Spotlight on Series
Published on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 - 12:03pm
Roscoe Riley Rules
Curl up, get cozy, and read.
| Never Glue your Friends to Chairs By Katherine Applegate JUV J APPLEGATE When the first-graders' bee antennae would not stay on their heads and the drummers would not stay in their seats for the open house play, Roscoe decides to help by using the "don't-you-dare" glue. 79 pages. |
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| Never Swipe a Bully's Bear By Katherine Applegate JUV J APPLEGATE When first-grader Roscoe discovers that his stuffed pig is missing from his backpack, he accuses the class bully of "pig-napping" and gets even by taking the bully's teddy bear. 79 pages. |
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| Don't Swap your Sweater for a Dog By Katherine Applegate JUV J APPLEGATE Determined to win a trophy of some kind, first-grader Roscoe swaps a hand-knitted sweater from his grandmother for the chance to enter his new neighbor's very clever dog in a trick contest. 79 pages. Also available on CD |
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| Never Swim in Applesauce By Katherine Applegate JUV J APPLEGATE When first-grader Roscoe Riley goes on a school field trip to an apple orchard carrying his sister's fortune-telling ball, the outlook is cloudy. 72 pages. |
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| Don't Tap-Dance on your Teacher By Katherine Applegate JUV J APPLEGATE Roscoe cannot wait to tap dance in the school talent show until some older boys make fun of him and say that tap dancing is just for girls. 78 pages. |
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| Never Walk in Shoes that Talk By Katherine Applegate JUV J APPLEGATE Having gotten a pair of hard-to-find Walkie Talkie shoes, Roscoe is suddenly popular and wants his best friend, Gus, to join the fun, but before Gus's parents will buy him new shoes, he must wear out his long-lasting sneakers. 78 pages. |
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| Never Race a Runaway Pumpkin By Katherine Applegate JUV J APPLEGATE Roscoe is determined to guess the weight of a giant pumpkin in order to win books for his school library and candy for himself, but is overwhelmed by superstitions, especially about a certain black kitten. 78 pages. |
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