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Author
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends Book, an imprint of MacMillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The art of Auntieology and Uncleology is a sacred craft, but ten-year-old Leo has an Uncle Mo-a clueless stationery supply salesman with good intentions-who just doesn't get it. Yet."--
Author
Publisher
Triangle Square/Seven Stories Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When Julia has a terrible day at school, her uncle cheers her up by introducing her to the Triple C, the Childish Children's Club, where slowing down and enjoying the simple and silly things in life are encouraged.
Author
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"The Madrigal family does NOT talk about Bruno, Mirabel's uncle who can see into the future. But why not? Find out in this fun and colorful book featuring the lyrics to the hit song "We Don't Talk About Bruno" from Disney's Encanto, as well as art from the movie" --
Author
Publisher
Harper Collins
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"A little boy named Jack discovers a big green book of magic in the attic and learns all sorts of spells--spells to change the look of things, spells to make him old and gray or disappear entirely! This was a long time ago and the big green book has now disappeard. But if you want to find out what Jack did with his magic powers, take a look inside..."--Jacket flap.
Author
Publisher
Little Bee Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Chloe is jealous and sad when her favorite uncle announces that he will be getting married, but as she gets to know Jamie better and becomes involved in planning the wedding, she discovers that she will always be special to Uncle Bobby--and to Uncle Jamie, too.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
When the first apple falls from the tree, Faith and Peter know that it's applesauce weather, even though Peter is getting a little old for such things. It also means Uncle Arthur should be here to tell his stories, with a twinkle in his eye as he spins tales about how he came to have a missing finger. But this is the first year without Aunt Lucy, and when Uncle Arthur arrives, there's no twinkle to be found and no stories waiting to be told. Faith...
Author
Series
Macca the alpaca volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Macca the alpaca is looking after his nieces and nephew and they are nothing but TROUBLE! Can Uncle Macca rein in this unruly trio?"--
Author
Series
Samantha Spinner series volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
Samantha's uncle mysteriously disappears, leaving behind extravagant gifts for her siblings and an old, rusty, red umbrella for Samantha that may contain clues to his whereabouts.
Author
Series
Geronimo Stilton. Original series volume 57
Publisher
Scholastic
Pub. Date
2014.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"It's supposed to be a relaxing vacation, but instead Geronimo works his tail off fixing up an old castle. Worst. Vacation. Ever!" --
Author
Series
Children of the lamp volume 1
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c2004
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 13
Language
English
Description
When twelve-year-old twins Philippa and John discover that they are descended from a long line of djinn, their mother sends them away to their Uncle Nimrod, who takes them to Cairo where he starts to teach them about their extraordinary powers.
16) Fort
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2015.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
"A middle-grade summer adventure about two boys who build an awesome fort and tangle with two older bullies"--
18) The funeral
Author
Publisher
Groundwood Books/House of Anansi Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Series
43 Old Cemetery Road volume 7
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old Seymour Hope and his ghostly "mother" Olive go to Scotland to claim a castle inherited from Ignatius Grumply's punster uncle, Ian, but while they tend an aged tortoise and face an unscrupulous developer, Iggie deals with Ian's ghost and an inept insurance agent.
20) Marc's mission
Author
Series
Way of the warrior kid volume 2
Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2018.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4 - AR Pts: 5
Language
English
Description
Marc hopes that his Uncle Jake can help him turn around his terrible summer, which he has to spend at camp with Nathan James, who is mean and annoying, while longing for a fancy new bike his parents will not buy him.
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