Download or read book Strangeville School Is Totally Normal written by Darcy Miller and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2022-07-19 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new highly-illustrated series is guaranteed to make you laugh so hard milk will come out of your nose! Strangeville School is the wackiest, most dangerous school you will ever attend...and you'll desperately want to come back for more! Harvey Hill just wants other kids to think he’s normal. So he’s happy to start fresh as the newest kid at Strangeville Middle School. Except Strangeville is anything but normal. Something sinister swims in the drinking fountain, the cafeteria could swallow you whole, and a giant rat named Cuddles is on the loose. And don't even get the vice principal started on the third-floor supply closet. In fact, don't even think about it. What supply closet? At least Harvey has his guide and sort-of new friend Stella Cho to show him the ropes. School newspaper reporter, first chair flugelhorn, and hiding a secret of her own, Stella shows Harvey that maybe "normal" is overrated. But when Stella goes missing while trying to solve the secret of the supply closet (oh that supply closet!), Harvey must embrace what makes him unique to save his new friend and his new school. Sideways Stories from Wayside School meets Welcome to Nightvale in this wacky new series!

Download or read book Strangeville written by Kenneth Tingle and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-02-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need a good laugh? Strangeville is a different kind of story that draws the reader in and keeps them wondering what will happen next. The story is a dark comedy about a suicidal young man named John Campbell who, after a failed suicide attempt, heads to Virginia to visit an aunt he hasn't seen in ten years. But his rental car runs out of gas deep in the mountains. When he decides to walk in the middle of the night, he winds up in a town that is isolated from the rest of the world-Strangeville. Unable to leave, he meets an assortment of loveable oddball characters-the beautiful Delilah, Klemm Johnson, Clarissa Puddworthy, Biff Flannigan, Jeboriah Varmint, Cleetus McChoparooski, and others. So if you want a different kind of reading experience, and you're tired of the same old cookie-cutter writing, check out Strangeville . Readers love it!

Download or read book Strangeville School Is Definitely Not Cursed written by Darcy Miller and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2022-09-13 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to laugh out loud at Strangeville Middle School, the wackiest (definitely not cursed) school ever! This highly illustrated new series is Sideways Stories from Wayside School for a new generation! Smile! It’s picture day! Except maybe don’t smile, because there’s a glowing lost-and-found box that’s appeared in the cafeteria. Sure, coming to Strangeville Middle has been an adjustment for new kid Harvey Hill, but things seem to be going well. That is, until strange things happen that may or may not be related to a 50-year-old curse (if, of course, curses were real, which they definitely are not). Luckily Harvey and his friend Stella are on the case. Their classmate Nevaeh seems to think there’s a logical explanation to the sentient robots, flooding hallways, and the glowing lost-and-found box, but Harvey and Stella aren't convinced. Is Harvey brave enough to solve the mystery of the curse (ahem, if there is one)? Or is Strangeville doomed? “Strangeville School is totally hysterical! It’s like a lopsided, upside down, triple somersault Sideways Stories from Wayside School for a whole new generation.” -- Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and I Funny

Download or read book The Girl in the Italian Bakery written by Kenneth Tingle and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life didn't do Kenny Tingle any favors. In The Girl in the Italian Bakery, follow his journey from childhood in a tough housing project north of Boston, the abduction and disappearance of a childhood friend, to the complete destruction of a family. His introduction to crime and the years he spent in foster homes. The poor choices he made in high school and the startling climax on prom night. Although he never has trouble meeting girls, the one girl he longs for always seems out of reach. The Girl in the Italian Bakery is the remarkably true story of always keeping hope, even when there is little left to hope for. This is a story of surviving through extreme adversity, and, ultimately, redemption.

Download or read book The Haunting of Sister Mary Francis Part I written by Alessandro Perucci and published by Alessandro Perucci. This book was released on 2012-08-07 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alessandro Paolo Perucci's latest work is a spellbinding horror novel, THE HAUNTING OF SISTER MARY FRANCIS PART I which tells of a young lonely Catholic schoolgirl named Mary Francis who is teased by the popular girls in her school called the Click for being meek and awkward. Mary Francis has six pitbull terrier pups named Gentle Soul, Lion, Sickle, Justice, Terror, and Three Eyes who are as meek as she. After being tormented to a boiling point, she meets a charasmatic defrocked priest named Father Gregory Martin who persuades her to join the world of the occult. He shows her the evil Infernal Book of Wisdom and a frightening sword called the Cadaver Sword which can give her tremendous powers. She is swept away by Father Gregory Martin and sells her soul to the Devil, uses the sword's power and thereby transforms into the gouged out eyed demon nun spectre Sister Mary Francis who wears a sentient birdlike nun's habit that is an omen of the Demon Nun's presence. Her Pitbull Terriers are also transformed into monstrous sized Demon Dogs who have a penchant for terror. Now she will get revenge on anyone and everyone who hurt her. Watch out, the demon nun spectre Sister Mary Francis will get you.

