Action, Adventure and Mystery

Bruce Hale. “From the Tattered Casebook of Chet Gecko, Private Eye” (Series):

The Chameleon Wore Chartreuse. (Harcourt, 2000)

The Mystery of Mr. Nice. (Harcourt, 2000)

Farewell, My Lunchbag. (Harcourt, 2001)

The Big Nap. (Harcourt, 2001)

The Hamster of the Baskervilles. (Harcourt, 2002)

This Gum for Hire. (Harcourt, 2002)

The Malted Falcon. (Harcourt, 2003)

Trouble is My Beeswax. (Harcourt, 2003)

Give My Regrets to Broadway. (Harcourt, 2004)

Murder, My Tweet. (Harcourt, 2004)

The Possum Always Rings Twice. (Harcourt, 2006)

Key Lardo. (Harcourt, 2006)

Hiss Me Deadly. (Harcourt Children’s Books, 2007)

From Russia With Lunch. (Harcourt Children’s Books, 2009)

Peter Lerangis. “Abracadabra!” (Series):

Poof! Rabbits Everywhere! (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002)

Boo! Ghosts in the School! (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002)

Presto! Magic Treasure! (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002)

Yeeps: Secret in the Statue! (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2002)

Zap! Science Fair Surprise! (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2003)

Yikes! It’s Alive! (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2003)

Whoa! Amusement Park Gone Wild. (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2003)

Wow! Blast From the Past! (Scholastic Paperbacks, 2003)

Classic Retellings

Frank Cammuso. The Dodgeball Chronicles. [Knights of the Lunch Table] (Scholastic, 2008) [Retelling of The Story of King Arthur and His Knights, by Howard Pyle]

Rodman Philbrick. The Young Man and the Sea. (Blue Sky Press, 2004) [Retelling of The Old Man and the Sea, by Ernest Hemingway]

Michael Sullivan. Escapade Johnson and the Phantom of the Science Fair. (PublishingWorks, 2009) [Retelling of The Phantom of the Opera, by Gaston Leroux]

Fantasy

Tony Abbott. “The Secrets of Droon” (Series)  Fantasy

The Hidden Stairs and the Magic Carpet. (Scholastic, 1999)

Journey to the Volcano Palace. (Scholastic, 1999)

The Mysterious Island. (Scholastic, 1999)

City in the Clouds. (Scholastic, 1999)

The Great Ice Battle. (Scholastic, 1999)  

The Sleeping Giant of Goll. (Scholastic, 2000)

Into the Land of the Lost. (Scholastic, 2000)

The Golden Wasp. (Scholastic, 2000)

Tower of the Elf King. (Scholastic, 2000)  

Quest for the Queen. (Scholastic, 2000)

The Hawk Bandits of Tarkoom. (Scholastic, 2001)

Under the Serpent Sea. (Scholastic, 2001)

The Mask of Maliban. (Scholastic, 2001)

Voyage of the Jaffa Wind. (Scholastic, 2002)

The Moon Scroll. (Scholastic, 2002)

The Knights of Silversnow. (Scholastic, 2002)

The Dream Thief. (Scholastic, 2003)

Search for the Dragon Ship. (Scholastic, 2003)

The Coiled Viper. (Scholastic, 2003)

The Ice Caves of Krog. (Scholastic, 2003)

Flight of the Genie. (Scholastic, 2004)

The Isle of Mists. (Scholastic, 2004)

The Fortress of the Treasure Queen. (Scholastic, 2004)

The Race to Doobesh. (Scholastic, 2005)

The Riddle of Zorfendorf Castle. (Scholastic, 2005)

The Moon Dragon. (Scholastic, 2006)

In the Shadow of Goll. (Scholastic, 2006)

Pirates of the Purple Dawn. (Scholastic, 2007)   

Escape from Jabar-loo. (Scholastic, 2007)

Queen of Shadowthorn. (Scholastic, 2007)

Moon Magic. (Scholastic, 2008)

The Treasure of the Orkins. (Scholastic, 2008)

Flight of the Blue Serpent. (Scholastic, 2008)

In the City of Dreams. (Scholastic, 2009)

Crown of Wizards. (Scholastic, 2009)

Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry. “Never Land” (Series):

Escape From Carnivale. (Disney Editions, 2006)

Cave of the Dark Wind. (Disney Editions, 2007)

Blood Tide. (Disney Editions, 2008)

Jon Scieszka. “The Time Warp Trio” (Series): 

Knights of the Kitchen Table. (Viking, 1991)

The Not-So-Jolly Roger. (Viking, 1991)

