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Infants & Preschool

What Am I? by Salina Yoon.
Read the riddle, make a guess, pull the tab and discover the answer.

The Eensy Weensy Spider Freaks Out! by Troy Cummings.
After the waterspout incident, Eensy is too shaken to climb back up the spout again: "If I had a neck, I could have broken it!" But with Polly's encouragement, she conquers her fear of heights and climbs higher than ever.

LMNO Peas by Keith Baker.
A passel of industrious peas narrates inventive, alphabetically arranged avocations: "We are peas—alphabet peas! / We work and play in the ABCs."

Lawn to Lawn by Dan Yaccarino.
When Pearl's family moves, they “forget” to pack their lawn ornaments so the four travel through the city, avoiding trash trucks and dangerous gargoyle gangs until they finally arrive at Ritzy Estates.

More Life-Size Zoo by Teruyuki Komiya.
Look into the eye of a hippopotamus, compare the facial spots of a cheetah to a leopard and see the dirt on the nose of a buffalo-- it’s nearly as cool as going to see the animals in person at the zoo.

Ages 6 to 9

The Toy Breaker by Geoffrey Hayes.
Benny and Penny are back in their third book. This time, they try to hide all their toys from Cousin Bo when he visits, because Bo tends to break their toys whenever he plays with them.

Young Cam Jansen and the Speedy Car Mystery by David Adler.
Cam Jansen uses her photographic memory at the school Green Fair to solve a mystery involving a missing electric car.

Sassy: The Silver Secret by Sharon Draper.
Sassy, who cannot sing, wants to be in the school musical, but must first prove to her music teacher that she can make a positive difference in the program.

The Case of the Lost Boy by Dori Butler.
Buddy, who is currently locked in a cage in the P-O-U-N-D, has a mystery to solve—the case of his missing family. But before he gets a chance, new people - a mom and a boy named Connor - adopt him. The next day during a walk, the new boy goes missing.  A dog should keep better track of his kids!

Extreme Bugs by Steve Parker.
Be prepared to be grossed out because these bugs are giant-sized, up- close and personal.

Ages 10 to 14

Big Nate in a Class by Himself by Lincoln Peirce.
When Teddy slips Nate a fortune cookie and the fortune reads "Today you will surpass all others," Nate is stoked. Just how will he surpass all others? Nate’s got a plan.

Trackers by Patrick Carman.
“A real tracker knows his terrain inside and out.” Adam’s grandfather was a backwoods tracker, but Adam is the urban version. Give him a room full of computers and cell phones and he’ll find anyone or anything because everyone leaves a trail. But, as Adam and his friends learn the hard way, some of those trails shouldn’t be followed.

Vampireology: The True History Of The Fallen Ones by Archer Brooks.
The latest addition to the bestselling Ologies series follows Joshua Kraik, a private detective, whose murdered colleague has entrusted him with the book he's written about vampires.

Secret Saturdays by Torrey Maldonado.
Dissing is like boxing, Justin thinks—except you fight with words instead of fists. The best disser around is Sean. But something is happening with Sean - his disses are turning vicious, his grades are suffering, and he's got a secret. Could it have something to do with the unexplained, out-of-town trips he and his mother are making?

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan.
A rousing adventure fantasy, populated with the mysterious figures and symbols of ancient Egypt. At the center of the fantasy are Carter and Sadie Kane, children produced from the joining of two magical dynasties. The problem is they don’t know how to access their powers and they really need them to rescue their father who has been imprisoned in a sarcophagus trapped in another dimension.

 
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