Johanna Hurwitz
23) School's out
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1991
Language
English
Description
Lucas thinks his summer vacation is ruined when Mom hires a French au pair to watch over Lucas and his two-year-old twin brothers.
24) Magical Monty
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
First-grader Monty Morris includes his new baby sister in a school project, gives his mother a surprising gift, gets a little more than he can handle with his friend Joey's dogs, and learns that sometimes a day filled with excitement is not the best thing.
25) Teacher's pet
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Cricket's expectations of being, as always, the teacher's favorite student are dashed by the arrival of an unusual new girl in her fourth-grade class.
27) Faraway summer
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1910, Dossi, a poor Russian immigrant from the tenements of New York, spends two weeks with the Meade family on their Vermont farm, and all their lives are enriched by the experience.
28) One small dog
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Language
English
Description
Curtis gets a dog when his parents divorce, but his beloved new dog causes problems that he did not expect.
29) Baseball fever
Author
Publisher
Morrow
Pub. Date
1981
Language
English
Description
Ten-year-old Ezra tries to convince his scholarly father that his baseball fever is not wasting his mind.
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
Fifth grader Derek and his best friend Rory are delighted when their neighbor's niece Bolivia comes to town for another visit, until a lot of missing objects make Derek begin to doubt Rory's honesty. Sequel to "The Hot & Cold Summer."
31) Class clown
Author
Publisher
W. Morrow
Pub. Date
c1987
Language
English
Description
Lucas Cott, the most obstreperous boy in the third grade, finds it very hard to turn over a new leaf when he decides to become the perfect student.
34) Ethan at home
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Four simple stories about a young boy at bedtime, when he is sick, getting ready to play in the snow, and helping his mother clean the house.
35) Amazing Monty
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
First-grader Montgomery Gerald Morris enjoys an exciting year as his class acquires a pair of parakeets as pets, he loses his first tooth, and he becomes a big brother.
36) Oh no, Noah!
Author
Publisher
SeaStar Books
Pub. Date
2002
Language
English
Description
Noah struggles to impress the kids he meets when he and his family move to a new house.
38) Russell sprouts
Author
Publisher
HarperTrophy
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
First grader Russell Michaels grows more than an inch taller, becoming big enough to wear his red slicker and big enough to deal with family and school challenges.
40) Starting school
Author
Publisher
Morrow Junior Books
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Although placed in separate classes, twins Marius and Marcus prove to be double trouble for their kindergarten teachers.