Juvenile fiction

  • Mansion mystery

    Creator

    Zamolo, Rebecca

    Yoakum, Matt

    Abstract

    Rebecca Zamolo has managed to foil the Game Master's plans before, but this time the Game Master has snake-napped Nacho, her good friend Miguel's pet. No way is Becca going to let the Game Master get away with this dastardly plan. But when the clues lead Becca and her new friends in the direction of the one house in their entire neighborhood that none of them ever want to go near, they know they have no choice but to screw up their courage and dare to investigate, if they want to rescue Nacho.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • The sheep, the rooster, and the duck

    Creator

    Phelan, Matt

    Abstract

    In 1783 France, ten-year-old Emilie works as Benjamin Franklin's caretaker, but after he finds himself in the middle of a sinister plot, he helps France's undercover guardians, a sheep, a roster and a duck save the world.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Troublemaker

    Creator

    Suk, Sarah

    Cho, John

    Abstract

    Racial tensions are at their peak in Los Angeles after the beating of Rodney King and the shooting of Latasha Harlins by a Korean store owner. As tensions escalate, Jordan's father leaves to check on the family store, spurring Jordan and his friends to embark on a dangerous journey to help him, and come to terms with the racism within their community.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    Hachette Book Group

    Not specified
  • Where the sky lives

    Creator

    Dilloway, Margaret

    Abstract

    When a new housing development threatens to ruin the night sky and her favorite astronomy spots, twelve-year-old Tuesday Beals must solve her uncle's riddle to save the land.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Falling short

    Creator

    Cisneros, Ernesto

    Abstract

    Best friends Isaac and Marco already know sixth grade is going to change their lives. But it won't change things at home without each other's help.The star basketball player of their school, Isaac agrees to help Marco make the team if Macro will help Isaac keep up with schoolwork.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Those kids from Fawn Creek

    Creator

    Kelly, Erin Entrada

    Abstract

    Fawn Creek Middle School might be small, but it has its tightly knit groups just like anyplace else. Who will claim newly arrived Orchid Mason? Who will save Orchid Mason? Or will Orchid Mason save them?

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • The secret of Glendunny : the haunting

    Creator

    Lasky, Kathryn

    Abstract

    Deep in the wilds of Scotland lives a secret colony of beavers that is craved for their fur pelts. No beaver has been spotted in Scotland or England for over five hundred years, until the young beaver, Dunwattle, is sighted. Dunwattle's flight is driven by the presence of a ghostly figure, a mysterious young girl who is almost one thousand years old. Dunwattle is destined to be destroyed for revealing the hidden colony, but his best friend Locksley is determined to save him.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • A comb of wishes

    Creator

    Stringfellow, Lisa

    Abstract

    Ever since her mother's death, Kela feels broken. When she finds a comb in a coral cave, she takes it. Far away, the mermaid Ophidia feels her comb has been taken. To get it back, she offers Kela one wish.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • River

    Creator

    Hunter, Erin

    Abstract

    A new age is dawning on the warrior Clans. A new generation rises as leaders from all five Clans agree that the Warrior Code must be reformed. But when tragedy strikes, old fears threaten new peace.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified
  • Storm

    Creator

    Skinner, Nicola

    Abstract

    Frances, you can call her Frankie, was not a happy baby. She was born amidst chaos, to loving but unprepared parents. Dying dramatically in a freak natural disaster that wiped out her whole town just fueled her temper. As a ghost, it's not so easy for Frankie to hide her rage, especially when suspicious visitors to her ruined home seem to have a keen and ominous interest in her. But when you were born with a storm inside you, sometimes the only way to calm it is to finally let it out.

    Audience
    Juvenile**
    Publisher (Source)

    [New York]

    HarperCollins

    Not specified