The Good, The Bad, and the Goofy. (Viking, 1992)

Your Mother Was a Neanderthal. (Viking, 1993)

2095. (Viking, 1995)

Tut Tut. (Viking, 1996)

Summer Reading is Killing Me. (Viking, 1998)

It's All Greek to Me. (Viking, 1999)

See You Later, Gladiator. (Viking, 2000)

Sam Samurai. (Viking, 2001)

Hey Kid, Want to Buy a Bridge? (Viking, 2002)

Viking It and Liking It. (Viking, 2002)   

Me Oh Maya. (Viking, 2003)

Da Wild, Da Crazy, Da Vinci. (Viking, 2004)

Oh Say, I Can't See. (Viking, 2005)

Marco? Polo! (Viking, 2006)

Nightmare on Joe's Street. (Viking, 2006)

Lewis and Clark... and Jodi, Freddi, and Samantha. (Viking, 2006)

The Seven Blunders of the World. (Viking, 2006)

Vivian Vande Velde. Wizard at Work. (Magic Carpet Books, 2003)

Gothic Horror

Tony Abbott. "The Haunting of Derek Stone" (Series)

    City of the Dead. (Scholastic, 2009)

    Bayou Dogs. (Scholastic, 2009)

Dan Greenburg. “Secrets of Dripping Fang” (Series):

The Onts. (Harcourt, 2005)

Treachery and Betrayal at Jolly Days. (Harcourt Children’s Books, 2006)

The Vampire’s Curse. (Harcourt Children’s Books, 2006)

Fall of the House of Mandible. (Harcourt Children’s Books, 2006)

The Shluffmuffin Boy if History. (Harcourt Children’s Books, 2006)

Attack of the Giant Octopus. (Harcourt Children’s Books, 2007)

Please Don’t Eat the Children. (Harcourt Children’s Books, 2007)

When Bad Snakes Attack Good Children. (Harcourt Children’s Books, 2007)

Historical Fiction

Andrew Matthews. The Way of the Warrior. (Dutton Children’s Books, 2008)

Harry Mazer. A Boy at War: A Novel of Pearl Harbor . (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2001)

Harry Mazer. A Boy No More. (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing, 2004)

Walter Dean Myers. Patrol: an American Soldier in Vietnam. (HarperCollins, 2002)

Humor

Kevin Bolger. Sir Fartsalot Hunts the Booger. (Penguin, 2008)

Eoin Colfer. “Eoin Colfer’s Legend Of…” (Series)

Legend of Spud Murphy. (Miramax, 2004)

Legend of Captain Crow's Teeth. (Miramax, 2005)

Legend of the Worst Boy in the World. (Hyperion, 2008)

D. L. Garfinkle. "Supernatural Rubber Chicken" (Series)

Fowl Language. (Mirrorstone, 2008)

Fine Feathered Four Eyes. (Mirrorstone, 2008)

Poultry in Motion. (Mirrorstone, 2008)

Dan Gutman. The Get Rich Quick Club. (HarperCollins, 2004)

Jeff Kinney. “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” (Series):

Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (Amulet, 2007)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules. (Amulet, 2008)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw. (Amulet, 2009)

Erik P. Kraft. “Lenny and Mel” (Series):

Lenny and Mel. (Simon & Schuster, 2002)

Lenny and Mel's Summer Vacation. (Simon & Schuster, 2003)

Lenny and Mel: After School Confidential. (Simon & Schuster, 2004)

Lenore Look. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters. (Schwartz & Wade Books, 2009)

David Lubar. Punished! (Darby Creek Publishing, 2006)

Laurie Myers. Surviving Brick Johnson. (Clarion Books, 2000)

Ken Roberts. The Thumb in the Box. (Douglas & McIntyre, 2001)

Thumb on a Diamond. (Groundwood Books, 2006)

Thumb and the Bad Guys. (Groundwood Books, 2009)

Louis Sachar. "Wayside School" (Series)

Sideways Stories from Wayside School. (HarperCollins, 1978)

Wayside School is Falling Down. (HarperCollins, 1989)

Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School. (HarperCollins, 1989)

More Sideways Arithmetic From Wayside School. (HarperCollins, 1994)

Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger. (HarperCollins, 1995)

Pam Smallcomb. The Last Burp of Mac McGerp. ( Bloomsbury , 2004)

Michael Sullivan. “Escapade Johnson” (Series):

Escapade Johnson and Mayhem at Mount Moosilauke. (PublishingWorks, 2006)

Escapade Johnson and the Coffee Shop of the Living Dead. (PublishingWorks, 2008)

