Elise Broach

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1) Shakespeare's secret

Author

Broach, Elise

Pub. Date

2005

Edition

1st ed.

Lexile measure

620L

Physical Desc

250 pages ; 21 cm

Language

English

Description

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Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.

2) Masterpiece

Author

Broach, Elise

Pub. Date

2008

Edition

1st ed.

Lexile measure

700L

Physical Desc

292 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

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After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

3) A trip to the country for Marvin & James

Author

Broach, Elise

Series

Masterpiece adventures volume 5

Publisher

Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

2020.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

102 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Language

English

Description

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James invites Marvin and his cousin Elaine on a trip to the country, and it proves to be a very exciting adventure for the forever friends.

4) Trouble at school for Marvin & James

Author

Broach, Elise

Series

Masterpiece adventures volume 3

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

2017.

Edition

First edition.

Lexile measure

620L

Physical Desc

104 pages : color illustrations ; 22 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Marvin the beetle finds adventure when his human friend James takes him to school.

5) Bedtime for Little Bulldozer

Author

Broach, Elise

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

[2019]

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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A young bulldozer struggles to fall asleep.

6) James to the rescue

Author

Broach, Elise

Series

Masterpiece adventures volume 2

Publisher

Square Fish, Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

2017.

Edition

First Square Fish edition.

Lexile measure

590L

Physical Desc

104 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Joining his family to collect discarded things that they can put to use, little Marvin the beetle enlists James' help to save an injured Uncle Albert.

7) Marvin & James save the day! And Elaine helps!

Author

Broach, Elise

Series

Masterpiece adventures volume 4

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

2020.

Edition

First Square Fish edition.

Lexile measure

630L

Physical Desc

104 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

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James's father, Karl, and Christina, his friend from the museum, are getting married! James is the ring bearer and he is excited but also nervous. He loves Christina yet he is worried about losing his dad to a different family and a different life. And what if, at the wedding, James drops the ring? His beetle best friend Marvin promises to help him, but Marvin ends up with an even more critical job when something goes wrong. Will the whole wedding...

8) When dinosaurs came with everything

Author

Broach, Elise

Pub. Date

2007

Edition

1st ed.

Lexile measure

520L

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Language

English

Description

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Although his mother is a little worried, a young boy is delighted to discover that every shop in town is giving away real dinosaurs to their customers.

9) My pet wants a pet

Author

Broach, Elise

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

2018.

Edition

First edition.

Lexile measure

AD 530L

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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A boy's mother, reluctant to allow him even one pet, is increasingly unhappy as each pet wants a pet of its own.

10) Duet

Author

Broach, Elise

Publisher

Little, Brown and Company

Pub. Date

2022.

Edition

First edition.

Physical Desc

294 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Language

English

Description

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The life of a musically gifted bird changes forever after she discovers the music of Chopin and helps a talented young pianist solve the mystery of a long-lost Chopin piano.

11) The miniature world of Marvin & James

Author

Broach, Elise

Series

Masterpiece adventures volume 1

Publisher

Square Fish, an imprint of Macmillan

Pub. Date

2015.

Edition

First Square Fish edition.

Lexile measure

510L

Physical Desc

104 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

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"When his best friend, a human boy named James, goes on vacation, Marvin the beetle stays home and gets into adventures with his cousin Elaine. Marvin wonders if James will still be his best friend when he returns" --

12) The wolf keepers

Author

Broach, Elise

Publisher

Henry Holt and Company

Pub. Date

2016.

Edition

First edition.

Lexile measure

660L

Physical Desc

343 pages : illustrations, maps, ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

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Twelve-year-old Lizzie Durango lives in a zoo, spending her days taking note of the animals' behaviors, then she meets runaway Tyler Briggs and together they investigate the wolves who are suddenly dying.

13) What the no-good baby is good for

Author

Broach, Elise

Pub. Date

2005

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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Tired of all the trouble his no-good baby sister causes, John tells his mother the baby has to go and she agrees, but as John packs the baby's suitcase, he realizes there are some things he likes about his sister, too.