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Splat! (Paperback)
Andre J. Garant
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R302
Discovery Miles 3 020
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Splat! is a humorous story about 65 fourth graders from Eli Terry
School in South Windsor, Connecticut as they enjoy a special day
together. While focused on learning about life in 1966, the kids
dig up a time capsule on the school grounds and discuss the
contents. What follows is a fun-filled day where the kids combine
learning with all sorts of enjoyable activities, such as field day,
a barbecue lunch, decorating a cake, a game of jeopardy, and a zany
egg toss. Chock full of humor designed to make any fourth grader
laugh, this book easily combines fun with learning in an effort to
encourage reading among those boys and girls between the ages of
8-12.
Told through the eyes of eleven-year-old Jake DeMartino, The Elite
Eight is an action-packed and humorous story about eight boys who
travel to Italy to take part in an international nerf competition.
During their exciting adventure, the boys experience all sorts of
things for the first time, but perhaps the most fun is a gigantic
pillow fight in their hotel room that quickly turns into an all-out
nerf war. After conquering two teams from Germany and Poland, the
boys are crowned the international nerf war champions for their age
group and are given a memorable recognition ceremony. Upon
returning home to the United States, a very special surprise awaits
them that proves to change their young lives forever. For those
boys who love nerf wars, The Elite Eight might just quickly become
their favorite book of all time!
A group of thirty-one students at St. Joseph's Catholic School in
Rockville, Connecticut are determined to prevent their school from
shutting down due to a lack of funds. After a third-grade boy comes
up with the idea of having a children's circus, this fun-loving
bunch of kids work together to put on a grand performance. While
dazzling the crowd with various acts such as alligator wrestling,
high-wire walkers, trapeze performers, stunt riders, and fire
eaters among others, each and every student showcased in The Circus
Kids proves that they can do anything they set their minds to. This
heartwarming yet comical children's novel easily rekindles the
spirit that the youth of America will truly shape the future of our
wonderful country.
Eleven-year-old TJ McCall is a wrestling superstar in his northeast
Philadelphia neighborhood. Following in the footsteps of his older
brother, TJ dreams of making it big in the world of wrestling and
achieving a college scholarship. While wrestling in the 82-pound
class during his sixth grade year, TJ gets off to a red-hot start,
but soon runs into a brick wall when he meets up with the
neighborhood bully, Rourke Everson, who is out to stop him. TJ's
streak of good luck quickly comes to a grinding halt when Rourke
torments him to no end, both physically and emotionally, causing TJ
to lose every time he steps on the wrestling mat. A bitter struggle
unfolds for TJ as he battles with his own emotions to remain a true
winner, both in his own eyes and in everyone else's. TJ's Takedown
is an action-packed novel that will be sure to keep any young
athlete, and especially those boys who love wrestling, on the edge
of their seat for hours on end.
Ten-year-old Jake Robertson and his best friends decide to form a
tree house club for all of the kids in their neighborhood. But, the
requirement for being elected into the club is to eat a live worm
and keep it down without throwing up. Jake's club quickly becomes
the most popular place for kids in his town, but the fun suddenly
comes to an end one day when a town official says that the tree
house must be torn down. Determined to keep their tree house open
for all to enjoy, Jake and his friends decide to take on the town
in a race against time. Will the members of Jake's club be able to
endure the hardest fight so far of their young lives and keep their
beloved tree house? Chock full of adventure and humor, Jake's Tree
House will surely appeal to all kids in elementary school who love
a good old-fashioned story that will keep them entertained for
hours on end.
A humorous tale about sixty-six fourth graders from Center Road
School in Vernon, Connecticut, Fourth Grade Day will surely keep
any elementary age child giggling for hours on end. From the class
of fourth graders, a boy named Zachary Peters is chosen to act as
principal of the school after winning a writing contest sponsored
by a local children's author. Assisting him is Bethany Daigle, a
hard-working girl who does much to beautify the school in her role
as assistant principal. A multitude of activities take place during
the day in order to keep the kids quite busy, to include a talent
show, a sports festival, and a tremendous pool party. But the fun
really begins when a food fight breaks out in the cafeteria, and
the icing on the cake comes when the governor of Connecticut gets
attacked by a pet snake while using the rest room. All of the kids
featured in Fourth Grade Day are real boys and girls, and like any
other fourth grader in the world, they love to laugh. In fact, if
you enjoy laughing, then you'll surely love this book, but
beware.....your stomach might hurt from laughing so much
Eleven-year-old David Busch and his family travel to Hawaii for the
summer vacation of a lifetime. With his four closest friends
joining him on the trip, David surprisingly meets up with his
biggest idol, a pro football player named Larry Thomson from the
San Diego Chargers. After receiving a personal invitation to visit
Larry at his Hawaiian palace, the six boys head out for an
adventure-filled afternoon. But trouble lurks when the boys wander
off into the tropical paradise near Larry's home in search of a
cascading waterfall, and after one of the boys falls down a cliff,
it's a race against time to get help before young Clayton suffers a
serious injury. This is a must-read for those boys who not only
love a good old-fashioned suspense story, but also those who love
professional football and the captivating athletes who play the
game.