Download or read book Windmill written by Ace Boggess and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-18 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Tell Tale Start written by Gordon McAlpine and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-10 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Meet Edgar and Allan Poe -- twelve-year-old identical twins, the great-great-great-great-grandnephews of Edgar Allan Poe. They look and act so much alike that they're almost one mischievous, prank-playing boy in two bodies. When their beloved black cat, Roderick Usher, is kidnapped and transported to the Midwest, Edgar and Allan convince their guardians that it's time for a road trip. Along the way, mayhem and mystery ensue, as well as deeper questions: What is the boys' telepathic connection? Is Edgar Allan Poe himself reaching out to them from the Great Beyond? And why has a mad scientist been spying on the Poe family for years? With a mix of literary humor, mystery, a little quantum physics, and fun extras like fortune cookie messages, letters in code, license plate clues -- and playful illustrations thoughout -- this series opener is a perfect choice for smart, funny tweens who love the Time Warp Trio, Roald Dahl, and Lemony Snicket.

Download or read book Margot and Mateo Save the World written by Darcy Miller and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A hilarious—and slimy—alien adventure (set on Earth) that the bestselling author of Zombie Chasers, John Kloepfer, calls "fast paced, out-of-this-world fun!" Selected by the Wisconsin Library Association for Outstanding Achievement in children's literature. When Margot Blumenthal removes a bright blue slug alien attached to Mateo Flores’s back, the school play co-stars know it’s definitely not going to be a regular day at West Cove Middle School. They reluctantly team up and soon discover that the mayor and countless other adults, including Mateo’s dad, are infected—which means that West Cove, and possibly all of Earth, is in danger. What will they (and their new scientist friend) do? Ditch class and protect humankind, of course—because one unexcused absence doesn’t matter when the world is at stake! This stand-alone middle grade novel is fun, silly, and full of adventure. Young readers will speed through it…if they can stop laughing long enough to turn the page. LITA Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable List / Eleanor Cameron List Selection * 2020 Rhode Island Children’s Book Award Nominee

Download or read book Nightrender written by Jodi Meadows and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2022-01-11 with total page 371 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kingdoms will fall, gods will die, and hearts will be broken in this sprawling new fantasy from New York Times bestselling author Jodi Meadows. "INTRICATE... UNIQUE... COMPELLING."—YA Books Central In the middle of nothingness is the Island of Salvation. Reality bends easily here. Villages disappear. Forests burn forever. Pockets of inconsistent time are everywhere, their boundaries strung with yellow ribbon. And the three kingdoms of Salvation have been at war for a thousand years. But the greatest threat is the Malice, an incursion from the demon plane slowly tearing its way through the world’s weakest seams. Seams that—once split—will lead to the total unraveling of night and day, light and dark, life and death. Not that the human world takes much interest. Of more concern is the upcoming marriage of Rune Highcrown, Prince of Caberwill, and Johanne Fortuin, Princess of Embria—the serpent bride, a girl of famous cunning—which offers a possible end to the ancient conflict. But Rune has noticed the growing darkness, and he is determined to summon mankind’s only defense: Nightrender, the hammer of the gods, an immortal warrior more weapon than girl. There is only one problem. The last time she was summoned, she slaughtered every royal in Salvation, and no one knows why. Will she save humanity from the Malice… or plunge it deeper into the fires of eternal war? A YAVA Award Nominee! "Tantalizing."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, Starred Review "Lush."—Publishers Weekly "Wild."—Booklist "Rich."—Kirkus Reviews

Download or read book Roll written by Darcy Miller and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2018 Burr/Worzalla Award * A CCBC (Cooperative Children’s Book Center) Choices 2018 Pick * A Bank Street Best Children's Book of 2017 A hilariously funny and poignant debut novel, perfect for fans of Jerry Spinelli, Kat Yeh, Gary D. Schmidt, and Rebecca Stead. When Lauren (but call him “Ren,” pretty please) Hall sees birds falling from the sky, he knows something is wrong. But just as he’s starting to worry, he realizes that the birds are plummeting toward the ground on purpose. Turns out they’re Birmingham Roller Pigeons, and his new neighbor Sutton is training them for a competition. Sure, it’s strange, but Ren’s best and only friend Aiden has picked this summer to start hanging with the popular kids. So Ren starts training pigeons with Sutton—what’s the worst that could happen? A bird falls on his head? You’ll have to read Roll to find out.

