eccentrics and eccentricities

The McCready sisters have just settled into their new home on Pine Island when they get word that an unwelcome houseguest is coming to visit for months.

"Everybody starts somewhere, and once upon a time Luigi Lemoncello was a twelve-year-old boy in a large family who dreamed of being a showman; he gets his first chance working for a famous barker at a summer carnival where a mysterious puzzle leads him and his friends on a treasure hunt"--OCLC.

Presents a fictionalized collection of letters written by Katharine Wright to her reclusive brother Orville Wright.

"Everybody starts somewhere, and once upon a time Luigi Lemoncello was a twelve-year-old boy in a large family who dreamed of being a showman; he gets his first chance working for a famous barker at a summer carnival where a mysterious puzzle leads him and his friends on a treasure hunt"--OCLC.

"When sixth-grader Mac discovers several words of his classroom copy of Jane Yolen's The Devil's Arithmetic are blacked out he is outraged, so he, his friends, and his eccentric family set out to do something about the censorship imposed by one teacher and the school board"--OCLC.

Stargirl, a teen who animates quiet Mica High with her colorful personality, suddenly finds herself shunned for her refusal to conform.

The World According to Garp is John Irving's fourth novel, about a man, born out of wedlock to a feminist leader, who grows up to be a writer.

A new egg is ready to hatch, and the chickens all think they know what to expect. But when Freddy bursts from his shell with a multi-colored explosion, it's clear he's not like ANY other chick they know!.

"Niikura tries to catch Nagumo in a compromising position. The Tekaridake Theatre Troupe tries to recruit a new member, as Niikura recruits help in finding her still-missing pendant. A night full of shooting stars gives the residents of Sweet Olive Manor something to wish for, and Ecchan and Matsuri hatch a plan to bring about world peace. But a few folks have very close calls with the Grim Reaper"--Back cover.

"A humorous story about a penniless Japanese college student who moves to a town filled with bizarre people"--OCLC.