| Childrens Fiction
The adventures of Beanboy
Harkrader, Lisa.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, c2012.
J HAR
Wheaton, Kansas seventh-grader Tucker MacBean loves comic books, so when his favorite comic has a contest to create a sidekick, he is hopeful that he can win, thereby fixing his struggling family.
The adventures of Sir Balin the Ill-fated
Morris, Gerald, 1963-
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2012.
J MOR
After receiving an ominous prophecy at his christening, Sir Balin lives his life alternately trying to fulfill it and trying to avoid it.
All by myself!
Collet, Geraldine, 1975-
Toronto, Ontario : Owlkids Books ; Berkeley, Calif. : Distributed in the U.S. by Publishers Group West, c2011.
COL
Alone in the coop, five little chicks spread their wings.
Alvin and the Chipmunks : chipwrecked : the junior novel
Finn, Perdita.
New York : HarperFestival, c2011.
J ALV
When Alvin falls overboard, Simon, Theodore, and the Chipettes follow him to the shore of a deserted island.
Applewhites at Wit's End
Tolan, Stephanie S.
New York : Harper, c2012.
J TOL
Great changes are in store for the highly creative and somewhat eccentric Applewhite family when money problems force them to open a summer camp for gifted children, who almost immediately begin to rebel, while a mysterious interloper watches from the woods.
Arthur's dream boat
Dunbar, Polly.
Sommerville, MA : Candlewick Press, c2012.
DUN
"One night, Arthur has an amazing dream about a pink-and-green boat with a striped mast and beautiful figurehead. He tries to tell his family about it when he wakes up, but no one (not even the dog!) is interested. In fact, they don't even notice the boat on his head, growing larger and larger by the minute! Soon, Arthur is bouncing along the waves in his very own dream boat. Maybe now his family will listen to him!"--Dust jacket.
Asiago
McHeffey, Adam James.
New York : Marshall Cavendish Children, c2012.
MCH
Asiago the vampire makes a big mistake when he joins his friends Wendy, Tom, and Sam at the beach one day and gets a terrible sunburn, a splinter in his foot, and eats too many clams with garlic.
The bear went over the mountain
Trapani, Iza.
New York : Skyhorse Pub., c2012.
TRA
In this expanded version of the traditional song, a bear goes exploring near his home in the mountains, using all five senses throughout the four seasons.
The bell bandit
Davies, Jacqueline, 1962-
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin, c2012.
J DAV
Siblings Evan and Jessie must solve the mystery of a missing cherished family treasure while coming to terms with their beloved grandmother's unsettling behavior.
Beware the ninja weenies and other warped and creepy tales
Lubar, David.
New York : Starscape, c2012.
J LUB
Thirty-three stories about stranded aliens, a horrifying cheesemaker, a boy with the power to make stars vanish, and other frightening things. Includes notes on how the author got his ideas for these stories.
A big boy now
Spinelli, Eileen.
New York : Harper, c2012.
SPI
When a young rabbit takes the training wheels off his bike, he learns something surprising about his dad.
Bone. Quest for the Spark
Sniegoski, Tom.
New York : Graphix, c2012.
J SNI
Twelve-year-old Tom and his cohorts continue their seemingly impossible quest to find the pieces of the Spark that will save Dreaming--and the Waking World--from the evil Nacht.
The boy on Cinnamon Street
Stone, Phoebe, 1947-
New York : Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic Inc., c2012.
J STO
Since a tragedy she cannot remember, thirteen-year-old Louise has changed her name, given up gymnastics, moved in with her grandparents, and locked her feelings inside but through her friends Reni and Hen and notes from a secret admirer she begins to find herself again.
Bridge of time
Buzbee, Lewis, 1957-
New York : Feiwel & Friends, c2012.
J BUZ
A bus called Heaven
Graham, Bob, 1942-
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, c2012.