Escapade Johnson and the Witches of Belknap County. (PublishingWorks, 2008)

Escapade Johnson and the Phantom of the Science Fair. (PublishingWorks, 2009)

Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver. “Hank Zipzer” (Series):

Niagara Falls, Or Does It? (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)

I Got a D in Salami. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)

Day of the Iguana. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)

Zippity Zinger. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2003)

The Night I Flunked My Field Trip. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2004)

Holy Enchilada! (Grosset & Dunlap, 2004)

Help! Somebody Get Me Out of Fourth Grade. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2004)

Summer School! What Genius Thought That Up? (Grosset & Dunlap, 2005)

The Secret Life of a Ping-Pong Wizard. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2005)

My Dog’s a Scaredy-Cat. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2006)

The Curtain Went Up, My Pants Fell Down. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2007)

Barfing In the Backseat: How I Survived My Family Road Trip. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2007)

Who Ordered This Baby? Definitely Not Me! (Grosset & Dunlap, 2007)

The Life of Me: Enter at Your Own Risk. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2008)

A Tale of Two Tails. (Grosset & Dunlap, 2008)

Nonfiction

"Afraid of the Water" (Series):

    Natalie Lunis. Blue-Ringed Octopus: Small But Deadly. (Bearport, 2010)

    Natalie Lunis. Boxed Jellyfish: Killer Tentacles. (Bearport, 2010)

    Meish Goldish. Moray Eel: Dangerous Teeth. (Bearport, 2010)

    Natalie Lunis. Portugese Man-of-War: Floating Misery. (Bearport, 2010)

    Meish Goldish. Shark: The Shredder. (Bearport, 2010)

    Meish Goldish. Stonefish: Needles of Pain. (Bearport, 2010)

Sylvia Branzei. Animal Grossology. (Price Stern Sloan, 2004)

Sylvia Branzei. Grossology. (Price Stern Sloan, 2002)

Sylvia Branzei. Grossology and You. (Price Stern Sloan, 2002)

Sylvia Branzei. Hands-On Grossology. (Price Stern Sloan, 2003)

Karen Chin and Thom Holmes. Dino Dung: The Scoop on Fossil Feces. (Random House, 2004)  

"Extreme Cuisine" (Series):

    Meish Goldish. Baby Bug Dishes. (Bearport, 2009)

    Meish Goldish. Bug-a-licious. (Bearport, 2009)

    Meish Goldish. Mammal Menu. (Bearport, 2009)

    Dinah Williams. Shocking Seafood. (Bearport, 2009)

    Dinah Williams. Slithery, Slimy, Scaly Treats. (Bearport, 2009)

    Meish Goldish. Spider-tizers and Other Creepy Treats. (Bearport, 2009)

Susan E. Goodman, illustrated by Elwood H. Smith. Gee Whiz! It’s All About Pee. (Viking Juvenile, 2006)

Susan E. Goodman, illustrated by Elwood H. Smith. The Truth About Poop. (Viking, 2004)

"Gross-Out Defenses" (Series):

    Lori Haskins Houran. Bloody Horned Lizards. (Bearport, 2009)

    Jennifer Dussling. Deadly Poison Dart Frogs. (Bearport, 2009)

    Meish Goldish. Disgusting Hagfish. (Bearport, 2009)

    Catherine Nichols. Prickly Porcupines. (Bearport, 2009)

    Catherine Nichols. Smelly Skunks. (Bearport, 2009)

    Catherine Nichols. Tricky Opossums. (Bearport, 2009)

Kathleen Kudlinski. Boy Were We Wrong About Dinosaurs. (Dutton, 2005)

Jennifer Morse. Guiness Book of World Records 2009. (Scholastic Reference, 2008)

Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce. Ghosts: A Nonfiction Companion to A Good Night for Ghosts. [Magic Tree House Research Guide] (Random House, 2009)

Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce. Leprechauns and Irish Folklore: A Nonfiction Companion to Leprechauns in Late Winter. [Magic Tree House Research Guide] (Random House, 2010)

Ripley’s Believe It Or Not Special Edition 2009. (Scholastic, 2008)

Michael Sandler. "X-Moves" (Series):

    Cool Snowboarders. (Bearport, 2010)

    Daring BMXers. (Bearport, 2010)

    Gnarly Skateboarders. (Bearport, 2010)

    Mighty MotoXers. (Bearport, 2010)

    Rally Car Dudes. (Bearport, 2010)

    Super Surfers. (Bearport, 2010)

"Scary Places" (Series)

    Dinah Williams. Abandoned Insane Asylums. (Bearport, 2008)

