NEW BOOKS August 2009
Best friends and drama queens
Cabot, Meg.
New York : Scholastic Press, 2009.
Nine-year-old Allie Finkle's list of rules helps her navigate a tricky situation with a new girl at school.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J CAB
Brenda Berman, wedding expert
Zalben, Jane Breskin.
New York : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, 2009.
When Brenda's favorite uncle decides to marry, Brenda sees visions of a gold lamé flower-girl's outfit, until Uncle Harry and his bride-to-be show
up with her niece. Includes cake recipe.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J ZOL
Catcall
Newbery, Linda.
Oxford ; New York : David Fickling Books, 2008.
When eight-year-old Jamie becomes almost possessed by a lion he encountered in a wild animal park, his blended family, especially his cat-loving
older brother Josh, struggles to connect with the boy they love.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J NEW
The cats of Roxville Station
George, Jean Craighead, 1919-
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2009.
Thrown into a river by a cruel human, a young tiger-striped cat fights to survive amid feral cats and other creatures near Roxville train station, aided
by Mike, an eleven-year-old foster boy who is not allowed to have a pet.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J GRO
Crane
Stone, Jeff.
New York : Random House, c2007.
In China in the mid-seventeenth century, twelve-year-old Hok, disguised as a boy for most of her life, must now assume her proper identity as a girl and
try to save her brothers' lives by entering the notorious Jinan City Fight Club.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J STO
Curse of the night wolf
Stewart, Paul, 1955-
New York : David Fickling Books, 2008.
Soon after Victorian messenger Barnaby Grimes is attacked by a huge beast while crossing London's rooftops, he becomes entangled in a mystery involving
patent medicine, impoverished patients, and very expensive furs.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J STE
Dragon road
Yep, Laurence, 1948-
New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2008.
In 1939, unable to find regular jobs because of the Great Depression, long-time friends Cal Chin and Barney Young tour the country as members of a
Chinese American basketball team.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J YEP
The entomological tales of Augustus T. Percival : Petronella saves nearly everyone
Low, Dene.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Petronella's fashionable friends are arriving at her country estate near London to celebrate her sixteenth birthday and her coming out party. During the
festivities, important guests are disappearing, kidnapping notes are appearing,
many of the clues are insects, and Uncle Augustus (who has developed a bug
eating compulsion) is surreptitiously devouring evidence.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J LOW
Extra credit
Clements, Andrew, 1949-
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2009.
As letters flow back and forth--between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan, across cultural and religious divides--sixth-grader
Abby, ten-year-old Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed begin to speak and listen
to each other.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J CLE
Friend or fiend? with the Pain & the Great One
Blume, Judy.
New York : Delacorte Press, c2009.
First-grader Jake "The Pain" and his sister, third-grader Abigail "The Great One" have more adventures, including visiting their cousins in New York
and celebrating their cat Fluzzy's birthday.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J BLU
Go long!
Barber, Tiki, 1975-
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2008.
When Coach Spangler leaves at the start of their second year of junior high school, thirteen-year-old twins Tiki and Ronde wonder if his replacement,
history teacher Mr. Wheeler, can coach the Eagles to another winning football
season.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J BAR
Goblins! : an UnderEarth adventure
Buckingham, Royce.
New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.
Twelve-year-old Sam Hill and seventeen-year-old PJ discover a scary world of goblins under the earth after one of the creatures escapes through a tunnel
in the ground, and when Sam follows it back down, PJ must go underground to
rescue him.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J BUC
Great Bear Lake
Hunter, Erin.
New York : HarperCollins, 2009.
Three bear cubs of different species are united for the first time as they begin their long journey in search of destiny, hope, and what it truly
means to be a bear in the wild.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J HUN
The hunt for the seventh
Morton-Shaw, Christine.
New York : Katherine Tegen Books, c2008.
When his father starts a new job at Minerva Hall as gardener, twelve-year -old Jim discovers an ancient curse that needs to be unraveled before disaster
happens.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J MOR
It's only temporary
Warner, Sally.
New York : Viking Childrens Books, 2008.
When Skye's older brother comes home after a devastating accident, she moves from Albuquerque, New Mexico, to California to live with her grandmother
and attend middle school, where she somewhat reluctantly makes new friends,
learns to stand up for herself and those she cares about, and begins to craft a
new relationship with her changed brother.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J WAR
The last wild place
Jordan, Rosa.
Atlanta : Peachtree, 2008.
With problems mounting at home and with his best friend, when sixth- grader Chip discovers a family of Florida panthers in the marshy woods behind an
abandoned farm, he puts aside his own predicaments and concentrates on finding a
safe home for the wild animals.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J JOR
Madame Pamplemousse and her incredible edibles
Kingfisher, Rupert.
