Tommy Greenwald
1) Rivals
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
In basketball-crazed Walthorne, rival middle school stars Austin Chambers and Carter Haswell are both feeling the pressure when school sports reporter Alfie Jenks reveals scandals that jeopardize the whole season. Told through flashbacks, newspaper reports, social media posts, and interviews.
2) Hooked
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 570L
Physical Desc
30 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
A boy and his dad discover all they have in common on a fishing trip in this sweet picture book about father-son bonding.
3) Game changer
Author
Lexile measure
750L
Language
English
Description
While thirteen-year-old Teddy fights for his life after a football injury at training camp, his friends and family gather to support him and discuss events leading to his coma. Told through dialogue, text messages, newspaper articles, transcripts, an online forum, and Teddy's inner thoughts. --
4) Dinged
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2023.
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
273 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old star freshman quarterback Caleb Springer watches his father deteriorate from injuries he suffered playing the very same sport, forcing Caleb to consider whether playing football, the sport of his dreams, is worth risking irreparable physical harm.
Author
Series
Project Z volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Lexile measure
560L
Physical Desc
223 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Undead and on the run! Arnold Z. Ombee has escaped a secret government lab that's developing zombies. Fortunately, he's found by the Kinders, a warmhearted human couple who are determined to help keep his zombie status under wraps. The Kinders decide Arnold will become part of their family. They help him disguise his zombie appearance and teach him how to act like a real human boy. After a lot of practice, he's ready for the ultimate test: Fifth...
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
590L
Physical Desc
198 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jimmy Bishop likes crime fighters, vampires, and dogs, and he does not care for his new babysitter, so he is delighted when his new dog, Abby--who sleeps during the day and grows huge fangs at night--turns out to be a crime-fighting vampire dog who also does not like the babysitter.
Author
Series
Project Z volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
680L
Physical Desc
230 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Arnold, a zombie fifth-grader, introduces an old friend to the wild world of elementary school.
Author
Series
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
670L
Physical Desc
211 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When vampire fiction writer Elroy Evans comes to town for the COM-MIX convention, Jimmy Bishop decides he must find out if his crime-fighting dog, Abby, is really a vampire.
The CrimeBiters gang got its start with help from my crime-fighting vampire dog, Abby. But now, I'm starting to wonder if she's really a vampire at all. . . That's mystery I'm going to have to solve on my own. The rest of the Crime-biters are pretty busy with their own stuff....
Author
Series
Project Z volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
247 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The zombie secret is out! Sort of... Scientists at the lab that Arnold escaped from claim they've changed their tune. Instead of creating super zombie soldiers, they just want humans and zombies to be friends. Too good to be true? Probably. But Arnold agrees to help teach other zombies everything he's learned so far about being a real human boy. But there's something that seems strange about these new 'zombies' (well, stranger than usual). Arnold...
10) The real us
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
490L
Physical Desc
246 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Told from different viewpoints, everything changes when Calista Getz, always known as the prettiest girl in school, gets a pimple shortly before the big eighth-grade dance.
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
790L
Physical Desc
201 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When his weekly allowance just isn't cutting it anymore, lovable slacker Charlie Joe devises ways to make more money--and fast"--
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
265 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Bright but unenthusiastic middle school student Charlie Joe Jackson signs up for the school play in an attempt to get straight As on his last quarter report card in order to avoid having to go to Camp Rituhbukkee over the summer.
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
640L
Physical Desc
226 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Tired of being forced to participate in sports and take extra lessons and tutoring to become well-rounded in anticipation of college, middle-schooler Jack Strong stages a sit-in on his couch until his parents ease up.
15) Finding home
Author
Series
Publisher
Red Comet Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
AD 450L
Physical Desc
39 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Moose and Bear are two scrappy shelter dogs patiently waiting for the right owner to adopt them. They meet, become friends, and one day a Cathy decides to take them both home. Despite their luck, they must face the challenges of settling into their new home. Along the way, they learn about each other, and their friendship deepens. Told with humor and heart, Finding Home is a tale that champions the importance of family and relays how it feels to belong...
Author
Series
Crime biters! volume 2
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
600L
Physical Desc
229 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Bored by the lack of crime in Quietville lately, Jimmy's vampire dog, Abby, has chewed up his mother's entire shoe collection, and so his parents have insisted in enrolling Abby in obedience training, and the longer it goes on the more "normal" (and boring) she becomes--but when mysterious things start happening to Jimmy's lacrosse team, he and his friends (the Crimebiters) realize they need to get Abby back to her crime fighting ways.
Author
Series
Crime biters! volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
620L
Physical Desc
232 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
No one fights crime harder than the Crimebiters gang... and of course my crime-fighting dog, Abby. Together, we've fought against corruption in the world of elementary school sports and even stopped a neighborhood crime ring! But now a copy of the final math test has been stolen, AND our local animal shelter (where I found Abby!) is in danger of closing. As if that weren't enough, Daisy has introduced her new kitten, Purrkins, into the Crimebiters...
Author
Series
Charlie Joe Jackson book volume 6
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
First edition.
Lexile measure
630L
Physical Desc
182 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"As graduation day approaches, Charlie Joe is starting to realize being a kid isn't so bad after all" --
Author
Series
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
203 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Everyone has a girlfriend except Charlie Joe! But he won't be left in the dust. Look out for make-ups, break-ups, and hilarious romance tips as Charlie Joe figures out this crazy little thing called love." --