The Word Eater
10 best books like The Word Eater (Mary Amato): Each Little Bird that Sings, Mousenet, Tree Girl, The Tarantula in My Purse and 172 Other Wild Pets: True-Life Stories to Read Aloud, The Sixth Grade Nickname Game, The 13th Floor: A Ghost Story, The Half-a-Moon Inn, Tripping Over the Lunch Lady: And Other School Stories, The SOS File, Baby
| Author | Deborah Wiles |
| ISBN | 0152056572 |
Ten-year-old Comfort Snowberger has attended 247 funerals. But that's not surprising, considering that her family runs the town funeral home. And even though Great-uncle Edisto keeled over with a heart attack and Great-great-aunt Florentine dropped dead--just like that--six months later, Comfort...
| Author | Prudence Breitrose |
| ISBN | 1423124898 |
When ten-year-old Megan helps her uncle invent the Thumbtop, the world's smallest computer, mice are overjoyed, and they want one for every mouse hole.
The Big Cheese, leader of the Mouse Nation, has orders: follow that girl-even if it means high-tailing it to Megan's new home on the other...
Rowanna’s stern caretaker, Mellwyn, has warned her again and again not to go near the trees that surround their seaside cottage. But Rowanna is drawn to the forest—especially the High Willow on its faraway hill. Are the trees really forest ghouls, as Mellwyn says? Or could they possibly hold the...
| Author | Jean Craighead George |
| ISBN | 0064462013 |
From bestselling nature writer and Newbery Medal winner Jean Craighead George comes an autobiographical story about how wild it can be living in a house full of animal fans.
Imagine living with a skunk in your closet, a bat in your refrigerator, and a tarantula in your purse!
In this...
| Author | Gordon Korman |
| ISBN | 0590515330 |
Almost everyone in Old Orchard Public School (OOPS) has had the dubious honor of receiving a nickname from best friends Jeff and Wiley. They've dubbed their own underachieving class the Dim Bulbs, their pop-eyed principal is better known as Deer in the Headlights, and their enormous football-coach-turned-teacher...
| Author | Sid Fleischman |
| ISBN | 0061345032 |
When Buddy Stebbins stumbles onto the thirteenth floor of a shabby old building, he finds himself suddenly transported aboard a leaking pirate ship in a howling storm—three hundred years in the past! Cast adrift with Captain John Crack-stone, Buddy washes up in New England, where his plucky ancestor,...
| Author | Paul Fleischman |
| ISBN | 0064403645 |
Aaron has never left alone before. He is mute, and depends on his mother for everything. But tomorrow Aaron will be twelve years old, old enough to stay home by himself while his mother goes to town. Everything will be fine, as long as he stays close to the house. And if there's trouble, Aaron can write what...
| Author | Nancy E. Mercado |
| ISBN | 0803728735 |
Do you remember middle school? Are you trying to forget, thank you very much?
Well, these ten short stories will certainly remind young readers of the trials and tribulations of their everyday existence . . . and make them laugh out loud at the same time.
From Angela Johnson's funny...
| Author | Betsy Byars |
| ISBN | 0805068880 |
Have you ever needed to call 9-1-1, but you couldn't get to a phone? Have you ever needed to run, but your legs were like spaghetti? Have you ever needed to yell "help!" but your throat was dry with fear?
Laugh, cry, and panic with Mr. Magro's class as they listen to twelve exciting SOS tales
Throughout...
| Author | Patricia MacLachlan |
| ISBN | 0385311338 |
3.5 stars
Note to self: be careful which books you read before needing to see people; particularly right before teaching a piano lesson. Trying to keep back any tears from spilling out and landing all over your flushed face is difficult. Quick recovered composures, though desired, are not...
| Author | Kalli Dakos |
| ISBN | 0689801165 |
For every student who’s ever worried about spending a lifetime in the third grade and for every teacher who’s faced a class where nobody remembered to bring milk money, these thirty-eight poems capture the excitement, challenge, heartbreak, and wonder of life in elementary school. Through her...
