Renee Otero's Summer Reading List for grades 1 - 7.

7/28/2019 Renee Otero's Summer Reading List for grades 1 - 7.

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SUMMER READING 2013SAN FRANCISCO DAY SCHOOL


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Picture Books all ages

Auntie Yang's great soybean picnic / Ginnie Lo

"A Chinese American girl's Auntie Yang discovers soybeans-a favorite

Chinese food-growing in Illinois, leading her family to a soybean picnictradition that grows into an annual community event.

Exclamation mark /Amy Krouse Rosenthal

An exclamation mark, who does not look like the periods around him,learns to embrace what makes him stand out.

The granddaughter necklace / Sharon Dennis Wyeth

An uplifting tale of love, kinship, and gifts, passed down throughgenerations. A historical sweep that reaches back to Ireland and toAfrica, and an intimacy that resides in every family's treasured stories.

Lottie Paris and the best place / Angela Johnson

Lottie Paris has a favorite place. The library! She loves to go there andread about space. She knows there are rules at the library, butsometimes they are not so easy to follow.

Miss Moore thought otherwise / Jan Pinborough

Once upon a time, American children couldn't borrow library books.Reading wasn't all that important for children, many thought. LuckilyMiss Anne Carroll Moore thought otherwise!

Mary Walker wears the pants : the true story of theand Civil War hero / Cheryl Harness

A biography of Mary Edwards Walker, who shocked pof the 1800s by wearing men's pants and becoming onphysicians in the United States. During the Civil War, wounded on both sides, was given an officer's post, waand spent several months in a prison.

Nasreddine / Odile Weulersse

As Nasreddine and his father take dates, wool, chickenmarket, people tease them no matter who is riding theicauses Nasreddine embarrassment until his father help

Odd Duck / Cecil CastellucciTheodora is a perfectly normal duck. She may swim won her head and stay north when the rest of the ducks flwinter, but there's nothing so odd about that. Chad, onstrange bird. Theodora quite likes him, but she can't ov

The quiet place / Sarah Stewart

When Isabel and her family move to the United Statesthings she left behind in Mexico, especially her aunt Lpeople speak Spanish. Papa and her brother Chavo helinto her own quiet place, where she keeps her books anletters to Aunt Lupita.

Take me out to the Yakyu / Aaron MeshonJoin one little boy and his family for two ballgamesthe world! Come along with one little boy and his gra

America and one in Japan, as he learns about basebalcultural traditions.


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YoungerChapter Books

Bink & Gollie. Best friends forever / Kate DiCamillo and Alison

McGheeGollie is sure she has royal blood in her veins, but can Bink survive herfriend's queenly airs? Bink wonders what it would be like to be as tall asher friend, but how far will she stretch her luck to find out? Bink andGollie long to get their picture into a book of record holders, where willthey find the kudos they seek?

Clementine and the spring trip / Sara Pennypacker

For Clementine, spring is a really big deal. It's the time for seeing herapple tree start to grow, for watching her friend Margaret go crazy withspring cleaning, and for going on the school trip to Plimoth Plantation.Clementine is ready for Ye Olden Times, but she isn't so sure aboutsurviving lunch therethe fourth graders have strict rules about no

eating sounds.

The King of Space / Jonny Duddle

Rex may look like an average six-year-old, living on his parents' moogfarm and going to mini intergalactic citizen school, but he knows he'sdestined to become... the King of Space! With the help of his unsuspectingfriends, Rex begins his conquest of the known worlds.

Lulu and the duck in the park / Hilary McKay

Lulu loves animals. When Lulu finds a duck egg that has rolled out ofits nest, she takes it to class to keep it safe. Lulu isn't allowed to bringpets to school. But she's not really breaking the rules because it's just anegg. Surely nothing bad will happen... A fun-filled new series for earlyreaders and animal lovers alike.

Magical Monty / Johanna Hurwitz

First-grader Monty Morris includes his new baby sister in a s

gives his mother a surprising gift, gets a little more than he cahis friend Joey's dogs, and learns that sometimes a day filled excitement is not the best thing.

Max and Zoe at soccer practice / Shelley Swanson Satere

Max likes soccer, but he's not very good. He starts to feel jeaand her skills and tries to cheat to win. He soon learns that ponly way to get better.

Rabbit & Robot : the sleepover / Cece Bell

Rabbit is excited: his friend Robot is coming to spend the nig

left nothing to chance and has drawn up a list of all the thingFirst off is making pizza, but Robot only likes nuts and boltstop (good thing he has magnetic hands). Next on the list is wbut the remote is missing, and Rabbit is panicking! Will Roblogical (and rather obvious) solution to the problem? Numbeuh-oh!

The year of the baby / Andrea Cheng

Last year, Anna learned how to be a good friend. Now that hadopted a baby girl from China, she wants to learn how to bBut the new year proves challenging when the doctor warns

isn't thriving. Can Anna and her best friends, Laura and Camscience project that saves the day?