GRA
An abandoned bus appears in front of Stella's house one day, with a sign on front marked "Heaven", and it brings positive changes in the outlook of Stella and all who pass by in the community.
C.R. Mudgeon
Muir, Leslie.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2012.
MUI
Hedgehog C.R. Mudgeon, who is used to having everything exactly the same every day, has some adjusting to do when a lively new neighbor moves into the tree next door.
The cabinet of Earths
Nesbet, Anne.
New York : Harper, c2012.
J NES
Thirteen-year-old Maya, in Paris with her family for a year, lands in the middle of the mysterious La Societe's quest for immortality when the magical Cabinet of Earths chooses her as its next Keeper, promising to restore her mother's health. Includes historical notes.
Captain Awesome and the new kid
Kirby, Stan.
New York : Little Simon, 2012.
J KIR
Eugene McGillicudy stands up for Sally Williams, the new student at Sunnyview Elementary, and then discovers that they both like an orange cat named Mr. Whiskersworth and the comic book super hero, Super Dude.
Captain Awesome to the rescue!
Kirby, Stan.
New York : Little Simon, c2012.
J KIR
When second-grader Eugene and his family move to a new neighborhood and he starts at a new school, he has a chance to bring out his superhero alter ego, Captain Awesome, to find the kidnapped class hamster.
Carl at the dog show
Day, Alexandra.
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, c2012.
DAY
Carl the rottweiler explores the dog show in which his brother Gamble competes.
The case of the deadly desperados
Lawrence, Caroline.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2011.
J LAW
In 1862 Nevada Territory, after finding his foster parents murdered and scalped, twelve-year-old Pinky Pinkerton, son of a railroad detective and a Sioux Indian, inherits a valuable deed and must hide from dangerous Whittlin Walt and his gang of desperados.
The case of the diamonds in the desk
Montgomery, Lewis B.
New York : Kane Press, c2012.
J MON
Detectives-in-training Milo and Jazz must work backward to solve the case of the diamonds that mysteriously appeared in Milo's desk at school.
The case of the mystery meat loaf
Lewman, David.
New York : Simon Spotlight, c2012.
J LEW
Club CSI members Hannah, Ben, and Corey combine what they have learned in their forensic science class with investigative skills to find out what caused an outbreak of food poisoning.
Charlie Collier, snoop for hire : the homemade stuffing caper
Madormo, John V.
New York : Philomel Books, c2012.
J MAD
Twelve-year-old Charlie's analytical skills win him few friends at school, but when the most popular girl in class comes to the makeshift private investigation office in his parent's garage asking Charlie's help to find her missing bird, he and friend Henry begin their first real case.
Chloe
McCarty, Peter.
New York : Balzer + Bray, c2012.
MCC
Chloe Bunny lives with her big family of ten older brothers and sisters and ten younger brothers and sisters, but it is only Chloe who is able to compete with the new television set that Dad brings home one evening.
Cindy Moo
Mortensen, Lori, 1955-
New York : Harper, c2012.
MOR
After hearing the famous nursery rhyme, the Diddle herd decides it is impossible for a cow to jump over the moon, but Cindy Moo is determined to discover how it can be done.
The cloud spinner
Catchpool, Michael.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, c2012.
CAT
When the king orders a boy to make him a huge wardrobe out of the clouds in the sky, the boy warns him that it is more than he needs but the king does not listen.
Clover Twig and the perilous path
Umansky, Kaye.
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2012.
J UMA
Clover Twig has been warned about The Perilous Path, but when her baby brother goes missing she and her friend Wilf must travel that tricky trail to rescue him from the clutches of Mesmeranza, the evil sister of Clover's employer, Mrs. Eckles.
Cock-a-doodle-doo, creak, pop-pop, moo
Aylesworth, Jim.
New York : Holiday House, c2012.
AYL
Rhyming text divulges the many sounds heard on a farm, from a rooster's morning crow to an owl's goodnight call.
