Jennifer-the-Jerk Is Missing

Jennifer-the-Jerk Is Missing
Author: Carol Gorman
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 92
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 145324865X

When the boy Amy is babysitting swears he witnessed a kidnapping, Amy isn’t sure whether she should believe his crazy story Thirteen-year-old Amy Whipple is forced to babysit the son of her dad’s most important client, and she is prepared for a boring weekend with a boring eight-year-old. On a trip to the park, Malcolm runs ahead, and when Amy catches up with him, he swears he has just seen the kidnapping of Jennifer Smith from his class. Malcolm is famous for making up stories, and Amy doesn’t believe him . . . until they find the ransom note. In this wild, hilarious adventure, it’s up to Amy and Malcolm to rescue Jennifer—even though she’s a total jerk!

Tkkg: Jennifer is Missing

Tkkg: Jennifer is Missing
Author: Tivola Electronic Publishing
Publisher: Tivola Electronic Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2001-04
Genre:
ISBN: 9783934789579

Don't Look Back

Don't Look Back
Author: Jennifer L. Armentrout
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 384
Release: 2014-04-15
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1423187733

Samantha is a stranger in her own life. Until the night she disappeared with her best friend, Cassie, everyone said Sam had it all???popularity, wealth, and a dream boyfriend. Sam has resurfaced, but she has no recollection of who she was or what happened to her that night. As she tries to piece together her life from before, she realizes it's one she no longer wants any part of. The old Sam took "mean girl" to a whole new level, and it's clear she and Cassie were more like best enemies. Sam is pretty sure that losing her memories is like winning the lottery. She's getting a second chance at being a better daughter, sister, and friend, and she's falling hard for Carson Ortiz, a boy who has always looked out for her???even if the old Sam treated him like trash. But Cassie is still missing, and the facts about what happened to her that night isn't just buried deep inside of Sam's memory???someone else knows, someone who wants to make sure Sam stays quiet. All Sam wants is the truth, and if she can unlock her clouded memories of that fateful night, she can finally move on. But what if not remembering is the only thing keeping Sam alive?

The Case of the Watching Boy

The Case of the Watching Boy
Author: Robert Newman
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 109
Release: 2014-12-30
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1497686040

It’s one thing to be interested in history—it’s another to thing to make it Andrew Tillet is just looking out for a younger classmate when he gets pulled into a heroic scheme—a mission to return an abducted boy to his heartbroken mother. Andrew and his friend Christopher carry out their mission perfectly, but Andrew has curious mixed feelings about several details. The next day, he’s still thinking things over when police arrive at school with news that a local child has been kidnapped, and suddenly it’s clear there’s been a terrible mistake. Andrew, Christopher, Sara, Inspector Peter Wyatt, and even Verna Tillet will put their heads together to follow the trail all the way back to London’s highest social circles, to reunite a child with his real mother . . . and maybe save a country or two while they’re at it.

Windfall

Windfall
Author: Jennifer E. Smith
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2017-05-02
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 0399559388

This romantic story of hope, chance, and change from the author of The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight is one JENNY HAN says is filled with all of her "favorite things," MORGAN MATSON calls “something wonderful” and STEPHANIE PERKINS says “is rich with the intensity of real love.” Alice has never believed in luck, but that doesn’t stop her from rooting for love. After pining for her best friend Teddy for years, she jokingly gifts him a lottery ticket—attached to a note professing her love—on his birthday. Then, the unthinkable happens: he actually wins. At first, it seems like the luckiest thing on earth. But as Teddy gets swept up by his $140 million windfall and fame and fortune come between them, Alice is forced to consider whether her stroke of good fortune might have been anything but. She bought a winning lottery ticket. He collected the cash. Will they realize that true love’s the real prize? Featured in Seventeen Magazine's "What's Hot Now" “Windfall is about all of my favorite things—a girl’s first big love, her first big loss, and—her first big luck.” —JENNY HAN, New York Times bestselling author of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before “Windfall is perfectly named; reading it, I felt like I had suddenly found something wonderful.” —MORGAN MATSON, New York Times bestselling author of The Unexpected Everything “Windfall is rich with the intensity of real love— in all its heartache and hope.” —STEPHANIE PERKINS, New York Times bestselling author of Isla and the Happily Ever After "If you’re looking for your next great read, then you’re in 'luck!'" —Justine Magazine

The False Prince

The False Prince
Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen
Publisher: Scholastic UK
Total Pages: 311
Release: 2012-06-07
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1407135295

If you love the danger and sword-fighting of MERLIN, you'll like this! In a discontent kingdom, civil war is brewing. To unify the divided people, Conner, a nobleman of the court, devises a cunning plan to find an impersonator of the king's long-lost son and install him as a puppet prince. Four orphans are recruited to compete for the role, including a defiant boy named Sage. Sage knows that Conner's motives are more than questionable, yet his life balances on a sword's point - he must be chosen to play the prince or he will certainly be killed. As Sage's journey continues, layer upon layer of treachery and deceit unfold, until finally a truth is revealed that proves more dangerous than all of the lies put together.

Educator's Companion to Children's Literature

Educator's Companion to Children's Literature
Author: Sharron L. McElmeel
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 172
Release: 1996-08-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0313079390

Each of these volumes explores five popular genres and shows how they can be used to promote learning in the library and classroom. After introductory discussions of each genre, McElmeel recommends books, gives lists of related titles, and provides a variety of ideas for genre-related activities that complement classroom thematic units. Grades 4-

What Do You Stand For? For Teens

What Do You Stand For? For Teens
Author: Barbara A. Lewis
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2005-11-15
Genre: Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN: 157542746X

Young people need guidance from caring adults to build strong, positive character traits—but they can also build their own. This book by the best-selling author of The Kid’s Guide to Social Action invites children and teens to explore and practice honesty, kindness, empathy, integrity, tolerance, patience, respect, and more. Quotations and background information set the stage. Dilemmas challenge readers to think about, discuss, and debate positive traits. Activities invite them to explore what they stand for at school, at home, and in their communities. True stories profile real kids who exemplify positive traits; resources point the way toward character-building books, organizations, programs, and Web sites.

Graveyard Moon

Graveyard Moon
Author: Carol Gorman
Publisher: Open Road Media
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2014-08-05
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN: 1453290699

An International Reading Association Young Adult Choice: When a night in a graveyard with her friends turns fatal, Kelly knows it’s up to her to find the killer—before the killer finds her New to town, Kelly reluctantly agrees when her friends challenge her to spend the night in a graveyard with them. But she can’t shake the feeling that someone is watching them through the mist. Her friends laugh off her suspicions—until she stumbles on a body covered in blood. As she begins to piece together the puzzle, Kelly realizes that the murderer may have killed before. Can Kelly and her new friend Miles solve the case before the killer strikes again?

Shadows at Dusk (Missing in Alaska Book #2)

Shadows at Dusk (Missing in Alaska Book #2)
Author: Elizabeth Goddard
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 358
Release: 2023-10-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 149344350X

Montana Detective Trevor West is desperate to learn what happened to his sister, who went missing in Alaska over a year ago, leaving nothing but a few photographs as clues to her whereabouts. At the advice of Police Chief Autumn Long, Trevor enlists the help of an experienced bush pilot. If Carrie James can't help him find the places in the photographs, no one can. But Carrie has her own agenda. Grieving the death of her closest friend and the only person she could trust, Carrie will help Trevor find his sister on one condition--that he help her track down her friend's killer. As the two close in on the answers they crave, they'll face dangers and connections they could not have imagined. They'll have to learn to trust one another--and face the dark secrets of the past--if they are ever to discover the truth and bring a killer to justice.