Friendship

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

Death & Sparkles

Author: Rob Justus Illustrator: Rob Justus © Date: 2021 Publisher: Chronicle Books LLC Pages: 360 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Being Death is no kind of life. Sure, you’re all-powerful, but collecting souls involves a ton of paperwork, and

4-8 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Mystery, Nibbles

Isle of Misfits: The Missing Pot of Gold

Author: Jamie Mae Illustrator: Freya Hartas © Date: 2019 Publisher: Little Bee Books Pages: 96 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, all page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 6-8 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Gibbon the Gargoyle is new to an island full of mythical creatures and is learning

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

Bizard the Bear Wizard

Author: Chrissie Krebs Illustrator: Chrissie Krebs © Date: 2023 Publisher: Holiday House Pages: 152 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Bear was just an average bear until the day a tornado caused an out-of-control wizard’s wand to crash down on

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Nibbles

Circus Mirandus

Author: Cassie Beasley Illustrator: Diana Sudyka © Date: 2015 Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Pages: 291 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, a small illustration at the beginning of chapters and a few full page illustrations at chapter starts Publisher Recommended Age: 9-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Micah’s gradpa

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

A Reluctant Witch’s Guide to Magic

Author: Shivaun Plozza Illustrator: (Jacket art) Wendy Tan © Date: 2022 Publisher: Clarion Books Pages: 282 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Willa lives in the Wild, in a city squished between two warring witch covens. The nonmagical Wildians spend their days

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Action and Adventure, Animals, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Humorous, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Peter & Ernesto – Sloths in the Night

Author: Graham Annable Illustrator: Graham Annable © Date: 2020 Publisher: First Second Pages: 124 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 6-10 years Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Peter and Ernesto love the jungle, but it’s dangerous at night! Clumsy bats…crazed owls..and maybe a dragon! There are countless

4-8 year old, Animals, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Reviews

Shark Princess

Author: Nidhi Chanani Illustrator: Nidhi Chanani with color by Elizabeth Kramer © Date: 2022 Publisher: Viking Pages: 75 Chapters: No Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 5-7 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, hide and seek, fun facts, and how to draw Kitana Summary from Book: Meet Kitana—a Shark Princess and the first

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Humorous, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

The Boy Who Grew Dragons

Author: Andy Shepherd Illustrator: Sara Ogilvie © Date: 2018 Publisher: Yellow Jacket Pages: 207 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, but many pages do not have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 7-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: When Tomas discovers a strange old tree at the bottom of his grandfather’s garden, he

8-12 year old, Fiction, Mystery, Reviews

The Potato Chip Puzzles

Author: Eric Berlin Illustrator: Katrina Damkoehler © Date: 2009 Publisher: Puffin Books Pages: 227 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No, but a few puzzles involve an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: More puzzles and answers to the puzzles that weren’t given in the text of the story Summary from Book: When