Synopsis: Election day is right around the corner, and guess who's running for class president? A.J. and Andrea! Mayor Hubble is going to teach the kids all the ins and outs of politics, and every vote counts. Who's going to win? Who's going to lose? And who's going to kiss a baby? Ew, gross!

Synopsis: Key Features Description Principal Klutz hires a talent coach, Mrs. Lane, to help the kids prepare for the Ella Mentry School talent show. But what will A.J.'s talent be? And what will happen when Mrs. Lane tries to steal the show? For A.J. and the gang, weirdness and fun are all part of the routine.These irreverent early chapter books feature cartoon illustrations and characters whose antics will have readers expecting the unexpected. The…

Synopsis: On Career Day at Ella Mentry School, local reporter Mrs. Lilly helps A.J. and his fellow third-graders start a school newspaper, but their efforts have unexpected, and terrible, consequences.

Synopsis: After budget cuts threaten the art and music programs at Ella Mentry School, as well as some services, groundskeeper Burke finds gold and "gilver" on the playground, causing a modern-day gold rush.

Synopsis: A hot new reality show, The real teachers of Ella Mentry, is filming at school, and everybody wants to win the show's grand prize.

Synopsis: Ella Mentry is having a fund-raiser, and guess who's in charge? Alexia's mom, Ms. Sue! The school's selling everything from popcorn to goldfish to raise money for a new playground. But when happens when Ms. Sue crosses the line? Someone's going to end up in the big house! -- Back cover.

Synopsis: Drumroll, please: Judy Moody is about to become a poop-scooping, hinny-riding, one-girl band extraordinaire as she takes on her very own Bucket List. Judy is visiting Grandma Lou one day when she accidentally finds an uber-mysterious list of activities -- a Bucket List! Which gives Judy an idea: How rare would it be if she made her own way-official bucket list of all the things she wants to do--before she starts fourth grade? Pretty soon Judy…

Synopsis: After encountering a Jersey Devil while on a field trip to the Pine Barrens, Elliot and his new friend Uchenna help their weird teacher Professor Fauna rescue the mythological creature from a pair of greedy billionaire brothers.

Synopsis: "I guess it doeslook like a poemwhen you see ittyped uplike that."Jack hates poetry. Only girls write it and every time he tries to, his brain feels empty. But his teacher, Ms. Stretchberry, won't stop giving her class poetry assignments -- and Jack can't avoid them. But then something amazing happens. The more he writes, the more he learns he does have something to say.

Synopsis: A fun, funny ghost story about a nobody kid who becomes a somebody while helping a ghost right a wrong from the past.Cooper Vega's family moves so often that he's practically invisible at any school he attends. Now they've relocated to the town of Stratford -- where nobody even makes an effort to learn Cooper's name. To them, he's just . . . whatshisface.Cooper's parents feel bad about moving him around so much, so they get him a fancy new phone…

Synopsis: From the author of Itchy, Itchy Chicken Pox comes this lively, rhyming Level 1 Hello Reader about a jubilant party of kids making a pizza. A 1993 Caldecott winner's vibrant illustrations combine with a simple, humorous text for a delicious treat beginning readers will eat up. Full color.

Synopsis: The biography of this star hitter tells of his youth in Puerto Rico and his career with the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Synopsis: Julian Rodriguez is on a mission for the Mothership. He's been sent to Earth to study human lifeforms and their bizarre habits--from their disgusting diet (orange sticks named carrots, flavorless liquid called water, and the revolting substance known as vegi-dogs) to their repressive treatment of their young (forcing them to carry out menial tasks known as chores, withholding access to the great cultural masterpieces called cartoons). When…

Synopsis: Rashin is an Iranian immigrant girl living in New York, excited by her first trip to Coney Island, and fascinated by the differences in the beach customs between her native Iran and her new home--but she misses the saffron flavored ice cream that she used to eat.

Synopsis: Book Description Publication 2002 Illegal third child. orphanage story of escape to better life

Synopsis: After her uncle dies, Jane Eyre is treated terribly by her aunt and cousins. Life is not any better at school. But her love of learning helps Jane to persevere and become the first in her class. She takes a job with Mr. Rochester, working as a governess. Once at his mansion, Jane's life is never the same again. Join Jane as she overcomes her hardships and finds happiness.

Synopsis: Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.

Synopsis: The Gregg family loves hunting, but their eight-year-old neighbor can't stand it. After countless pleas 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.

Synopsis: Explores the subject of probability, using scenes from two children's everyday life at home and at school. "A lively introduction that may hook a budding physicist on the endless fascination of the vagaries of numbers." -- Kirkus Reviews