Henry and the Clubhouse -- by Beverly Clearly (Author) (Book - Child)
"For Henry Huggins and his friends Robert and Murph, a clubhouse is a place where they can do as they please, without being bothered by girls. The sign that says NO GIRLS ALLOWED -- THIS MEANS YOU...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
My War with Mrs. Galloway -- by Doris Orgel (Author) (Book - Child)
"Eight-year-old Rebecca, whose divorced mother is a doctor, has an ongoing war with her babysitter, Mrs. Galloway, until one day the two reach an unexpected truce." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? -- by Jean Fritz (Author) (Book - Child)
"A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Cricket in Times Square -- by George Selden (Author) (Book - Child)
"Mario is elated to find Chester. He begs his parents to let him keep the shiny insect in the newsstand, assuring his bug-fearing mother that crickets are harmless, maybe even good luck. What ensues...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Saint George and the Dragon -- by Margaret Hodges (Author) (Book - Child)
"This adaptation of The Faerie Queen features illustrations that 'glitter with color and mesmerizing details,'" From Publishers Weekly
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Gobs of Goo -- by Vicki Cobb (Author) (Book - Child)
"Describes various types of sticky substances and shows how they are made and used in everyday life." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
You Can't Eat Peanuts in Church and Other Little-Known Laws -- by Barbara Seuling (Author) (Book - Child)
"A cartoon joke book presenting some unusual laws in effect at one time or another in the United States." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Great Gilly Hopkins -- by Katherine Paterson (Author) (Book - Child)
"Gilly Hopkins is a determined-to-be-unpleasant 11-year-old foster kid who the reader can't help but like by the end. Gilly has been in the foster system all her lifen and she dreams of getting back...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
My Side of the Mountain -- by Jean George (Author) (Book - Child)
"Every kid thinks about running away at one point or another; few get farther than the end of the block. Youn Sam Gribley gets to the end of the block and keeps going--all the way to the Catskill...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
The Hocus-Pocus Dilemma -- by Pat Kibbe (Author) (Book - Child)
"Convinced she has psychical powers, a ten-year-old girl makes predictions for the members of her large family which seem to come true." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
