Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake

Mom, There's a Dinosaur in Beeson's Lake
Author: Trudi Trueit
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2011-03-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416998772

Fourth grader Scab McNally has a real quandary on his hands. During a fishing expedition with his two best friends and new favorite doggy companion, golden retriever Joe, he's convinced that he glimpsed some kind of swamp creature. All Scab needs to do is get permission to go back out on Beeson's Lake with another fishing rod (and some special handcrafted dinosaur-spying inventions, of course!) and he'll be able to find proof. But before she'll let him back out on the water, Scab's mom insists that he pass the swimming class he's being forced to take with his "smart times ten" twin sister Isabelle. That means Scab has to master swimming in the super deep end of the pool, and Scab is NOT ready for that! So, it's back to his top secret lab to diagram some special schemes and plans for the occasion. Will any of them go awry? Well, it wouldn't be any fun if they didn't, would it?

Get Those Guys Reading!

Get Those Guys Reading!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 229
Release: 2012-05-07
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 159884847X

Want to identify fiction books that boys in grades three through nine will find irresistible? This guide reveals dozens of worthwhile recommendations in categories ranging from adventure stories and sports novels to horror, humorous, and science fiction books. In Get Those Guys Reading!: Fiction and Series Books that Boys Will Love, authors Kathleen A. Baxter and Marcia A. Kochel provide compelling and current reading suggestions for younger boys—information that educators, librarians, and parents alike are desperate for. Comprising titles that are almost all well-reviewed in at least one major professional journal, or that are such big hits with kids that they've received the "stamp of approval" from the most important reviewers, this book will be invaluable to anyone whose goal is to help boys develop a healthy enthusiasm for reading. It includes chapters on adventure books; animal stories; graphic novels; historical fiction; humorous books; mystery, horror, and suspense titles; science fiction and fantasy; and sports novels. Within each chapter, the selections are further divided into books for younger readers (grades 3–6) and titles for older boys in grades 5–8. Elementary and middle school librarians and teachers, public librarians, Title One teachers, and parents of boys in grades 3–9 will all benefit greatly from having this book at hand.

Scab for Treasurer?

Scab for Treasurer?
Author: Trudi Trueit
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2011-04-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416975942

Wacky middle-grade hijinks in Trudi Trueit's third title in the well reviewed Secrets of a Lab Rat series.

No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay)

No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay)
Author: Trudi Trueit
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2011-03-22
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1439153477

In No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay), now available in paperback, Scab knows exactly what he wants: a dog. But if his “smart times ten” twin sister, Isabelle, keeps tattling on him, he’s never going to get his pet. The sister repellant spray he invents is effective and profitable—until a broken bottle spells mega-stinky disaster.

No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay)

No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay)
Author: Trudi Trueit
Publisher: Aladdin
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2010-02-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781416961116

In No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay), now available in paperback, Scab knows exactly what he wants: a dog. But if his “smart times ten” twin sister, Isabelle, keeps tattling on him, he’s never going to get his pet. The sister repellant spray he invents is effective and profitable—until a broken bottle spells mega-stinky disaster.

Scab for Treasurer?

Scab for Treasurer?
Author: Trudi Trueit
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2011-04-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442423609

Scab McNally does not want Missy Malone to be class president. He thinks “Never Missy”—nicknamed for her irritating habit of always answering questions correctly—is really an alien in disguise, and he decides to run against her to prove his case. Scab’s twin sister, Isabelle, doesn’t miss a beat reminding Scab that he should be busy creating a platform of what he’ll do as class president, preparing a speech, and making signs. Instead, Scab focuses on launching wild-enough stunts to win the popular vote… but will Never Missy be the first to beat Scab at his own game?

Pop

Pop
Author: Gordon Korman
Publisher: Scholastic Canada
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2013-02-01
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1443124605

Gordon Korman's acclaimed and timely YA novel explores the dangerous side of high school contact sports. Marcus is new in town and is hoping to make the championship high school football team, but it seems like a closed club, run by current star quarterback Troy. One day, while tossing the ball around in a park one day, Marcus meets Charlie, a man in his fifties who can play football like an old pro, which is exactly what he happens to be — a former NFL player and local celebrity. Charlie has boundless energy and coaches Marcus on his fear of being tackled, but as Marcus becomes more involved in this friendship with Charlie, it becomes painfully obvious to him, through the simplicity of Charlie's thoughts, that the long-term effects of the violent plays he suffered during his football glory days have taken their toll on Charlie. With wit and sensitivity, Gordon Korman tackles truths about high school sports, while delivering a poignant story about an unlikely friendship.