Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?browse=true&N=6594+4294967141 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748662 When over eighty prominent childrens authors learn they are suspects in the murder of despicable book editor Herman Mildew, they provide less-than-credible alibis. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748343 In London, England, twelve-year-old Joe discovers that his grandmother is not just physically repulsive and horribly mean, she is also involved in an evil plot against him, but the adults around them fail to see behind her mask. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748348 Stick Dog and his four friends--Stripes, Mutt, Poo-Poo and Karen--will do anything to steal some sweet-smelling hamburgers from a family at Picasso Park! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710483 A young boys questions lead to more and more questions, but there do not seem to be any answers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640612 The four princes erroneously dubbed Prince Charming and rudely marginalized in their respective fairy tales form an unlikely team when a witch threatens the whole kingdom-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561681 Long-time friends and fellow sleuths Jeff Bunter, Brian Rooney, Mara Lubin, and Kelly Smitts, collectively known as the Goofballs, investigate the disappearance of Thunder the pony in their town of Badger Point. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700382 When three alien cheeses threaten the Earth with cheesy destruction, Funny Boy must once again use his superhuman wit to save the planet. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1644515 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643900 To celebrate the Thanksgiving holiday, Mr. Scarys first grade class prepares a Thankful List for the school contest, but Junie B. Jones finds it hard to be grateful for squash or Tattletale May. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639239 Third-grader Zeke Meeks needs to win the prize in the science project contest because the class bully is threatening him, but so far all his ideas are ending in messy disasters--can his friend Hector save the day? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561632 Charlie and his family are on the road again -- this time to spend a year in the South of France. Unhappy at first, not wanting to leave his friends, his school and big-city life, Charlie soon finds himself caught up in the new adventures in their little village of Celeriac. He runs through the streets chased by bulls, survives an autumn flood and a winter blizzard, and discovers the pleasures of French cuisine, including snails, donkey sausage and runny cheese that smells like the boys locker room. Most of all, Charlie and his little brother, Max, grow fond of their neighbors -- the man who st. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700406 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700289 Funny Boy, a superhero who disarms villains with his powerful sense of humor, must save the Earth from a trio of bubble-headed barbers from another planet. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562060 After budget cuts threaten the art and music programs at Ella Mentry School, as well as some services, groundskeeper Burke finds gold and gilver on the playground, causing a modern-day gold rush. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561747 Sixteen-year-old Guy Langman, his best friend Anoop, and other members of the school Forensics Club investigate a break-in and a possible murder, which could be connected to the mysterious past of Guys recently-deceased father. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641453 A. J. and his teachers are in for a wacky time when a hot new reality show starts filming at Ella Mentry School--Publisher. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748252 Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship with S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.F.D. in the tiny dot of a town called Staind By The Sea, where he helps investigate the theft of a statue. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540070 When geeky middle-schooler B.J. Levine moves from Cleveland to New York City, he discovers his true purpose in life--to become a rock god. But in order to realize his destiny, he will have to battle disapproving parents, a mysterious group of middle-aged bikers, and his own apparent lack of musical talent. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562018 Joe tries to warn his busy father about an embarrassing trousers oversight. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699204 Geeky Simon is determined to gain everlasting fame and glory by winning the school talent show. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699127 While trying to hide an incriminating report card and dodge meddling siblings, fifth-grade twins Hunter and Zack set out to save their town from a diabolical dentist who is planning to blow it to smithereens. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1699115 Eleven-year-old Jermaines quest for fame as the creator of a reality television show based on her less-than-exciting family and friends teaches her important lessons about unbridled ambition, selfishness, and the upside of ordinary. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710509 When Alcatraz and Grandpa Smedry make a pilgrimage to the Free Kingdom city of Crystallia, they are shocked to find the city under seige by the Evil Librarians--led by Alcatrazs own mother. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639552 SpongeBob has more awards than he can count on, so Patrick sets out to make himself a winner. But when Patrick starts to copy everything SpongeBob does, it cramps SpongeBobs style... http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710482 Thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry and his companions seek Als father and grandfather in the Great Library of Alexandria, where they face undead, soul-stealing wraiths called the Curators of Alexandria, and one of the Scriveners Bones, a part-human, part-machine mercenary. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710413 When a hero is needed to save the doomed kingdom of Mokia from the evil Librarians, thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry, whose family talents include getting lost and breaking things, answers the call. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1700215 When the president of the United States is summoned for a cleaning with Dr. Denny the dentist, he knows something is wrong -- he doesnt even have an appointment! This is a job for Funny Boy, who must once again use every joke in his arsenal to destroy the evil dentist villain and his hygienist henchmen. But does Funny Boy know enough dentist jokes to save the planet from an invasion of plaque? --P. [4] of cover. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642165 Afraid to actually ask Tina Zabinski for a date, eighth-grader Kevin spends most of his time theorizing about love and romance and observing and analyzing male/female interaction. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643670 Charles and the students of Scary School are forced to contend with the angry armies of King Zog and Captain Pigbeard after Zogs toad-faced daughter, Princess Zogette, falls for Charles and decides to follow him back to school. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639456 Eleven-year-old Milton and his older sister Marlo are led by the Glib Reaper to Camp Snivel, the level of Heck for whiners, but manage to escape, only to be caught and taken to the court of Judge Judas to testify at Satans trial. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639887 Third-grader Zeke Meeks already has two sisters, so he is bitterly disappointed when his new neighbor proves to be a girl--can Charlie change his mind and prove to him that boys and girls can play together? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710410 Lenny Flem Jr. is the only one standing between his evil-genius best friend, Casper, and world domination as Casper uses a spectacularly convincing fake mustache and the ability to hypnotize to rob banks, amass a vast fortune, and run for president. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639237 All the children in the third grade except Zeke Meeks are playing with the newest fad, Puppet Pals finger puppets--will Zeke give in to the pressure and join them, even though he would much rather play basketball? http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1727281 A satire of American politics finds a donkey and an elephant resorting to just about anything to garner votes, and after all the mud-slinging is done and the votes are tallied, they are both quite surprised by the results. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643698 Santa Claus is tired of delivering toys and decides to retire to somewhere warm, but things do not work out as expected. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562351 Down on their luck, the Tooting family buys an old camper van and begins repairing it, but after installing an engine that once belonged to an extraordinary car, they are off to find other original parts, pursued by a sinister man who wants Chitty for himself. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1748452 In an alternative version of Victorian London, a seventeen-year-old Dodger, a cunning and cheeky street urchin, unexpectedly rises in life when he saves a mysterious girl, meets Charles Dickens, and unintentionally puts a stop to the murders of Sweeny Todd-- http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639236 It is Television-Turnoff Week, and Zeke and his friends are wondering what they will do with their time without their favorite programs and videogames. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1639223 Nick and Maxine have a new babysitter--the eccentric Mrs. Noodlekugel who lives in the funny little house behind their drab high-rise apartment building along with her feline butler, Mr. Fuzzface, and four farsighted mice. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710905 In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with Little Women. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711248 Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710906 In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including their long line of actor ancestors, creative family dinners, toe marshmallows, swearing in Shakespeare, and the Sisters Club. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710463 On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711055 Roscoe cannot wait to tap dance in the school talent show until some older boys make fun of him and say that tap dancing is just for girls. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1249364 Kevin has a big talent. Some might call it compulsive lying. He calls it common sense. Kev doesnt mean to cause trouble by lying all the time; hes just trying to make everything easier for everyone (and himself). And, of course, a few harmless, um, falsehoods are crucial to his plan to convince Tina that hes the perfect boyfriend for her. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710960 After Freddy, a perceptive and poetic pig, helps a nearsighted Robin get glasses and aids in planning an important wedding, he and the other Bean farm animals try to change a slingshot-wielding boy into a friend. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711056 Having gotten a pair of hard-to-find Walkie Talkie shoes, Roscoe is suddenly popular and wants his best friend, Gus, to join the fun, but before Guss parents will buy him new shoes, he must wear out his long-lasting sneakers. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710536 In the latest diary of middle-schooler Greg Heffley, he records his attempts to spend his summer vacation sensibly indoors playing video games and watching television, despite his mothers other ideas. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711186 Having recovered their human shape, Emeralda and Eadric try to help Aunt Grassina find the special objects needed to break the spell that turned Grassinas true love, Haywood, into an otter. