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WALLACE-BRODEUR, RUTH
BLUE EYES BETTER
“The book describes 11-year-old Tessa’s
inward journey toward health and peace
after suffering the sudden loss of her
teenage brother in a drunk-driving accident…
A convincing portrait of a girl
and her family rebuilding their lives after
tragedy.” —School Library JournalH
Rec: BLH, CH, K, PWH, SLJH
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 112 pp. 2003
978-0-14-250086-6 $5.99
WARDLAW, LEE
101 WAYS TO BUG YOUR PARENTS
“When Sneeze’s parents ruin his summer
plans to take his latest gizmo to the
Invention Convention, and enroll him
instead in a summer writing class, he decides
to get even by pestering them. He
turns this obsession into his class project
by producing a book of tested ways to
annoy parents….The title will hook readers
and the ending will satisfy them”
—Kirkus
Rec: BL, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 208 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240340-2 $5.99
101 WAYS TO BUG
YOUR TEACHER
Steve “Sneeze” Wyatt is proud to be
known for his fabulous inventions, but,
unfortunately, they are also the reason
his parents have decided that he should
skip a grade and leave all of his friends
behind in junior high! There’s no way
the resourceful Sneeze is going to let
that happen. He’s on a mission to think
of 101 surefire ways to get under his
teachers’ skin...and fast. “A delightful
read.” —School Library Journal
Rec: BL, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 256 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240331-0 $6.99
WARNER, SALLY
NOT-SO-WEIRD EMMA
Illustrated by Jamie Harper
“This sequel to Only Emma finds thirdgrader
Emma McGraw wrestling with
the age-old struggle between wanting
popularity and staying true to oneself.
After her best friend, Cynthia Harbison,
labels Emma as ‘weird’ because of her
interest in nature, Emma fights back
with not-so-kind nicknames for Cynthia.
…Girls not yet embracing their right to
be ‘weird’ will find a supportive message
here.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240807-0 $5.99
ONLY EMMA
Illustrated by Jamie Harper
“Emma McGraw is having a tough
time. She is the new kid in school and
has just moved to a new apartment.
Her best friend, Cynthia, is mad at her.
Her only-child world has been invaded
by a peanut-butter-smelling crybaby
named Anthony Scarpetto…Luckily, this
dynamic, animal-obsessed eight-year-old
dives headfirst—sometimes gracefully
and sometimes not—into each new challenge
and emerges with a fresh perspective.”
—Booklist
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 2006
978-0-14-240711-0 $5.99
See index for more titles by Sally Warner.
WELLS, ROSEMARY
MARY ON HORSEBACk
Three Mountain Stories
“Three very poignant vignettes bring to
life the true story of Mary Brekinridge,
the unforgettable founder of the Frontier
Nursing Services, which since 1925
has provided medical service to rural
Appalachian Kentucky....These beautifully
written stories will remain with
the reader long after the book is closed;
Wells has given much deserved honor to
a true heroine.” —BooklistH
Rec: BKL, BLH, C, PWH, RB, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 64 pp. 2000
978-0-14-130815-9 $4.99
THROUGH THE HIDDEN DOOR
Barney’s life is a mess. Everyone thinks
he’s a snitch. His former friends want
to kill him. Even the headmaster of his
school wants him gone. No one but
secretive little Snowy Cobb will speak
to him. But after Snowy and Barney
discover the hidden cave deep below the
earth, the promise of ancient treasures
wipe away the threats from above. “An
absorbing school story with a twist..”
—School Library Journal
Rec: SLJ
4 1/4 x 6 3/4 272 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230150-0 $5.99
See index for more titles by Rosemary Wells.
WEST, BETSY
CORBIN BLEU: TO THE LIMIT ❖
An Unauthorized Biography
Corbin starred in the mega-smash-hit
Disney movie High School Musical. Book
is packed with fun facts, trivia, and four
pages of full-color photos.
5 1/8 x 7 5/8 128 pp. 2007
978-0-8431-2685-3 $4.99
JENNIFER HUDSON: AMERICAN
DREAM GIRL ❖
An Unauthorized Biography
Jennifer made her premiere on American
Idol and appeared in the movie Dreamgirls,
for which she received a Golden
Globe.
5 1/8 x 7 5/8 128 pp. 2007
978-0-8431-2687-7 $4.99
WHITMORE, ARVELLA
TRAPPED BETWEEN THE LASH
AND THE GUN
A Boy’s Journey
“Twelve-year-old Jordan Scott is determed
to stay in ‘the hood’ rather than
move to the suburbs...[when suddenly]
Jordan finds himself flung back in time
to a place where he can no longer take
his personal freedom for granted....Whitmore
smoothly weaves the strands of history
with the quest for personal identity
into a story that powerfully illustrates the
horrors of slave life.” —VOYA
Rec: BL, C, PW, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 192 pp. 2001
978-0-14-130319-2 $5.99
WITTELS, HARRIET AND
JOAN GREISMAN
THE CLEAR AND SIMPLE
THESAURUS DICTIONARY
Revised! Fully Updated!
This revised and updated edition now
lists a definition, part of speech, synonyms,
antonyms, and a sample sentence
for each entry. The easy to use format
combined with the thesaurus and dictionary
elements together in one book
make it easy for readers to learn new
words as they look up familiar ones, too.
7 x 9 1/4 368 pp. 2006
978-0-448-44309-6 $10.99
THE CLEAR AND SIMPLE
HOW TO SPELL IT
A Handbook of Commonly
Misspelled Words
Children and ESL teens learning to read
can look up a word the way they think it
should be spelled, then find the correct
spelling in the next column. Every
conceivable spelling of a word is included
in this terrific reference that’s also a great
learning tool.
7 x 9 1/4 336 pp. 2007
978-0-448-44648-6 $10.99