    Sarah Parvis. Creepy Castles. (Bearport, 2008)

    Michael E. Goodman. Dark Labyrinths. (Bearport, 2008)

    Sarah Parvis. Ghost Towns. (Bearport, 2008)

    Sarah Parvis. Haunted Hotels. (Bearport, 2008)

    Dinah Williams. Haunted Houses. (Bearport, 2008)

    Dinah Williams. Spooky Cemeteries. (Bearport, 2008)

    Steven L. Stern. Wretched Ruins. (Bearport, 2010)

Marilyn Singer. What Stinks? (Darby Creek, 2006)  

James Solheim. It's Disgusting and We Ate It!: True Food Facts from Around the World and Throughout History. (Simon & Schuster, 1998)

Desiree Webber. The Buffalo Train Ride. (Eakin Press, 1999)

Desiree Webber. Bonehead: Story of the Longhorn. (Eakin Press, 2003)  

Picture Books

Carolyn Buehner. Superdog: The Heart of a Hero. (HarperCollins, 2003)

Julia Donaldson. The Gruffalo. (Dial, 1999)

Kristine O'Connell George, illustrated by Laura Stringer. Fold Me a Poem. (Harcourt, 2005)

Marty Kelley. The Rules. (Knowledge Unlimitted, 2000)

Marty Kelley. Twelve Terrible Things. (Tricycle Press, 2008)

Martin Howard & Colin Stimpson. How to Cook Children: A Grisly Recipe Book. (Pavilion, 2008)

Kate McMullan. I Stink! (Joanna Cotler, 2002)

Mary Elise Monsell. Underwear! (Albert Whitman, 1988)

Dav Pilkey. Kat Kong. (Harcourt, 1993)

Dav Pilkey. Dogzilla. (Harcourt, 1993)

Dav Pilkey. Dog Breath: The Horrible Trouble With Hally Tosis. (Blue Sky Press, 1994)

Jon Scieszka. The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales. (Viking, 1993)

Jon Scieszka. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. (Viking Kestral, 1989)

David Shannon. No, David! (Scholastic, 1998)

Judy Sierra, pictures by Stephen Gammell. The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School. (Simon & Schuster, 2007)

Erik John Slangerup. Dirt Boy. (Sagebrush, 2003)

David Wiesner. Sector 7. (Houghton Mifflin, 1999)

David Wiesner. The Three Pigs. (Clarion, 2001)

David Wiesner. Tuesday. (Clarion, 1991)

Sci-Fi

Bruce Coville. "Bruce Coville's Alien Adventures" (Series):

Aliens Ate My Homework. (Minstrel Books, 1993)

I Left My Sneakers in Dimension X. (Minstrel Books, 1994)

The Search for Snout. (Minstrel Books, 1995)

Aliens Stole My Body. (Minstrel Books, 1998)

Lawrence David. “Horace Splattly” (Series):

Horace Splattly: The Cupcaked Crusader. (Puffin, 2002)

When Second Graders Attack. (Puffin, 2002)

The Terror of the Pink Dodo Balloons. (Dutton, 2003)

To Catch a Clownosaurus. (Puffin, 2003)

The Invasion of Theshag Carpetcreature. (Puffin, 2004)

The Most Evil, Friendly Villain Ever. (Puffin, 2004)

David Elliott. The Transmogrification of Roscoe Wizzle. (Candlewick Press, 2001)

Sports

Matt Christopher. “Soccer Cats” (Series): [Soccer]

The Captain Contest. (Little, Brown, 1999)

Operation Babysitter. (Little, Brown, 1999)

Secret Weapon. (Little, Brown, 2000)

Hat Trick. (Little, Brown, 2000)

Master of Disaster. (Little, Brown, 2001)

Heads Up. (Little, Brown, 2001)

All Keyed Up. (Little, Brown, 2002)

You Lucky Dog. (Little, Brown, 2002)

Dan Gutman. "Baseball Card Mysteries" (Series) [Baseball]

Honus & Me. (HarperCollins, 1997)

Jackie & Me. (HarperCollins, 1999)

Babe & Me. (HarperCollins, 2000)

Shoeless Joe & Me. (HarperCollins, 2002)

Mickey & Me. (HarperCollins, 2003)

Abner & Me. (HarperCollins, 2005)

Satch & Me. (HarperCollins, 2006)

Jim & Me. (HarperCollins, 2008)

Ray & Me. (HarperCollins, 2009)

Mike Lupica. Hot Hand. [Mike Lupica’s Comeback Kids] (Philomel, 2007) [Basketball]

