Invasion of the Ufonuts

Invasion of the Ufonuts
Author: Laurie Keller
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1627792066

Arnie finds himself in trouble when his neighbor, Loretta Schmoretta, begins telling news reporters that she was the victim of an alien abduction. And not just any aliens—alien doughnuts from outer spastry, who will continue the abductions until people stop eating doughnuts! Although Arnie thinks this is a ridiculous story, he notices that everyone is treating him differently, as if he is an alien doughnut rather than just a doughnut-dog. And then Arnie gets abducted! Arnie must think fast in order to rescue his fellow doughnuts and the townspeople from the alien invaders. The slapstick shenanigans continue in this hilarious second book in Laurie Keller's Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut series. A Christy Ottaviano Book

Arnie, the Doughnut

Arnie, the Doughnut
Author: Laurie Keller
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2018-12-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1250239311

This ebook includes audio narration. A deliciously imaginative story about friendship—from the author / illustrator of The Scrambled States of America. Arnie was fascinated as he watched the customers stream into the bakery. One by one, doughnuts were chosen, placed in paper bags, and whisked away with their new owners. Some went by the dozen in giant boxes. "Good-bye!" Arnie yelled to each doughnut. "Have a good trip!" "This is so exciting!" Arnie beamed. "I wonder who will choose ME?" At first glance, Arnie looks like an average doughnut—round, cakey, with a hole in the middle, iced and sprinkled. He was made by one of the best bakeries in town, and admittedly his sprinkles are candy-colored. Still, a doughnut is just a doughnut, right? WRONG! Not if Arnie has anything to say about it. And, for a doughnut, he sure seems to have an awful lot to say. Can Arnie change the fate of all doughnuts—or at least have a hand in his own future? Well, you'll just have to read this funny story and find out for yourself. This title has Common Core connections Arnie, the Doughnut is a 2004 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Bowling Alley Bandit

Bowling Alley Bandit
Author:
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2013-06-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0805090762

Arnie the talking doughnut is delighted to be Mr. Bing's new pet "doughnut-dog." So when Mr. Bing starts rolling gutter balls during a big bowling tournament, Arnie suspects foul play and sets out to solve the mystery. Illustrations.

The Scrambled States of America Talent Show

The Scrambled States of America Talent Show
Author: Laurie Keller
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2010-09-14
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1429940115

Those wacky scrambled states are back. This time they've come together for a spectacular show featuring their many goofball talents. But just when Indiana (the director) is about to call SHOWTIME!, Georgia gets a bad case of stage fright and can't perform in her juggling act. Will the show go on, or will it be curtains? In this winning companion to The Scrambled States of America, young readers will revel in the madcap adventure and silly antics all while learning interesting facts about states and geography. This title has Common Core connections. The Scrambled States of America Talent Show is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Potato Pants!

Potato Pants!
Author: Laurie Keller
Publisher: Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
Total Pages: 23
Release: 2018-10-02
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 125022599X

A potato and his eggplant nemesis struggle to find the perfect pants in this hilarious, heartwarming tale of forgiveness by bestselling Geisel-Award winning creator Laurie Keller. Potato is excited because today—for one day only— Lance Vance’s Fancy Pants Store is selling . . .POTATO PANTS! Potato rushes over early, but just as he’s about to walk in, something makes him stop. What could it be? Find out in this one-of-a-kind story about misunderstandings and forgiveness, and—of course—Potato Pants! A Christy Ottaviano Book This title has Common Core connections.

The True Meaning of Smekday

The True Meaning of Smekday
Author: Adam Rex
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 287
Release: 2015-02-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1484731689

The hilarious, genre-bending novel from bestselling author Adam rex that inspired the blockbuster feature film Home -- fully illustrated with "photos," drawings, newspaper clippings, and comics sequences. When twelve-year-old Gratuity ("Tip") Tucci is assigned to write five pages on "The True Meaning of Smekday" for the National Time Capsule contest, she's not sure where to begin; when her mom started telling everyone about the messages aliens were sending through a mole on the back of her neck? Maybe on Christmas Eve, when huge bizarre spaceships descended on Earth and the aliens -- called Boov -- abducted her mother? Or when the Boov declared Earth a colony, renamed it "Smekland" (in honor of glorious Captain Smek), and forced all Americans to relocate to Florida via rocketpod? In any case, Gratuity's story is much, much bigger than the assignment. It involves her unlikely friendship with a renegade Boov mechanic named J.Lo; a futile journey south to find Gratuity's mother at the Happy Mouse Kingdom; a cross-country road trip in a hovercar called Slushious; and an outrageous plan to save the Earth from yet another alien invasion.