| Author | Jane Yolen |
| ISBN | 0152017054 |
Thirteen different stories with dragons as the main character, all with a unique twist. I especially enjoyed reading the process Jane Yolen went through to write each piece. She explains her inspirations and where she got (borrowed/stole) her ideas from. This would serve as a great example for student...
| Author | Anne Mazer |
| ISBN | 0439178762 |
I rated this book based on a memory. I came across it on Goodreads, gasped, squinted a little, and then smiled as bits and pieces of scenes flooded my mind. Abby Hayes at the park with her brother. Abby Hayes musing that her mom gets more mad when she forgets crayola in her jean pockets and throws it in the laundry...
| Author | Gary Paulsen |
| ISBN | 0440229359 |
When you grow up in a small town in the north woods, you have to make your own excitement. High spirits, idiocy, and showing off for the girls inspire Gary Paulsen and his friends to attempt:
• Shooting waterfalls in a barrel • The first skateboarding • Jumping three barrels like motorcycle...
| Author | Virginia Fleming |
| ISBN | 0399219935 |
Be Good to Eddie Lee is a book about a girl named Christy and a boy in her neighborhood named Eddie Lee. Eddie Lee is a child with down syndrome, who is not always well liked by Christy and her friend. One day Christy decides to go down to the river with her friend, and Eddie Lee tags along much to her disappointment....
| Author | Leslie Garrett |
| ISBN | 0756603390 |
Tells the inspirational tale of the spirited crusader, Helen Keller. In this groundbreaking new series, DK brings together fresh voices and DK design values to give readers the most information-packed, visually exciting biographies on the market today. Full-color photographs of people, places,...
| Author | Huynh Quang Nhuong |
| ISBN | 0064462110 |
As a young boy growing up in the hills of central Vietnam, Nhuong’s companion was Tank, the family water buffalo. When bullies harassed Nhuong, Tank sent them packing. When a wild tiger threatened the entire village, Tank defeated it. He led the herd and adopted a lonely puppy. Tank was Nhuong’s...
| Author | Albert Marrin |
| ISBN | 0525477624 |
Able to claw straight up a brick wall, squeeze through a pipe the width of a quarter, and gnaw through iron and concrete, rats are also revealed in this fascinating book to be incredibly intelligent and capable of great compassion. Weaving science, history, culture, and folklore, awardwinning writer...
| Author | William Sleator |
| ISBN | 0141306394 |
The master of suspense delivers a hard-core horror story to thrill and chill. Fans will get more than goose bumps from this terrifying tour de force by William Sleator.
The nightmare begins when Doug's family moves to the desolate northern woods; soon he and his little sister, Colette, become...
| Author | Lita Judge |
| ISBN | 1481403699 |
Really didn't like this one :(
Cute idea, and Beatrix is quite funny. Kids will definitely relate to forgetting to use inside voices. Also like that the pics of the owner with the various pets is the only glimpse of a human we see.
BUT the comic book panel styles didn't work for me because there...
| Author | Kate Klise |
| ISBN | 0152057110 |
The seventh graders at Geyser Creek Middle School are beeyond stressed. They're preparing for a spelling bee and a horrible standardized test called the BEE (Basic Education Evaluation). Plus, this year the hunt for their honeys has become all-important. It's a good thing they have Honey,...
| Author | David Kirschner |
| ISBN | 1878685430 |
Books didn't really interest ten-year-old Richard Tyler. As far as he could tell they didn't cause mercury poisoning, earthquakes, or any of the host of other things that Richard was afraid of. This all changes, however, when Richard meets the Pagemaster, keeper of the books and guardian of the written...
| Author | Diane Stanley |
| ISBN | 0061136115 |
Goldie is a little girl who likes everything absolutely perfect; that is until she finds herself in an unfamiliar situation after she gets off the wrong bus stop. Does Goldie change her ways of perfection and become open to new friendships and environments?
I like this book, but I am not crazy...
| Author | Doug Cooney |
| ISBN | 0689863543 |
Ernie is a twelve-year-old tycoon, always on the lookout for a fast buck. This time he stumbles onto a money-making bonanza: pet funerals. He hires Dusty to decorate the burial boxes and Tony to dig the holes, but his prize find is Swimming Pool, a tomboy who can cry on cue. Business goes through the...
