Sammy Keyes and the Power of Justice Jack
10 best books like Sammy Keyes and the Power of Justice Jack (Wendelin Van Draanen): Completely Clementine, Phone Home, Persephone!, Samurai Shortstop, The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr. AKA Houdini, The Constellation of Sylvie, My Brother Made Me Do It, Robbie Forester and the Outlaws of Sherwood Street, The Secret Life of Ms. Finkleman, Gilda Joyce: The Bones of the Holy, The Case of the Gypsy Good-Bye
| Author | Sara Pennypacker |
| ISBN | 1423123581 |
Summer is coming, and Clementine is not ready. She is not ready to start speaking to her father again, because she’s still mad at him for eating meat. Instead, she has to express her sadness by giving him drawings of animals she knows would not want to be somebody’s dinner.
Then there is the...
| Author | Kate McMullan |
| ISBN | 0786816651 |
I have finished reading Phone Home Persephone by Kate McMullen. The book is about Hades meeting a goddess named Persephone. Hades likes living alone in his kingdom but Persephone wants to tag along on a ride to the underworld. Hades won't let her but she sneaks onto his chariot and tags along to the underworld....
| Author | Alan Gratz |
| ISBN | 0803730756 |
Tokyo, 1890. Toyo is caught up in the competitive world of boarding school, and must prove himself to make the team in a new sport called besuboru. But he grieves for his uncle, a samurai who sacrificed himself for his beliefs, at a time when most of Japan is eager to shed ancient traditions. It’s only...
| Author | Peter Johnson |
| ISBN | 0061988901 |
For fans of Jerry Spinelli's Maniac Magee, Gary D. Schmidt's The Wednesday Wars, and Jack Gantos's Joey Pigza Books comes a hilarious and poignant slice-of-life novel from critically acclaimed author and poet Peter Johnson.
When an author comes to speak to his class in a rundown area of Providence,...
| Author | Roderick Townley |
| ISBN | 0689857136 |
It's not easy being a heroine inside a story that no one is reading.But Princess Sylvie has an even bigger problem: By chance, she and the other characters from The Great Good Thing and Into the Labyrinth find themselves launched into outer space bound for the moons of Jupiter! Here they must learn to act...
| Author | Peg Kehret |
| ISBN | 0671034197 |
Oh, BRRRRROTHER!
Hi. I'm Julie Welsh. My nine-year-old brother is always cooking up schemes...and I get blamed. Because I'm older. Eleven, to be exact. But Frankie has his good points too, as I told Mrs. Kaplan, my 89-year-ald pen pal, who lives in Kansas. I write Mrs. Kaplan about everything. Even...
Robbie Forester and the Outlaws of Sherwood Street
| Author | Peter Abrahams |
| ISBN | 0399255028 |
Stephen King's "Favorite American Suspense Novelist" is launching a new series for middle graders
Robbie Forester always knew life wasn't fair, but she never thought she could do anything about it. Until one day a powerful charm comes into her possession, a charm that guides her, her three...
| Author | Ben H. Winters |
| ISBN | 0061965413 |
Ms. Finkleman is just our boring old music teacher.
Or is she?
It all starts with a Special Project in Mr. Melville's Social Studies class: Solve a mystery in your own life. For seventh grader Bethesda Fielding, one mystery is too tempting to ignore: Ms. Finkleman.
Bethesda...
| Author | Jennifer Allison |
| ISBN | 0525422129 |
When Gilda Joyce's mother announces her engagement to a man from St. Augustine, Florida, Gilda is appalled. She hasn't even given him the "Joyce Family Application" yet! But as the wedding preparations get under way, Gilda realizes she has much bigger concerns. Why does her soon-to-be stepdad keep...
| Author | Nancy Springer |
| ISBN | 0399252363 |
Overall I really enjoyed this book and this whole series. They were quick, well written, fairly educational books with a fun character that I liked. There was only one tiny detail that kind of bothered me though. The books (especially this one) felt overly feminist to the point where I felt like it was...
| Author | Kate Klise |
| ISBN | 0547519745 |
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR FAN IS A PHANTOM?
The talented trio at Spence Mansion loves getting fan mail. But when a strange letter arrives saying that the end is near, it's clear something sinister is afoot. Even worse, the Ghastly Post Office is preparing to close, which will make it difficult to...
| Author | Caroline Lawrence |
| ISBN | 1444001698 |
The Case of the Deadly Desperado is a TERRIBLE book that Caroline Lawrence should be ashamed of. I am not sure what was added to the story by having the protagonist be half Sioux other than the excuse to include all sorts of offensive stereotypes and racial slurs. I do not care if the use of the word “squaw”...
| Author | Dick Houston |
| ISBN | 0375847235 |
Fans of true dog stories, Jack Russell terriers, and African wildlife will want to check out Bulu!
Born on a crocodile farm in Zambia's untamed South Luangwa Valley, the puppy seemed different from his littermates. Too quiet. Unresponsive. Terriers are usually full of energy and bouncing...
| Author | Michael D. Beil |
| ISBN | 0375867422 |
With their father en route to Africa for Doctors Without Borders, city-kids Nicholas and younger twin sisters Haley and Hetty are off to spend the summer with their Great-Uncle Nick at his house on Forsaken Lake. Despite some initial doubts, Nicholas is right at home in the country: he learns to sail,...
| Author | John J. Bonk |
| ISBN | 0802723497 |
All set to spend their summer in New York City with their aunt while their father is honeymooning with his new wife, Lexi and her younger brother Kevin's snoozy summer plans turn into high-stakes adventure when Lexi overhears a plot to steal Cleopatra's famous jewels from the Metropolitan Museum of...
Trains and time travel spur one boy's thrilling adventure as he seeks to rejoin his father in a new classic from Rosemary Wells and Bagram Ibatoulline. (Age 10 and up)
One day in a house at the end of Lucifer Street, on the Mississippi River side of Cairo, Illinois, eleven-year-old Oscar Ogilvie's...
| Author | Chris Grabenstein |
| ISBN | 0062026208 |
The version I am actually reviewing is the Audible Originals one. It is not listed in the editions available. I chose the version I hope matches.
I chose this title as part of the Audible Original program. I debated getting it as I’m not a child. Okay, some who know me might argue that so, I’m...
| Author | Mini Grey |
| ISBN | 0224083643 |
Traction Man and Scrubbing Brush are at the beach! Traction Man even has his special Squid-Proof Scuba Suit, perfect for exploring the secret crevices of the Rockpool. But there are adventures in store for our intrepid hero as he faces the thrills of Operation Picnic, the tribulation of being buried...
| Author | Eleanor Glewwe |
| ISBN | 0451468767 |
In the city of Ashara, magicians rule all.
Marah Levi is a promising violinist who excels at school and can read more languages than most librarians. Even so, she has little hope of a bright future: she is a sparker, a member of the oppressed lower class in a society run by magicians.
Then...
