Term
| “I’d heard that story before, and it could only be one dame… Goldilocks! I nabbed her trying to make her getaway.” NTB |
|
Definition
| WHO PUSHED HUMPTY DUMPTY?: AND OTHER NOTORIOUS NURSERY TALE MYSTERIES |
|
|
Term
| He said I needed to convince my parents to get me a cell phone and a laptop. When I did, he helped me and Jack put our Facebook pages together. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| If you get either thirsty or hungry while in a space suit, there is an energy bar on one shoulder and water on the other! NTB |
|
Definition
| HOW DO YOU BURP IN SPACE?: AND OTHER TIPS EVERY SPACE TOURIST NEEDS TO KNOW |
|
|
Term
| My name is Jack. While I was trying to collect the money I needed, I wore a frilly disguise. In certain parts, I was known as Mabel Magoo. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| There was only one thing that could make the desert camp a home – baseball. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The old woman had a terrible toothache and begged the stingy dentist to help her with the pain. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| I told my grandmother I wouldn’t forget her or anything else. That’s when I started the diary. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Some Egyptian pharaohs loved their pets so much, they mummified the dogs to accompany them in their tombs. NTB |
|
Definition
| IT'S A DOG'S LIFE: HOW MAN'S BEST FRIEND SEES, HEARS, AND SMELLS THE WORLD |
|
|
Term
| The reporters started calling them the Fab Four. Their songs were fantastic and the lads themselves were so cool, so funny, and so fab. NTB |
|
Definition
| THE BEATLES WERE FAB (AND THEY WERE FUNNY) |
|
|
Term
| The gas station attendant showed us a pamphlet called The Negro Motorist Green Book. It listed places in lots of states where we would be welcome to sleep, eat, shop, get a haircut - and all kinds of information besides. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Petunia hates cats, and bunny thinks he's a diabolical mutant supervillain! NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The two girls were the only ones that knew their secret code, and would use it if they were ever in danger and had to send for help. They would send secret messages between their houses by ringing a bell and sending a basket across the rope. NTB |
|
Definition
| NANCY CLANCY, SUPER SLEUTH |
|
|
Term
| "Being short isn't all bad," Dad said. "You still get those free coloring books you like at the doctor's." "And the Spider-Man pajamas you love still fit you," said Mom. NTB |
|
Definition
| STINK: THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING KID |
|
|
Term
| “I’m unbelievable!” Sophia crowed. “I’m the queen of cats, the enemy of rats, the sheriff of a thousand teeth. Beware my killer instinct!” NTB |
|
Definition
| THE ADVENTURES OF A SOUTH POLE PIG |
|
|
Term
| Leonardo was left-handed and learned to write from right to left across the page. In order to read it, you had to hold the writing and look at its reflection in the mirror. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| All five looked so different, but his favorite was the smallest one of all, who he named Peepers. NTB |
|
Definition
| THE SECRET CHICKEN SOCIETY |
|
|
Term
| As she tries to stuff him back into his cage, he squeaks, “One wish only! And it has to be approved by headquarters!” NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The best smell to come from the Eating Room is Hot-Tamale-Sauce-Flavored tortilla chips. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Then I had a brilliant idea. We’ll have a code! I came up with one, real quick. “If I write in one of my letters, ‘I just met Esmeralda’, then you must rescue me. Got it?” NTB |
|
Definition
| LIKE BUG JUICE ON A BURGER |
|
|
Term
| "I hate the Song Boys," Nate said, "and you know what else? I hope something bad happens, and they can't even play on Saturday." NTB |
|
Definition
| THE CASE OF THE ROCK ‘N’ ROLL DOG |
|
|
Term
| Mr. Benjamin lay still. Victor cautiously reached toward the old man’s neck to feel for a pulse. As he did, a tremendous shock raced up Victor’s arm, throwing him against the wall. Mr. Benjamin sprang to his feet, eyes glowing bright. NTB |
|
Definition
| BENJAMIN FRANKLINSTEIN LIVES! |
|
|
Term
| Timidly, using only his right index finger, he typed, "Where's Jen?" He had to hold one hand with the other to steady his finger enough to hit the enter button. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| He convinced them he was the bold, brave, powerful warrior that would lead a squadron into battle. Then he excused himself and changed a diaper. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The yellow-spotted lizards were all around the boys, crawling all over them. However, they didn’t seem interested in biting the children with their black teeth. Later, they find out that the lizards did not like the taste of onion juice. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What if Pixies couldn’t just sense gold inside The Mountain? What if they could also sense it in a person, in someone who might possess the magic to take one thing - a piece of fluff or wool or straw - and turn it into…Gold! Gold! Gold! NTB |
