Henry Huggins
Henry Huggins picks up a stray dog, names him Ribsy and sets out on numerous adventures with him, including breeding hundreds of fish and collecting over a thousand worms.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 130
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: dogs, humorous stories, humorous fiction, huggins, henry (fictitious character), ribsy (fictitious character), huggins, henry (fictional character), large type books, spanish language, animals, pets, family [X], dogs -, ribsy (fictional character), humorous fiction [X]
Thanksgiving At The Tappletons'
When calamity stalks every step of the preparations for the Tappletons' Thanksgiving dinner, they realize that there is more to Thanksgiving than turkey and trimmings.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 99
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: children's stories, american, thanksgiving day, family life, humorous stories, family [X], humorous fiction, thanksgiving day -, humorous fiction [X]
Clementine
While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 170
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: friendship, family [X], apartment houses, schools, elementary schools, family life, school stories, humorous fiction, families, humorous stories, humorous fiction [X]
The Willoughbys
A tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, in which the four Willoughby children set out to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 78
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: orphans, brothers and sisters, family life, chinese language materials, humorous stories, siblings, humorous fiction, chinese language, family [X], families, humorous fiction [X]
Fancy Nancy
"In this collection of twelve . . . stories, join Fancy Nancy as she puts on her own dog show, learns to ice skate, goes on a camping adventure, and more! With each story timed to be a five-minute read-aloud, this storybook makes anytime the .
FIC
year: 2020
copies: 237
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 420
subjects: individuality, clothing and dress, manners and customs, family [X], costume, parties, schools, hundredth day of school, school stories, vocabulary, sisters, dolls, fancy nancy (fictitious character), beaches, sandcastles, costume and dress, family life, domestic fiction, books and reading, friendship, readers, surprise birthday parties, fancy nancy, families, humorous fiction [X], helping behavior, detective and mystery stories, helpfulness, mystery and detective stories, detective and mystery fiction, adaptations, readers (publications), picture books, christmas fiction
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes
Ten-year-old Moxy Maxwell has promised to write twelve thank-you notes by the day after Christmas so that she and her twin brother Mark can go to Hollywood to visit their father, but all her brilliant ideas to help finish the task more efficiently end up creating chaos in the house.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 40
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 870
subjects: thank-you notes, human behavior, twins, brothers and sisters, family [X], families, siblings, family life, christmas, humorous fiction, humorous fiction [X]
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Greg Heffley tells about his summer vacation and his attempts to steer clear of trouble when he returns to middle school and tries to keep his older brother, Rodrick, from telling everyone about Greg's most humiliating experience of the summer.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 336
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 910
subjects: middle schools, schools, family [X], diaries, audiobooks, humorous fiction, family life, school stories, families, humorous fiction [X], children's audiobooks, humorous stories, compact discs
Double Fudge
Life really gets crazy when Fudge and his older brother, Peter, run into their long-lost relatives.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 242
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 450
subjects: brothers, family life, money, embarrassment, humorous stories, family [X], sibling rivalry, cousins, humorous fiction [X]
The War With Grandpa
Peter is thrilled that grandpa is coming to live with his family.
FIC
year: 9119
copies: 155
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: children's stories, american, grandfathers, family life, family [X], families, humorous stories, humorous fiction [X]
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little
With summer coming to an end, about-to-be-fourth-grader Moxy Maxwell does a hundred different things to avoid reading her assigned summer reading book.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 62
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 890
subjects: books and reading, summer, family [X], twins, family life, humorous fiction, humorous fiction [X]
Clementine
With her kitten, Moisturizer, missing and having fought with her best friend, Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine finds it hard to concentrate on doing her best as her classmate's Friend of the Week.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 109
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: friendship, schools, families, lost articles, cats, boston (mass.), elementary schools, kittens, family [X], school stories, family life, lost and found possessions, pets, animals, humorous stories, humorous fiction [X]
A Crooked Kind Of Perfect
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ, instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her school social life.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 76
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: organ (musical instrument), music, families, interpersonal relations, schools, family life, humorous stories, family [X], school stories, humorous fiction, humorous stories, humorous fiction [X]
Mission Unstoppable
On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi, soon to be thirteen, fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 102
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: genius, brothers and sisters, twins, assassins, recreational vehicles, adventure fiction, siblings, family life, adventure fiction, families, adventure and adventurers, young adult fiction, humorous fiction [X], family [X], adventure stories
I Wanna New Room
Alex and Ethan have been forced to share a room ever since their baby sister came along and Alex is tired of it, so he begins a letter writing campaign to convince his parents he needs his own space.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 92
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 540
subjects: letter writing, brothers, infants, sharing, family life, families, humorous fiction, babies, humorous stories, family [X], humorous fiction [X], picture books for children
Clementine And The Family Meeting
Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 75
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: families, brothers and sisters, sibling rivalry, change, family life, siblings, humorous fiction, humorous stories, family [X], humorous fiction [X]