by Philip Ardagh (2015)
Squat is simply minding his own business in his hovel when his friend Big Jim invites him to join the Green Men of Gressingham. If only Squat had known ... Soon he is living as an outlaw in the forestand taking on the dreadful Sir Jack de Zack! A Robin Hood-esque tale sure to have readers laughing out loud.
adapted by Cordelia Evans
"It's time for the Glendragon show-and-tell, and Mike wants his presentation to be very knightly! His dragon friends Sparkie and Squirt each give Mike something special for his show: a giant tooth from Squirt, and a small, boring egg from Sparkie. When Mike tries to hide the egg backstage instead of showing it, Sparkie wants to prove that the egg is truly amazing ... but they'll have to find it first!"--Publisher's description.
Sharon Creech
Set in the breathtaking landscape of Lugano, Switzerland, Bloomabilityis Sharon Creech at her very best.When 13-year-old Dinnie Doone is plucked out of her troubled life by her aunt and uncle and whisked away to an international school in Switzerland, her world is turned upside down. Suddenly surrounded by different cultures, languages, and beliefs, Dinnie struggles to holdon to her past life. Gradually, through friendships and experiences she could have nowhere else, she learns to trust herself and discovers the beautiful "bloomabilities" her new life has to offer.01 Blue Spruce Award Masterlist (YA Cat.), 00-01 Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Grds. 6-8), Pacific NW Library Assoc. 2001 Young Reader's Choice Award Masterlist, and 00-01 South Carolina Book Award Masterlist(Grds 6-9) Young Adult's Choices for 2000 (IRA)
adapted by M. C. King
Miley’s rivals, Amber and Ashley, have perfected the art of mean. When their annual Cool List comes out, Miley and her best bud Lilly are dead last. Ultimate humiliation! Then Amber lands a spot on the TV show Singing with the Stars. The guest celebrity is none other than Hannah Montana, a.k.a. Miley Stewart. She sees a sweet opportunity to get back at Amber. But will Miley discover that fighting fire with fire could send her down in flames? Plus, when the new school bully won’t stop picking on Miley, Hannah Montana’s bodyguard goes undercover as a Seaview student!