Ellray Jakes Is Not A Chicken!
Eight-year-old EllRay Jakes's attempts to defend himself against the class bully always end up getting him in trouble, but he promises to do his best when his dad offers to take him to Disneyland if he can be good for an entire week--which may be a few days too long.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 77
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: human behavior, bullying, schools, families, behavior, california, bullies, school stories, family life, family [X], conduct of life, bulling, children's stories, humorous fiction [X]
Hunter Moran Saves The Universe
While trying to hide an incriminating report card and dodge meddling siblings, fifth-grade twins Hunter and Zack set out to save their town from a diabolical dentist who is planning to blow it to smithereens.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: brothers and sisters, detective and mystery stories, families, humorous stories, twins, siblings, mystery fiction, humorous fiction, family life, family [X], mystery fiction, humorous fiction [X]
Heidi Heckelbeck Has A Secret
After being homeschooled her whole life, Heidi Heckelbeck enters a real school in second grade, where she encounters a mean girl named Melanie who makes her feel like an alien.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 73
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430
subjects: first day of school, school stories, family life, witches, schools, families, fantasy fiction, secrecy, home schooling, family [X], school stories, humorous fiction [X]
Amelia Bedelia's First Valentine
Literal-minded even as a child, Amelia Bedelia muddles through Valentine's Day with her heart on her sleeve, trying to make sense of strange greetings at school and home, and ever on the look-out for the arrows of Cupid.
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 55
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: valentine's day, schools, humorous stories, school, families, school stories, family life, holidays, family [X], humorous fiction [X], school fiction, picture books
The World According To Garp
T. S. Garp, a man with high ambitions for an artistic career and with obsessive devotion to his wife and children, and Jenny Fields, his famous feminist mother, find their lives surrounded by an assortment of people including teachers, whores, and radicals.
FIC
year: 1998
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: eccentrics and eccentricities, authors, american, mothers and sons, feminists, women, american authors, mother-son relationship, families, family life, audiobooks, compact discs, humorous fiction, humorous stories, family [X], humorous stories, humorous fiction [X]
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his father's attempts to change Greg's wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 59
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 970
subjects: middle schools, schools, family [X], audiobooks, humorous fiction, diaries, family life, school stories, families, children's audiobooks, humorous fiction [X], humorous stories, electronic books, electronic books
Attack Of The Growling Eyeballs
Daniel Funk, who lives with three sisters, his mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, has always wanted a brother, and when he suddenly shrinks to the size of a toe, he discovers that he has a twin brother who is the same size.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 16
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: size, family life, twins, brothers and sisters, humorous stories, siblings, humorous fiction, family [X], families, humorous fiction [X]
Edwin Speaks Up
A family of ferrets takes a trip to the grocery store where mom has trouble keeping up with the groceries, the cart, and the kids, but baby Edwin could help if he could just get someone to listen to his advice.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 10
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
subjects: infants, birthdays, grocery shopping, family life, humorous fiction, babies, humorous stories, family [X], families, humorous fiction [X], picture books for children
Clarice Bean, What Planet Are You From?
When Clarice has to do a school project on the environment, she and her family become eco-warriors in an attempt to save a tree on their street.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 680
subjects: bean, clarice (fictional character), school stories, environmental protection, family life, humorous fiction, bean, clarice (fictitious character), schools, humorous stories, family [X], families, humorous fiction [X], picture books for children
Rule Of Three
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with "Little Women.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 690
subjects: alcott, louisa may, sisters, acting, theater, baking, clubs, oregon, humorous stories, family life, family [X], humorous fiction, families, humorous fiction [X]
Diario De Greg
Greg Heffley is suspected of damaging school property but he is stuck in a cabin with his family because of a blizzard and will have to face punishment when he gets out.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 14
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1000
subjects: blizzards, spanish language materials, family life, diaries, spanish language, punishment, family [X], humorous fiction [X]
Bok! Bok! Boom!
Superheroes Gordon Blue and his brother Benny must rescue an opera star from the evil Dr.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 68
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 520
subjects: superheroes, chickens, rescues, supervillains, humorous fiction, siblings, family [X], scientists, humorous fiction [X]
Charlie Joe Jackson's Guide To Making Money
Wanting to raise more money than his allowance provides in order to buy a popular new gadget, loveable slacker Charlie Joe takes a disastrous dog-walking job before organizing a fake bar mitzvah.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: humorous fiction, school stories, middle schools, money-making projects for children, moneymaking projects, schools, money-making projects, family [X], humorous fiction [X]
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Greg Heffley is suspected of damaging school property but he is stuck in a cabin with his family because of a blizzard and will have to face punishment when he gets out.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 336
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1060
subjects: blizzards, families, family life, diaries, humorous stories, humorous fiction, diary fiction, humorous fiction [X], juvenile fiction / humorous stories, juvenile fiction / social issues / friendship, large type books, christmas, schools, middle schools, behavior, children's audiobooks, punishment, family [X], electronic books, electronic books
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Middle schooler Greg Heffley tells his diary how excited he is to start school this year because his summer vacation was so horrible.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: humorous stories, humorous fiction, diaries, family [X], family life, schools, school stories, middle schools, children's stories, families, electronic books, humorous fiction [X], electronic books, bilingual books