|
Definition
| RUMP: THE TRUE STORY OF RUMPELSTILTSKIN |
|
|
Term
| The amulet said to go upstream and follow the water to its source. We better do as it says. That shifty voice saved your life. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| “But I don’t live here,” Walker protested. “I don’t even come from here. I have a family in another world.” NTB |
|
Definition
| WARRIORS OF THE BLACK SHROUD |
|
|
Term
| “I can’t believe the Three Little Pigs are working for the bad guy,” Daphne sighed. NTB |
|
Definition
| THE FAIRY-TALE DETECTIVES |
|
|
Term
| Henry was crouched low to the ground, his body quivering. I noticed a movement in the brush, a glimpse of something sleek and dark as a shadow. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| All of a sudden her laughter died. She sucked in her breath as she felt the cat-eye glasses growing painfully cold. In an instant, the lenses grew foggy. And what she saw next blew her mind. NTB |
|
Definition
| MISTY GORDON AND THE MYSTERY OF THE GHOST PIRATES |
|
|
Term
| She has special memories of her mom, her dad, Maria, Mario, and Freddy hanging out in the alley behind the apartment. NTB |
|
Definition
| THE FIVE LIVES OF OUR CAT ZOOK |
|
|
Term
| When people look at me, I guess they see a girl with short, dark, curly hair strapped into a pink wheelchair. By the way, there is nothing cute about a pink wheelchair. Pink doesn’t change a thing. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| She realized the pillowcase full of her dad's personal items was gone after she and her mom left town. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When he asked the caterpillar if she was a girl, her head bobbled up and down. He named her Tink, because she seemed to like that name. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Lavender. It was everywhere. Great-great-aunt Florentine had stuffed lavender sprigs in her pockets and in her pillows, in her drawers, in her hair - she had been a walking lavender bush. NTB |
|
Definition
| EACH LITTLE BIRD THAT SINGS |
|
|
Term
| Dad turned to me shouting, "For heaven's sake Cally! You should know better than to go up to a strange dog without checking with the owner or without checking with me first!" NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Dr. Mako and his trainees at the Sentia Institute have plots far more wicked than Jax's dream of getting an extra serving of fries out of the cafeteria ladies. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Talent's parents were helping to start a Chinese school. It was going to be on Saturday mornings at the same time as basketball practice. NTB |
|
Definition
| THE GREAT WALL OF LUCY WU |
|
|
Term
| The thought of going to the same school as Mama did tickle my interest some, but I wasn't going to show it. "I won't learn anything in school and you can't make me." NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| De-warting frogs and cleaning the cauldron--all in a day’s work at the Magic Repair Shop. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A popular war slogan suggests you do all you can for your country. His mother works for the Red Cross, his sister knits socks for the soldiers, and his father flies a B-24 in the war. So what can he do? NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| My dog friend loves to watch TV with me. He also likes to sleep on my stomach. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Suddenly, without warning, Billy's entire baseball jersey flew out of the closet and floated across the room, the red and white sleeves fluttering in the darkness. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Our new gym teacher was nothing like last year's. After playing soccer at recess, he marched out onto the field and announced that the gym equipment needed to stay in the gym. We would have to ask permission to borrow a ball. NTB |
|
Definition
| CHARLIE BUMPERS VS. THE TEACHER OF THE YEAR |
|
|
Term
| My shirt was kinda weird. There were strange little ribbons on it, and something frilly. I wasn't in a shirt at all. I was in a dress! NTB |
|
Definition
| ALVIN HO: ALLERGIC TO BIRTHDAY PARTIES, SCIENCE PROJECTS, AND OTHER MAN-MADE CATASTROPHIES |
|
|
Term
| Each student was to give a report on what he did instead of watching television. NTB |
|
Definition
| ZEKE MEEKS VS. THE HORRIFYING TV-TURNOFF WEEK |
|
|
Term
| Soda cans clattered in every direction and hot pretzels rained on the airport floor! NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| He had planned to hand in his uniform right after practice tonight and tell Coach Bo Higgins that he was through. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The library had a pretty good collection of Bailey Brothers novels. And he liked the huge bronze sculpture of a book on the front lawn. NTB |
|
Definition
| THE CASE OF THE CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY |
