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Out of the Wild Night
Blue Balliett · Scholastic Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Ghosts are alive on the island of Nantucket. You can hear them in the wind and in the creaks of the old homes. They want to be remembered. And, even more, they want to protect what was once theirs. The ghosts have chosen a few local kids to save the island against the adults who would do it harm.... |
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Captain Starfish
Davina Bell
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Alfie wants to participate in the best parts of being a kid, from his friend Antoinette's birthday party to the relay races at school. But his shyness keeps him from engaging. When Alfie wakes up with That Feeling on the morning of yet another big event - the underwater costume pa |
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Like Vanessa
Tami Charles · Charlesbridge
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Middle graders will laugh and cry with thirteen-year-old Vanessa Martin as she tries to be like Vanessa Williams, the first black Miss America, by reluctantly entering her own beauty pageant.In this semi-autobiographical debut novel set in 1983, Vanessa Martin's real-life reality of living... |
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Aru Shah and the End of Time
Roshani Chokshi · Rick Riordan Presents
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Best-selling author Rick Riordan introduces this adventure by Roshani Chokshi about twelve-year-old Aru Shah, who has a tendency to stretch the truth in order to fit in at school. While her classmates are jetting off to family vacations in exotic locales, she'll be spending her autumn... |
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Cycle City
Alison Farrell
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When little Etta the Elephant goes to her Aunt Ellen's house, she takes a journey through bicycle-filled Cycle City, a town filled with bikes of all kinds! At the end of the day, a special surprise awaits Etta - the most amazing bicycle parade imaginable. Detail-rich illustrations |
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A Bad Night for Bullies
Gary Ghislain · Boyds Mills Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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For fans of Goosebumps and other young horror titles, here is the first book of The Goolz Next Door series. When horror novelist Frank Goolz and his daughters, Ilona and Suzie, move next door, twelve-year-old Harold is only hoping to make exciting new friends. But he soon learns that Frank's... |
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If the S in Moose Comes Loose
Peter Hermann · HarperCollins
Pages: 48
Format: Hardcover
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Spelling has never been so zany! When the S in MOOSE comes loose, Cow must find the missing letters and glue MOOSE back together! Perfect for fans of Drew Daywalt, Michael Hall, and Sandra Boynton.Rollicking, clever, and a great way to have fun with letters, If the S in Moose Comes Loose... |
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Time Jumpers
BRANDON MULL · Aladdin
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover
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Trapped in a world where magic is powerful and dreams are real, Cole's epic adventure comes to a close in book five of the New York Times bestselling "fanciful, action-packed adventure" series (Publishers Weekly, starred review) , from the author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders... |
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Washington, D.C.: Our Nation's Capitol from A-Z
Alan Schroeder
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Humorous cartoons accompany this off-beat guide to the District of Columbia. It is filled with intriguing details about important landmarks and the people who have come to the capital to run the nation's business, celebrate, protest, live in the thick of it all or just visit. F |
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Joan Procter, Dragon Doctor: The Woman Who Loved Reptiles
Patricia Valdez
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For fans of Ada Twist: Scientist comes a fascinating picture book biography of a pioneering female scientist--who loved reptiles!Back in the days of long skirts and afternoon teas, young Joan Procter entertained the most unusual party guests: slithery and scaly o |
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Hello Hello
Brendan Wenzel · Chronicle Books
Pages: 52
Format: Hardcover
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This gorgeous follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning They All Saw a Cat explores another aspect of seeing the world for young children. Beginning with two cats, one black and one white, a chain of animals appears before the reader, linked together by at least one common trait. From simple... |
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On Gull Beach
JANE YOLEN · Cornell Lab Publishing Group
Pages: 36
Format: Hardcover
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Together again! On Gull Beach reunites bestselling children's author Jane Yolen and award-winning illustrator Bob Marstall for the third installment of the acclaimed On Bird Hill and Beyond series of children's books written for the esteemed Cornell Lab of Ornithology, the world... |
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