|
Binny for Short
Hilary McKay · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
|
|
A tender, sweet, and hilarious novel about growing up with a loving family and a perfectly rambunctious dog, from an author who "has set the standard of brilliance" (Horn Book) .When she was eight, Binny's life was perfect: She had her father's wonderful stories and Max,... |
|
| |
|
|
 |
|
Out of Place
Jennifer Blecher · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
|
|
When twelve-year-old Cove Bernstein becomes the target of a school-wide bullying campaign, she sets out to find a way to leave her home on Martha's Vineyard for New York City, where her best friend lives. But Cove discovers that friends can appear in the unlikeliest places, and maybe... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Silver Batal and the Water Dragon Races
K. D. Halbrook · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Silver's dreams of becoming a legendary water dragon racer come true when she befriends a rare dragon that can swim and fly.Thirteen-year-old Silver Batal calls the desert home, but her heart belongs to the waters. Although she's expected to become a jeweler like her father, Silver... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Honeybees and Frenemies
Kristi Wientge · Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Twelve-year-old Flor faces a bittersweet summer with a pageant, a frenemy, and a hive full of honey.It's the summer before eighth grade and Flor is stuck at home and working at her family's mattress store, while her best friend goes off to band camp (probably to make new friends)... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Me and Sam-Sam Handle the Apocalypse
Susan Vaught · Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
|
|
"An absorbing mystery about friendship, growth, and heroics." - Kirkus Reviews Jesse is on the case when money goes missing from the library and her dad is looking like the #1 suspect in Edgar Award-winning author Susan Vaught's latest middle grade mystery.I could see the big inside... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Nixie Ness: Cooking Star
Claudia Mills · Margaret Ferguson Books
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Best friends Nixie and Grace spend every afternoon together . . . until Nixie's mom gets a new job and Nixie must attend the after-school program, without Grace.Third graders Nixie Ness and Grace Kenny have been best friends since they were two-years-old. They have always spent every... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Wedgie & Gizmo
Suzanne Selfors · Katherine Tegen Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Fans of Stick Dog and My Big Fat Zombie Goldfish will love Suzanne Selfors's hilarious new illustrated series about the growing pains of blended families and the secret rivalry of pets."A delightfully fun read that will leave you in stitches!" - Caldecott Medalist Dan SantatWhen... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Jaclyn Hyde
Annabeth Bondor-Stone · HarperCollins
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
|
|
In this heartwarming and hilarious reimagining of The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, a secret potion accidentally turns eager-to-please eighth grader Jaclyn into Jackie, a goblin-like monster who'll do anything to win at everything she does - no matter how much chaos she creates... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Goldilocks, Go Home!
Martha Freeman · Holiday House
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Prepare to laugh out loud at the antics of Goldilocks and The Three Bears in this illustrated chapter book for lovers of snarky humor and fractured fairy tales."So I ate some porridge and broke a chair--get over it!" Goldilocks snipes at Bobby Bear, as Baby Bear is now calling... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
A Box of Bones
Marina Cohen · Roaring Brook Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Twelve-year-old Kallie despises nonsense. She believes there's a rational explanation for everything, despite the good-natured prodding of her Grandpa Jess, who takes her to frivolous wastes of time like their town's local Festival of Fools.There, Kallie meets a faceless man (must... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