New York : Bloomsbury Children's Books : Distributed to the trade by
Macmillan Publishers, 2008.
Forced to work in her unpleasant uncle's horrible restaurant, a Parisian girl finds comfort and companionship in a shop nearby that sells otherworldly
foods prepared by a mysterious cook and her cat.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J KIN
Man in the moon
Enderle, Dotti, 1954-
New York : Delacorte Press, 2008.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J END
Marley Z and the bloodstained violin
Fusilli, Jim.
New York, N.Y. : Dutton Children's Books, 2008.
Fourteen-year-old Marley Zimmerman is convinced that her friend did not steal a valuable violin from the Julliard School, despite surveillance video
evidence, and enlists the other members of her would-be band, the Kingston
Cowboys, to help her find the truth.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J FUS
More bones : scary stories from around the world
Olson, Arielle North.
New York, N.Y. : Viking , 2008.
Can you escape from an evil wizard? Can you outrun a corpse? Can you learn secrets from a severed head? These terrifying questions--and many more--
enliven twenty-two tales collected from around the world and retold.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J OLS
The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg
Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman).
New York : Blue Sky Press, 2009.
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has
been sold into service in the Civil War.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J PHI
The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg
Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman).
New York : Blue Sky Press, 2009.
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has
been sold into service in the Civil War.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J PHI
The mouse family Robinson
King-Smith, Dick.
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2008.
After a close call with the cat who stalks the hallways, a family of wild mice, including adventurous, young Beaumont and elderly Uncle Brown, emigrates
to a more mouse-friendly house down the block.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J KIN
The outlandish adventures of Liberty Aimes
Easton, Kelly.
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, c2009.
Ten-year-old Libby Aimes escapes her prison-like home by using a strange concoction of her father's, then tries to make her way to the boarding school of
her dreams, aided by various people and animals.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J EAS
Pip : the story of Olive
Kane, Kim.
New York : David Fickling Books, 2009.
Twelve-year-old Olive, an only child who lives with her high-powered lawyer-mother in a ramshackle house at the beach in Australia, does not fit in
at the Joanne d'Arc School for Girls, so when her best friend drops her for a
more popular girl and Olive suddenly meets her own, more confident twin sister,
the two of them go in search of their long-lost father.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J KAN
The Prince of Fenway Park
Baggott, Julianna.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
In the fall of 2004, twelve-year-old Oscar Egg is sent to live with his father in a strange netherworld under Boston's Fenway Park, where he joins the
fairies, pooka, banshee, and other beings that are trapped there, waiting for
someone to break the eighty-six-year-old curse that has prevented the Boston Red
Sox from winning a World Series.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J BAG
Slumpbuster
Markey, Kevin.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
Eleven-year-old slugger Banjo "The Great Walloper" Bishbash is overcome by a nasty hitting slump as he tries to lead the Rambletown Rounders to the
division baseball championship.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J MAR
Smoke Mountain
Hunter, Erin.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
When the bears learn of the legendary Last Great Wilderness, a fabled bear paradise, they believe that this must be their ultimate destination.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J HUN
Tracking Daddy down
Kelsey, Marybeth.
New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, c2008.
Daredevil eleven-year-old Billie has an exciting summer, in spite of her overprotective stepfather, when she figures out where her father and uncle are
hiding after robbing a bank and enlists her cousin's help in convincing them to
surrender.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J KEL
The wind in the willows
Grahame, Kenneth, 1859-1932.
Bath [England] : Palazzo, 2008.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J GRA
Winning words : sports stories and photographs
Smith, Charles R., 1969-
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J SMI
Benny Bensky and the parrot-napper
Borsky, Mary, 1946-
Toronto : Tundra Books, c2008.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP BOR
The Brotherhood of the Traveling Underpants
Trine, Greg.
New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
When the three members of the Bad Guy Brotherhood buy a time machine to keep the younger Melvin from gaining his superhero powers, Melvin and his
sidekick Candace, disguised as pirates, travel back in time to stop them.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP TRI
The garbage monster from outer space
Erickson, John R., 1943-
New York : Puffin Books, 1999.
Hank the Cowdog is determined to find out who's behind the series of garbage barrel raids for which he is being held responsible.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP ERI
Kidnapped at the Capital
Roy, Ron, 1940-
New York : Random House, 2003.
KC's mother and the clone of the President of the United States are kidnapped by disgruntled astronauts who want to take over the International
Space Station.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP ROY
The reptile room
Snicket, Lemony.
New York : Scholastic, 2000, c1999.
After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom
they live happily for an all-too-brief time.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP SNI
Trumpet of the swan
White, E. B. (Elwyn Brooks), 1899-1985.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2000.
