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Marie-Grace Makes a Difference
Sarah M Buckey - Amer Girl
Format: Hardcover
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Marie-Grace is worried. Yellow fever is raging through New Orleans. The orphanage where she and Cecile have been volunteering is becoming crowded with children who have lost their parents to the dreadful disease. And now someone Marie-Grace cares about is terribly ill. When the chance comes... |
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Bah! Humbug!
MICHAEL ROSEN - Walker Books US
Format: Hardcover
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A timely retelling of A Christmas Carol for the whole family about a smartphone-obsessed dad.This Christmas, join Michael Rosen and Tony Ross with their unforgettable retelling of Charles Dickens's beloved holiday classic. Harry Gruber plays the role of Scrooge in his school's production... |
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Sit
Deborah Ellis - Groundwood Books
Format: Paperback
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The seated child. With a single powerful image, Deborah Ellis draws our attention to nine children and the situations they find themselves in, often through no fault of their own. In each story, a child makes a decision and takes action, be that a tiny gesture or a life-altering choice.Jafar... |
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The Witch's Boy
Kelly Barnhill - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Format: Hardcover
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A Washington Post Best Book of 2014 A Kirkus Reviews Best Children's Book of 2014 A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2014 A Chicago Public Library "Best of the Best" 2014The wrong boy will save your life, and you will save his. When Ned and his identical twin brother tumble... |
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Case File 13: Zombie Kid
J. Scott Savage - Harper
Format: Print book
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For readers who like thrills with their laughs, Case File 13 is a satisfying new series that blends irreverent humor, page-turning adventure, a mysterious narrator, and the kind of authentic characters that will leave young readers convinced this story is about their own best friends.Case... |
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Mason Dixon: Basketball Disasters
Claudia Mills - Knopf Books for Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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Here's the third entry in Claudia Mills' charming middle-grade series. Mason Dixon survived the school choir. He survived adopting his now-beloved dog named, uh, Dog. But now he faces his biggest challenge yet: joining the local basketball team. Not by choice, of course. Not only do his parents... |
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More Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Alvin Schwartz - HarperCollins
Format: Hardcover
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Do you like to be scared?Ellen had just fallen asleep when she heard a strange voice. "Ellen," it whispered, "I am coming up the stairs."Ellen was frightened and called her parents, but they didn't hear her, and they didn't come. . . .Welcome to the frightening world... |
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My Name Is Mina
David Almond - Delacorte Books for Young Readers; First American Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning author David Almond reintroduces readers to the perceptive, sensitive Mina before the events of Skellig in this lyrical and fantastical work. My Name is Mina is not only a pleasure to read, it is an intimate and enlightening look at a character whose open mind and heart have... |
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The Templeton Twins Make a Scene: Book 2
Ellis Weiner - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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With its kid-perfect humor and dynamic illustrations, Book 1 of the hilarious Templeton Twins series left young readers clamoring for more. This time, Abigail and John Templeton find themselves at TAPAS (the Thespian Academy of the Performing Arts and Sciences) where their father, the illustrious... |
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