Download or read book Furry Tales written by Fred Patten and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2019-09-06 with total page 237 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tales featuring anthropomorphic animals have been around as long as there have been storytellers to spin them, from Aesop's Fables to Reynard the Fox to Alice in Wonderland. The genre really took off following the explosion of furry fandom in the 21st century, with talking animals featuring in everything from science fiction to fantasy to LGBTQ coming-out stories. In his lifetime, Fred Patten (1940-2018)--one of the founders of furry fandom and a scholar of anthropomorphic animal literature--authored hundreds of book reviews that comprise a comprehensive critical survey of the genre. This selected compilation provides an overview from 1784 through the 2010s, covering such popular novels as Watership Down and Redwall, along with forgotten gems like The Stray Lamb and Where the Blue Begins, and science fiction works like Sundiver and Decision at Doona.

Download or read book The Little Father written by Gelett Burgess and published by Farrar, Straus & Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 1985 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Addicted to drinking Indian ink, a father begins shrinking and must be cared for by his loving young son.

Download or read book The Haunted Mustache written by Joe McGee and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-08-31 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fifth-graders Parker and Lucas get more than they bargained for when they seek to debunk one of Wolver Hollow's greatest legends about a haunted mustache that, every year on the anniversary of its owner's death, seeks a lip to claim as its own.

Download or read book Bedhead Ted written by Scott SanGiacomo and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2021-08-24 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for fans of Hilo and Lunch Lady, this charming and funny young middle grade graphic novel follows one boy as he discovers that his perceived flaw—wild, red hair—may just be what saves the day. Ten-year-old Ted just wants to fit in. But his wild, red hair is a target for school bullies. Fortunately, he has his best friend, Stacy, to take his mind off all the mean comments. But Stacy needs Ted’s help to uncover the truth of a local urban legend—the elusive giant raccoon known as the Brookside Beast! However, after Stacy starts making new friends, Ted feels more alone and weirder than ever…until Ted discovers that he has a superpower! His hair can lift, stretch, and catch anything. For the first time in his life, Ted wonders if his unruly hair is a gift rather than a curse. Could it be the one thing that not only helps solve their town’s greatest mystery but also gets his best bud back?

Download or read book Unstoppable written by Art Coulson and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2018 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Series statement from publisher's website.

Download or read book Nutcracked written by Susan Adrian and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2017-09-26 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Give the gift of ballet and magic this Christmas with an original take on The Nutcracker ballet! Georgie has waited for this moment her whole life--to dance the part of Clara in The Nutcracker ballet. And when she finally gets the part, it's like a dream come true. . . . Literally. Every time Georgie dances with the Nutcracker doll, she leaves the ballet studio and enters a world where everything around her-the old wooden furniture, the Christmas tree, the carefully wrapped presents-is larger than life. It's so magical, Georgie can't wait to return again and again. Then the Nutcracker's magic seeps into the real world, putting Georgie's friend in danger. Everything is falling apart, and it's almost Christmas! Can Georgie save her friend, the Nutcracker, and most of all, herself?

Download or read book Strangeville School Is Definitely Not Cursed written by Darcy Miller and published by Yearling. This book was released on 2024-04-30 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get ready to laugh out loud at Strangeville Middle School, the wackiest (definitely not cursed) school ever! This highly illustrated new series is Sideways Stories from Wayside School for a new generation! Smile! It’s picture day! Except maybe don’t smile, because there’s a glowing lost-and-found box that’s appeared in the cafeteria. Sure, coming to Strangeville Middle has been an adjustment for new kid Harvey Hill, but things seem to be going well. That is, until strange things happen that may or may not be related to a 50-year-old curse (if, of course, curses were real, which they definitely are not). Luckily Harvey and his friend Stella are on the case. Their classmate Nevaeh seems to think there’s a logical explanation to the sentient robots, flooding hallways, and the glowing lost-and-found box, but Harvey and Stella aren't convinced. Is Harvey brave enough to solve the mystery of the curse (ahem, if there is one)? Or is Strangeville doomed? “Strangeville School is totally hysterical! It’s like a lopsided, upside down, triple somersault Sideways Stories from Wayside School for a whole new generation.” -- Chris Grabenstein, New York Times bestselling author of Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library and I Funny