Elvira Woodruff Books In Order

Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade Books In Order

  1. Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade (1989)
  2. Back in Action (1991)

Time Travel Adventures Books In Order

  1. George Washington’s Socks (1991)
  2. George Washington’s Spy (2010)
  3. The Orphan of Ellis Island (1997)

Novels

  1. The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother (1990)
  2. Mrs. McClosky’s Monkeys (1991)
  3. The Wing Shop (1991)
  4. Show and Tell (1991)
  5. Disappearing Bike Shop (1992)
  6. Dear Napoleon, I Know You’re Dead, But… (1992)
  7. The Secret Funeral (1993)
  8. Ghosts Don’t Get Goosebumps (1993)
  9. Dear Levi (1994)
  10. The Magnificent Mummy Maker (1994)
  11. A Dragon in My Backpack (1996)
  12. Can You Guess Where We’re Going (1998)
  13. Dear Austin (1998)
  14. The Memory Coat (1999)
  15. The Ghost of Lizard Light (1999)
  16. The Christmas Doll (2000)
  17. The Ravenmaster’s Secret (2003)
  18. Small Beauties (2006)
  19. Fearless (2008)
  20. Escape from the Tower of London (2008)

Picture Books

  1. Tubtime (1990)

Non fiction

  1. To Knit or Not to Knit (2014)

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Elvira Woodruff Books Overview

Awfully Short for the Fourth Grade

A young boy makes a wish for his plastic soldier and alien toys to come to life. Suddenly strange things begin to happen in this delightful cross between The Indian in the Cupboard and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Illustrated.

George Washington’s Socks

Elvira Woodruff’s million copy seller, George Washington’s Socks, returns in time for the book’s anticipated HC sequel Ben Franklin’s Boots!A mysterious rowboat transports five adventurous kids back in time to the eve of the Battle at Trenton where they experience the American Revolution. Through encounters with Hessian soldiers, revolutionaries, and even George Washington himself, Matthew, Quentin, Hooter, Tony, and Katie watch history unfold before their eyes as they see first hand, the grim realities of war and the cost of freedom.

George Washington’s Spy

When Katie and her twin cousins step into a mysterious rowboat, Matt and his three buddies run to their rescue. But they are too late–and soon the seven are swept back in time–to Boston in 1775. The British have occupied the city, and George Washington and his troops are planning an attack. While the boys are trying to find their way to the girls after being separated, the boys become entangled with patriot spies.

Meanwhile, the girls have been taken in by the wealthy Hewson family, whom they soon discover are ‘redcoats’! Now, on opposite sides of the war, cont’d.

cont’d.

they are confronted firsthand with realities that tore friends and families apart during the American Revolution.

Here is another delightful, action-packed page-turner by Elvira Woodruff.

Kids around the country have been begging the author to write this book for years.

Author’s Awards:

*Carolyn Field Book Award; The Florida Sunshine State Award; Children’s Crown Classic Christian School Award; The Black-Eyed Susan Award; Maude Harte Lovelace Award; the Arkansas Charlie May Award; IRA Teachers’ Choice; CCBC Choice; NCSS Notable; Child Magazine ‘Best Children’s Book’ recipient; Disney Adventure Book Award; Junior Library Guild Selection; Smithsonian’s Notable Books for Children

The Orphan of Ellis Island

THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. During a school trip to Ellis Island, Dominick Avaro, a ten year old foster child, travels back in time to 1908 Italy and accompanies two young emigrants to America.

The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother

When aspiring scientist Nelly Brown uses a magic chemistry set to make her grandmother young again but is unable to stop the alteration, the seventy year old woman becomes a baby and Nelly fears that she may shrink into nothing.

The Wing Shop

After his family moves to a different part of town, Matthew tries to get back to his old house by trying on different pairs of wings in an unusual wing shop.

Dear Napoleon, I Know You’re Dead, But…

Sending a letter to Napoleon through a secret courier service that delivers mail to people in other times, Marty Ballucci and his classmates are amazed when he gets back a reply and that he is able to correspond with several famous dead people. SLJ.

The Secret Funeral

Ten year old Nick lives above the funeral home run by his strict uncle, but he dreams of becoming a truck driver like his dead father.

Ghosts Don’t Get Goosebumps

During summer vacation, Jenna and her new friend, Angel Always, take Jenna’s mute five year old brother Nelson to a supposedly haunted marble factory, thinking that Nelson will be shocked into talking. SLJ.

Dear Levi

Illus. in black and white. In 1851, 12 year old orphan Austin Ives joins awagon train headed for California. As they make their way across the country,Austin writes home to his brother Levi, describing day to day life on theOverland Trail. In his own observant and vigorous voice, Austin tells of theeveryday happenings hunting game and fording streams as well as more dramaticepisodes, from devastating illness to complex encounters with Indians.’Woodruff presents a bounty of information in a format that will be especiallyvalued as a classroom readaloud.’ Bulletin, Center for Children’s Books.

