Grossology Reading List

J FIC SAC - Sideways Stories from Wayside School - Louis Sacharhen.

Humorous episodes from the classroom on the thirtieth floor of Wayside School, which was accidentally built sideways with one classroom on each story.

J FIC AVI - Windcatcher – Avi.

While learning to sail during a visit to his grandmother's at the Connecticut shore, eleven-year-old Tony becomes excited about the rumors of sunken treasure in the area and starts following a couple who seem to be making a mysterious search for something.

J FIC BYA - The Burning Questions of Bingo Brown - Betsy Byars.

A boy is puzzled by the comic and confusing questions of youth and worried by disturbing insights into adult conflicts.

J FIC CLE - Henry Huggins - Beverly Cleary.

When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow.

J FIC GIF - The Winter Worm Business – Patricia Reilly Giff.

When his look-alike cousin moves to town, acts like an idiot in school, and takes away his friend, fifth grader Leroy is sure his life is ruined.

J FIC GIL - Do Bananas Chew Gum? – Jamie Gilson.

Able to read and write at only a second grade level, sixth-grader Sam Mott considers himself dumb until he is prompted to cooperate with those who think something can be done about his problem.

J FIC PAR - Skinnybones - Barbara Park.

Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.

J FIC PEC - Soup - Robert Newton Peck.

The adventures and misadventures of two boys growing up in a small Vermont town.

J FIC SAC - There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom - Louis Sachar.

An unmanageable, but lovable, eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit too.

J FIC SEU - Robert and the Back-to-School Special - Barbara Seuling.

The new school year gets off to a not-so-good start when Robert gets a bad haircut, but things improve when his father helps him plan a party for Halloween.

J MYS SOB - Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective - Donald Sobol.

J FIC SPI - Maniac Magee - Jerry Spinelli.

After his parents die, Jeffrey Lionel Magee's life becomes legendary, as he accomplishes athletic and other feats which awe his contemporaries.