7th Grade January 2011

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger

  Dwight does a lot of weird things, like wearing the same t-shirt for a month or telling people to call him "Captain Dwight."  One cool thing Dwight does though is make an origami finger puppet named Yoda, who can predict the future.  Is Yoda tapping into the force?  Tommy, Dwights lunchtime friend, wants to figure out this mystery.

Read alikes: Meanwhile by Jason Siga,  Big Nate by Lincoln Peirce, Justin Case by Rachel Vail

The Secret Life of Ms Finkleman
by Ben H. Winters


  Bethesda is convinced her mousy music teacher is hiding a secret life and she's determined to figure out what it is.  No one though is prepared for the answer: 
Ms. Finkleman used to be a ROCK STAR.  Soon the whole school goes rock crazy, but there's still a mystery Bethesda needs to solve.

Read alikes: Guys Read: Funny Business by Jon Scienzska, How Angel Got His Name by Gary Paulsen, A Whole Nother Story by Dr. C. Soup

I, Emma Freke
by Elizabeth Atkinson

   When a mysterious letter comes inviting Emma to the Freke Family Reunion in the wilds of Wisconsin, Emma thinks she may finally discover why she is the way she is.  But once she meets her fellow Frekes, things aren't what she expected at all.  Maybe she's better off being her own freak, rather someone else's Freke.

Read alikes: Saavy by Ingrid Law, From Alice to Zen and Everyone Inbetween by Elizabeth Atkinson, Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen 

Under Siege
by Andrea Warren

  Meet Lucy, Willie and Frederick, three children who survived the Civil War Battle for Vicksburg.  In this dramatic non-fiction account, you will see both sides of the most crucial campaign of the Civil War through the eyes of ordinary people, but mostly 3 brave children.

Read alikes by Andrea Warren: Orphan Train Rider, Surviving Hitler, Pioneer Girl

Lucy Long Ago
by Catherine Thimmesh

  At first they spotted just a little bit of the elbow jutting out of the sediment...but as they continued they discovered a thighbone, ribs and a vertebrae lying in the gulley.  Scientists from around the world began to question what this was, how did it walk, was it a man or woman...could it be human?

Read alikes:  Written in Bone by Sally Walker, The Frog Scientist by Pamela Turner, Bodies from the Ice by James Deem

Books Just on the Shelves

Teens...Make Waves @ Your Library with new titles this summer!!!

Fiction

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

Greed by Robin Wasserman
Gluttony by Robin Wasserman
Wrath by Robin Wasserman
Envy by Robin Wasserman
Sloth by Robin Wasserman

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days by Jeff Kinney

I am a Genius of Unspeakable Evil and I want to be your Class President
by Josh Lieb

Candor by Pam Bachorz

Food, Girls, and Other Thigns I Can't Have by Allen Zadoff

Tempted by P.C. Cast

ZebraFish by Peter H. Reynolds

Bloodhound by Tamora Pierce

Hold Still by Nina LaCour

Are these my basoomas I see Before Me? by Georgia Nicolson

Sources of Light by Margaret McMullan

Forest Born by Shannon Hale

Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey

Griff Carver, Hallway Patrol by Jim Krieg

The Van Alen Legacy, A Blue Bloods Novel by Melissa De La Cruz

Green Witch by Alice Hoffman

Evermore by Alyson Noel
Blue Moon by Alyson Noel
Shadowland by Alyson Noel

Lost Tales of Ga'Hoole by Otulissa

Lovestruck Summer by Melissa Walker

All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque

Alphas by Lisa Harrison

Sending of Dragons by Jane Yolen

The Miles Between by Mary E. Pearson

Animal Academy by Moyamu Fujino

Angel in Vegas by Norma Howe

Ash by Malinda Lo

Alex Van Helsing, Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson

The Shifter by Janice Hardy

The Prince of Mist by Carlos Ruiz Zafon

The Cardturner by Louis Sachar

Dork Diaries, Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life by Rachel Renee Russell

Going Bovine by Libba Bray

The Espressologist by Kristina Springer


Non-fiction

Tiger Woods by Jeremy Roberts

Mythlopedia, She's All That by Scholastic

13 edited by James Howe

In Love and in Danger by Barrie Levy

Chicken Soup for the Soul, Teens Talk Middle School

In Your Face 3-D, The Best 3-D Book Ever by David Klutho

The Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy

The Green Teen by Jenn Savedge

Codes & Cheats Winter 2010

I Am An Emotional Creature by Eve Ensler

World Cup by Matt Christopher

Mean Behind the Screen, Cyberbullying by Toney Allman

Almost Astronauts by Tanya Lee Stone

Who's Haunting the Whitehouse by Jeff Belanger

Edgar Allan Poe, Poetry for Young People edited by Brod Bagert

DragonArt, How to Draw Fantastic dRagons and Fantasy Creatures by J Peffer
DragonArt, Fantasy Characters by J Peffer

Dinosaur Mountain by Deborah Kogan Ray

Driven A Photobiography of Henry Ford by Don Mitchell

Bill Gates by Jeanne Lesinski
Kelly Clarkson by Gail Snyder
Chris Daughtry by Hal Marcovitz
Tyra Banks by Karen Schweitzer
Yao Ming by Travis Clark
Arnold Schwarzenegger by Colleen Sexton
Vera Wang by Katherine Krohn
Maya Angelou by L. Patricia Kite
The Beatles by Jeremy Roberts
Venus and Serena Williams by Jacqueline Edmonsdson

3rd Grade March 2010

Nana Cracks the Case
by Kathleen Lane

Nana is not your typical Grandma...
When other Grandma's are baking ooey-gooey chocolate chip cookies
or sewing handmade clothes for their grandchildren, this Nana is out
trying on new careers. In Nana Cracks the Case we find Nana's niche
is to be a police detective. And she may be the only one crafty enough
to discover who the Yumdum thief actually is...


Too Many Toys
by David Shannon

Spencer is a young boy with the biggest problem in the world...well
at least according to his parents...HE HAS TOO MANY TOYS!!
Problems begin when his parents step on a hidden Lego--OUCH!
Now he must decide which toys he wants to keep and which toys
just plain need to go!


The Goat-Faced Girl
Retold by Leah Marinsky Sharpe

This fable begins when a large lizard picks up an infant in the woods,
takes her home where she will grow into a pampered young
woman, who plans on marrying a charmnig prince. The lizard-mother
challenges the young couple, so this beautiful young woman can
figure out what's most important in life.


Never Smile At A Monkey
by Steve Jenkins

So you know how to pet a dog? And a cat? Maybe even a bird...but
do you know you should never smile at a rhesus monkey? This book
is about all sizes of creatures who may not seem so dangerous, but
in reality could be deadly. What would you do if one crossed your path?


Lights on Broadway
by Harriet Ziefert

In this A to Z theatrical book, kids of all ages will discover the fantastic
world of being on Broadway. Each letter represents a different
aspect of the theater..
A is for Audition to Z is for Zing!

Unwind

Connor, Risa and Lev

Sister Wife

Set in a small, Mormon community called Unity, this book is told in alternating voices between Celeste, Nanette and Taviana.

Celeste questions.
Nanette believes.
Taviana is the outsider.

It is the story of three girls growing in and out of religion, to discover who they might become.