New Releases by Patricia Reilly

Assisted by her cat Max, sixth grader Minnie starts up her new detective agency by investigating a kidnapping and a thief who will steal anything, even a hot stove.

Ronald Morgan needs lots of luck not only to train the dog which he just received for his birthday but also to win the friendship of his new neighbor.

When the kids in Ms. Rooney''s class return to school after Christmas, one of them suspects he has found a magic ruler that makes wishes come true.

A biography of the Princess of Wales with emphasis on her duties and responsibilities as a modern princess.

Abby Jones and Potsie spend their vacation looking for Cindy, who''s in danger of falling victim to Loretta P. Sweeny on the Fourth of July.

Surprises are in store when Mrs. Zachary puts up pictures of the class when they are babies.

Ronald''s birthday comes one day too late to be celebrated at school. All he wants is a birthday party and a new best friend.

Stacy Arrow''s first day at school does not go well. Her sister gives her advice about being a friend.

It''s almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can''t stop thinking about Ms. Rooney''s Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney''s desk gets to keep them all. The only problem is Richard has to read a page in a library book for each guess. Smelly Matthew, who sits in front of him, knows they''ll never win. "We''re the worst readers in the class, " he says. But Richard won''t give up. He can already taste those Candy Corns. And before he knows it, he has. Three fat juicy ones. What will Ms. Rooney do when she finds out?

A biography of the author of the "Little House" books, including the years of her marriage to Almanzo Wilder.

Summertime. It''s hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk. Richard "Beast" Best and Matthew Jackson can''t wait to dive into Emily Arrow''s cool blue pool. But when they get there, Mrs. Arrow tells them that Emily has gone off to summer school. Summer school! How could they forget? That''s exactly where they should be right now. Sitting in class, Beast still thinks summertime is the best time, and he and Matthew can always go swimming in the afternoon. But then Matthew gives Beast some bad news. It''s up to Beast to think of a way to help Matthew fast--before the summer is ruined.

Richard "Bestia" piensa que marzo es el peor mes de todo el año. Si no consigue buenas notas, puede tener que repetir curso de nuevo.

Hurray, it''s June! The last month of school! Emily Arrow and the other children in Ms. Rooney''s room are excited about the class picnic at the park. Mrs. Stewart, the student teacher, is even going to take class pictures. But Emily''s worried. She wants a best friend. It seems everyone has a best friend ecxept her. At the picnic Emily feels so lonely, she wanders off into the woods with Uni, her unicorn. Before she knows it, she''s lost and can''t find her way back. Is the rest of the class having fun? Will they say "cheese" when she''s not there? And even worse, will they leave her in the woods and go home without her?

Ms. Rooney tells the class they are to work together in groups to make inventions; but Linda Lorca, the bossy leader of Emily Arrow''s group, can''t get anyone to cooperate. Will the group learn to work together in time?

Follows the humorous mishaps of a second grader who is learning to read.

Leroy Wilson has plans for a great winter. He and Tracy Matson, his pal and business partner, are all set to sell the worms they''ve collected to the ice fishermen, when his awful cousin Mitchell moves to town. The problem is that Leroy and Mitchell look exactly alike, except that Mitchell is an expert at everything, including how to start a brand-new business with Tracy! Left with eighty worms to feed and horrible piano lessons with Mitchell''s mother, Leroy has had it with his "take-over" cousin. But can he outfox Mitchell?

This first book in the series finds Abby Jones and her pal, Potsie, squeezing into windows, sneaking onto subways and slithering into empty apartments, as they try to solve the mystery of the missing Hyacinth Macaw.

Cassandra Eleanor Valentine searches for a way to become a celebrity in her school. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.