Jennifer L Holm
Author
Series
Fourteenth goldfish volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 4
Formats
Description
Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently has turned into a teenager--which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother, his daughter.
Author
Series
Squish volume 2
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Starting a new school year, Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," is determined to get picked for kickball and hang out with the cool kids.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 7
Formats
Description
As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death. It's1953 and 11-year-old Penny dreams of a summer of butter pecan ice cream, swimming, and baseball. But nothing's that easy in Penny's family. For starters, she can't go swimming because her mother's afraid she'll catch polio at the pool. To make matters worse, her favorite uncle is living in a...
Author
Series
Boston Jane adventures volume 1
Pub. Date
2001.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 8
Description
Schooled in the lessons of etiquette for young ladies of 1854, Miss Jane Peck of Philadelphia finds little use for manners during her long sea voyage to the Pacific Northwest and while living amoung the American traders and Chinook Indians of Washington Territory.
Author
Series
Squish volume 3
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
At swim camp, Squish's new friend Basil helps him avoid learning to swim with pranks that sometimes go too far, but the comic book exploits of Squish's idol, "Super Amoeba," help him deal with Basil and conquer his fear. Presented in comic book format.
Author
Series
Squish volume 5
Pub. Date
c2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Squish the amoeba neglects his homework, parents, friends, and even his Super Amoeba comic books when he discovers the video game Mitosis.
Author
Series
Squish volume 4
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.1 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Squish, comic book fan and grade school amoeba, is made captain of his soccer team and following the example of his favorite superhero, must, figure out how to turn a losing streak around without losing his friends.
9) Squish
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Squish, a meek amoeba who loves the comic book exploits of his favorite hero, "Super Amoeba," tries to emulate him when his best friend is threatened by a bully.
10) Swing it, Sunny!
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 2
Pub. Date
2017
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
In the mid-1970s Sunny Lewin is back, star of her personal show, facing the prospect of Middle School, and dealing with the problems of her somewhat dysfunctional family--in particular her older brother, Dale, who has been sent off to a military academy because of his delinquent behavior.
12) Sunny side up
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.4 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"From the groundbreaking and award-winning sister-brother team behind Babymouse comes a middle-grade, graphic-novel memoir. Following the lives of kids whose older brother's delinquent behavior has thrown their family into chaos, 'Sunny Side Up' is at once a compelling 'problem' story and a love letter to the comic books that help the protagonist make sense of her world" --
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 3
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
"Sunny's just made it to middle school . . . and it's making her life very confusing. All her best friend Deb wants to talk about is fashion, boys, makeup, boys, and being cool. Sunny's not against any of these things, but she also doesn't understand why suddenly everything revolves around them. She's much more comfortable when she's in her basement, playing Dungeons & Dragons with a bunch of new friends. Because when you're swordfighting and spider-slaying,...
14) The lion of Mars
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 6
Formats
Description
Bell has spent his whole life--all eleven years of it--on Mars. But he's still just a regular kid-he loves cats, any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don't have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It's up to Bell--a regular kid in a...
15) Full of beans
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 4
Description
"Beans Curry owns this town. He and his gang of barefoot buddies know everyone in Key West, and they know how to get things done -- and get paid. Most of the time, anyway. But it's the middle of the Great Depression, and times are tough. there are no jobs and everyone is out for themselves, which means it's hard for a kid to make a cent. Luckily, Beans isn't' like other kids. And when his first scheme doesn't work out, he realizes he has to think...
Author
Series
Sunny side up volume 4
Pub. Date
2021
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.3 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
It's summer, and Sunny is BORED. Most of her friends are out of town. Her mom wants her to baby-sit way more than Sunny wants to baby-sit. There's nothing good on TV. The only place that's cool (in a not-boring sense) and cool (in a not-hot sense) is the community pool. Sunny loves going there . . . and loves it even more when she's offered a job at the snack shack. Soon she's flinging fries and serving soft ice-cream like a pro . . . with the assistance...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Formats
Description
Living with seven brothers and her father, who thinks girls are useless, a thirteen-year-old Finnish American farm girl is determined to prove her worth when a enterprising gentleman tries to purchase their cash-strapped family settlement in Washington State in 1900.
Author
Series
Babymouse volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
An imaginative young mouse is terrified to face her enemy in dodgeball, but with the help of her best friend and support from her mother, she not only plays the game, she proves herself a hero.
Author
Series
Babymouse volume 4
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
Move over Mozart! Babymouse has music in her soul...but sadly, not in her flute. Will Babymouse ever hit the right note? Will she be the star of the school concert, or is her musical career all washed up before it's even started?
Author
Series
Babymouse volume 10
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Formats
Description
A graphic novel following the Halloween adventures of Babymouse, an imaginative young mouse.