18 books like Back to school, Mallory

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Zooman Sam Lois Lowry · 1999 · ★ 2.3 · 157p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Four-year-old Sam's appearance as a zookeeper at his nursery school's Future Job Day leads him to a number of exciting activities and discoveries, including reading. Shares: Household Moving, Family life, School Stories, Schools

Skellig David Almond · 1998 · ★ 3.9 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What is this thing beneath the spiders' webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? The only person Michael can confide in is his… Shares: Moving, Household Moving, Family life, Children's fiction

The riddle of Penncroft Farm Dorothea Jensen · 1989 · ★ 4.5 · 186p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Lars Olafson's move to a farm near Valley Forge brings him friendship with the ghost of an eighteenth-century ancestor who recounts his adventures during the American Revolution. Shares: Moving, Household Moving, Children's fiction

This school year will be the best! Kay Winters · 2010 · ★ 3.8 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate When a teacher asks her students on the first day of school what they wish for in the coming year, the answers range from having a good school picture to receiving a perfect report card. Shares: First day of school, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Get Ready for Second Grade, Amber Brown Paula Danziger · 2002 · ★ 3.9 · 48p · ≈ 1h · Moderate Amber Brown is starting second grade, but there is a new teacher this year. Nobody knows what Ms. Light will be like, and Amber is worried. Will she be mean? Will she like the class? Armed with her new teddy-bear backpack, Amber marches off to school, ready to face the scary newness of 2nd grade. Shares: First day of school, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Benny And Omar Eoin Colfer · 2001 · ★ 3.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate "In my old school, we had fighting, no pool and there'd be vicious matches against the other schools . . . I miss all that stuff!"Moving to Africa is the worst thing that has ever happened to Benny Shaw. No one plays hurling (the best game on the planet) and the local school is run by hippies who like to talk about feelings. As if.But when Benny meets wisecracking Omar (the name's Bond, James… Shares: Household Moving, Family life, Children's fiction

Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective Donald J. Sobol · 1963 · ★ 4.0 · 111p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Fifth-grader "Encyclopedia" Leroy Brown solves ten mysteries and, by putting the solutions at the back of the book, challenges the reader to do the same. Shares: Spanish language, Children's fiction

Junie B. Jones and the Stupid Smelly Bus Barbara Park · 1992 · ★ 4.0 · 80p · ≈ 2h · Moderate "Hilarious. Barbara Park makes reading fun." --Dav Pilkey, author of Dog Man Barbara Park's #1 New York Times bestselling chapter book series, Junie B. Jones, has been keeping kids laughing--and reading--for more than twenty-five years. Over 65 million copies sold! Meet the World's Funniest Kindergartner--Junie B. Jones! Remember when it was scary to go to school? In the first Junie B. Jones… Shares: First day of school, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Boy Who Owned the School Gary Paulsen · 1990 · ★ 4.0 · 85p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Jacob Freisten's goal in life is to go about unnoticed. He's perfect at gliding past the jocks' lockers and sneaking into his English class. That was, until now. If Jacob wants to pass English, he must work for extra credit on the stage crew of the school production of The Wizard of Oz. Jacob, who is usually in a fog anyway, has the the job of running the fog machine. The problem is that Maria… Shares: School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

The day the teacher went bananas James Howe · 1984 · ★ 4.3 · 31p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A class's new teacher, who leads the children in a number of very popular activities, turns out to be a gorilla. Shares: School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Alice in April Phyllis Reynolds Naylor · 1993 · ★ 4.0 · 170p · ≈ 5h · Moderate While trying to survive seventh grade, Alice discovers that turning thirteen will make her the Woman of the House at home, so she starts a campaign to get more appreciated for taking care of her father and older brother. Shares: Family life, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Wemberly Worried Kevin Henkes · 2000 · ★ 4.2 · 32p · ≈ 1h · Moderate A mouse named Wemberly, who worries about everything, finds that she has a whole list of things to worry about when she faces the first day of nursery school. Shares: First day of school, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Clementine's Letter (Clementine) Sara Pennypacker · 2008 · ★ 4.5 · 160p · ≈ 5h · Moderate Clementine can't believe her ears, her beloved teacher, Mr D'Matz, might be leaving them for the rest of the year to go on a research trip to Egypt! No other teacher has ever understood her impulsiveness, her itch to draw constantly, or her need to play "Beat the clock" when the day feels too long. Her new substitute teacher has a whole new set of rules that Clementine can't figure out. She… Shares: Family life, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Emily's First 100 Days of School Rosemary Wells · 1999 · ★ 3.9 · 64p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Emily is ready for her first day of school. There's so much to do: learning the alphabet, singing, reading books, dancing, and counting, starting with the very first day. One hundred days feels very far away, but day by day, Emily and her classmates see they're getting closer. And as the lessons they learn begin to add up, their world expands. Chock-full of surprising discoveries, age-appropriate… Shares: First day of school, Schools, Children's fiction

A Flying Birthday Cake? Louis Sachar · 1999 · ★ 3.7 · 86p · ≈ 2h · Moderate Two days after Marvin sees a glowing green thing like a flying birthday cake in the night sky, his third-grade class is joined by a mysterious new boy with peculiar behavior. Shares: School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

The Misfits James Howe · 2001 · ★ 3.8 · 274p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Kids who get called the worst names oftentimes find each other. That's how it was with us. Skeezie Tookis and Addie Carle and Joe Bunch and me. We call ourselves the Gang of Five, but there are only four of us. We do it to keep people on their toes. Make 'em wonder. Or maybe we do it because we figure that there's one more kid out there who's going to need a gang to be a part of. A misfit, like… Shares: School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

Loser Jerry Spinelli · 2002 · ★ 3.8 · 224p · ≈ 7h · Moderate From renowned Newbery-winning author Jerry Spinelli comes a powerful story about how not fitting in just might lead to an incredible life. This classic book is perfect for fans of Gordon Korman and Carl Hiaasen. Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over… Shares: Family life, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

The Last Straw Jeff Kinney · 2008 · ★ 4.1 · 217p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Greg has to try and explain to his dad why he should not go to military school and that is just one of his problems he has to try and impress a girl solve a sweet mystery and try to get kicked off the football team Shares: Family life, School Stories, Schools, Children's fiction

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