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"You have the right to remain silent." However...The fifth-grade girls and the fifth-grade boys at Laketon Elementary don't get along very well. But...

It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork, it's just that she doesn't like doing it. And that means she's pretty much failing sixth grade. When...

New Student Gets Old TeacherThe bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr....

New Student Gets Old TeacherThe bad news is that Cara Landry is the new kid at Denton Elementary School. The worse news is that her teacher, Mr....

Is Nick Allen a troublemaker?He really just likes to liven things up at school -- and he's always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some...

Lost and Found is classic Andrew Clements times two: TWINS!

Ted Hammond loves a good mystery, and in the spring of his fifth-grade year, he's working on a big one. How can his school in the little town of...

Milan, 1497. The height of the Renaissance. And for Giacomo, servant of the famous painter Leonardo da Vinci, it's the most difficult time of all. His...

Andrew Clements has been hailed by the New York Times as "a proven master at depicting the quirky details of grade school life." His books have won...

Knock, knock. Who's there? Jake. Jake who? Jake Drake, Class Clown.Miss Bruce is the new student teacher in second grade, and she never smiles. Never....

Mrs. Snavin looked right past all those waving hands. She looked right at me and she smiled and said, "I think I'll have Jake take it." Then Mrs....

MEET JAKE DRAKE,BULLY BUSTER.When Jake was three years old at Miss Lulu's Dainty Diaper Day Care Center, what did he know about bullies? Nothing. But...

It's all wags and wiggles until Dad decides if a stray pup can become the new pet—from Andrew Clements, a haiku of an adorable dog in need of a...

MEET JAKE DRAKE,KNOW-IT-ALLJake Drake is excited about Despres Elementary School's first science fair. He wants to win the grand prize: a brand-new...

MEET GREG KENTON, BILLIONAIRE IN THE MAKING.Greg Kenton has two obsessions -- making money and his long-standing competition with his annoying...

For Hart Evans, being the most popular kid in sixth grade has its advantages. Kids look up to him, and all the teachers let him get away with anything...

It's a long way to a million, right?Of course it is.But do you really know what a million looks like?If you'd like to see -- actually see, right now,...

Andrew Clements is the undisputed master of the school story. His kid-friendly humor and keen and empathetic understanding of middle-grade life and...

SHHHHHNora Rose Rowley is a genius, but don't tell anyone. She's managed to make it to the fifth grade without anyone figuring out that she's not just...

Poor Shrimpy! He may be the smartest fish in the sea, but he's also the smallest. Who would want to be friends with such a teeny, tiny fish? Big Al,...

Collision courseThe fifth-grade Week in the Woods is a beloved tradition of Hardy Elementary, where Mark Chelmsley (the Fourth) is pretty much killing...

Thief!When Phil sees another kid wearing his brother's jacket, he assumes the jacket was stolen. It turns out he was wrong, and Phil has to ask himself...

Level 2: Reading Independently• More complex stories• Varied sentence structure• Paragraphs and short chaptersTrue stories of animals...

Newbery Honor author Gary Paulsen has long been an ardent supporter of books, reading, and literacy programs. To further the cause of ProLiteracy...

Dolores and the Big FireDolores is a very timid cat. Her owner, Kyle, keeps a light on all night so she won't be scared. One night Dolores pokes at...

Level 1: Starting to Read• Simple stories• Increased vocabulary• Longer sentencesCarol and Ray are very sick. One day, their cat Ringo...

Level 1: Starting to Read• Simple stories• Increased vocabulary• Longer sentencesNorman is a dog who cannot see. One day, he is at the...

Natalie's best friend, Zoe, is sure that the novel Natalie's written is good enough to be published. But how can a twelve-year-old girl publish a book?...

Mrs. Snavin looked right past all those waving hands. She looked right at me and she smiled and said, "I think I'll have Jake take it." Then Mrs....

IT WAS THE PERFECT CRIMEUnfortunately, it also led to the perfect punishment. When Jack Rankin gets busted for defacing a school desk with a huge wad...

Poor Big Al! He just wants to make friends. And in the whole wide blue sea you can't find a nicer fish. But because Big Al is large and scary-looking,...

We the Children asks: Can a kid change the course of history?

Book two in the riviting and mysterious series by the master of the school story, Andrew Clements