Humphrey is delighted with his life as class hamster in room 26. The kids are fun. He gets to learn to read and write. Ms. Mac takes him home every weekend, and they have adventures together. Then the 'unsqueakable' occurs: Ms. Mac leaves the class, and Mrs. Brisbane resumes her role as teacher. Suddenly, Humphrey is stuck in a class with a teacher who hates rodents! Humphrey is a smart hamster, though, and he figures out how to solve a lot of problems on his own. He may even find a way to help the humans in his class with some of their problems. Hamster lovers will enjoy this tale of a friendly hamster and his adventures. Sequels: Friendship According to Humphrey, Trouble According to Humphrey, Surprises According to Humphrey, Adventure According to Humphrey, and Summer According to Humphrey.

Awards nominated: 2012 Bluestem Award Nominee

Reviewed by: emc

Date read: 3/26/2010

ISBN-10: 0399241981

ISBN-13: 9780399241987

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Commenter: Valerie, grade 52

We all know Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore, and Christopher Robin from the Disney movies we watched when we were younger. Read the stories these movies are based on and find out about Pooh's real name. These stories are great to share aloud with others!

Reviewed by: mec

Date read: 5/5/2010

ISBN-10: 0525444475

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Mildred Hubble is the worst witch at Miss Cackle's academy for witches.

Reviewed by: St. Charles Reader

Date read: 10/23/2009

ISBN-10: 0763634352

ISBN-13: 9780763634353

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When Nate's leg is crushed under a wagon he can no longer help his father on their farm. He feels even worse when his father brings Worth, an orphan boy, home to help with the chores while Nate has to go to school. Nate's frustrations with book learning and Worth's clumsiness at farm chores make them resent each other more and more as time passes. There is, however, a battle brewing between ranchers and farmers for land, and Nate and Worth are forced to put their differences aside. Can a cripple and a city boy do anything against the fence cutters? You'll have to read to find out!

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 4/28/2009

ISBN-10: 0689857306

ISBN-13: 9781416913214

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Shipwrecked after a vicious storm, John Spencer attempts to save his father, and himself, while also dealing with an evil secret about the English coastal town where they are stranded. Book one in the High Seas Trilogy series.

Reviewed by: sc

Date read: 3/25/2009

ISBN-10: 0440415454

ISBN-13: 9780440415459

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