AUTHOR: Trenton Lee Stewart GENRE: Adventure, Fiction, Mystery SUMMARY: “Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?” When this peculiar ad appears in the newspaper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. (And you, dear listener, can test your wits right alongside them.) But in the end, just four very…
AUTHOR: Henry Clark GENRE: Adventure, Humor, Science Fiction SUMMARY: When River, Freak, and Fiona discover a rare zucchini-colored crayon between the cushions of a mysterious sofa at their bus stop, they quickly find themselves in the middle of an evil plot to conquer the world! The plot’s mastermind, Edward Disin, is responsible for starting the…
AUTHOR: Beverly Cleary GENRE: Children’s literature, Fiction SUMMARY: This is the second title in the hugely popular series about Ramona Quimby. Ramona doesn’t think she’s a pest — she knows that she isn’t a pest on purpose. So how in the world does Ramona get in trouble? Why does Davy run away whenever Ramona comes…
AUTHOR: Lewis Carroll GENRE: Fantasy, Literary Nonsense SUMMARY: After a tumble down the rabbit hole, Alice finds herself far away from home in the absurd world of Wonderland. As mind-bending as it is delightful, Lewis Carroll’s 1865 novel is pure magic for young and old alike. IMPORTANT NOTE: Due to differences in multiple editions of…
Yona Zeldis McDonough
AUTHOR: Heather Vogel Frederick GENRE: Children’s Fiction SUMMARY: Truly Lovejoy is excited for the perfect summer in Pumpkin Falls, New Hampshire: swim practice outside, working at the bookstore, one-on-one time with her mom, and best of all, time with the dreamy RJ Calhoun who may just like Truly back. But the idyllic falls apart when…
Priscilla Shirer
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