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Chapter BooksBetter Nate than ever / Tim Federle

Nate Foster has big dreams. His whole life, hes wanted to star in a

Broadway show. (Heck, hed settle for seeing a Broadway show.) But how

is Nate supposed to make his dreams come true when hes stuck in

Jankburg, Pennsylvania, where no one (except his best pal Libby)appreciates a good show tune? With Libbys help, Nate plans a daring

overnight escape to New York.

The center of everything / Linda Urban

For Ruby Pepperdine, the "center of everything" is on the rooftop of

Pepperdine Motors in her donut-obsessed town of Bunning, New

Hampshire, stargazing from the circle of her grandmother Gigi's hug.

That's how everything is supposed to beuntil Ruby messes up and things

spin out of control. But she has one last hope. It all depends on what

happens on Bunning Day.

Destiny rewritten / Kathryn Fitzmaurice

Eleven-year-old Emily Elizabeth Davis has always been told that she is

destined to be a poet despite the fact that she doesn't like poetry, but she

finds a chance to rewrite her destiny when she discovers a family secret

hidden in a book of poetry by her namesake, Emily Dickinson.

The dogs of winter / Bobbie Pyron

Set in Russia during the 1990s and loosely based on a true story, thisabsorbing novel tells of a vulnerable and suddenly homeless five-year-old

boy. Ivan is taken in by a gang of children who beg and steal to survive,but soon he joins a pack of street dogs that become his surrogate familyfor the next two years.

Flying the dragon / Natalie Dias Lorenzi

American-born Skye is a good student and a star soccer playgives any thought to the fact that her father is Japanese. Her lives in Japan, and never really gives a thought to his uncle'sUnited States. Skye and Hiroshi's lives are thrown together wfamily, with his grandfather (who is also his best friend), sudU.S. Now Skye doesn't know who she is anymore.

The garden of my Imaan / Farhana Zia

Aliya already struggles with trying to fit in, feeling confidenthe cute boy or stand up to mean kidsthe fact that she's Mthing to deal with. When Marwa, a Moroccan girl who sharculture, comes to Aliya's school, Aliya wonders even more awhat she believes, and where she fits in. Should she fast for she wear the hijab? She's old enough for both, but does she attention to herself?

Hiding out at the Pancake Palace / Nan Marino

Eleven-year-old musical prodigy, Elvis Ruby, was supposedmost coveted reality show on television, Tween Star. None o

contestants even came close to his talents. But in the middlenight, with millions of people watching, Elvis panicked. Hewords to the song. He forgot the tune. He forgot how to playinstrument he'd ever known and froze on national TV.

Hokey Pokey / Jerry Spinelli

Welcome to Hokey Pokey. A place and a time, when childhbest: games to play, bikes to ride, experiences to be had. Thadults in Hokey Pokey, just kids, and the laws governing Hosimple and finite. But when one of the biggest kids, Jack, habike stolen his entire world, and the world of Hokey Pokey,And even more troubling he alone hears a faint train whistle

impossible: every kid knows there no trains in Hokey Pokey


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On the road to Mr. Mineo's / Barbara O'Connor

Summer days drift by slowly in Meadville, South Carolina-Sherman the one-legged pigeon flies into town and causes aStella, who's been begging for a dog, spots him on top of a decides she wants him for a pet. Then there's Ethel and Amwho sees the pigeon in their barn keeping company with a lthat barks all night. The pigeon lands smack in the middle ohead, but he's the town liar, so no one believes him.

P.K. Pinkerton and the petrified man / Caroline Lawren

After vanquishing three notorious Desperados, twelve-yearopens a private-eye business in Virginia City. P.K.'s skills a

test: When a maid named Martha witnesses a murder, she hdetective to track the killer before he finds her too.P.K. enliPoker Face Jace, to help crack the casebut collecting clueMartha safe will not be easy. Cunning liars, rogue gunsling

lurk at every turn, and time is running out to bring the murd

P.S. be eleven / Rita Williams-Garcia

Sequel to: One crazy Summer. After spending the Summermother and the Black Panthers, Delphine, Vonetta, and FerBrooklyn with a new feeling of independence, but they disa new girlfriend, Uncle Darnell has come home from Vietnand Big Ma still expects Delphine to take care of everythin

overwhelmed, Delphine writes to her mother, who remindseleven and not grow up too fast.

Odessa again / Dana Reinhardt

When nine-year-old Odessa Green-Light stomps out her frubeing sent to her room after shoving her annoying little brotparticularly big stomp sends Odessa flying through the floormysteriously twenty-four hours back in time.

I funny / James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein

Jamie Grimm is a middle schooler on a mission: he wants tobecome the world's greatest standup comedian--even if he doesn'thave a lot to laugh about these days. He's new in town and stuckliving with his aunt, uncle, and their evil son Stevie, a bully whodoesn't let Jamie's wheelchair stop him from messing with Jamieas much as possible. But Jamie doesn't let his situation get himdown. He practices the craft of stand-up every day on friends,family, and the willing customers at his Uncle Frankie's diner.

