New Titles

Celebrate Cricket : 30 years of stories and art /


Wilson's Children, June 2004. School Library Journal, October 2003. Publisher's Weekly, September 2003. Horn Book, April 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2004. Library Media Connection, April 2004. Multicultural Review, June 2004. A treasury of stories, poems, and illustrations from Cricket, along with reminiscences about the magazine and color reproductions of Cricket cover art.
Date Published:2003

Wilson's Children, June 2004. School Library Journal, October 2003. Publisher's Weekly, September 2003. Horn Book, April 2004. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2004. Library Media Connection, April 2004. Multicultural Review, June 2004. A treasury of stories, poems, and illustrations from Cricket, along with reminiscences about the magazine and color reproductions of Cricket cover art.

Date Published:2003

Firefighters : battling smoke and flames /

Greve, Tom.,


Includes index. Nature's freaky force -- Heroic helpers -- Tools of the trade -- Wildfire watchdogs -- Disastrous lessons -- Future firefighting. When someone calls for help, firefighters will often be the first ones to arrive. With more the 350,000 fires in the United States each year, firefighters must be ready at all times of the day and night to protect and save lives, homes, and land from the devastation a fire causes. The rigorous training, dangerous conditions, equipment, and commitment of these brave individuals are all detailed in this book.
Date Published:2015

Includes index. Nature's freaky force -- Heroic helpers -- Tools of the trade -- Wildfire watchdogs -- Disastrous lessons -- Future firefighting. When someone calls for help, firefighters will often be the first ones to arrive. With more the 350,000 fires in the United States each year, firefighters must be ready at all times of the day and night to protect and save lives, homes, and land from the devastation a fire causes. The rigorous training, dangerous conditions, equipment, and commitment of these brave individuals are all detailed in this book.

Date Published:2015

Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban

Rowling, J. K.


Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. "Year 3"--Spine. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal, October 1999. Booklist starred, September 1999. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1999. Pub Weekly, July 1999. New York Times, September 1999. Horn Book, November 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 1999. Book Report, November 1999. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 1999. During his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.
Date Published:1999

Sequel to: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. "Year 3"--Spine. Elem. School Library Collection, June 2000. School Library Journal, October 1999. Booklist starred, September 1999. Books for the Teen Age (NYPL), April 1999. Pub Weekly, July 1999. New York Times, September 1999. Horn Book, November 1999. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 1999. Book Report, November 1999. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), December 1999. During his third year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.

Date Published:1999

Fuzzy fights back

Hale, Bruce.,


First published in 2018. When Fuzzy accidentally gets a kid hurt in class 5-B, the president of the PTA demands to get rid of all class pets, and Fuzzy and his friends must take drastic measures to stay in the classroom.
Date Published:2019

Big Nate fun blaster

Peirce, Lincoln.


This second Big Nate themed activity book is bursting with awesome all new activities for Nate fans, including trivia quizzes, super sudoku puzzles, crackable codes, create-your-own comics, amazing mazes, poetry slams, ridiculous rhymes, marvelous Mad Libs, and much more.
Date Published:2012

Henry and Mudge and the great grandpas : the twenty-sixth book of their adventures /

Rylant, Cynthia


Booklist starred, May 2005. Horn Book, October 2005. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2006. School Library Journal, August 2005. When Henry and his dog Mudge go with Henry's parents to visit Great-Grandpa Bill in the home with lots of other grandpas, they lead them all on a wonderful adventure.
Date Published:2005

The Gingerbread Girl

Ernst, Lisa Campbell.


Wilson's Children, October 2010. School Library Journal, November 2006. Horn Book Starred, April 2007. Booklist, September 2006. Horn Book, November 2006. Kirkus Review, September 2006. After their first gingerbread disaster, the lonely old couple decides to bake again and create a gingerbread girl who proves herself to be one smart cookie.
Date Published:2006

Tiny rabbit's big wish

Engle, Margarita.


School Library Journal, January 2014. Publisher's Weekly, January 2014. Booklist, March 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Kirkus Review, March 2014. Library Media Connection, August 2014. A small rabbit wishes with all his might to grow big--as big as the forest itself--until he discovers the advantage of being small and smart.
Date Published:2014

Harry Potter and the cursed child

Thorne, Jack.


"Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne"--Page facing t.p. "First produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender & Harry Potter Theatrical Productions"--Page facing t.p. "The official script of the original West End production"--Page facing t.p. "J.K. Rowlings' Wizarding World"--Half t.p. School Library Journal, October 2016. New York Times, September 2016. Horn Book, April 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2016. Library Media Connection, January 2017. Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2016. "As an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and a father, Harry Potter struggles with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs while his youngest son, Albus, finds the weight of the family legacy difficult to bear"--OCLC.
Date Published:2016

"Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne"--Page facing t.p. "First produced by Sonia Friedman Productions, Colin Callender & Harry Potter Theatrical Productions"--Page facing t.p. "The official script of the original West End production"--Page facing t.p. "J.K. Rowlings' Wizarding World"--Half t.p. School Library Journal, October 2016. New York Times, September 2016. Horn Book, April 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2016. Library Media Connection, January 2017. Publishers Weekly Annex, August 2016. "As an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and a father, Harry Potter struggles with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs while his youngest son, Albus, finds the weight of the family legacy difficult to bear"--OCLC.

Date Published:2016

Inkling

Oppel, Kenneth.


The Rylance family is stuck. Dad s got writer s block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school even though he can t draw. Sarah s still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom. Enter Inkling. Inkling begins life in Mr. Rylance s sketchbook. But one night the ink of his drawings runs together and then leaps off the page! This small burst of creativity is about to change everything.
Date Published:2020

The Rylance family is stuck. Dad s got writer s block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school even though he can t draw. Sarah s still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom. Enter Inkling. Inkling begins life in Mr. Rylance s sketchbook. But one night the ink of his drawings runs together and then leaps off the page! This small burst of creativity is about to change everything.

Date Published:2020

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

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

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

Oh deer!

Crede, Phaea.


Kirkus Review, January 2025. "A socially anxious sasquatch grows a turnip garden which is then overrun by hungry deer"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

No more gnomes

Mills, Beth, 1986-


School Library Journal, May 2025. Booklist, September 2025. Well-mannered Herbert struggles to politely tell Ms. Goat that he detests her creepy, boorish garden gnomes.
Date Published:2025

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

Growing home

Ferry, Beth.


School Library Journal starred, July 2025. Publishers Weekly, February 2025. Booklist, May 2025. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), May 2025. Kirkus Review, March 2025. "A motley crew of talkative plants, a curious spider, and a grumpy goldfish use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2025

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