The Apothecary

by Maile Meloy

It’s 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. There, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and becomes fascinated by his son, Benjamin Burrows—a boy who isn’t afraid to stand up to authority and who dreams of becoming a spy. When Benjamin’s father disappears, Janie and Benjamin must uncover the secrets of the apothecary’s ancient book, the Pharmacopoeia, in order to find him, all while keeping those secrets out of the hands of Russian spies. Discovering transformative elixirs they never believed could exist, Janie and Benjamin embark on a dangerous race to save the apothecary and prevent impending nuclear disaster.

J MEL

Clementine and the Family Meeting

by Sara Pennypacker
When the Family Meeting sign goes up on the frig at Clementine's house, she just knows she must be in trouble for something! But her parents just want to talk about what is going to be different from now on in their family -- and clementine is not convinced that this change is for the good.
J PEN NEW

The Friendship Doll

by Kirby Larson
This book is written through the words of Miss Kanagawa, one of fifty-seven doll sisters sent to the United States from Japan as Ambassadors of Friendship. You will follow her journey as she becomes a part of four different girls' lives, each girl with a different story to tell.

When you are done, look into the true histories of the doll-sisters. They were sent in 1927. It is interesting that there were originally fifty-seven, but only forty-five have been found -- leaving a mystery to be solved.

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An Animal Rescue Team Book

by Sue Stauffacher

Squirrels gone wild! The squirrels at Mt. Mercy College are making everyone jumpy and super messy. It's time to call the Animal Rescue Team. In the meantime, Keisha is trying to get over her own nerves about the jump rope competition -- maybe Sergeant Pinkham can help with both problems!

J STA

Bongo Fishing

by Thacher Hurd Jason had a normal life until he met a short blue alien named Sam. Sam takes him bongo fishing in space and everything is cool until Jason's cat catches the blue measles and things start to get a bit weird. J HUR

Hothead

by Cal Ripkin, Jr.

Conor is one of the team's best players, but lately he has not been very good natured. No one knows if he has problems at home or is just too tired, but his anger is so out of control that even his best friend starts to avoid him. Will Conor be able to get his act together in time to help the team win the championship? This book has a lot of action!

J RIP

Drizzle

by Kathleen Van Cleve Eleven year-old Polly lives on a magical rhubarb farm where all the vegetables taste like chocolate. Will she be able to use her own strange powers to save the magic? J PB VAN