Today I got another email from Mid-Continent with book titles listed for kids. I thought I would pass along the list. I hope this helps all my Loyal Readers out there who are COOLING OFF WITH A GOOD BOOK TO READ! *grin* You can go to the Mid-Continent site http://www.mymcpl.org/ to read the full descriptions of the books!
HAPPY READING! *grin*
Troubletwisters
By Nix, Garth
Author Williams, Sean
2011-05 - Scholastic Press
9780545258975 Check Our Catalog
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A spectacular new middle-grade fantasy series from "New York Times"-bestselling authors Nix and Williams, in which two twins find that they must act as wards against a threatening evil. …More
True (. . . Sort Of)
By Hannigan, Katherine
2011-05 - Greenwillow Books
9780061968730 Check Our Catalog
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From the bestselling author of "Ida B." comes a new tween novel about friendship, school, and finding where you belong. …More
Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland
By Valente, Catherynne M.
Illustrator Juan, Ana
2011-05 - Feiwel & Friends
9780312649616 Check Our Catalog
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Twelve-year-old September lives in Omaha, and used to have an ordinary life. One day, September is met at her kitchen window by a Green Wind (taking the form of a gentleman in a green jacket), who invites her on an adventure, implying that her help is needed in Fairyland. …More
The Great Hamster Massacre
By Davies, Katie
Illustrator Shaw, Hannah
2011-05 - Beach Lane Books
9781442420625 Check Our Catalog
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Anna and Tom's mother lets them choose a pair of hamsters as pets. But their happiness soon turns to horror when the hamsters are found mysteriously dead in their cage. Anna and Tom launch a full-scale investigation to determine who--or what--is behind the hamster homicides. Illustrations. …More
Horton Halfpott: Or, the Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor; Or, the Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset
By Angleberger, Tom
Illustrator Angleberger, Tom
2011-05 - ABRAMS
9780810997158 Check Our Catalog
Angleberger's latest, loopiest middle-grade novel begins when M'Lady Luggertuck loosens her corset (it's never been loosened before!), thereby setting off a chain of events in which all the strict rules of Smugwick Manor are abandoned. Features a glow-in-the-dark cover. Illustrations. …More
Future Imperfect
By Breese, K. Ryer
2011-04 - St. Martin's Griffin
9780312641511 Check Our Catalog
"FUTURE IMPERFECT is an inventive exploration of addiction welded to the origin story of an unlikely super hero." -- Ryan Gattis, author of KUNG FU HIGH SCHOOL
"Teenaged soothsayer Ade Patience is one of the coolest narrators I've come across in a long time and oh, man does he have a story to tell. FUTURE IMPERFECT is a wonderfully wild trip of a book -- dark, funny, twisted, unpredictable, and full of quite a lot of head-smashing. Brace yourself for a wild ride. And please: wear a helmet. Very cool." -- Josh Berk, author of HAMBURGER HALPIN …More
Till Death Do Us Bark: 43 Old Cemetery Road: Book 3
By Klise, Kate
Illustrator Klise, M. Sarah
2011-05 - Harcourt Children's Books
9780547400365 Check Our Catalog
When a dog arrives at Spence Mansion, Seymour is overjoyed. His adoptive parents are less enthusiastic--especially when Secret, the dog, barks all night long. Is it possible Secret just misses his old companion, the late Noah Breth, whose children are fighting over their father's money? Illustrations. …More
The Unicorn's Tale
By LaFevers, R. L.
Illustrator Murphy, Kelly
2011-04 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
9780547482774 Check Our Catalog
Is there no rest for the travel worn and weary? Not if you're Nathaniel Fludd, the world's youngest beastologist-in-training! All Nate really wants is to track down his missing parents, but when a unicorn falls mysteriously ill, Nate's Aunt Phil makes it clear where a beastologist's duty lies: to the beasts.
And if taking care of the world's beasts isn't difficult enough, Nate and Aunt Phil must also keep them safe from the villainous Obediah Fludd, who intends to do them harm. With all this taking up every last bit of his energy and time, will Nate ever find the parents he is so absolutely convinced are alive? …More
The Trouble with May Amelia
By Holm, Jennifer L.
Illustrator Gustavson, Adam
2011-04 - Atheneum Books
9781416913733 Check Our Catalog
May Amelia Jackson captured readers' hearts in the Newbery Honor Book "Our Only May Amelia." Now, after more than 10 years, Holm is bringing this beloved character back in a beautiful way. …More
Theodosia and the Last Pharaoh
By LaFevers, R. L.
Illustrator Tanaka, Yoko
2011-04 - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
9780547390185 Check Our Catalog
In this fourth book in the series, Theodosia sets off to Egypt to return the Emerald Tablet, along with its knowledge of some of the ancient world's most guarded secrets. Accompanied by her cat, Isis, (smuggled along in a picnic hamper), Theo plans to return the artifact, then explore the mysteries surrounding her own birth. But nothing ever works out as planned, especially when the Serpents of Chaos are involved . . . But nothing ever works out as planned, especially when a precious treasure appears suddenly, and then just as suddenly "disappears" . . . When the Serpents of Chaos get involved, Theo finds she's digging up a lot more than she expected! …More
Bite Club: The Morganville Vampires
By Caine, Rachel
2011-05 - New American Library
9780451233189 Check Our Catalog
There's a new extreme sport getting picked up on the Internet: bare-knuckle fights pitting captured vampires against each other--or humans. Tracking the remote signal leads Claire-- accompanied by her friends and frenemies--to discover that what started as an online brawl will soon threaten everyone in Morganville. …More
Arthur Turns Green
By Brown, Marc Tolon
2011-04 - Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
9780316129244 Check Our Catalog
Author/illustrator Brown revisits his beloved bestselling character in the first new Arthur picture book in almost 10 years. Arthur is full of ideas when it comes to doing his part to save the planet. But is he actually "turning" green? Printed on recycled paper with soy-based inks. Full color. …More
Rescue!: Bindi Wildlife Adventures
By Irwin, Bindi
Author Black, Jess
2011-04 - Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
9781402255175 Check Our Catalog
A fast-paced adventure series featuring The Jungle Girl herself! The stories are inspired and co-created by Bindi Irwin, daughter of the iconic wildlife expert, Steve Irwin. The series features the characters of Bindi, her brother Robert, mother Terri, and the Australia Zoo.
Rescue!: Book 2
Bindi and her friend Hannah uncover a threat to the endangered antelope of South Africa while on a horse trek. …More
Ten Little Kittens
By Harris, Marian
Illustrator Harris, Jim
2011-04 - Andrews McMeel Publishing
9781449401757 Check Our Catalog
Marian and Jim Harris continue Accord's successful Eyeball Animation series with "Ten Little Kittens." Now available as a board book, "Ten Little Kittens" is written in the same lyrical style as the popular "Ten in the Bed" nursery rhyme.
Sized especially for the preschool crowd, this sturdy storybook is guaranteed to charm pint-sized picture book fans and their parents with richly painted illustrations of kittens at play--and getting into mischief. From jumping on the bed to wrangling the Loch Ness Monster, these "Ten Little Kittens" know how to let the fur--and fun--fly! …More
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