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

The Ambrose Deception

Author: Emily Ecton Illustrator: Gilbert Ford © Date: 2018 Publisher: Disney Hyperion Pages: 359 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but most pages do not have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Melissa is a nobody. Wilf is a slacker. Bondi is a show-off. At least […]

8-12 year old, Graphic Novel, Nonfiction, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

The Drawing Lesson

Author: Mark Crilley Illustrator: Mark Crilley © Date: 2016 Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications Pages: 137 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: The Drawing Lesson: A Graphic Novel That Teaches You How to Draw Page Pig Thoughts: Drawing lessons built into a

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Nibbles

Rover and Speck: This Planet Rocks!

Author: Jonathon Roth Illustrator: Jonathon Roth (with color by Paulina Suárez) © Date: 2022 Publisher: Kids Can Press Pages: 96 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, spotlight on famous rovers, tips for drawing your own rover Summary from Book: Adventure rocks! Meet Rover

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

The Adventurer’s Guide to Dragons (and Why They Keep Biting Me)

Author: Wade Albert White Illustrator: Mariano Epelbaum © Date: 2017 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

8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Mystery, Nibbles

Geronimo Stilton: Treasures of the Maya

Author: Geronimo Stilton Illustrator: Guiseppe Facciotto, Carolina Livio, Daria Cherchi, and Valeria Cairoli © Date: 2020 (English translation 2023) Publisher: Scholastic Inc Pages: 111 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: Kinda, maps of New Mouse City and Mouse Island Summary

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous

Princess DisGrace: The Dragon Dance

Author: Lou Kuenzler Illustrator: Kimberley Scott (Cover: Sara Not) © Date: 2014 Publisher: Random House Pages: 268 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, some pages have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: At Tall Towers Princess Academy, the Ballet of the Flowers is a very special

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews

The Elixir Fixers: Sasha and Puck and the Potion of Luck

Author: Daniel Nayeri Illustrator: Anneliese Mak © Date: 2019 Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company Pages: 123 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Sasha’s father sells magic potions. There’s only one problem—his potions don’t work. Sasha knows

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

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