New Titles

The Lorax



Date Published:1990

Zombie and Brain are friends

Lucianovic, Stephanie V. W.


Publishers Weekly, June 2025. Kirkus Review, June 2025. "Zeb comes from a family of farmers--zombie farmers. Each week they pickle, bake, fry, and sell their grain-fed, free-range brains to be enjoyed by the masses. Zeb understands that brains are food, not pets . . . until one day he comes across the tiniest, pinkest, squishiest brain he ever did see! Can he convince his parents that his brainy bestie is better off as a member of the family than family dinner?"--Publisher.
Date Published:2025

Publishers Weekly, June 2025. Kirkus Review, June 2025. "Zeb comes from a family of farmers--zombie farmers. Each week they pickle, bake, fry, and sell their grain-fed, free-range brains to be enjoyed by the masses. Zeb understands that brains are food, not pets . . . until one day he comes across the tiniest, pinkest, squishiest brain he ever did see! Can he convince his parents that his brainy bestie is better off as a member of the family than family dinner?"--Publisher.

Date Published:2025

Wrath of the rain god

Valenti, Karla.


"Ages 7-10"--Back cover. School Library Journal, October 2024. Booklist, March 2024. Nine-year-old twins Emma and Martín travel into a book of legends where they must try to stop the rain god's flood.
Date Published:2024

Vampire jam sandwich

Lyall, Casey.


Kirkus Review, April 2025. School Library Journal, June 2025. "Once upon a time, a vampire (maybe his name is Terrence) took a bite of a jam sandwich (maybe he thought the jam was . . . something else). And you know what happens when a vampire bites you. That's right. The jam sandwich has become . . . a vampire jam sandwich. Terrifying, stalking the streets at night, sneaking into people's homes in an endless search for more jam!"--Publisher.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Review, April 2025. School Library Journal, June 2025. "Once upon a time, a vampire (maybe his name is Terrence) took a bite of a jam sandwich (maybe he thought the jam was . . . something else). And you know what happens when a vampire bites you. That's right. The jam sandwich has become . . . a vampire jam sandwich. Terrifying, stalking the streets at night, sneaking into people's homes in an endless search for more jam!"--Publisher.

Date Published:2025

There's something odd about the babysitter

Crain, Elayne.


Kirkus Review, April 2025. "Freddie has had many, many babysitters over the years. And he's never liked a single one. So when a new one shows up, he's sure he's in for a boring night. Yet the babysitter seems nervous. Their table manners are appalling. And dinner is garbage--literally. But after Freddie decides to team up with the babysitter to turn the evening around, what started out as boring becomes a night he won't forget"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

Kirkus Review, April 2025. "Freddie has had many, many babysitters over the years. And he's never liked a single one. So when a new one shows up, he's sure he's in for a boring night. Yet the babysitter seems nervous. Their table manners are appalling. And dinner is garbage--literally. But after Freddie decides to team up with the babysitter to turn the evening around, what started out as boring becomes a night he won't forget"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2025

Swimming with spies

Lucyk-Berger, Chrystyna,


Based on true events. "It's February of 2014 in the seaport city of Sevastopol in Crimea. Sofiya Oleksandrivna only wants two things: to figure out a way to get Ilya Ilyich to stop bullying her, and to convince her mother to come back home. But as battleships come to populate the waters around their city and Russian forces, including Ilya's father, start to make their presence known, an even greater threat takes over Sofiya's life. The only escape Sofiya has is the dolphinarium where her father is a trainer at the forefront of teaching sign language to a pod of dolphins. And now the Russian military has ordered the dolphinarium to hand over its animals for military use. As armed Russian troops invade Crimea and conflict and tension continue to rise, Sofiya will do everything she can to keep her pod safe"--
Date Published:2024

Based on true events. "It's February of 2014 in the seaport city of Sevastopol in Crimea. Sofiya Oleksandrivna only wants two things: to figure out a way to get Ilya Ilyich to stop bullying her, and to convince her mother to come back home. But as battleships come to populate the waters around their city and Russian forces, including Ilya's father, start to make their presence known, an even greater threat takes over Sofiya's life. The only escape Sofiya has is the dolphinarium where her father is a trainer at the forefront of teaching sign language to a pod of dolphins. And now the Russian military has ordered the dolphinarium to hand over its animals for military use. As armed Russian troops invade Crimea and conflict and tension continue to rise, Sofiya will do everything she can to keep her pod safe"--

Date Published:2024

The Sherlock society

Ponti, James,


Kirkus Reviews. Twelve-year-old Alex Sherlock, his thirteen-year-old sister Zoe, and their friends Lina and Yadi decide to spend their summer in Miami investigating the many "cold cases" their grandfather accumulated during his years as a reporter--first up, Al Capone and a buried treasure.
Date Published:2025

Reasons to look at the night sky

Daniel, Danielle.


