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Just Call Me Kate (True Girl Fiction)
by Dannah Gresh Janet MylinSixth-grader Kate Harding has bigger problems than trying to get her parents to stop call her "Katie." She has a major crush on her older brother's best friend: Zachary Donaldson. In a moment of insanity, she dares to write his name on the bathroom wall in eight-inch high pencil letters. It doesn't take Principal Butter long to match the handwriting to the doodling on her book covers. Kate is sent to detention where she meets up with three new friends who decide to become the Secret Keeper Girl Club. Her case of boy craziness is doused with some good advice from her new friends.
Just Call Me Kate (True Girl Fiction)
by Dannah Gresh Janet MylinSixth-grader Kate Harding has bigger problems than trying to get her parents to stop call her "Katie." She has a major crush on her older brother's best friend: Zachary Donaldson. In a moment of insanity, she dares to write his name on the bathroom wall in eight-inch high pencil letters. It doesn't take Principal Butter long to match the handwriting to the doodling on her book covers. Kate is sent to detention where she meets up with three new friends who decide to become the Secret Keeper Girl Club. Her case of boy craziness is doused with some good advice from her new friends.
Just Call Me Stupid
by Tom BirdseyeFifth-grader Patrick can&’t read, but when the new girl next door encourages him to overcome his fears and try, he starts believing he isn&’t so stupid after allPatrick Lowe has always loved imagining his own fantastic stories of brave knights and dragons. Unfortunately, every time he tries to read, his father&’s voice pops up in his head telling him he&’s stupid, and the words on the page suddenly become too blurry to see. By his fifth grade year, Patrick has stopped trying to read altogether. He doesn&’t think he needs any friends, but his new next-door neighbor Celina just won&’t leave him alone. As Patrick and Celina slowly become friends, Celina starts reading The Sword and the Stone to him every afternoon. Patrick is entranced by this mythical world of white knights and vicious beasts, magic and adventure, but no matter how hard he tries, he himself still cannot read. But when Celina betrays his trust, Patrick finds himself betting to the class bully that he can read a story to the entire school. Patrick is determined to show everyone that he&’s no dummy, but can he get past his own fears and finally learn to read?
Just Call My Name
by Holly Goldberg SloanThe happily-ever-after of Holly Goldberg Sloan's acclaimed debut, I'll Be There, is turned on its head in this riveting, emotional sequel about friends, enemies, and how those roles can shift in a matter of moments.Emily Bell has it all. She's in love with a boy named Sam Border, and his little brother has become part of her family. This summer is destined to be the best time of their lives--until a charismatic new girl in town sets her sights on Sam. Now Emily finds herself questioning the loyalty of the person she thought she could trust most.But the biggest threat to her happiness is someone she never saw coming. Sam's criminally insane father, whom everyone thought they'd finally left behind, is planning a jailbreak. And he knows exactly where to find Emily and his sons when he escapes...and takes his revenge.
Just Dance
by Patricia MaclachlanFrom Newbery Award–winning author Patricia MacLachlan comes a lyrical coming-of-age story about finding your own voice while learning to understand the people you love the most.Sylvie Bloom wants to find something new and exciting this summer—at least more exciting than the cows, goats, and chickens on her family’s farm that she’s become accustomed to. Luckily, Sylvie’s teacher Mrs. Ludolf has the perfect idea. Sylvie can take over her husband Sheriff Ludolf’s column in the newspaper for the summer, reporting on all the important events that happen in their small Wyoming town. Sylvie is thrilled to have a new challenge, but she’s not sure she’ll actually see anything amazing. At least nothing like the things her mother saw when she traveled the world as a famous opera singer. Sylvie can’t figure out why her mother would give up singing in front of thousands of people. Have she and her brother Nate been holding her mother back? And when her mother’s old duet partner James Grayson writes that he’s coming to perform nearby, will she be tempted to return to the stage, without them?
Just Dance (Whatever After)
by Sarah MlynowskiHere is the fifteenth magical installment of the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series of fractured fairy tales for fearless kids!Put on your dancing shoes!Believe it or not, there's a fairy named Maryrose LIVING in my house. And she's sending me and my brother, Jonah, through the magic mirror and into the story of The Twelve Dancing Princesses. There, we meet the twelve sisters who sneak out every night to go dancing. But Jonah and I have our own mission. It's up to us to find the enchanted object that will give Maryrose her fairy powers back.So now we need to:-Get our hands on an invisibility cloak-Follow the twelve princesses to their secret hideout.-Learn some VERY complicated dance steps.-And avoid being thrown in the dungeon.We better wiggle our way out of this magical mess or we'll never help our fairy friend in time!