Cordially uninvited
Roy, Jennifer Rozines, 1967-
New York : Simon & Schuster Books For Young Readers, c2012.
J ROY
When eleven-year-old Claire is invited to serve as a junior bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, a commoner, to the Prince of England, she learns that another, social-climbing junior bridesmaid is trying to keep the wedding from happening and it is up to Claire to stop her from spoiling the big day.
Dancing with the Dinosaurs
Clarke, Jane, 1954-
Watertown, MA : Imagine Publishing, c2012.
CLA
From a tango by a T. Rex to a line dance with Danny Ig, dinosaurs demonstrate their talents on Dancing with Dinosaurs, while the judges mysteriously disappear.
Demolition
Sutton, Sally.
Somerville, MA ; Candlewick Press, c2012.
SUT
Describes the work of machines used to demolish buildings and includes a pictorial glossary.
Dini Dinosaur
Beaumont, Karen.
New York : Greenwillow Books, c2012.
BEA
After a day of playing, a young dinosaur needs help from Mama at bathtime before being tucked into bed.
Dog breath
Beck, Carolyn.
Markham, Ont. : Fitzhenry & Whiteside, c2011.
BEC
A comfy dog bed, a red rubber ball, a favourite bone: a collection of images left behind stirs up memories, both poignant and humorous, of a child's best friend.
Dork diaries : tales from a not-so-graceful ice princess
Russell, Rachel Renee.
New York : Aladdin, c2012.
J RUS
Nikki Maxwell is determined to help out her crush Brandon save an animal shelter. So Nikki and her friends Chloe and Zoey enter an ice skating competition to help raise money for the shelter, but (big surprise) Mackenzie has to stick her nose in and cause trouble.
Double dog dare
Graff, Lisa (Lisa Colleen), 1981-
New York : Philomel Books/ Penguin Group (USA), c2012.
J GRA
When Kansas Bloom moves to California and joins the Media Club at school, he soon finds himself trying to outdo one of the other fourth-grade students in a "dare war" while vying for the job of on-air video homeroom announcer.
Everybody gets the blues
Staub, Leslie, 1957-
Boston, Mass. : Harcourt Children's Books, c2012.
STA
Simple, rhyming text reveals that "Blues Guy" visits everyone now and then, from rodeo clowns to scary bullies.
Fairest of all
Mlynowski, Sarah.
New York : Scholastic Press, c2012.
J MLY
After moving to a new house, ten-year-old Abby and her younger brother Jonah discover an antique mirror that transports them into the Snow White fairy tale.
Faster! Faster!
Patricelli, Leslie.
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, c2012.
PAT
A father and daughter spend a day at the park where daddy becomes an array of fast moving animals on which his daughter rides, from a dog and a rabbit to a horse and a cheetah.
Fenway fever
Ritter, John H., 1951-
New York : Philomel Books, 2012.
J RIT
Twelve-year-old Alfredo "Stats" Pagano and Boston Red Sox pitcher Billee Orbitt work together to break a potential curse at Fenway Park.
First peas to the table : how Thomas Jefferson inspired a school garden
Grigsby, Susan.
Chicago, Ill. : Albert Whitman, c2012.
GRI
Maya and other students in Ms. Garcia's class study techniques used by Thomas Jefferson as they grow pea plants and compete to see whose will produce a bowl full of peas first. Includes an afterword about Jefferson.
First week at cow school
Cutbill, Andy.
London : HarperCollins Children's, c2011.
CUT
Starting school is full of fun in this laugh-out-loud sequel to The Cow That Laid an Egg and The Cow That Was the Best Moo-ther. Marjorie the cow feels jolly proud when her daughter, Daisy, starts school. But lessons aren't as easy as they seem--Daisy can't hoof paint or swat flies like the other cows, and cowpat training is a disaster! Yet, Marjorie soon discovers that Daisy has a surprising talent to make her stand out from the herd.
Five funny bunnies : three bouncing tales
Van Leeuwen, Jean.
