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Third-grader Clementine's science-project rat has escaped from his cage at school. Meanwhile, during a family meeting at home Clementine learns…
that her perfect family of four will become five when a new baby arrives. Sequel to Clementine, Friend of the Week (DB 71844). For grades 2-4. 2011
Seventeen-year-old Cullen Witter believes he knows everything about his dreary town of Lily, Arkansas. Then his cousin dies from an…
overdose, his brother Gabriel goes missing, and an extinct woodpecker reemerges. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. Printz and Morris Awards. 2011
Marysville, New York; 1968. Eighth-grader Doug, who loves baseball statistics and drawing, manages to be upbeat and honorable--despite having an…
abusive father, a brother who has been accused of robbery, and another brother who has returned from Vietnam injured. Companion to The Wednesday Wars (DB 65788). For grades 6-9. 2011
Tía Lola's friend Víctor brings his three daughters to Vermont for a visit, surrounding Miguel with girls. But Tía Lola…
creates a fun summer camp where Miguel, his sister Juanita, and the other girls enjoy adventures. Sequel to How Tía Lola Learned to Teach (DB 73105). For grades 3-6. 2011
North Carolina. During a blizzard, elderly Miss Julia helps deliver Hazel Marie's twin babies. When a dead body is found…
in a neighbor's toolshed, Miss Julia investigates. She also searches for the person who has been writing bad checks in her name. 2011
Broke and depressed, Ben takes a Fundamentals of Caregiving course and goes to work for Trev, an angry teen with…
severe muscular dystrophy. His own personal tragedies haunt Ben as he pushes Trev to demand more from life. A madcap road trip offers both some relief from hopelessness. Strong language. 2012
Collection of ten short stories by the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant winner. In "Home" a veteran deals with reuniting with…
family members who have no clue about the man he has become. In the title story a suicidal cancer patient crosses paths with an imaginative boy. Strong language. Bestseller. 2013
When four mighty warriors of the Clan of the Scorpion--Jet Flashfeet, Bruce Willowhammer, Donnie Dragonjab, and Chuck Cobracrusher--learn that a…
powerful tigress has been taken from the Hong Kong Zoo by their deadly enemy, the Ringmaster, they must act quickly to stop him. For grades 2-4. 2011
While riding his bike one night Bob Coffen races with an SUV-driving neighbor who runs him off the road. The…
incident brings Bob's frustration with his suburban life to a boil and spurs him to become more assertive and reconnect with his wife and children. Strong language. 2013
Collection of eight tales from the author of Swamplandia! (DB 72823) that explore magical interpretations of everyday occasions. In the…
title story Clyde, a vampire, reminisces about his early years as he watches over a tourist spot and befriends a lemonade vendor. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2013
Selection of previously published works that parody or satirize common types of writing. Includes a police log showing officers' increasing…
exasperation with their community, a school's alumni newsletter, and a note on typefaces by Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Eating Animals (DB 70373). 2012
High school freshman Colin Fischer has Asperger's syndrome and uses flash cards to identify facial expressions and social cues. But…
when a gun goes off during lunch and school bully Wayne is accused, Colin tries to prove Wayne's innocence--even though Wayne torments Colin. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012
Warm, witty, and unsettling all at once, here is an unforgettable story of a family desperate for something to believe…
in.Benedict is an inventor whose life’s work is a clean energy machine. It has just made him an overnight sensation and his family is suddenly wealthy. Benedict’s wife, Karen, and his teenage daughters, Charlotte and Poppy, are proud of him. But there are problems Benedict is too busy to see: Karen is deeply unhappy in the marriage and contemplating an affair, Charlotte, who is dealing with a chronic illness, is growing more and more distant, and Poppy is cracking under the pressures of her social circle. And there’s another problem. Benedict holds a rather terrible secret about his clean energy machine. Then, on Halloween night, an accident threatens to make everything far worse for the family. The accident kicks off a series of hauntings in their beautiful, historic home in affluent Belgravia, and the ghosts make it clear that they want something from them. Karen has to save her daughters — and herself. Meanwhile, Benedict is consumed by the knowledge that he has to achieve the impossible by Christmas. As time ticks ever closer to the revelation of his secret, he spirals further into despair . . . The Spirits Up is the story of a family haunted by the charmlessness of middle age and the cruelties of modern teenage life. Part social satire and part contemporary ghost story (with a hint of Dickens’s A Christmas Carol), it is an exploration of a timeless question: what happens when there’s nothing to believe?
Six months after retiring, Harold Fry receives a letter from former coworker Queenie Hennessy, who is dying of cancer. Intending…
to post a reply, Harold instead walks the length of England to personally deliver his note, leaving behind his wife Maureen. Along the way Harold ruminates on his life. Some strong language. 2012
Danielle Levine, a high school senior with OCD, struggles to fit in at her alternative school and uses writing as…
the easiest way to communicate. But things change after Danielle is sent to social skills class and falls for a boy. For senior high and older readers. 2013
The lazy bards have it all wrong--there are actually four princes charming: Liam, Frederic, Duncan, and Gustav. They do not…
necessarily need to rescue resourceful princesses. Instead they team up to battle dangerous creatures to stop an evil plot that endangers their kingdoms. For grades 4-7. 2012
After Hazel Marie's housekeeper James is injured Miss Julia, as a friend, attempts to teach her to cook. She enlists…
Granny Wiggins to help care for Hazel Marie's infant twins while the ladies of Abbotsville demonstrate the preparation of their favorite recipes (included). 2013
Lissy Ryder was the popular queen of mean during high school, but at thirty-seven her world falls apart and she…
wonders if karma has finally come to bite her. The opportunity to change her past appears after Lissy moves in with her parents and attends a reunion. Strong language. 2013
Billy and the other soldiers of Bravo squad are home in the states for a victory tour after an Iraqi…
firefight they were in was taped and televised. As they experience a Dallas Cowboys game on Thanksgiving Day, Billy reflects on fame, life, and war. Violence and strong language. 2012