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"Samantha Casey loves everything about her job as an elementary school librarian on the sunny, historic island of Galveston, Texas-the goofy kids, the stately Victorian building, the butterfly garden. But when the school suddenly loses its beloved principal, it turns out his replacement will be none other than Duncan Carpenter-a former, unrequited crush of Sam's from many years before. When Duncan shows up as her new boss, though, he's nothing like...

While running a spy network from their elementary school, five socially awkward misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world.

"Geradine and the most spectacular science project tells the story of a girl who doesn't let anyone else's opinion hold her back from realizing her dreams."--Page [4] of cover.

Stella Endicott loves her teacher, Miss Liliana, and she is thrilled when the class is assigned to write a poem. Stella crafts a beautiful poem about Mercy Watson, the pig who lives next door - a poem complete with a metaphor and full of curiosity and courage. But Horace Broom, Stella's irritating classmate, insists that Stella's poem is full of lies and that pigs do not live in houses. And when Stella and Horace get into a shouting match in the classroom,...

"A. J. and his friends from Ella Mentry School are in for a weird Christmas surprise when they head to the local mall to see Santa Claus"--

"Mrs. Green is out sick today. A substitute teacher is coming. What if he is nine feet tall, crashes through walls, and hurls students into outer space! Uh-oh!"--Page 4 of cover.

He's heir to the Madison Hotel millions, but in order to win his father's respect, and his fortune 500 company, grown-up goof-off Billy must repeat all 12 grades of school in just 24 weeks!

Alexander has just moved into Stermont, but the elementary school is being torn down, his new classroom is located in the hospital morgue, a notebook he finds is full of information about monsters--and everywhere he turns there are spooky balloon men determined to attack him.

"Fifth-grader Graysen Foxx is on the hunt for the legendary treasure of Principal Redbeard--a collection of toys confiscated over the years--but he will have to beat his archnemesis, Raven Ransom, to the treasure in order to return the toys to their rightful owners"--

There's a whole new set of rules to learn when you're the new girl! When you are starting at a brand-new school, you have to wear something good. Allie Finkle's starting her first day of school at Pine Heights Elementary! Plus, she's getting a new kitten, the first pick of show cat Lady Serena Archibald's litter! But being the New Girl is turning out to be scary, too, especially since one of the girls in Allie's new class - Rosemary - doesn't like...