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SUMMER READING 2013SAN FRANCISCO DAY SCHOOL
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Picture Books all ages
Auntie Yang's great soybean picnic / Ginnie Lo
"A Chinese American girl's Auntie Yang discovers soybeans-a favorite
Chinese food-growing in Illinois, leading her family to a soybean picnictradition that grows into an annual community event.
Exclamation mark /Amy Krouse Rosenthal
An exclamation mark, who does not look like the periods around him,learns to embrace what makes him stand out.
The granddaughter necklace / Sharon Dennis Wyeth
An uplifting tale of love, kinship, and gifts, passed down throughgenerations. A historical sweep that reaches back to Ireland and toAfrica, and an intimacy that resides in every family's treasured stories.
Lottie Paris and the best place / Angela Johnson
Lottie Paris has a favorite place. The library! She loves to go there andread about space. She knows there are rules at the library, butsometimes they are not so easy to follow.
Miss Moore thought otherwise / Jan Pinborough
Once upon a time, American children couldn't borrow library books.Reading wasn't all that important for children, many thought. LuckilyMiss Anne Carroll Moore thought otherwise!
Mary Walker wears the pants : the true story of theand Civil War hero / Cheryl Harness
A biography of Mary Edwards Walker, who shocked pof the 1800s by wearing men's pants and becoming onphysicians in the United States. During the Civil War, wounded on both sides, was given an officer's post, waand spent several months in a prison.
Nasreddine / Odile Weulersse
As Nasreddine and his father take dates, wool, chickenmarket, people tease them no matter who is riding theicauses Nasreddine embarrassment until his father help
Odd Duck / Cecil CastellucciTheodora is a perfectly normal duck. She may swim won her head and stay north when the rest of the ducks flwinter, but there's nothing so odd about that. Chad, onstrange bird. Theodora quite likes him, but she can't ov
The quiet place / Sarah Stewart
When Isabel and her family move to the United Statesthings she left behind in Mexico, especially her aunt Lpeople speak Spanish. Papa and her brother Chavo helinto her own quiet place, where she keeps her books anletters to Aunt Lupita.
Take me out to the Yakyu / Aaron MeshonJoin one little boy and his family for two ballgamesthe world! Come along with one little boy and his gra
America and one in Japan, as he learns about basebalcultural traditions.
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YoungerChapter Books
Bink & Gollie. Best friends forever / Kate DiCamillo and Alison
McGheeGollie is sure she has royal blood in her veins, but can Bink survive herfriend's queenly airs? Bink wonders what it would be like to be as tall asher friend, but how far will she stretch her luck to find out? Bink andGollie long to get their picture into a book of record holders, where willthey find the kudos they seek?
Clementine and the spring trip / Sara Pennypacker
For Clementine, spring is a really big deal. It's the time for seeing herapple tree start to grow, for watching her friend Margaret go crazy withspring cleaning, and for going on the school trip to Plimoth Plantation.Clementine is ready for Ye Olden Times, but she isn't so sure aboutsurviving lunch therethe fourth graders have strict rules about no
eating sounds.
The King of Space / Jonny Duddle
Rex may look like an average six-year-old, living on his parents' moogfarm and going to mini intergalactic citizen school, but he knows he'sdestined to become... the King of Space! With the help of his unsuspectingfriends, Rex begins his conquest of the known worlds.
Lulu and the duck in the park / Hilary McKay
Lulu loves animals. When Lulu finds a duck egg that has rolled out ofits nest, she takes it to class to keep it safe. Lulu isn't allowed to bringpets to school. But she's not really breaking the rules because it's just anegg. Surely nothing bad will happen... A fun-filled new series for earlyreaders and animal lovers alike.
Magical Monty / Johanna Hurwitz
First-grader Monty Morris includes his new baby sister in a s
gives his mother a surprising gift, gets a little more than he cahis friend Joey's dogs, and learns that sometimes a day filled excitement is not the best thing.
Max and Zoe at soccer practice / Shelley Swanson Satere
Max likes soccer, but he's not very good. He starts to feel jeaand her skills and tries to cheat to win. He soon learns that ponly way to get better.
Rabbit & Robot : the sleepover / Cece Bell
Rabbit is excited: his friend Robot is coming to spend the nig
left nothing to chance and has drawn up a list of all the thingFirst off is making pizza, but Robot only likes nuts and boltstop (good thing he has magnetic hands). Next on the list is wbut the remote is missing, and Rabbit is panicking! Will Roblogical (and rather obvious) solution to the problem? Numbeuh-oh!