Just Deserts
by Eric Walters Ray Zahab"Dear Ethan: I know you must be terribly confused, a little bit scared and thinking, hoping, praying, that the plane will return. It will not." Ethan can barely believe it. Until now, his biggest problems have been trying to stay in one school without getting expelled and finding his next drink. But after Ethan's drunken imitation of the current headmaster goes up on YouTube, his father steps in with a shockingly drastic measure. Now Ethan is sprawled in the sand. In the Sahara desert. Alone. According to his father's letter, Ethan is to trek 200 km across the desert to the city of Tunis, with the help of a guide and three other young people. Confused, hungover, and-if he is truthful-more than a little scared, Ethan has no choice. He will face sandstorms, vipers, and agonizingly painful blisters ... but, most painful of all, he will face his inner demons and come to a true realization of who he really is.
Just Desserts
by Christine Davenier Hallie DurandIn the latest installment of this funny foodie series, eight-year-old Dessert and her friends are exposed to a highly contagious disease--the Annoying Sibling Disease. It's up to her to come up with a plan to stop this deadly disease, and when her class embarks on a study of the American Revolution, Mrs. Howdy Doody inspires Dessert to form a club and fight back. But as president of the Annoying Siblings Club, Dessert bites off a little more than she can chew, and in the end, she learns that to have a good friend or sibling, she has to be one.
Just Desserts (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)
by Jackie Parker Chris CoadyNIMAC-sourced textbook. Standing Up to Alice. Elizabeth puts up with giving her own food to Alice, the Head Girl at the orphan school, but she can't stand watching the other girls starve. Alice is big, strong, and mean—and she carries a switch for beating. How can Elizabeth stand up to her?
Just Dial a Number
by Edith Maxwell"Someone tried to kill me," Cathy gasped into the phone. It was only a prank call dialed at random--a joke played by four teenagers fooling around. But what happened afterward plunged them into a nightmare. By the next morning two people were dead because of that phone call. Keeping their guilt secret, Cathy, Todd, Paul, and Deedee had to live with the terror of being found out.
Just Discovered Amphibians (Learn About)
by Danielle DenegaLet's learn all about newly discovered animals!Have you ever seen a glass frog or a pumpkin toadlet? Now you can! With amazing photos and lively text, this book explores five new species of amphibians. Get ready to learn all about how, when, and where these animals were discovered!ABOUT THE SERIES:Did you know scientists discover thousands of new species every year? Some are even named after things in popular culture like the Wakanda fish (Black Panther) and the Salazar's pit viper (Harry Potter). This vibrant new set of Learn About books gives readers a close-up look into five of the most fascinating new species of amphibians, fish, mammals, and reptiles that have been found on Earth in the past few years. Each book explores how, where, and when they were found, along with their habitat, diet, and survival skills. Packed with photographs and fun facts, readers will learn all about these exciting new species in the natural world.
Just Discovered Fish (Learn About)
by Claire CaprioliLet's learn all about newly discovered animals!Have you ever seen a Wakanda fish or a blue snailfish? Now you can! With amazing photos and lively text, this book explores five new species of fish. Get ready to learn all about how, when, and where these animals were discovered!ABOUT THE SERIES:Did you know scientists discover thousands of new species every year? Some are even named after things in popular culture like the Wakanda fish (Black Panther) and the Salazar's pit viper (Harry Potter). This vibrant new set of Learn About books gives readers a close-up look into five of the most fascinating new species of amphibians, fish, mammals, and reptiles that have been found on Earth in the past few years. Each book explores how, where, and when they were found, along with their habitat, diet, and survival skills. Packed with photographs and fun facts, readers will learn all about these exciting new species in the natural world.
Just Discovered Mammals (Learn About)
by Sonia W. BlackLet's learn all about newly discovered animals!Have you ever seen a spotted skunk or an orange bat? Now you can! With amazing photos and lively text, this book explores five new species of mammals. Get ready to learn all about how, when, and where these animals were discovered!ABOUT THE SERIES:Did you know scientists discover thousands of new species every year? Some are even named after things in popular culture like the Wakanda fish (Black Panther) and the Salazar's pit viper (Harry Potter). This vibrant new set of Learn About books gives readers a close-up look into five of the most fascinating new species of amphibians, fish, mammals, and reptiles that have been found on Earth in the past few years. Each book explores how, where, and when they were found, along with their habitat, diet, and survival skills. Packed with photographs and fun facts, readers will learn all about these exciting new species in the natural world.
Just Discovered Reptiles (Learn About)
by Jay LeslieLet's learn all about newly discovered animals!Have you ever seen a Salazar's pit viper or a nano chameleon? Now you can! With amazing photos and lively text, this book explores five new species of reptiles. Get ready to learn all about how, when, and where these animals were discovered!ABOUT THE SERIES:Did you know scientists discover thousands of new species every year? Some are even named after things in popular culture like the Wakanda fish (Black Panther) and the Salazar's pit viper (Harry Potter). This vibrant new set of Learn About books gives readers a close-up look into five of the most fascinating new species of amphibians, fish, mammals, and reptiles that have been found on Earth in the past few years. Each book explores how, where, and when they were found, along with their habitat, diet, and survival skills. Packed with photographs and fun facts, readers will learn all about these exciting new species in the natural world.
