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About David
About David
Author: Susan Beth Pfeffer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2.3/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 10/30/2006


Good book on grieving and loss


The Ashwater Experiment
The Ashwater Experiment
Author: Amy Goldman Koss
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2.7/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 10/22/2006


Moving from town to town, leaving no trace, never settling down--Hillary Siegal and her footloose parents love their life. To Hillary, each move is an escape, the only thing keeping her from becoming one of the "sleepwalkers" shes seen at all of the seventeen different schools shes attended. Then the Siegals land in Ashwater, California. And this time, theyre staying put. Seventh grade isnt going to be a typical school year for Hillary. What can she do if she cant run?


Bedtime : First Words, Rhymes, and Actions
Review Date: 10/23/2006


A lullaby, a going-to-bed game, a sleepy time rhyme. Its bedtime! Cover up, snuggle up, and have a dreamy night.


Come Back Buddy! (Pet Finders Club, Bk 1)
Come Back Buddy! (Pet Finders Club, Bk 1)
Author: Ben M. Baglio
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 10/22/2006


Andi Talbot and her mother are new to Orchard Park, a quaint, friendly suburb of Seattle. Andi misses her friends, her school, and her old neighborhood in Florida. The company of her Jack Russell terrier, Buddy, is her only comfort. But when a sudden storm frightens Buddy, he races out of their new house. Andi is worried that Buddy doesnt know the neighborhood. Will he be able to find his way home? Will Andi be able to help him?


Corey's Fire
Corey's Fire
Author: Lee Wardlaw
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 10/17/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Corey stared in disbelief at the charred wasteland that had been her neighborhood. Everything was gone-destroyed by the fire that swept through the canyon, turning everything in its path to blackened ash. The loss was devastating-but for Corey, the lonliness was even worse. Everyone around her was too busy trying to put her life back together to understand Corey's problems...everyone except the one person she thought was too tough to care about anything.


The Escape of the Plant That Ate Dirty Socks (Plant That Ate Dirty Socks)
Review Date: 10/23/2006


Michael and Normans sock eating plants may be on their way to the compost pile if the boys mother has anything to say about it. Now that the sock-eaters have learned to travel, theyre off on some wild adventures with the whole family chasing after them!


Fink's Funk! (Boyds will be Boyds)
Fink's Funk! (Boyds will be Boyds)
Author: Sarah Weeks
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 10/22/2006


Nat Boyd and Boyd Fink have been entertaining themselves for years by making up crazy games to play. Now, in an effort to spice things up a little, theyve invented Faboo Facts. This game creates a doozy competition between the Boyds, as they battle to out-faboo one another with the more impressive fact. But certainly the Boyds cant judge their own competition! Who better to call the shots than Jessie Kornblume and Maria Dundee, world-famous fifth-grade know-it-alls? But this crash of craniums is destined for disaster. Its not long before this competition has gone too far, and Fink starts to change. Hes not the Fink Nat has grown up with, nor the Fink who Jessie and Marla live to annoy. In fact, hes not Fink at all. Hes fink in a funk!


Funny Boy Verses the Bubble-Brained Barbers from the Big Bang (L.a.F. Books)
Review Date: 10/22/2006


Funny Boy has just defeated the Airsick Alien from Andromeda and is feeling pretty good-until Earth is invaded by a bevy of intergalactic bumbling barbers. On their last planet everyone was bald, so theyve come to earth, where theyve heard that people have plenty of hair. The barbers have a dastardly plan to take over the planet and make a bad hair day for everyone. Its up to Funny Boy once again to save the world with his terrible jokes!


Help! I'm Trapped in a Movie Star's Body (Help! I'm Trapped...)
Help! I'm Trapped in a Movie Star's Body (Help! I'm Trapped...)
Author: Todd Strasser
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 8
Review Date: 10/18/2006


Actor Erie Lake is very rich and very famous. But he hates his job. Anybody could do it, he says. Even Jake. So Jake and Lake switch bodies. Soon Jake is taking a limo to school and is surrounded by cameras, fans, and girls. He has a bodyguard and a personal trainer. Jake is a pretty good actor, too. And Erie Lake gets jealous. Lake wants Jake to switch back for good. But can he stop Jake from stealing the show?