The year of the baby / Andrea Cheng
Last year, Anna learned how to be a good friend. Now that hadopted a baby girl from China, she wants to learn how to bBut the new year proves challenging when the doctor warns
isn't thriving. Can Anna and her best friends, Laura and Camscience project that saves the day?
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Chapter BooksBetter Nate than ever / Tim Federle
Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, hes wanted to star in a
Broadway show. (Heck, hed settle for seeing a Broadway show.) But how
is Nate supposed to make his dreams come true when hes stuck in
Jankburg, Pennsylvania, where no one (except his best pal Libby)appreciates a good show tune? With Libbys help, Nate plans a daring
overnight escape to New York.
The center of everything / Linda Urban
For Ruby Pepperdine, the "center of everything" is on the rooftop of
Pepperdine Motors in her donut-obsessed town of Bunning, New
Hampshire, stargazing from the circle of her grandmother Gigi's hug.
That's how everything is supposed to beuntil Ruby messes up and things
spin out of control. But she has one last hope. It all depends on what
happens on Bunning Day.
Destiny rewritten / Kathryn Fitzmaurice
Eleven-year-old Emily Elizabeth Davis has always been told that she is
destined to be a poet despite the fact that she doesn't like poetry, but she
finds a chance to rewrite her destiny when she discovers a family secret
hidden in a book of poetry by her namesake, Emily Dickinson.
The dogs of winter / Bobbie Pyron
Set in Russia during the 1990s and loosely based on a true story, thisabsorbing novel tells of a vulnerable and suddenly homeless five-year-old
boy. Ivan is taken in by a gang of children who beg and steal to survive,but soon he joins a pack of street dogs that become his surrogate familyfor the next two years.
Flying the dragon / Natalie Dias Lorenzi
American-born Skye is a good student and a star soccer playgives any thought to the fact that her father is Japanese. Her lives in Japan, and never really gives a thought to his uncle'sUnited States. Skye and Hiroshi's lives are thrown together wfamily, with his grandfather (who is also his best friend), sudU.S. Now Skye doesn't know who she is anymore.
The garden of my Imaan / Farhana Zia
Aliya already struggles with trying to fit in, feeling confidenthe cute boy or stand up to mean kidsthe fact that she's Mthing to deal with. When Marwa, a Moroccan girl who sharculture, comes to Aliya's school, Aliya wonders even more awhat she believes, and where she fits in. Should she fast for she wear the hijab? She's old enough for both, but does she attention to herself?
Hiding out at the Pancake Palace / Nan Marino
Eleven-year-old musical prodigy, Elvis Ruby, was supposedmost coveted reality show on television, Tween Star. None o
contestants even came close to his talents. But in the middlenight, with millions of people watching, Elvis panicked. Hewords to the song. He forgot the tune. He forgot how to playinstrument he'd ever known and froze on national TV.
Hokey Pokey / Jerry Spinelli
Welcome to Hokey Pokey. A place and a time, when childhbest: games to play, bikes to ride, experiences to be had. Thadults in Hokey Pokey, just kids, and the laws governing Hosimple and finite. But when one of the biggest kids, Jack, habike stolen his entire world, and the world of Hokey Pokey,And even more troubling he alone hears a faint train whistle
impossible: every kid knows there no trains in Hokey Pokey
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On the road to Mr. Mineo's / Barbara O'Connor
Summer days drift by slowly in Meadville, South Carolina-Sherman the one-legged pigeon flies into town and causes aStella, who's been begging for a dog, spots him on top of a decides she wants him for a pet. Then there's Ethel and Amwho sees the pigeon in their barn keeping company with a lthat barks all night. The pigeon lands smack in the middle ohead, but he's the town liar, so no one believes him.
P.K. Pinkerton and the petrified man / Caroline Lawren
After vanquishing three notorious Desperados, twelve-yearopens a private-eye business in Virginia City. P.K.'s skills a
test: When a maid named Martha witnesses a murder, she hdetective to track the killer before he finds her too.P.K. enliPoker Face Jace, to help crack the casebut collecting clueMartha safe will not be easy. Cunning liars, rogue gunsling
lurk at every turn, and time is running out to bring the murd
P.S. be eleven / Rita Williams-Garcia
Sequel to: One crazy Summer. After spending the Summermother and the Black Panthers, Delphine, Vonetta, and FerBrooklyn with a new feeling of independence, but they disa new girlfriend, Uncle Darnell has come home from Vietnand Big Ma still expects Delphine to take care of everythin
overwhelmed, Delphine writes to her mother, who remindseleven and not grow up too fast.