I'm Gonna Win features an eleven-year-old, sixth grade boy named
Matthew Casey. A basketball great in his own mind, Matt is thrilled
about the prospect of playing basketball for the Austin Avengers, a
team coached by his Uncle John. Being a very talented basketball
player, Matt feels he'll have no problem earning the position of
Point Guard, but things turn sour when the boy doesn't get his way.
Uncle John tells Matt that he will be treated just like any other
boy on the team, and Matt gets very upset when he doesn't get what
he wants in life. A terrible struggle ensues as Matt tries to cope
with his social frustration, and when his terrible temper gets the
best of him, his uncle asks him to leave the team. Will Matt ever
act his age and learn to respect his Uncle John as a basketball
coach? More importantly, will Matt ever learn that life is not
always about winning or being the best? I'm Gonna Win is the
heartwarming story of an angry but lovable boy who learns an
important lesson in life. It is ideal for boys in fourth, fifth,
and sixth grades who not only love basketball, but a good
old-fashioned competition along the way.
Reilly's Black Belt features ten-year-old Reilly Hall as an
ambitious boy, who works toward earning his black belt in karate. A
well-skilled student when it comes to martial arts, Reilly feels
that he'll have no problem getting his black belt. But Hunter
Maxwell, the fifth grade bully at Charles Wright School, begins to
distract Reilly which that makes it difficult for him to
concentrate on his karate. Reilly's two best friends, Ben and Matt,
insist that Reilly should use his karate on Hunter to end the
bullying, but Reilly remains faithful to his belief that martial
arts should only be used as a last resort for self-defence. Will
Hunter bully Reilly to the point where he breaks down and loses all
concentration, or will Reilly eventually fight back and show Hunter
who's the boss? More importantly, how will Reilly learn to deal
with his frustration and channel his energy in the most efficient
manner to ensure that he earns his black belt? This novel packed
with adventure and humour is especially designed for boys in fourth
and fifth grade, who can benefit from learning how to deal with a
bully.
Join in the fun as fourteen boys and ten girls from Tolland,
Connecticut tell about their exotic voyage around the world in a
time machine. Based on a real group of fourth graders from Parker
Memorial School (Tolland, CT), Away We Go is sure to keep you
laughing from start to finish. Told through the eyes of
ten-year-old Kelly, this book is specifically designed for all
children in third, fourth, and fifth grades who need a break from
the daily grind of everyday life. Be sure to join Kelly and her
classmates as they take you into their lives for several fun-filled
days and include you in all of their festive activities. You'll
read about exotic places like Fiji, Spain, Sri Lanka, and Australia
as each of these kids keeps you laughing like never before on their
wild goose chase to find a missing M and M collection.
Join in the fun as thirteen boys and ten girls from Tolland,
Connecticut tell about their five-day school trip to Quebec City,
Canada. Based on a real group of fourth graders from Parker
Memorial School (Tolland, CT), Our Wacky Trip is sure to keep you
laughing from start to finish. Told through the eyes of
ten-year-old Caleb Bahler, this book is specifically designed for
all children in third, fourth, and fifth grades who need a break
from the daily grind of everyday life. Be sure to join Caleb and
his classmates as they take you into their lives for five
fun-filled days and include you in all of their festive activities.
You'll read about Cowboy Cabe, Burpie the ferret, Max the bearded
dragon, Bashful the alligator, Nervous Nellie the horse, and lots
of other wacky characters who'll keep you smiling and laughing like
never before.
Ryan Silva: Star Pitcher is a middle-grade fiction sports novel
written for boys and girls between the ages of nine and thirteen.
Ryan Silva stars as the main character as a ten-year-old boy who
loves to play little league baseball. Ryan is chosen to be the
starting pitcher for his team, but becomes upset when a girl named
Maisy Atkins gives him a run for his money when she is chosen to be
the second pitcher for the team. Ryan and his buddies, Derek and
Jeremy, make jokes about Maisy, stating she should be home making
brownies with her mother instead of playing baseball on a boys'
team. But what happens when Maisy proves to be a better pitcher
than Ryan is, and can also hit solid line drives? Will Ryan learn
to accept Maisy as a member of his team and work together with her,
or will he deny the fact that a girl can play baseball just as well
as a boy can? Ryan Silva: Star Pitcher is a captivating sports
novel sure to please any boy or girl, and especially those who love
the ever popular sport of little league baseball.
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