Mills, Claudia

Overview

Works:	96 works in 405 publications in 5 languages and 49,435 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Readers (Publications) Criticism, interpretation, etc Illustrated works Braille books
Roles:	Author, Editor, Other

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works by Claudia Mills

Trading places by Claudia Mills( Book )

4 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 3,066 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When fifth-grade twins, Amy and Todd, tackle a school project, they also have to cope with issues of friendship at school and problems at home, including their father's unemployment

Makeovers by Marcia by Claudia Mills( Book )

4 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and French and held by 2,567 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

At the beginning of eighth grade, all Marcia can think about is what nail polish to use, how to lose weight, and whether Alex will ask her to the dance, but after giving makeovers in a nursing home for a school project, she begins to appreciate the value of inner beauty

7 x 9 = trouble! by Claudia Mills( Book )

12 editions published between 2002 and 2013 in English and held by 2,520 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Third-grader Wilson struggles with his times-tables in order to beat the class deadline

Gus and Grandpa and the Christmas cookies by Claudia Mills( Book )

9 editions published between 1997 and 2000 in English and held by 1,949 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Having baked six dozen Christmas cookies for themselves and been given many more by the neighbors, Gus and Grandpa find a rewarding solution to disposing of their extra holiday treats

Perfectly Chelsea by Claudia Mills( Book )

3 editions published in 2004 in English and held by 1,304 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nine-year-old Chelsea's experiences, which include a fight with her best friend, making mistakes in the handbell concert, and saying goodbye to the only church minister she has ever known, help her to accept that things change and that people, including herself, are not perfect

Kelsey Green, reading queen by Claudia Mills( Book )

17 editions published between 2012 and 2016 in 4 languages and held by 1,290 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Kelsey is the best reader in her third grade class, and she is determined to lead her class to victory in the all-school reading contest

Gus and Grandpa at the hospital by Claudia Mills( Book )

6 editions published between 1998 and 2001 in English and held by 1,272 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gus must visit the hospital when his beloved Grandpa has a heart attack

Gus and Grandpa at basketball by Claudia Mills( Book )

2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 1,225 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gus enjoys basketball practice, but the noise and pace of real games bother him, until his grandpa gives him some good advice

How Oliver Olson changed the world by Claudia Mills( Book )

15 editions published between 2009 and 2014 in 3 languages and held by 1,224 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Afraid he will always be an outsider like ex-planet Pluto, nine-year-old Oliver finally shows his extremely overprotective parents that he is capable of doing great things without their help while his class is studying the solar system

You're a brave man, Julius Zimmerman by Claudia Mills( Book )

14 editions published between 1999 and 2013 in English and Japanese and held by 1,155 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Twelve-year-old Julius has his hands full over the summer when his mother attempts to improve his grades and teach him responsibility by signing him up for a French class and getting him a job babysitting

Losers, Inc. by Claudia Mills( Book )

13 editions published between 1997 and 2013 in English and Italian and held by 1,102 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Although he knows that his efforts to impress a beautiful student teacher and outdo his perfect older brother jeopardize his status in the losers' club that he and his best friend have started, twelve-year-old Ethan realizes that he no longer wants to be a loser

Mason Dixon : pet disasters by Claudia Mills( Book )

7 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 1,092 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Nine-year-old Mason's parents keep trying to get him a pet, but until he and his best friend Brody adopt a three-legged dog, he is not interested

Annika Riz, math whiz by Claudia Mills( Book )

10 editions published between 2014 and 2015 in English and held by 1,091 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Annika hopes to change her best friends' hatred of math by winning a Sudoku contest, but she does not realize how important their lack of mathematical ability is until they make a mistake at the school carnival

Being Teddy Roosevelt by Claudia Mills( Book )

9 editions published between 2007 and 2012 in English and Japanese and held by 1,041 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When he is assigned Teddy Roosevelt as his biography project in school, fourth-grader Riley finds himself inspired by Roosevelt's tenacity and perseverance and resolves to find a way to get what he most wants--a saxophone and music lessons

Lizzie at last by Claudia Mills( Book )

8 editions published between 2000 and 2013 in English and held by 1,021 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Lizzie, who has always been considered a nerd by the other kids, begins the seventh grade determined to change her image so that she can blend in better with the popular crowd

Ethics and children's literature by Claudia Mills( )

14 editions published between 2014 and 2016 in English and held by 997 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

"Exploring the ethical questions posed by, in, and about children's literature, this collection examines the way texts intended for children raise questions of value, depict the moral development of their characters, and call into attention shared moral presuppositions. Even as children's literature has evolved in opposition to its origins in didactic Sunday school tracts and moralizing fables, authors, parents, librarians, and scholars remain sensitive to the values conveyed to children through the texts they choose to share with them"--

Gus and grandpa by Claudia Mills( Book )

8 editions published between 1996 and 1999 in English and held by 961 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gus and Grandpa have a loving, warm relationship

Mason Dixon : fourth-grade disasters by Claudia Mills( Book )

7 editions published between 2011 and 2012 in English and held by 959 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Mason Dixon is his usual pessimistic self as he starts fourth grade, dreading joining the school choir and unenthused about his sports-obsessed teacher who plans for the students to be "making a full-court press on writing."

Gus and Grandpa and the two-wheeled bike by Claudia Mills( Book )

3 editions published between 1999 and 2001 in English and held by 945 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Gus doesn't want to give up the training wheels on his bike, even for a new five-speed bicycle, until Grandpa helps him learn how to get along without them

Zero tolerance by Claudia Mills( Book )

6 editions published between 2013 and 2014 in English and held by 927 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Seventh-grade honor student Sierra Shepard faces expulsion after accidentally bringing a paring knife to school, violating the school's zero-tolerance policy