Mary Amato Books
The chicken of the family
By Mary Amato
When her older sisters tease her into believing that she is actually a chicken, Henrietta runs off to a farm to be among her own kind.
Read MoreThe word eater
By Mary Amato
Lerner Chanse, a new student at Cleveland Park Middle School, finds a worm that magically makes things disappear, and she hopes it will help her fit in, or get revenge, at her hated school.
Read MoreThe word eater
By Mary Amato
Lerner Chanse, a new student at Cleveland Park Middle School, finds a worm that magically makes things disappear, and she hopes it will help her fit in, or get revenge, at her hated school.
Read MoreEdgar Allan s official crime investigation notebook
By Mary Amato
When someone takes a pet goldfish, then other items from Ms. Herschel's classroom, each time leaving a clue in the form of a poem, student Edgar Allan competes with a classmate to be first to solve...
Read MorePlease write in this book
By Mary Amato
When Ms. Wurtz leaves a blank book in the Writer's Corner with a note encouraging those who find it to "talk to each other" in its pages, the student's entries spark a classroom-wide battle.
Read MoreThe Word Eater
By By Mary Amato Illustrated By Christopher Ryniak
Life is miserable for sixth grader Lerner Chanse at her new shool, where the MPOOE (Most Powerful Ones On Earth) Club ruthlessly rules over the SLUGs (Sorry Losers Under Ground). It looks as if Ler...
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