Happy Birthday, Hero!

Happy Birthday, Hero!
Author: Zoe Quinn
Publisher: Yearling Books
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2006
Genre: Grandfathers
ISBN: 9780385903042

Just after her twelfth birthday, Zoe Richards, daughter of a police officer and a social activist, learns that her family tree holds an inheritance even more exciting.

The Caped 6th Grader: Happy Birthday, Hero!

The Caped 6th Grader: Happy Birthday, Hero!
Author: Zoe Quinn
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2008-12-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307495809

Mild-mannered Zoe Richards was just your average 6th grader, celebrating her 12th birthday, when an ear-piercing debacle convinced her grandfather to tell her the truth: she’s a superhero. And she’d better start training to use her superspeed and superstrength, because pretty soon she’s going to be called upon to save the world.

The Caped 6th Grader: Lightning Strikes!

The Caped 6th Grader: Lightning Strikes!
Author: Zoe Quinn
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2009-04-23
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307496511

Whoever said it's hard work being a superhero (maybe it was Grandpa) wasn't kiddin'. The world just won't stop needing to be saved. Is Zoe up to the challenge?

My Big Sister Is So Bossy She Says You Can't Read This Book

My Big Sister Is So Bossy She Says You Can't Read This Book
Author: Mary Hershey
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 175
Release: 2008-12-18
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307538702

Something of great importance entrusted to fourth-grader Effi Maloney has disappeared and she’s sure her big sister, Maxey, had something to do with it. Effi’s no pushover, but trying to stand up to Maxey is like trying to stop an earthquake. It would be easier to deal with Maxey if Effi had a buddy. She hasn’t had a best friend since Lola Jo moved, and she has so many secrets saved to tell a best friend—including the most amazing idea in the world for a winning science project—she’s about to explode. Effi’s got to win that science prize, find a best friend, and get back at Maxey—in just one week!

The Caped 6th Grader: Totally Toxic

The Caped 6th Grader: Totally Toxic
Author: Zoe Quinn
Publisher: Yearling
Total Pages: 162
Release: 2009-02-04
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0307498360

When Zoe Richards, 6th-grade superhero, gets the news that a local company is dumping toxic waste into the river, it’s time to direct those new superpowers into some toxic avenging. Can she stop the company from polluting her town, keep her superpowers secret, and still make it home in time for dinner? Stay tuned. . . .

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers

Popular Series Fiction for K–6 Readers
Author: Rebecca L. Thomas
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
Total Pages: 1022
Release: 2009
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Indexes popular fiction series for K-6 readers with groupings based on thematics, consistant setting, or consistant characters. Annotated entries are arranged alphabetically by series name and include author, publisher, date, grade level, genre, and a list of individual titles in the series. Volume is indexed by author, title, and subject/genre and includes appendixes suggesting books for boys, girls, and reluctant/ESL readers.

Children's Book Review Index

Children's Book Review Index
Author: Dana Ferguson
Publisher: Children's Book Review Index C
Total Pages: 640
Release: 2007-08
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9780787679385

The Childrens Book Review Index contains review citations to give your students and researchers access to reviewers comments and opinions on thousands of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media intended and/ or recommended for children through age 10. The volume makes it easy to find a review by authors name, book title or illustrator and fully indexes more than 600 periodicals.