has a plan: Go undercover at the Humanland amusement park to find the Queen and save the day!Geronimo Stilton #9: A Fabumouse Vacation for Geronimo (Geronimo Stilton #9)
Par Geronimo Stilton. 2011
Enter the world of Geronimo Stilton, where another funny adventure is always right around the corner. Each book is a…
fast-paced adventure with lively art and a unique format kids 7-10 will love. Sometimes a busy businessmouse like me needs a nice, relaxing vacation. But of all the rotten rats' luck -- every time I tried to get away, disaster struck. My aunt Dizzy Fur's mouse hole caught on fire, my office was flooded, and our printing press broke down! When I was finally ready to depart, all the good trips were booked up. I was stuck in a flea-ridden old hotel, sharing a room with a bunch of Gerbil Scouts! I couldn't wait to get back to my comfy home in New Mouse City.... Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. To explore further access options with us, please contact us through the Book Quality link on the right sidebar. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.Geronimo On Ice! (Geronimo Stilton)
Par Geronimo Stilton. 2019
When you're with Geronimo Stilton, it's always a fabumouse adventure!Mouse Island was getting ready for the winter Ice Skating Championships!…
The prize for this year's champions was a pair of antique silver skates that were said to contain clues to a hidden treasure! Just before the championships, we learn someone wants to steal the Silver Skates to search for the treasure! I had to join the competition to help keep the skates safe. But I didn't know how to ice skate! Would I be able to learn enough tricks on the ice to save the Silver Skates ?Big Bunny: (funny Bedtime Read Aloud Book For Kids, Bunny Book)
Par Rowboat Watkins. 2018
“The infectious fun continues to the ending, which will be—trust me—a giant, hilarious surprise to both parents and kids.” —The…
New York TimesOnce upon a time there was a book about . . .MONSTERS!No.SPACE ALIENS?Nope . . . a BUNNY!A GIANT SCARY TRUCK-EATING BUNNY?!?Um . . . well, maybe it was a tiny bit big.From the curious mind of Rowboat Watkins, award-winning author of Most Marshmallows and Mabel: A Mermaid Fable, comes a ginormously imaginative story that is as funny as it is philosophical. How big is Big Bunny? And how will this story end? Delightfully meta and humorously subversive, Big Bunny will take its place as the next go-to story about stories.“Watkins’s pictures exude the giddiness of an imagination unleashed.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review)The Duck Never Blinks
Par Alex Latimer. 2023
Can you make a duck blink? Probably not. But you can try, in this irreverent and hilarious staring contest between…
you and a duck that never, ever blinks.Do you see that duck over there? That duck doesn't blink. Even if you look away then look back real quick. Even if you tell it a really funny joke! Perfect for fans of interactive stories like Do Not Lick This Book and Duck! Rabbit!, The Duck Never Blinks will have kids and adults alike bawling with laughter as they spend time with this one very sly duck.Snot Goblins and Other Tasteless Tales
Par Rob Kutner. 2023
Mucus monsters! Rock-and-rollin’ trolls! All-powerful rotting cat-mummies! What would YOU do if your boogers tried to take over the world?…
What if teen-girl ghosts unleashed an army of pooping cockroaches on you?You’ve got a front-row seat to see kids (and trolls, and vampires) just like you taking on the GROSSEST challenges IN THE WORLD! So hold your nose, grab your stomach, and get ready for the World’s Most Repulsive Storyteller(TM) to send five tales of disgustingly hilarious horror right into your eye-holes. You won’t know whether to split your sides laughing, hurl chunks, or both!Mine!
