Second-Grade Ape
Daniel Pinkwater
Flash Fleetwood finds a very quiet gorilla which he names Phil, and, to the delight of the second grade students, their teacher Mrs. Hotdogbun says he may attend school along with them.

by Louis Sachar (1996)
All the kids from Wayside School had to spend 243 days in horrible schools while Wayside was closed to get rid of the infestation of cows! Now the kids are back and the fun begins again on every floor. Miss Mush has prepared a special lunch of baked liver in purple sauce and it is pet day on the 30th floor. Unusual things continue to happen in the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.
Daniel Pinkwater
Flash Fleetwood finds a very quiet gorilla which he names Phil, and, to the delight of the second grade students, their teacher Mrs. Hotdogbun says he may attend school along with them.
Rachelle Delaney
"The Lost Souls have protected the famous treasure on Island X from the pirates. But now, a mysterious predator is prowling around their camp: a ferocious black panther. And with Captain Scarlet McCray stuck in Port Aberhard learning how to be a proper lady, Jem Fitzgerald is left to command the crew, protect the treasure, and keep tabs on both the panther and a new pirate captain, determined to best every pirate in the Islands"--