New Chapter Books

April 2013

The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne SelforsThe Sasquatch Escape
Selfors, Suzanne
Call Number: J SELF
2013
Spending the summer in his grandfather's rundown town, ten-year-old Ben meets an adventurous local girl and together they learn that the town's veterinarian runs a secret hospital for imaginary creatures.
All My Noble Dreams and Then What Happens by Gloria WhelanAll My Noble Dreams and Then What Happens
Whelan, Gloria
Call Number: J WHEL
2013
As Rosalind continues to straddle the proper English world of her family and the culture of 1920s India where they live, her support of Gandhi and his followers in opposing British rule grows and she considers trying to carry the rebels' message to Edward, Prince of Wales, during his visit.
When the Butterflies Came by Kimberley LittleWhen the Butterflies Came
Little, Kimberley
Call Number: J LITT
2013
Tara Doucet is grieving for her grandmother, and her family is falling apart around her, but it seems like her grandmother has preplanned an elaborate itinerary for her to follow which will lead her and her sister Riley from Louisiana to a South Pacific island and into danger--and everywhere she turns butterflies follow.
My Brother is a Big, Fat Liar by James PattersonMy Brother is a Big, Fat Liar
Patterson, James
Call Number: J PATT
2013
From blockbuster author Patterson comes the third installment in the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling Middle School series. Georgia Khatchadorian plans to excel at Hills Village Middle School in all the places her troublemaking brother failed. But Rafe left a big mark at HVMS, and no one will give Georgia a chance!
Dorko the Magnificent by Andrea BeatyDorko the Magnificent
Beaty, Andrea
Call Number: J BEAT
2013
Robbie Darko is an old-school, pull-a-rabbit-out-of-your-hat-style magician, but despite his best efforts, something always goes wrong with his tricks until crotchety Grandma Melvyn moves in and teaches him something about the true meaning of magic.
Fearless: A Mirrorworld novel by Cornelia FunkeFearless: A Mirrorworld novel
Funke, Cornelia
Call Number: J FUNK
2013
Jacob Reckless journeys to the Mirrorworld to tell his shapeshifting friend Fox that a fairy curse--a deadly moth in his chest--means he has only one year to live. The journey in Mirrorworld turns into a search against time and against a Goyl treasure hunter for an enchanted crossbow, which is known to strike down any army it faces, and less well known for its healing power when shot by a loved one.

March 2013

Destiny Rewritten by Kathyrn FitzmauriceDestiny Rewritten
Fitzmaurice, Kathyrn
Call Number: J FITZ
2013
Eleven-year-old Emily Elizabeth Davis has been told for her entire life that her destiny is to become a poet, just like her famous namesake, Emily Dickinson. But Emily doesn't even really like poetry, and she has a secret career ambition that she suspects her English-professor mother will frown on. Then, just after discovering that it contains an important family secret, she loses the special volume of Emily Dickinson's poetry that was given to her at birth. As Emily and her friends search for the lost book in used bookstores and thrift shops all across town, Emily's understanding of destiny begins to unravel and then rewrite itself in a marvelous new way.
The Peculiar by Stefan BachmannThe Peculiar
Bachmann, Stefan
Call Number: J BACH
2012
After humans win the faery wars in England, a half-human, half-faery child, scorned by both races, finds himself at the center of a web of intrigue and danger when he is stalked by a sinister faery
The Fourth Stall Part III by Chris RylanderThe Fourth Stall Part III
Rylander, Chris
Call Number: J RYLA
2013
 Mac and Vince have gotten out of their middle school underworld crime business, but an upstart rival business and a run-in with an old nemesis pull them back in.
Jacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp by Nathan BransfordJacob Wonderbar and the Interstellar Time Warp
Bransford, Nathan
Call Number: J BRAN
2013
In the two weeks twelve-year-old Jacob Wonderbar was away, fifty years have passed on Earth and now he, Sarah Daisy, and Dexter, with help from Mick Cracken, try to set things right by seeking Jacob's father, who is lost in time.

February 2013

The one and only Ivan by Katherine ApplegateThe one and only Ivan
Applegate, Katherine
Call Number: J APPL
2012
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
Wonder by R. PalacioWonder
Palacio, R.
Call Number: J PALA
2012
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Who could that be at this hour? All the wrong questions by Lemony SnicketWho could that be at this hour? All the wrong questions
Snicket, Lemony
Call Number: J SNIC
2012
Thirteen-year-old Lemony Snicket begins his apprenticeship with S. Theodora Markson of the secretive V.F.D. in the tiny dot of a town called Stain'd By The Sea, where he helps investigate the theft of a statue.
I Funny by James PattersonI Funny
Patterson, James
Call Number: J PATT
2012
Resolving to become the world's greatest stand-up comedian despite less-than-funny challenges in his life, wheelchair-bound middle school student Jamie Grimm endures bullying from his mean-spirited cousin and hopes he will be fairly judged when he enters a local comedy contest.
Nancy Clancy, secret admirer by Jane O'ConnorNancy Clancy, secret admirer
O'Connor, Jane
Call Number: J OCON
2012
When Nancy Clancy finds out that both her guitar teacher, Andy, and her favorite babysitter, Annie, have broken up with the people they were dating, she decides to make them fall in love on Valentine's Day.
Diary of a wimpy kid. The third wheel by Jeff KinneyDiary of a wimpy kid. The third wheel
Kinney, Jeff
Call Number: J KINN
2012
A Valentine's Day dance at Greg's middle school has turned his world upside down until an unexpected twist gives Greg a partner for the dance and leaves his best friend Rowley the odd man out.