New Children's Fiction Books
New arrivals added to our Children's Fiction Collection in the last 7 days
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| House of secrets by Columbus, Chris. |
Cordelia, Brendan, and Eleanor Walker, aged fifteen to eight, must rely on a mysterious book to face the Wind Witch and her father, the Storm King, who have kidnapped Dr. and Mrs. Walker and brought them to a strange world of magic. |
May 23, 2013 |
| A girl called Problem by Quirk, Katie. |
In 1967 Tanzania, when President Nyerere urges his people to work together as one extended family, the people of Litongo move to a new village which, to some, seems cursed, but where thirteen-year-old Shida, a healer, and her female cousins are allowed to attend school. Includes glossary and author's note. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Escape from ice mountain by Jones, Gareth (Gareth P.), author. |
Adventure fiction. Hidden in the remotest reaches of the Red Desert, in a place called Mystic Rock, legend tells of an elite fighting force of meerkats - the Clan of the Scorpion. Under the guidance of Grandmaster One-Eye, and armed with ninja-know-how, these warriors are sworn to protect the world from their enemy, the Ringmaster. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Epic - the junior novel by Auerbach, Annie. |
"The Jinn are tiny forest creatures who love all growing things. Their enemies, the Boggans, want to destroy the forest by spreading decay. When a human girl named M.K. magically shrinks and joins forces with the Leafmen--the brave warrior Jinn--the Jinn may have a chance of survival. Join M.K., the Leafmen, and other curious creatures on a dangerous journey to save this miraculous forest world!"--P. [4] of cover. |
May 23, 2013 |
| The Empire strikes out by Landers, Ace. |
"The Death Star has been destroyed, but the Empire isn't going down so easily. They are rebuilding the space station, and the Emperor is madder than ever. But while Darth Vader deals with the return of Darth Maul, it's up to heroes Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, Han Solo, and their friends to travel to Naboo, save the day, and escape from... teenage fangirls?!"--P. [4] of cover. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Daisy's defining day by Feder, Sandra V., 1963- |
When Miss Goldner teaches her class about alliteration, Daisy has a terrific time coming up with wonderful word combinations. Then someone calls her Lazy Daisy, and suddenly words are a problem. Daisy needs a new nickname! - from cover p. [2] |
May 23, 2013 |
| Collision course by Farshtey, Greg. |
On the Valiant's maiden voyage in space, it encounters a swarm of brains drifting quietly among the stars. Little does the crew know these strange creatures have the ability to control the minds of anyone they touch. The ship is quickly taken over by the hostile life-forms, and the Valiant begins rocketing through space on a collision course with one target: the Hero Factory in Makuhero City. |
May 23, 2013 |
| The hero's guide to storming the castle by Healy, Christopher, 1972- |
"The four princes erroneously dubbed by Prince Charming and rudely marginalized in their respective fairy tales have to once again save the kingdom from a great threat"-- |
May 23, 2013 |
| The great dog disaster by Davies, Katie, 1978- |
Sequel to: The great cat conspiracy. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Boris on the move by Joyner, Andrew. |
Boris lives in Hogg Bay, in an old bus that used to travel all over the world, but now just sits there--until one day when his parents take him on an adventure. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Bad unicorn by Clark, Platte F. |
Max Spencer is an underachiever but when a carnivorous unicorn, Princess the Destroyer, and an evil wizard, Rezormoor, bring him, the only one who can read the legendary Codex of Infinite Knowability, to their magical realm, he must find the courage to save himself, his friends, and the entire human race. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Like bug juice on a burger by Sternberg, Julie. |
"As the days go on, nine-year-old Eleanor realizes that maybe being at summer camp isn't so bad after all, and is full of special surprises"-- |
May 23, 2013 |
| After Earth - Kitai's Journal by Peymani, Christine/ Katzenstein, Jason A. (ILT) |
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May 23, 2013 |
| Black and White and Gray All Over by Wise, Rachel |
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May 23, 2013 |
| Bouncing Off the Menu by Irwin, Bindi |
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May 23, 2013 |
| The hidden kingdom by Sutherland, Tui, 1978- |
The five dragonets of the prophecy are hoping to hide in safety in the RainWing kingdom, and Glory is hoping to learn more about her own identity, but when tribe members start disappearing and the old queen does nothing, it is up to Glory and her friendsto uncover the lurking evil. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Dark waters by Holt, Christopher, 1980- |
"Canine heroes Max, Rocky, and Gizmo meet a friendly new community of dogs--and these new dogs have seen humans, who Max, Rocky, and Gizmo thought had disappeared without a trace"-- |
May 23, 2013 |
| A hidden enemy by Hunter, Erin. |
"Lucky and the rest of the Leashed Dogs have settled in the forest--but a vicious Pack has claimed the land, and will stop at nothing to ensure that it is theirs alone"-- |
May 23, 2013 |
| Ellray Jakes walks the plank by Warner, Sally, 1946- |
Third-grader EllRay is becoming famous for messing up, and when his little sister accidentally kills EllRay's class goldfish, and then he forgets his teacher's read-aloud book at home, it only makes matters worse. |
May 23, 2013 |
| Better to wish - the first generation by Martin, Ann M., 1955- |
In 1930 Abby Nichols is an eight-year-old girl growing up in Maine, but as the Depression deepens, and her mother dies, the responsibility of taking care of her family falls to her, and she has to put her dreams of going to college and becoming a writer on hold. |
May 23, 2013 |