Andy Shane
When pranksters ruin Dolores Starbuckle's pumpkins, Andy puts his trickiest plan to the test in this humorous tale filled with Halloween fun.
Andy Shane does not want to go to Dolores Starbuckle's birthday party. It's on the same day as Halloween! Plus, Dolores is always ordering Andy around or squealing over his marble collection. But when Dolores tells Andy that someone is smashing pumpkins in front of her house, the thought of tricking
..."Andy and Dolores tangle as they try to negotiate their bumpy friendship. . . .An upbeat volume for confident beginning readers." — The Horn Book
The school Culture Fair is coming up, and Andy Shane has to pick an African country to learn about. Deciding isn't easy for Andy, so he's glad when Granny Webb gives him a scarab beetle, which he knows is a symbol of Egypt. But when Andy tries to tell Ms. Janice, Dolores Starbuckle
...When a new girl comes to Andy's school, a jealous Dolores thinks he's in
love — but Andy's thoughts are on a companion of the four-legged kind.
On the day Ms. Janice introduces Lark Alice Bell to the class, Dolores is proud to be the new girl's helper at recess. But Dolores is not so glad to see her friend Andy scribbling LAB inside a heart in his notebook, and she's downright mad to find out that Lark has visited Andy at home.
The spirit of giving takes a twisty turn as Andy schemes to give Granny Webb the best present ever—and ends up with a mystery on his hands. (Ages 5-8)
It's Andy Shane and Granny Webb's unbirthday, and Andy has thought of just the right gift for Granny Webb: a case to hold her beloved binoculars. The only problem is that Andy has no money. But with the help of his friend Dolores Starbuckle, he comes up with the perfect plan—a