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Baker, E.D. Unlocking the Spell (a Tale of the Wide-Awake Princess), 250 p. Bloomsbury, OCTOBER 2012. $17. Content:
G. EL – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher.
ALSO: Wide-Awake Princess
Barrows, Annie and Illustrated by Blackall, Sophie Ivy & Bean: Make the Rules (Book 9) 127 pgs. Chronicle Books,
2012. $10.19. Content: G. EL, ELEMENTARY–ESSENTIAL Reviewer: Stephanie School Librarian & Author.
ALSO: Ivy + Bean, Ivy + Bean and the Ghost that Had to Go, Ivy + Bean Break the Fossil Record, Ivy + Bean Take Care of the Babysitter, Ivy +
Bean Bound to Be Bad, Ivy + Bean Doomed to Dance, What's the Big Idea?, No News is Good News
Burt, Marissa Story’s End (sequel to Storybound), 368 p. HarperCollins, APRIL 2013. $17. Content: G (some fantasy-typical
fighting). EL, MS – ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher
ALSO: Story Bound
Buyea, Rob Mr. Terupt Falls Again 356 pgs. Delacourt Press, 2012, $16.99. Language: G (2 swears 0 “f”); Mature Content:
PG13; Violence: G. EL/MS ESSENTIAL Lisa Media Specialist
ALSO: Because of Mr. Terupt
Carman, Patrick 3 Below (Floors 2), 240 p. Scholastic Press, 2012. $17. Content: G (danger and excitement). EL –
ADVISABLE. Cindy, Library Teacher.
ALSO: Floors
Cascone, Annette and Gina Invasion of the Appleheads (Deadtime Stories) 192 pgs. Starscape, 2012. $14.41. Content: G.
EL – ADVISABLE Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary Librarian & Author.
ALSO: Grave Secrets, Witching Game, Beast of Baskerville, Little Magic Shop of Horrors, Grandpa's Monster Movies
Cousins, Lucy. Maisy's Band. Candlewick, 2012. $17.99. PULL-THE-TAB and POP-UP. Pre-K, EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL.
Brent Smith, Reading Teacher
ALSO: (too many to enumerate – about 111 titles are available)
Happy Hanukkah, Curious George. Houghton Mifflin, 2012. $8. BOARD BOOK. Pre-K, EL (K-3) – ESSENTIAL. Cindy,
Library Teacher
ALSO: (too many to enumerate)
Davies, Jacqueline The Bell Bandit (The Lemonade Wars Book #3) 192 pgs. Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2012.
$10.87. Content: PG. EL – ESSENTIAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary Librarian & Author.
ALSO: The Lemonade War, The Lemonade Crime, The Candy Smash
Duddle, Johnny The Pirates Next Door. Templar (Candlewick), 2012. $16. EL (K-3), EL – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library
Teacher
ALSO: The Pirate Cruncher
Falconer, Ian Olivia and the Fairy Princesses. Illustrated by Ian Falconer. Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2012. $17.99
Content: G. EL (K-3) - ESSENTIAL. Ashley, CTE Teacher.
ALSO: (too many to enumerate)
Egan, Tim. Dodsworth in Rome. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012 (Though it was first published in 2011). $4.99. EL (K-3) -
ESSENTIAL. Brent Smith, Reading Teacher
ALSO: Dodsworth in New York, Dodsworth in Paris, Dodsworth in London
George, Jessica Day Princess of the Silver Woods, 334 p. Bloomsbury, 2012. $17. Language: PG (3 swears, 0 ‘f’), Violence:
PG; Mature Content: G. EL, MS – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
ALSO: Princess of the Midnight Ball, Princess of Glass (OPTIONAL)
Goodrich, Carter Zorro Gets an Outfit. Simon, 2012. $16. Content: G. EL (K-3) – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
ALSO: Say Hello to Zorro!
Grambling, Lois G., Can I Bring Woolly to the Library, Ms. Reeder?, Charlesbridge, 2012. $16.95. Content: G. Pre-K, EL(K-
3),EL-ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: MJB
ALSO: Can I bring my pterodactyl to school, Ms. Johnson?,
Greenwald, Tommy Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Extra Credit, 265 pgs. Roaring Brook Press, 2012. $14.99 Language: G (0
swears, 0 “F”) Mature Content G; Violence G. EL, MS - ESSENTIAL Reviewer Lisa Media Specialist
ALSO: Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Not Reading, Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Summer Vacation (MAY 2013)
Haddix, Margaret Peterson Caught (Missing #5), 343 p. Simon, 2012. $17. Content: G. EL, MS – ESSENTIAL. Cindy,
Library Teacher
ALSO: Found, Sent, Sabotaged, Torn, Risked (SEPTEMBER 2013)
Hale, Shannon Palace of Stone (Princess Academy 2), 336 p. Bloomsbury, AUGUST 2012. $17. Violence: PG. MS –
ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher.
