School of Fear

By Gitty Daneshvari
Face your phobias at the elusive and exclusive School of Fear. The school is unusual to say the least -- "terrifying" would be a good description.
J DAN

Farewell, My Lunchbag

A Chet Gecko Mystery

By Bruce Hale

Chet Gecko's hunger for mystery is matched only by his appetite for cockroach casserole, mosquito marshmallow surprise, and stinkbug pie. So, he is more than happy to help catch the food thief of the cafeteria.

J HAL

The Unfinished Angel

By Sharon Creech

In the ancient stone tower of the Casa Rosa, in a tiny village high in the Swiss Alps, life for one angel has been the same, well, for as long as she (or he?) can remember. Until Zola arrives, a determined girl who wears three skirts all at once. For neighbors who have been longtime enemies, children who have been lost, and villagers who have been sleepily living their lives: hold on. Zola and the angels are about to collide.
J CRE

Who is Stealing the 12 Days of Christmas?

By Martha Freeman

Someone or something is running afoul on Chickadee Court. Every Christmas the yards have been decorated for the 12 Days of Christmas, but this year someone is stealing the decorations one by one. Alex, his best friend Yameen, and his ace detective cat must crack the case or risk holiday havoc.
J FRE

Pocket Guide to the Outdoors

Based on My Side of the Mountain

By Jean Craighead George

Live your own outdoor adventure! This pocket guide to outdoor survival, fun, and safety is packed with illustrations, activities, and practical wilderness tips. What to pack for a trip, first aid, poison plant info, and more!

J796.5 GEO

Alcatraz versus The Knights of Crystallia

By Brandon Sanderson
Alcatraz tries to save a city under siege. From whom? The librarians of course! When he was born, he was stolen by the librarians; now an evil librarian hopes to shatter the city -- it's Alcatraz's mother!
J SAN

Dani Noir

By Nova Ren Suma
If this were a movie, you'd open to the first page of this book and be transported to a whole other world. Everything would be in black and white, except maybe for the girl in pink polka-dot tights, and this really great music would start to swell in the background. All of a sudden, you wouldn't be able to help it — you'd be a part of the story, you'd be totally sucked in. You'd be in this place, filled with big lies, mysterious secrets, and a tween girl turned sleuth.... Zoom in on thirteen-year-old Dani Callanzano. It's the summer before eighth grade, and Dani is stuck in her nothing-ever-happens town with only her favorite noir mysteries at the Little Art movie theater to keep her company. But one day, a real-life mystery begins to unravel — at the Little Art! And it all has something to do with a girl in polka-dot tights.... Armed with a vivid imagination, a flair for the dramatic, and her knowledge of all things Rita Hayworth, Dani sets out to solve the mystery, and she learns more about herself than she ever thought she could.

In Control, Ms. Wiz?

By Terence Blacker
Can MS. Wiz save the local library with her magic Fish Powder? Or will she cause havoc as all the characters in the books she has sprinkled come to life?
J BLA

Underwear: What We Wear Under There

By Ruth Freeman Swain
What is so funny about underwear? Learn the history of underwear, ponder the future of underwear, learn what becomes of recycled underwear!
J391.42 SWA

Al Capone Shines My Shoes

By Gennifer Choldenko

You remember Moose -- his family moved to Alcatraz so his Dad could work as a prison guard. Now Moose is wondering if all the bad guys are really the ones who are locked up or if others may be the ones causing all the problems. If he can't figure out who he can trust, he may be in trouble.

Author of Al Capone Does My Shirts

100% Wolf

By Jayne Lyons

Freddy does not turn into a werewolf at the sight of the full moon -- he turns into a poodle. But, he soon finds out that his new form lets him in on the secret of what is about to happen to his family. Can he stop the great werewolf hunter before everyone is destroyed?

The Outlandish Adventures of Liberty Aimes

By Kelly Easton
Liberty Aimes does not have good parents. They say that she is homeschooled, but she is really locked in the house by an evil and strange father. Her main job is to keep her overly large Mother fed all day. Her father is an insurance agent who sells policies with fine print saying "not valid from Sunday through Saturday." But what is he doing in the laboratory in the basement? Can Liberty escape her house and experience the real world? What bizarre adventures will she encounter there?

This is the wackiest book you will read this summer!

Flat Stanley's Worldwide Adventures 2

The Great Egyptian Grave Robbery

By Jeff Brown
Flat Stanley travels by airmail to Egypt to help find an ancient treasure deep within a pyramid.

J BRO

Emmaline and the Bunny

By Katherine Hannigan
More than anything, Emmaline wants a bunny that can hop along beside her. But Mayor Oliphant has banished all animals from the town. Can Emmaline find the secret place in town where animals can fly and hop and be free?
J HAN

The Last Invisible Boy

By Evin Kuhlman

Everything for Finn Garrett changed after he lost his dad forever. The next morning, a strand of Finn's hair had turned white, and his skin lost some of its pinkness. Now nearly half his hair is white and his skin as pale as a ghost.Will he disappear all together?

J KUH

Mondays With A Mad Genius

Magic Tree House #38

By Mary Pope Osborne

Jack and Annie are on a mission to save Merlin from his sorrows! Charged with finding the second of four secrets of happiness, the brother-and-sister team travel back in the magic tree house to the period known as the Renaissance. This time, Jack and Annie will need more than a research book and a magic wand. They'll need help from one of the greatest minds of all time. What will they learn from Leonardo da Vinci?

J OSB

Also don't miss: Magic Tree House Research Guide #19: Leonardo da Vinci: A Nonfiction Companion to Monday with a Mad Genius

The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Boy

Book 3: The Great Powers Outage

By William Boniface

There's something strange going on in Superopolis! The entire population has turned its back on its favorite potato chips of all time. Everyone has switched to the Amazing Indestructo's Amazing Pseudo-Chips. And all because someone named Comrade Crunch told them to. The Superheroes in town can't solve the problem because they are slowly losing their powers -- could this be a job for Ordinary Boy?

J BON

The Cabinet of Wonder

the Kronos Chronicles: Book 1
By Marie Rutkoski
Petra Kronos has a simple, happy life. But it's never been ordinary. She has a pet tin spider named Astrophil who likes to hide in her snarled hair and give her advice. Her best friend can trap lightning inside a glass sphere. Petra also has a father in faraway Prague who is able to move metal with his mind. He has been commissioned by the prince of Bohemia to build the world's finest astronomical clock. Petra's life is forever changed when, one day, her father returns home - blind. The prince has stolen his eyes, enchanted them, and now wears them. But why? Petra doesn't know, but she knows this: she will go to Prague, sneak into Salamander Castle, and steal her father's eyes back.
J RUT

ALCATRAZ vs The Scrivener's Bones

By Brandon Sanderson

The Evil Librarians are still up to their antics and it's up to Alcatraz Smedry to put a stop to it! This second book will take Alcatraz and company on an exploration of the Library of Alexandria, which -- despite Librarian rumors -- was never destroyed. It is a mysterious place and everyone knows that it holds dark secrets. Can Alcatraz, with his talent for breaking things, break into this secret world? Or will the Evil Librarians once again prevail?
J SAN

From Russia With Lunch

A Chet Gecko Mystery
By Bruce Hale

Chet's latest case takes a turn for the weird when his favorite teacher is replaced by the Bibliomalgamator -- a strange contraption invented by the school's newest staff member (who is really a Russian scientist.) Can Chet get the school back to normal?
J HAL