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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Babymouse Beach Babe Babymouse Beach Babe Jennifer L. Holm An imaginative mouse learns life lessons while living her life. OL15133549W
Turtle in paradise Turtle in paradise Jennifer L. Holm In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida. OL15567294W
Middle school is worse than meatloaf Middle school is worse than meatloaf Jennifer L. Holm Ginny starts out with ten items on her to-do list for seventh grade, but notes, cartoons, and other "stuff" reveal what seems like a thousand things that go wrong between September and June, both at … OL15860454W
Eighth grade is making me sick Eighth grade is making me sick Jennifer L. Holm Eighth grade turns out to be an eventful year for Ginny and her family, as notes, lists, report cards, doctor bills, and other "stuff" reveal that the family moves to a big new house, Brian starts to… OL15901285W
Babymouse Babymouse Jennifer L. Holm Imaginative Babymouse's science partner, Felicia the cat, expects her to do all of the work for their report on microscopic creatures, but Babymouse gets help from a pizza-loving amoeba named Squish. OL16281411W
Brave new pond Brave new pond Jennifer L. Holm 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. OL16494189W
The power of the Parasite The power of the Parasite Jennifer L. Holm 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 … OL16662622W
The third mushroom The third mushroom Jennifer L. Holm When thirteen-year-old Ellie's Grandpa Melvin, a world-renowned scientist in the body of a fourteen-year-old boy, comes for an extended visit, he teaches her that experimenting--and failing--is part … OL19751992W
Babymouse: Queen of the World! Babymouse: Queen of the World! Jennifer L. Holm An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party. OL1989057W
Penny from heaven Penny from heaven Jennifer L. Holm 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'… OL1989062W
Turtle in paradise Turtle in paradise Jennifer L. Holm Inspired by family stories, two-time Newbery Honor winner and New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Holm beautifully blends family lore with America's past in this charming gem of a novel, ri… OL1989064W
Our only May Amelia Our only May Amelia Jennifer L. Holm As the only girl in a Finnish American family of seven brothers, May Amelia Jackson resents being expected to act like a lady while growing up in Washington state in 1899. OL1989069W
Boston Jane Boston Jane Jennifer L. Holm 1855: The unknown wilds of the Pacific Northwest--a land not yet tamed, and certainly not fitting for a proper young lady! Yet that's just where Miss Jane Peck finds herself. After a tumultuous chi… OL1989071W
I'm sunny! I'm sunny! Jennifer L. Holm Eisner Award winners Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm use panel frames, speech balloons, and thought bubbles to teach children how to read a story. In I'm Sunny, the cheerful sun upsets his friend a… OL20022801W
Full of beans Full of beans Jennifer L. Holm Grown-ups lie. That s one truth Beans knows for sure. He and his gang know how to spot a whopper a mile away, because they are the savviest bunch of barefoot conchs (that means locals ) in all of Ke… OL20033927W