by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein, 169 pages . An extraordinary robot signs up for an ordinary fifth grade class ... And elementary school will never be the same! It was never easy for Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez to fit in, so he's dreading the day w...

by Sadie Chesterfield, 77 pages . The story of Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's Minions begins at the dawn of time. Starting as single-celled yellow organisms, Minions evolve through the ages, perpetually serving th...

by Mary Pope Osborne, 35 pages . Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs. For ages 6 to 9....

by Thomas Rockwell, 99 pages . "Alan bets Billy fifty dollars that he can't eat fifteen worms in fifteen days. Billy decides he is up to the challenge, so he begins a long process to get down fifteen worms. The first few are hard f...

by Barbara Park, 37 pages . Junie B. is quite excited about her friend Lucille's sleepover party. But with all the rules she must follow, the party is sounding duller and duller. Surely Junie B. will find a way to make things in...

by Donald J. Sobol, 61 pages . Whenever ten-year-old Leroy (nicknamed "Encyclopedia") Brown's father, Chief of Police of Idaville, has a difficult case, Encyclopedia always manages to solve it at the dinner table. So Encyclopedia d...

by Patrick Skene Catling, 61 pages . This funny moral tale about a greedy boy's comeuppance has been beloved by children since its first appearance in 1952. Inspired by the legend of the avaricious king whose touch turned all to gold, Mr...

by Jeff Brown, 23 pages . Stanley Lambchop is just a normal, healthy boy. True, there was that business about the bulletin board falling on him. But boys will have accidents, and Stanley is just like any other boy, even if he ...

by David A. Adler, 33 pages . When Cam and Eric set out to raise money for the local library by selling fudge door-to-door, they learn that someone behind one of those doors is hiding something. Count on Cam and her amazing photog...

by Judy Blume, 153 pages . Fudge is back - and driving his brother, Peter, crazy, as usual. This five-year-old human hurricane is more trouble than ever. His latest plan is to marry Peter's sworn enemy, Sheila Tubman (how disgu...

by Judy Blume, 21 pages . Nicky has freckles - they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Sitting behind him in class, Andrew once counted eighty-six of them, and that was just a start! If Andrew had freckl...

by Beverly Cleary, 115 pages . Mr. Quimby's going to college, Mrs. Quimby's going to work. Now that Ramona is eight, she can go to a new school with a new teacher and ride the bus all by herself. But after school she has to stay wi...

by Danae Dobson and James C. Dobson, 95 pages . Retells eight parables in terms of modern situations. Includes the Biblical version and interpretive text. Children and families alike will enjoy the timeless truths found in Danae Dobson's Parable...

by Susan S. Adler, 43 pages . Samantha Parkington is an orphan who lives with her rich grandmother in 1904. There are many servants in Grandmary's household, but there is no one for Samantha to play with. That's why she's so excit...

by Jill Bailey, 27 pages . Describes the life cycle of the butterfly, from the hatching of the caterpillar, through its struggle to survive, to its metamorphosis into a butterfly and the laying of its own eggs. For ages 8 to...

by Suzy Kline, 29 pages . It's a busy time in Room 2B - an ant observation project is beginning, Miss Mackle is teaching square dancing, and class pictures are being taken. Then one of the fish from the 2B fish tank goes belly...

by Patricia Reilly Giff, 55 pages . It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Rooney's desk ge...

by Marc Brown, 31 pages . It looks like trouble when the principal asks Arthur to take home a large envelope marked CONFIDENTIAL. His friends try to guess what's inside. It just might be information on ... summer school! Will ...