The Reinvention of Moxie Roosevelt

The Reinvention of Moxie Roosevelt
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2010-06-10
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101427507

Moxie Roosevelt Kipper is an ordinary girl with an extraordinary name, but that is about to change. She's starting boarding school, and it's time to reinvent herselfÑto become worthy of a name like "Moxie." So she tries a bunch of personalities to try to figure out which one suits her best. But she quickly loses track of who she actually is and who she's supposed to be at any given moment! And as Moxie deals with new friendships and new situations, she comes to realize that boarding school is not what it seems and she's not the only one who isn't what she claims to be.

#1 Forever Four

#1 Forever Four
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 159
Release: 2012-01-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101552344

4 girls creating 1 voice . . . will anyone be heard? Paulina, Miko, Tally, and Ivy are four extraordinarily different seventh-graders. Paulina is 100% Type A. Miko is a fashionista. Tally is a theater queen. And Ivy - well, Ivy's the new girl at school. The four girls get tossed together to create a school magazine - by girls, for girls - in a competition to get funding for a new school program. But it seems like they'll never agree on anything. And just when they begin to make headway, their biggest rival - the athletes - threatens their progress. As the four girls try to complete the first issue of their magazine, and create a corresponding blog, they start to wonder if they can get past their labels and give all the girls in school a way to speak up.

Spin the Bottle

Spin the Bottle
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 9780803731912

With the tradition of Spin the Bottle on the brink of being played before Drama Club's opening night, Phoebe worries about an untimely revelation of her secret crush, a betrayal by her supposed best friend, and the happenings of the two Drama Divas before the curtain finally goes up!

A Taste of Freedom

A Taste of Freedom
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 48
Release: 2014-02-11
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 080279467X

An old man in India recalls how, when he was a young boy, he got his first taste of freedom as he and his brother joined the great Muhatma Gandhi on a march to the sea to make salt, in defiance of British law.

Leading Ladies #2

Leading Ladies #2
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2012-01-19
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101552360

In the second installment of Elizabeth Cody Kimmel's funny new middle grade series, the magazine is up and running and while the girls may have won the competition to get school funding, now they face new and unexpected challenges. Tally is out for the lead in the school play. Miko has left the magazine to focus on her schoolwork and spend time with her real friends. Ivy is hiding a secret that is distancing her from her new friends. And Paulina is left to juggle the magazine on her own. Will she crack under the pressure?

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Trip: On the Road of the Longest Two-Week Family Road Trip in History

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Trip: On the Road of the Longest Two-Week Family Road Trip in History
Author: Kevin James Shay
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2014-06-26
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 1304947785

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Trip chronicles the adventures of a single Dad taking his two kids on a 6,950-mile odyssey across the USA and back during his two-week vacation. Along the way, they set a record for the longest family road trip in a roughly two-week span, certified by RecordSetter, a competitor of Guinness World Records. And they did it in their trusty 2001 Honda CRV with more than 165,000 miles. They rode roller coasters and water slides, tried to locate some Hollywood celebrities, met some aliens at a UFO center in Sedona, sat on a ledge on top of the country's tallest building in Chicago, spray painted Cadillac Ranch, dodged mule poop at the Grand Canyon, and bought a pressed coin at Old Faithful. They also visited Mount Rushmore, Vegas, Dallas, the Pro Football Hall of Fame, and many points in between. Their book also lends tips, websites and other info on attractions, fun facts, and more resources, so you can take your own Great American Adventure.

Legend of the Ghost Dog

Legend of the Ghost Dog
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages: 161
Release: 2012-11-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0545469996

A thrilling mystery set against a stark landscape and the inspiration of Nome's real-life dog hero, Balto. Twelve-year-old Tee has just moved to Nome, Alaska, with her writer father and sullen little brother, Jack. Jack isn't happy about the idea of living in the middle of nowhere, but Tee and her dog Henry are thrilled -- so much open space to run around and sniff! But on a walk near their new house, Henry spots something that has him seriously spooked. Tee sees a mysterious shadow, and it seems to be following them. Have they disturbed a restless spirit? And what other secrets might this dark place be holding?

Common Core State Standards for Grade 6

Common Core State Standards for Grade 6
Author: Michelle Manville
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 147
Release: 2014-05-21
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1475810164

Common Core State Standards for Grade 6: Language Arts Instructional Strategies and Activities is designed to help teachers address Common Core standards using research-based, effective instructional strategies in combination with ready-to-use activities. These strategies include identifying similarities and differences, writing summaries and taking notes, creating non-linguistic representations, and suggestions for homework and practice. There are a variety of suggested texts as well as identified text exemplars that can easily be used with the strategies and activities.

Suddenly Supernatural: School Spirit

Suddenly Supernatural: School Spirit
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 108
Release: 2008-06-01
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0316033537

In the tradition of the loveable but flawed heroines from Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicholson Books, Kathleen O'Dell's Agnes Parker novels, and Lois Lowry's Anastasia Krupnik books comes Elizabeth Cody Kimmel's Kat Roberts. All Kat wants is to be normal, or at least to look that way to students at her new school. But her mother is a medium, and not the kind that fits in between small and large; Kat's mom is the kind of medium who sees spirits and communicates with them. And, even worse, Kat has just discovered that she can see spirits too. In fact, she seems to be the only one capable of helping a spirit at her school cross over successfully. The question is can she do it without needing to switch schools herself? In this the first of three SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL books, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel brings humor, heart, and a little supernatural charm to the trials and tribulations of finding out who you are and who you want to be--all while surviving the seventh grade.

Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures)

Balto and the Great Race (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Elizabeth Cody Kimmel
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2009-09-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307554503

Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life. A Kansas City Children’s Book Award for Grades 1–3