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One big happy family

Barrows, Annie,


When classmate Vanessa insists that all single children are spoiled, Ivy wonders whether she can become "unspoiled" by giving away all her clothes at school (which does not go over well with her teacher or parents)--but ultimately decides that all she needs to accomplish her goal is a little sister.
Date Published:2018

What's the big idea?

Barrows, Annie


When all the second grade students must enter the science fair, which has global warming as its theme, best friends Ivy and Bean team up to create an unusual project.
Date Published:2010

Take the case

Barrows, Annie


After watching a movie about a detective on the television, Bean decides to set up shop as a private investigator--and she and Ivy start looking for mysteries to solve.
Date Published:2013

Make the rules

Barrows, Annie


Bean's older sister, Nancy, is going to Girl Power 4-Ever Camp and Bean can't go. So Bean and Ivy make their own camp.
Date Published:2013

Break the fossil record

Barrows, Annie.


Everyone in second grade seems set on breaking a world record and friends Ivy and Bean are no exception, deciding to become the youngest people ever to discover a dinosaur skeleton.
Date Published:2008

Doomed to dance

Barrows, Annie


Second-grade best friends Ivy and Bean beg for ballet lessons, then, when they are cast as squids in their first recital, scheme to find a way out of what seems to be boring, hard, and potentially embarrassing.
Date Published:2010

Ivy + Bean get to work!

Barrows, Annie,


"Originally published in hardcover in 2021 by Chronicle Books LLC"--Title page verso. Includes an extra treasure section. Watch out! There's a Career Fair at Emerson School, and all the students have to choose what they want to be when they grow up. No problem. Ivy and Bean already have that all figured out. At least they thought so, until they meet Herman the Treasure Hunter. Pretty soon everyone in the second grade is looking for treasure-- and finding it. Everyone except for Ivy and Bean, that is. Where are their jewels, their gold, their money? Ivy and Bean need to get out their shovels and turn up some treasure on the double!
Date Published:2022

"Originally published in hardcover in 2021 by Chronicle Books LLC"--Title page verso. Includes an extra treasure section. Watch out! There's a Career Fair at Emerson School, and all the students have to choose what they want to be when they grow up. No problem. Ivy and Bean already have that all figured out. At least they thought so, until they meet Herman the Treasure Hunter. Pretty soon everyone in the second grade is looking for treasure-- and finding it. Everyone except for Ivy and Bean, that is. Where are their jewels, their gold, their money? Ivy and Bean need to get out their shovels and turn up some treasure on the double!

Date Published:2022

Take care of the babysitter

Barrows, Annie


When Bean's parents leave her in the care of her older sister Nancy for the afternoon, she enlists her neighbor and best friend Ivy to come over and teach Nancy how to be a really good babysitter.
Date Published:2008

No news is good news

Barrows, Annie


Ivy and Bean try to make money by writing a newspaper about Pancake Court, but the neighbors are not pleased to read about themselves.
Date Published:2012

Ivy + Bean

Barrows, Annie


When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected.
Date Published:2007

Bound to be bad

Barrows, Annie


Best friends Ivy and Bean learn that being very good, or very bad, can be a real challenge when they set out to become like a man Ivy heard about who was so pure of heart that birds and animals followed him.
Date Published:2009

Ivy + Bean and the ghost that had to go

Barrows, Annie


Second-graders Ivy and Bean set out to expel the ghost who is living in the girls' bathroom at their school.
Date Published:2007

One true king

Chainani, Soman,


"The Camelot years." The fairy tale of Sophie and Agatha comes to a dramatic conclusion in this sixth and final book of Soman Chainani's New York Times bestselling fantasy series. Who will sit on Camelot's throne and rule the Endless Woods? Who will be the One True King?
Date Published:2020

Frankenstein : the graphic novel

Viney, Brigit


"Classical Comics." "Classic Graphic Novel Collection"--Cover. Presents an adaptation of Shelley's story of a scientist who creates life with unintended consequences.
Date Published:2010

Jane Eyre : the graphic novel

Corzine, Amy


"Published in association with Classical Comics Ltd."--T.p. verso. In graphic novel format, presents an adaptation of Brontë's story about an orphaned young English woman who accepts employment as a governess at Thornfield Hall, a country estate owned by the mysterious and remote Mr. Rochester.
Date Published:2010

Macbeth : the graphic novel

McDonald, John F. (John Francis), 1948-


Based on the play: Macbeth / William Shakespeare. "The audio CD for Macbeth, the graphic novel includes the entire graphic novel read by professional actors"--Audio CD container. The graphic novel and audio companion presents an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play set in Scotland and telling the story of Macbeth and his rise to power.
Date Published:2009

Emma dilemma : big sister poems

George, Kristine O'Connell.


Emma is Jess's little sister ... and her dilemma. How can one small girl be sweet, funny, imaginative, playful, and affectionate as well as a clinging vine, brat, tattletale, and nuisance-all at the same time? Why is Jess supposed to be a good big sister while Emma doesn't have to be a good little sister? The highlights and low points of this sibling relationship are insightfully evoked in short and simple poems, some funny, some touching, and all resonant with emotional truth. Every child with a younger sibling will recognize Jess's dilemma and the combination of ambivalence and deep loyalty that is built into the sibling relationship. Nancy Carpenter's graceful illustrations perceptively complement Kristine O'Connell George's agile poems.
Date Published:2011

Emma is Jess's little sister ... and her dilemma. How can one small girl be sweet, funny, imaginative, playful, and affectionate as well as a clinging vine, brat, tattletale, and nuisance-all at the same time? Why is Jess supposed to be a good big sister while Emma doesn't have to be a good little sister? The highlights and low points of this sibling relationship are insightfully evoked in short and simple poems, some funny, some touching, and all resonant with emotional truth. Every child with a younger sibling will recognize Jess's dilemma and the combination of ambivalence and deep loyalty that is built into the sibling relationship. Nancy Carpenter's graceful illustrations perceptively complement Kristine O'Connell George's agile poems.

Date Published:2011

Great white sharks

Schuh, Mari C., 1975-


Includes index. In this book, early fluent readers will learn how great white sharks live and survive in the ocean.
Date Published:2024

Caring for your mental health

Schuh, Mari C., 1975-


Includes index. What is mental health? -- Tough times -- Eat healthy foods -- Be active -- Friends and family -- Take breaks -- Good days and bad days -- Talk about it -- Belly breathing. A healthy mind is essential for a healthy life. Readers learn all the ways they can keep their minds healthy through activity, diet, sleep, and stress management.
Date Published:2022

Brothers at bat : the true story of an amazing all-brother baseball team

Vernick, Audrey.


The original illustrations for this book were created with black crayon, gouache, watercolor, and pastel...with added digital color. Documents the story of the Baseball Hall of Fame honorees, tracing how the Acerra family of New Jersey formed their own semi-pro baseball team in the 1930s and became the longest-running all-brother team in history.
Date Published:2012