Odessa again / Dana Reinhardt
When nine-year-old Odessa Green-Light stomps out her frubeing sent to her room after shoving her annoying little brotparticularly big stomp sends Odessa flying through the floormysteriously twenty-four hours back in time.
I funny / James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants tobecome the world's greatest standup comedian--even if he doesn'thave a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuckliving with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully whodoesn't let Jamie's wheelchair stop him from messing with Jamieas much as possible. But Jamie doesn't let his situation get himdown. He practices the craft of stand-up every day on friends,family, and the willing customers at his Uncle Frankie's diner.
Katerina's wish / Jeannie Mobley
Katerina has a dream. Its her papas dream, too. Her family came toAmerica to buy their own farm. But a year later, Papa is still working inthe dangerous coal mine. Each day, the farm seems farther away. ThenKaterina is reminded of the carp that granted three wishes in an oldfolktale. When her younger sisters hear the story, they immediately makewishes. Trina doesnt believe in such sillinessbut what is she to thinkwhen her sisters wishes come true?
Loki's wolves / K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr
Matt Thorsen knows every Norse myth, saga, and god as if it was familyhistory--because it is family history. Most people in the modern-day townof Blackwell, South Dakota, in fact, are direct descendants of either Thoror Loki, including Matt's classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke. However,knowing the legends and completely believing them are two differentthings. When the rune readers reveal that Ragnarok is coming and kids--led by Matt--will stand in for the gods in the final battle.
Marco impossible / Hannah Moskowitz
Now that eighth grade is finished, so is 13-year-old BFFs Stephen andMarcos sideline of solving minor schoolyard mysteries. Marco is headingoff to Clinton Prepatory Academy, and maybe theyre getting too old for it
anyway. But dont hang up those fedoras just yet. Marco is determined tosneak into tonights high-school prom so he can jump onstage and declarehis love to longtime crush Benji.
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The revolution of Evelyn Serrano / Sonia Manzano
There are two secrets Evelyn Serrano is keeping from her Mamiand Papo her true feelings about growing up in her SpanishHarlem neighborhood, and her attitude about Abuela, her sassygrandmother who's come from Puerto Rico to live with them.Then, like an urgent ticking clock, events erupt that changeeverything. The Young Lords, a Puerto Rican activist group,dump garbage in the street and set it on fire, igniting a powerful
protest. When Abuela steps in to take charge, Evelyn is thrust intothe action. Tempers flare, loyalties are tested. Through it all, Evelynlearns important truths about her Latino heritage and the history makers who shapeda nation.
A song for Bijou / Josh Farrar
Life for Alex Schrader has never involved girls. He goes to an all-boys prep school and spends most of his time goofing around withhis friends. But all that changes the first time he meets BijouDoucet, a Haitian girl recently relocated to Brooklyn after theearthquake-and he is determined to win her heart. For Bijou,change is the only constant, and she's surprised every day by howdifferent life is in America, especially when a boy asks her out.Alex quickly learns that there are rules when it comes to girls-both in Haitian culture and with his own friends. And Bijou soonlearns that she doesn't have to let go of her roots to find joy in her
new life.
True legend / Mike Lupica
There's a reason teammates call him "True." Because for basketballphenom Drew Robinson, there is nothing more true than his talent onthe court. It's the kind that comes along once in a generation and isloaded with perks--and with problems. Loaded with action-packed,suspenseful basketball sequences, crisp dialogue, sharply drawncharacters, and keen insight into contemporary basketball culture in
America, Drew's story illuminates the realities and choices facinggifted young athletes. Although Drew's talent is basketball, readerswill discover in him a universal need for acceptance and friendship.
The whole story of half a girl / Veera Hiranandani
After her father loses his job, Sonia Nadhamuni, half InAmerican, finds herself yanked out of private school anunfamiliar world of public education. For the first time,heritage makes her classmates ask questionsquestionalways know how to answeras she navigates betweengirls who want her to try out for the cheerleading squadwho aren't part of the "in" crowd.
The worm whisperer / Betty Hicks
Ellis Coffey loves animals. He spends so much time osometimes he thinks he can talk with them. When he dthat seems to follow his directions, he knows he has aannual Woolly Worm race. The prize money is $1,000of the deductible for his dad's back surgery. If Ellis is his woolly worm to be the fastest in the county, he's sufamily's problems. But when you're trying to talk to insimple as it seems.
