Ellen Potter
2) Slob
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Picked on, overweight genius Owen tries to invent a television that can see the past to find out what happened the day his parents were killed.
8) Pie Girl
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Piper Green looks forward to serving pie at Peek-A-Boo Island's annual potluck supper, but a food allergy upsets her plan." --
11) The bog beast
Author
Series
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"On Bimbling Day, when young Sasquatches hope to earn the right to explore the North Woods on their own, Hugo, Boone, and Gigi become stranded and encounter strange and mysterious creatures." --
Author
Series
Otis Dooda ; 1
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Everyday, nine-year-old Otis Dooda confronts a series of zany changes when his father's new job prompts the family's move to a New York City apartment, where Otis is cursed by a guy in a potted plant in their apartment building lobby and has to team up with a new friend and a gassy miniature horse to break the curse.
13) Hither & Nigh
Author
Series
Hither and Nigh ; 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"As they uncover their magical powers, Nell and her new friends discover a parallel New York City called the Nigh, where monsters roam Central Park, Finfolk haunt the Hudson River, and a terrifying Minister, who controls it all, holds the key to Nell's missing brother."--
14) Going places
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Hidden in the fairy hole of the red maple tree are x-ray vision glasses that Piper takes to school to use as her class learns about traveling to China.
15) The sea pony
Author
Series
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
On an island off the coast of Maine, where children ride lobster boats to school, Piper wants a horse but finds, instead, another object hidden in the red maple tree.
Piper lives on Peek-a-Boo Island, an island off the coast of Maine, where children ride lobster boats to school. She wants a horse but finds, instead, a funny-looking whistle hidden in the red maple tree. Can the whistle make her wish come true?
16) Olivia Kidney
Author
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Olivia explores her new apartment building and finds a psychic, talking lizards, a shrunken ex-pirate, an exiled princess, ghosts, and other unusual characters.
Author
Series
Hither and Nigh ; 2
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Weeks after discovering the Nigh and leaving her brother behind, Nell and her friends are given the opportunity to become Watchers, but they must pass three challenging trials with their Nigh creatures called Fates, while also evading the Minister and herMagicians.
Author
Series
Otis Dooda ; 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"Otis Dooda's adventures in a New York City apartment building continue as he gets baby carrots jammed up his nose while competing against Sid Frackas for the title of the greatest Lego genius who ever lived." --
Author
Series
Squirlish ; 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Cordelia, a young girl raised by squirrels, tries to branch out from her squirrel family and make a human friend, but after stumbling into a gymnastics class she finds social skills are a tough nut to crack.