How I Changed My Life
How I Changed My Life
Author: Todd Strasser
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 10/22/2006
Helpful Score: 2


Kyle Winthrop was Time Zone Highs star quarterback until a knee injury permanently benched him. Bolita Vine (Bo) is something of a social misfit. They dont exactly run in the same circles. Then Bo decided its time for a change. She loses weight, puts on a little makeup, and even starts talking to people. Pretty soon she's not such a misfit. She even has Kyle's attention, at least as a friend. But now shes decided to take their relationship a step further. Is there really something between them? Or is Bo living in a dream world?


Josie to the Rescue
Josie to the Rescue
Author: Marilyn Singer, S.D. Schindler (Illustrator)
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 10/17/2006


Josie should have felt terrible, but she didn't. Because smack in the middle of laughing, she'd had a wonderful, fabulous, brilliant idea!


The Moffats (Moffats, Bk 1)
The Moffats (Moffats, Bk 1)
Author: Eleanor Estes
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 10
Review Date: 10/18/2006


Meet the Moffats. There is Sylvie, the oldest, the cleverist, and-most days at least-the responsible one; Joey, who though is only twelve is the man of the house..sometimes; Janey, who has a terrific upside-down way of looking at the world; and Rufus, who may be the littlest but always gets in the biggest trouble. Even the most ordinary Moffat day is packed with extraordinary fun. Only a Moffat could get locked in a bread box all afternoon, or dance with a dog in front of the whole town, or hitch a ride on a boxcar during kindergarten recess. And only a Moffat could turn mistakes and mischief into hilarious and one-of-a-kind adventure.


The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure
The Monsters of Morley Manor: A Madcap Adventure
Author: Bruce Coville
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 1/20/2007


Very good book!!


The Not-So-Jolly Roger (Time Warp Trio, Bk 2)
The Not-So-Jolly Roger (Time Warp Trio, Bk 2)
Author: Jon Scieszka, Lane Smith (Illustrator)
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 10/18/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Sam pointed out to the ocean. We could just see from the front of a sailing ship appearing from the edge of the island. We clutched our trees and watched the front of hte ship turn into what looked like a huge wooden ocean liner. Except this ocean liner had cannons. And it was flying a flag from its mast-a black flag with a white skull.


Simple Pleasures
Simple Pleasures
Author: Vickie Phelps
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 0.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 10/22/2006


Thinking of you...Wishing you all of life's little pleasures.


This Isn't About the Money
This Isn't About the Money
Author: Sally Warner
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 5
Review Date: 10/18/2006
Helpful Score: 1


In one terrible night, Janey's world goes from her perfect loving family to the bright lights of the hospital. Her parents are dead, killed by a drunk driver, and her grandfather and great-aunt are to become her new family. She and her little sister, YoYo, are orphans. But almost worse is the fact that five-year-old YoYo seems happy to be an orphan, and her great-aunt is more concerned with suing the drunk driver than with her parents' deaths. Janey decides that its up to her to keep her parents' spirit alive and not let YoYo forget their real family.


The War of the Worlds: With an Introduction by Orson Scott Card (Scholastic Classics)
The War of the Worlds: With an Introduction by Orson Scott Card (Scholastic Classics)
Author: H. G. Wells
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 10/22/2006


35 million miles into space, a species of martians sets eyes on planet Earth. With their own planet doomed for destruction, the martians prepare to invade. Their weapons are ready and their aim is ruthless. The war of the worlds is about to begin.


You're A Brave Man, Julius Zimmerman (Losers, Sequel)
You're A Brave Man, Julius Zimmerman (Losers, Sequel)
Author: Claudia Mills
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 10/17/2006


Even though Julius Zimmerman and his best friend, Ethan, have disbanded their club, Losers Inc., Julius still feels very much like a loser. And the activities his mom has planned for him over the summer don't help. He's babysitting a three year old who isnt potty trained, and hes taking an intesive class in French-not exactly his forte. Julius wants to make his mom proud, but he just cant seem to be a success the way she'd like. But as the summer progresses, Julius discovers that he might not be such a loser, after all....


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