On the Day I Died: Stories From the Grave - Candace Fleming
In a lonely Illinois cemetery one cold October night, teen ghosts recount the
stories of their deaths in different time periods, from 1870 to the present, to
sixteen-year-old Mike, who unknowingly picked up a phantom hitchhiker.
Chomp - Carl Hiaasen
When the difficult star of the reality television show "Expedition Survival"
disappears while filming an episode in the Florida Everglades using animals from
the wildlife refuge run by Wahoo Crane's family, Wahoo and classmate Tuna Gordon
set out to find him while avoiding Tuna's gun-happy father.
One Year in Coal Harbor - Polly Horvath
In a small fishing village in British Columbia, twelve-year-old Primrose tries
to be a matchmaker for her Uncle Jack, befriends Ked, a new foster child, tries
to decide if she is willing to go to jail for her convictions, and together with
Ked, publishes a cook book to raise money for the Fisherman's Aid. Includes
recipes.
Cabin Fever - Jeff Kinney
Middle-schooler Greg Heffley is the prime suspect when it is discovered that
school property has been damaged, but when a surprise blizzard hits and school
is closed, Greg is stuck indoors with his family, unable to prove his innocence.
The False Prince - Jennifer A. Nielsen
Sage was just a young orphan in the kingdom, until a nobleman by the name of
Conner chose him to be part of a devious plan. With the kingdom on the brink of
civil war, Conner needed something to unite the people, and he found that
something in Sage. By making the boy pose as the long-lost son of the king,
Conner hopes to use him as a way to avert war. But Sage begins to suspect that
Conner's plans may involve more than he is letting on.
Words in the Dust - Trent Reedy
Zulaikha, a thirteen-year-old girl in Afghanistan, faces a series of frightening
but exhilarating changes in her life as she defies her father and secretly meets
with an old woman who teaches her to read, her older sister gets married, and
American troops offer her surgery to fix her disfiguring cleft lip.
The Mark of Athena - Rick Riordan
"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"-- Provided by
publisher
The Serpent's Shadow - Rick Riordan
Despite their best efforts, Carter and Sade Kane can't seem to keep Apophis, the
chaos snake, down. Their only hope: find an ancient spell that might turn the
serpent's own shadow into a weapon.
The Fire Chronicle - John Stephens
"In the second book in the Books of Beginning Trilogy, Michael and Emma must
track down the Chronicle of Life, while Kate must find a way back to present day
from the year 1899"-- Provided by publisher.
Three Times Lucky - Sheila Turnage
Washed ashore as a baby in tiny Tupelo Landing, North Carolina, Mo LoBeau, now eleven, and her best friend Dale turn detective when the amnesiac Colonel, owner of a café and co-parent of Mo with his cook, Miss Lana, seems implicated in a murder.
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