The Sisters Club
In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including their long line of actor ancestors, creative family dinners, toe marshmallows, swearing in Shakespeare, and the Sisters Club.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 31
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
subjects: sisters, actors and actresses, acting, clubs, family life [X], oregon, humorous fiction [X], actors, families
A Crooked Kind Of Perfect
Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ, instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her school social life.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 76
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: organ (musical instrument), music, families, interpersonal relations, schools, family life [X], humorous stories, family, school stories, humorous fiction [X], humorous stories, humorous fiction
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
Greg suddenly finds himself dealing with the pressures of boy-girl parties, increased responsibilities, and even the awkward changes that come with getting older-all without his best friend, Rowley, at his side.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 302
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 1000
subjects: maturation (psychology), families, friendship, family life [X], diaries, humorous stories, humorous stories, domestic fiction, fiction, juvenile works, humorous fiction [X], electronic books, diary fiction, humorous fiction, electronic books, children's audiobooks, bilingual books
I Wanna New Room
Alex and Ethan have been forced to share a room ever since their baby sister came along and Alex is tired of it, so he begins a letter writing campaign to convince his parents he needs his own space.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 92
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 540
subjects: letter writing, brothers, infants, sharing, family life [X], families, humorous fiction [X], babies, humorous stories, family, humorous fiction, picture books for children
Clementine And The Family Meeting
Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 75
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: families, brothers and sisters, sibling rivalry, change, family life [X], siblings, humorous fiction [X], humorous stories, family, humorous fiction
Wonkenstein
Twelve-year-old Rob does not like to read and stuffs most of the books his parents give him into his closet with the rest of his junk, but when he finds a funny little creature behind the door that seems to be a cross between Willy Wonka and Frankenstein, he begins to see that reading can be an adventure.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 30
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 860
subjects: monsters, conduct of life, books and reading, schools, families, family life [X], humorous fiction [X], school stories, humorous fiction
The Dumb Bunnies Go To The Zoo
When the Dumb Bunnies visit the zoo they let all the animals out of their cages because they mistake a butterfly for an escaped lion.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 480
Hunter Moran Saves The Universe
While trying to hide an incriminating report card and dodge meddling siblings, fifth-grade twins Hunter and Zack set out to save their town from a diabolical dentist who is planning to blow it to smithereens.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 22
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 550
subjects: brothers and sisters, detective and mystery stories, families, humorous stories, twins, siblings, mystery fiction, humorous fiction [X], family life [X], family, mystery fiction, humorous fiction
Fair Weather
In 1893, thirteen-year-old Rosie and members of her family travel from their Illinois farm to Chicago to visit Aunt Euterpe and attend the World's Columbian Exposition which, along with an encounter with Buffalo Bill and Lillian Russell, turns out to be a life-changing experience for everyone.
FIC
year: 2002
copies: 42
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: buffalo bill, russell, lillian, family life [X], humorous stories, historical fiction, humorous fiction [X], chicago (ill.)
Matilda
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 393
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840
subjects: schools, humorous stories, school stories, humorous fiction [X], teachers, family life [X], spanish language materials, video recordings for the hearing impaired, families, children's audiobooks, large type books, girls, spanish language, gifted children, teacher-student relationships, humorous fiction, audiobooks, korean language, revenge
The Quigleys
The adventures and misadventures of the four members of the Quigley family--Mum, Dad, Lucy, and Will.
FIC
year: 2003
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Quigleys In A Spin
The further adventures and misadventures of the four members of the Quigley family--Mum, Dad, Lucy, and Will.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: family, children's stories, english, family life [X], humorous stories, short stories, england, humorous fiction [X], fiction
Utterly Me, Clarice Bean
When someone steals the winner's trophy for the school book project, Clarice emulates her favorite book heroine, Ruby Redfort the detective, to solve the crime.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 48
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 900
subjects: bean, clarice (fictitious character), schools, contests, family life [X], humorous stories, family, mystery and detective stories, school stories, england, humorous fiction [X], mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, families, mystery fiction
Melonhead And The Undercover Operation
Ten-year-old Adam "Melonhead" Melon and his fellow Junior Special Agent, Sam, investigate a fellow resident of Washington D.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 420
subjects: human behavior, family life [X], spy stories, humorous fiction [X], washington (d.c.), families, spies, behavior
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
The Tooting family fits an old engine they find into their camper van, unaware that the engine once belonged to an extraordinary car and sends the family on an adventure across the world to rebuild the original Chitty.
FIC
year: 2013
copies: 28
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: automobiles, families, family life [X], adventure and adventurers, europe, humorous fiction [X], adventure fiction