Write this book : a do-it-yourself mystery / written
reluctant assistance of Pseudonymous Bosch
I feared this may happen. I knew reading was a dang
now it's not safe for writers either! You see, the autho
missing. Well, maybe not "missing." A certain author
(okay, me) has abandoned his book and has left his re
dry. This is a crime, I admit, but there it is. Most of th
haven't written it. And I'm not going to, either. Why?
reasons. Big. Grown up. Author. Reasons. Unfortunat
them yet. Let's just say a life is at stake (mine) and le
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NonfictionAlien deep : revealing the mysterious living world at the bottom
of the ocean / Bradley Hague
Alien Deep follows a recent, deepwater exploration that illuminatesnew knowledge about our oceans. Following alongside a current
expedition, Alien Deep will enable children to observe the processesinvolved in marine exploration. As scientists delve into themysterious depths of the ocean, children will be able to witness theexcitement of scientific exploration.
All kinds of friends / Norma Simon
Wherever you live, whoever you are, friends are important, all kindsof friends." In the spirit of her classic book, All Kinds of Families,Norma Simon leads us through a celebration of friendship--schoolfriends, family friends, grownup friends, even pet friends!
The big green book of the big blue sea / Helaine BeckerThe Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea shows how the ocean worksand why this immense ecosystem needs our protection. Experimentsusing everyday materials help explain scientific concepts, such aswhy the ocean is salty, how temperature affects water density andwhy fish don't get waterlogged. A focus on pollution and otherecological hazards raises awareness.
The book of perfectly perilous math / Sean Connolly
This offers 24 engaging and thought-provoking math problems. Abrief introduction explains the arrangement of the text and includessome tips and hints for tackling them. Each one is framed as a tough
or dire situation that readers must solve using their math skills andknowledge.
Canals and dams : investigate feats of engineering / Donna Latham
Inviting children to explore the innovation and physical science behind structurdepends on, this interactive book contains trivia and fun facts that illustrate engingenuity and achievements from ancient aqueducts to the Suez Canal and the HReaders will discover that engineers and builders alike put their lives on the linecivilization, experiencing triumphs and tragedies in building big.
The case of the vanishing golden frogs / Sandra Markle
Panamanian golden frogs started to disappear in the mid-1990sthem? Follow a team of scientists working to save the frogs andpopulations worldwide in this real-life science mystery.
I, Galileo / Bonnie Christensen
In this handsome picture book, blind, elderly Galileo sits in hisplays his lute, and tells the story of his life. After speaking of heducation, he recalls his scientific work, including developing atelescope that enabled him to study objects in the sky and to coCopernicus sun-centered theory was correct. The church reawritings on that theory by placing him under house arrest and bbooks.
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Millions, Billions & Trillions /David AdlerThe winning nonfiction team returns with a larger-than-life mthat is sure to fascinate young readers. Huge numbers are hacomprehend. This book explains quantities in terms childrenunderstand. For example, one million dollars could buy two
day for more than sixty-eight years.
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The mystery of Darwin's frog / Marty Crump
A frog full of tadpoles? Impossible! Here, for the first time, isthe strange but true story of Darwins frog. After CharlesDarwin discovered the frog in 1834, other researchers foundthat one of his specimens was packed full of tadpoles. Was thefrog a cannibal, or perhaps a rare species that gave birth tolive young instead of laying eggs? No. He was a male,holding the tadpoles safe in his vocal sac while they morphed
into froglets.
Noah Webster & his words / Jeri Chase Ferris
Noah Webster (17581843) was a bookish Connecticut farmboy who became obsessed with uniting America throughlanguage. He spent twenty years writing two thousand pagesto accomplish that, and the first 100 percent Americandictionary was published in 1828 when he was seventy years
old.
Pluto's secret : an icy world's tale of discovery / Margaret
A. Weitekamp
People have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged bythe fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Throughwhimsical artwork and an entertaining dialogue format,Pluto's Secret explains the true story of this distant world.
Robotics : discover the science and technology of the
future, with 20 projects / Kathy Ceceri
This fun and educational introduction to the exciting field ofroboticsthe science of designing, building, and operatingrobotsgives kids the basic tools for creating their own robotsusing ordinary craft materials and parts salvaged fromrecycled toys and other household devices. Early chapters
teach budding roboticists how to create working models ofrobot hands and write pencil and paper" computer programs.
