Dewey: There’s a Cat in the Library!

 

by Vicki Mayron and Bret Witter,  Steve Janes (illustrator)

When Librarian Vicki Myron finds a young kitten abandoned in the Spencer Library return box, she nurses him back to health, deciding then and there that he will be their library cat, and naming him, appropriately, Dewey Readmore Books.

Dewey loves his new home, but once he discovers the littlest library visitors-who like to chase him, pull his tail, and squeeze him extra tight-Dewey begins to wonder if he’s truly cut out for the demands of his new job.

 In the end, he is triumphant as he realizes that helping people big and small is what he is meant to do, and that by sharing his special brand of Dewey love, he can be the best library cat of all.

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The Seer of Shadows

 

by AVI

Newbery Medalist Avi weaves one of his most suspenseful and scary tales—about a ghost who has to be seen to be believed and must be kept from carrying out a horrifying revenge.

The time is 1872. The place is New York City. Horace Carpetine has been raised to believe in science and rationality. So as apprentice to Enoch Middleditch, a society photographer, he thinks of his trade as a scientific art. But when wealthy society matron Mrs. Frederick Von Macht orders a photographic portrait, strange things begin to happen.

Horace’s first real photographs reveal a frightful likeness: it’s the image of the Von Machts’ dead daughter, Eleanora.

Pegg, the Von Machts’ black servant girl, then leads him to the truth about who Eleanora really was and how she actually died. Joined in friendship, Pegg and Horace soon realize that his photographs are evoking both Eleanora’s image and her ghost. Eleanora returns, a vengeful wraith intent on punishing those who abused her.

Rich in detail, full of the magic of early photography, here is a story about the shadows, visible and invisible, that are always lurking near.

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The Battle of the Labyrinth (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4)

 by Rick Riordan

Percy Jackson isn’t expecting freshman orientation to be any fun.

 But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to worse.
In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near.

Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos’s army prepares to invade its once impenetrable borders.

 To stop the invasion, Percy and his demigod friends must set out on a quest through the Labyrinth’”a sprawling underground world with stunning surprises at every turn.

Full of humor and heart-pounding action, this latest audiobook promises to be their most thrilling adventure yet.

 

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The Big One-Oh

 Not available in Puerto Rico’s book fairs  

 

by Dean Pitchf

 Charley Maplewood has never been one for parties, but now that he’s turning ten–the big one-oh–he decides to throw a party for himself. And, of course, things do not work out as he plans in this laugh-out-loud story.

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Sheep

by Valerie Hobbs

Known for her rich character development, the author brings all her skills to delving into the mind of a clever, philosophical, and hopeful Border Collie searching for a home.

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My Life, in Pink and Green

 

by Lisa Greenwald

Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem solver. After the local homecoming queen shows up at her family’s struggling drugstore with a beauty disaster that Lucy helps to fix, Lucy has a long line of makeover customers for every school dance and bat mitzvah. But all the makeup tips in the world won’t help save the pharmacy. If only she could find a way to make the pharmacy the center of town again—a place where people want to spend time, like in the old days. Lucy dreams up a solution that could resuscitate the family business and help the environment, too. But will Lucy’s family stop fighting long enough to listen to a seventh-grader?

This book is a funny and sweet debut featuring an unforgettable narrator who knows what she wants, whether it’s great makeup, a killer business plan, or a better world.

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Bakugan: Drago in School

 

by Tracey West

Can Dan teach Drago a lesson?
Or will be Dan be the one who learns something new?

These two brawlers have to find a way to work together or Drago is headed for the Doom Dimension, courtesy of Masquerade.

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Magic Tree House #42: A Good Night for Ghosts

 

by Mary Pope Osborne,  Sal Murdocca (Illustrator)

Jack and Annie are on their second mission to find—and inspire—artists to bring happiness to millions.

After traveling to New Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some real ghosts, as well as discover the world of jazz when they meet a young Louis Armstrong!

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Judy Moody Goes to College

by Megan McDonald, Peter H Reynolds (Illustrator)

A few sessions with a college-age math tutor turns third-grader Judy into a jargon-spouting polygon princess, in the funniest Judy Moody caper yet.

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Happy Birthday, Bad Kitty

by Nick Bruel (Author)

It’s Bad Kitty’s birthday, and you’re invited!

Bad Kitty’s second illustrated novel is packed with deadpan humor, rich tidbits of cat information — and even some suspense!

Who took Kitty’s presents? Why are Kitty’s friends so bizzare?

Readers will laugh out loud at Kitty’s feline mood swings, and they’ll be touched by the heartwarming visit from a surprise guest.

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