York: The Shadow Cipher By Laura Ruby The first thing that will strike you about this book is its cover. It’s the city of New York but in an astounding alternate universe where machines transform themselves and seem almost alive; where the subway (called the Underway) goes both above and below ground and zings riders […]
GenesisBy Helen Dennis When a boy washes up on the shore of the Thames – alive, but barely – Londoners want to know who he is and what he was doing in the river. But the boy has no memory of anything and doesn’t even know his own name. No one comes forward to claim […]
The Princess In Black By Shannon Hale and Dean Hale Illustrated by LeUyen Pham Princess Magnolia is prim and proper, as a princess should be. She wears frilly pink dresses and takes tea with duchesses and never gets her hands dirty. But Princess Magnolia has a secret: when the monster alarm rings, she knows she […]
The Incredible Journey By Sheila Burnford We just unpacked new copies of this classic. If you are looking for an award winning adventure story The Incredible Journey is for you! Three unlikely friends; two dogs and a cat, need to get back to their owner and family they love. The three animals are put to […]
by Elaine Vickers A wise librarian nurtures friendship between three ten-year-old girls experiencing significant changes in their young lives. Grace’s best friend has moved away and now she cannot find the ability to speak. Jada has just moved to Salt Lake City with her father because of his new teaching job. Malia’s mother is in the […]
Mighty JackBy Ben Hatke Mighty Jack is a modern interpretation of Jack and the Beanstalk. You might call it a fractured fairy tale transformed into a graphic novel. Jack has been left in charge of his autistic sister Maddy for the summer. Of course, his mom has to work, but Jack doesn’t want the responsibility. […]
Under Their SkinBy Margaret Peterson Haddix Nick and Eryn are 12-year-old twins who lead a pretty normal life, spending half their time at their mom’s house and half the time with their dad. When their mom announces that she is getting married to Michael, Nick and Eryn know that life will change. But change comes […]
The Unbreakable CodeBy Jennifer Chambliss Bertman This follow-up to Book Scavenger has Emily and her best friend James solving yet another mystery. This time they come across the infamous Unbreakable Code, which has gone unsolved for 150 years. Emily and James try desperately to crack the code which leads to some kind of treasure. Along […]
The Last Kids On EarthBy Max Brallier, illustrated by Douglas Holgate Jack is a thirteen-year-old foster kid who has bounced from house to house and school to school. He’s never had a real family or real friends. When he finally makes friends with Quint, a geeky science-type, they get hit with the zombie apocalypse! Everyone […]
The Darkest DarkBy Chris Hadfield Have you ever been afraid of the dark? Chris Hadfield has. Lying in the dark, Chris thinks of all kinds of scary things, especially aliens. He has many sleepless night in his family’s cottage on Stag Island in Ontario. He keeps his parents awake too, and they are getting pretty […]