Patricia Reilly Giff

Storyteller

by Patricia Reilly Giff

A story of the American Revolution from two-time Newbery Honor–winning author Patricia Reilly Giff.

While staying with her aunt, Elizabeth finds something remarkable: a drawing. It hangs on the wall, a portrait...

The Valentine Star

by Patricia Reilly Giff & Blanche Sims

February is fun.

It's time for everyone in Ms. Rooney's room to make cards for the Valentine box. Emily Arrow couldn't be happier when Dawn Bosco gives her some colored stars to decorate her cards. She plans...

Snaggle Doodles

by Patricia Reilly Giff

April is invention month. "We're going to  make our own inventions," says Ms. Rooney, "and  work together in  groups."

Though Emily Arrow knows it's important for each  group to think, listen, and share,...

The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room

by Patricia Reilly Giff & Blanche Sims

It's September again.What does it mean for Richard "Beast" Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he's stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to...

December Secrets

by Patricia Reilly Giff & Blanche Sims

Emily is stuck with crybaby Jill Simon as her "secret Pal" to be kind to for the whole month of December.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Candy Corn Contest

by Patricia Reilly Giff & Blanche Sims

It's almost Thanksgiving, and Richard Best can't stop thinking about Ms. Rooney's Candy Corn contest. Whoever can guess the exact number of yellow-and-orange candies in the jar on Ms. Roney's desk gets to keep...

R My Name Is Rachel

by Patricia Reilly Giff

Rachel, Cassie, and Joey live in the city with their Pop, until Pop's search for work lands the family on a run down farm. Dreamy Rachel loves to read, and doesn't know much about the country. Times are hard...

Lazy Lions, Lucky Lambs

by Patricia Reilly Giff

The children in Ms. Rooney's room are supposed to be writing about real people, but writing is Beast's worst subject.

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Pickle Puss

by Patricia Reilly Giff

It's August, and Emily has big plans at the library. She's going to read lots of books and tack a paper fish next to her name for each one. Then Dawn Bosco says she can read more books than Emily. Not only that,...