|
|
Term
| Detective O' Malley gripped his hand so hard that he thought it would snap off. The hot chocolate stain left Zengo speechless. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The instrument was shining so brightly, there was no need for another light in the room. NTB |
|
Definition
| PLAY, LOUIS, PLAY!: THE TRUE STORY OF A BOY AND HIS HORN |
|
|
Term
| When you are in the P-O-U-N-D, you're supposed to choose new people. I don't want new people; I want my old people. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| There was a loud “BANG!” We don’t have carpet in the library, so when the book fell, it landed on the concrete and made that scary sound. NTB |
|
Definition
| CAM JANSEN AND THE SECRET SERVICE MYSTERY |
|
|
Term
| He liked his cocoa--bitter, sweet, light, dark, and daily. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| "Where is the little bugger?" Grandma had put on her sun visor and was scanning the surface of the pool. Keisha had better eyes. She saw him scuttle out of the water and dive under the folds of the canvas tarp. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| "Oh, Tuffy. How could you do that?" How could I do that? I'm a cat. How did I know there was going to be such a giant fuss? NTB |
|
Definition
| THE DIARY OF A KILLER CAT |
|
|
Term
| His official secret agent book bag has everything a spy could need to outsmart the bad guy, including a virtual protection camera, neutralizing spray, goo tube, and a flyboard. NTB |
|
Definition
| THE ESCAPE OF THE DEADLY DINOSAUR |
|
|
Term
| I reach for my Lego propeller underneath the sink, and my hand touches fur. It is such a weird feeling that I snatch my hand back. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Some kids were excited about going to science camp, but she was nervous. This was her first time to be away from her family for that long. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Dink, Ruth Rose, and Josh begin to hear a high pitch noise coming from the cave. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| While growing up in Baltimore in 1902, he would skip school, throw vegetables at wagons, and steal money from the cash register. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Anna sits on one side of me in the wagon and Jim sits on the other. Hay tickles my arms and makes Anna sneeze. It smells of dry sunshine. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| When Chili was a puppy, someone threw her over a fence, breaking her back and leaving her unable to use her hind legs. But now, she and her pal Arlo zip around on their wheelchairs. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| She wanted to become a commercial pilot, but in the 1940s women were not allowed to have this career. NTB |
|
Definition
| DAREDEVIL: THE DARING LIFE OF BETTY SKELTON |
|
|
Term
| James Wilson Marshall discovers gold in present-day California. Thousands of people flock to take part in the Gold Rush. NTB |
|
Definition
| AN ILLUSTRATED TIMELINE OF U.S. STATES |
|
|
Term
| They cannot see as well as you do. And they do not have ear holes, so they cannot hear like you do, either. They can hear vibrations from the ground using the bones in their jaws. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| At a young age, and after observing fellow Africans who were poor and powerless, his goal was to work to protect them. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Since they don’t have bones, even a large octopus can squeeze into a hole the size of a quarter. NTB |
|
Definition
| OCEAN SOUP: TIDE POOL POEMS |
|
|
Term
| We cheered for our team - Bafana Bafana - "The Boys, The Boys." In 1996 South Africa was chosen to host the African Cup of Nations. NTB |
|
Definition
| THE SOCCER FENCE: A STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, HOPE, AND APARTHEID IN SOUTH AFRICA |
|
|
Term
| This was the five hundred and first seagull, and the moment James caught it and tethered it to the stem with all the others, the whole enormous peach suddenly started rising up slowly out of the water. NTB |
|
Definition
| JAMES AND THE GIANT PEACH |
|
|
Term
| He reached out and, with one paw, touched the lovely words, “Once upon a time.” NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| I freeze. I freeze as if, well, I’ve been tagged. Because the truth is I am possibly not the bravest girl in the world. And it’s late. And we’re going into the basement. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The Science Fair this year is a contest. The judges will be the other third grade teachers and the principal. The top three projects from each grade will be presented at Parents’ Night. NTB |
|
Definition
| I WAS A THIRD GRADE SCIENCE PROJECT |
|
|
Term
| They were ready to begin the bumpy journey that would start a three-day weekend of awesomeness! NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| I was very glad to hear that Mr. Walter Dean Myers is not the sort of person who would get mad at a boy for using some of his words. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| There was the sound of her mother putting on a sweater. There was the sound of the door closing. They were gone. Triple doomed, she thought. NTB |
