18 books like The war of Jenkins' ear

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Fourth Grade Rats Jerry Spinelli · 1991 · ★ 3.8 · 90p · ≈ 3h · Moderate A fast, fun, friendship read from the Newbery-award winning author of Maniac Magee. Fourth graders are tough. They aren't afraid of spiders. They say no to their moms. They push first graders off the swings. And they never, ever cry. Suds knows that now that he's in fourth grade, he's supposed to be a rat. But whenever he tries to act like one, something goes wrong. Can Suds's friend Joey teach… Shares: Students, Behavior, Interpersonal relations, Schools

There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom (Cascades) Louis Sachar · 1987 · ★ 4.1 · 226p · ≈ 7h · Moderate Shares: Students, Behavior, Schools, Friendship

The battle of Zormla Russell Hoban · 1982 · 26p · ≈ 52m · Moderate The Empress of Zurm and others receive invitations to a battle from Zormla and his select squad of one-eyed teddy bears. Shares: Students, War, Children's fiction

Rotten School #6 - The Heinie Prize Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 111p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Is Belzer a loser?Just because he wears T-shirts that say I need a Tutor and Ask Me About My Allergies?Just because he picks scabs off his knees and eats them?Belzer's parents think he's a loser. They want to take him out of Rotten School. Every year Mrs. Heinie awards the Heinie Prize to the Most Outstanding Fourth Grader. Bernie Bridges wants Belzer to win the Heinie. Then his parents will have… Shares: Behavior, Boarding schools, Schools, Children's fiction

Report to the Principal's Office Jerry Spinelli · 1991 · ★ 3.7 · 134p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Four totally different kids have only one thing in common--they're all about to report to the principal's office. Shares: Students, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

Rotten School #10 - The Rottenest Angel Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 112p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Angel Goodeboy is a perfect angel...You can almost picture a halo over his head! He even wears a T-shirt that says "Mommy's Little Angel."Bernie Bridges is horrified when Mrs. Heinie makes him share his room with Angel. She wants Angel's goodness to rub off on Bernie. But wait a minute—when no teachers are watching, Angel is no angel!The little sneak takes over Bernie's room. He steals away… Shares: Students, Boarding schools, Schools, Children's fiction

Sideways Stories from Wayside School Louis Sachar · 1978 · ★ 4.2 · 144p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Presents humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story. Shares: Students, Schools, Children's fiction

Wendy and the Bullies Nancy K. Robinson · 1980 · ★ 3.7 · 128p · ≈ 4h · Moderate Wendy's troubles with bullies in and out of school reach the point where she is afraid to go to school. Shares: Behavior, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

Sixth Grade Secrets Louis Sachar · 1987 · ★ 4.1 · 201p · ≈ 6h · Moderate It starts when Laura finds a baseball cap at a rummage sale. The cap says "PIG CITY," and Laura decides to start a secret club based on the name. But part of the fun of a club is keeping other people out of it...and when Laura's best friend Gabe starts his own rival club called Monkey Town, it begins a prank war that escalates until more than feelings start getting hurt. Shares: Students, Schools, Children's fiction

Why I Quit Zombie School Robert Lawrence Stine · 2011 · ★ 4.1 · 139p · ≈ 4h · Moderate When Matt's parents send him to a strange boarding school, where the students move at a dead-slow pace, he begins to suspect he has been enrolled in a school for zombies. Shares: Boarding schools, Schools, Children's fiction

Rotten School #8 - The Teacher from Heck Robert Lawrence Stine · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 105p · ≈ 3h · Moderate Is Mrs. Heinie Gone Forever?Mrs. Heinie is so nearsighted, she can't find her nose without her glasses on!But she doesn't have to see to know that Bernie Bridges and his Rotten House buddies are up to no good. Cuz they're ALWAYS up to no good!Mrs. H. decides she can't take it anymore! She's replaced by a teacher named Mr. Skruloose. He's the Teacher from HECK! He's so strict, he won't let kids… Shares: Boarding schools, Schools, Friendship, Children's fiction

I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls #1) Ally Carter · 2006 · ★ 4.0 · 286p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Cammie Morgan is a student at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women, a fairly typical all-girls school-that is, if every school taught advanced martial arts in PE and the latest in chemical warfare in science, and students received extra credit for breaking CIA codes in computer class. The Gallagher Academy might claim to be a school for geniuses but it's really a school for spies.… Shares: Boarding schools, Interpersonal relations, Schools, Children's fiction

The shadow cabinet Maureen Johnson · 2015 · 376p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Rory, Callum and Boo are still reeling from a series of tragic events, while new dangers lurk around the city from Jane and her nefarious organization"-- Rory, Callum, and Boo are still reeling from a series of tragic events while new dangers lurk around the city from Jane and her nefarious organization. The plot contains mild profanity and violence. Book #3 Shares: Boarding schools, Schools, Children's fiction

The Dark Divine (The Dark Divine #1) Bree Despain · 2010 · ★ 3.8 · 372p · ≈ 12h · Moderate Grace Divine, daughter of the local pastor, always knew something terrible happened the night Daniel Kalbi disappeared--the night she found her brother Jude collapsed on the porch, covered in his own blood--but she has no idea what a truly monstrous secret that night held. The memories her family has tried to bury resurface when Daniel returns, three years later, and enrolls in Grace and Jude's… Shares: Christian Life, Interpersonal relations, Schools, Children's fiction

1915 Roger McDonald · 2001 · 433p · ≈ 14h · Moderate 1915 is an Australian historical drama television miniseries written by Peter Yeldham, based on Roger McDonalds 1979 novel 1915: A Novel of Gallipoli, that premiered on ABC TV on 27 June 1982, and concluded on 8 August 1982. Shares: War, Friendship, Children's fiction

Rabbit and Robot Andrew Smith · 2018 · 448p · ≈ 14h · Moderate “This provocative jaunt…dissects society, technology, othering, and what makes humanity human.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “An unpredictable, gross, and prescient rumination on modernity, media consumption, and machine-aided communication.” —Booklist (starred review)Told with Andrew Smith’s signature dark humor, Rabbit & Robot tells the story of Cager Messer, a boy who’s stranded on the… Shares: War, Friendship, Children's fiction

Swim the Fly Don Calame · 2009 · ★ 4.6 Fifteen-year-old Matt Gratton and his two best friends always set themselves a summertime goal. This year's? To see a real-live naked girl for the first time—quite a challenge, given that none of the guys has the nerve to even ask a girl on a date. But that goal starts to look easy compared to Matt's other aspiration: swimming the 100-yard butterfly (the hardest stroke known to God or man) to… Shares: Students, Interpersonal relations, Friendship, Children's fiction

Missing the Piano Adam Rapp · 1994 · ★ 3.4 · 208p · ≈ 6h · Moderate When Mike's mother and sister go on tour with "Les Miserables," Mike's father and his new wife enroll Mike in St. Matthew's Military Academy where, facing brutality and ignorance, he learns to survive. Shares: Boarding schools, Schools, Children's fiction

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