By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Grades 2-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL O; AR pts: 1.0
Angela Michaels is the new karate teacher in Bailey City. She is very kind and there to help and save persons who are in need. Melody is sure she is an angel, but Eddie thinks it is silly to think their karate teacher could be from heaven. Continue reading
By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Grades 2-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
Bailey School Kids are nervous when the new school counselor seems very similar to Count Dracula. He even lives in the basement of Mrs. Jeepers home with the long wooden box, but Mr. Drake drinks lemonade instead of blood. Continue reading
By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Grades 2-4; Genre - Fantasy; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
Bailey School kids get stuck in the middle of a feud between a leprechaun and Mrs. Jeepers. Mr. O'Grady visits Bailey School to supposedly teach the kids how to do Irish folk dancing, but Mrs. Jeepers begins to behave strangely and the kids learn of an old legend of why vampires don't like leprechauns. Continue reading
By Emily Rodda
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL S; AR pts: 4.0
Lief, Jasmine and Barda head to toward the Shifting Sands anxious to get the next gem for the Belt of Deltora. On their way they come to Rithmere, a city where the annual Games are held. The companions enter into the Games and do well, but are betrayed when the lady who is supposedly taking care of them tricks them and they become prisoner to the Grey Guards. Continue reading
By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Grades 2-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
The Bailey School Kids are surprised and thrilled when they find a strange bottle and meet a strange man who seems to hear all of the wishes they make. As each wish comes true, the kids realize they don't like the things they wished for and would rather have things normal again. Continue reading
By Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL R; AR pts: 4.0
Hank Zipzer doesn't feel great about his soccer skills, but learns with the help of Papa Pete that he really loves ping-pong. The only trouble is his father and friends don't think ping-pong is a real sport. Continue reading
By Francesca Simon
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
In story 1, Henry copies Peter’s story during school and ends up having to read it to the kindergarteners. In Story 2, Mr. Nudie Foodie comes to Henry’s school to teach them how to eat more nutritiously. Story three is about Henry tricking Peter out of all his money and candy and in story four Peter and Henry get to sleep over at the museum with their classes. Continue reading
By Francesca Simon
Grades 3-5; Genre - Fiction; GRL M; AR pts: 1.0
Henry's at it again when he realizes Peter's going to have to go Trick or Treating with him on Halloween. In the second story, Henry gets stuck with Rebecca as a babysitter. In story three, Henry and Margaret raid each other's secret clubs. In story four Henry gets to go to his new baby cousin's christening. Continue reading
By Debbie Dadey and Marcia Thornton Jones
Grades 2-5; Genre - Fantasy; GRL P; AR pts: 1.0
The Bailey School Kids are out for spring break and are looking forward to the Spring Festival. Brutus Bigg shows up to landscape the park and comes with a lot of rain. Eddie can't wait to hunt for Easter eggs and wonders what could be the grand prize inside the golden egg for this year, but the egg hunt is put off because of the rain. Continue reading
By Carolyn Keene
Grades 1-4; Genre- Fiction; AR pts: 2.0
The Clue Crew travels with Nancy's dad and Hannah to Cape Mermaid, New Jersey. Nancy's cousin, Tessie, reveals a mystery for Nancy and her friends of a ghost who used to live in Cape Mermaid. Nancy and her crew take on the challenge, but she wonders why Tessie behaves so strange about it all. Continue reading