Tarrytown, NY : Marshall Cavendish Children, c2012.
VAN
Relates three stories of young rabbit siblings Flossie, Homer, Henry, Little George, and Baby Sadie as they visit their grandmother, show off their daring stunts, and play house.
The five lives of our cat Zook
Rocklin, Joanne.
New York : Amulet Books, c2012.
J ROC
As ten-year-old Oona and younger brother Fred conspire to break their sick cat Zook out of the veterinary clinic, Oona tells the story of Zook's previous lives.
Freaky fast Frankie Joe
Clifton, Lutricia.
New York : Holiday House, c2012.
J CLI
Eleven-year-old Frankie Joe Huckaby, forced to live with the father he never knew, a stepmother, and four half-brothers in Illinois, starts a delivery service to finance his escape back to his mother in Texas, not realizing he is making a better life for himself than he ever had with her.
Frog and Fly : six slurpy stories
Mack, Jeff.
New York : Philomel Books, c2012.
MAC
Through a series of easy-to-read scenes, Frog always gets the better of Fly but in the end, Fly has the last word.
Ghosts of the Titanic
Lawson, Julie, 1947-
New York : Holiday House, c2012, c2011.
J LAW
Alternates between the tales of Angus Seaton, the youngest crew member on a boat recovering bodies from the Titanic wreckage in 1912, and Kevin Messenger, a modern-day class clown in Victoria, British Columbia, who helps lay a victim's spirit to rest.
Giant peach yodel!
Peck, Jan.
Gretna, Louisiana : Pelican Publishing Company, c2012.
PEC
In a retelling of a Russian folktale set in the American South, little Buddy Earl keeps his family from being the laughingstock of the county Peach Pickin' Festival. Includes a recipe for peach cobbler.
Gideon
Dunrea, Olivier.
Boston, MA : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, c2012.
DUN
Gideon is a small gosling who likes to play so much that he will not stop to take a nap.
Happy birthday, Mrs. Millie!
Cox, Judy.
New York : Marshall Cavendish Children, c2012.
COX
Students surprise their beloved but silly teacher with a birthday party, giving her ample opportunity to make them laugh by mixing up her words.
Hedgehug : a sharp lesson in love
Sutton, Benn.
New York : Harper, c2011.
SUT
Love is patient and love is kind, but for Hedgehug love is prickly, too. Join this lonely hedgehog as he searches for someone to accept his heart.
Heidi Heckelbeck casts a spell
Coven, Wanda.
New York : Little Simon, c2012.
J COV
Second-grade witch Heidi Heckelbeck wants revenge against Melanie, the meanest girl in school, so she decides to cast a forgetting spell on her right before the start of the school play.
A hero for WondLa
DiTerlizzi, Tony.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2012.
J DIT
Raised underground by a robot, twelve-year-old Eva Nine finally finds all she ever wanted in the human colony of New Attica, but something very bad is going on there and unless Eva and her friends stop it, it could mean the end of life on Orbona.
Hey, little baby!
Leigh, Heather, 1968-
New York : Beach Lane Books, c2012.
LEI
Welcomes a new baby into the world with thoughts of what it might accomplish in life.
Horten's miraculous mechanisms : magic, mystery & a very strange adventure
Evans, Lissa.
New York : Sterling Children's Books, c2012.
J EVA
As if being small and having S. Horten as his name isn't bad enough, now 10-year-old Stuart is forced to move far away from all his friends. But on his very first day in his new home, Stuart's swept up in an extraordinary adventure : the quest to find his great-uncle Tony--a famous magician who literally disappeared off the face of the earth--and Tony's marvelous, long-lost workshop.
How do you feel?
Browne, Anthony, 1946-
Somerville, MA, Candlewick Press, c2011.
BRO
A young chimp describes a variety of emotions he experiences.
Isabella's garden
Millard, Glenda.
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, 2012, c2009.
