AUTHOR: Kate Messner GENRE: Adventure Fiction SUMMARY: Ranger, the time-traveling golden retriever, is back for the third book in Kate Messner’s new chapter book series. This time, he helps two kids navigate the Underground Railroad! Ranger is a time-traveling golden retriever with search-and-rescue training. In this adventure, he goes to a Maryland plantation during the…
AUTHOR: Jerry B. Jenkins & Tim LaHaye GENRE: Fiction SUMMARY: In one shocking moment millions around the globe disappear. Those left behind face an uncertain future—especially four kids who now find themselves alone. As the kids search for help and for answers, they are told the truth behind the disappearances. But are they ready to…
AUTHOR: Katherine Applegate GENRE: Fiction SUMMARY: Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and…
AUTHOR: E.B. White GENRE: Fiction SUMMARY: Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte’s Web, high up in Zuckerman’s barn. Charlotte’s spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur’s life when he…
AUTHOR: Dan Gutman GENRE: Adventure Fiction SUMMARY: The most exciting road trip in history begins! In this action-packed, New York Times bestselling adventure, twelve-year-old twins Coke and Pepsi McDonald embark on a family vacation you’ll have to read to believe. With the real-kid humor that has earned Dan Gutman millions of fans around the world,…
AUTHOR: C.S. Lewis GENRE: Fantasy Fiction SUMMARY: A stirring and dramatic fantasy story that finds a young boy named Shasta on the run from his homeland with the talking horse, Bree. When the pair discover a deadly plot by the Calormen people to conquer the land of Narnia, the race is on to warn the inhabitants of…
AUTHOR: John Grisham GENRE: Mystery, Legal Drama SUMMARY: A perfect murder. A faceless witness. A lone courtroom champion knows the whole truth… and he’s only thirteen years old. Meet Theodore Boone. In the small city of Strattenburg, there are many lawyers, and though he’s only thirteen years old, Theo Boone thinks he’s one of them. Theo…
AUTHOR: Marguerite Henry GENRE: Fiction SUMMARY: “You’ll never catch the Phantom,” says Grandpa. “That horse is fast as the wind. She’s escaped from every roundup on the island!” But Paul and Maureen want the beautiful wild mare for their very own. “I’m going to capture her myself,” says Paul. When Paul finally overtakes the Phantom,…
AUTHOR: Peter Brown GENRE: Adventure, Science Fiction SUMMARY: Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings—but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill and the island?
AUTHOR: Rosanne Parry GENRE: Adventure Fiction SUMMARY: Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains learning to hunt, competing with his brothers and sisters for hierarchy, and watching over a new litter of cubs. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and his family scatter. Alone and scared, Swift must flee…