Louis, a voiceless Trumpeter swan, finds himself far from his wilderness home when he determines to communicate by learning to play a stolen trumpet.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP WHI
Who cloned the President?
Roy, Ron, 1940-
New York : Random House, 2003.
KC discovers that the President of the United States has been replaced by a clone and sets out with her friend Marshall, on a dangerous mission to set
things right.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP ROY
About rodents : a guide for children
Sill, Cathryn P., 1953-
Atlanta, Ga. : Peachtree, c2008.
Explains what rodents are, how they live, and what they do.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J599.35 SIL
Alien abductions
Kallen, Stuart A., 1955-
San Diego, CA : ReferencePoint Press, c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J001.942 KAL
Alien invaders : species that threaten our world
Drake, Jane.
Toronto : Tundra Books, c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J578.62 DRA
Ashley Bryan : words to my life's song
Bryan, Ashley.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - JB BRY
Ballots for Belva : the true story of a woman's race for the presidency
Bardhan-Quallen, Sudipta.
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - JB LOC
The beautiful stories of life : six Greek myths, retold
Rylant, Cynthia.
Orlando : Harcourt, c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J398.2 RYL
The beckoning cat : based on a Japanese folktale
Nishizuka, Koko.
New York : Holiday House, 2009.
A retelling of the traditional Japanese tale describing the origins of the beckoning cat and how it came to be a symbol of good luck.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J398.2 NIS
Bubble homes and fish farts
Bayrock, Fiona.
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2009.
Bubbles serve many different functions for a wide variety of animals. Some use them for protection, some to find food, and others to keep warm.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J590 BAY
Button up!
Schertle, Alice.
Orlando, Fla. : Harcourt, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J811.6 SCH
The cartoonist's big book of drawing animals
Hart, Christopher.
New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J741.5 HAR
The cuckoo's haiku
Rosen, Michael J., 1954-
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J811.6 ROS
Dance! : no matter what kind of dance you like to do, this book is for you
Lundsten, Apryl.
Middleton, WI : American Girl, c2008.
"This book will help you discover the dancer within you -- whether you want to dance onstage or just be comfortable boogying in your room. You'll find
tips for getting over nerves and learn how to become your own choreographer.
Most of all, you'll see how dancing can make you stronger, happier, and more
confident!"--P. [4] of cover.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J792.8 LUN
Dinosaur parade : a spectacle of prehistoric proportions
Halls, Kelly Milner, 1957-
New York : Lark Books, c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J567.9 HAL
Doctor All-Knowing : a folk tale from the Brothers Grimm
Orgel, Doris.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2008.
Desperate to provide enough food for himself and his daughter, a poor man sets himself up as Doctor All-Knowing and is soon called upon by a rich man to
find a thief.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J398.2 ORG
Dolphins
Simon, Seymour.
[Washington, D.C.] : Smithsonian ; New York : Collins, c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J599.53 SIM
Evolution
Gamlin, Linda.
London ; New York : Dorling Kindersley ; Boston : Distributed by
Houghton Mifflin Co., 2009, c1993.
Text about and photography of experiments, animals, plants, bones, and fossils reveal the ideas and discoveries that have changed our understanding of
the natural world and how life began.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J576.8 GAM
For the duration
DePaola, Tomie, 1934-
New York, NY : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2009.
From gas rationing to air-raid drills, as long as the war lasts, life is going to be different for Tomie. And sometimes different is hard. Fortunately,
Tomie still has school, his family, and the things he's good at to carry him
through.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - JB DEP
The frog scientist
Turner, Pamela S.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009.
Tyrone Hayes works to discover the effects pesticides have on frogs and, in turn, us.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J597.89 TUR
Growing green : a young person's guide to taking care of the planet
Goodings, Christina.
Oxford, England : Lion Children's, 2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J363.7 GOO
Hansel and Gretel
Isadora, Rachel.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
When they are left in the woods by their parents, two children find their way home despite an encounter with a wicked witch.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J398.2 ISA
How many baby pandas?
Markle, Sandra.
New York : Walker, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J599.789 MAR
How to scratch a wombat : where to find it...what to feed it...why it sleeps all day
French, Jackie.
New York : Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publishing Company, 2005, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J599.24 FRE
I heard God talking to me : William Edmondson and his stone carvings
Spires, Elizabeth.
New York : Frances Foster Books, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J811.6 SPI
Is this normal? : girls' questions
[Middleton, WI] : American Girl Pub., c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J613 IS
Julius Caesar
McKeown, Adam (Adam N.).
New York : Sterling Pub. Co., c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J822.33 MCK
The kids' guide to paper airplanes
Harbo, Christopher L.
