Action and Adventure

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Impossible Creatures

Author: Katherine Rundell Illustrator: Ashley Mackenzie © Date: 2023 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 334 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some illustrations are included, but mostly text based pages Publisher Recommended Age: 10 and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, a guide to some of the mystical creatures is included Summary from Book: The […]

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Nibbles

Big Tree

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2023 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 511 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Not really, the afterword discusses the science and the inspirations for the story, also a poem Summary from Book: “Hello, stars, I thought I

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Mystery, Realistic Fiction, Reviews

Chasing Vermeer

Author: Blue Balliett Illustrator: Brett Helquist © Date: 2004 Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pages: 254 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some full page illustrations are sprinkled throughout Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, about the author and illustrator, Q&A with author and illustrator, activities, and character design sketches Summary from Book:

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Reviews

Super Pancake

Author: Megan Wagner Lloyd Illustrator: Abhi Alwar © Date: 2023 Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf Pages: 165 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, a look at the character and environmental design for the book Summary from Book: Life in Breakfast Town is pretty uneventful

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Nibbles

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Author: L. Frank Baum Illustrator: Michael Sieben © Date: 2013 (story originally published in 1900) Publisher: Harper Design Pages: 222 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Original no, this version yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-11 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: In this dazzling full-color gift edition,

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Reviews

The Doldrums

Author: Nicholas Gannon Illustrator: Nicholas Gannon © Date: 2015 Publisher: Greenwillow Books Pages: 340 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some pages illustrations (a few full page color illustrations are included) Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Archer B. Helmsley has grown up in a house full of

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Realistic Fiction, Reviews

Wonderstruck

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2011 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 629 Chapters: No, but it is divided into parts Illustrations: Yes, many page layouts are just illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 9 years and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the acknowledgments include information on inspirations and the history, a

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Nibbles, Page Pig Favorites, Science Fiction

Fortunately, The Milk

Author: Neil Gaiman Illustrator: Skottie Young © Date: 2013 Publisher: Harper Pages: 114 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, every page Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Find out just how odd things get in this hilarious story of time travel and breakfast cereal, expertly told by Newbery

8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Biography, Nibbles, Nonfiction

Everest – The Remarkable Story of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay

Author: Alexandra Stewart Illustrator: Joe Todd-Stanton © Date: 2019 Publisher: Bloomsbury Children’s Books Pages: 64 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, every page Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: On the late morning of May 29, 1953, the sun shone brightly and a gentle breeze was blowing on

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