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Kids Picks K-2
Alvin Ho : Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps
in the Night / Lenore Look and LeUyen Pham
Readers will herald the return of their favorite phobic boy in this, the fifth book
in the beloved Alvin Ho series. Alvin's mother has been getting bigger . . . and
bigger. Alvin's sure it's all the mochi cakes she's been eating, but it turns outshe's pregnant! There are lots of scary things about babies, as everybody knows
there's learning CPR for the newborn and changing diapers (no way)but
the scariest thing of all is the fact that the baby could be a GIRL. As a result of
the stress, Alvin develops a sympathetic pregnancy and hilarity definitely
ensues. Once again, Lenore Look and LeUyen Pham deliver a story that's funny
and touching in equal measures.
Calebs Story / Patricia MacLachlan
Anna has done something terrible. She has given me her journal to fill. In Anna
s journal the words walk across the page like bird prints in the mud. But it is
hard for me. It is hard for me to find things to write about. Calebs Story
continues the saga begun by the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain And Talland its sequel, Skylark, spinning a tale of love, forgiveness, and the ties that
bind a family together.
Ragweed / Avi and Brian Floca
A mouse has to do what a mouse has to do.Ragweed is determined to see the
world. He leaves his family and cozy country home and sets off by train for the
big city. What wonders await him: music, excitement, new friends...and
cunning, carnivorous cats! Silversides is the purring president of F.E.A.R.
(Felines Enraged About Rodents), a group dedicated to keeping cats on top,
people in the middle, and mice on the bottom. Can Ragweed and his motley yet
musical crew of city nice--Clutch, Dipstick, Lugnut, and Blinker--band togetherto fight their feline foe?
Poppy / Avi and Brian Floca
King of the Night. At the very edge of Dimwood Forest
oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl
name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. W
he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for th
considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to c
terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the m
Poppy and Rye / Avi and Brian Floca
Heartbroken over the death of her fiance, Ragweed, Pop
journeys west through the vast Dimwood Forest to bringRagweed's family. But Poppy and her prickly porcupine
to discover that beavers have flooded the serene valley w
Together Poppy and Ragweed's brother Rye brave kidna
and a daring rescue to fight the beavers. At the same tim
in Ragweed's shadow -- fights to prove himself worthy o
Bone Soup / Cambria Evans
Known across the land for his infamous appetite, Finnig
his eating stool, his eating spoon, and his gigantic eating
When Finnigin finds himself in a new town on Hallowee
great feast with the creatures who live there. But not a bany of their food with the ever-famished Finnigin. So wh
to do? Armed only with his wits and a special ingredient
to stir up a cauldrons worth of Halloween magic?
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride / Kate DiCamillo and
Mercy loves nothing more than a ride in the convertible,
her ears and the sun on her snout. But one day the Watso
Baby Lincoln pops up in the backseat in hopes of some
and in the chaos that ensues, an exuberant Mercy end
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Mercy Watson to the Rescue / Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen
To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig shes a porcine wonder. And
to the good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered
toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into
bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons bed.BOOM!
CRACK!
Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig / Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen
Can Mercy Watson outwit . . . Animal Control? The porcine wonders on thelam in her latest tongue-in-snout adventure!Eugenia and Baby Lincoln may live
next door to a pig, but that doesnt stop them from living a gracious life. And
the amiable Mercy Watson is equally determined to follow the delightful scent
(and delicious taste) of the pansies her thoughtful neighbors are planting to
beautify their yard. "Where have all the flowers gone?" shouts Eugenia, who is
finally ready to take extreme measures - and dial Animal Control! Has
Mercys swine song come at last? Or will her well-pampered instincts keep her
in buttered toast?
Lets Go For a Drive / Mo Willems
Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.
Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best
friends. InLet's Go for a Drive! Gerald and Piggie want to hit the road! But the
best-laid plans of pigs and elephants often go awry.
Ramona the Pest / Beverly Cleary
Here comes Ramona! Ramona Quimby is thrilled to be starting kindergarten.
She likes a little boy named Davy so much she wants to kiss him, and she lovesSusan's beautiful curls so much she wants to pull them to see them boing. Her
teacher even promises her a present just for sitting still! So how does Ramona
get in trouble? Well, anyone who knows Ramona knows that she is never a pest
on purpose.
The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? / Mo Willems
The Duckling asks for a cookie -- and gets one! Do yo
happy about that?
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Kids Picks 3-5
Out of My Mind / Sharon M. Draper
Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a
photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has
ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her
and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroomthe very same
classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged, because she cannot tellthem otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. And shes
determined to let everyone know itsomehow. In this breakthrough story
reminiscent ofThe Diving Bell and the Butterflyfrom multiple Coretta Scott
King Award-winner Sharon Draper, readers will come to know a brilliant mind
and a brave spirit who will change forever how they look at anyone with a
disability.
