There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2011-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307797112

The beloved bestseller from Newbery Medalist and National Book Award winner Louis Sachar (Holes), with a brand-new cover! “Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.” That’s Bradley Chalkers for you. He’s the oldest kid in the fifth grade. He tells enormous lies. He picks fights with girls, and the teachers say he has serious behavior problems. No one likes him—except Carla, the new school counselor. She thinks Bradley is sensitive and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren’t afraid to try. But when you feel like the most hated kid in the whole school, believing in yourself can be the hardest thing in the world. . . .

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom

There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2010-12-06
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1408818647

The wonderfully funny and richly warm novel by the bestselling, award-winning author of Holes. Meet Bradley Chalkers. He's the oldest child in the class. He tells ENORMOUS lies. He picks fights with girls. The teachers say he has 'serious behaviour problems'. And no one likes him ... Except Carla, the new school counsellor. She thinks Bradley is kind and generous, and she even enjoys his far-fetched stories. Carla knows that Bradley could change, if only he weren't afraid to try. Sometimes the hardest thing in the world is believing in yourself. A heartwarming story of bravery and acceptance from Louis Sachar, the bestselling author of Holes and Fuzzy Mud.

Sixth Grade Secrets

Sixth Grade Secrets
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1992-08
Genre: Clubs
ISBN: 9780812491739

When Laura Sibbie starts a club called Pig City, she incites a near-war among her sixth-grade classmates and generates the creation of a rival club that has designs on Pig City's precious box of secrets.

Dogs Don't Tell Jokes

Dogs Don't Tell Jokes
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2013-07-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408850346

'Why did the guy eat two dead skunks for breakfast?' 'Because dead ones squeal when you stick the fork in.' Gary W. Boone knows he was born to be a stand-up comedian. It is the rest of the kids in the class who think he is a fool. Then the Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show is announced, and he starts practising his routine non-stop to get it just right. Gary's sure that this will be his big break - he'll make everyone laugh and will win the $100 prize money. But when an outrageous surprise threatens to turn his debut into a disaster, it looks as if the biggest joke of all may be on Gary himself.

Marvin Redpost #3: Is He a Girl?

Marvin Redpost #3: Is He a Girl?
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 82
Release: 1993-08-24
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0679819487

This chapter book in Newbery Honor–winning and bestselling author Louis Sachar’s Marvin Redpost series offers a sidesplitting take on the differences between girls and boys! When Casey Happleton tells Marvin that if you kiss your elbow you’ll turn into a girl, Marvin doesn’t believe it. Then Marvin kisses his elbow by accident and starts to feel very strange. He wants pigtails and starts dotting his i’s with little hearts. Could Casey be right? Or is it all in Marvin’s head? You decide! Hilarious and relatable, Marvin Redpost is perfect for kids who love to bond with quirky characters like George Brown, Class Clown and Junie B. Jones.

Someday Angeline

Someday Angeline
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 194
Release: 2007-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 074758723X

Angeline could read before she was old enough to turn the pages of a book, and she mastered the piano without a single lesson. But being so clever doesn't make life easy for Angeline. This charming book is a quirky celebration of fathers, teachers, being yourself and finding happiness in unexpected places.

Johnny's in the Basement

Johnny's in the Basement
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: Harper Collins
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2001-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0380834510

When Johnny has his eleventh birthday, his parents decide that he is old enough for dancing classes, but too old to collect bottle caps any more.

Small Steps

Small Steps
Author: Louis Sachar
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 269
Release: 2010-12-06
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1408818051

Armpit and X-Ray are living in Austin, Texas. It is three years since they left the confines of Camp Green Lake Detention Centre and Armpit is taking small steps to turn his life around. He is working for a landscape gardener because he is good at digging holes, he is going to school and he is enjoying his first proper romance, but is he going to be able to stay out of trouble when there is so much building up against him? In this exciting novel, Armpit is joined by many vibrant new characters, and is learning what it takes to stay on course, and that doing the right thing is never the wrong choice.

The Janitor's Boy

The Janitor's Boy
Author: Andrew Clements
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 145
Release: 2012-05-08
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0689850514

Ordinarily, no one would have imagined that Jack Rankin would vandalize a desk. But this was not an ordinary school year for Jack.... When Jack Rankin learns that he is going to spend the fifth grade in the old high school -- the building where his father works as a janitor -- he dreads the start of school. Jack manages to get through the first month without the kids catching on. Then comes the disastrous day when one of his classmates loses his lunch all over the floor. John the janitor is called in to clean up, and he does the unthinkable -- he turns to Jack with a big smile and says, "Hi, son." Jack performs an act of revenge and gets himself into a sticky situation. His punishment is to assist the janitor after school for three weeks. The work is tedious, not to mention humiliating. But there is one perk, janitors have access to keys, keys to secret places....