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Underwater
Debbie Levy
Hardcover (Darby Creek Pub, July 30, 2007)Sixth-grader Gabe feels out of depth in school and worries that he may have learning disabilities like his older brother, but he gains some self-confidence after joining the local swim team and working at a local aquarium store.
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Balls! Round 2
Michael J. Rosen, John Margeson
Hardcover (Darby Creek Pub, Feb. 1, 2008)Learn about the balls used in baseball, softball, bowling, bocce ball, croquet, billiards, the shot put and other "oddballs": how they're made, why they look the way they do, some amazing facts about their history ... and a bit about the games that use them, too.
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The Heart of the Beast: Eight Great Gorilla Stories
Nancy Roe-Pimm
Hardcover (Darby Creek Pub, Jan. 1, 2007)Presents the stories of Binti Jua, a gorilla mother who rescued a human child who fell into her enclosure, Koko, the signing gorilla, and others, and provides information about gorilla behavior and other facts about these endangered great apes.
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Rufus the Scrub Does Not Wear a Tutu
Jamie McEwan, John Margeson
Hardcover (Darby Creek Pub, March 1, 2007)Rufus wants to be good at football, but although he is the right size, he is too clumsy, so he takes ballet lessons in order to improve his coordination, and when his classmates find out about it, they tease him relentlessly.
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Popular Clone
M. E. Castle
eBook (Darby Creek ™, Aug. 1, 2016)Meet Fisher Bas: 12 years-old, growth-stunted, a geeky science genius, and son of the Nobel Prize-winning creators of the Bas-Hermaphrodite-Sea-Slug-Hypothesis. No surprise: Fisher isn't exactly the most popular kid in his middle-school, tormented daily by the beefy, overgrown goons he calls The Vikings. But he senses relief when he comes upon the idea of cloning himself—creating a second Fisher to go to school each day while he stays at home playing video games and eating cheetos with ketchup. It's an ingenious plan that works brilliantly, until Fisher's clone turns out to be more popular than him—and soon after gets clone-napped by the evil scientist Dr. Xander. Can Fischer save his clone in time, or will his whole plan be exposed?
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Dinosaur Mummies: Beyond Bare-Bone Fossils
Kelly Milner Halls, Rick Spears
Hardcover (Darby Creek Pub, May 1, 2003)A discussion of dinosaur mummies includes the discovery of "Leonardo," a juvenile duckbill Brachylophosaurus fossil found in Montana in 2000 who was so well preserved that the patterns on his skin could still be seen after seventy-seven million years.
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Whitewater Scrubs
Jamie McEwan, John Margeson
Hardcover (Darby Creek Pub, June 1, 2005)Spring is in the air, and Clara has joined the "Scrubs" as they take up whitewater kayaking. Usually she is one of the star athletes, but the whitewater has her scared!
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Sports Shorts
Joseph Bruchac, David Lubar, Marilyn Singer, Terry Trueman, Dorian Cirrone
Paperback (Darby Creek Pub, Feb. 1, 2007)Presents a collection of eight short stories of victories and defeats in various sports, including karate, track, wrestling, baseball, basketball, and football.
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A Horse for Mandy
Lurlene N. McDaniel
eBook (Darby Creek ™, Aug. 1, 2013)It’s Mandy’s thirteenth birthday and her dream is coming true: She's getting a beautiful horse of her very own! But Mandy’s best friend, Laura, doesn’t seem very happy for her. Then tragedy strikes. Can Mandy and her new horse save Laura?
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Cyberpals According to Kaley
Dian Curtis Regan
Hardcover (Darby Creek Pub, Sept. 1, 2006)For a school assignment, fourth-grader Kaley corresponds with different children from all over the world and tries out new nicknames as she learns about e-mail, Web site design, slang, friendship, and foreign languages.
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Eddie And The Jets
John Attanas
Hardcover (Darby Creek Pub, Aug. 1, 2005)Before Eddie's father moves out, he notices that his best friend's sister is cute, his friends decide to leave the team, and all Eddie thinks about is football, but now he doesn't know what to do.
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Popular Clone
M. E. Castle
Paperback (Darby Creek ™, Dec. 26, 2012)Meet Fisher Bas: 12 years-old, growth-stunted, a geeky science genius, and son of the Nobel Prize-winning creators of the Bas-Hermaphrodite-Sea-Slug-Hypothesis. No surprise: Fisher isn't exactly the most popular kid in his middle-school, tormented daily by the beefy, overgrown goons he calls The Vikings. But he senses relief when he comes upon the idea of cloning himself―creating a second Fisher to go to school each day while he stays at home playing video games and eating cheetos with ketchup. It's an ingenious plan that works brilliantly, until Fisher's clone turns out to be more popular than him―and soon after gets clone-napped by the evil scientist Dr. Xander. Can Fischer save his clone in time, or will his whole plan be exposed?
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