School Library Journal, September 2024. Kirkus Review, September 2024. "Luna has always loved the night sky. She's an eleven-year-old who knows everything there is to know about space, and dreams of one day becoming an astronaut. The first step in her plan to get there is to ace the space unit in her science class and secure a spot in NASA's summer space camp. Luna's been counting down the days, and now that Christmas break is over, she's ready to hit the ground running. But when Luna's teacher is unexpectedly replaced with a substitute teacher, Mrs. Manitowabi, who is looking to shake up science class by bringing in art, Luna's carefully laid plans are crushed. And that's not all that's shifting in Luna's orbit--changes at home and in her friendships have her feeling topsy-turvy too. What on Planet Earth is happening?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal, September 2024. Kirkus Review, September 2024. "Luna has always loved the night sky. She's an eleven-year-old who knows everything there is to know about space, and dreams of one day becoming an astronaut. The first step in her plan to get there is to ace the space unit in her science class and secure a spot in NASA's summer space camp. Luna's been counting down the days, and now that Christmas break is over, she's ready to hit the ground running. But when Luna's teacher is unexpectedly replaced with a substitute teacher, Mrs. Manitowabi, who is looking to shake up science class by bringing in art, Luna's carefully laid plans are crushed. And that's not all that's shifting in Luna's orbit--changes at home and in her friendships have her feeling topsy-turvy too. What on Planet Earth is happening?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

No rain, no rainbow

Fay, Hannah, (Children's author).


Kirkus Review, January 2026. "Rain, a rain-loving, independent fairy, joins the Fairy Scouts and learns a magical lesson about teamwork when her new club is tasked with building a fairy house"--OCLC.
Date Published:2026

Katrina Hyena, stand-up comedian

Kohn, Sophie.


Kirkus Review, August 2024. "When the spotted hyenas in Katrina's clan laugh, it's meant as a warning to alert the clan that danger is near. But that's not why Katrina laughs. Katrina laughs because she thinks world is just sooooo funny! This causes great frustration with the other hyenas. Every single time Katrina starts laughing, they think she's in danger and rush to help her. What if Gary the Lion is on the prowl?! Katrina, whose dream is to be a stand-up comedian, thinks her stressed-out clan worries too much about Gary, so she decides to help them relax by putting on a comedy show"--Amazon.
Date Published:2024

Kirkus Review, August 2024. "When the spotted hyenas in Katrina's clan laugh, it's meant as a warning to alert the clan that danger is near. But that's not why Katrina laughs. Katrina laughs because she thinks world is just sooooo funny! This causes great frustration with the other hyenas. Every single time Katrina starts laughing, they think she's in danger and rush to help her. What if Gary the Lion is on the prowl?! Katrina, whose dream is to be a stand-up comedian, thinks her stressed-out clan worries too much about Gary, so she decides to help them relax by putting on a comedy show"--Amazon.

Date Published:2024

The great dinosaur sleepover

Bailey, Linda, 1948-


School Library Journal, March 2025. Booklist, April 2025. Kirkus Review, November 2025. Jake wants a dinosaur sleepover for his birthday but his friends come down with the flu, and when Jake investigates a strange noise at night, he finds prehistoric party guests in his living room.
Date Published:2025

The Faraway Forest.

Fong, Debbie.


Publishers Weekly, June 2025. Booklist, October 2025. Horn Book, November 2025. Kirkus Review, July 2025. Wally the raccoon mail carrier and his friend Bo deliver kindness and packages while trying to win over their grumpy neighbor, Mr. Sternbill.
Date Published:2025

The bug bandits

Walsh, Jenni L.


