New trade books

These new trade books have recently been added to the CMC collection:

CHILDREN’S BOOKS

My Teacher for President – Kay Winters (813.69 W788M)

The Night Eater – Ana Juan (813.7 J91N)

No Dogs Allowed – Sonia Manzano (813.7 M296N)

Oh, David! – David Shannon (813.69 S527O)

Oops! – David Shannon (813.69 S527O2)

Poles Apart: Why Penguins and Polar Bears Will Never Be Neighbors – Elaine Scott (998 S425P)

The Shot Heard ‘Round the World – Phil Bildner (813.7 B595S)

Tadpole’s Promise – Jeanne Willis (823.92 W734T)

That’s What Friends Are For – Valeri Gorbachev (813.69 G661T)

Walking the Bible – Bruce S. Feiler (915.60454 F297W2)

Zoo-ology – Joëlle Jolivet (Big book – 590 J75Z)

YOUNG ADULT BOOKS

Permanent Rose – Hilary McKay (823.91 M153P)

While trying to reconnect with her friend Tom, who has returned to the United States without leaving a forwarding address, eight-year-old Rose inadvertently discovers the identity of her adopted sister Saffy’s father. This is a sequel to Saffy’s Angel and Indigo’s Star.

Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver – retold by Martin Jenkins (827.52 G92J)

My Guardian Angel – Sylvie Weil (843.93 W424M)

In 11th century Troyes, France, Elvina, the unusual granddaughter of renowned Jewish rabbi Solomon ben Isaac, who prefers studying and writing to activities considered respectable for girls, takes a great risk by helping a young boy who has run away from a group of Christian Crusaders. Feisty and smart, Elvina is not your average 12-year-old. She adores reading, writing, and studying like the boys. And she detests silly girls' chores, like keeping chicken eggs warm until they hatch. But she is also skilled in the art of healing, a skill that ultimately gets her into trouble. It's the 11th Century in France, and the Crusades are on a campaign to rid France of the Jews. The Jews live in terror and are on high alert that danger is drawing near to their town. One night, while Elvina is alone in her house, she hears a rap on the door. Can her guardian angel keep her safe?

My Travels with Capts. Lewis and Clark by George Shannon – Kate McMullan (813.69 M168M)

A fictional journal recounting the travels--from Pittsburgh to the Pacific Ocean--of sixteen-year-old George Shannon, the youngest member of Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery.

The Schwa Was Here – Neal Shusterman (813.69 S564S)

A Brooklyn eighth-grader nicknamed Antsy befriends the Schwa, an "invisible-ish" boy who is tired of blending into his surroundings and going unnoticed by nearly everyone

The Widow and the King – John Dickinson (823.93 D553W)

When the hooded prince of the evil "undercraft" is released from a magical prison, young Ambrose, the last descendant of a great king, flees for his life, not knowing who his friends or enemies are. Sequel to The Cup of the World.

A Wreath for Emmett Till – Marilyn Nelson (811.608 N428W)

In 1955, people all over the United States knew that Emmett Till was a 14-year-old African American boy who was lynched for allegedly whistling at a white woman in Mississippi. The brutality of the murder, the open- casket funeral, and the acquittal of the men charged with the crime drew wide media attention. Nelson’s sonnets are a reminder of that event and its underlying causes.