Join us on a literary world trip!
Add this book to bookshelf
Grey
Write a new comment Default profile 50px
Grey
Subscribe to read the full book or read the first pages for free!
I want to read the book!
All characters reduced
Getting Rid of Marjorie - cover

Getting Rid of Marjorie

Betty Ren Wright

Publisher: Holiday House

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

Summary

This fifth-grader is not too fond of her new step-grandmother—“an affecting funny story” (Publishers Weekly). When summer comes, Emily is looking forward to spending more time with Grandfather. Ever since Grandma Ellen’s death, Emily has felt especially close to him. He’s never too busy to listen to her, and he always understands her feelings.   But Emily’s summer is unexpectedly ruined when Grandfather returns from a vacation with a new wife. Her name is Marjorie, and Emily hates her. There’s no way Marjorie can replace Grandma Ellen, and she’s certain to destroy Grandfather’s happiness. So Emily decides to get rid of her. The jealousy and problems caused by Marjorie’s arrival are refreshingly handled in the first novel by Betty Ren Wright.
Available since: 07/21/2015.
Print length: 121 pages.

Other books that might interest you

  • Magnificent Mabel and the Magic Caterpillar - cover

    Magnificent Mabel and the Magic...

    Ruth Quayle

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Meet Mabel - she's MAGNIFICENT.

Sometimes life isn't fair for Mabel Chase. Like for instance it is NEVER her turn to look after the class caterpillar. And she's not allowed a pair of glasses, even though she is SURE that she needs them. And her big sister Meg KEEPS ignoring her to do homework.

But none of that matters in the end ... because Mabel is still MAGNIFICENT.

The fourth book in a hilarious new series, highly illustrated throughout and with three short stories, this is ideal for newly-confident readers.

Look out for:

Magnificent Mabel and the Rabbit Riot

Magnificent Mabel and the Christmas Elf

Magnificent Mabel and the Egg and Spoon Race
    Show book
  • A Monster Ate My Packed Lunch! - cover

    A Monster Ate My Packed Lunch!

    Pamela Butchart

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Hilarious, illustrated school-based antics where everything that happens leads to DRAMA and RUNNING AROUND and even some FAINTING!

Winner of the Laugh Out Loud Book Awards 2023!

Izzy and her friends are on a school trip to a big lake. Gary Petrie is excited because the lodges where they're staying have ROBES AND SLIPPERS! The lake is dark and deep and a bit scary. But it's when they open their packed lunches that they know! There's a MONSTER in the lake and it's coming for their CRISPS!
Laugh-out-loud fun from Blue Peter Award winners Pamela Butchart and Thomas Flintham.
Read more of Izzy's adventures!
Baby Aliens Got My Teacher
The Spy Who Loved School Dinners
My Headteacher Is a Vampire Rat
Attack of the Demon Dinner Ladies
To Wee Or Not To Wee!
There's a Werewolf In My Tent!
The Phantom Lollipop Man!
There's a Yeti in the Playground!
Icarus Was Ridiculous
The Broken Leg of Doom
    Show book
  • Palace of Dreams - cover

    Palace of Dreams

    Adam Jay Epstein, Andrew Jacobson

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Three animal familiars must save a queen—and their reputations—in this magical entry in the fantasy adventure series. 
 
Peace has finally returned to Vastia. The familiars Aldwyn, Skylar, and Gilbert have defeated the evil Paksahara, and the Council is throwing Queen Loranella a birthday party to celebrate. But then the queen falls victim to a terrible curse, and the familiars find themselves the prime suspects. 
 
Narrowly escaping the palace dungeons, Aldwyn, Skylar, and Gilbert set out on a quest to prove their innocence and find a cure for the queen. But nothing can prepare them for the puzzles and perils that await them in the magical Dreamworld. 
 
With inventive magic, laugh-out-loud humor, and a mysterious conspiracy that will take all the familiars’ wits to unravel, Palace of Dreams is the familiars’ most extraordinary adventure yet. 
 
Praise for The Familiars 
 
School Library Journal Best Book 
 
Indie Next List Pick 
 
“A winning combination of action and humor.” —School Library Journal (starred review) 
 
“The Familiars combines the magic of Harry Potter and the adventure of Warriors into an enchanting story readers will love.” —Michael Buckley, author of The Sisters Grimm and NERDS series
    Show book
  • Dial M for Morna - The Dead Kid Detective Agency #2 - cover

    Dial M for Morna - The Dead Kid...

    Evan Munday

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    As the Dead Kid Detective Agency embarks on its second (mis)adventure, October Schwartz and her five deadest friends are back, turning over metaphoric rocks and finding the centipedes underneath. In this latest volume, set against a backdrop of yuletide pandemonium, they discover dark supernatural forces at work in Sticksville and sleuth their way through a mystery involving a blizzard of suffragettes, ice skating disasters, anti-Asian sentiment, and the Titanic. Although the holiday season has descended upon the town like an eggnog rainstorm, October has no time for candy canes or mistletoe. She's busy dealing with an oddly pleasant new history teacher, her two living friends' new roles as high school radio DJs, and mysteries to be solved before the year end. October and her ghost friends are hot on the trail of those responsible for Morna MacIsaac's death in 1914 - or as hot as one can be on a 100-year-old trail- when Yumi becomes the target of a sinister harassment campaign at school. Solving dual concurrent mysteries at once won't be easy, but the intrepid heroine in black eyeliner loves a challenge.
    Show book
  • A Dog Steals Home - cover

    A Dog Steals Home

    Kathleen Schrenk

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    Nothing in Zach Stewart’s life has ever been as complicated as the sixth grade. Between preparing for the arrival of his new baby brother (otherwise known as “the little lizard”) and keeping up with the baseball team, Zach is being pulled in more directions than he can handle. The only thing he really wants is to adopt a new puppy, but his parents keep insisting that the timing just isn’t right. To Zach, it’s looking more and more like this new baby is going to bring nothing but trouble.  That’s why Zach decides to do his final research project on the community animal shelter. If he proves how responsible he is with animals, there’s no way his parents will keep him from getting a puppy. Zach is certain that he’ll not only get the dog he wants but also prove to his baseball team that he’s the best choice for first pitcher.  Everything seems to be going perfectly—until something happens that Zach could never have predicted. Audrey, a girl in his class with a tragic and secret past, suddenly disappears from her home without a trace. Zach knows he is the only one who can find Audrey and convince her to come home. He might have to put his new puppy and his baseball career on the line—but he might just learn something along the way.
    Show book
  • A Cat Named Sam - cover

    A Cat Named Sam

    M.J. Fievre

    • 0
    • 0
    • 0 
    A Cat Named Sam is Ready for the Holidays—Or is He??It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Unless you’re A Cat Named Sam.Scaredy-cat Sam wants to enjoy the Christmas season, but Liza’s plans for Christmas Eve dinner have spoiled his holiday cheer. Join Sam on this adventure and find out why it is so important to listen closely to others.If you love kittens, then you’ll love the adorable Cat Named Sam who takes us on a journey throughout his festive house. Cuddle up with your kids and your pets this holiday season and read A Cat Named Sam! If you’ve read Pete the Cat Saves Christmas, Pete the Cat and the Perfect Pizza Party, Pete the Cat: Valentine's Day Is Cool, or Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn, then you’ll love A Cat Named Sam.
    Show book