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MAKE LIKE A TREE AND LEAVE
A Matthew Martin Book
Matthew Martin is planning to do
an extra good job on his Egypt Unit
Project. But things don’t work out quite
right when classmate Brian Bruno gets
wrapped up in a lot of plaster gauze. Will
Brian ever get out of the cast? Will Matthew
ever get out of trouble?
Rec: BLH, K, PW, SLJ
5 x 7 3/4 126 pp. 1998
978-0-698-11686-3 $4.99
NOT FOR A
BILLION GAZILLION DOLLARS
A Matthew Martin Book
With his girlfriend, Jil!, away for the
summer, Matthew has plenty to time to
earn some money to pay off his debts.
He is full of money-making ideas, like
renting out his sister’s room, but will
his wild schemes end up making more
trouble than money? “Large dollops of
humor will make this a popular read.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: PW, SLJ
5 x 7 3/4 126 pp. 1998
978-0-698-11693-1 $4.99
See index for more titles by Paula Danziger.
DAVIS, OSSIE
ESCAPE TO FREEDOM
A Play About the Life of
Young Frederick Douglass
“The play has the kind of drawing
power that could make it a frequently
performed favorite.” —Booklist “This
play emphasizes Douglass’ proud
determination....[and is] a natural choice
for school and other group programs.”
—Kirkus
Rec: AN, BL, K
Coretta Scott King Award
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 90 pp. 1990
978-0-14-034355-7 $4.99
DEANS, SIS
RACING THE PAST
“Ricky Gordon gets in trouble fighting
with the bullies when they call his
family ‘white trash.’ The bullies say the
best thing Ricky’s father ever did for his
family was to die in a drunk-driving accident.
The trouble is, Ricky agrees with
them. His father’s violent abuse remains
a dark presence in the family shack, even
months after his death.” —BooklistH
Rec: BLH, H, PW, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240308-2 $5.99
DeCLEMENTS, BARTHE
THE FOURTH GRADE WIZARDS
DeClements returns to the setting of
her most popular books to tell another
funny, warm, and appealing story. “She is
an expert at creating believable classroom
situations and realistic dialogue between
students.” —School Library Journal “A
sensitive, and, at the same time, entertaining
story.” —Boston Herald
Rec: BL, C, K, R, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 1995
978-0-14-032760-1 $5.99
NOTHING’S FAIR IN FIFTH GRADE
When Elsie Edwards becomes the
new girl in fifth grade, nothing seems
fair—but lots of things are fun. “Absolutely
marvelous.” —Parents’ Choice “A
humorous tale that rocks with fifth grade
humor.”
Rec: BL, C, CS, K, PC, SLJ
—Booklist
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 1995
978-0-14-034443-1 $5.99
SIXTH GRADE CAN
REALLY KILL YOU
“Bad” Helen is in trouble. If she can’t
improve her reading skills, she will be
stuck in the sixth grade forever! An ace
baseball pitcher and class clown, Helen
must now face the fact that reading is
not one of her skills. With the help of a
sympathetic teacher, the intrepid Helen
decides to brave her classmates’ teasing
and enter a special education class.
“DeClements...has a rare and compassionate
understanding of the peculiar
perspective of pre-adolescents.”
—Christian Science Monitor
Rec: BL, C, CE, CSM, SLJ, W
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 160 pp. 1995
978-0-14-037130-7 $5.99
See index for more titles by Barthe DeClements.
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