Mike Lupica. Long Shot. [Mike Lupica’s Comeback Kids] (Philomel, 2008) [Basketball]

Mike Lupica. Safe at Home. [Mike Lupica’s Comeback Kids] (Philomel, 2008) [Baseball]

Mike Lupica. Two Minute Drill. [Mike Lupica’s Comeback Kids] (Philomel, 2007) [Football]

Ken Roberts. Thumb on a Diamond. (Groundwood Books, 2006) [Baseball]

Visual Fiction: Comics/Manga/Graphic Novels

Erik Craddock. “Stone Rabbit” (Series): [Graphic Novels]

B.C. Mambo. (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2009)

Pirate Palooza. (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2009)

Deep Space Disco. (Random House Books for Young Readers, 2009)

Kathleen Duey. "Time Soldiers" (Series)

Rex. (Big Guy Books, 2000)

Rex 2. (Big Guy Books, 2000)

Patch. (Big Guy Books, 2002)

Arthur. (Big Guy Books, 2004)

Mummy. (Big Guy Books, 2005)

Samurai. (Big Guy Books, 2006)

Pony Express. (Big Guy Books, 2006)

Jarrett J. Krosoczka. "Lunch Lady" (Series)

Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute. (Knopf, 2009)

Lunch Lady and the League of Librarians. (Knopf, 2009)

Lunch L ady and the Author Visit Vendetta. (Knopf, 2009)

Sandra Markle. Outside and Inside Mummies. (Walker & Company, 2005)  [Nonfiction]

Walter Dean Myers. Patrol: an American Soldier in Vietnam. (HarperCollins, 2002)

Dav Pilkey. “Captain Underpants” (Series):

The Adventures of Captain Underpants: an Epic Novel. (Little Apple, 1997)

Captain Underpants and the Attack of the Talking Toilets. (Little Apple, 1999)

Captain Underpants and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies From Outer Space (and the Subsequent Assault of Equally Evil Lunchroom Zombie Nerds). (Little Apple, 1999)

Captain Underpants and the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants. (Blue Sky, 2000)

Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman. (Blue Sky, 2001)

The Adventures of Super Diaper Baby. (Blue Sky Press, 2002)

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets. (Blue Sky Press, 2003)

Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: Revenge of the Rediculous Robo-Boogers. (Blue Sky Press, 2003)

Captain Underpants and the Preposterous Plight of the Purple Potty People. (Blue Sky Press, 2002)

Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun. (Blue Sky Press, 2001)

The All New Captain Underpants Extra-Crunchy Book o’ Fun 2. (Blue Sky Press, 2002)

Dav Pilkey & Martin Ontiveros (illustrator). “Ricky Ricotta” (Series):

Ricky Ricotta’s Giant Robot. (Blue Sky Press, 2000)

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot vs. the Mutant Mosquitoes From Mercury. (Blue Sky Press, 2000)

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot vs. the Voodoo Vultures from Venus. (Blue Sky Press, 2001)

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot vs. the Mecha-Monkeys from Mars. (Blue Sky Press, 2002)

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot vs. the Jurassic Jack Rabbits from Jupiter. (Blue Sky Press, 2002)

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot vs. Stupid Stinkbug from Saturn. (Blue Sky Press, 2003)

Ricky Ricotta’s Mighty Robot vs. the Uranium Unicorns from Uranus. (Blue Sky Press, 2005)

Hudson Talbott. Safari Journal: The Adventures in Africa of Carey Monroe. (Silver Whistle, 2003)

Books About Boys and Reading

Alison M. G. Follos. Reviving Reading: School Library Programming, Author Visits and Books that Rock! Libraries Unlimitted, 2006.

Michael Gurian. Boys and Girls Learn Differently!: A Guide for Teachers and Parents. Jossey-Basse, 2001.

Stephen Krashen. The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research. Libraries Unlimitted, 2004.

Thomas Newkirk. Misreading Masculinity: Boys, Literacy, and Popular Culture. Heinemann, 2002.

Daniel Pennac. Better Than Life. Stenhouse, 1999.

Leonard Sax. Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences. Doubleday, 2005.

Michael W. Smith, Jeffrey D. Wilhelm. Reading Don't Fix No Chevys: Literacy in the Lives of Young Men. Heinemann, 2002.

Michael Sullivan. Connecting Boys With Books: What Libraries Can Do. ALA Editions, 2003.

Michael Sullivan. Connecting Boys With Books 2: Closing the Reading Gap. ALA Editions, 2009.

                              Last Updated 02/26/2010