Grade 5 - Humorous

ISBN: 9780810943247
Title: NERDS : National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society by Michael Buckley - Five unpopular misfits combine their enhanced abilities and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world
Author: Buckley, Michael.
NERDS
ISBN: 9780689806698
Title: Frindle by Andrew Clements - When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control
Author: Clements, Andrew, 1949-
Frindle
Title: Matilda by Roald Dahl - When Matilda is attacked by the Trunchbull she suddenly discovers she has a remarkable power with which to fight back
Author: Dahl, Roald.
Book cover for Matilda by Roald Dahl
ISBN: 9780803725904
Title: The great brain by John D. Fitzgerald - Describes the exploits of the Great Brain of Adenville, Utah in the words of his younger brother, frequently the victim of the Great Brain's schemes for gaining prestige and money
Author: Fitzgerald, John Dennis.
The great brain
ISBN: 9780397317127
Title: Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty MacDonald - From her upside-down house, the eccentric Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle issues to parents her marvelous cures for such common children's diseases as Won't-Put-Away-Toys-itis, Answerbackism, and Fighter-Quarrelitis
Author: MacDonald, Betty Bard.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
ISBN: 0670377295
Title: Homer Price by Robert McCloskey - Six episodes in the life of Homer Price including one in which he and his pet skunk capture four bandits and another about a donut machine on the rampage
Author: McCloskey, Robert, 1914-2003.
Homer Price
ISBN: 0060250496
Title: Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers - A thirteen-year-old girl gains a much more sympathetic understanding of her relationship with her mother when she has to spend a day in her mother's body
Author: Rodgers, Mary A.
Freaky Friday
ISBN: 9780805089035
Title: My life as a book by Janet Tashjian - Dubbed a "reluctant reader" by his teacher, twelve-year-old Derek spends summer vacation learning important lessons even though he does not complete his summer reading list
Author: Tashjian, Janet.
My life as a book
ISBN: 0439372941
Title: Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett - When seemingly unrelated and strange events start to happen and a precious Vermeer painting disappears, eleven-year-olds Petra and Calder combine their talents to solve an international art scandal
Author: Balliett, Blue, 1955-
Chasing Vermeer
ISBN: 9780810959255
Title: The fairy-tale detectives by Michael Buckley - Orphans Sabrina and Daphne Grimm are sent to live with an eccentric grandmother that they have always believed to be dead
Author: Buckley, Michael, 1969-
The fairy-tale detectives
ISBN: 9780316113663
Title: The name of this book is secret by Pseudonymous Bosch - Two eleven-year-old misfits try to solve the mystery of a dead magician and stop the evil Dr. L and Ms. Mauvais, who are searching for the secret of immortality
Author: Bosch, Pseudonymous.
The name of this book is secret
ISBN: 9781442421820
Title: Spy school by Stuart Gibbs - Twelve-year-old Ben Ripley leaves his public middle school to attend the CIA's highly secretive Espionage Academy, which everyone is told is an elite science school
Author: Gibbs, Stuart, 1969-
Spy school
ISBN: 9780375870897
Title: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library by Chris Grabenstein - Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello but finds that he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape
Author: Grabenstein, Chris.
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's library
ISBN: 9780316057776
Title: The mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart - After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened
Author: Stewart, Trenton Lee.
The mysterious Benedict Society
ISBN: 0375831436
Title: The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy by Jeanne Birdsall - Four lovable sisters, ages four through twelve, share adventures with a local boy, much to the dismay of his snobbish mother
Author: Birdsall, Jeanne.
The Penderwicks
ISBN: 9781416971702
Title: Out of my mind by Sharon M. Draper - Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time
Author: Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills)
Out of my mind
ISBN: 0374336644
Title: Joey Pigza swallowed the key by Jack Gantos - To the constant disappointment of his mother and his teachers, Joey has trouble paying attention or controlling his mood swings when his prescription meds wear off and he starts acting wired
Author: Gantos, Jack.
Joey Pigza swallowed the key
ISBN: 9781524715953
Title: The season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon - Caleb Franklin and his younger brother, Bobby Gene, spend an extraordinary summer with their new, older neighbor, Styx Malone, a foster boy from the city
Author: Magoon, Kekla, author.
The season of Styx Malone
ISBN: 9780763690496
Title: Merci Suárez changes gears by Meg Medina - Merci Suárez begins the sixth grade and knows things will change, but she did not count on her grandfather acting strangely, not fitting in at her private school, and dealing with Edna Santos' jealousy
Author: Medina, Meg, author.
Merci Suárez changes gears
ISBN: 9780375969027
Title: Wonder by R.J. Palacio - Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan
Author: Palacio, R. J.
Wonder
ISBN: 0690038372
Title: The great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson - An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly
Author: Paterson, Katherine.
The great Gilly Hopkins
ISBN: 1416901949
Title: The higher power of Lucky by Susan Patron - Fearing that her legal guardian plans to abandon her to return to France, ten-year-old aspiring scientist Lucky Trimble determines to run away
Author: Patron, Susan, 1948-
The higher power of Lucky
ISBN: 9780803738553
Title: Counting by 7s by Holly Goldberg Sloan - Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident
Author: Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-
Counting
ISBN: 0688134815
Title: Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm by Kate Douglas Wiggin - Ten-year-old Rebecca goes to live with her spinster aunts, one harsh and demanding, the other soft and sentimental, with whom she spends seven difficult but rewarding years growing up
Author: Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith, 1856-1923.
Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm
ISBN: 9781338157796
Title: Front desk by Kelly Yang - Ten-year-old Mia Tang's parents are recent immigrants from China and desperate for work and money. When they take a job managing a rundown motel in Southern California, Mia works the front desk and tries to cope
Author: Yang, Kelly, author.
Front desk

New Fullerton Public Library hours due to Elevator Enhancement

Beginning Monday, June 2nd the library will be operating under adjusted hours while the building's elevators are under construction. We anticipate the noise levels due to the construction to be very disruptive and have adjusted our hours to the following: Sunday - Monday: Closed | Tuesday - Thursday: 2:30pm-7pm | Friday: 2:30pm-5pm | Saturday: 11am-5pm