Mankato, Minn. : Capstone Press, c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J745.592 HAR
Knockout! : photobiography of boxer Joe Louis
Sullivan, George, 1927-
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2008.
A biography in pictures of African-American boxer Joe Louis.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - JB LOU
The land of the dragon king : and other Korean stories
London : Frances Lincoln Children's, 2008.
Offers a collection of legendary stories from Korea that provide colorful explanations about the creation of the world and the creatures who live in it,
including how the seas became salty and rabbits earned their fluffy tales.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J398.2 LAN
Lang Lang : playing with flying keys
Lang, Lang, 1982-
New York : Delacorte Press, c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - JB LAN
Look : drawing the line in art
Wolfe, Gillian.
London : Frances Lincoln Children's, 2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J701.8 WOL
Looking for Miza : the true story of the mountain gorilla family who rescued one of their own
Hatkoff, Craig.
New York : Scholastic Press, c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J599.884 HAT
Love your world : how to take care of the plants, the animals, and the planet
Sirett, Dawn.
New York, N.Y. : DK Pub., 2009.
"You can make a big difference if you help take care of the planet. From growing a garden in a tray to recycling trash, this book is full of ideas"--P.
[4] of cover.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J333.72 SIR
Mission control, this is Apollo : the story of the first voyages to the moon
Chaikin, Andrew, 1956-
New York : Penguin Group, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J629.45 CHA
My little book of Chinese words
Louis, Catherine.
New York : North-South Book, c2008.
"Each spread shows a picture of the object, the ancient Chinese character, the modern calligraphy, and the word in English including pronunciation of the
Chinese word"--Back cover.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J495.1 LOU
Nic Bishop butterflies and moths
Bishop, Nic, 1955-
New York, NY : Scholastic Nonfiction, c2009.
Simple, engaging text presents both basic information and fun, quirky facts about the insects' appearance, habits, and life cycle.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J595.789 BIS
Phenomena : secrets of the senses
Jackson, Donna M., 1959-
Boston : Little, Brown and Company, 2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J152.1 JAC
Plant secrets
Goodman, Emily.
Watertown, MA : Charlesbridge, c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J580 GOO
Raining cats and dogs
Moses, Will.
New York : Philomel Books, 2008.
For anyone who's ever wondered how a groom can get cold feet when he's wearing shoes and socks, or how a person can be in a pickle when pickles are so
small, or how butterflies could possibly get into your stomach, Will Moses has
the answers. Using his trademark folkart style along with plenty of mischief and
humor, Will Moses shed some light on these often puzzling phrases, educating
young readers while entertaining them in high style.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J428.1 MOS
Robert H. Jackson : New Deal lawyer, Supreme Court Justice, Nuremberg prosecutor
Jarrow, Gail.
Honesdale, Pa. : Calkins Creek, c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - JB JAC
Space probes : exploring beyond Earth
Jefferis, David.
New York : Crabtree Pub., c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J629.43 JEF
Spy
Platt, Richard.
New York : DK Publishing, 2009, c2000.
"This book presents information about men and women spies throughout history as well as about the tools and equipment they used in espionage and
intelligence service. You can also be an eyewitness to some of the world's most
shadowy characters, and get the inside scoop on the ingenious gadgets that real-
life spies have used to gather and send information without getting caught." --
Publisher's description.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J327.12 PLA
Swish : the quest for basketball's perfect shot
Stewart, Mark, 1960-
Minneapolis [Minn.] : Millbrook Press, c2009.
A history of some notable basketball shots and players.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J796.323 STE
Titanic
Adams, Simon.
New York : Dorling Kindersley, c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J910.91634 ADA
Train
Coiley, John.
New York, N.Y. : DK, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J625.1 COI
Traveling the freedom road : from slavery and the Civil War through Reconstruction
Osborne, Linda Barrett, 1949-
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J973.7 OSB
Under siege! : three children at the Civil War battle for Vicksburg
Warren, Andrea.
New York : Melanie Kroupa Books, c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J973.7344 WAR
Universe
Kerrod, Robin.
New York, NY : Dorling Kindersley, 2009, c2003.
Provides an in-depth, comprehensive look at the universe with a unique integration of words and pictures. Topics covered include: black holes,
galaxies, the solar system, asteroids, meteors, meterorites, stars, quasars and
more. Features an accompanying clip-art CD and wall chart.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J523.1 KER
Up close, W. E .B. Du Bois : a twentieth-century life
Bolden, Tonya.
New York : Viking, c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - JB DUB
What's inside?
Laroche, Giles.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J720 LAR
What's so bad about gasoline? : fossil fuels and what they do
Rockwell, Anne F.
