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KINSEY-WARNOCK, NATALIE
THE CANADA GEESE QUILT
Illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman
“Ariel has a tenth year that is rife with
change... By the end, she realizes her
place in the family, decides to pursue her
artistic talents, and succeeds in rejuvenating
her ailing grandmother’s will to
live....a small gem of a book, a beautifully
written, engaging celebration of
life, love, self-discovery, and the cycles of
nature.” —School Library Journal
Rec: AN, BL, C, CR, H, H, K, NYC, PW, SLJ, W
Puffin Chapters
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 64 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130462-5 $4.99
THE NIGHT THE BELLS RANG
Illustrated by Leslie W. Bowman
“Set in Vermont just as the year 1918
begins, this is a book that deals...with the
problem of an older bully, Aden, whose
persecution so upsets...fifth-grader Mason,
that he in turn is nasty to his baby
brother.” —The Bulletin of the Center for
Children’s Books “A natural [selection]
for reading aloud in a classroom.”
—The Horn Book
Rec: BG, BL, C, CR, CS, H, HG, NYC, SLJ, TE, W
Puffin Chapters
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 80 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130986-6 $4.99
See index for more titles by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock.
KLINE, SUZY
MARVIN AND THE MEANEST GIRL
Illustrated by Blanche Sims
Marvin Higgins is always calling people
names and making them mad. “The
action is fast, the talk is lively, and the
drawings get the classroom characters
and the standoffs between friends and
enemies just right.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, SLJ
Puffin Chapters
5 x 7 3/4 80 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11967-3 $4.99
MOLLY’S IN A MESS
Illustrated by Diana Blumenthal
Molly and her best friend Morty are
always goofing around. But when Molly
accidentally bounces her basketball on
the wrong person, she lands in the
principal’s office. Molly can’t believe
who tattled on her. “Kline’s latest exhibits
her usual flair for elementary school
antics [and] Bluthenthal’s cartoonish illustrations
focus on the humor and keep
things frolicsome.” —Publishers Weekly
Rec: BL, PW, SLJ
Puffin Chapters
5 x 7 3/4 80 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11928-4 $4.99
See index for more titles by Suzy Kline.
KRENSKY, STEPHEN
LOUISE, SOCCER STAR?
Illustrated by Susanna Natti
“Louise envisions herself as the star of
the soccer team this year, but she finds
herself thoroughly upstaged by a new
girl, Trelawney Hunt. It isn’t even possible
to hate Trelawney, an unpretentious,
likable kid with freckles. Louise tries a
variety of strategies to improve her own
status, before she finds common ground
with Trelawney…this may be one book
that will entice boys as well as girls.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, SLJ
Puffin Chapters
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 80 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230139-5 $4.99
See index for more titles by Stephen Krensky.
See index for more titles by Susanna Natti.
MARSHALL, JAMES
RATS ON THE ROOF
and Other Stories
Sheep who can’t read (but think they
can), an owl who outwits a brontosauraus,
and a hapless goose are just a few of
the hilarious characters in this collection
of seven stories from James Marshall.
“Those just beginning to read chapter
books should find that this is just the
thing to tickle their funny bones.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: AN, BG, BL, C, CR, H, HG, K, NYC, PC, PW, SLJH, W
Puffin Chapters
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 80 pp. 1997
978-0-14-038646-2
See index for more titles by James Marshall.
$4.99
McMULLAN, KATE
THE MUMMY’S GOLD
Illustrated by Jeff Spackman
Jake knows his scheming big brother,
Henry, is up to something when he
offers to take Jake to a movie called
The Mummy’s Gold—and pay! So when
a mummy shows up, asking for Jake’s
money, he’s pretty sure it’s just one of
Henry’s pranks... or is it?
6 x 9 48 pp. 1996
978-0-448-41310-5 $3.99
See index for more titles by Kate McMullan.
MORGENSTERN, SUSIE
A BOOK OF COUPONS
Illustrated by Serge Bloch
Monsieur Noel, the very unconventional
new eighth-grade teacher, gives students
coupon books for such things as dancing
in class and sleeping late, which are
bound to get him in trouble with the
military discipline of Principal Incarnation
Perez. “There’s a great tenderness
in Morgenstern’s treatment of the elderly
teacher, his students, and even the prickly
principal, and the bittersweet resolution is
one that children will accept.” —Booklist
Rec: BLH, H, PW, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 80 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250115-3 $5.99
PRINCESSES ARE PEOPLE, TOO
Illustrated by Serge Bloch
“Two playful fractured fairy tales…set in
the present, make up this small chapter
book that sets the pleasure of being
ordinary against the restrictions of being
privileged and apart…The fun is in the
details and the wry cartoon-style illustrations.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, C, PW, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 7/8 64 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240040-1 $5.99
See index for more titles by Susie Morgenstern.
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