The Magnificent Mummy Maker

Left behind in a family of super achievers, young Andy wishes that he, too, could do something special, until a class trip to an Egyptian exhibit causes him to interact with a mummy, an encounter that leaves him with strange powers. H. K.

Can You Guess Where We’re Going

As his grandfather gives him hints about all the exciting things they will see, Jack tries to guess where they are going.

Dear Austin

The year is 1853 and eleven year old Levi Ives can’t wait to cross the widecountry to join his brother, Austin, out in the Oregon Territory and escapefrom boring old Sudbury, Pennsylvania. But life back home suddenly goes fromdull to dangerous when Levi’s best friend, Jupiter, discovers that his littlesister, Darcy, has disappeared, recaptured by slave owners. Levi is white andJupiter is black, and together they set out into dangerous territory in anattempt to save little Darcy’s freedom and her life. This moving sequel toDear Levi, told in letters, is rich in history and adventure, amust have for teachers, reluctant readers, and every Dear Levi fan.

The Memory Coat

In the early 1900s, two cousins leave their Russian shtetl with the rest of their family to come to America, hopeful that they will all pass the dreaded inspection at Ellis Island.

The Ghost of Lizard Light

Fourth grader Jack Newton is miserable: his family is moving across the country and he might never see Iowa or his best friend again. But Jack can’t help but cheer up when he sees his new home: an old lighthouse keeper’s lodge, right on the edge of the Atlantic Ocean. As it turns out, there’s another 10 year old boy who calls the lighthouse home and he materializes in Jack’s room one foggy night. He’s a ghost! After Jack’s terror subsides, he listens to Nathaniel’s tale of the shipwreck that cost him his life…
and of the mystery surrounding his father’s death. Can Jack help the ghost discover the truth about his dad and that stormy night long ago? This haunting middle grade ghost story from the acclaimed author of Dear Levi and Dear Austin will have reluctant readers and mystery fans racing to uncover this 150 year old secret.

The Christmas Doll

Lucy and Glory are orphaned sisters with no real place to call home. Only their memories of a beautiful doll named Morning Glory brighten their bleak lives. One day, the girls find an old, battered doll that Glory senses is their beloved Morning Glory. But Morning Glory is no ordinary doll. And how she leads the girls to the most surprising turn of fortune makes for a heartwarming story that brims with love, hope, and the spirit of Christmas.

The Ravenmaster’s Secret

Best selling author Elvira Woodruff’s thrilling novel set in 1700s London. Now in paperback!It’s 1735. Forrest Harper’s life inside the Tower of London consists of three ways to pass the time: chores, chores, and more chores. His only friends are the spirited ravens he tends with his father. So when vicious Scottish Rebels are captured, Forrest can’t wait to prove himself by standing guard. If only Forrest’s prisoner hadn’t turned out to be the noble and daring Maddy. And if only Maddy wasn’t about to be executed…
. Now, as Forrest chooses between friendship and family, safety and escape, he and Maddy must flee, somehow navigating the cold, dank corridors of the Tower.

Small Beauties

‘One day this child shall hold the very heart of our family in the palm of her hand,’ predicts Granny on the day Darcy Heart O’Hara is born in a cottage on Derry Lane, in the town of Pobble O’Keefe, in County Kerry, Ireland. Darcy grows up to be a noticer, delighting in the Small Beauties all around her: a dew covered spider web, castles in the clouds, a shiny wooden rosary bead. Life is simple but sweet in Pobble O’Keefe, with her family gathered round the hearth in the evenings while Granddad’s voice fills the small room with stories. But in 1845, a blight strikes the land, the potatoes turn rotten, and Darcy and her family must leave Ireland forever. How will Darcy ever find a way to to bring the Small Beauties of home across the sea to America? Elvira Woodruff’s story of emigration, heartbreak, and hope is vividly illustrated with the warm, evocative oil paintings of Adam Rex.

Fearless

Award winning author Elvira Woodruff has written a harrowing novel about an eleven year old orphan boy on a stormy sea and the charming daredevil who befriends him in England in 1695. When a storm brings down his father’s boat, Digory Beale is forced to leave home to discover his fate. For if Digory has been orphaned, he can never go home again. On his journey, Digory becomes the apprentice to Henry Winstanly, whose life’s obsession is to save sailors’ lives. Digory must face his fears of the sea to help Henry bring candles to the lighthouse he’s built on a killer reef. But who could have known the force of a monster storm heading their way? In this poignant page turner, Digory comes to understand the many facets of courage and what it means to be a true hero.

Escape from the Tower of London

It’s 1735. Forrest Harper’s life inside the Tower of London consists of three ways to pass the time: chores, chores, and more chores. His only friends are the spirited ravens he tends with his father. So when vicious Scottish Rebels are captured, Forrest can’t wait to prove himself by standing guard. If only Forrest’s prisoner hadn’t turned out to be the noble and daring Maddy. And if only Maddy wasn’t about to be executed…
. Now, as Forrest chooses between friendship and family, safety and escape, he and Maddy must flee, somehow navigating the cold, dank corridors of the Tower.

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