Mulgrew Middle School Summer Trip to Paris

Madame Chavotte:
French Teacher and Chaperone.
Built like a tank, with only one eyebrow.

Charlotte McGrath:
Vault of European Information.
In Command of All Details.

Bonnie Roberts:
Astral Traveler and Channeler of Messages from the Universe.

Janet Graham:
Obsessed with All That Is French.
Insists on pronouncing own name Jah-nay.

Lewis Pilsky:
Computer God. Walking Pillar of Geekdom.

Bud and Chaz:
The Football Guys.
Heads suspiciously jar shaped.

Tim:
Last name unknown.
To everyone's knowledge, has never spoken.

And, of course . . .

Lily B.:
Self-Appointed Official Diarist of the Trip and Writer Extraordinaire.

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Favorable Reviews for: Lily B. on the Brink of Cool
"A pitch-perfect tween/teen vibe. Kimmel has it in spades."--Publishers Weekly

"An entertaining novel that middle-school girls will pass to their friends."--Children's Literarture

"A delightful heroine, sweeter than predecessors Georgia Nicholson and Adrian Mole-and hilarious."--Kirkus




Favorable Reviews for: Lily B. on the Brink of Love
"As witty and precocious as in the first book. . . . Lily's journal entries and advice columns, and her continued growth in learning to judge the character of would-be friends, deliver laughs and substance."--School Library Journal

"This exuberant comedy of middle-school Love at First Sight will capture and delight its target audience. . . . Funny and full of great language. "--Children's Literature ...

Ladies First introduces young readers to 40 American women of achievement who were first in their field. A full-page portrait begins each informative three-page profile. The life stories of these women are as inspiring as they are diverse.


The book provides a vital starting point for report writers and researchers, and a rich source of information for fact lovers of all ages.


Who was the first woman to row across the Atlantic? Or to swim the English Channel? Or to graduate from medical school?


A rich source of educational and historic material for students, the book also highlights inspirational role models for girls.


Who was the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize? And the first to win a Nobel Prize for Literature? Who was the first female African-American self-made millionaire? And the first African-American Poet Laureate?


Author Elizabeth Cody Kimmel presents a rich cross-section of profiles from a broad range of endeavors.


Which American woman became the first to win three gold medals at a single Olympics? Who was the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest? Who was New York's first female firefighter? And who was the first woman to command a U.S. Navy warship?


The answers to all these questions are in this engaging National Geographic title that belongs in every home, school, and library where young women are encouraged to strive toward greatness....

Mary IngalLs lost her sight after a devastating bout of scarlet fever. Now Mary has the opportunity to attend the Iowa College for the Blind, where she will get a fresh start with her education and can learn the skills she needs for an independent future as well.

It seems like a dream come true. But it also means leaving her cherished family behind in Dakota Territory, including her sister Laura. Laura's feisty personality has always complemented Mary's quiet nature, and ever since Mary lost her sight, Laura has served as Mary's "eyes" to the world. Now that she's on her own, Mary must learn to get along without her beloved sister, and in the process realizes that she may have a bit of Laura's spunk in her after all.

For the first time, readers will get a glimpse into the life of Mary Ingalls and will discover a whole new side of this Little House sister they've gotten to know through Laura Ingalls Wilder's classic Little House books.

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Dear Readers,

How exciting that you chose to read this book! My book! I have so much to tell you! First, I have found myself on the brink of love with The Boy. And then there's my job with a Real Writer, my adventures in rock climbing (or perhaps I should replace the word "adventures" with "misadventures"), and my work as the advice columnist for the Mulgrew Sentinel, which I know is just a small stepping stone on my path to becoming a Real Writer myself. But why am I telling you about these things when you could be reading them all for yourself? Enjoy!

Sincerely yours,

Lily M. Blennerhassett

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Harriet the hamster has a problem. All around her at Hamster World, hamsters are being adopted, while she and her sister can't even seem to get noticed.

Then one day, she finds the answer. She will go from hamster to glamster! with a fabulous hamster makeover. With a little bit of carrot seed oil, whisker extensions, and a two-tone claw polish, all her dreams will come true...or will they?...

In the tradition of the loveable but flawed heroines from Louise Rennison's Georgia Nicholson Books, Kathleen O'Dell's Agnes Parker novels, and Lois Lowry's Anastasia Krupnik books comes Elizabeth Cody Kimmel's Kat Roberts. All Kat wants is to be normal, or at least to look that way to students at her new school. But her mother is a medium, and not the kind that fits in between small and large; Kat's mom is the kind of medium who sees spirits and communicates with them. And, even worse, Kat has just discovered that she can see spirits too. In fact, she seems to be the only one capable of helping a spirit at her school cross over successfully. The question is can she do it without needing to switch schools herself?


In this the first of three SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL books, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel brings humor, heart, and a little supernatural charm to the trials and tribulations of finding out who you are and who you want to be--all while surviving the seventh grade....

School Spirit
Kat’s mother is a medium, and not the kind that fits between small and large; she sees spirits and communicates with them.  And, even worse, Kat has just discovered that she can see spirits, too. Now it’s up to Kat and her best friend, Jac, to help a spirit trapped in their school cross over successfully. The question is, can they do it without having to switch schools themselves?

Scaredy Kat
Kat can see spirits, but what’s even worse is the fact that spirits, especially the exceptionally needy ones, can see her. As this medium-in-training discovers, there’s really no way to run from spirits, and sometimes being sought out by a whole bunch of dead people can be pretty scary. So when their exploration of the abandoned house next door leads Kat and her best friend, Jac, on a search for a missing boy, Kat’s not sure if she wants to help–or even if she can....

Every kid loves to go with his or her parents to work, no matter what they do for a living. But imagine how cool it would be if your dad was responsible for changing the lightbulbs at the tippy-top of the Empire State Building! Readers will be amazed by the little-known details this book provides about one of the most recognizable buildings in the world (how does a person get all the way up there, anyway?). At the same time, they will relate to one girl’s pride when she brags to her classmates about her dad’s very high position....

When dozens of children in a remote 1925 Alaska town become seriously ill with diphtheria, they can only be saved if Balto the Siberian husky successfully leads a team of sled dogs through a dangerous blizzard to deliver their medicine. Simultaneous....

At a South Pole gala, the penguin of Osbert's dreams waddles into his life in a charming return of the winning pair from MY PENGUIN OSBERT.


Joe couldn't be more surprised to fi nd his friend Osbert knocking at his front door — AWOL from the zoo — with an invitation to a South Pole extravaganza under his wing. Since penguins can't fly, and Joe has a helicopter from Santa, the boy is soon piloting a bunch of penguins on a long journey south. But when Osbert ignores the southern lights and only has eyes for a penguin named Aurora, Joe starts to worry. Will he ever get back in time for his own family's midwinter bash?...

THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Dozens of children in a remote 1925 Alaska town become seriously ill with diphtheria and can only be saved if Balto the Siberian husky successfully leads a team of sled dogs through a dangero...

In this third Suddenly Supernatural book, spirit-seeing Kat has pretty much overcome her fear of communicating with ghosts. But when she and best friend Jac visit the Whispering Pines Mountain House and Kat is challenged to help a deceased medium make her way back into the light, things get a little darker.

From battling off dark spirits to fighting with Jac, Kat's week-long stay at the haunted mountain house is anything but relaxing. The question is what will be scarier: facing off with a misguided spirit or with her best friend, whose mother happens to be their chaperone?...