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