Gail Donovan
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Nine-year-old Sparrow Robinson blames herself for her elderly neighbor's accident, so she promises to take care of Mrs. LaRose's seven cats, all while trying to adjust to a new school--but things become complicated when she has to find new homes for all of the cats plus some unexpected kittens.
2) The waffler
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
Fourth grader Monty can't ever make up his mind, but when a school project tests his abilities, Monty has to decide - should he follow what his teachers say, or do what he knows is right?--
Author
Publisher
Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
When fifth-grader Bailey, who lives on an island off the coast of Maine, suffers a series of setbacks, including a lice outbreak at school, it will take every ounce of her determination and the help of new school friends to get everything back together.
4) Lost at sea
Author
Series
Publisher
Night Sky Books
Pub. Date
2001
Language
English
Description
On the class trip to the Crystal Caverns, Rainbow Fish is paired with young Tug and when Tug is missing, Rainbow Fish feels responsible.
5) Finchosaurus
Author
Publisher
Islandport Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Finch has trouble paying attention in school. He's just too busy dreaming about uncovering a dinosaur fossil and naming a new species after himself--until he digs up a note in the fifth-grade class garden with the word HELP on it. He is determined to come to the aid of the mystery note-writer. But when the quest turns out to be harder than expected, Finch risks losing two things that he really wants --his best friend Noah, and a field trip to Dinosaur...
