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The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle
Avi - Orchard Books
Format: Print book
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As the lone "young lady" on a transatlantic voyage in 1832, Charlotte learns that the captain is murderous and the crew rebellious. |
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Wonderstruck
Brian Selznick - Scholastic Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this groundbreaking tour de force, Caldecott Medalist and bookmaking pioneer Brian Selznick sails into uncharted territory and takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and Rose secretly wish their lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has never known. Rose dreams of a mysterious... |
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The Wild Robot
Peter Brown - Little
Format: Print book
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Can a robot survive in the wilderness? When robot Roz opens her eyes for the first time, she discovers that she is alone on a remote, wild island. She has no idea how she got there or what her purpose is--but she knows she needs to survive. After battling a fierce storm and escaping a vicious... |
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Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adverntures
Kate DiCamillo - Candlewick Press
Format: eBook
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It begins, as the best superhero stories do, with a tragic accident that has unexpected consequences. The squirrel never saw it coming - the vacuum cleaner, that is. As for self-described cynic Flora Belle Buckman, she has read every issue of the comic book Terrible Things Can Happen to You!... |
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My Side of the Mountain
Jean Craighead George
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"Should appeal to all rugged individualists who dream of escape to the forest." - The New York Times Book ReviewSam Gribley is terribly unhappy living in New York City with his family, so he runs away to the Catskill Mountains to live in the |
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Sea Legs
Alex Shearer - Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Eric and Clive's widowed dad is a steward on a cruise ship, and every time he goes away, the twins miss him terribly. Eric (older and considerably wiser than Clive by about five minutes) and Clive decide that this time will be different. When their father leaves for his latest cruise,... |
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Missing on Superstition Mountain
Elise Broach - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover
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It's summer and the three Barker brothers -- Simon, Henry, and Jack -- just moved from Illinois to Arizona. Their parents have warned them repeatedly not to explore Superstition Mountain, which is near their home. But when their cat Josie goes missing, they see no other choice. There's... |
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The Adventurer's Guide to Successful Escapes
Wade Albert White - Little
Format: Print book
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A thrilling debut novel where fantasy and science fiction meet, dragons aren't as innocent as they look, and nothing is quite what it seems. Anne has spent most of her thirteen years dreaming of the day she and her best friend Penelope will finally leave Saint Lupin's Institute for Perpetually... |
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