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Hitting the Books: School Stories (page 2)

Cover art for AGNES PARKER...KEEPING COOL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2007
Kirkus Star AGNES PARKER...KEEPING COOL IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
by Kathleen O’Dell
"Thoughtful and captivating. (Fiction. 8-12)"
Agnes (13) is back, and this time she's in seventh grade. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE STRICTEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2006
THE STRICTEST SCHOOL IN THE WORLD: BEING THE TALE OF A CLEVER GIRL, A RUBBER BOY AND A COLLECTION OF FLYING MACHINES, MOSTLY BROKEN
by Howard Whitehouse, illustrated by Bill Slavin
"An entertaining mix of high and low comedy: Expect sequels, and look forward to them. (Fantasy. 10-12)"
In this lighter-than-air Victorian school story, young Emmaline Cayley, consigned to Yorkshire's forbidding St. Read full book review >
Cover art for TRIPPING OVER THE LUNCH LADY
CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2004
TRIPPING OVER THE LUNCH LADY: AND OTHER SCHOOL STORIES
edited by Nancy E. Mercado
"Grade school never looked so good. (Fiction. 10+)"
Laughing so hard that milk comes out of your nose; crossing the finish line first in the three-legged race; harboring a secret crush on someone with whom you have never spoken. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE SCHOOL STORY
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2001
Kirkus Star THE SCHOOL STORY
by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Brian Selznick
"Indeed, it "grabs hold of yourheart and never lets go." (Fiction. 10-12)"
A world-class charmer, Clements (The Janitor's Boy, 2000, etc.) woos aspiring young authors—as well as grown up publishers, editors, agents, parents, teachers, and even reviewers—with this tongue-in-cheek tale of a 12-year-old novelist's triumphant debut. Read full book review >
Cover art for UNITED TATES OF AMERICA
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2001
UNITED TATES OF AMERICA
by Paula Danziger
"The author's scrapbook art may inspire readers to try crafting their own documentary pages. (Fiction. 9-11)"
Danziger (What a Trip, Amber Brown, 2001, etc.) breaks new ground with this amusing middle-school story illustrated in a novel way—with scrapbook art by the author done in the style of the sixth-grade narrator, Skate Tate. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE YEAR OF MISS AGNES
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2000
THE YEAR OF MISS AGNES
by Kirkpatrick Hill
"A quiet, yet satisfying account. (Fiction. 9-11)"
In 1948 the unorthodox Miss Agnes arrives to teach the children of an Athabascan Indian Village in remote Alaska. Read full book review >