House of Secrets / Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini
From legendary Hollywood director Chris Columbus and bestselling author
Ned Vizzini (It's Kind of a Funny Story) comes this first book in an epic new
fantasy series. Brendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia Walker once had everything:
two loving parents, a beautiful house in San Francisco, and all the portable
electronic devices they could want. But everything changed when Dr. Walker
lost his job in the wake of a mysterious incident. Now in dire straits, the family
must relocate to an old Victorian house that used to be the home of occultnovelist Denver Kristoffa house that feels simultaneously creepy and too
good to be true.
Walls Within Walls / Maureen Sherry and Adam Stower
After their father, a video-game inventor, strikes it rich, the Smithfork kids
move from their cozy Brooklyn neighborhood to a swanky apartment on
Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. One day Brid, CJ, and Patrick discover an
astonishing secret about their apartment. The original owner, the deceased
multimillionaire Mr. Post, long ago turned the apartment itself into a giantpuzzle containing a mysterious book and hidden panelsa puzzle that, with
some luck, courage, and brainpower, will lead to discovering the Post family
fortune. Unraveling the mystery causes them to race through today's New York
Cityand to uncover some long-hidden secrets of the past.
The Shadow Door (Book 1: ElseWhere Chronicles) / It's bad enough when Max, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo ju
house is haunted. But then the old movie projector in the
passageway to a world of monsters and creatures made o
secrets and dangers set loose when the sun sets. The only
lie in the land on the other side of the Shadow Door. . .
The Shadow Spies (Book 2: ElseWhere Chronicles) /
With the Shadow Door shattered and the passageway clo
set out across the dangerous lands of ElseWhere to find a
there is darkness, the Shadow Spies - servants of the Mawait to stop them. Back on the other side of the door, No
working on a rescue. With the clues left behind by Grand
of new allies, can they find another passageway and keep
destroying our world?
The Master of Shadows (Book 3: ElseWhere Chronic
Bannister
Rebecca, Max, Noah, and Theo are reunited and on the r
Shadows himself is close behind. Nowhere is safe - mon
and on land, and the Shadow Spies strike at nightfall. Al
them are the strange clues left by Grandpa Gabe. Can th
Grandpa Gabe's secrets in time? What will it cost them t
The Calling (Book 4: ElseWhere Chronicles) / Nykko
Max, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo have returned home, but
them a land still under threat by the Master of Shadows.
home, either. Rebecca is dangerously ill, and a ghost tha
seems to be telling her that the cure is to return to ElseW
The Parting (Book 5: ElseWhere Chronicles) / Nykko
Trapped in the dangerous world of ElseWhere, Rebecca,
possessed by the evils unleashed by the Master of Shado
Gabe may be their only hope of breaking free. But it's a
Master's plan to destroy both ElseWhere and our own w
the hunt to find a new passageway home may come at a
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Guys Read: The Sports Pages / Jon Scieszka, Gordon Korman, Chris
Rylander and Dan Gutman
Ten stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind
home plate, from the following perennial all-stars: Dustin Brown; James
Brown; Joseph Bruchac; Chris Crutcher; Tim Green; Dan Gutman; Gordon
Korman; Chris Rylander; Anne Ursu; and Jacqueline Woodson.
The One and Only Ivan / Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao
Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video
Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass
walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardlyever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows hes seen and
about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly
Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of
leaves with color and a well-placed line. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant
taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their homeand his own art
through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and its up to
Ivan to make it a change for the better. Katherine Applegate blends humor and
poignancy to create Ivans unforgettable first-person narration in a story of
friendship, art, and hope.
Breadcrumbs / Anne Ursu
Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he
stopped talking to her and disappeared into a forest with a mysterious womanmade of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian
Andersen's "The Snow Queen," breadcrumbs is a stunningly original fairy tale
of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a
heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is
something that happens to us. (Publishers Weekly Best Book, School Library
Journal Best Book, Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book, Chicago Public Library Best of
the Best, NPR Backseat Book Club Selection)
A Tale Dark and Grimm / Adam Gidwitz
Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic
Grimm (and Grimm-inspired) fairy tales. An irreverent, witty narrator leads us
through encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons, and the devil himself. Asthe siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true
story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies
and create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time, fairy tales
were awesome.
When You Reach Me / Rebecca Stead
This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its hea
Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate
neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, and they
Like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unr
by a kid on the street for what seems like no reason, and
of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keep
emergencies is stolen. And then a mysterious note arrive
slip of paper. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slow
is leaving them knows things no one should know. Each
closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic dea
makes her think she's too late.