Katerina's wish / Jeannie Mobley

Katerina has a dream. Its her papas dream, too. Her family came toAmerica to buy their own farm. But a year later, Papa is still working inthe dangerous coal mine. Each day, the farm seems farther away. ThenKaterina is reminded of the carp that granted three wishes in an oldfolktale. When her younger sisters hear the story, they immediately makewishes. Trina doesnt believe in such sillinessbut what is she to thinkwhen her sisters wishes come true?

Loki's wolves / K.L. Armstrong and M.A. Marr

Matt Thorsen knows every Norse myth, saga, and god as if it was familyhistory--because it is family history. Most people in the modern-day townof Blackwell, South Dakota, in fact, are direct descendants of either Thoror Loki, including Matt's classmates Fen and Laurie Brekke. However,knowing the legends and completely believing them are two differentthings. When the rune readers reveal that Ragnarok is coming and kids--led by Matt--will stand in for the gods in the final battle.

Marco impossible / Hannah Moskowitz

Now that eighth grade is finished, so is 13-year-old BFFs Stephen andMarcos sideline of solving minor schoolyard mysteries. Marco is headingoff to Clinton Prepatory Academy, and maybe theyre getting too old for it

anyway. But dont hang up those fedoras just yet. Marco is determined tosneak into tonights high-school prom so he can jump onstage and declarehis love to longtime crush Benji.


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The revolution of Evelyn Serrano / Sonia Manzano

There are two secrets Evelyn Serrano is keeping from her Mamiand Papo her true feelings about growing up in her SpanishHarlem neighborhood, and her attitude about Abuela, her sassygrandmother who's come from Puerto Rico to live with them.Then, like an urgent ticking clock, events erupt that changeeverything. The Young Lords, a Puerto Rican activist group,dump garbage in the street and set it on fire, igniting a powerful

protest. When Abuela steps in to take charge, Evelyn is thrust intothe action. Tempers flare, loyalties are tested. Through it all, Evelynlearns important truths about her Latino heritage and the history makers who shapeda nation.

A song for Bijou / Josh Farrar

Life for Alex Schrader has never involved girls. He goes to an all-boys prep school and spends most of his time goofing around withhis friends. But all that changes the first time he meets BijouDoucet, a Haitian girl recently relocated to Brooklyn after theearthquake-and he is determined to win her heart. For Bijou,change is the only constant, and she's surprised every day by howdifferent life is in America, especially when a boy asks her out.Alex quickly learns that there are rules when it comes to girls-both in Haitian culture and with his own friends. And Bijou soonlearns that she doesn't have to let go of her roots to find joy in her

new life.

True legend / Mike Lupica

There's a reason teammates call him "True." Because for basketballphenom Drew Robinson, there is nothing more true than his talent onthe court. It's the kind that comes along once in a generation and isloaded with perks--and with problems. Loaded with action-packed,suspenseful basketball sequences, crisp dialogue, sharply drawncharacters, and keen insight into contemporary basketball culture in

America, Drew's story illuminates the realities and choices facinggifted young athletes. Although Drew's talent is basketball, readerswill discover in him a universal need for acceptance and friendship.

The whole story of half a girl / Veera Hiranandani

After her father loses his job, Sonia Nadhamuni, half InAmerican, finds herself yanked out of private school anunfamiliar world of public education. For the first time,heritage makes her classmates ask questionsquestionalways know how to answeras she navigates betweengirls who want her to try out for the cheerleading squadwho aren't part of the "in" crowd.

The worm whisperer / Betty Hicks

Ellis Coffey loves animals. He spends so much time osometimes he thinks he can talk with them. When he dthat seems to follow his directions, he knows he has aannual Woolly Worm race. The prize money is $1,000of the deductible for his dad's back surgery. If Ellis is his woolly worm to be the fastest in the county, he's sufamily's problems. But when you're trying to talk to insimple as it seems.

Write this book : a do-it-yourself mystery / written

reluctant assistance of Pseudonymous Bosch

I feared this may happen. I knew reading was a dang

now it's not safe for writers either! You see, the autho

missing. Well, maybe not "missing." A certain author

(okay, me) has abandoned his book and has left his re

dry. This is a crime, I admit, but there it is. Most of th

haven't written it. And I'm not going to, either. Why?

reasons. Big. Grown up. Author. Reasons. Unfortunat

them yet. Let's just say a life is at stake (mine) and le


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NonfictionAlien deep : revealing the mysterious living world at the bottom

of the ocean / Bradley Hague

Alien Deep follows a recent, deepwater exploration that illuminatesnew knowledge about our oceans. Following alongside a current

expedition, Alien Deep will enable children to observe the processesinvolved in marine exploration. As scientists delve into themysterious depths of the ocean, children will be able to witness theexcitement of scientific exploration.

All kinds of friends / Norma Simon

Wherever you live, whoever you are, friends are important, all kindsof friends." In the spirit of her classic book, All Kinds of Families,Norma Simon leads us through a celebration of friendship--schoolfriends, family friends, grownup friends, even pet friends!

The big green book of the big blue sea / Helaine BeckerThe Big Green Book of the Big Blue Sea shows how the ocean worksand why this immense ecosystem needs our protection. Experimentsusing everyday materials help explain scientific concepts, such aswhy the ocean is salty, how temperature affects water density andwhy fish don't get waterlogged. A focus on pollution and otherecological hazards raises awareness.