Area 51

Area 51
Author: Annie Jacobsen
Publisher: Little, Brown
Total Pages: 628
Release: 2011-05-17
Genre: History
ISBN: 0316193852

This "compellingly hard-hitting" bestseller from a Pulitzer Prize finalist gives readers the complete untold story of the top-secret military base for the first time (New York Times). It is the most famous military installation in the world. And it doesn't exist. Located a mere seventy-five miles outside of Las Vegas in Nevada's desert, the base has never been acknowledged by the U.S. government — but Area 51 has captivated imaginations for decades. Myths and hypotheses about Area 51 have long abounded, thanks to the intense secrecy enveloping it. Some claim it is home to aliens, underground tunnel systems, and nuclear facilities. Others believe that the lunar landing itself was filmed there. The prevalence of these rumors stems from the fact that no credible insider has ever divulged the truth about his time inside the base. Until now. Annie Jacobsen had exclusive access to nineteen men who served the base proudly and secretly for decades and are now aged 75-92, and unprecedented access to fifty-five additional military and intelligence personnel, scientists, pilots, and engineers linked to the secret base, thirty-two of whom lived and worked there for extended periods. In Area 51, Jacobsen shows us what has really gone on in the Nevada desert, from testing nuclear weapons to building super-secret, supersonic jets to pursuing the War on Terror. This is the first book based on interviews with eye witnesses to Area 51 history, which makes it the seminal work on the subject. Filled with formerly classified information that has never been accurately decoded for the public, Area 51 weaves the mysterious activities of the top-secret base into a gripping narrative, showing that facts are often more fantastic than fiction, especially when the distinction is almost impossible to make.

Invasion of the Ufonuts

Invasion of the Ufonuts
Author: Laurie Keller
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2014-02-25
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0805090754

"Arnie is shocked when he hears his neighbor Loretta Schmoretta tell news reporters that she was the victim of an alien abduction. And not just any aliens--alien doughnuts from outer spastry. Arnie thinks this is a ridiculous story, that is, until he gets abducted. Arnie must think fast in order to rescue his fellow doughnuts and the townspeople from the alien invaders"--

The Scrambled States of America

The Scrambled States of America
Author: Laurie Keller
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 44
Release: 2002-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0805068317

The states become bored with their positions on the map and decide to change places for a while. Includes facts about the states.

The Robots' Rebellion – The Story of Spiritual Renaissance

The Robots' Rebellion – The Story of Spiritual Renaissance
Author: David Icke
Publisher: Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Total Pages: 436
Release: 1999-08-26
Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN: 0717159108

David Icke's strongest book to date, The Robots' Rebellion reveals the alarming extent to which people of all nations are programmed by the ideas fed to them by those in power. We live in a world which is increasingly dominated by technology but, according to Icke, it is we who are the robots. Fearlessly, he tears down the veils of hypocrisy, built up for generations by the corrupt forces of Church, State, science and commerce — and reveals the true pathos of the human condition beneath. He points, too, to the frightening influence wielded throughout the planet by a merciless and manipulative network of secret societies. The existence of long-established links between Earth-bound humanity and beings from other dimensions and planets in the Universe has been suppressed for years, says Icke, by the world's power-broking hierarchy. When ordinary people learn the real role they have to play within a rich and varied cosmic society, rebellion against those who have kept this extraordinary truth from them will, he predicts, be inevitable. The author is no stranger to controversy. Formerly best-known as a TV sports commentator and leading spokesman for the British Green Party, he is gaining increasing authority as a tireless campaigner for truth. His widely-publicised spiritual transformation has given him the courage to speak out fearlessly against lies deceit. Hidebound politicians, bankers, economists, educationalists, scientists and the leaders of the world's established religions are not going to welcome Icke's challenging book. But it is not intended for those who wield and abuse power. This book is for the world's unwilling robots who, says Icke, in an upbeat conclusion, have it within themselves to rise up — and take control of their own exciting destiny. The Robots' Rebellion: Table of Contents Introduction Remember Who You Are PART ONE: The Darkness - The Takeover Bid - Collective Amnesia - The Brotherhood of Clans - Bible Stories - Hell on Earth - Arabian Knights - The Cracks Appear - Eagle Tails - The Rule of Science - The World at War - Big is Beautiful - The New World Order - When Will We Ever Learn? PART TWO: The Light - Goodbye to All That - The Economics of Enough - The Politics of People - The Science of Sanity - Bricks in the Wall - Exploitation of the Spirit - The World Needs Rebels