Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day

Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day
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Publisher : Yearling
Total Pages : 112
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307538499
ISBN-13 : 0307538494
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day by : Gary Paulsen

TODAY MOLLY Learned her wacky grandma was coming to spend the day at school with her; Lost her Notebook with Everything that Matters in it, including her homework; Got a black eye. Tore her skirt. And it’s only 9 a.m. Could things get any worse? You bet!

My Life in Dog Years

My Life in Dog Years
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Publisher : Yearling
Total Pages : 145
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307538796
ISBN-13 : 0307538796
Rating : 4/5 (96 Downloads)

Synopsis My Life in Dog Years by : Gary Paulsen

Gary Paulsen has owned dozens of unforgettable and amazing dogs, and here are his favorites--one to a chapter. Among them are Snowball, the puppy he owned as a boy in the Philippines; Ike, his mysterious hunting companion; Electric Fred and his best friend, Pig; Dirk, the grim protector; and Josh, one of the remarkable border collies working on Paulsen's ranch today. My Life in Dog Years is a book for every dog lover and every Paulsen fan--a perfect combination that shows vividly the joy and wisdom that come from growing up with man's best friend.

Lawn Boy

Lawn Boy
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Publisher : Yearling
Total Pages : 98
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ISBN-10 : 9780553494655
ISBN-13 : 0553494651
Rating : 4/5 (55 Downloads)

Synopsis Lawn Boy by : Gary Paulsen

One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth." "Wealth?" I said. "It's groovy, man," said Arnold. If I'd known what was coming, I might have climbed on my mower and putted all the way home to hide in my room. But the lawn business grew and grew. So did my profits, which Arnold invested in many things. And one of them was Joey Pow the prizefighter. That's when my 12th summer got really interesting.

Brian's Winter

Brian's Winter
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Publisher : Ember
Total Pages : 178
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307929587
ISBN-13 : 0307929582
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Brian's Winter by : Gary Paulsen

From three-time Newbery Honor-winning author Gary Paulsen comes a beloved follow-up to his award-winning classic Hatchet that asks: What if Brian hadn't been rescued and had to face his deadliest enemy yet--winter? In the Newbery Honor-winning Hatchet, thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson learned to survive alone in the Canadian wilderness, armed only with his hatchet. As millions of readers know, he was rescued at the end of the summer. But what if that hadn't happened? What if Brian had been left to face his deadliest enemy--winter? Brian Paulsen raises the stakes for survival in this riveting and inspiring story as one boy confronts the ultimate adventure. “Paulsen picks Hatchet’s story up in midstream; read together, the two books make his finest tale of survival yet.” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred “Breathtaking descriptions of nature . . . Paulsen fans will not be disappointed.” —School Library Journal Read all the Hatchet Adventures! Brian's Winter The River Brian's Return Brian's Hunt

Notes from the Dog

Notes from the Dog
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Publisher : Wendy Lamb Books
Total Pages : 146
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780375894503
ISBN-13 : 0375894500
Rating : 4/5 (03 Downloads)

Synopsis Notes from the Dog by : Gary Paulsen

“Sometimes having company is not all it’s cracked up to be.” Fifteen-year-old Finn is a loner, living with his dad and his amazing dog, Dylan. This summer he’s hoping for a job where he doesn’t have to talk to anyone except his pal Matthew. Then Johanna moves in next door. She’s 10 years older, cool, funny, and she treats Finn as an equal. Dylan loves her, too. Johanna’s dealing with breast cancer, and Matthew and Finn learn to care for her, emotionally and physically. When she hires Finn to create a garden, his gardening ideas backfire comically. But Johanna and the garden help Finn discover his talents for connecting with people.

Nightjohn

Nightjohn
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Publisher : Laurel Leaf
Total Pages : 114
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307804228
ISBN-13 : 0307804224
Rating : 4/5 (28 Downloads)

Synopsis Nightjohn by : Gary Paulsen

"To know things, for us to know things, is bad for them. We get to wanting and when we get to wanting it's bad for them. They thinks we want what they got . . . . That's why they don't want us reading." -- Nightjohn "I didn't know what letters was, not what they meant, but I thought it might be something I wanted to know. To learn."--Sarny Sarny, a female slave at the Waller plantation, first sees Nightjohn when he is brought there with a rope around his neck, his body covered in scars. He had escaped north to freedom, but he came back--came back to teach reading. Knowing that the penalty for reading is dismemberment Nightjohn still retumed to slavery to teach others how to read. And twelve-year-old Sarny is willing to take the risk to learn. Set in the 1850s, Gary Paulsen's groundbreaking new novel is unlike anything else the award-winning author has written. It is a meticulously researched, historically accurate, and artistically crafted portrayal of a grim time in our nation's past, brought to light through the personal history of two unforgettable characters.

The Amazing Life of Birds

The Amazing Life of Birds
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Publisher : Wendy Lamb Books
Total Pages : 98
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307512512
ISBN-13 : 0307512517
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis The Amazing Life of Birds by : Gary Paulsen

Zit monster. Puberty Werewolf. Potty Boy. Doo Doo Rules! I’m Duane. Duane Homer Leech. Don’t ask. I’m 12. And one week. What I want to know is, where is this whole puberty thing going? So far it’s just something put on earth to destroy me. And I don’t have a clue what’s coming next.

Escape from Fire Mountain

Escape from Fire Mountain
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Publisher : Yearling
Total Pages : 80
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307522962
ISBN-13 : 0307522962
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Escape from Fire Mountain by : Gary Paulsen

Thirteen-year-old Nikki Roberts tries to help two children trapped by a forest fire but finds her efforts blocked by poachers who want her to become one of the fire's victims.

The Schernoff Discoveries

The Schernoff Discoveries
Author :
Publisher : Yearling
Total Pages : 114
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307804181
ISBN-13 : 0307804186
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Synopsis The Schernoff Discoveries by : Gary Paulsen

Harold Schernoff, 14-year-old science whiz and social nerd, has a theory for every problem, from dating, to bullies, to making money, to sports, to how to buy a car when you're underage. When he and his buddy team up to put his theories to the test, nothing goes according to plan. A ski lesson becomes: Mass x Acceleration x Slope of hill = eeeAAGGHHH. As for first dates, only Harold could mastermind such disaster. Only Harold could go fishing and get caught by the fish. And only Gary Paulsen could write such a wonderfully funny story of friendship.

The Monument

The Monument
Author :
Publisher : Yearling
Total Pages : 164
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9780307804112
ISBN-13 : 0307804119
Rating : 4/5 (12 Downloads)

Synopsis The Monument by : Gary Paulsen

It all begins when Rocky follows Mick Strum around town while he sketches its people, animals and graveyard. Mick has been commissioned by Rocky's Kansas town to create a memorial to their war dead. As Rocky learns to respect Mick and his talents, he helps her to develop her own artistic sensibilities. But the townspeople see things in Mick's drawings that they don't want to know or accept about themselves. Can Mick help them accept one monument that will be meaningful to everyone?