Just Disgusting
by Andy GriffithsAnother JUST outrageous title from the author of the NY Times bestseller THE DAY MY BUTT WENT PSYCHO! The series that made Andy Griffiths an Australian publishing phenomenon is sweeping America!Before introducing the world to butts gone bad, Andy Griffiths unleashed the bestselling JUST books. The series continues to amuse, annoy, and totally ick out readers with this latest collection of just disgusting stories.Join Andy in his quest to gross out everyone around him with dead fish, mysterious brown blobs, flesh-eating zombies, and brussel sprouts. Each madcap adventure is more disgusting and hilarious than the last. You'll laugh so hard you'll lose your lunch!
Just Disgusting!
by Andy GriffithsBefore introducing the world to butts gone bad, Andy Griffiths unleashed the bestselling JUST books. The series continues to amuse, annoy, and totally sick out readers with this latest collection of just disgusting stories. Join Andy in his quest to gross out everyone around him with dead fish, mysterious brown blobs, flesh-eating zombies, and brussels sprouts. Each madcap adventure is more disgusting and hilarious than the last. You'll laugh so hard you'll lose your lunch!
Just Dog
by Hiawyn OramDog tries on many names, but can't seem to find the right one. With picture descriptions.
Just Don't Fall (Adapted for Young Readers): A Hilariously True Story of Childhood Cancer and Olympic Greatness
by Josh SundquistAdapted for young readers from his adult memoir, Just Don't Fall is the the hilarious true story about Josh Sundquist's battle with childhood cancer and how he worked his way to making the United States paralympic ski team.The inspiration for the Apple TV show Best Foot Forward!When he was ten years old Josh Sundquist had his leg amputated to treat bone cancer. But this is not a sad story; on the contrary, this memoir is a story of resilience, heart, and most importantly: humor.Young Josh had a lot of adapting to do after he lost his leg. He had to learn how to walk again. He had to accept that he wouldn't be able to try out for the travel soccer team. He knew his life would never be the same again. But when he sees a poster in the hospital elevator advertising skiing classes, he realized all might not be lost.Equal parts heartbreaking and hilarious, Just Don't Fall is Josh's story of surviving cancer with 50/50 odds, learning to be a professional skiier, and making his way to being a bestselling writer and motivational speaker. Inspirational and moving, Josh's story is one that can be appreciated by readers of all ages.
Just Ducks (Read And Wonder Ser.)
by Nicola DaviesThe young girl in this story may live in the city, but outside her window there’s a river full of mallard ducks! She hears them as soon as she wakes up, and on the way to school she sees them upside down bobbing for food. Interspersed with fun facts, her enthusiastic commentary about her feathered neighbors — what they look like, how they behave, where they nest, where they sleep — pairs swimmingly with cheerful watercolor illustrations.
Just Enough Carrots
by Stuart J. MurphyElephants, rabbits, and birds shop in this funny grocery store. Can you guess what the little rabbit wants more of? Munchy, crunchy carrots, of course! And fewer of? Squirmy worms and chewy peanuts (yuck!). So why is his mother buying all those cans of worms? MathStart, comparing amounts, level 1.
Just Enough for Me
by Sue GagliardiNathan's mother and teacher must convince him to go back to kindergarten. When his class visits the school library, he learns school isn't so bad after all.
Just Feel: How to Be Stronger, Happier, Healthier, and More (Just Be Series)
by Mallika ChopraFrom the author of Just Breathe, Mallika Chopra, daughter of Deepak Chopra, comes a full-color guide empowering kids ages 8-12 to problem solve, harness inner strength, and gain grit and emotional awareness.Featuring full-color illustrations, Just Feel is an engaging and easy-to-read guide that introduces kids to the building blocks of resilience and grit. The U.S. and other nations are quickly becoming aware of the importance of children's ability to be independent and meet challenges head on; parents are eager for resources that help kids learn how to navigate life on their own. Just Feel is one of the very few books on social and emotional health that speaks directly to kids. Designed specifically with kids ages 8-12 in mind, the book clearly addresses important topics such as flexibility, responsibility, communication, creativity, and self-knowledge. Written by the respected writer and wellness expert Mallika Chopra, Just Feel will effectively teach kids how they can balance their emotions and make positive choices for themselves.
Just For Fun (Britannica Discovery Library, #12)
by Encyclopaedia BritannicaShows children different activities to have fun.
Just For You (Fountas & Pinnell LLI Blue: Level F #Level G)
by Mercer MayerMercer Mayer’s Little Critter is trying his best to be a help to his mother in this classic, funny, and heartwarming book. Whether he’s trying to make breakfast, mow the lawn, or carry the groceries, both parents and children alike will relate to this beloved story. A perfect gift for Mother’s Day . . . or any day!
Just Friends
by Norma KleinIsabel and Stuart have been friends since preschool. And Isabel has believed they would marry. But she is too shy to act on her feelings. When Stewart begins dating Isabel's friend Ketti, Isabel tries, unsuccessfully, to move on and develop an interest in another guy.