1. Beanpole - Thirteen-year-old Lillian, is terribly tall for her age, towering over the other girls. She feels like a loser, but dreams of joining the Pom Squad and being a cheerleader. Can she prove her skills to herself, and to her peers?
2. Don’t Make Me Smile- Charlie Hickles' parents are getting a divorce--and for some reason, they actually expect him to understand! But Charlie isn't going to take this divorce lying down.
3. MA! THERE'S NOTHING TO DO HERE! -A baby is beyond bored in his mother's womb. He's ready to play on the swingset, meet other boys and girls, and to canoe! But until then—what will he do to pass the time?
4. Mick Harte Was Here- How could someone like Mick die? This is the hilarious kid who freaked his mom out by putting a ceramic eye in a defrosted chicken, who did a wild solo dance in front of the whole school because the music got in his pants, and the kid who, if he'd only worn his bicycle helmet, would still be alive now. Phoebe has great memories of her brother, but cannot see how her family will ever pick up the pieces and move on.
5. My Mother Got Married (and Other Disasters)- In this sequel to "Don't Make Me Smile," Charlie Hickle's life has become a three-ring circus. Why did his mom have to get remarried anyway? He wants things back the way they used to be--right now!
6. Operation: Dump the Chump- Poor Oscar Winkle! Ever since his little brother, Robert (not-so-affectionately known as "Slobert"), showed up seven and a half years ago, he's been specializing in ruining Oscar's life. So he comes up with Operation: Dump the Chump, a brilliant scheme to get even with the pesky creep.
7. Pssst! It’s Me… the Bogeyman- It's the Bogeyman, and he's stew-spewin', gravel-chewin' mad. He's tired of all the nonsense people say about him. He doesn't say BOO -- that's a baby word. He doesn't want to "get ya" -- if he "got ya," what would he do "with ya?" His job is to scare you, and he's very good at it -- unless you happen to know the secret that will send the Bogeyman scrambling in terror to someone else's bedroom.
8. The Graduation of Jake Moon- This novel for young adults is mainly a first person narrative of how a middle school graduate comes to terms with the illness of his much loved grandfather.
9. The Kid in the Red Jacket- The kids in Howard's new town act as if he's totally invisible, except for his six-year-old neighbor, Molly Vera Thompson. True, Howard could use a friend, but an annoying little girl who talks nonstop and looks like a miniature Bozo isn't exactly what he had in mind!
2. Don’t Make Me Smile- Charlie Hickles' parents are getting a divorce--and for some reason, they actually expect him to understand! But Charlie isn't going to take this divorce lying down.
3. MA! THERE'S NOTHING TO DO HERE! -A baby is beyond bored in his mother's womb. He's ready to play on the swingset, meet other boys and girls, and to canoe! But until then—what will he do to pass the time?
4. Mick Harte Was Here- How could someone like Mick die? This is the hilarious kid who freaked his mom out by putting a ceramic eye in a defrosted chicken, who did a wild solo dance in front of the whole school because the music got in his pants, and the kid who, if he'd only worn his bicycle helmet, would still be alive now. Phoebe has great memories of her brother, but cannot see how her family will ever pick up the pieces and move on.
5. My Mother Got Married (and Other Disasters)- In this sequel to "Don't Make Me Smile," Charlie Hickle's life has become a three-ring circus. Why did his mom have to get remarried anyway? He wants things back the way they used to be--right now!
6. Operation: Dump the Chump- Poor Oscar Winkle! Ever since his little brother, Robert (not-so-affectionately known as "Slobert"), showed up seven and a half years ago, he's been specializing in ruining Oscar's life. So he comes up with Operation: Dump the Chump, a brilliant scheme to get even with the pesky creep.
7. Pssst! It’s Me… the Bogeyman- It's the Bogeyman, and he's stew-spewin', gravel-chewin' mad. He's tired of all the nonsense people say about him. He doesn't say BOO -- that's a baby word. He doesn't want to "get ya" -- if he "got ya," what would he do "with ya?" His job is to scare you, and he's very good at it -- unless you happen to know the secret that will send the Bogeyman scrambling in terror to someone else's bedroom.
8. The Graduation of Jake Moon- This novel for young adults is mainly a first person narrative of how a middle school graduate comes to terms with the illness of his much loved grandfather.
9. The Kid in the Red Jacket- The kids in Howard's new town act as if he's totally invisible, except for his six-year-old neighbor, Molly Vera Thompson. True, Howard could use a friend, but an annoying little girl who talks nonstop and looks like a miniature Bozo isn't exactly what he had in mind!