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12 years old and up, 8-12 year old, Fiction, Mystery, Page Pig Favorites, Reviews

Holes

Author: Louis Sachar Illustrator: N/A © Date: 1998 Publisher: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux Pages: 233 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No Publisher Recommended Age: 10 and up Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the edition that I had included essays from Louis Sachar’s brother, daughter, and wife along with Louis Sachar’s Newbery Medal acceptance speech […]

8-12 year old, Fantasy, Fiction, Reviews

Dragon Girls: Willa the Silver Glitter Dragon

Author: Maddy Mara Illustrator: Thais Damião, cover art by Steph Lew © Date: 2021 Publisher: Scholastic Inc. Pages: 135 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, however many page layouts do not have illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 7-10 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Willa and her friends have a powerful magic inside them-they

4-8 year old, 8-12 year old, Animals, Fiction, Graphic Novel, Reviews

Otis & Peanut

Author: Naseem Hrab Illustrator: Kelly Collier © Date: 2023 Publisher: Owlkids Books Inc. Pages: 79 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 6-10 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, a baked potato recipe Summary from Book: Everything feels sweeter with a true friend by your side. When Otis is afraid to get a

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

Nell of Gumbling: My Extremely Normal Fairy-Tale Life

Author: Emma Steinkellner Illustrator: Emma Steinkellner © Date: 2023 Publisher: Labyrinth Road Pages: 220 Chapters: No – which makes it easy to lose track of time reading Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No, but the end does have some comic form Tales From Gumbling Summary from

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

Punycorn

Author: Andi Watson Illustrator: Andi Watson © Date: 2023 Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Pages: 223 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, graphic novel Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Carbuncle is a land of endless rainbows and sugar-sprinkled doughnuts–until the vile Sir Ogre unleashes his evil army on the happy

8-12 year old, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

The Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Author: Tom Angleberger Illustrator: Tom Angleberger and Jason Rosenstock © Date: 2010 Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: 141 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Yes, most pages have small doodle-like illustrations Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Yes, how to fold your own origami Yoda Summary from Book: It takes the wisdom of Yoda to

8-12 year old, Fiction, Humorous, Reviews

Dorko the Magnificent

Author: Andrea Beaty Illustrator: Nathan Hale © Date: 2013 Publisher: Amulet Books Pages: 213 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: No, the cover has an illustration, chapter numbers are fancy, and each page number has a top hat Publisher Recommended Age: 10-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Robbie Darko is a magician, an

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

Once Upon a Unicorn

Author: Lou Anders Illustrator: Brian Miller © Date: 2020 Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers Pages: 271 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Not really, just a few that are used repeatedly at the start of the chapter Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: No Summary from Book: Have you ever heard of a unicorn

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

Fart Quest: The Dragon’s Dookie

Author: Aaron Reynolds Illustrator: Cam Kendell © Date: 2022 Publisher: Roaring Book Press Pages: 272 Chapters: Yes Illustrations: Many – most page layouts have an illustration Publisher Recommended Age: 8-12 Bonus Activities at End of Book: Behind the scenes sketches with Cam Kendell, also mentions a game that can be downloaded Summary from Book: A quest awaits Fart, Pan,

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