Elise Broach
2) Masterpiece
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2008
Formats
Description
After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Author
Series
Masterpiece adventures Book 1
Publisher
Christy Ottaviano Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
Description
When his best friend, a human boy named James, goes away on vacation, Marvin the beetle worries that their friendship may end.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2005
Appears on list
Description
Named after a character in a Shakespeare play, misfit sixth-grader Hero becomes interested in exploring this unusual connection because of a valuable diamond supposedly hidden in her new house, an intriguing neighbor, and the unexpected attention of the most popular boy in school.
5) Wet dog!
Author
Publisher
Dial Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
A dog's attempts to cool off on a hot day get him into trouble with a series of people and finally lead him to interrupt a country wedding.