Sassy : Little Sister is Not My Name!

It's not easy being nine, especially when everyone calls you little sister instead of your proper name. But nothing stops Sassy Simone Sanford! When the going gets tough, she reaches into her shimmery Sassy Sack to find what's needed-a camera, shoestring, flashlight, or superglue-to solve life's problems. When she and her family are trapped in a scary situation. Sassy learns that courage comes …

Running Out of Night

A Children’s Book Review Seven Middle Grade Books for African American History Month Pick Fans of Elijah of Buxton, Trouble Don’t Last, and Stealing Freedom will be drawn to this tale of the incredible journey of an abused twelve-year-old white girl and an escaped slave girl who run away together and form a bond of friendship while seeking freedom. Every day is a misery for a namele…

Sassy : The Birthday Storm

SC Cilandak ( Bridging Later ) Its summer vacation, and Sassy and her family are headed to Florida to visit Grammy for her birthday. A huge celebration is planned at Grammy's beach house. Sassy cant wait! But the weather reports say a hurricane is swirling in the Atlantic, and could be coming right toward Grammy's town. So much for family fun - everyone's to busy boarding up their houses an…

The Broken Bike Boy and the Queen of 33rd Street

SC Cilandak ( Gold / Fluent ) I am a queen. I live in a castle, right across the street from the John Howard housing projects. Every day right after school, I run to my bedroom window and open it wide - even in the middle of winter when the wind blows wet show up my nose, I watch for my knight in shining armor. He's ten years old, in the fifth grade like me, and rides a bike - a two - wheel…

Jumping for Junk Food

When Billy Burgers gets a bad report at the doctor, his mom starts pushing fruits and veggies and cutting out the junk food. Delirious from his cravings, Billy swipes a bag of chips from the school cafeteria and devours them. When he realizes his mistake, he rushes to pay, but it's too late. He's sent to the principal's office for stealing. Can Billy make up for his poor judgement? Can he live …

The Dangers of Dog Walking

After Billy gets sent home for fighting with the bus bully, Randy, he's got extra time to do some community service. Inspired by a speech about bullies and mistreated animals from his grandmother, Billy decides to spend some time with the dogs down at the local pound. But he soon learns that walking dogs is no picnic. Can Billy survive the heat and exercise? Can he keep the dogs on leash and ou…

The Ferret Fiasco

Worried that he'll be bored to tears by a school assembly, Billy Burger decides to bring along his own excitement the class pet ferret, Franklin! The only problem is Franklin gets away from him, taking over the stage and leaving chaos behind. Now Billy's in a heap of trouble, but while he waits for his punishment from his parents, he gets to spend the afternoon with his loving grandma. The wise…

The Lion and The Mouse

SC Cilandak (Developing Later)

I Can Help

SekCil Cilandak (Emerging)

Walking and Walking

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780007412761

Collation

15 p. : ill.

Series Title

Big Cat Collins

Call Number

F ROB w