Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
From Newbery Award winner Phyllis Reynolds Naylor comes a witty tale of the Wild West filled with comical cliffhangers and featuring a cast of plucky orphans and dastardly villains. Emily Wiggins is poor and timid, without a drop of self-confidence. When she is unexpectedly orphaned, she is left all alone except for her turtle, Rufus. What in blinkin' bloomers should Emily do? Emily's neighbors, Mrs. Ready, Mrs. Aim, and Mrs. Fire,...
4) Girls rule!
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Malloy girls and the Hatford boys try to outdo each other in a quest to earn money and choose how to participate in the annual Buckman, West Virginia, Strawberry Festival.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Despite a New Year's resolution to be nice to their neighbors the Malloy girls, the Hatford boys find themselves continuing their rivalry and war of practical jokes.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Once again the Hatford brothers and the Malloy sisters find themselves pitted against each other when embarrassing pictures of the boys turn up in the girls' basement, and the boys try to figure out how to get them back.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Disgusted that a family with three girls moves into the house across the river, nine-year-old Wally and his three brothers declare a practical joke war on the girls.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2009
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
As the end of summer approaches, the Malloy girls decide they will really try to get along with the Hatford boys before moving back to Ohio, but after all the practical jokes and competitions of the previous year, the boys just do not trust the girls.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Formats
Description
As Christmas approaches, Caroline Malloy continues the feud between her sisters and the Hatford brothers by making Wally Hatford be her partner for a special project at school.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Hatford-Malloy feud continues in this fast-paced sequel to The Boys Start the War and The Girls Get Even (both Delacorte, 1993). Their egos still smarting from the humiliation they suffered on Halloween at the hands of their female neighbors, the Hatford boys try to frighten them with tales of the abaguchie, a creature of local legend. A funny series of plans for revenge and retaliation from both sides follows. Ultimately, the children call a...
12) Shiloh
Author
Series
Shiloh quartet volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
Marty finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, and tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.
13) Alice the Brave
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 7
Language
English
Formats
Description
A month before eighth grade begins, Alice realizes she is going to have to face something she's been afraid of forever. Everybody, she knows, is afraid of something: elevators, dogs, planes, spiders . . . but her fear is worse. It's going to bring absolute disaster to the rest of her summer, maybe to the rest of her life. The truth is she's afraid of deep water!
It's a hot August, and everyone in Alice's gang goes to Mark Stedmeister's swimming
...14) Boys Rock!
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
Wally Hatford dreams of long lazy days far away from school and Caroline Malloy. But Wally, the best speller among the Hatford brothers, gets roped into helping them with a summer newspaper project that will earn the twins school credit.
What does that get Wally? When he hears scratching noises coming from Oldakers’ bookstore cellar, Mr. Oldaker trusts him to keep a secret that could turn into a scoop for their newspaper. Wally worries that...
What does that get Wally? When he hears scratching noises coming from Oldakers’ bookstore cellar, Mr. Oldaker trusts him to keep a secret that could turn into a scoop for their newspaper. Wally worries that...
15) The Boys Return
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2008
Language
English
Formats
Description
It’s spring break and the only assignment Wally Hatford and Caroline Malloy have is to do something that they have never done before. Wally’s sure that will be a cinch once he hears the great news about the mighty Benson brothers coming to stay for vacation. It will be nonstop action all the way. For starters, the nine Benson and Hatford boys plan on scaring the three Malloy sisters silly by convincing them that their house is haunted....
Author
Series
Shiloh quartet volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Marty and his best friend, Shiloh are on another adventure. Marty learns when a secret is too dangerous to keep, and that hate can spread like fire"--
17) Saving Shiloh
Author
Series
Shiloh quartet volume 3
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, even though their West Virginia community continues to expect the worst of him.
Author
Series
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
Due to demand for a companion story to the popular Emily's Fortune, Newbery Award winner Phyllis Reynolds Naylor has written another rootin' tootin' Wild West escapade that once again includes plucky orphans Emily and Jackson, dastardly villains, and comical cliffhangers.
Emily Wiggins is thrilled that she and her orphan friend Jackson have escaped the clutches of the Child-Catching Services and Emily's villainous uncle Victor. Emily and...
Emily Wiggins is thrilled that she and her orphan friend Jackson have escaped the clutches of the Child-Catching Services and Emily's villainous uncle Victor. Emily and...
19) Alice Alone
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Main series volume 13
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
Alice is starting high school, and everything is new. But it's the new girl, Penny, who's making ninth grade a real challenge for Alice. Penny is tiny and perky and a real flirt, and she seems to be focusing her attention on Patrick. Even worse, Patrick seems to be enjoying it.
Alice and Patrick have been a couple so long, Alice can't imagine life without him. Suddenly she feels lost and unattractive and scared—not quite whole. How can...
Alice and Patrick have been a couple so long, Alice can't imagine life without him. Suddenly she feels lost and unattractive and scared—not quite whole. How can...
Author
Series
Alice McKinley. Prequels volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fourth-grader Alice tries unsuccessfully to avoid embarrassing mistakes and to establish better relations with her older brother Lester.