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