The book of perfectly perilous math / Sean Connolly

This offers 24 engaging and thought-provoking math problems. Abrief introduction explains the arrangement of the text and includessome tips and hints for tackling them. Each one is framed as a tough

or dire situation that readers must solve using their math skills andknowledge.

Canals and dams : investigate feats of engineering / Donna Latham

Inviting children to explore the innovation and physical science behind structurdepends on, this interactive book contains trivia and fun facts that illustrate engingenuity and achievements from ancient aqueducts to the Suez Canal and the HReaders will discover that engineers and builders alike put their lives on the linecivilization, experiencing triumphs and tragedies in building big.

The case of the vanishing golden frogs / Sandra Markle

Panamanian golden frogs started to disappear in the mid-1990sthem? Follow a team of scientists working to save the frogs andpopulations worldwide in this real-life science mystery.

I, Galileo / Bonnie Christensen

In this handsome picture book, blind, elderly Galileo sits in hisplays his lute, and tells the story of his life. After speaking of heducation, he recalls his scientific work, including developing atelescope that enabled him to study objects in the sky and to coCopernicus sun-centered theory was correct. The church reawritings on that theory by placing him under house arrest and bbooks.

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Millions, Billions & Trillions /David AdlerThe winning nonfiction team returns with a larger-than-life mthat is sure to fascinate young readers. Huge numbers are hacomprehend. This book explains quantities in terms childrenunderstand. For example, one million dollars could buy two

day for more than sixty-eight years.


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The mystery of Darwin's frog / Marty Crump

A frog full of tadpoles? Impossible! Here, for the first time, isthe strange but true story of Darwins frog. After CharlesDarwin discovered the frog in 1834, other researchers foundthat one of his specimens was packed full of tadpoles. Was thefrog a cannibal, or perhaps a rare species that gave birth tolive young instead of laying eggs? No. He was a male,holding the tadpoles safe in his vocal sac while they morphed

into froglets.

Noah Webster & his words / Jeri Chase Ferris

Noah Webster (17581843) was a bookish Connecticut farmboy who became obsessed with uniting America throughlanguage. He spent twenty years writing two thousand pagesto accomplish that, and the first 100 percent Americandictionary was published in 1828 when he was seventy years

old.

Pluto's secret : an icy world's tale of discovery / Margaret

A. Weitekamp

People have been baffled, bewildered, and even outraged bythe fact that Pluto is no longer called a planet. Throughwhimsical artwork and an entertaining dialogue format,Pluto's Secret explains the true story of this distant world.

Robotics : discover the science and technology of the

future, with 20 projects / Kathy Ceceri

This fun and educational introduction to the exciting field ofroboticsthe science of designing, building, and operatingrobotsgives kids the basic tools for creating their own robotsusing ordinary craft materials and parts salvaged fromrecycled toys and other household devices. Early chapters

teach budding roboticists how to create working models ofrobot hands and write pencil and paper" computer programs.


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Kids Picks K-2

Alvin Ho : Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps

in the Night / Lenore Look and LeUyen Pham

Readers will herald the return of their favorite phobic boy in this, the fifth book

in the beloved Alvin Ho series. Alvin's mother has been getting bigger . . . and

bigger. Alvin's sure it's all the mochi cakes she's been eating, but it turns outshe's pregnant! There are lots of scary things about babies, as everybody knows

there's learning CPR for the newborn and changing diapers (no way)but

the scariest thing of all is the fact that the baby could be a GIRL. As a result of

the stress, Alvin develops a sympathetic pregnancy and hilarity definitely

ensues. Once again, Lenore Look and LeUyen Pham deliver a story that's funny

and touching in equal measures.

Calebs Story / Patricia MacLachlan

Anna has done something terrible. She has given me her journal to fill. In Anna

s journal the words walk across the page like bird prints in the mud. But it is

hard for me. It is hard for me to find things to write about. Calebs Story

continues the saga begun by the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain And Talland its sequel, Skylark, spinning a tale of love, forgiveness, and the ties that

bind a family together.

Ragweed / Avi and Brian Floca

A mouse has to do what a mouse has to do.Ragweed is determined to see the

world. He leaves his family and cozy country home and sets off by train for the

big city. What wonders await him: music, excitement, new friends...and

cunning, carnivorous cats! Silversides is the purring president of F.E.A.R.

(Felines Enraged About Rodents), a group dedicated to keeping cats on top,

people in the middle, and mice on the bottom. Can Ragweed and his motley yet

musical crew of city nice--Clutch, Dipstick, Lugnut, and Blinker--band togetherto fight their feline foe?

