Dead Guy Spy
10 best books like Dead Guy Spy (David Lubar): Treasure Fever!, Archvillain, Thomas and the Dragon Queen, Bobby the Brave, The Vanishing Violin, The Ghostwriter Secret, Serial Sabotage, Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs, Government Girl: Young and Female in the White House, Battlesong
| Author | Andy Griffiths |
| ISBN | 0439926173 |
The literary genius behind the NY Times best-selling THE DAY MY BUTT WENT PSYCHO is back--with an original school-based series created just for Scholastic!
Meet Henry McThrottle, a fifth-grader at Northwest Southeast Central School. Henry has an extremely active imagination--sometimes...
| Author | Barry Lyga |
| ISBN | 0545196493 |
Critically acclaimed YA author Barry Lyga makes his Scholastic middle-grade debut with a superhero story turned on its head.
Kyle Camden knows exactly where he was the night Mighty Mike arrived: sneaking around the fallow field behind Bouring Middle School, preparing one of his most ingenious...
| Author | Shutta Crum |
| ISBN | 0375857036 |
A kingdom is at war.
A princess has been kidnapped by a dragon queen.
A brave squire volunteers to set out on a quest to rescue her.
But there's just one small problem. He's Thomas, the shortest of all the squires. With little more than a donkey, a vest, and a sword, Thomas will have to use all...
| Author | Lisa Yee |
| ISBN | 0545055946 |
From Lisa Yee and Caldecott Medalist Dan Santat, a hilarious sequel to Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally).
Bobby fights his fears -- of stage fright, disconnection from his dad, and the evil neighbor cat with twenty-seven toes -- in this hilarious sequel to BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTALLY).
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| Author | Michael D. Beil |
| ISBN | 0375861033 |
When there are mysteries to be solved, the Red Blazer Girls are on the case! The discovery of the Ring of Rocamadour has secured the girls' reputation as Upper East Side super-sleuths, bringing many sundry job requests (no mystery too small, right?) and some unwanted attention from crooks. This time...
| Author | Mac Barnett |
| ISBN | 1416978178 |
Steve Brixton is fast becoming America's top detective. After saving the United States of America in The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity, he has opened his own agency. Steve gets a call to solve the case of the Fairview diamond but it turns into an even bigger mystery. MacArthur Bart, author of Steve's...
| Author | Carolyn Keene |
| ISBN | 1416990704 |
When the cash box is stolen from the local carnival, all signs point to Ned as the thief. He couldn’t possibly have done this—or could he? But, as with all of Nancy’s cases, this goes much deeper than a few missing bucks as she uncovers a plot involving financial mismanagement and finger-pointing....
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret UFOs
| Author | Donald J. Sobol |
| ISBN | 0525422102 |
Encyclopedia Brown is back, protecting Idaville from swindlers, con men, and thieves. Since 1963 this brainy crime-stopper has been a favorite character among middle-grade readers. Follow the boy detective on ten new mysteries, including the puzzle of a giant shark tooth and the whodunit of a secret...
A memoir of being young and female in the Clinton White House.
Stacy Parker Aab was born in Detroit in 1974, the only daughter of a white Kansas farm girl and a young black Detroiter fresh from two tours of Vietnam. An excellent student, Aab gravitated toward public service and moved to Washington,...
Gwin is a Fetcher. With her papa and twin brother, Nat, she travels West Norn, bringing joy to its downtrodden people through song and story. But ever since Mama died, it's been hard to keep the joy alive.Proud and defiant, Fetchers have always been hunted by the Devouts for preserving the old ways. So...
| Author | John Kloepfer |
| ISBN | 0061853046 |
"An irreverent illustrated chapter book that features a ton of gore and zombie mayhem, but portrayed in such a cartoony, over-the-top style that it will make kids chuckle more than scream." (Brightly.com)
This is the first book in the heavily illustrated Zombie Chasers series by John Kloepfer....
| Author | Jake Maddox |
| ISBN | 1598898965 |
Have you ever had a problem were your good at a position and then somebody that thinks there better than you takes your spot. If so this character Berk is like you.I liked this book because it has real true things that could happen to anybody.
Berk is a normal kid just doing what likes to do which is...
| Author | Nancy E. Krulik |
| ISBN | 0448453681 |
The annual talent show at Shirley S. Sugarman Elementary School is in just a few weeks, and George signs up to be a stagehand. He is determined to do a good job because the new, improved George is responsible and helpful and glad to pitch in. So is comic mayhem coming? Oh yeah, absolutely! But leave it to Nancy...
| Author | Dan Gutman |
| ISBN | 0786836423 |
Blind golfing, anyone?
Edward Bogard Bogie for short may be blind, but he can learn just about anything he sets his mind to: riding a bike, parasailing, playing guitar. Even though many things come easily to him, he stunned when he hits at a driving range and finds he has the swing of a pro. But blind...
| Author | Henry Winkler |
| ISBN | 0545298822 |
A hilarious new series from Henry Winkler & Lin Oliver, authors of the bestselling HANK ZIPZER books!
Billy Broccoli is new to the neighborhood, and wants cool friends and a spot on the baseball team more than anything. But the one thing he never wanted is his own personal ghost. So imagine...
| Author | Maiya Williams |
| ISBN | 0810992167 |
I picked up a copy of this book a couple of years ago at my local re-use it center as the synopsis on the dust cover captured my attention. However, what really piqued my interest was an inscription to a young girl named McKinlee on her 12th birthday which was March 31, 2005 according to the date her Grandma...
| Author | Peter Nelson |
| ISBN | 0061688681 |
Greetings. This story concerns a scientific anomaly that opens a portal, allowing us to traverse the space-time continuum and triggering an adventure that those of limited intelligence might simply describe as "awesome."
Hey! This is a book about how we get sucked into this wormhole thingy...
Ignatius MacFarland: Frequenaut!
| Author | Paul Feig |
| ISBN | 0316166634 |
After being teased one too many times at school, Ignatius MacFarland decides to build a rocket. Maybe extraterrestrials are nicer than his classmates! But when his rocket takes an explosive wrong turn, Ignatius ends up in another frequency run by former English-teacher-turned-dictator, Chester...
Is That A Dead Dog In Your Locker?
| Author | Todd Strasser |
| ISBN | 0439776945 |
A hilarious middle grade novel perfect for boy readers from popular author Todd Strasser.
The Tardy Boys, Wade and Leyton, are always getting into trouble, especially when they're dealing with the school bully, Barton Slugg. When their friend Daisy brings her neighbor's old dog Wheezy to...
In the sixth volume of Amelia Rules!, Amelia helps Aunt Tanner revive her music career—and pays the price for doing so, Rhonda comes to terms with her newfound popularity, and Reggie discovers that you can’t stay a kid forever. And if that weren’t enough, Amelia finds out how a crush can truly be...
