Books with author Betsy Duffey

George loves his new puppy, Lucky, but Lucky is out of control. If George doesn’t train him soon, his parents will make George take Lucky back to the pound. As for Lucky, he has a lot of work to do, too—he has to train George to give him more ham. By the end of this funny story, Lucky comes to realize that he can train George by doing the right thing.

Lucky the puppy isn’t too sure about Christmas. It’s the first one he’s spent with George and his family and so far it’s been nothing but trouble. He wonders if “Christmas“ is a good word or a bad word. Award winning author Betsy Duffey brings life to this fast-paced book for early readers. Chapters alternate points of view from George to his dog as they explore the meaning of forgiveness and Christmas.In spite of disasters, Lucky endears himself to his family and his readers and a very merry Christmas is had by all.

Maybe Christmas was a good word after all . . . Lucky the puppy isn’t too sure about Christmas. It’s the first one he’s ever spent with George and his family. So far it’s been nothing but trouble. Everything’s upside down. There’s a visitor sleeping in George’s bed—there’s even a tree in the living room! Is it any wonder that Lucky is confused? But in spite of the disasters, Lucky endears himself to his family and his readers again and again and a very merry Christmas is had by all.

Willie and Crow are back at camp. Last year, Willie won the joke contest and was the knock-knock king. Now Crow wants to get him back. But Willie has a secret weapon-or does he? This time Crow takes charge as Willie must solve the clues hidden in knock-knock jokes to get back his secret weapon-a knock-knock joke book. If Willie would change into clean clothes while at summer camp, he may find the joke book which Crow has hidden from him.

How much trouble can two third graders and one pint-sized alien get into? Plenty, as well as plenty of slapstick fun!It's just an ordinary school day when third-graders Lexie and J.P. see an unusual sign on the bulletin board. In silver letters that seem to float on the paper it says: Alien for Rent: Two Gugentocks Per Hour. Definitely weird.Before Lexie and J.P. can find any aliens, Bruce, the fifth-grade bully, finds them. When he tries to punch J.P., Bruce freezes in mid-swing, glows green, and floats off the ground. What on Earth is happening?The answer is not actually from Earth. His name is Bork, and Lexie has accidentally rented him for the price of two gugentocks--a.k.a. Twinkies. Just what other "good deeds" has Bork done for Lexie? And how will they undo them? Anything is possible when a junk food-loving alien comes for a visit!