The Song of the Quarkbeast by Jasper Fforde
This is the sequel to Jasper Ffordes The Last Dragonsalyer.
Long ago magic began to fade and the underemployed magicians of Kazam Mystical Arts Management have been forced to take any work their 16 year old acting manager, Jennifer Strange, can scare up. But things are about to change. Magical power is finally on the rise, and King Snodd IV of the Ununited Kingdoms know that he who controls magic controls everything. Only one person stands between Snodd and his plans for a magic-grab - and that's Jennifer.
This is the sequel to Jasper Ffordes The Last Dragonsalyer.
Long ago magic began to fade and the underemployed magicians of Kazam Mystical Arts Management have been forced to take any work their 16 year old acting manager, Jennifer Strange, can scare up. But things are about to change. Magical power is finally on the rise, and King Snodd IV of the Ununited Kingdoms know that he who controls magic controls everything. Only one person stands between Snodd and his plans for a magic-grab - and that's Jennifer.
Fallout by Todd Strasser
It's the summer of 1962, and Scott and his friends spend their days playing baseball and thinking about girls. But the threat of nuclear war looms over everything they do, and they are haunted by the idea that they could all be dead tomorrow.
It's the summer of 1962, and Scott and his friends spend their days playing baseball and thinking about girls. But the threat of nuclear war looms over everything they do, and they are haunted by the idea that they could all be dead tomorrow.
Counting by 7's by Holly Goldberg Sloan
If you are lost, you might need to swim against the tide.
7 reasons to read this extraordinary novel:
1. Friendship. It doesn't always happen easily, especially for Willow.
2. Oddballs. We all feel like outsiders sometimes.
3. Hobbies. It helps to have something interesting to focus on, such as Willow's passion for nature.
4. Laughing & Crying. But despite the tragedy it is a beautiful satisfying book- the kind that makes you see your own life in a new way.
5. Miracles. Those unexpected silly moments are miraculous.
6. Family. And the most miraculous thing of all is a loving family.
7. Willow Chance herself, whose heart leads her on a path to belonging- a path that is surprising, exhilarating, and without a doubt, one you will never forget.
The Apprentices by Maile Meloy
Sequel to the award winning novel The Apothecary
An extraordinary experiment, a sinister island, a magical elixir, a daring rescue.
It's 1953, and Janie Scott is in boarding school in New Hampshire, trying to make a new life. Two years have passed since she last saw the mysterious apothecary and his defiant son, Benjamin. All she knows is that her friends are out there somewhere, trying to keep the world safe in an age of mounting atomic power. On the other side of the world, Benjamin is treating the wounded in a jungle war, and experimenting with a magical new formula that will let him communicate with Janie across the globe.
But Janie has her own experiment under way, and it's attracting interest from sinister forces. Benjamin calls on their friend Pip for help, and they have to race to find one another and unravel the mystery of their powerful new enemies.
Sequel to the award winning novel The Apothecary
An extraordinary experiment, a sinister island, a magical elixir, a daring rescue.
It's 1953, and Janie Scott is in boarding school in New Hampshire, trying to make a new life. Two years have passed since she last saw the mysterious apothecary and his defiant son, Benjamin. All she knows is that her friends are out there somewhere, trying to keep the world safe in an age of mounting atomic power. On the other side of the world, Benjamin is treating the wounded in a jungle war, and experimenting with a magical new formula that will let him communicate with Janie across the globe.
But Janie has her own experiment under way, and it's attracting interest from sinister forces. Benjamin calls on their friend Pip for help, and they have to race to find one another and unravel the mystery of their powerful new enemies.
The Path of Names by Ari Goelman
Mysteries Mazes, and Magic combine in this smart, sunny summer-camp fantasy.
Dahlia Sherman loves magic tricks, and math, and video games. She isn't so fond of campfire songs, or lightening storms or mean girls her own age.
All of which make three weeks at sleepaway camp pretty much the worse thing she can imagine. But once she arrives, Dahlia discovers camp is way more interesting than she expected. First she sees two little girls walk through the wall of her cabin. The come the dreams about a young Jewish man getting chased through the streets of New York City. The camp goofball makes Dahlia his best friend, while the camp caretaker seems to think she's his worst enemy. And there's an overgrown hedge maze none of the campers are allowed to enter....
Mysteries Mazes, and Magic combine in this smart, sunny summer-camp fantasy.
Dahlia Sherman loves magic tricks, and math, and video games. She isn't so fond of campfire songs, or lightening storms or mean girls her own age.
All of which make three weeks at sleepaway camp pretty much the worse thing she can imagine. But once she arrives, Dahlia discovers camp is way more interesting than she expected. First she sees two little girls walk through the wall of her cabin. The come the dreams about a young Jewish man getting chased through the streets of New York City. The camp goofball makes Dahlia his best friend, while the camp caretaker seems to think she's his worst enemy. And there's an overgrown hedge maze none of the campers are allowed to enter....
Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs by Ron Koertage
Fielding his social life is a bigger challenge for Kevin than hitting a fastball in Ron Koertge’s funny, insightful sequel to SHAKESPEARE BATS CLEANUP.
Fourteen-year-old Kevin Boland has a passion for playing baseball, a knack for writing poetry — and a cute girlfriend named Mira who’s not much interested in either. But then, Kevin doesn’t exactly share Mira’s newfound fervor for all things green. So when Kevin signs up for open mike night at Bungalow Books and meets Amy, a girl who knows a sonnet from a sestina and can match his emails verse for verse, things start to get sticky. Should he stay with Mira? Or risk spoiling his friendship with Amy by asking her out? Ron Koertge, master of snappy dialogue and a deft poet, offers a fast-paced, sympathetic story that interweaves two narrative voices with humor and warmth.
Fielding his social life is a bigger challenge for Kevin than hitting a fastball in Ron Koertge’s funny, insightful sequel to SHAKESPEARE BATS CLEANUP.
Fourteen-year-old Kevin Boland has a passion for playing baseball, a knack for writing poetry — and a cute girlfriend named Mira who’s not much interested in either. But then, Kevin doesn’t exactly share Mira’s newfound fervor for all things green. So when Kevin signs up for open mike night at Bungalow Books and meets Amy, a girl who knows a sonnet from a sestina and can match his emails verse for verse, things start to get sticky. Should he stay with Mira? Or risk spoiling his friendship with Amy by asking her out? Ron Koertge, master of snappy dialogue and a deft poet, offers a fast-paced, sympathetic story that interweaves two narrative voices with humor and warmth.
VOTE by Gary Paulsen
Kevin Spencer, the hero of Liar, Liar, Flat Broke, and Crush, has a knack for tackling big ideas and goofing up, so what's next? Politics, of course! He's running for office, and his campaign is truly unique.
Kevin Spencer is one lucky guy. Tina Zabinski, the world's most beautiful, most perfect, best-smelling girl, is finally his girlfriend. But now that's he's got the girl, will he be able to keep her?
Enter his mortal enemy, Cash Devine. Handsome smooth talking Cash is running for class president, and he seems to have an eye on Tina. Kev's got to dazzle her, so he decided to exercise his great political mind and run against Cash. There's just one little problem: Kevin has to win.
Kevin Spencer, the hero of Liar, Liar, Flat Broke, and Crush, has a knack for tackling big ideas and goofing up, so what's next? Politics, of course! He's running for office, and his campaign is truly unique.
Kevin Spencer is one lucky guy. Tina Zabinski, the world's most beautiful, most perfect, best-smelling girl, is finally his girlfriend. But now that's he's got the girl, will he be able to keep her?
Enter his mortal enemy, Cash Devine. Handsome smooth talking Cash is running for class president, and he seems to have an eye on Tina. Kev's got to dazzle her, so he decided to exercise his great political mind and run against Cash. There's just one little problem: Kevin has to win.
Three Times Lucky by Shelia Turnage
Meet Miss Moses LoBeau rising 6th grader, natural born detective, borderline straight-A student, and goddess of free enterprise. Mo washed ashore in Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, eleven years ago during one of the meanest hurricanes in history, and she's been making waves ever since.
Mo's summer is looking good. She'll take karate with her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III (whose daddy believes in naming for the famous), and lot against her sworn enemy, Anna Celeste (aka Attila). She'll help out at the cafe run by Colonel and Miss Lana, and continue her lifelong search for her Upstream Mother.
But when the cafe's crankiest customer turn ups dead and a city-slick lawman shows up asking questions, Mo's summer takes an unexpected turn. With another hurricane bearing down on Tupelo Landing, Mo and Dale set out to save those they love and solve a mystery of epic proportion.
Meet Miss Moses LoBeau rising 6th grader, natural born detective, borderline straight-A student, and goddess of free enterprise. Mo washed ashore in Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, eleven years ago during one of the meanest hurricanes in history, and she's been making waves ever since.
Mo's summer is looking good. She'll take karate with her best friend, Dale Earnhardt Johnson III (whose daddy believes in naming for the famous), and lot against her sworn enemy, Anna Celeste (aka Attila). She'll help out at the cafe run by Colonel and Miss Lana, and continue her lifelong search for her Upstream Mother.
But when the cafe's crankiest customer turn ups dead and a city-slick lawman shows up asking questions, Mo's summer takes an unexpected turn. With another hurricane bearing down on Tupelo Landing, Mo and Dale set out to save those they love and solve a mystery of epic proportion.