Individual Books
Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days! (1982)
A boy finds a book at the library that promises to teach him to be a perfect person in only three days. By Stephen Manes.
The Codebreaker Kids (1987)
A group of kids form a backyard business encoding and decoding secret messages for spies. By George Edward Stanley.
Our Man Weston (1982)
Sidney likes to think of himself as a detective, and much to his twin brother’s annoyance, is always making false accusations about people being criminals or spies. As the boys take a new summer job at a hotel, Sidney stumbles onto something real. By Gordon Korman.
The Secret Life of the Underwear Champ (1981)
Larry is surprised when he is suddenly offered a part in a series of tv commercials and then horrified when he finds out that he’s going to be advertising underwear. Can he go through with this, and what will happen when everyone at school finds out? By Betty Miles.
The Son of the Slime Who Ate Cleveland (1985)
A jelly bean counting contest that gets overly competitive threatens to break up Frank’s friendship with his two best friends, unless he can think of a way to salvage it. By Marjorie Weinman Sharmat.
Series
Amelia Bedelia is a maid who frequently gets confused by figures of speech and words with multiple meanings. By Peggy Parish and Herman Parish. 1963-Present.
The antics of a pair of twins who have a tendency to switch places. By Michael J. Pellowski. 1986-1998.
Also called the Bruno and Boots series. Bruno and Boots are a pair of pranksters at a boarding school in Canada. By Gordon Korman. 1978-1995.
The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks Series
Michael and his brother Norman grow a pair of sock-eating plants. By Nancy McArthur. 1988-1999.
Professor Branestawm is an an absent-minded inventor who gets into trouble with his inventions. By Norman Hunter. 1933-1983.
Short funny stories about a school that was accidentally built sideways. Nothing normal ever happens at Wayside School! By Louis Sachar. 1978-1995.
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