New York : Collins, c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J665.53 ROC
You are weird : your body's peculiar parts and funny functions
Swanson, Diane, 1944-
Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J612 SWA
You're the cook! : a guide to mixing it up in the kitchen
Wilton, Katie.
Middleton, Mass. : Cooking with Katie, Inc., 2006.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J641.5 WIL
You're the cook! : a guide to mixing it up in the kitchen
Wilton, Katie.
Middleton, Mass. : Cooking with Katie, Inc., 2006.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J641.5 WIL
All cats have Asperger Syndrome
Hoopmann, Kathy, 1963-
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2006.
Agawam Parenting - PAR J618.92 HOO
Eating for autism : the 10-step nutrition plan to help treat your child's autism, Asperger's, or ADHD
Strickland, Elizabeth, 1956-
Cambridge, MA : Da Capo Press, 2009.
Agawam Parenting - PAR 618.92 STR
Girls growing up on the autism spectrum : what parents and professionals should know about the pre-teen and teenage years
Nichols, Shana.
London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2009.
Agawam Parenting - PAR 618.92 NIC
If your kid eats this book, everything will still be okay : how to know if your child's injury or illness is really an emergency
Zibners, Lara.
New York : Wellness Central, 2009.
"A funny and practical guide to knowing when your child's predicament is actually worth panicking about-- from a former New York City Emergency Room
pediatrician"--Provided by the publisher.
Agawam Parenting - PAR 618.92 ZIB
Late, lost and unprepared
Cooper-Kahn, Joyce.
Bethesda : Woodbine House, 2008.
Agawam Parenting - PAR 649.152 COO
Playing it right! : social skills activities for parents and teachers of young children with autism spectrum disorders, including asperger syndrome and
autism
Bareket, Rachael.
Shawnee Mission, KS : Autism Asperger Publishing Co., c2006.
Agawam Parenting - PAR 618.92 BAR
Ready, set, go Green! Grades 2-3 : eco-friendly activities for school and home
Domnauer, Teresa.
Columbus, Ohio : Frank Schaffer, c2009.
Agawam Parenting - TEACHER RESOURCE 372.357 DOM
Ready, set, go Green! Grades 4-5 : eco-friendly activities for school and home
Domnauer, Teresa.
Columbus, Ohio : Frank Schaffer, c2009.
Agawam Parenting - TEACHER RESOURCE 372.357 DOM
Ready, set, go Green! Grades K-1 : eco-friendly activities for school and home
Domnauer, Teresa.
Columbus, Ohio : Frank Schaffer, c2009.
Agawam Parenting - TEACHER RESOURCE 372.357 DOM
Special-needs kids eat right : strategies to help kids on the autism spectrum focus, learn, and thrive
Converse, Judy.
New York : Perigee, c2009.
Agawam Parenting - PAR 618.92 CON
1 2 3
Wegman, William.
New York : Hyperion, c1995.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ-WEG
Adios Oscar! : a butterfly fable
Elwell, Peter.
New York : The Blue Sky Press, c2009.
Despite his friends' teasing, Oscar the caterpillar studies to prepare for becoming a butterfly and migrating to Mexico, so when things do not turn out
as he expects, he is still able to make his dream come true.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ ELW
Almost
Torrey, Rich.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
Almost six-year-old Jack lists all the ways in which he is almost a grown -up.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ TOR
Always
McGhee, Alison, 1960-
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009.
A loyal dog promises to protect his young mistress and her home from any danger.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ MCG
April Fool! watch out at school!
De Groat, Diane.
New York, NY : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
On April Fools' Day, Gilbert is unhappy that everyone is tricking him and he is unable to get them back, but then he thinks of a great way to fool his
best friend. Includes tricks hidden in the illustrations for the reader to find.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ DEG
Bad frogs
Hurd, Thacher.
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2009.
Follow this crew of 170 funny, funky bad frogs as they slurp, burp, skateboard, parachute, and play their way through this rollicking book.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ HUR
Big Wolf & Little Wolf
Brun-Cosme, Nadine.
New York : Enchanted Lion Books, 2009.
Big Wolf has always lived alone at the top of a hill under a tree, so when a little wolf suddenly arrives one day, he does not know what to think.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ BRU
Bob's best ever friend
Bartram, Simon.
Somerville, Mass. : Templar Books : An imprint of Candlewick Press,
2009.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ BAR
Can you see what I see? : picture puzzles to search and solve
Wick, Walter.
New York : Scholastic, c2002.
Presents twelve brain-teasing hidden picture puzzles to solve.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ WIC
Casey and Derek on the ice
Sederman, Marty.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2008.
A rhyming tale of an underdog hockey team's last minute attempt to win a big game.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ SED
Chicken Little
Emberley, Ed.
