Louis Sachar
1) Holes
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English
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Family Road Trip
Homelessness More Books - Youth
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Homelessness More Books - Youth
Newbery Medal Winners & Honor Books - Present to 1922
Description
As further evidence of his family's bad fortune which they attribute to a curse on a distant relative, Stanley Yelnats is sent to a hellish correctional camp in the Texas desert where he finds his first real friend, a treasure, and a new sense of himself.
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Series
Wayside School volume 6
Language
English
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Formats
Description
Follows the adventures and misadventures of students and staff as they cope with the effects of a large, gloomy cloud that has settled over Wayside School.
3) Fuzzy mud
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English
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Description
Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world.
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Series
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Description
SIDEWAYS STORIES FROM WAYSIDE SCHOOL–You can imagine the confusion at Wayside School when the builder made a terrible mistake. Instead of building 30 classrooms side-by-side, he built them one on top of another. Maybe that accounts for the wacky goings-on in Mrs. Jewls' class. Where else will you find children being turned into apples, dead rats wearing raincoats, and little girls who try to sell their toes?
WAYSIDE SCHOOL IS FALLING DOWN–...
WAYSIDE SCHOOL IS FALLING DOWN–...
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Series
Wayside School volume 2
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English
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Description
More humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, where students learn to tango, face the cafeteria's dreaded Mushroom Surprise, and study a hobo during Show and Tell. Sequel to "Sideways Stories from Wayside School."
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 5
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
English
Description
Even though they have all come to school in holey clothes, Marvin and his third grade class manage to impress their surprise visitor--the President of the United States.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 3
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
After Casey Happleton tells him that if he kisses his elbow he will turn into a girl, nine-year-old Marvin experiments and finds himself very confused about his identity.
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Series
Wayside School volume 4
Pub. Date
[1989]
Language
English
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Description
Join Mrs. Jewls's class and try solving over fifty math puzzles and brainteasers.
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Series
Marvin Redpost volume 8
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
When Marvin Redpost's new friend Casey shares with him her magic crystal that can make wishes come true, things get out of control.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 4
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Marvin is pleased when his teacher asks him to take care of her dog while she's away, but he soon finds that there's more pressure involved than he likes.
Author
Series
Wayside School volume 1
Pub. Date
1998, 1978.
Language
English
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Description
Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
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Series
Wayside School volume 3
Pub. Date
[1995]
Language
English
Description
Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Author
Series
Marvin Redpost volume 2
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
English
Description
A small incident during recess threatens to turn nine-year-old Marvin into the outcast of his third-grade class.
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Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
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Description
David receives a curse from an elderly woman he has helped his schoolmates attack, and he learns to regret his weakness in pandering to others for the sake of popularity before new friends and a very nice girl help him to be a stronger, more assertive person.
20) Holes
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Young Stanley Yelnats finds himself at Camp Green Lake, where digging a hole a day keeps the warden at bay and "builds character". An ancient family curse still dogs Stanley and he's thrown headlong into the adventure of his life. Stanley and his campmates will have to forge fast friendships to unearth the mystery of what's really going on in the desert.