Twelve-year-old Roy Eberhardt, and his family have moved to Florida, where he's the new kid again. When the school bully smashes Roy's face against the school bus window, he sees a strange, barefoot boy streaking by, and he follows. The boy seems to be on a mission. Just who is this boy, and why is he running? What does Beatrice Leep know about him, and what is going on at the site of the new Mother Paula's Pancake House? Confused? To figure it out, and see how alligators in port-o-potties, burrowing owls, and cottonmouth snakes with sparkly tails fit in, read Hoot.

Awards won: Rebecca Caudill Award

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/29/2009

ISBN-10: 0440421705

ISBN-13: 9780440421702

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Commenter: St. Charles Reader, grade 0

Harry, and his detective classmates, try to find clues relating to a mysterious locked closet in Room 3B.

Similar books: Part of the Horrible Harry series.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/13/2009

ISBN-10: 0142404519

ISBN-13: 9780142404515

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Horrid Henry loves to cause trouble. Whether it is forcing his neighbor to eat Glop, a mixture of the most disgusting foods he can combine, ruining the whole dance recital, or collapsing the tents of an entire campground, Henry loves nothing more than to be horrid. Fans of mischief will love these four funny stories about Henry in this first book about Horrid Henry.

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 8/26/2010

ISBN-10: 1402217757

ISBN-13: 9781402217753

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During the Golden Age of Narnia, when Peter, Edmund, Susan, and Lucy are ruling, a boy named Shasta manages to escape from the Land of Calormen to the North. He does this by partnering with a Talking Horse named Bree. They later join a girl named Aravis and her Talking Horse, Hwin. They have many adventures as they journey through the desert, but the biggest surprises occur once they have reached Narnia. This is book 5 in the Chronicles of Narnia series.

Reviewed by: msp

Date read: 9/27/2010

ISBN-10: 0060234881

ISBN-13: 9780060234881

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The Baudelaire orphans find themselves with a group of volunteers that work in a hospital. What will happen next? Read the book to find out! This is book 8 in the series.

Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader

Date read: 2/13/2010

ISBN-10: 0064408663

ISBN-13: 9780064408660

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