Middle Grade Fiction

Copernicus Legacy - Tony Abbott (New Series)
Wade, Lily, Darrell, and Becca fly from Texas to Germany for the funeral of an old family friend. But instead of just paying their respects, they wind up on a dangerous, mind-blowing quest to unlock an ancient, guarded secret that could destroy the fate of the world.


Artemis Fowl: The Lost Colony - Eoin Colfer
Once again, Artemis will have to pair up with his old comrade, captain Holly Short, to track down the missing demon and rescue him before the time spell dissolves and the lost demon colony returns violently to Earth.


Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Hard Luck - Jeff Kinney
Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story

Battling Boy - Paul Pope
A twelve-year-old demigod is sent to help the people of Arcopolis, a city infested with monsters.


The Interrupted Tale (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place series) - Maryrose Wood
Miss Penelope Lumley assuages the disappointments of her sixteenth birthday by accepting an invitation to speak at her former school, the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, which will be closed if she cannot prove the academic progress of her incorrigible charges.

One Came Home - Amy Timberlake
In 1871 Wisconsin, thirteen-year-old Georgia sets out to find her sister Agatha, presumed dead when remains are found wearing the dress she was last seen in, and before the end of the year gains fame as a sharpshooter and foiler of counterfeiters.

New YA Books

Torn - David Massey
Only eighteen when she is sent to Afghanistan, British army medic Elinor Nielson is continually at odds with her hardnosed bunkmate, Heidi Larson, but connects with a mysterious Afghan girl and local children, as well as an American lieutenant.

Cress - Marissa Meyer (The Lunar Chronicles)
Cinder and Captain Thorne are fugitives on the run, now with Scarlet and Wolf in tow. Together, they're plotting to overthrow Queen Levana and prevent her army from invading Earth. Their best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company.

Eleanor & Park - Rainbow Rowell
A 2014 Michael L. Printz Honor Book given for excellence in literature for young adults
"Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits--smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try."-- Provided by publisher

Breaking Point - Kristen Simmons (Article 5 series)
After escaping prison, Ember Miller and Chase Jennings are taken in by the Resistance but when Ember tops the government's most-wanted list, Chase urges her to run and Ember must decide whether to hide again or fight back.

Three - Kristen Simmons (Article 5 series)
When Ember and Chase finally arrive at the safe house and find it in ruins, they follow tracks leading away until they find a group of refugees and join forces with them to seek the rumored settlement known as Three.

Palace of Spies - Sarah Zettel
In 1716 London, an orphaned sixteen-year-old girl from a good family impersonates a lady-in-waiting only to discover that the real girl was murdered, the court harbors a nest of spies, and the handsome young artist who is helping her solve the mystery might be a spy himself.

The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World's Most Notorious Nazi - Neal Bascomb
Recounts how, sixteen years after the end of World War II, a team of undercover Israeli agents captured the Nazi war criminal, Adolf Eichmann, in a remote area of Argentina and brought him to trial in Israel for crimes committed during the Holocaust. Winner of the 2014 YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.

New Books for Elementary & Middle Grades

Baby Bear - Kadir Nelson
As Baby Bear tries to find his way home through the forest, he asks many different woodland creatures for help and finds that much of their advice is more comforting than helpful.

Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies - Cokie Roberts
Brief portraits of women from the period of the Revolution and early United States.

The Noisy Paint Box - Barb Rosenstock
Describes how his creative life was profoundly shaped by a neurological condition called synesthesia which caused him to experienced colors as sounds and sounds as colors.


Unicorn Thinks He's Pretty Great - Bob Shea
Envy turns to admiration and finally to friendship for Goat and Unicorn.

Hide-And Seek Science: Animal Camouflage - Emma Stevenson
Shows how animals use camouflage in seven different ecosystems by asking the reader to find all the animals in each picture.


The Dolphins of Shark Bay - Pamela S. Turner
A scientific journey to study the dolphins of coastal Australia considers the many potential sources of dolphin intelligence and what dolphin behavior can inform the scientific community about human intelligence, captive animals and the future of the oceans.

