|
My Brigadista Year
KATHERINE PATERSON · Candlewick
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
|
|
In an engrossing historical novel, the Newbery Medal-winning author of Bridge to Terabithia follows a young Cuban teenager as she volunteers for Fidel Castro's national literacy campaign and travels into the impoverished countryside to teach others how to read.When thirteen-year-old... |
|
| |
|
|
 |
|
A Sky Full of Stars
Linda Williams Jackson · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
|
|
After the murder of Emmett Till, thirteen-year-old Rose is struggling with her decision to stay in Mississippi. Torn between the opinions of Shorty, a boy who wants to meet violence with violence, and Hallelujah, her best friend who believes in the power of peaceful protests, Rose is scared... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Crims
KATE DAVIES · HarperCollins
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
|
|
The Addams Family meets Despicable Me in the first book of this new trilogy, perfect for fans of Lemony Snicket and Pseudonymous Bosch!The Crim family is full of notorious criminals. Notoriously inept, that is. Uncle Knuckles once tried to steal a carnival. Great-Uncle Bernard held himself... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Wizards of Once
Cressida Cowell · Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 373
Format: Hardcover
|
|
The instant New York Times and International Bestseller! In the first book of a new series by the bestselling author of How to Train Your Dragon, the warring worlds of Wizards and Warriors collide in a thrilling and enchanting adventure. Once there were Wizards, who were Magic, and Warriors,... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus
DUSTI BOWLING · Sterling Children's Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
|
|
"Aven is a perky, hilarious, and inspiring protagonist whose attitude and humor will linger even after the last page has turned." - School Library Journal (Starred review) Chosen for the Autumn 2017 Kids' Indie Next List! Aven Green loves to tell people that she lost her arms... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
A Properly Unhaunted Place
William Alexander · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pages: 192
Format: Print Length
|
|
From National Book Award-winning author William Alexander comes a wryly humorous story about two kids who try to save their town by bringing back its ghosts.Rosa Ramona Díaz has just moved to the small, un-haunted town of Ingot - the only ghost-free town in the world. She doesn't want... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Elizabeth and Zenobia
Jessica Miller · Amulet Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Abandoned by her mother and neglected by her scientist father, timid Elizabeth Murmur has only her fearless friend, Zenobia, for company. And Zenobia's company can be very trying! When Elizabeth's father takes them to live in his family home, Witheringe House, Zenobia becomes obsessed... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
This Little Piggy: An Owner's Manual
CYNDI MARKO · Aladdin
Pages: 64
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Chuckle your way through this easy-to-read illustrated chapter book about a brother and sister who want a pig for a pet - if only they can convince their mother!Have you ever wanted to own a pig, but worried how to convince your mom it was a fantastic idea? The latest Aladdin PIX illustrated... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Ben Franklin's in My Bathroom!
Candace Fleming · Schwartz & Wade
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
|
|
History meets hijinks in this first title in a hilarious new middle grade series for fans of Timmy Failure and The Terrible Two, when Ben Franklin accidentally time travels to a 10-year-old's home in 21st century America! Nolan is a typical kid living in a typical 21st century American... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Room of Shadows
Ronald Kidd · Albert Whitman & Company
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Ever since his dad left, David Cray has had anger issues. So after he beats up school bully Jake Bragg, his mom grounds him in their creepy new house. Bored, David discovers a secret room with an old-fashioned desk, a chest, and a carving of a raven. Suddenly he's having strange dreams... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
The Last Panther
Todd Mitchell · Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
|
|
For animal lovers and fans of The One and Only Ivan and Hoot, this is the uplifting story of a girl who discovers a family of panthers that were thought to be extinct, and her journey to save the species. Eleven-year-old Kiri has a secret: wild things call to her. More than anyone else,... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Wishtree
KATHERINE APPLEGATE · Feiwel & Friends
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
|
|
The New York Times-bestselling story of kindness, friendship, and hope. Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree" -- people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with her crow friend Bongo and other animals... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Auma's Long Run
Eucabeth A Odhiambo · Carolrhoda Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
|
|
2017 BEA Editors Buzz Program SelectionIn 1980s Kenya, 13-year-old Auma must decide whether to pursue a track scholarship that will let her attend high school or stay home to help her struggling family as AIDS ravages her village. |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Sled Dog School
Terry Lynn Johnson · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Eleven-year-old Matt is struggling in school and he has to set up his own business to save his failing math grade. But what is he even good at? The only thing he truly loves is his team of dogs, and so Matt's Sled Dog School is born. Teaching dogsledding should be easy, right? But people,... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
|
Holly Farb and the Princess of the Galaxy
Gareth Wronski · Aladdin
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
|
|
Guardians of the Galaxy meets Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy in this laugh-out-loud funny debut novel about a girl's journey into space and beyond to find her place in the universe.Holly Farb is not the Princess of the Galaxy. She may be top of the class in every subject, but she can't... |
|
|
| |
|
|
|
