Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Alvin Webster's surefire plan for success (and how it failed) Alvin Webster's surefire plan for success (and how it failed) Sheila Greenwald Gifted fifth grader Alvin Webster, accustomed to always being the best, the first, and the one with the most right answers, has some adjustments to make when he finds out he is getting a new baby bro… OL15215588W
My fabulous new life My fabulous new life Sheila Greenwald Eleven-year-old Alison, having moved from the affluent suburbs to an apartment in New York City, tries to make new friends and come to terms with the homelessness she sees all around her. OL15215595W
Rosy's romance Rosy's romance Sheila Greenwald Rosy and her friend Hermione attempt to help Rosy's teenage sisters live out the romantic fantasies they have been reading about in paperback. OL15215600W
The secret museum The secret museum Sheila Greenwald Through their restoration of an abandoned playhouse full of antique dolls, two young girls show several other members of the community how to gain a new lease on life. OL15215605W
Stucksville Stucksville Sheila Greenwald While working on a project for a contest at school, fourth grader Emerald comes to appreciate her family's very small, cramped New York City apartment. OL15215607W
The atrocious two The atrocious two Sheila Greenwald A brother and sister who are "perfect brats" are forced to spend a summer at Aunt Tessie's where they find out some surprising things about themselves and become involved in a jewelry theft. OL15215614W
The Mariah Delany Lending Library disaster The Mariah Delany Lending Library disaster Sheila Greenwald An eleven-year-old girl sets up her own lending library in competition with the New York Public Library and finds herself involved in more than she bargained for. OL15215617W
Mat Pit and the tunnel tenants Mat Pit and the tunnel tenants Sheila Greenwald A boy and his friends rescue their rodent pets from probable extermination and build a zoo where the animals can live safely. OL15215618W
Rosy Cole Rosy Cole Sheila Greenwald Rosy finds out how difficult it is to become one of the beautiful people. OL15215619W
Rosy Cole's Great American Guilt Club Rosy Cole's Great American Guilt Club Sheila Greenwald Convinced that she doesn't have any of the things that matter, i.e. trendy clothes and a house in the country, Rosy Cole decides to form a club which will allow her rich friends to give her their sur… OL15215620W
Valentine Rosy Valentine Rosy Sheila Greenwald When eleven-year-old Rosy's friend Hermione announces that Rosy is having a Valentine's party, a dismayed Rosy finds herself in unwilling competition with the sophisticated Christi who is planning an… OL15215621W
Blissful Joy and the SATs Blissful Joy and the SATs Sheila Greenwald Her life moves along as carefully planned until sixteen-year-old Bliss is befriended one day on the subway by a stray dog. OL15215623W
Give us a great big smile, Rosy Cole Give us a great big smile, Rosy Cole Sheila Greenwald Uncle Ralph's books about Rosy's two older sisters, a dancer and an equestrian, made them famous. Now it is untalented, 10-year-old Rosy's turn, and when Uncle Ralph gets out his camera determined to… OL15215624W
The hot day The hot day Sheila Greenwald On a particularly hot day in Manhattan in the early 1900's, a little girl discovers a way of making her family cooler. OL15215625W
It all began with Jane Eyre It all began with Jane Eyre Sheila Greenwald Avid reading and a vivid imagination get Franny Dillman into hot water when she turns from the classics to modern teenage novels. OL15866104W
Watch out world- Rosy Cole is going green! Watch out world- Rosy Cole is going green! Sheila Greenwald Rosie's team comes up with some creative ideas for the Read School Fall Fair, whose mission is to sell "green-themed" products. OL15894633W
Mat Pit and the tunnel tenants Mat Pit and the tunnel tenants Sheila Greenwald A boy and his friends rescue their rodent pets from probable extermination and build a zoo where the animals can live safely. OL16060676W
Watch out world- Rosy Cole is going green! Watch out world- Rosy Cole is going green! Sheila Greenwald Rosie's team comes up with some creative ideas for the Read School Fall Fair, whose mission is to sell "green-themed" products. OL24199494W