Booklist, May 2025. Kirkus Review, April 2025. School Library Journal, May 2025. While her father attends a convention out of town, bug enthusiast Liberty and her friends work together to stop the burglary of rare insects from her father's insectarium.
Date Published:2025

Anonymoose

Tenney, Shawna J. C.


Ana the moose goes through great lengths to be left alone and stay Anonymoose until an interaction with a classmate makes her wonder if she is missing out.
Date Published:2024

A crooked kind of perfect

Urban, Linda.


Wilson's Children, January 2009. School Library Journal, September 2007. Horn Book Starred, April 2008. Publisher's Weekly, August 2007. Booklist, November 2007. Horn Book, January 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2008. Kirkus Review, September 2007. Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ, instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her school social life.
Date Published:2007

Wilson's Children, January 2009. School Library Journal, September 2007. Horn Book Starred, April 2008. Publisher's Weekly, August 2007. Booklist, November 2007. Horn Book, January 2008. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), February 2008. Kirkus Review, September 2007. Ten-year-old Zoe Elias, who longs to play the piano but must resign herself to learning the organ, instead, finds that her musicianship has a positive impact on her workaholic mother, her jittery father, and her school social life.

Date Published:2007

Henry works

Johnson, D. B. (Donald B.), 1944-


Map on endpapers. School Library Journal, September 2004. Library Media Connection starred, August 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2005. Pub Weekly, July 2004. Kirkus Starred, July 2004. New York Times, February 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2004. On a misty morning, Henry, a bear modeled after Henry David Thoreau, shows his awareness of nature as he helps neighbors during his walk to work.
Date Published:2004

Map on endpapers. School Library Journal, September 2004. Library Media Connection starred, August 2005. Horn Book Starred, April 2005. Pub Weekly, July 2004. Kirkus Starred, July 2004. New York Times, February 2005. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2004. On a misty morning, Henry, a bear modeled after Henry David Thoreau, shows his awareness of nature as he helps neighbors during his walk to work.

Date Published:2004

Meet me in the Magic Kingdom

Jakobsen, Kathy


Bulletin Of The Center For Children's Books. School Library Journal. Colorful folk-art illustrations help tell the story of two cousins and their families who meet for their annual vacation at Walt Disney World and some of the sights they see along the way.
Date Published:1995

Unexpected : 11 mysterious stories /


"Apple paperbacks." Loser / Peter Lerangis -- Little time / Gail Carson Levine -- Max, the hand, and me / Heidi E.Y. Stemple and Jane Yolen -- Baby from Outer Space / Norma Fox Mazer -- Who broke Harry's head? -- The troddler / Bruce Coville -- Infinity jinx / Margaret Peterson Haddix -- Marked for death / Will Weaver -- The telltale croak / Laura E. Williams -- Dear, dear kitty / Marion Dane Bauer -- Sleuth 2500 / Dian Curtis Regan. School Library Journal, January 2006. Presents a collection of eleven short mystery stories by a number of noted authors including Gail Carson Levine, Bruce Coville, Dian Curtis Regan, and others.
Date Published:2005

"Apple paperbacks." Loser / Peter Lerangis -- Little time / Gail Carson Levine -- Max, the hand, and me / Heidi E.Y. Stemple and Jane Yolen -- Baby from Outer Space / Norma Fox Mazer -- Who broke Harry's head? -- The troddler / Bruce Coville -- Infinity jinx / Margaret Peterson Haddix -- Marked for death / Will Weaver -- The telltale croak / Laura E. Williams -- Dear, dear kitty / Marion Dane Bauer -- Sleuth 2500 / Dian Curtis Regan. School Library Journal, January 2006. Presents a collection of eleven short mystery stories by a number of noted authors including Gail Carson Levine, Bruce Coville, Dian Curtis Regan, and others.

Date Published:2005

The mark of Athena

Riordan, Rick.


"Thorndike Press Large Print The Literacy Bridge"--Copyright p. "The Greek and Roman demigods will have to cooperate in order to defeat the giants released by the Earth Mother, Gaea. Then they will have to sail together to the ancient land--Greece itself--to find the Doors of Death"--
Date Published:2012

Dolphin tale : the junior novel /

Reyes, Gabrielle.


"Based upon the screenplay written by Karen Janszen and Noam Dromi." Sawyer, having found an injured dolphin on the beach, forms a unique bond with the creature while trying to help it heal and return to the ocean.
Date Published:2011