Jim Benton
1) The handbook
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 5
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There's nothing Jake likes more than some good trash-picking, so when his elderly neighbors move out and leave an especially promising-looking pile of household refuse on the curb, he goes right for it. He only has the chance to grab one box before his mom catches him and orders him in for dinner, though. When mysterious goings-on begin to occur in the neighborhood, the trio investigates the hidden box from Jack's garage. In it, they find the Secret...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Being a mad scientist in the modern world is very hard work. With so much that needs to be done in such a short period of time, multitasking can get way out of hand. Franny needs some additional help. But for Franny there is only one person in the world she trusts to help her with her experiments - herself. So she acquires assistance the mad scientist way, by building a few real, live, steel-plated Franbots.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 1
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When Franny Stein, self-styled mad scientist, creates a robot to show her school friends the joys of science, she ends up learning something from them instead. There's nothing better in the world than being a mad scientist-at least according to Franny. And she's absolutely convinced that, if given the opportunity to be one, every kid in her class would feel the same way. So she's making it her mission to help her classmates discover their own inner...
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Dear dumb diary. Original series volume 5
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 2
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Jamie Kelly writes in her diary about her social studies teacher, Mr. VanDoy, the budding relationship between her Aunt Carol and Assistant Principal Devon, and the real story behind Isabella's detention.
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Dear dumb diary. Original series volume 12
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 2
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Jamie Kelly is back with an all-new diary involving Angeline, her "flawless" friend.
13) The end (almost)
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.1 - AR Pts: 1
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When Donut the bear is told his story is over and he has to leave, he employs trickery so the story can go on.
14) Bad hair day
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
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Franny tries to follow her mother's suggestion to change her appearance, but by turning hair styling into a science experiment she creates some very greedy pigtails that terrorize the town.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 2
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"Dear Dumb Diary, just when I was pretty sure we could let the Student Awareness Committee quietly die a dignified death like some majestic old elephant or the Square Dancing Club, Angeline has to be aware of something. Great. And, of course, it couldn't be something interesting like nail polish or why maybe there should be a special class in nail polish and how to get it out of your beagle's ear. (Mom, if you're reading this, I'm not admitting anything....
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
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Jim Benton delivers a madcap tale starring the strange yet endearing Franny K. Stein. The new kid at school, Franny approaches making friends as an exciting science project. After taking careful notes, she brews a potion that changes her into a perfect girl. But when a monster snatches her teacher, Franny knows there's only one way to save the day-even if it risks her new popularity.
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Franny K. Stein, mad scientist volume 9
Franny K. Stein mad scientist volume 9
Franny K. Stein mad scientist volume no. 9
Franny K. Stein mad scientist volume 9
Franny K. Stein mad scientist volume no. 9
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
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Concerned that the fundraisers for the school art and music departments are not doing well, Franny K. Stein creates in her laboratory/kitchen an irresistible muffin recipe.
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Read the hilarious, candid (& sometimes mean) diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be. In this book, Jamie contends with Angeline, the school's prettiest, most popular girl (who Jamie thinks is a goon!) and the impending visit of her troll-like little cousin. Will Jamie survive? Will she go mad? Will she send her mom's nasty casserole to starving children in Wheretheheckistan?...
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A bear and a frog decide to climb a mountain. The bear is determined to reach the top, but the frog isn't so sure. When everyone says you've gone far enough, how do you decide to keep going? A whimsical journey of self-discovery, as well as a gentle look at the ups and downs of friendship, this inspirational book features the elegant art and gentle humor of cartoonist's cartoonist Jim Benton.