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I Lost My Grandfather's Brain
(I Was a Sixth-Grade Alien, #3)
Coville, Bruce
Pleskit Meenom, first alien kid on Earth, has problems: he's feuding with his best friend Tim, someone is leaking stories about him to a sleazy tabloid, and sixth grade is tougher than galactic navigation. Worst of all, he's lost his grandfather's brain!
J Coville 1999

The Great Brain
Fitzgerald, John D.
When Papa got the first water closet in town, Tom (The Great Brain) thought of a way to make money out of it. When the Jensen boys got lost in Skeleton Cave, Tom figured out how to rescue them. And when the new teacher paddled Tom for not being a tattletale, he came up with a scheme to get rid of the paddle and the teacher.
J Fitzgerald 1967

Zap! I'm a Mind Reader
(The Zack Files, #4)
Greenburg, Dan
After an electrifying experiment in science class gives Zack a shock, he realizes that he can read other people's minds.
J Greenburg

Nutty Knows All
Hughes, Dean
Fifth-grader Nutty Nutsell produces a memorable science fair project when his partner, William Bilks, transfers photons of light to Nutty's brain, causing his personality to change and his head to glow in the dark!
J Hughes 1988

Alien Brain Fryout: A Wild Willie Mystery
Joosse, Barbara
When the neighborhood bully starts following Willie, Lucy, and Kyle around and acting goofy, they suspect that he's been abducted by aliens until Scarface, the parrot presents another possibility.
J Joosse 2000

Being Of Two Minds
Service, Pamela
When Connie Hendricks had spells and passed out, she entered the mind of Prince Rudolph, the teen heir apparent of Thulgaria. Prince Rudolph had spells too, when he entered Connie's mind and life. This "trick" was their special secret - until Rudolph was kidnapped while Connie was inside his mind.
J Service 1991

Stinker From Space
Service, Pamela
An agent of the Sylon Confederacy, fleeing from enemy ships, crash lands on Earth, transfers his mind to the body of a skunk, and enlists the aid of two children in getting back to his home planet.
J Service 1988

The Night The Heads Came
Sleator, William
When aliens abduct both Leo and his artist friend Tim, Leo tries to determine why these creatures from outer space want particularly to use his friend's talent.
YA Sleator 1996

Others See Us
Sleator, William
When an accidental dunking in toxic waste gives sixteen-year-old Jared the ability to read minds, he discovers horrifying secrets about family members at the summer reunion.
YA Sleator 1993

Danger Guys Blast Off
Abbott, Tony
When the rocket ride Noodle and Zeek are on flies out of the fair and begins to buzz the school, the boys find out they'd better act fast before a sneezing scientist and his robot sidekick blow up Mayville!
J Abbott

Running Out Of Time
Haddix, Margaret
When a diphtheria epidemic hits her 1840 village, thirteen-year-old Jessie discovers it is actually a 1996 tourist site under unseen observation by heartless scientists, and it's up to Jessie to escape the village and save the lives of the dying children.
J Haddix 1995

Amy, Number Seven (Replica, #1)
Kaye, Marilyn
Despite her amazingly keen senses, gymnast-like abilities, and genius brain, twelve-year-old Amy knows nothing of her past and wonders about a recurring nightmare, a strange birthmark, and secret warnings.
J Kaye 1998

The Schernoff Discoveries
Paulsen, Gary
Harold and his best friend, both hopeless geeks and societal misfits, try to survive unusual science experiments, the attacks of the football team, and other dangers of junior high school.
J Paulsen 1997

The Howling Dog And Other Cases
(Einstein Anderson, Science Detective; #1)
Simon, Seymour
Sixth-grade sleuth Adam "Einstein" Anderson solves a variety of puzzles, including a machine that shrinks things and an encounter with people from a flying saucer.
J Simon 1997

Smart Dog
Vande Velde, Vivian
Fifth grader Amy finds her life growing complicated when she meets and tries to hide an intelligent, talking dog who has escaped from a university lab.
J Vandevel 1998

BRAIN FACTS

It’s All In Your Head: A Guide To Understanding Your Brain and Boosting Your Brain Power
Barrett, Susan L.
Learn how the brain evolved; how its different parts work; 20 ways to become more creative; how diet, exercise, and sleep affect the brain; and how to maximize your brain potential.
J 153 Barrett 1992

The Mad Scientist Handbook: The Do-It-Yourself Guide To Making Your Own Rock Candy, Anti-Gravity Machine, Edible Glass, Rubber Eggs, Fake Blood, Green Slime, and Much Much More
Green, Joey
Learn how every experiment in this book works and who figured it out first. The perfect handbook for every budding mad scientist.
YA 793.8 GREEN 2000

Super Science Concoctions: 50 Mysterious Mixtures For Fabulous Fun
Hauser, Jill Frankel
Over 75 safe, inexpensive science experiments that illustrate changes in form and chemical composition.
J 500.2078 HAUSER 1996

The Kids' Science Book: Creative Experiences For Hands-On Fun
Hirschfeld, Robert
Explore mechanical action, the senses, water and air, the human body, plants, animals, and the earth through creative experiences including crafts, games, and experiments.
J 507.8 HIRSCHFE 1995

Take Me To Your Liter: Science And Math Jokes
Keller, Charles
Jokes and riddles such as "What does a hungry math teacher like to eat? A square meal."
J 398.6 TAKE ME 1991

Brain Surgery for Beginners and Other Major Operations for Minors
Parker, Steve
Human anatomy from the point of view of the brain. This guide to the human body and how it functions explains how the body operates, regenerates, and heals itself, and how humans replace and repair body parts with technology. J 612 PARKER 1995

263 Brain Busters: Just How Smart Are You, Anyway?
Phillips, Louis
Mathematical and verbal brain-teasing questions interspersed with "brain vacation" jokes.
J 793.73 PHILLIP 1985

Big Head!
Rowan, Peter
Learn fascinating facts and easy brain experiments, such as how to weigh your own head! Find out how you think, learn, feel, and remember and get a close-up look at the brain's structure.
612.82 ROWAN 1998

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