Posts Tagged ‘young-readers-9-12’
Dieppe
Hugh Brewster’s moving account of “the bloodiest nine hours in Canadian military history” is now available in paperback. On the night of August 19, 1942, a force of five thousand Canadians launched an attack on the Nazi-held French port of Dieppe. When the disastrous raid was over, and the Allies were forced to retreat, nearly…
Read MoreFive Kingdoms 3 Crystal Keepers
Cole Randolph ventures to a new kingdom as he continues his search for his friends, and also pursues his quest to mend what’s gone awry with the magic in The Outskirts.
Read MoreSwing it, Sunny
In the mid-1970s Sunny Lewin is back, star of her personal show, facing the prospect of Middle School, and dealing with the problems of her somewhat dysfunctional family–in particular her older brother, Dale, who has been sent off to a military academy because of his delinquent behavior.
Read MoreMatilda
Matilda Wormwood’s father thinks she’s a little scab. Matilda’s mother spends all afternoon playing bingo. And Matilda’s headmistress Miss Trunchbull? Well, she’s the worst of all. She is a big bully, who thinks all her pupils are rotten and locks them in the dreaded Chokey. As for Matilda, she’s an extraordinary little girl with a…
Read MoreBabysitters Club #5 Dawn and the Impossible Three
Dawn Schafer is the newest member of The Baby-sitters Club. While she’s still adjusting to life in Stoneybrook after moving from sunny California, she’s eager to accept her first big job. But taking care of the three Barrett kids would be too much for any baby-sitter. The house is always a mess, the kids are…
Read MoreGrimm’s Fairy Tales
An illustrated collection of fifty-two traditional tales collected by the Grimm brothers.
Read MoreGrandpa’s Great Escape
The eighth novel from NUMBER ONE bestselling author, David Walliams – now available in paperback! Jack’s Grandpa… *wears his slippers to the supermarket *serves up Spam � la Custard for dinner *and often doesn’t remember Jack’s name But he can still take to the skies in a speeding Spitfire and save the day… An exquisite…
Read MoreA Wrinkle in Time
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger. “Wild nights are my glory,” the unearthly stranger told them. “I just got caught in a…
Read MoreLoot 2 Sting
Never do a favor for a friend. Twelve-year-old March McQuin forgot rule number one for cat burglars, which is how he and his twin sister, Jules, found themselves dangling upside down twenty feet above a stone floor at three in the morning. Their target was a set of stunning diamonds and it should have been…
Read MoreThe Secret Keepers
A New York Times Bestseller! Now available in paperback, this heart-pounding mystery adventure, by the author of the New York Times bestselling series The Mysterious Benedict Society, is laced with magic and humor A magical watch A string of secretsA race against time When Reuben discovers an extraordinary antique watch, he soon learns it has…
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