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Hope in The Holler
Lisa Lewis Tyre · Nancy Paulsen Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The poignant--and funny--story of a girl trying to be brave and find her place in the world after she's sent to live with scheming relatives.Right before Wavie's mother died, she gave Wavie a list of instructions to help her find her way in life, including this one: Be brave, Wavie... |
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Whichwood
TAHEREH MAFI · Dutton Books for Young Readers
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Embark on a wondrous journey through the land of Whichwood in this stunning companion to Tahereh Mafi's acclaimed bestseller Furthermore. Our story begins on a frosty night . . . Laylee can barely remember the happier times before her beloved mother died. Before her father, driven by grief,... |
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The Last Gargoyle
Paul Durham · Crown Books for Young Readers
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Fans of Jonathan Auxier's The Night Gardener and Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book will tremble with delight for this haunting tale about a lonely gargoyle who isn't alone at all.Penhallow is the last of his kind. The stone gargoyle--he'd prefer you call him a grotesque--fearlessly... |
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The Secret of Nightingale Wood
LUCY STRANGE · Chicken House
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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1919. Mama is ill. Father has taken a job abroad. Nanny Jane is too busy to pay any attention to Henrietta and the things she sees -- or thinks she sees -- in the shadows of their new home, Hope House.All alone, with only stories for company, Henry discovers that Hope House is full of strange... |
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Ellie, Engineer
Jackson Pearce · Bloomsbury UK
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover
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Ellie is an engineer. With a tool belt strapped over her favorite skirt (who says you can't wear a dress and have two kinds of screwdrivers handy, just in case? ) , she invents and builds amazing creations in her backyard workshop. Together with her best friend Kit, Ellie can make... |
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Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story
JENNIFER ROY · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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At the start of 1991, eleven-year-old Ali Fadhil was consumed by his love for soccer, video games, and American television shows. Then, on January 17, Iraq's dictator Saddam Hussein went to war with thirty-four nations lead by the United States. Over the next forty-three days, Ali and his family... |
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Caleb and Kit
Beth Vrabel · Running Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Caleb is shorter, frailer, and more protected than most kids his age. That's because he has cystic fibrosis, a diagnosis meaning lungs that fill with mucus and a shortened lifespan. Caleb tries not to let his disorder define him, but it can be hard with an overprotective... |
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Skeleton Tree
Kim Ventrella · Scholastic Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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Twelve-year-old Stanly knows the bone growing in his yard is a little weird, but that's okay, because now he'll have the perfect photo to submit to the Young Discoverer's Competition. With such a unique find, he's sure to win the grand prize. But, oddly, the bone doesn't... |
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Hello, Universe
Erin Entrada Kelly · Greenwillow Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Acclaimed and award-winning author Erin Entrada Kelly's Hello, Universe is a funny and poignant neighborhood story about unexpected friendships. Told from four intertwining points of view - two boys and two girls - the novel celebrates bravery, being different, and finding your inner bayani... |
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street
Karina Yan Glaser · HMH Books for Young Readers
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover
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The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home... |
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The Ember Stone: A Branches Book
Katrina Charman · Scholastic Inc.
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina.... |
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MUTANT BUNNY ISLAND
OBERT SKYE · HarperCollins
Pages: 224
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Obert Skye, author of the bestselling Leven Thumps series, delivers a delightful mixture of offbeat mystery and laugh-out-loud humor in this thoroughly inventive adventure complete with comic-style illustrations, the first in a trilogy. Ten-year-old Perry Owens has learned everything he needs... |
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Beatrice Zinker, Upside Down Thinker
SHELLEY JOHANNES · Disney-Hyperion
Pages: 154
Format: Hardcover
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Beatrice does her best thinking upside down.Hanging from trees by her knees, doing handstands . . . for Beatrice Zinker, upside down works every time. She was definitely upside down when she and her best friend, Lenny, agreed to wear matching ninja suits on the first day of third grade.... |
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Ruby the Foster Dog
Jimmy Wayne · Broadstreet Publishing Group, LLC
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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Be a star that shines for others. Abandoned in an animal shelter, Ruby, an adorable mixed breed puppy with an underbite, wonders if a family will ever adopt her. When a goofy looking, scruffy-faced man stops by the shelter, he adopts Ruby. Mr. James is not the family she was expecting - but could... |
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Goldeline
JIMMY CAJOLEAS · HarperCollins
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Perfect for fans of The Girl Who Drank the Moon and The Thickety, this spellbinding story follows a young girl named Goldeline on an adventure through a fairy tale forest filled with dark and wondrous magic. In the wild, free woods of the Hinterlands, where magic is as real as stories are,... |
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