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Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
Gilbert forgets to do his homework over the weekend because he is busy playing in the snow and getting ready for Christmas, but then he comes up with a solution at the last minute.
Author
Series
Tom Gates stories volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
238 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Tom Gates is the master of excuses for late homework: dog attacks, spilt water, lightening. Tom's exercise book is full of his doodles, cartoons and thoughts, as well as comments from his long-suffering teacher, Mr Fullerton. After gaining five merits for his 'Camping Sucks' holiday story, Tom's work starts to go downhill, which is a pity, as he's desperate to impress Amy Porter, who sits next to him.
Author
Series
Fly Guy volume 15
Publisher
Cartwheel Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
29 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Description
Buzz is writing a fairy tale for homework, and Fly Guy naturally assumes the role of a handsome prince, who fends off a giant and rescues a beautiful princess.
Author
Series
Tom Gates stories volume 6
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
221 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
Between snowstorms, visiting relatives, and chocolate raisins, everything's piling up around Tom Gates in his sixth doodle-packed diary. Tom's hoping to be made a Star Pupil at school, but that means he needs to put more effort into his homework than his doodles. Easier said than done! Meanwhile, his grandparents (the Fossils) are about to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary, and Uncle Kevin wants to plan something special. Then the cold...
Author
Series
Mama Rex and T volume 7
Publisher
Orchard Books
Pub. Date
c2001
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Mama Rex has plans for a fun afternoon with T until she learns that he has a diorama about pigs due tomorrow, and so it's off to the library, the museum, and the park to gather information and supplies.
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Description
Violet has a great new backpack with wheels and zippers, but when the many pockets distract and cause her to misplace her homework she tells a lie to cover it up, so the teacher gives her an even harder assignment.
11) Teacher's pet
Author
Series
Marguerite Henry's Misty Inn volume 7
Publisher
Aladdin
Pub. Date
c2017.
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Description
Planning to make her father's famous raspberry torte for a back-to-school project, Willa is dismayed when her plans are upended by a poor raspberry crop, forcing her to scramble for an alternate idea.
Author
Publisher
Hachette Audio
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
6 CDs (7 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Death and taxes come later; what seems inevitable for children is the idea that, after spending the day at school, they must then complete more academic assignments at home. The predictable results: stress and conflict, frustration and exhaustion. Parents respond by reassuring themselves that at least the benefits outweigh the costs. But what if they don't? In The Homework Myth, nationally known educator and parenting expert Alfie Kohn systematically...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2006
Physical Desc
146 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker--as well as their teacher and mothers, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury comes a new book featuring everyone's favorite family--the Baxters. Decades ago, John and Elizabeth Baxter lived a love story that is still playing out in the lives of their adult children and grandchildren. But few of them know the exact details of that story or the heartbreak that brought the two together. Now in high school, Ashley Baxter Blake's oldest son, Cole, must write a family...
18) Rome reframed
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Formats
Description
Traveling through Europe with his parents and two younger brothers, eighth-grader Lucas misses his home in Austin, Texas, and is doing poorly in his remote schooling until an odd-looking coin thrown in the Trevi Fountain transports Lucas back to ancient Rome.
19) Adoration
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Simon is a young orphan being raised by his uncle Tom. As his grandfather lay dying, Simon discovers how racist and backwards his uncle is. Simon's grandfather hated Simon's father and claims that he intentionally killed Simon's mother in a car crash. Simon's family narrative is cleverly knit into a news story presented to Simon by his high school French teacher as a translation exercise. The article is read by the teacher about an attempted bombing...
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