New Children's Fiction Books
New arrivals added to our Children's Fiction Collection in the last 7 days
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Date added |
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| Moxie and the art of rule breaking - a 14 day mystery by Dionne, Erin, 1975- |
Instead of spending a carefree summer exploring downtown Boston with best friend Ollie, thirteen-year-old Moxie must solve a famous art heist in order to protect those she loves from her ailing grandfather's gangster past. Includes facts about the 1990 Gardner Museum art theft. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| The hidden summer by Phillips, Gin. |
When twelve-year-old Nell and her best friend, Lydia, are forbidden to see each other, they hatch a plan to spend their summer days in an abandoned miniature golf course, where they soon find others in search of a home. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Pirate queen by Peschke, M. (Marci) |
Inspired by her report on a female pirate, and challenged by a boy in her class, Kylie Jean and her friends decide to form a pirate gang, complete with costumes, a secret hideout, and buried treasure--but when the treasure disappears Kylie makes an important discovery about the local haunted house. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| The python problem by Odgers, Darrel. |
Trump, the dog, helps Dr. Jeanie with sick animals at the Pet Vet Clinic. Diamond, the python escapes from a moving van and causes a panic throughout the town. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Football queen by Peschke, M. (Marci) |
Kylie Jean Carter has been waiting for three years to become a Little Dazzler--a junior cheerleader for the high school's Dancing Dazzlers--so she can cheer for her brother's high school football team. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Witch bell by Lennon, Joan. |
Pip the orphan and Perfect the stone gargoyle face a variety of dangers when they meet a mysterious stranger who has actually heard the sound of a Witch Bell and is being chased by the Holy Hunter. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| P.S. be eleven by Williams-Garcia, Rita. |
"Eleven-year-old Brooklyn girl Delphine feels overwhelmed with worries and responsibilities. She's just started sixth grade and is self-conscious about being the tallest girl in the class, and nervous about her first school dance. She's supposed to be watching her sisters, but Fern and Vonetta are hard to control. Her uncle Darnell is home from Vietnam and seems different. And her pa has a girlfriend. At least Delphine can write to her mother in Oakland, California, for advice. But why does her |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Just Grace and the trouble with cupcakes by Harper, Charise Mericle. |
Count on third-grader Grace to cook up a creative compromise just in time to save the day at the cupcake-themed school fair. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Ghoulfriends just want to have fun by Daneshvari, Gitty. |
"Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun introduces three new monster characters: Robecca Steam, Rochelle Goyle, and Venus Mcflytrap. As new students, the trio must navigate the bewildering array of cute monster boys, established cliques, and monster-rific subjects like Mad Science, Ge-ogre-phy, and physical deaducation. As if that weren't hard enough, something strange and sinister seems to be happening at the school. Can the new GFFs solve the mystery?"-- |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| The Laura Line by Allen, Crystal. |
When Laura Dyson's seventh grade history teacher schedules a class trip to the slave shack on her grandmother's farm, Laura is forced to come to terms with her family's past and what it means for her future. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Superman - peace in the balance by Teitelbaum, Michael. |
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Jun 18, 2013 |
| The mighty Quinn by Parnell, Robyn. |
Fifth-graders Quinn and Neally solve a mystery, thwart a bully, and realize that the fabled ability to belch the entire alphabet might very possibly trump any award ever presented at Turner Creek School. Includes discussion questions and activities. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Maggie's camp crush by Darling, Angela, author. |
Maddie arrives at camp cross, cranky, and ready for one long, hot summer. But then she spies Gabriel, beautiful Gabriel, with a British accent to boot.. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| The school for good and evil by Chainani, Soman. |
Best friends Sophie (princess wannabe) and Agatha (witchy loner) are headed (via kidnapping) to the School for Good and Evil, but their assumed destinies are reversed. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Saving Thanehaven by Jinks, Catherine. |
"Set in a computer game, a knight is swayed away from the game's rules by the promise of winning the affections of a princess and ending his life of torment"-- |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Hurry up, Houdini! by Osborne, Mary Pope. |
"Join Jack and Annie as they as they meet one of the world's most famous illusionists - Harry Houdini!"-- |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Geronimo Stilton Cavemice. 2, Watch your tail! by |
Geronimo Stiltonoot wakes up to a terrible morning. Meteors are falling from the sky, and everyone in Old Mouse City has an awful stomachache! Geronimo must travel to the Cave of Memories to find the ancient shaman cure for his fellow cavemice. But dangers lurk on the journey -- can he make it back home safely? |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| The perfect present by Klein, Abby. |
Freddy is very excited about all the toys that he wants for Christmas, until he remembers that some kids cannot afford any Christmas presents at all. |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Bo at Ballard Creek by Hill, Kirkpatrick. |
"It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village"-- |
Jun 18, 2013 |
| Aces wild by Perl, Erica S. |
Eleven-year-old Zelly Fried's parents will not allow her to have a slumber party until she teaches her mischievous puppy, Ace, to behave, but with Grandpa Ace around nothing is ever simple. |
Jun 18, 2013 |