The Name of this Book is Secret (Book 1) / Pseudonym
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much as he'd love to sing the praises of his book (he is v
want you to hear about his brave 11-year old heroes, Ca
about how a mysterious box of vials, the Symphony of S
the trail of a magician who has vanished under strange (
circumstances. And he certainly wouldn't want you to kn
raising adventures that follow and the nefarious villains
only is the name of this book secret, the story inside is,
secret. A Big Secret.
The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Tw
Interesting Boy / Jeanne Birdsall
A National Book Award winner, this modern classic is p
Streatfeild and Edward Eager. This summer the Penderw
wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beauti
Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertim
sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and
the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best disc
Tifton, son of Arundels owner, who quickly proves to b
for their adventures. The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not a
Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new fr
trouble. Which, of course, they willwont they? One t
be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget. Delicioquaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a
Wonderstruck / Brian Selznick
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A Mango-Shaped Space / Wendy Mass
Mia Winchell has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptio
can see sounds, smell colors, or taste shapes. Forced to must look to herself to develop an understanding and ap
this coming-of-age novel.
The Red Pyramid (Book 1: The Kane Chronicles) / Rick Riordan
Since their mothers death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While
Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the
world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night,Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a research experiment at the British
Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, heunleashesthe Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to
flee for their lives. Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are
waking, and the worst of them--Sethas his sights on the Kanes. To stop him,
the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe -- a quest that
brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secretorder that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
The Serpents Shadow (Book 3: The Kane Chronicles) / Rick Riordan
He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can't seem to
keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the
world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of
having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians of the
House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the young
initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos. The
Kanes' only hope is an ancient spell that might turn the serpent's own shadow
into a weapon, but the magic has been lost for a millennia. To find the answer
they need, the Kanes must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician
who might be able to lead them to the serpent's shadow . . . or might lead them
to their deaths in the depths of the underworld. Nothing less than the mortal
world is at stake when the Kane family fulfills its destiny in this thrilling
conclusion to the Kane Chronicles.
The Throne of Fire (Book 2: The Kane Chronicles) / Rick Riordan
In this exciting second installment of the three-book series, Carter and Sadie,
offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane,embark on a worldwidesearch for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are
determined to stop them.
Wonderstruck / Brian Selznick
From Brian Selznick, the creator of the Caldecott Meda
INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, comes another brea
Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debu
of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick once again sails into un
takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and Ros
lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has nev
of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a sc
discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room and Rose
headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on
find what they are missing. Set fifty years apart, these t
Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures--weave back and
symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine wchallenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. R
and beautiful--with over 460 pages of original artwork--
stunning achievement from a uniquely gifted artist and v
The Schwa Was Here / Neal Shusterman
They say his clothes blend into the background, no mat
They say a lot of things about the Schwa, but one thing
noticed him. Except me. My name is Antsy Bonano and
realized the Schwa was functionally invisible and used
bucks. But I was also the one who caused him more gri
So if you all just shut up and listen, Ill tell you everyth
about the Schwa, from how he got his name, to what re
mom. Ill spill everything. Unless, of course, the Schwof my brain before Im done.
Antsy Does Time / Neal Shusterman
Antsy Bonano, narrator of The Schwa Was Here, is bac
tale. This time, Antsy signs a month of his life over to h
Gunnar Umlaut. Soon everyone at school follows suit,
the idea of ?living on borrowed time.? But does Gunnar
to live, or is news of his imminent death greatly exagge
family member suffers a heart attack after donating two
starts to wonder if he has tempted fate by trying to play
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Kids Picks 5-8
Gods and Warriors / Michelle Paver
An action-packed new series set in the mysterious, dangerous Bronze Age.
Young Hylas--goatherd, Outsider, thief--is hunted by powerful warriors who
want him dead and have kidnapped his sister. Hylas is forced to flee his home,
but not before a mysterious stranger gives him a bronze dagger. While on the
run, Hylas must use his skill and wits to survive a shipwreck and a great whiteshark attack, befriend a dolphin, and help Pirra, the runaway daughter of a High
Priestess. Together with Pirra, the dolphin, and the valuable bronze sword,
Hylas fights to discover why he's being hunted and find his sister before the
warriors find them.
