Author Title Description Mordicai Gerstein The Man Who Walked Between Two Towers A retelling of Philippe Petit's 1974 tightrope walk between the World Trade Center Towers.  Caldecott Award 2004 Daniel Pinkwater Irving and Muktuk: Two Bad Bears Two bumbling polar bears try all sorts of tricks to get blueberry muffins at the festival in Yellowtooth. Dick King-Smith George Speaks George is an extraordinary baby who is born with the ability to speak in complete sentences. Hudson Talbott Safari Journal Twelve-year-old Casey is unhappy about being sent on a trip to Kenya with his wacky Aunt Elaine, until he encounters fascinating customs, endangered animals, and wild adventures. Margaret Peterson Haddix Say What? When their parents begin saying the wrong thing every time six-year-old Sukie and her older brothers misbehave, the children discover that it is a plot and fight back with their own wrong phrases. Mary Jane Auch The Princess and the Pizza An out-of-work princess applies to become the bride of Prince Drupert, but first she must pass several tests, including a cooking contest.