ALSO: Princess Academy
Harrington, Kim. Sleuth or Dare: Partners in Crime, 192 p. Scholastic, 2012. $5.99 Content: PG. EL (4-6)-ESSENTIAL.
MS-OPTIONAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
ALSO: Sleepover Stakeout, Framed and Dangerous
Hatke, Ben Legends of Zita the Spacegirl 224 pgs. First Second, 2012. $7.79. Content: G. EL – ESSENTIAL Reviewer:
Stephanie School Librarian & Author.
ALSO: Far From Home
Hills, Tad Rocket writes a Story 40 pgs. Schwartz & Wade, 2012 (July 24). $10.79. Content: G. EL –ESSENTIAL Reviewer:
Stephanie MLS graduate & Author.
ALSO: Rocket Learns to Read
Howe, James. Bunnicula and Friends: The Fright before Christmas, illustrated by Jeff mack. Aladdin Paperbacks (Simon
and Schuster Children's Publishing Division), 2006 (the text was originally published in 1988). $3.99. Pre-K, EL(K-3) -
ESSENTIAL. Brent Smith, Reading Teacher
ALSO: Vampire Bunny, Hot Fudge, Scared Silly, Rabbit Cadabra!
Jobling, Curtis Wereworld: Rise of the Wolf, 412 pgs. Viking, Penguin Group, 2011. $16.99. Language: G (0 swears, 0
“f”); Mature Content: G; Violence : PG13. MS HS - ESSENTIAL Lisa Media Specialist
ALSO: Rage of Lions, Shadow of the Hawk, Nest of Serpents
Kirby, Stan. Captain Awesome vs. Nacho Cheese Man. Illustrated by George O’Connor. 128 pgs. Little Simon, 2012. $14.99.
Content: G. EL (K-3). ESSENTIAL. Student Reviewer: JL- age 9.
Kirby, Stan. Captain Awesome to the Rescue! Illustrated by George O’Connor. 128 pgs. Little Simon, 2012. $14.99. Content:
G. ESSENTIAL. EL (K-3). Student Reviewer: JL- age 9.
ALSO: Captain Awesome and the New Kid, Captain Awesome Takes a Dive, Captain Awesome, Soccer Star, Captain Awesome Saves the Winter
Wonderland, Captain Awesome and the Ultimate Spelling Bee
Klassen, Jon This Is Not My Hat. Candlewick, 2012. $16. Content: G. Pre-K, EL (K-3) – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library
Teacher
ALSO: I Want My Hat Back
Lewis, Josh, Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Massive Meatloaf Man Manhunt. Disney Hyperion, 2011. Language: G,
Violence: PG, Sexual Content: G. EL (K-3) EL (4-6), MS. ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: Jessica Moody, Library Media Specialist,
Olympus Jr. High.
ALSO: Super Chicken Nugget Boy and the Furious Fry, Super Chicken Nugget Boy vs. Dr. Ned-Grant and his Eggplant Army, Super Chicken
Nugget Boy and the Pizza Planet People
McKay, Hilary. Caddy’s World, 265 pgs. Margaret McElderry Books (Simon & Schuster), 2012. $16.99. Content: G. EL –
ESSENTIAL. Samantha Hastings, MA, MLS.
ALSO: Saffy’s Angel, Indigo’s Star, Permanent Rose, Caddy Ever After, and Forever Rose
Mull, Brandon Seeds of Rebellion (Beyonders 2), 483 p. Aladdin (Scholastic), 2012. $20. Violence: PG (lots of tension,
nothing overly described – unless zombies creep you out); Other Content: G. EL, MS, HS – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library teacher.
ALSO: A World Without Heroes
Newsome, Richard The Mask of Destiny, 384 p. Walden Pond Press (Harper), 2012. Content: G. EL, MS - ESSENTIAL.
Cindy, Library Teacher
ALSO: Billionaire’s Curse, Emerald Casket
Orr, Wendy. Wanted! A Guinea Pig Called Henry. Illustrated by Patricia Castelao. 128 pgs. Henry Holt and Co., 2012.