Poppy / Avi and Brian Floca

King of the Night. At the very edge of Dimwood Forest

oak where, silhouetted by the moon, a great horned owl

name was Mr. Ocax, and he looked like death himself. W

he surveyed the lands he called his own, watching for th

considered his subjects. Not one of them ever dared to c

terrible night when two little mice went dancing in the m

Poppy and Rye / Avi and Brian Floca

Heartbroken over the death of her fiance, Ragweed, Pop

journeys west through the vast Dimwood Forest to bringRagweed's family. But Poppy and her prickly porcupine

to discover that beavers have flooded the serene valley w

Together Poppy and Ragweed's brother Rye brave kidna

and a daring rescue to fight the beavers. At the same tim

in Ragweed's shadow -- fights to prove himself worthy o

Bone Soup / Cambria Evans

Known across the land for his infamous appetite, Finnig

his eating stool, his eating spoon, and his gigantic eating

When Finnigin finds himself in a new town on Hallowee

great feast with the creatures who live there. But not a bany of their food with the ever-famished Finnigin. So wh

to do? Armed only with his wits and a special ingredient

to stir up a cauldrons worth of Halloween magic?

Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride / Kate DiCamillo and

Mercy loves nothing more than a ride in the convertible,

her ears and the sun on her snout. But one day the Watso

Baby Lincoln pops up in the backseat in hopes of some

and in the chaos that ensues, an exuberant Mercy end


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Mercy Watson to the Rescue / Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen

To Mr. and Mrs. Watson, Mercy is not just a pig shes a porcine wonder. And

to the good-natured Mercy, the Watsons are an excellent source of buttered

toast, not to mention that buttery-toasty feeling she gets when she snuggles into

bed with them. This is not, however, so good for the Watsons bed.BOOM!

CRACK!

Mercy Watson Thinks Like a Pig / Kate DiCamillo and Chris Van Dusen

Can Mercy Watson outwit . . . Animal Control? The porcine wonders on thelam in her latest tongue-in-snout adventure!Eugenia and Baby Lincoln may live

next door to a pig, but that doesnt stop them from living a gracious life. And

the amiable Mercy Watson is equally determined to follow the delightful scent

(and delicious taste) of the pansies her thoughtful neighbors are planting to

beautify their yard. "Where have all the flowers gone?" shouts Eugenia, who is

finally ready to take extreme measures - and dial Animal Control! Has

Mercys swine song come at last? Or will her well-pampered instincts keep her

in buttered toast?

Lets Go For a Drive / Mo Willems

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.

Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best

friends. InLet's Go for a Drive! Gerald and Piggie want to hit the road! But the

best-laid plans of pigs and elephants often go awry.

Ramona the Pest / Beverly Cleary

Here comes Ramona! Ramona Quimby is thrilled to be starting kindergarten.

She likes a little boy named Davy so much she wants to kiss him, and she lovesSusan's beautiful curls so much she wants to pull them to see them boing. Her

teacher even promises her a present just for sitting still! So how does Ramona

get in trouble? Well, anyone who knows Ramona knows that she is never a pest

on purpose.

The Duckling Gets a Cookie!? / Mo Willems

The Duckling asks for a cookie -- and gets one! Do yo

happy about that?


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Kids Picks 3-5

Out of My Mind / Sharon M. Draper

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a

photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has

ever experienced. She is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her

and smarter than her classmates in her integrated classroomthe very same

classmates who dismiss her as mentally challenged, because she cannot tellthem otherwise. But Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. And shes

determined to let everyone know itsomehow. In this breakthrough story

reminiscent ofThe Diving Bell and the Butterflyfrom multiple Coretta Scott

King Award-winner Sharon Draper, readers will come to know a brilliant mind

and a brave spirit who will change forever how they look at anyone with a

disability.

House of Secrets / Chris Columbus and Ned Vizzini

From legendary Hollywood director Chris Columbus and bestselling author

Ned Vizzini (It's Kind of a Funny Story) comes this first book in an epic new

fantasy series. Brendan, Eleanor, and Cordelia Walker once had everything:

two loving parents, a beautiful house in San Francisco, and all the portable

electronic devices they could want. But everything changed when Dr. Walker

lost his job in the wake of a mysterious incident. Now in dire straits, the family

must relocate to an old Victorian house that used to be the home of occultnovelist Denver Kristoffa house that feels simultaneously creepy and too

good to be true.

Walls Within Walls / Maureen Sherry and Adam Stower

After their father, a video-game inventor, strikes it rich, the Smithfork kids

move from their cozy Brooklyn neighborhood to a swanky apartment on

Manhattan's Fifth Avenue. One day Brid, CJ, and Patrick discover an

astonishing secret about their apartment. The original owner, the deceased

multimillionaire Mr. Post, long ago turned the apartment itself into a giantpuzzle containing a mysterious book and hidden panelsa puzzle that, with

some luck, courage, and brainpower, will lead to discovering the Post family

fortune. Unraveling the mystery causes them to race through today's New York

Cityand to uncover some long-hidden secrets of the past.

The Shadow Door (Book 1: ElseWhere Chronicles) / It's bad enough when Max, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo ju

house is haunted. But then the old movie projector in the

passageway to a world of monsters and creatures made o

secrets and dangers set loose when the sun sets. The only

lie in the land on the other side of the Shadow Door. . .

The Shadow Spies (Book 2: ElseWhere Chronicles) /

With the Shadow Door shattered and the passageway clo

set out across the dangerous lands of ElseWhere to find a

there is darkness, the Shadow Spies - servants of the Mawait to stop them. Back on the other side of the door, No

working on a rescue. With the clues left behind by Grand

of new allies, can they find another passageway and keep

destroying our world?

