Jon Scieszka
21) The Sports Pages
Author
Series
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
The Sports Pages, the third volume in Jon Scieszka's Guys Read Library of Great Reading, features ten short stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind home plate.
From fiction to nonfiction, from baseball to mixed martial arts and everything in between, these are a collection of stories about the rush of victory and the crush of defeat on and off the field.
Authors include Dustin Brown, James Brown,
...22) Battle Bunny
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Alex, whose birthday it is, hijacks a story about Birthday Bunny on his special day and turns it into a battle between a supervillain and his enemies in the forest--who, in the original story, are simply planning a surprise party.
23) Melvin might?
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Melvin, a cautious cement mixer, worries that he cannot keep up with the other trucks, but when Rita needs help, he overcomes his fear in order to help her.
Series
Guys read volume 5
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Jon Scieszka's Guys Read anthology series for tweens turns to nonfiction in its fifth volume, True Stories. The fifth installment in the Guys Read Library of Great Reading features ten stories that are 100% amazing, 100% adventurous, 100% unbelievable--and 100% true. A star-studded group of award-winning nonfiction authors and journalists provides something for every reader, all aligned with the Common Core State Standards. Compiled and edited by...
Series
Guys read volume 1
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
c[2010]
Language
English
Description
A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenaged mummy, a homicidal turkey, and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.
Series
Guys read volume 2
Publisher
Walden Pond Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenage terrorist, a mysterious wish-granting machine, and the world's worst private detective.
Author
Series
Pigeon (Picture books) volume 3
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Needing to brush his teeth, a bus driver asks the reader to make sure that the pigeon goes to bed on time--but the bird has many excuses about why it should stay awake.
Author
Series
Pigeon (Picture books) volume 1
Publisher
Hyperion Books for Children
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place--a pigeon!