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542203 A hyper-curious young girl tries a series of wacky experiments, such as seeing if a piece of bologna will fly like a frisbee and determining whether seedlings will grow if watered with expensive perfume, and then must suffer the consequences of experiments gone awry. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711075 When ninth-grader Gilda travels to an international piano competition in Oxford, England, as page turner for her friend Wendy Choy, she finds adventure investigating why Wendy is being haunted and who is frightening the performers, while enjoying a romance with a British boy and her first kiss. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710881 When Grampa and Wiley sneak out of the house on a stormy Halloween night to attend Colonel Draculas Monster Truck Spectacular, they run into trouble from which only Gramma and an F5 tornado can save them. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710479 When a former member of NERDS turns into a villainous cheerleader, Matilda Wheezer Choi and the rest of the NERDS must infiltrate the cheerleader squad and save the world from a machine that wreaks havoc by entering other dimensions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710562 When the rogue changeling Inky Mess tries to take over the Make Believe using the Forgetting Book, feisty fairy-killer Clemency Pogue must put aside worries about her parents and learn to communicate with some frightening bees in order to stop him. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562620 One morning, Mack the bear wakes up with Zack the boy on his back, but as Mack tries to complete a schedule that is jam-packed, Zack suggests that he relax and take a second to smell the lilacs. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542516 When Rebecca demonstrates superhuman strength she brings unwanted publicity to the Huit octuplets, but much greater danger is in store when she acquires the power to shoot fire from her fingertips. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710882 When zombies show up at their annual barbecue, Wiley and Grampa try to find a way to stop the hungry creatures from eating the other guests until Gramma comes to the rescue with a surprise weapon. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711052 When first-grader Roscoe discovers that his stuffed pig is missing from his backpack, he accuses the class bully of pig-napping and gets even by taking the bullys teddy bear. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640662 While trying to survive after zombies take over Phoenix, Arizona, Zack, Rice, and Madison discover a zombie antidote and embark on a mission to save the nation from the undead scourge. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539194 On Gracie Gillypots birthday, greedy, chocolate-hungry twins awaken the banished Old Malignant One, and unless Gracie can find a powerful, long-forgotten dragons egg, the Five Kingdoms may succumb to evil magic and Total Oblivion. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641997 SpongeBob has election fever-and he has it bad! Competing with Squidward to be the Krusty Krabs first Royal Krabby, hes forgetting all about work in order to win votes. And Mr. Krabs isnt too pleased. Find out what happens in this royal election rumble! http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574387 Middle-schooler Nate Wright vies against his rival, the perfect Artur, to win the grand prize of a customized skateboard in their scout troop contest. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640614 Ten-year-old Zachary Ruthless, who aspires to join the Society of Utterly Rotten, Beastly, and Loathsome Lawbreaking Scoundrels (SOURBALLS), acquires an inexperienced but earnest henchman and sets out to prove how evil he can be. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1251104 Fourteen-year-old Kevin is very good at lying and doing so makes life easier, but when he finds himself in big trouble with his friends, family, and teachers, he must find a way to end his lies forever. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542925 Ten-year-old Adam (Melonhead) Melon and his fellow Junior Special Agent, Sam, investigate a fellow resident of Washington D.C.s Capitol Hill neighborhood, believing that she is one of the FBIs Ten Most Wanted. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1642746 When the driver of a noisy truck tells SpongeBob to expect a delivery of Princess Napkins the next day, Sponge Bob misunderstands and soon all of Bikini Bottom is gathered to meet the princess. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1562073 On Career Day at Ella Mentry School, local reporter Mrs. Lilly helps A.J. and his fellow third-graders start a school newspaper, but their efforts have unexpected, and terrible, consequences. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710725 British teenager Georgia Nicolsons humorous diary entries reveal the results as she finally chooses between potential boyfriends, but then becomes involved in a play with the one not chosen, further complicating her love life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710566 Although a princess, Millie cannot keep herself from turning unexpectedly into a dragon, so she ventures off to the Frozen North to find the Blue Witch, who she hopes will help her learn to control her dragon magic. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1643364 Enthusiastic sidekick Hamisher the hamster and reluctant detective Sasspants the guinea pig investigate when their beloved home--Mr. Venezis pet shop--is vandalized. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1561962 One morning, a boy wakes up with a rabbit on his head and, although his mother is skeptical, he soon discovers that he can be fed, ride a bobsled, and even look cool with a rabbit on his head. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710883 While Grampa and Wiley try to capture the legendary Moby Fizz, the biggest, bloated, deformed bass in Lake Putrid, they encounter many surprises. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711053 Determined to win a trophy of some kind, first-grader Roscoe swaps a hand-knitted sweater from his grandmother for the chance to enter his new neighbors very clever dog in a trick contest. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711073 During the summer before ninth grade, intrepid Gilda Joyce invites herself to the San Francisco mansion of distant cousin Lester Splinter and his thirteen-year-old daughter, where she uses her purported psychic abilities and detective skills to solve the mystery of the mansions boarded-up tower. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540815 Stevie Reel feels like shes the glue holding her family together, especially since Boss Queen Alex has gotten so wrapped up in her school play - and her leading man - that she doesnt have time for the Sisters Club. Is it up to the middle-sister Stevie to save the day? Dive into the real-life ups and downs of sisterhood with the author of the best-selling Judy Moody series. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710560 Clever and resourceful Clemency must travel the world to reanimate fairies she has accidentally killed. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711050 Roscoe is determined to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin in order to win books for his school library and candy for himself, but is overwhelmed by superstitions, especially about a certain black kitten. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540832 Tired of gangster movies and a steady diet of candy wrappers, three theater mice decide to rob a cheese shop. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710529 While running a spy network from their elementary school, five unpopular misfits combine their talents and use cutting-edge gadgetry to fight evil around the world. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1542884 When Tobias wakes up in a hospital with no memory of the night before, a mysterious man tells him he has a dangerous condition, and he finds himself involved with a group of werewolves convinced he needs their help. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540895 Ten turkeys performing circus acts block a country road, much to the frustration of an angry farmer in a pick-up truck who tries to shoo them away. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1539960 The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1574452 When a plane crash strands thirteen teen beauty contestants on a mysterious island, they struggle to survive, to get along with one another, to combat the islands other diabolical occupants, and to learn their dance numbers in case they are rescued in time for the competition. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641266 When a child reports having seen a dinosaur everyone comes to the beach, from the butcher, the baker, and the priest to the newsmen and the navy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710741 A jackrabbit who wishes to be feared asks his fairy godrabbit for horns and becomes the first jackalope, but theres one condition: he must not tell lies. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710451 Third-grader Clementine tries to adjust to the news that her perfect family of four is adding a new brother or sister. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710726 In a series of diary entries, British teenager Georgia Nicolson describes her continuing romantic woes as she is pushed toward a decision about the three boys in her life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711151 In an ancient and mystical time, fourteen-year-old Dane joins forces with his rival, Jarl the Fair, to retrieve the Shield of Odin and Astrid, the girl they love, from the tyrant Thidrick, fulfilling a destiny long foretold. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710567 After reluctantly kissing a frog, an awkward, fourteen-year-old princess suddenly finds herself a frog, too, and sets off with the prince to seek the means--and the self-confidence--to become human again. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1641540 Three misfit middle school students team up to try to beat out the catty and mean ThreePees--pretty, popular, and perfect girls--at the school talent show. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540381 With the arrival of August, Zinnia, the youngest of the Huit octuplets, eagerly anticipates getting her power and gift, both of which hold big surprises that are revealed to the sisters on their eighth birthday. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711213 Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is the prime suspect when it is discovered that school property has been damaged, but when a surprise blizzard hits and school is closed, Greg is stuck indoors with his family, unable to prove his innocence. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710470 A.J. and his classmates are convinced that new school librarian, Mrs. Roopy, has multiple personality disorder because she keeps pretending to be famous people. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1540924 In Acton, Oregon, sisters Alex, Stevie, and Joey take turns telling about their lives, including auditioning for the same part in the school musical, baking contest-worthy cupcakes, and becoming obsessed with Little Women. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711177 Miss Daisys unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710904 When her substitute teacher realizes she is struggling in math, Judy is sent to a math tutor at the local college and soon is completely into the spirit of college life. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711054 When first-grader Roscoe Riley goes on a school field trip to an apple orchard carrying his sisters fortune-telling ball, the outlook is cloudy. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1710535 Middle-schooler Greg Heffley nimbly sidesteps his fathers attempts to change Gregs wimpy ways until his father threatens to send him to military school. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1711185 Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=1640665 Ella Mentry School hires a health teacher who tries to force the students to eat healthy foods and exercise, whether they want to or not.