MIL
This cumulative rhyme explores the growth and continual change in a little girl's garden, where with love and care amazing seeds bloom and flourish throughout the seasons.
Izzy the Whiz and Passover McClean
Mermelstein, Yael.
Minneapolis, MN : Kar-Ben Publishing, c2012.
MER
Amateur inventor Izzy creates a machine that miraculously cleans the entire house of hametz just in time for Passover.
Jake and Lily
Spinelli, Jerry.
New York : Balzer + Bray, c2012.
J SPI
Twins Lily and Jake celebrate their eleventh birthday during the summer and grow up to the adjustments their relationship takes.
Just ducks!
Davies, Nicola, 1958-
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, c2012.
DAV
On her way to school, a young girl spots mallard ducks in the river and enthusiastically describes their appearance, habits, and behavior. Interspersed throughout the pages are facts about ducks.
Kali's song
Winter, Jeanette.
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, c2012.
WIN
Thousands and thousands of years ago, a young boy gets his first hunting bow and learns to shoot, but he prefers to use the bow to make music.
Kindred souls
MacLachlan, Patricia.
New York : Katherine Tegen Books, c2012.
J MAC
Ten year-old Jake shares a special bond with his grandfather, Billy, but when Billy asks Jake to build him a sod house, Jake is not sure he wants to do it.
Knuckle and Potty destroy Happy World
Proimos, James.
New York : Henry Holt and Co., c2012.
J PRO
When a place in a book called Happy World becomes just too perfect and sweet for a tiger named Knuckle and a bear named Potty, they decide the only way to get out is to erase it.
The leprechaun under the bed
Bateman, Teresa.
New York : Holiday House, c2012.
BAT
Brian the leprechaun enjoys his solitary life until a human builds a stone cottage above Brian's underground home.
Little dog, lost
Bauer, Marion Dane.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, c2012.
J BAU
A boy, a dog, and an old man are lonely before the boy plans a rally, the dog looks for a boy, and all the townspeople run to the old man's aid when lightning strikes his home and something miraculous happens.
Little friends
Tukel, Onur.
New York : Marshall Cavendish, c2012.
TUK
Best friends Sara and Louisa are drawn into a friendship with their neighbor Barry, who rarely speaks with anyone, as they all enjoy playing near the huge old tree at the top of the hill.
Madhattan mystery
Bonk, John J.
New York : Walker Pub., c2012.
J BON
On her first day in New York City with her younger brother, Kevin, twelve-year-old Lexi overhears thieves discussing where to hide stolen jewels, and the siblings, along with their aunt's neighbor, Kim Ling, skip day camp to investigate "the crime of the century."
Mammoth and me
Hall, Algy Craig.
London : Boxer Books, c2012.
HAL
When a mammoth knocks on the door of one small boy's home, the boy loves his new pet immediately, and though the mammoth is too large for his house, the park, and the town, the friendly creature soon becomes the town's hero.
Marty McGuire digs worms!
Messner, Kate.
New York : Scholastic Press, c2012.
J MES
With help from her Grandma Barb, Marty builds a habitat for worms in her school cafeteria as part of the Save the Earth Project.
Michael at the invasion of France, 1943
Calkhoven, Laurie.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2012.
J CAL
Michael, a thirteen-year-old French-American, watches in fear as the Nazis invade Paris, and is spurred to become part of the French Resistance movement, defying Hitler, helping American aviators to safe zones, and delivering secret documents at great risk to his own safety. Includes historical notes, glossary, and timeline.
Miss Mingo weathers the storm
Harper, Jamie.
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, c2012.
HAR
"Field trip! It's early April, and Miss Mingo's class is hiking up to the local observatory to learn about weather. Alligator's mother is along for the day, and a new student, Groundhog, joins Hippo, Panda, Frog, and the others on what they hope will be a "perfect weather" day. But weather can be changeable as the quirky critters from Miss Mingo's room find out all too soon." --Dust jacket.
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