$5.99. Content: G. EL (K-3) ESSENTIAL. Student Reviewed: JL-age 9.
ALSO: Missing! A Cat Called Buster, Lost! A Dog Called Bear, Stolen! A Pony Called Pebbles, Discovered! A Beagle Called Bella, Abandoned! A
Lion Called Kiki
Riordan, Rick The Demigod Diaries, 242 p. Disney Hyperion, 2012. $13. Content: PG (mild violence). EL, MS –
ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
ALSO: Lost Hero, Son of Neptune, Mark of Athena
Riordan, Rick The Serpent’s Shadow, 406 p. Disney/Hyperion, 2012. $20. Content: PG (LOTS of danger). EL, MS, HS –
ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
ALSO: Red Pyramid, Throne of Fire
Rivers, Phoebe Saranormal: Haunted Memories, 160 p. AND Mischief Night, 150 p. Simon and Schuster, 2012. $6.
Content: G. EL, MS – OPTIONAL (first edition in paperback – check out that great price!). Cindy, Library Teacher
ALSO: Ghost Town,Spirits of the Season, Moment of Truth, Giving Up the Ghost, Secrets Within
Salisbury, Graham and illustrated by Rogers, Jacqueline Man Trip (A Calvin Coconut Book) 144 pgs. Wendy Lamb
Books, 2012. $11.04. Content: G. EL – ESSENTIAL Reviewer: Stephanie MLS graduate & Author.
ALSO: Trouble Magnet, Zippy Fix, Dog Heaven, Zoo Breath, Hero of Hawaii, Kung Fooey, Rocket Ride
Soman, David and Jacky Davis Ladybug Girl and Bingo Dial Books, 2012. $16.99 PICTURE BOOK Content: G.
EL (K-3)-ESSENTIAL. Reviewer, C. Peterson.
ALSO: Ladybug Girl, Ladybug Girl and Bumblebee Boy, Ladybug Girl at the Beach, Ladybug Girl and the Bug Squad
Van Draanen, Wendelin, Sammy Keyes and the Power of Justice Jack. Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.pgs. 294. Language: PG (1
swear, no "f"s). Violence: PG, Sexual Content: G. EL (4-6), MS. ESSENTIAL. Reviewer: Kira M, Youth Services Librarian, WHI
Public Library.
ALSO: (there are now 17 books in this series)
Warner, Sally. Ellray Jakes Walks the Plank! Illustrated by Jamie Harper. 128 pgs. Viking Juvenile, 2012. $14.99. Content:
G. EL. ESSENTIAL. Student Reviewed: JL- age 9.
ALSO: EllRay Jakes is Not a Chicken!, EllRay Jakes is a Rock Star!
Willems, Mo, Listen to My Trumpet. Disney Hyperion Books, 2012. pgs. 64. EASY READER. EL (K-3). ESSENTIAL.
Reviewer: Kira Moody, Youth Services Librarian, WHI Public Library.
ALSO: (there are 18 books in this series)
Willems, Mo. The Duckling Gets a Cookie!?. Hyperion Books for Children (Disney), 2012. $15.99. Pre-K, EL (K-3) -
ESSENTIAL. Brent Smith, Reading Teacher
ALSO: Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!, Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late!, Pigeon Wants a Puppy!
Wilson, Karma Bear Says Thanks. Illustrated by Jane Chapman. Margaret K. McElderry, 2012. $16.99 Content: G. EL (K-3)
- ESSENTIAL. Ashley, CTE Teacher.
ALSO: Bear Feels Scared, Bear Feels Sick, Bear Snores On, Bear Stays Up for Christmas, Bear Wants More, Bear's Loose Tooth, Bear's New Friend
Wilson, N.D. The Drowned Vault (Ashtown Burials II), 447 p. Random House, 2012. $17. Violence: PG (lots of danger and
pain, but nothing overly descriptive). EL, MS – ESSENTIAL. Cindy, Library Teacher
ALSO: Dragon’s Tooth
Yates, Louise Dog Loves Drawing 32 pgs, Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2012. $10.77. Content: G. EL -ESSENTIAL
Reviewer: Stephanie MLS graduate & Author.
ALSO: Dog Loves Books, Dog Loves Counting,
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Series lists compiled with help from:
http://www.mymcpl.org/books-movies-music/juvenile-series