If It's Snowy and You Know It, Clap Your Paws! - Kim Norman
Animals enjoy a variety of wintery activities in the snow.





What's Your Favorite Animal? - Eric Carl and Friends
Everybody has a favorite animal. Some like little white dogs or big black cats or hoppy brown bunnies best. Others prefer squishy snails or tall giraffes or sleek black panthers. With beautiful illustrations and charming personal stories, 14 children's book artists share their favorite animals and why they love them.

Preschool & Elementary Books

The Cart That Carried Martin - Even Bunting (nonfiction)
Introduces young readers to details about Martin Luther King Jr.'s funeral.

Musk Ox Counts - Erin Cabatingan
Musk Ox and Zebra are back...and trying to make it through a counting book. As usual, Musk Ox has his own ideas and Zebra does not fail to show his frustration trying to get Musk Ox back on track. Will they make it from 1-10, or will their efforts end in annoyance?

Friends - Eric Carle
When his friend moves away, a boy sets out on a journey to find her.

Two Little Birds - Mary Newell DePalma
Two little birds make their first grand migration south, and later return home to start new families.


Here I Am - Patti Kim
"Tells the story in pictures of a family newly immigrated to the United States and the challenges of starting a life in a new place."--Provided by publisher

Thomas the Toadilly Terrible Bully - Janice Levy
After feeling ignored in his new town, a young toad tries to act like a bully but learns the value of being a good friend instead.


Poem-Mobiles: Crazy Car Poems - J. Patrick Lewis and Douglas Florian
Presents thirteen poems about wacky, imaginative cars, including the "Sloppy-Floppy-Nonstop-Jalopy," the "Bathtub Limousine," and the "High Heel Car."

Pantone Color Puzzles: 6 Color-Matching Puzzles
In this fourth offering for the preschool set, children learn to match shades of each of the six basic colors in a self-correcting format. Each spread focuses on variations of a single color category (such as purple), featuring a full-bleed tonal illustration on the left side of the spread and a grid of shades on the right. The illustration has four removable puzzle pieces that fit into the four associated quadrants, arranged by shade. This puzzle book enables young children to further their color familiarity in a uniquely engaging way, strengthening both their visual acuity and their spatial and fine motor skills. An appropriately challenging and satisfying matching book for toddlers, preschoolers, and color-conscious adults.

God's Love for You Bible Storybook - Rich and Renee Stearns
Traditional Bible favorites and faith stories from children show kids that God's love reaches all the way around the globe.

New Nonfiction

Parrots Over Puerto Rico - Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore
Winner of the 2014 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for the most distinguished informational book for children.
A combined history of the Puerto Rican parrot and the island of Puerto Rico, highlighting current efforts to save the Puerto Rican parrot by protecting and managing this endangered species.

The Big Book of Art - Herve Tullet
This spiral-bound, divided-page book with die-cuts encourages children to look at art from every angle, mixing and matching to create their own masterpieces.




Arctic Animals series - Julie Murray
Readers travel to the Arctic Circle to learn about each animal's body structure, diet, life cycle, social behavior, habitat, predators, and ways of defense. Simple, labeled maps highlight the animal's home territory. Background information about the Arctic is also given, as well as threats to the animal's survival. Grades 2-5.
Arctic Foxes
Beluga Whales
Polar Bears
Puffins
Snowy Owls
Walruses

New Picture Books

Itsy Bitsy Spider - Dosh Archer
"A spider arrives at City Hospital with some strange head injuries. How did this happen? And does it have anything to do with all the water rushing down the water spout?"-- Provided by publisher

Mo's Mustache  - Ben Clanton
Mo's big, beautiful mustache inspires all of his friends to copy his style by growing fabulous mustaches of their own, leaving Mo to wonder how he will continue to distinguish himself's Mustache.