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2009.
A retelling of the classic story of Chicken Little, who has an acorn fall on his head and runs in a panic to his friends Henny Penny, Lucky Ducky, and
Loosey Goosey, to tell them the sky is falling.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ EMB
Critter sitter
Richards, Chuck, 1957-
New York : Walker & Company, 2008.
When the Mahoney family hires Henry the Critter Sitter to watch their dog, cat, bird, fish, frog, and snake, he thinks he is up for the challenge since
creature control is his game, but the pets have a different idea.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ RIC
Dolphins on the sand
Arnosky, Jim.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2008.
A dozen dolphins, led by their eldest member and her youngster, become stranded on a sandbar and must be helped to safety by humans.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ ARN
Explorer extraordinaire!
O'Connor, Jane.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
Nancy and her friend Bree explore the fascinating world of birds and insects in their exclusive and glamorous Explorers Extraordinaire Club.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ OCO
Explorer extraordinaire!
O'Connor, Jane.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2009.
Nancy and her friend Bree explore the fascinating world of birds and insects in their exclusive and glamorous Explorers Extraordinaire Club.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ OCO
The firefighters
Whiting, Sue.
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, c2009.
After dressing up as fire fighters, building a fire truck out of a cardboard box, and extinguishing imaginary fires on the playground, Mrs.
Iverson's students are surprised by the arrival of a real fire engine with real
fire fighters on board.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ WHI
Flip, flap, fly!
Root, Phyllis.
Somerville, MA : Candlewick, c2009.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ ROO
Footprints in the snow
Matsuoka, Mei.
New York : Henry Holt, 2008.
"Wolf is feeling offended and indignant: all the wolves he's ever read about are nasty, scary, and greedy! To set the record straight, he decides to
write a story about a nice wolf. But will his wolfish instincts get the better
of him after all?" -- dust jacket flap.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ MAT
Fritz danced the fandango
Potter, Alicia.
New York : Scholastic Press, 2009.
While searching for other goats who like to dance the fandango, Fritz the mountain goat discovers other uniquely talented creatures looking for their
place in the world.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ POT
Gallop!
Seder, Rufus Butler.
New York : Workman Pub., 2007.
Rhyming text asks if the reader can move like a variety of animals. Striped acetate overlays on board pages give illustrations the illusion of
movement.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ-SED
Gone with the wand
Palatini, Margie.
New York, N.Y. : Orchard Books, 2008.
When tooth fairy Edith B. Cuspid finds her friend Bernice Sparklestein, a fairy godmother whose work is legendary, having a very bad wand day, she tries
to cheer her up by suggesting Bernice try other fairy jobs.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ PAL
The hermit crab
Goodrich, Carter.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2009.
Absorbed in his search for food, a shy hermit crab, disguised in a fancy new shell, inadvertently rescues a flounder caught beneath a trap and wins the
admiration of the other marine animals.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ GOO
Holly's red boots
Chessa, Francesca.
New York : Holiday House, c2008.
Holly wants to play in the snow and needs her red books, so she and her cat Jasper search the house for anything red.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ CHE
The house of joyful living
Schotter, Roni.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
A young girl loves her busy, crowded apartment building where neighbors enjoy spending time together in the roof garden, but she becomes very jealous
when the new baby her mother is expecting takes attention away from herself.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ SCH
I want to be free
Slate, Joseph.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2009.
Based on a sacred Buddhist tale as related in Rudyard Kipling's novel "Kim," tells of an escaped slave who rescues an abandoned baby from slave
hunters.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ SLA
James Mayhew presents Ella Bella ballerina and The sleeping beauty
Mayhew, James, 1964-
Happauge, NY : Barron's, 2008, c2007.
After finishing her ballet class, Ella Bella listens to music from Tchaikovsky's ballet The sleeping beauty ballet and is magically transported
into the story where the ballet takes place. She meets all the story's
characters and she watches as the legendary tale unolds before her very eyes.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ MAY
The jolly postman : or, Other people's letters
Ahlberg, Janet.
Boston : Little, Brown, c1986.
Characters from traditional tales receive mail, which readers can pull out of envelopes to read.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ AHL
The littlest sled dog
Kusugak, Michael.
Victoria : Orca Book Publishers, 2008.
"A little dog named Igvillu dreams of being a sled dog in the North."-- T.p. verso.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ KUS
Llama Llama misses Mama
Dewdney, Anna.
New York : Viking, 2009.
Llama Llama experiences separation anxiety on his first day of nursery school.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ DEW
Mind your manners!
Goode, Diane.
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2005.
