Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace

Frankie Pickle and the Mathematical Menace
Author: Eric Wight
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 95
Release: 2011-07-26
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1439155844

Frankie is struggling. This time it’s not to keep his room clean, or to win the Pine Run 3000. It is something much more serious: MATH! He just doesn’t get it—it seems impossible. So instead of acing his quiz, the numbers become unconquerable monsters. When Frankie finally shares his problem with his family and his best friend, Kenny, they band together to create a math obstacle course that will teach Frankie everything from subtraction to long division—in the most fun of ways! Can Frankie and his imagination overcome the Mathematical Menace that haunts him?

Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000

Frankie Pickle and the Pine Run 3000
Author: Eric Wight
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 98
Release: 2010-02-09
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1416998802

Frankie Pickle returns for another imaginative adventure—drag racing! Well, not quite drag racing, but the Pine Run Derby for scouts. Frankie may not advance to the next rank with the rest of his troop if he doesn’t win the race. Frankie wants to do everything on his own and imagines himself as a mad scientist, a professional magician, and even a Greek sculptor completing his masterpiece. But in the end, Frankie learns that teamwork is the only way he won’t get left in the dust.

Hello, Nebulon!

Hello, Nebulon!
Author: Ray O'Ryan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-04-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442453869

Moving from Earth to the futuristic planet Nebulon in 2120, eight-year-old Zack is nervous about starting school and meeting people.

Frankie Pickle and the Land of the Lost Recess

Frankie Pickle and the Land of the Lost Recess
Author: Eric Wight
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2030-12-31
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9781442403093

After visiting the Natural HIstory Museum with his family, Frankie Pickle convinces his fourth-grade classmates to help him dig for dinosaur bones at recess but first they must convince the fifth-graders to find another place to play. Comic strip illustrations are interspersed throughout the text.

The Dunderheads

The Dunderheads
Author: Paul Fleischman
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Total Pages: 58
Release: 2009
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0763624985

Junkyard, Einstein, Wheels, Pencil, Spider, Hollywood, Spitball, Clips, and Google-Eyes team up to try to outwit their teacher Miss Breakbone.

Operation Redwood

Operation Redwood
Author: S. Terrell French
Publisher: Abrams
Total Pages: 325
Release: 2011-04-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 161312130X

Clandestine e-mail exchanges, secret trips, fake press releases, and a tree-house standoff are among the clever stunts and pranks the kid heroes pull off in this exciting ecological adventure. "Sibley Carter is a moron and a world-class jerk!" When Julian Carter-Li intercepts an angry e-mail message meant for his high-powered uncle, it sets him on the course to stop an environmental crime! His uncle's company plans to cut down some of the oldest and last California redwood trees, and its up to Julian, and a ragtag group of friends, to figure out a way to stop them. This action-packed debut novel shows the power of determined individuals, no matter what their age, to stand up to environmental wrongdoing. F&P level: U

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges
Author: Nathan Englander
Publisher: Vintage
Total Pages: 225
Release: 2009-12-23
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 0307569519

Energized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories from Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. "The Wig" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In "The Tumblers," Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller.

Inktober All Year Long

Inktober All Year Long
Author: Jake Parker
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2020-09-15
Genre: Art
ISBN: 1452170495

The Inktober Handbook is the definitive guide to drawing in ink from Inktober founder Jake Parker. This book offers veteran inkists and novice practitioners alike the resources they need to reach the finish line of a month-long drawing challenge—any time of year! From nuts-and-bolts drawing instruction to advice on overcoming the urge to quit, this practical paperback is perfect for anyone looking to take their drawing to the next level. • The instructive and inspirational guide fans have been waiting for • Has a unique black-dyed fore-edge, making it a great gift • Features Parker's whimsical illustrations Every October, people worldwide take up the challenge to complete one ink drawing a day for 31 days. The creative marathon Inktober has helped millions of artists of all skill levels master the tools and techniques of ink drawing. • A helpful and accessible guide to illustrators of all levels • Parker combines his enthusiasm for pen-and-ink drawing with encouragement and practical instruction. • Perfect gift for artists who want to practice regularly and love a challenge, pen-and-ink enthusiasts, and anyone looking to sharpen their drawing skills

Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom

Frankie Pickle and the Closet of Doom
Author: Eric Wight
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 100
Release: 2010-05-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1442413077

Chapter book meets graphic novel in this first book in the series everyone will be talking about. Like most kids, Frankie Pickle hates cleaning his room. But what happens when his mom says he never has to clean it again? For Frankie and his unstoppable imagination, it means he and his sidekick, Argyle, can become explorers swinging on vines, forging paths through piles of clothes, and scooting past lava pits. They can perform flawless surgery on a broken action figure. They can spend time in the big house. They can even become superheroes. But when junk piles grow too high, will all this imagining be enough to conquer . . . the closet of DOOM?

The Three Little Pugs

The Three Little Pugs
Author: Noah Z. Jones
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2015
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9781223241630

In the Land of Fake-Believe the Three Little Pugs' used car business has sold Scaredy-Pants Wolf a lemon (literally) instead of a delivery van, so Princess Pink gets an opportunity to use her karate moves to get Wolf's money back--and set the Pugs on the straight-and-narrow path to business success.