Apple Island, Or The Truth About Teachers
10 best books like Apple Island, Or The Truth About Teachers (Douglas Evans): Princess Protection Program Junior Novel, Other Worlds, The Case of the Spooky Sleepover, Witch Twins, The Girl with 500 Middle Names, The Pet Store Sprite, Con-Fidence, The Last Dance, Dead Guy Spy, Heaven Sent
| Author | Wendy Loggia |
| ISBN | 1423120906 |
Carter Mason's life is turned upside down when her father, Major Mason of the Princess Protection Program--a fictitious organization that rescues princesses--brings Princess Rosalinda to their Louisiana home. Rosalinda's country has been taken over by a dictator, and the only way to save...
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| Author | James Preller |
| ISBN | 0590691295 |
My favorite part of the book is when Ralphie Jordan`s brother comes into his room and says, "You don't wanna hear a scary story do you?" Ralphie and Jigsaw want to hear the story. Ralphie's brother tells them that one day a man died at their house. His brother fills a glove with mud and puts it and two grapes...
| Author | Adele Griffin |
| ISBN | 0786815639 |
Ten-year-olds Claire and Luna are idential twins--and witches. Even though they can cast simple spells (with the supervision of their five-star-witch gandmother, Grandy) and know all sorts of magic, unfortunately no special charm can keep their divorced father from deciding to remarry. When he...
| Author | Margaret Peterson Haddix |
| ISBN | 0689841361 |
JANIE WHO?
It's hard enough being the new kid in school. It's even tougher when all of your new classmates live in big houses and wear expensive clothes, while your parents have little and are risking everything just to give you a chance at a better life.
Now Janie's about to do something that...
| Author | Tracey West |
| ISBN | 0439179785 |
"Violet hardly ever got in a bad mood. She didn't see the point. Being in a bad mood just keeps you from feeling happy. And that's silly."
- I guess I know where my opinion on keeping grudges stems from. Eight-year-olds really do know everything.
It's funny how everything seems bigger as a child....
| Author | Todd Strasser |
| ISBN | 0823420612 |
This book was okay. I thought the way it was written was interesting, as if you were experiencing all the events, although you know you're really looking through Lauren's eyes. Is was a pretty good book, but it just bothered me how obvious it would have been to me that Celeste was manipulating me. Also,...
Prince John's biggest fear? Becoming King, and everything to do with it, from the sheltered life, to someday having to get married. Celia, a lady knight, minus the 'Lady' if she can help it, is not looking forward to coming of age and attending the High Ball which she thinks is nothing more than a market...
| Author | David Lubar |
| ISBN | 0765316358 |
Nathan Abercrombie is getting used to his rotten life as a half-dead zombie. The good thing is he doesn't feel any pain. The bad thing is his body can't heal, so he has to be really careful not to break anything. But that's hard to do when his wrestling-obsessed gym teacher, Mr. Lomux, matches him up with...
| Author | Clea Hantman |
| ISBN | 0064408752 |
Three goddesses, banished to earth by their dad, Zeus (yeah, that Zeus)...Era, on mortal boys:"Look at him. Even the gods back home aren't that cute."Polly, on Nova High gossip:"I'm simply not in the mood to chatter on about silly spiteful girls or cute Johnny Jims or sauerkraut breath."Thalia, on...
| Author | Jonathon Scott Fuqua |
| ISBN | 0763622907 |
"Darby's first-person narrative is frank and immediate . . . expressing what it's like for an ordinary white kid who suddenly discovers evil — and courage — where she lives." — BOOKLIST
A Book Sense 76 Top Ten Pick
A National Council for the Social Studies Notable Trade Book for...
| Author | Ed Masessa |
| ISBN | 0439862655 |
Learn the art of wandmaking from this ancient guidebook. It includes a blank wand and natural elements to make it your own.
Become a wandmaker's apprentice. This guidebook covers every aspect of making your own wand, from the type of wood to the powers that you can create with natural elements...
| Author | René Goscinny |
| ISBN | 2070634655 |
Le Petit Nicolas : le ballon et autres histoires inédites, c2009, Jean-Jacques Sempé
تاریخ نخستین خوانش: دهم ماه اکتبر سال 2010 میلادی
عنوان: بادکنک نیکولا کوچولو (نیکولاکوچولو و بادکنک)؛...
| Author | Cynthia Rylant |
| ISBN | 0439231493 |
A timeless novel for all ages from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant. Now repackaged with an updated look and feel. "This is a special book... it will move young readers. " -- Booklist, starred review
Here is Cynthia Rylant's most memorable writing yet -- a spiritual novel about the wonders of...
| Author | Betsy Hearne |
| ISBN | 0689863470 |
Eleven-year-old Louise Tolliver lives with her mother and her brother, Willie, in Tollivers' Hollow. Like any brother, Willie gives Louise a hard time, but the trouble really starts when Louise calls him a pig -- and he becomes one.
And that's not all. Louise's father has been missing for seven...
| Author | Betsy Byars |
| ISBN | 0142405647 |
The book Dead Letter by Betsy Byars is a mystery-thriller book for young adults. The story starts when the main protagonist, a girl named Herculeah Jones, mysteriously comes across an attractive coat at a thrift shop. She is drawn to it in an awkward way, and buys it. She explains her peculiar experience...
| Author | Andrew Clements |
| ISBN | 0689838824 |
MEET JAKE DRAKE, TEACHER'S PET.
Jake doesn't "mean" to be a teacher's pet. But somehow everything he does has his teachers singing his praises -- and his classmates rolling their eyes in disgust.
Jake figures a little misbehavior should take care of his goody-goody image, but even his...
| Author | Dietlof Reiche |
| ISBN | 0439531608 |
Freddy's internationally acclaimed saga continues, taking him and his pals on an adventure to a haunted castle! This paperback release coincides with publication of the final Freddy adventure in HC.
Freddy Auratus--hamster extraordinaire--is absorbed in writing his latest novel (a...
| Author | Justin Richards |
| ISBN | 1405908963 |
This book consists of alphabetical lists of various kinds with photos.
“Harkness, Captain Jack: You must know Captain Jack. Everyone knows Captain Jack Harkness. That’s not his real name, of course, I’m not sure if he remembers his real name. He used to work for the Time Agency – who are...
Grampa's menagerie of pets are rubbed the wrong way when a needy little critter arrives in this lighthearted chapter book.
Grampa Bender wouldn't be able to run the Bed and Biscuit animal boardinghouse without the help of Ernest the pig, Gabby the mynah bird, and Milly the cat. In fact, the three...
| Author | Janet Beeler Shaw |
| ISBN | 1562477641 |
This review is from the perspective of a mother - Kirsten on the Trail focuses on Kirsten's secret friendship with Singing Rain and the ramifications for her family. First, she tries to keep her friendship secret, and entangles her younger brother in deception. Soon the secret is out and Kirsten is forbidden...
| Author | Patrick Carman |
| ISBN | 0439898889 |
An exclusive paperback boxed set of Patrick Carman's best-selling fantasy trilogy.Twelve-year-old Alexa Daley is spending another summer in the town of Bridewell, and she's set on solving the mystery of what lies beyond its walls. Legend says the walls were built to keep out an unnamed evil that lurks...
| Author | Marilyn Sachs |
| ISBN | 0140383212 |
Everybody in Fran Ellen’s class knows her name. They know that she sucks her thumb and that she smells bad. But they don’t really know anything important about her.
They don’t know that she lives in two houses. One is with her brothers and sisters and sick mother. There is no father in that house,...