The Master of Shadows (Book 3: ElseWhere Chronic

Bannister

Rebecca, Max, Noah, and Theo are reunited and on the r

Shadows himself is close behind. Nowhere is safe - mon

and on land, and the Shadow Spies strike at nightfall. Al

them are the strange clues left by Grandpa Gabe. Can th

Grandpa Gabe's secrets in time? What will it cost them t

The Calling (Book 4: ElseWhere Chronicles) / Nykko

Max, Rebecca, Noah, and Theo have returned home, but

them a land still under threat by the Master of Shadows.

home, either. Rebecca is dangerously ill, and a ghost tha

seems to be telling her that the cure is to return to ElseW

The Parting (Book 5: ElseWhere Chronicles) / Nykko

Trapped in the dangerous world of ElseWhere, Rebecca,

possessed by the evils unleashed by the Master of Shado

Gabe may be their only hope of breaking free. But it's a

Master's plan to destroy both ElseWhere and our own w

the hunt to find a new passageway home may come at a


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Guys Read: The Sports Pages / Jon Scieszka, Gordon Korman, Chris

Rylander and Dan Gutman

Ten stories guaranteed to put you in the ring, under the basket, and right behind

home plate, from the following perennial all-stars: Dustin Brown; James

Brown; Joseph Bruchac; Chris Crutcher; Tim Green; Dan Gutman; Gordon

Korman; Chris Rylander; Anne Ursu; and Jacqueline Woodson.

The One and Only Ivan / Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao

Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video

Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass

walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardlyever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows hes seen and

about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly

Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of

leaves with color and a well-placed line. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant

taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their homeand his own art

through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and its up to

Ivan to make it a change for the better. Katherine Applegate blends humor and

poignancy to create Ivans unforgettable first-person narration in a story of

friendship, art, and hope.

Breadcrumbs / Anne Ursu

Once upon a time, Hazel and Jack were best friends. But that was before he

stopped talking to her and disappeared into a forest with a mysterious womanmade of ice. Now it's up to Hazel to go in after him. Inspired by Hans Christian

Andersen's "The Snow Queen," breadcrumbs is a stunningly original fairy tale

of modern-day America, a dazzling ode to the power of fantasy, and a

heartbreaking meditation on how growing up is as much a choice as it is

something that happens to us. (Publishers Weekly Best Book, School Library

Journal Best Book, Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book, Chicago Public Library Best of

the Best, NPR Backseat Book Club Selection)

A Tale Dark and Grimm / Adam Gidwitz

Hansel and Gretel walk out of their own story and into eight other classic

Grimm (and Grimm-inspired) fairy tales. An irreverent, witty narrator leads us

through encounters with witches, warlocks, dragons, and the devil himself. Asthe siblings roam a forest brimming with menacing foes, they learn the true

story behind the famous tales, as well as how to take charge of their destinies

and create their own happily ever after. Because once upon a time, fairy tales

were awesome.

When You Reach Me / Rebecca Stead

This remarkable novel holds a fantastic puzzle at its hea

Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate

neighborhood. They know where it's safe to go, and they

Like the crazy guy on the corner. But things start to unr

by a kid on the street for what seems like no reason, and

of his life. The apartment key that Miranda's mom keep

emergencies is stolen. And then a mysterious note arrive

slip of paper. The notes keep coming, and Miranda slow

is leaving them knows things no one should know. Each

closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic dea

makes her think she's too late.

The Name of this Book is Secret (Book 1) / Pseudonym

Warning: this description has not been authorized by Ps

much as he'd love to sing the praises of his book (he is v

want you to hear about his brave 11-year old heroes, Ca

about how a mysterious box of vials, the Symphony of S

the trail of a magician who has vanished under strange (

circumstances. And he certainly wouldn't want you to kn

raising adventures that follow and the nefarious villains

only is the name of this book secret, the story inside is,

secret. A Big Secret.

The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Tw

Interesting Boy / Jeanne Birdsall

A National Book Award winner, this modern classic is p

Streatfeild and Edward Eager. This summer the Penderw

wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beauti

Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertim

sprawling gardens, treasure-filled attic, tame rabbits, and

the best gingerbread in Massachusetts. But the best disc

Tifton, son of Arundels owner, who quickly proves to b

for their adventures. The icy-hearted Mrs. Tifton is not a

Penderwicks as Jeffrey is, though, and warns the new fr

trouble. Which, of course, they willwont they? One t

be a summer the Penderwicks will never forget. Delicioquaintly witty, this is a story as breezy and carefree as a

Wonderstruck / Brian Selznick


13/15

A Mango-Shaped Space / Wendy Mass

Mia Winchell has synesthesia, the mingling of perceptio

can see sounds, smell colors, or taste shapes. Forced to must look to herself to develop an understanding and ap

this coming-of-age novel.

