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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

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews

Oscar and the Amazing Gravity Repellent

Author: Tina L. Peterson Illustrator: Xavier Bonet © Date: 2016 Publisher: Stone Arch Books Pages: 215 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No, just one at the start of the first chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 8-11 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Oscar Schmidt is a klutz and gravity is his nemesis — it

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

Fart Quest: The Troll’s Toe Cheese

Author: Aaron Reynolds Illustrator: Cam Kendell © Date: 2022 Publisher: Roaring Book Press Pages: 271 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Many – most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but mentions a game that can be downloaded Summary from Book: Something smells rotten… After their latest quest, Fart, Pan, Moxie, and

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