Mr. Docker, a new science teacher, is a crazy inventor who blows things up, uses potatoes for power, and has A.J. and his friends wondering whether science is for nerds or is the coolest subject ever.
Humorous stories
- Author:Gutman, Dan.Summary:
- Author:Scroggs, KirkSummary:
While Grampa and Wiley try to capture the legendary Moby Fizz, the "biggest, bloated, deformed bass" in Lake Putrid, they encounter many surprises.
- Author:Michael BondSummary:
Having delivered a particularly stirring speech at his recently deceased colleague's funeral, Monsieur Pamplemousse is more than a little disturbed when the coffin explodes into flames during the ceremony. Luckily his faithful...
- Author:Gutman, Dan.Summary:
Something weird is going on! Miss Suki is a famous children's book author'and she's coming to A.J.'s school! She lives in the rainforest and writes about endangered animals. But when her pet raptor gets loose in the...
- Author:Gutman, Dan.Summary:
A.J. and the other second graders do everything except play sports when they go to "fizz ed" class with their new teacher, Miss Small.
- Author:Gutman, Dan.Summary:
Disaster reigns when A.J. participates in the school's holiday pageant celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, and Kwanzaa.
- Author:Gutman, Dan.Summary:
Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J.
- Author:Dahl, RoaldSummary:
Matilda applies her untapped mental powers to rid the school of the evil, child-hating headmistress, Miss Trunchbull, and restore her nice teacher, Miss Honey, to financial security.
- Author:Beck, W. H.Summary:
Malcolm, a smaller than average rat, loves life at McKenna School and the secret society of classroom pets that keep children out of trouble, but when Aggy the iguana disappears Malcolm must use all of his ratty persistence to prove his...
- Author:Grant, MichaelSummary:
Âgé de 12 ans, Mack MacAvoy souffre d’un grave problème de «moyenneté». Vie moyenne. Notes moyennes. Parents moyens, qui le remarquent à peine. Avec une liste de phobies à faire frémir, Mack n’aurait jamais deviné qu’il était promis à...
- Author:Guertin, ChantelSummary:
“Love Struck will have you laughing out loud and constantly hoping, ‘Please don’t do what I think you’re going to do.’” — ChickLitReviews.com
When 27–year–old image consultant Poppy Ross discovers that her seemingly...
- Author:Grant, MichaelSummary:
Dans ce deuxième tome de l’aventure des 12 Magnifiques, Mack MacAvoy est mis à l’épreuve par son mentor fantomatique, Grimluk — qui n’apparaît que sur les tuyaux en chrome brillant dans les toilettes. Mack doit trouver les anciens, les...
- Author:Gravel, FrançoisSummary:
Nous croyions tous que Klonk, s’étant marié avec Karine, aurait désormais une vie tranquille. Mais voilà qu’il envoie un télégramme à son ami le priant de venir avec Agathe, sa femme, les rejoindre dans le Grand Nord, au beau milieu d’...
- Author:McDonald, MeganSummary:
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.
- Author:Finn, FelicitySummary:
Jeremy is shocked to find that the theatre mannequins of elderly women his mother has put together are not what they seem. They are really adventure-loving characters who come alive, but … only in front of him.
- Author:Stevens, JanetSummary:
A jackrabbit who wishes to be feared asks his fairy godrabbit for horns and becomes the first jackalope, but there's one condition: he must not tell lies.
- Author:Barrows, AnnieSummary:
After watching a movie about a detective on the television, Bean decides to set up shop as a private investigator--and she and Ivy start looking for mysteries to solve.
- Author:Angleberger, TomSummary:
The next laugh-out-loud installment from the wacky Inspector Flytrap series, starring a plant detective and his assistant goat From husband-and-wife team Tom Angleberger, creator of the New York Times bestselling Origami Yoda series,...
- Author:Bailey, LindaSummary:
This picture book describes, in hilarious detail, a small child's idea of utopia. Every two-page spread offers something new about this fantasy life. Topics range from bedtime and baths (none!) to pets and tree houses (lots!).
- Author:Scroggs, KirkSummary:
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.