Fiction

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews

The Tail of Emily Windsnap

Author: Liz Kessler Illustrator: Sarah Gibb © Date: 2003 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pages: 209 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a small illustration at the beginning of each chapter along with some small ocean themed illustrations throughout Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Everybody has a secret. Mine’s […]

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Fiction, Reviews

Out of My Mind

Author: Sharon M. Draper Illustrator: N/A © Date: 2010 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Pages: 295 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No Publisher Recommended Age: 10 years and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory. Her head is like a video camera that is always recording.

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

Once Upon a Tim

Author: Stuart Gibbs Illustrator: Stacy Curtis © Date: 2022 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers Pages: 153 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, many page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Once upon a time there was a peasant named Tim. Yes,

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

The Adventurer’s Guide to Successful Escapes

Author: Wade Albert White Illustrator: Mariano Epelbaum © Date: 2016 Publisher: Little, Brown and Company Pages: 371 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but only on the first page of a chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: There are two kinds of adventure: The kind that involves

4-8 year old, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Wild Child: Forest’s First Home

Author: Tara Zann Illustrator: Dan Widdowson © Date: 2017 Publisher: Imprint Pages: 131 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 5-7 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Can this wild child ever fit in? On a family camping trip, Olive encounters Forest, a young

8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Nibbles

Bad Kitty: School Daze

Author: Nick Bruel Illustrator: Nick Bruel © Date: 2013 Publisher: Roaring Book Press Pages: 150 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, a bonus comic featuring Captain Fantasticat and author questions Summary from Book: Kitty and Puppy are Out of Control! They’ve been screaming,

8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Mystery, Nibbles

Sloth Sleuth: The Legend of Gnawface

Author: Cyndi Marko Illustrator: Cyndi Marko (Colors by Jessica Lome and Lettering by Natalie Fondriest) © Date: 2023 Publisher: Clarion Books Pages: 183 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Treasure fever has hit Winkelfuss! A newly discovered map, riddled with

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