The Red Pyramid (Book 1: The Kane Chronicles) / Rick Riordan

Since their mothers death, Carter and Sadie have become near strangers. While

Sadie has lived with her grandparents in London, her brother has traveled the

world with their father, the brilliant Egyptologist, Dr. Julius Kane. One night,Dr. Kane brings the siblings together for a research experiment at the British

Museum, where he hopes to set things right for his family. Instead, heunleashesthe Egyptian god Set, who banishes him to oblivion and forces the children to

flee for their lives. Soon, Sadie and Carter discover that the gods of Egypt are

waking, and the worst of them--Sethas his sights on the Kanes. To stop him,

the siblings embark on a dangerous journey across the globe -- a quest that

brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secretorder that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.

The Serpents Shadow (Book 3: The Kane Chronicles) / Rick Riordan

He's b-a-a-ack! Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sadie Kane can't seem to

keep Apophis, the chaos snake, down. Now Apophis is threatening to plunge the

world into eternal darkness, and the Kanes are faced with the impossible task of

having to destroy him once and for all. Unfortunately, the magicians of the

House of Life are on the brink of civil war, the gods are divided, and the young

initiates of Brooklyn House stand almost alone against the forces of chaos. The

Kanes' only hope is an ancient spell that might turn the serpent's own shadow

into a weapon, but the magic has been lost for a millennia. To find the answer

they need, the Kanes must rely on the murderous ghost of a powerful magician

who might be able to lead them to the serpent's shadow . . . or might lead them

to their deaths in the depths of the underworld. Nothing less than the mortal

world is at stake when the Kane family fulfills its destiny in this thrilling

conclusion to the Kane Chronicles.

The Throne of Fire (Book 2: The Kane Chronicles) / Rick Riordan

In this exciting second installment of the three-book series, Carter and Sadie,

offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane,embark on a worldwidesearch for the Book of Ra, but the House of Life and the gods of chaos are

determined to stop them.

Wonderstruck / Brian Selznick

From Brian Selznick, the creator of the Caldecott Meda

INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET, comes another brea

Playing with the form he created in his trailblazing debu

of Hugo Cabret, Brian Selznick once again sails into un

takes readers on an awe-inspiring journey. Ben and Ros

lives were different. Ben longs for the father he has nev

of a mysterious actress whose life she chronicles in a sc

discovers a puzzling clue in his mother's room and Rose

headline in the newspaper, both children set out alone on

find what they are missing. Set fifty years apart, these t

Ben's told in words, Rose's in pictures--weave back and

symmetry. How they unfold and ultimately intertwine wchallenge you, and leave you breathless with wonder. R

and beautiful--with over 460 pages of original artwork--

stunning achievement from a uniquely gifted artist and v

The Schwa Was Here / Neal Shusterman

They say his clothes blend into the background, no mat

They say a lot of things about the Schwa, but one thing

noticed him. Except me. My name is Antsy Bonano and

realized the Schwa was functionally invisible and used

bucks. But I was also the one who caused him more gri

So if you all just shut up and listen, Ill tell you everyth

about the Schwa, from how he got his name, to what re

mom. Ill spill everything. Unless, of course, the Schwof my brain before Im done.

Antsy Does Time / Neal Shusterman

Antsy Bonano, narrator of The Schwa Was Here, is bac

tale. This time, Antsy signs a month of his life over to h

Gunnar Umlaut. Soon everyone at school follows suit,

the idea of ?living on borrowed time.? But does Gunnar

to live, or is news of his imminent death greatly exagge

family member suffers a heart attack after donating two

starts to wonder if he has tempted fate by trying to play


14/15

Kids Picks 5-8

Gods and Warriors / Michelle Paver

An action-packed new series set in the mysterious, dangerous Bronze Age.

Young Hylas--goatherd, Outsider, thief--is hunted by powerful warriors who

want him dead and have kidnapped his sister. Hylas is forced to flee his home,

but not before a mysterious stranger gives him a bronze dagger. While on the

run, Hylas must use his skill and wits to survive a shipwreck and a great whiteshark attack, befriend a dolphin, and help Pirra, the runaway daughter of a High

Priestess. Together with Pirra, the dolphin, and the valuable bronze sword,

Hylas fights to discover why he's being hunted and find his sister before the

warriors find them.

The True Meaning of Smekday / Adam Rex

It all starts with a school essay.When twelve-year-old Gratuity (Tip) Tucci isassigned to write five pages on The True Meaning of Smekday for the

National Time Capsule contest, shes not sure where to begin. When her mom

started telling everyone about the messages aliens were sending through a mole

on the back of her neck? Maybe on Christmas Eve, when huge, bizarre

spaceships descended on the Earth and the aliens called Boov abducted her

mother? Or when the Boov declared Earth a colony, renamed it Smekland (in

honor of glorious Captain Smek), and forced all Americans to relocate to

Florida via rocketpod?In any case, Gratuitys story is much, much bigger thanthe assignment. Fully illustrated with photos, drawings, newspaper clippings,

and comics sequences, this is a hilarious, perceptive, genre-bending novel by a

remarkable talent.