Read Me a Story, Stella - Marie-Louise Gay
Stella introduces her little brother Sam to the pleasures of reading.

A Moose That Says Moooooooooo - Jennifer Hamburg
"Chaos ensues when a child imagines a zoo filled with animals doing the unusual and the unlikely."-- Provided by publisher


Off We Go! A Bear and Mole Story - Will Hillenbrand
"Bear teaches his friend, Mole, how to ride his bike with no training wheels. After many bumps along the road, they make it to their final destination: the Storymobile."

Fraidyzoo - Thyra Heder
Little T remembers that she was frightened last time her family visited the zoo but not why, so her creative family helps by imitating animals from A to Z until she recalls exactly what caused her fear.


The Long, Long Line - Tomoko Ohmura
Numbered and named, fifty animals line up to take a roller coaster ride on a giant whale!

Xander's Panda Party - Linda Sue Park
Xander's plan to host a panda party falls through, since he is the only panda at the zoo, but when he extends the invitation to all of the bears, complications ensue. Includes author's note on the wonders of the animal kingdom and the international effort to save pandas from extinction.

How to Hide a Lion - Helen Stephens
Iris understands that grown-ups are afraid of lions, but when she finds one in her playhouse she knows he is kind so she keeps him hidden from her parents for as long as possible.

Outfoxed by Mike Twohy
Fox breaks into a henhouse to steal a chicken for dinner but grabs Duck, instead--a clever fowl that pretends to be a dog.

Elementary and Middle Grade Fiction

The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp - Kathi Appelt
Twelve-year-old Chap Brayburn, ancient Sugar Man, and his raccoon-brother Swamp Scouts Bingo and J'miah try to save Bayou Tourterelle from feral pigs Clydine and Buzzie, greedy Sunny Boy Beaucoup, and world-class alligator wrestler and would-be land developer Jaeger Stitch.


Serafina's Promise - Ann E. Burg
In a poor village outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Serafina works hard to help her family, but dreams of going to school and becoming a doctor--then the earthquake hits and Serafina must summon all her courage to find her father and still get medicine for her sick baby brother as she promised.


How to Catch a Bogle - Catherine Jinks
In 1870s London, a young orphan girl becomes the apprentice to a man who traps monsters for a living.

Rooftoppers - Katherine Rundell
When authorities threaten to take Sophie, twelve, from Charles who has been her guardian since she was one and both survived a shipwreck, the pair goes to Paris to try to find Sophie's mother, and they are aided by Matteo and his band of "rooftoppers."

New Nonfiction

Elementary

Stripes of All Types - Susan Stockdale
What kinds of animals have stripes? And why do they have them? To hide more easily? To recognize one another? To warn enemies to stay away? In this book you'll learn that animals have stripes for all these reasons and more. This book introduces young readers to the many ways in which animals around the world wear their stripes. An afterword tells a bit more about each animal and where it lives. (Reading Level - 2.8)

Upper Elementary and Middle School

The Mad Potter: George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius - Jan Greenberg & Sandra Jordan
Looks at the life of potter George E. Ohr, known for his unique designs, whose work did not become widely successful until after his death. (Reading Level - 5.2)

The Animal Book: A Collection of the Fastest, Fiercest, Toughest, Cleverest, Shyest - and Most Surprising- Animals on Earth - Steve Jenkins
Shares facts on over three hundred animals and offers a brief overview of the history of life on Earth. Dance with a blue-footed booby, or stare down an eyelash viper. But mind your step-- in the animal world, the name of the game is survival. (Reading Level - 6.0)

Follow Your Money: Who Gets It, Who Spends It, Where Does It Go?
- Kevin Sylvester and Michael Hlinka
Discover the path your money takes as it goes for everything from the raw materials used to make a product, to the workers who produce it and the advertisers who promote it. (Reading Level - 6.2)


Young Adult

March: Book One - John Lewis
A graphic novel trilogy based on the life of civil rights leader and congressman John Lewis.
(Reading Level - 9-12)