|
Definition
| IVY AND BEAN TAKE CARE OF THE BABYSITTER |
|
|
Term
| He could see the plane so clearly; even reading the letters AA on its tail. NTB |
|
Definition
| I SURVIVED THE ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001 |
|
|
Term
| Augustine Dupree told her that the neighbor fell off a ladder and nearly squashed her cat, so now the cat is afraid. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The creature opened its eyes and reared back, hissing ferociously. A slender, red tongue flickered over the tiny fangs, reminding Jeremy of the lightening that had split the sky earlier that night. NTB |
|
Definition
| JEREMY THATCHER, DRAGON HATCHER |
|
|
Term
| On their way to get hamburgers in the park, Poo-poo snapped, "Stop! Up there! Squirrel. In the oak tree!" NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| She was shocked. “We don’t want to win by cheating. We want to win by reading.” Besides, she wanted to be the one to have her name immortalized on the plaque as the best reader in the whole class, not some boy cheater. NTB |
|
Definition
| KELSEY GREEN, READING QUEEN |
|
|
Term
| “Uncle Earnest’s house turned out to be as gray as he was. Gray shingles, gray door, gray trim at the windows where gray curtains hung.” NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The thief comes on little cat feet, sits looking at the goldfish, then takes it carefully and moves on. NTB |
|
Definition
| EDGAR ALLAN'S OFFICIAL CRIME INVESTIGATION NOTEBOOK |
|
|
Term
| “My sister would never catch a frog or even touch one. She says they're slimy and disgusting. I think you should be my sister instead.” NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| A man in a golf cart was chasing them. Don't worry, a Frisbee rescues them. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| After being late to the first practice, Mel made sure she was the first one ready and in the gym the next day. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The principal is like the king of the school. He gets to tell everybody what to do and where to do it. When I grow up I may want to be a principal so I can boss teachers around. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Mom and Aunt Becca kept saying, "Just like us at that age, remember?" NTB |
|
Definition
| NORA AND THE TEXAS TERROR |
|
|
Term
| Mrs. Havers, the welfare lady, takes Knuckles home to pick up some clothes. While there, they find his mom’s phone book, which might have his grandparents’ number in it. NTB |
|
Definition
| THE BALLAD OF KNUCKLES MCGRAW |
|
|
Term
| Mason's mom would not use the dryer for fear of global warming and would not use the air conditioner because it was bad for the environment. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| In 1972, Hsing Hsing and Ling Ling arrived in Washington, D.C. NTB |
|
Definition
| PANDAS AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES |
|
|
Term
| What kind of performance could there possibly be without Elsa, Leo and the Famous Flying Banana Brothers? NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The man dropped a piece of paper. Ben picked it up. It was a recipe for artificial dragon’s milk! NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| The good news is that there IS a cure. The bad news is that it only works if the transformation isn't complete. Mookie stomped on his foot to show her it wasn't. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| I saw him jam the money into his pocket - and he saw me! I waved. Then I put my binoculars down. NTB |
|
Definition
| SAMMY KEYES AND THE HOTEL THIEF |
|
|
Term
| Her scalp began to itch. It was the creepiest feeling she had ever felt. The head lice were leaving down her neck, across her shoulders, and down her back to the floor all because the brownie asked them to. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Anna received a gift. It was the smoothest and whitest stone she had ever seen. It had been washed over and over by the sea until it was round and perfect. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Time had gone wrong - this is what the Hystorians believed. And if things were beyond fixing now, there was only one hope left...to go back in time and fix the past instead. NTB |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| His story is about more than just his boring graduation ceremony and the not-so-boring party afterward; it's also about his ongoing battle with his evil older sister, a mouse plot gone wrong, and his best friend Georgie's discovery of a mysterious old coin that just might change the summer completely. NTB |
|
Definition
| CHEESIE MAC IS NOT A GENIUS OR ANYTHIN |
|
|
Term
| Search-and-Rescue dogs are a rare breed. We have to be half strength, half perseverance and half obedience. Do the math! NTB |
|
Definition
| THE TROUBLE WITH CHICKENS |
|
|
