A World BelowBy Wesley King Eric, Silvia and the rest of Mr. Baker’s eighth grade class are less than excited about their field trip to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. The students think that geology and cave exploration is rather boring. Mr. Baker, however, is thrilled about their trip inside this natural phenomenon; he’s studied […]
Ghosts of Greenglass HouseBy Kate Milford Milo Pine and his family return in this follow-up story to Greenglass House. One year has passed since Milo’s first mystery. Christmas is rapidly approaching but there is still no snow. To make matters worse, Milo is having trouble with his teacher, and school is really stressing him out. […]
Fatty LegsBy Christy Jordan-Fenton & Margaret Pokiak-Fenton Young Olemaun Pokiak is desperate to go to school and learn to read like her sister. But Olemaun lives in the High Arctic, and to attend school she will have to make a five-day journey to Aklavik, Northwest Territories. Not only that, but she will have to stay […]
The One and Only IvanBy Katherine Applegate Ivan is not your typical gorilla. Although he is massive and strong like other silverbacks, he doesn’t have the opportunity to use his power to protect his family. Ivan doesn’t live in the lush forests with other gorillas. He lives at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall – […]
The Glass SentenceBy S.E. Grove Sophia lives with her Uncle Shadrack, a famous cartologer, in the era after the Great Disruption. Now, different time periods, from both past and future, have emerged in the present. Now, different regions of the world belong to different Ages. Sophia’s parents have long ago gone missing and Shadrack is […]
PaperboyBy Vince Vawter Victor is an 11-year-old boy with two traits that make him stand out: He’s got a fantastic pitching arm. He stutters. It’s 1959 in Memphis. Kids and adults alike admire Victor’s ability on the baseball field. But Victor keeps most people at arm’s length because of his disability. It’s just so hard […]
The Vanderbeekers and the Hidden GardenBy Karina Yan Glaser Another run-of-the-mill summer has just started for Josie, Oliver, Hyacinth and Laney (a.k.a. the Vanderbeekers). Their sister Isa is away at music camp, but otherwise things are pretty standard at their Harlem brownstone. But when their beloved upstairs neighbour, Mr. Jeet, has a stroke, and his […]
The Last by Katherine ApplegateThe Last is book #1 in the Endling Series by Katherine Applegate. It is the story of Byx, the baby of her pack, and a member of the nearly extinct dairne species. Dairnes are dog-like creatures that have magical abilities and are able to glide when they spread their arms and expand […]
IllegalBy Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Giovanni Rigano Ebo and his siblings know they must leave their home in Ghana to make a better life in Europe. Sisi, his sister, has already gone. When Kwame, his brother, disappears, Ebo follows. He is determined not to be left behind. When he meets up with […]
One Came HomeBy Amy Timberlake Thirteen-year-old Georgie Burkhardt’s older sister, Agatha, has disappeared. To her family’s horror, a mostly unidentifiable body is found on the wagon road to another town and everyone assumes it’s Agatha. But even though the body is wearing Agatha’s blue-green dress and has the same auburn hair, Georgie does not believe […]