Come not to the table without having read this book! You Are Invited What : To share a meal. Where: The Abbotts' house. When: As soon as you open this
book. But watch out - the Abbotts and their dogs have absolutely atrocious table
manners. They speak with their mouths full, complain about the food they are
serving, and argue in front of the company. The Abbotts also violate some more
obscure table-manner taboos, such as smelling their meat and staring what's on
the plate of a dinner companion. With rules lifted in the vernacular from an
early-nineteenth century primer (the full text of the rules is appended), and
uproarious pictures that do most of the storytelling, this is a lively and
wonderful celebration of good manners.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ GOO
Minifred goes to school
Gerstein, Mordicai.
New York : HarperCollins, 2009.
When Mr. Portly finds a kitten, he and his wife raise her like a child, but unlike a typical child, Minifred the kitten does not like to follow rules at
home or at school.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ GER
The moon over Star
Aston, Dianna Hutts.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008.
On her family's farm in the town of Star, eight-year-old Mae eagerly follows the progress of the 1969 Apollo 11 flight and moon landing and dreams
that she might one day be an astronaut, too.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ AST
Moon rabbit
Russell, Natalie.
New York : Viking Children's Books, 2009.
A city rabbit befriends a country rabbit, but soon she misses her home with its cafes and bright lights.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ RUS
Mouse was mad
Urban, Linda.
Orlando : Harcourt, 2009.
Mouse struggles to find the right way to express his anger, modeling the behavior of Hare, Bear, Hedgehog, and Bobcat, only to discover that his own way
may be the best way of all.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ URB
Mrs Muffly's monster
Dyer, Sarah, 1978-
London : Frances Lincoln Children's, 2008.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ DYE
My brother Bert
Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998.
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
Illustrations and rhyming text portray a hobby gone awry, as Bert's collection of exotic pets seems on the verge of breaking into a quarrel, and
perhaps a rumpus, as well.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ HUG
The pet dragon : a story about adventure, friendship, and Chinese characters
Niemann, Christoph.
New York : Greenwillow Books, 2008.
When Lin's beloved pet dragon disappears, she searches for him far and wide until a witch helps her to reach the dragon's new home. Introduces a
different Chinese character on each step of Lin's adventure.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ NIE
Pip in the Grand Hotel
Hucke, Johannes.
New York : NorthSouth, c2009.
Mary has a new pet, a mouse named Pip. When she opens the lid to his box, Pip is off stright into the Grand Hotel. The reader can search for Pip in the
pictures.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ HUC
Purplicious
Kann, Victoria.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2007.
When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ KAN
Purplicious
Kann, Victoria.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, c2007.
When her classmates make fun of her for still liking the color pink, a little girl feels all alone, but then a friend shows her the power of pink.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ KAN
Rainbow Fish discovers the deep sea
Pfister, Marcus.
New York : North-South Books, c2009.
Rainbow Fish braves the deepest waters to find his sparkling scale.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ PFI
S is for save the planet : a how-to-be green alphabet
Herzog, Brad.
Chelsea, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, c2009.
Suggestions, information, and poems about environmental issues, one for each letter of the alphabet.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ HER
Sir Reginald's logbook
Hammill, Matt.
Toronto : Kids Can Press, c2008.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ HAM
Smile
Rowe, John A.
New York : Minedition, 2008.
King and Queen Grumpy, the rulers of GrumpyLand, are very worried when their new baby son, unlike his five brothers, seems to be disfigured by a
strange expression on his face.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ ROW
Sneezy Louise
Breznak, Irene.
New York : Random House, 2009.
When Louise wakes up with itchy eyes, a wheezy throat, and a sneezy nose, she just knows it is not going to be a very good day.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ BRE
Sorry!
Landa, Norbert.
Intercourse, PA : Good Books, 2009.
Rabbit and Bear enjoy the wonderful feeling of being best friends, until they find a strange object in the woods and argue over whose picture appears
within.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ LAN
Stanza
Esbaum, Jill.
New York : Harcourt Children's Books, 2009.
Stanza the dog and his two rotten brothers terrorize the streets by day, but at night Stanza secretly writes poetry.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ ESB
The three little tamales
Kimmel, Eric A.
New York : Marshall Cavendish, 2009.
In this variation of "The Three Little Pigs" set in the Southwest, three little tamales escape from a restaurant before they can be eaten, and set up
homes in the prairie, cornfield, and desert.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ KIM
Toot toot zoom!
Root, Phyllis.
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2009.
Pierre lives all alone at the foot of the mountain so he hops in his car to find a friend. Will the car make it to the top of the mountain? Will it get
safely down? Will Pierre ever find a friend?
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ ROO
The very lonely firefly
Carle, Eric.
New York : Philomel Books, 1995.
A lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ CAR
What's under the bed?
Fenton, Joe.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008.
When Fred lays down his head, he imagines there is something monstrous under his bed.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ FEN
The white nights of Ramadan
Addasi, Maha, 1968-
Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, 2008.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ ADD
Wonder Bear
Nyeu, Tao.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008.
Two kids, a packet of seeds, a night to dream and a bear with magical powers.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ NYE
Dance to the rescue
Driscoll, Laura.
New York : Simon Spotlight, c2005.
On no! A mean elf has trapped Swiper in a bottle! To save him, Dora has to dance her way to the Castle, where she can win a wish to set Swiper free.
Will Dora be able to dance to Swiper's rescue?
Agawam Juv Paperback - JJP DRI
Dora's backpack
Willson, Sarah.
New York : Simon Spotlight/Nick Jr., 2002.
Dora and her pals try to reach the library before it closes. Can Backpack help?
Agawam Juv Paperback - JJP WIL
Dora's fairy-tale adventure
Ricci, Christine.
New York : Simon Sportlight/Nick Jr., c2004.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JJP RIC
Meet Diego!
Valdes, Leslie.
New York : Simon Spotlight, c2003.
Join Dora and her cousin Diego at the Animal Rescue Center, where they embark on an expedition to save Baby Jaguar from plunging over a waterfall.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JJP VAL
Spot goes to the park
Hill, Eric.
New York, N.Y. : Penguin Group, 2003, c1991.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JJP HIL
Arthur's pen pal
Hoban, Lillian.
New York, NY : The Trumpet Club, 1988, c1976.
Arthur views his little sister in a different light after receiving a revealing letter from his pen pal.
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP HOB
A best friend for Foofa
Higginson, Sheila Sweeny, 1966-
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2009.
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP HIG LEVEL 1
Dirk Bones and the mystery of the haunted house
Cushman, Doug.
New York : HarperCollinsPublishers, 2006.
"Daily Tombs" newspaper reporter Dirk Bones, who also happens to be a skeleton, investigates when a family of ghosts fears that they are being
haunted.
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP CUS LEVEL 1
Disasters at sea
Donkin, Andrew.
New York : Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2000.
Agawam Juv Fiction - E910.452 DON LEVEL 3
Finding the Titanic
Ballard, Robert D.
New York : Scholastic, c1993.
Describes the voyage of the Titanic, the accident that caused it to sink, and the rescue of those who survived.
Agawam Juv Fiction - E910.91634 BAL LEVEL 4
I am lost
Wilhelm, Hans, 1945-
New York : Scholastic, 1997.
A little dog gets lost and learns to find his way home again.
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP WIL LEVEL 1
Let's visit some islands
Fowler, Allan.
New York : Children's Press, c1998.
Explains the differences between islands and continents, tells how they were formed, and points out that some are not surrounded by water all of the
time.
Agawam Juv Paperback - E551.42 FOW
Pajama Day
O'Connor, Jane.
New York : HarperCollins, 2009.
Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, is excited to wear her elegant nightgown for Pajama Day at school, until best friend Bree and schoolmate Clara
impress everyone by wearing matching pink polka-dot pajamas.
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP OCO LEVEL 1
The playground bully
Chardiet, Bernice.
New York : Scholastic, 2002, c1990.
Selfish Brenda agrees to share her swing only with classmates who bring her sweets.
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP CHA LEVEL 3
Princess Buttercup : a flower princess story
Lewison, Wendy Cheyette.
New York : Grosset & Dunlap, c2001.
Spring is here, and the Flower Princesses are having a party, but where is Princess Buttercup?
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP LEW LEVEL 1
Save Little Red Riding Hood!
Richards, Melinda.
New York : Simon Spotlight, c2009.
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP RIC LEVEL 1
The show must go on
O'Connor, Jane.
New York : HarperCollins, 2009.
Nancy, who likes to use fancy words, is dismayed to be partnered with shy classmate Lionel for the school talent show until she comes up with an act
perfectly suited for both of them.
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP OCO LEVEL 1
Super shortstops : Nomar, A-Rod, and Jeter
Buckley, James, 1963-
New York : Dorling Kindersley, 2001.
Agawam Juv Fiction - E796.357 BUC
Terror on the Amazon : the quest for El Dorado
Gates, Phil.
New York : Dorling Kindersley Pub., 2000.
Describes the conquistadores and their dangerous search for gold, jewels, and spices in the South American jungle.
Agawam Juv Fiction - E986 GAT LEVEL 3
This is my town
Mayer, Mercer, 1943-
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, c2009.
Little Critter invites readers to explore his town and discover where everyone works and plays.
Agawam Juv Paperback - EP MAY
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