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1) Mudshark
Author
Publisher
Wendy Lamb Books
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Principal Wagner confidently deals with a faculty washroom crisis, a psychic parrot, and a terrorizing gerbil, but when sixty-five erasers go missing, he enlists the help of the school's best problem solver and locator of lost items, twelve-year-old Lyle Williams, aka Mudshark.
2) Jabari tries
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Jabari is making a flying machine all by himself, but when it doesn't work the way he imagined, he learns about perserverance and problem-solving.
Author
Publisher
Random House/Listening Library
Pub. Date
p2007
Language
English
Description
As the children plan a birthday party for Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, the loveable problem solver, with her trunk full of magic and her animal friends in tow, offers cures for such common conditions as watching too much television and the fear of trying new things.
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When a big truck and its big load get stuck on a narrow road, traffic on the little island comes to a halt. Some cars need to go south and some have to travel north. How will Meg get to her swim meet? What about Barry's ballet class? Luckily, the kids come up with an ingenious solution: why not just swap cars? Inspired by an incident that happened on Vinalhaven, Maine, Chris Van Dusen tells a fun tale of resourcefulness and community through clever,...
6) Hiccups
Author
Series
Publisher
Sundance/Newbridge
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A girl accidentally gets rid of her nagging hiccups.
7) Ali's bike
Author
Series
Publisher
Sundance/Newbridge
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
An elderly grandfather fixes his grandson's bike and then takes it for a spin.
Author
Series
Mister Max volume 1
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"When Max's parents leave the country without him, he must rely on his wits to get by, and before long he is running his own--rather unusual--business"--
10) Somewhere else
Author
Publisher
Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
While other birds are seeing the world, George the duck is content to stay at home--or so it seems until he confesses the truth to Pascal, a visiting bear.
11) Problem solved!
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Rabbit needs to clean her room, but when Pete the Problem-Solving Porcupine's plan causes more of a mess, Rabbit needs to quickly come up with her own strategy before chaos ensues.
14) Yasmin in charge
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In this collection of four stories, Yasmin takes charge of some sticky situations! At home, at school, or out and about, Yasmin faces challenges head on with creativity and quick thinking. Whether she's creating a new recipe, finding a way to rescue a stuck toy for a little friend, or calming down monkeys (and classmates!), a clever solution to any problem is just around the corner!"--Amazon.com.
15) Absolute hero
Author
Series
Izzy Newton and the S.M.A.R.T. Squad volume 01
Publisher
National Geographic Kids
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Anxious about starting middle school, eleven-year-old Izzy Newton proposes a STEM club and, with her best friends Allie Einstein and Charlie Darwin, investigates why the building is so cold -- and why former friend Marie has shut them out.
17) Ban this book
Author
Publisher
Starscape
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
A fourth grader fights back when the book 'From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler' by E. L. Konigsburg is challenged by a well-meaning parent and taken off the shelves of her school library. Amy Anne is shy and soft-spoken, but don't mess with her when it comes to her favorite book in the whole world. Amy Anne and her lieutenants wage a "battle for the books" as they start a secret banned books locker library, make up ridiculous reasons...
18) Happily for now
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Fiona may have problems, but she's no damsel in distress. She'd rather be the one wielding the wand in the story: she wants to be the fairy godperson. So when her mom sends her off to stay with relatives in a place called Cold Hope for the summer, Fiona decides it's time to start training for the role. And wow, do these people need help! Aunt Becky's bakery is failing, Great-Uncle Timothy draws but never speaks, and Great-Aunt Alta is the gloomiest,...
Author
Series
Max Einstein volume 01
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Twelve-year-old orphan Max Einstein is not your typical genius. Max hacks the computer system at NYU in order to attend college courses, builds inventions to help the homeless, and plays speed chess in the park. Her life is crazy but predictable until Max is recruited by a mysterious organization! Their mission: solve some of the world's problems using science. She's helped by a diverse group of young geniuses from around the globe as they invent...
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