Par Candace Fleming. 2023
This rhythmic read-aloud about sharing by an award-winning author and a Caldecott medalist features a series of hilariously selfish forest animals.In…
a tall, tall tree, at the tip-tippy top, hangs a single red apple... Along skirts Mouse. &“An apple!&” she squeaks, "How divine! When it tumbles to the ground, it&’ll all be mine!&” And so it goes, for Hare, Fox, Deer, and Bear, who each can't wait to get their hands on the apple. Soon the wind huffs and puffs, the branch snips and snaps, and down the apple falls. Only one shiny red apple for five furry creatures? What are they to do?! Here is a read-aloud picture book, perfect for storytime, that will have kids repeating the refrain &“Mine!&”... complete with an ending that celebrates sharing and is sure to surprise!How to Spook a Ghost (Magical Creatures and Crafts #8)
Par Sue Fliess. 2023
Halloween is about getting together with friends and family, choosing costumes, and trick-or-treating! Sometimes spooky, always delicious! But would you…
be brave enough to investigate strange noises? If you are, you may just meet a friendly ghost who only wants to be part of the fun! Be kind and include them in your trick-or-treating adventure and you may make a new friend! They'll be sure to enjoy the thrill of going out on Halloween night. So, grab some supplies—scissors, fabric, markers, and a partner—and get ready to make a costume for the biggest candy event of the year. Sue Fliess&’s bouncy read-aloud rhyming text and Simona Sanfilippo&’s energetic, whimsical illustrations will bring joy to young readers as they cheer on the kids and their new ghost friend. Also included are guides for teachers and parents about how to engage children in costume-making or an easy Halloween puppet craft, while learning about the history of Halloween, pumpkin carving, and the value of friendship and inclusion on this fun day of gathering with friends to dress up and collect treats.Don't Call Me Grumpycorn
Par Sarah McIntyre. 2020
Unicorn is back... and he's still grumpy!Unicorn, Narwhal, Mermaid, and Jellyfish are ready for an adventure, and, as Unicorn quite…
rightly points out, nothing is more adventurous than travelling into SPACE.But when the four friends disagree over which planet to visit first, Unicorn most definitely turns into a very grumpy Grumpycorn and decides to go off on his own.Will Unicorn see the error of his ways?Will he realize that friendship is what makes everything fun?Will he finally stop being such a Grumpycorn?There's only one way to find out...The follow-up to Sarah McIntyre's bestselling Grumpycorn is an imaginative romp celebrating friendship!Shark and Bot #4: (A Graphic Novel) (Shark and Bot #4)
Par Brian Yanish. 2023
A shark and a robot walk into a doughnut-themed amusement park...No wonder young readers love this new graphic series! Don't…
miss the latest epic and hilarious adventure.Shark and Bot are going to the GLO-NUTS WORLD theme park and they are pretty sure it&’s going to be the BEST DAY EVER. They plan to: Meet all six of the Glo-Nuts.Get their ultra-limited-edition glow-in-the-dark Glo-Nuts Epic Fun Super Patch.Ride the fastest, scariest doughnut shaped rollercoaster ever built—DOUGHNUT MOUNTAIN! The only catch? Bot&’s little sister has to come along! Can Shark and Bot still have the most epic day ever?Carina Felina
Par Carmen Agra Deedy. 2023
Carmen Agra Deedy, New York Times bestselling author and one of Scholastic’s most talented and cherished storytellers, retells a hilarious…
folktale set in Havana, Cuba. Illustrated by the brilliant, award-winning artist, Henry Cole. This is the first collaboration by this dynamic duo!The trouble started with a parrot and a bad idea. Pepe the parrot was beak over claws in love . . . with a cat! Until . . . With a gobble and slurp, Carina swallowed that parrot whole! In fact — she ate everyone in her path: A florista and her flowers, the carretaro and his ox, a chivo and his boy — and more! Who will be able to stop this greedy cat? In this wickedly funny, classic folktale infused with vivid color and Cuban spice, Carmen Agra Deedy and Henry Cole have merged their talents to create an inspiring and satisfying picture book that proves it’s the smallest of creatures who sometimes possess the most surprising strength!Fox Has a Problem (My First I Can Read)
Par Corey R. Tabor. 2023
In his next I Can Read adventure, Fox—the hilarious trickster character featured in Geisel Award winners Fox at Night and…
Fox the Tiger—learns to solve a problem in an unexpected way. Fox has a problem: His kite is stuck in a tree! But every clever plan creates even more problems for him – and for all his friends. Can they work together to fix things before it’s too late?Carefully crafted using basic language, word repetition, sight words, and whimsical illustrations, Fox Has a Problem is ideal for sharing with your emergent reader. The active, engaging My First I Can Read stories have appealing plots and lovable characters, encouraging children to continue their reading journey. Other Fox books include Fox at Night, Fox versus Winter, Fox the Tiger, Fox Is Late, Fox and the Jumping Contest, and Fox and the Bike Ride.