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4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Reviews

Bob

Author: Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead Illustrator: Nicholas Gannon © Date: 2018 Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Pages: 203 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a few well placed illustrations are included Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: It’s been five years since Livy and her family have visited […]

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, 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, 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, Fiction, Humorous, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Realistic Fiction, Reviews

Welcome to Wonderland: Home Sweet Motel

Author: Chris Grabenstein Illustrator: Brooke Allen (Books 3 & 4 have Kelly Kennedy for interior illustrations) © Date: 2016 Publisher: Random House Pages: 285 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a lot of page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, language list, fact or fiction, recipes Summary

12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Mystery, Reviews

The Marvels

Author: Brian Selznick Illustrator: Brian Selznick © Date: 2015 Publisher: Scholastic Press Pages: 667 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes Publisher Recommended Age: 10 years and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: In this magnificent reimagining of the form he originated, two stand-alone stories—the first in nearly 400 pages of continuous pictures,

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