A Year Without Autumn / Liz Kessler

Jenni Green's family vacation has finally arrived! Even

with her annoying little brother, her slightly overbearin

pregnant mom, she gets to spend a week with her beste

Autumn. But twelve-year-old Jenni's world turns upsid

an old elevator to visit Autumn and discovers that ever

only is her friend in a different condo, but tragedy has

When Jenni realizes that the elevator caused her to skip

to go back, but soon finds that fixing things won't be as

button. How can she alter the past and keep her family

falling apart? With honesty and insight, Liz Kessler exp

family and friendship can endure through time.

Mockingbird : (Mok'ing-burd) / Kathryn Erskine

Caitlin has Asperger's. The world according to her is black and white; anything

in between is confusing. Before, when things got confusing, Caitlin went to her

older brother, Devon, for help. But Devon has died, and Caitlin's dad is so

distraught that he is just not helpful. Caitlin wants everything to go back to the

way things were, but she doesn't know how to do that. Then she comes across

the word closure- and she realizes this is what she needs. And in her search for

it, Caitlin discovers that the world may not be black and white after all.

The Golden Compass (Book 1: His Dark Materials S

Lyra Belaqua is content to run wild among the scholars

her daemon familiar Pantalaimon always by her side. B

fearsome uncle, Lord Asriel, draws her to the heart of a

struggle born of Gobblers and stolen children, witch cl

And as she hurtles toward danger in the cold, far North

suspects the shocking truth: She alone is destined to wi

than-mortal battle.

The Green Glass Sea / Ellen KlagesIt's 1943, and eleven-year-old Dewey Kerrigan is en ro

live with her mathematician father. Soon she arrives at

doesn't exist. It is called Los Alamos, and it is abuzz w

and mathematicians from all over America and Europe

secret of all--"the gadget." None of them--not J. Rober

director of the Manhattan Project; not the mathematici

least of all, Dewey--know how much "the gadget" is ab


15/15

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian / Sherman Alexie & Ellen

Forney

In his first book for young adults, bestselling author Sherman Alexie tells the

story of Junior, a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian

Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, Junior leaves his

troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm town high school where

the only other Indian is the school mascot. Heartbreaking, funny, and

beautifully written, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, which is

based on the author's own experiences, coupled with poignant drawings by

acclaimed artist Ellen Forney, that reflect the character's art, chronicles the

contemporary adolescence of one Native American boy as he attempts to break

away from the life he was destined to live.

Enders Game (Book 1: Ender Series) / Orson Scott Card

In order to develop a secure defense against a hostile alien race's next attack,

government agencies breed child geniuses and train them as soldiers. A brilliant

young boy, Andrew "Ender" Wiggin lives with his kind but distant parents, his

sadistic brother Peter, and the person he loves more than anyone else, his sister

Valentine. Peter and Valentine were candidates for the soldier-training program

but didn't make the cut--young Ender is the Wiggin drafted to the orbiting Battle

School for rigorous military training. Ender's skills make him a leader in school

and respected in the Battle Room, where children play at mock battles in zero

gravity. Yet growing up in an artificial community of young soldiers, Ender

suffers greatly from isolation, rivalry from his peers, pressure from the adultteachers, and an unsettling fear of the alien invaders. His psychological battles

include loneliness, fear that he is becoming like the cruel brother he remembers,

and fanning the flames of devotion to his beloved sister.

The Devil's Teeth: A True Story of Obsession and Su

America's Great White Sharks / Susan CaseySusan Casey was in her living room when she first saw

the Farallon Islands, their dark fins swirling around a s

documentary. These sharks were the alphas among alp

twenty feet, and there were too many to count; even m

congregation was taking place just twenty-seven miles

Francisco. In a matter of months, Casey was being ho

winter swells on a crane, up a cliff face to the barren s

Farallon Island-dubbed by sailors in the 1850s the "de

readied herself for the eight-week stint, she had no washe would find among the dangerous, forgotten islands

campaign for civilization in the past two hundred year

vivid dispatch from an otherworldly outpost, a story of

between society and an untamed place where humans a

needed.

The Art of Racing in the Rain: Garth Stein

A heart-wrenching but deeply funny and ultimately uplifting story of family,

love, loyalty, and hope--a captivating look at the wonders and absurdities of

human life . . . as only a dog could tell it.

The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and G

Susan CaseyIn her astonishing new book Susan Casey captures col

waves, and the surfers and scientists who seek them ou

Laird Hamilton, hundred foot waves represent the ultim

Casey travels the globe, hunting these monsters of the

crew, she witnesses first-hand the life or death stakes, tof impossibly mammoth waves. Yet for the scientists w

waves represent something truly scary brewing in the p

inexorable verve, The Wave brilliantly portrays human

nature at its most ferocious. ANew York Times notable

Eight Keys / Suzanne LaFleurElise and Franklin have always been best friends. Elis

big house with her loving Uncle and Aunt, because Eli

she was too young to remember them. There's always house with eight locked doors on the second floor.

When Elise and Franklin start middle school, things fe

Not fitting in. Franklin suddenly seems babyish. Thenbirthday, Elise receives a mysterious key left for her byunlocks one of the eight doors upstairs in the bar . . .

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