Lynne Jonell
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2008.
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Emmy wants to be an ordinary girl, but the evil nanny Miss Barmy, now a rat, has trapped five of her former charges and when she uses them to steal jewels belonging to Emmy's parents, it is up to Emmy, Joe, and their rodent friends to stop her.
10) Mom pie
Author
Publisher
Putnam's
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
Because their mother seems too busy preparing for company, Christopher and Robbie cook up the idea of a Mom pie to serve as her surrogate.
11) Let's play rough
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A father and son have fun playing rough on the couch, grabbing, tossing, and tickling.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Duncan, eleven, is very smart--with the rare ability to speak Cat--but his mother has always insisted he appear only average, and when a perfect test score draws attention to him, he not only discovers the wisdom of his mother's rules, he finds himself crossing the seas on a quest for his true identity.
14) Time sight
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
After a family emergency sends twelve-year-old Will and five-year-old Jamie to Scotland, a "magic eye" book takes them and their cousin Nan on a journey through their family's violent history. --
15) Bravemole
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
A mole discovers that he is not so ordinary after all when he proves his bravery during a dragon attack.
16) Wild water magic
Author
Series
Magical mix-ups ; 4
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"After Tate falls into a magic well in her backyard, she can read a book in minutes. But she's strangely attracted to water of all sorts and can't always control her magic"--
Author
Series
Magical mix-ups ; 3
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
To prove he is brave enough to portray his ancestor in a town parade, Abner Willow eats a bowlful of fried grasshoppers and suddenly gains the magical ability to leap and jump.