The True Meaning of Smekday / Adam Rex
It all starts with a school essay.When twelve-year-old Gratuity (Tip) Tucci isassigned to write five pages on The True Meaning of Smekday for the
National Time Capsule contest, shes not sure where to begin. When her mom
started telling everyone about the messages aliens were sending through a mole
on the back of her neck? Maybe on Christmas Eve, when huge, bizarre
spaceships descended on the Earth and the aliens called Boov abducted her
mother? Or when the Boov declared Earth a colony, renamed it Smekland (in
honor of glorious Captain Smek), and forced all Americans to relocate to
Florida via rocketpod?In any case, Gratuitys story is much, much bigger thanthe assignment. Fully illustrated with photos, drawings, newspaper clippings,
and comics sequences, this is a hilarious, perceptive, genre-bending novel by a
remarkable talent.
A Year Without Autumn / Liz Kessler
Jenni Green's family vacation has finally arrived! Even
with her annoying little brother, her slightly overbearin
pregnant mom, she gets to spend a week with her beste
Autumn. But twelve-year-old Jenni's world turns upsid
an old elevator to visit Autumn and discovers that ever
only is her friend in a different condo, but tragedy has
When Jenni realizes that the elevator caused her to skip
to go back, but soon finds that fixing things won't be as
button. How can she alter the past and keep her family
falling apart? With honesty and insight, Liz Kessler exp
family and friendship can endure through time.
Mockingbird : (Mok'ing-burd) / Kathryn Erskine
Caitlin has Asperger's. The world according to her is black and white; anything
in between is confusing. Before, when things got confusing, Caitlin went to her
older brother, Devon, for help. But Devon has died, and Caitlin's dad is so
distraught that he is just not helpful. Caitlin wants everything to go back to the
way things were, but she doesn't know how to do that. Then she comes across
the word closure- and she realizes this is what she needs. And in her search for
it, Caitlin discovers that the world may not be black and white after all.
The Golden Compass (Book 1: His Dark Materials S
Lyra Belaqua is content to run wild among the scholars
her daemon familiar Pantalaimon always by her side. B
fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a
struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch cl
And as she hurtles toward danger in the cold, far North
suspects the shocking truth: She alone is destined to wi
than-mortal battle.
The Green Glass Sea / Ellen KlagesIt's 1943, and eleven-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is en ro
live with her mathematician father. Soon she arrives at
doesn't exist. It is called Los Alamos, and it is abuzz w
and mathematicians from all over America and Europe
secret of all--"the gadget." None of them--not J. Rober
director of the Manhattan Project; not the mathematici
least of all, Dewey--know how much "the gadget" is ab
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian / Sherman Alexie & Ellen
Forney
In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the
story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian
Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his
troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where
the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and
beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is
based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by
acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the
contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break
away from the life he was destined to live.
Enders Game (Book 1: Ender Series) / Orson Scott Card
In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack,
government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant
young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his
sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister
Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program
but didn't make the cut--young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle
School for rigorous military training. Ender's skills make him a leader in school
and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero
gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers, Ender
suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adultteachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles
include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers,
and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.
The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Su
America's Great White Sharks / Susan CaseySusan Casey was in her living room when she first saw
the Farallon Islands, their dark fins swirling around a s
documentary. These sharks were the alphas among alp
twenty feet, and there were too many to count; even m
congregation was taking place just twenty-seven miles
Francisco. In a matter of months, Casey was being ho
winter swells on a crane, up a cliff face to the barren s
Farallon Island-dubbed by sailors in the 1850s the "de
readied herself for the eight-week stint, she had no washe would find among the dangerous, forgotten islands
campaign for civilization in the past two hundred year
vivid dispatch from an otherworldly outpost, a story of
between society and an untamed place where humans a
needed.
The Art of Racing in the Rain: Garth Stein
A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family,
love, loyalty, and hope--a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of
human life . . . as only a dog could tell it.
The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and G
Susan CaseyIn her astonishing new book Susan Casey captures col
waves, and the surfers and scientists who seek them ou
Laird Hamilton, hundred foot waves represent the ultim
Casey travels the globe, hunting these monsters of the
crew, she witnesses first-hand the life or death stakes, tof impossibly mammoth waves. Yet for the scientists w
waves represent something truly scary brewing in the p
inexorable verve, The Wave brilliantly portrays human
nature at its most ferocious. ANew York Times notable
Eight Keys / Suzanne LaFleurElise and Franklin have always been best friends. Elis
big house with her loving Uncle and Aunt, because Eli
she was too young to remember them. There's always house with eight locked doors on the second floor.
When Elise and Franklin start middle school, things fe
Not fitting in. Franklin suddenly seems babyish. Thenbirthday, Elise receives a mysterious key left for her byunlocks one of the eight doors upstairs in the bar . . .