Mount Morris Public Library

 ADVENTURES OF NANNY PIGGINS by R. A. Spratt *

A circus pig as a nanny? There's never a dull day! 

 

 

 

 

THE MAGIC THIEF by Sarah Prineas *

 Wizardry, magic and adventure. (First book in a series)

 

 

 

 

WILD THINGS by Clay Carmichael *

 There are lots of wild things in Zoe's new life: Uncle Henry's metal sculptures, a feral cat, a mysterious boy, and her own heart.

 

 

 

 

POWERLESS by Matthew Cody

 Although Daniel doesn't have any super powers, his friends do and they're losing them. He is the only one who can find out why.

 

 

 

 ONE-HANDED CATCH by MJ Auch

What would it be like to go through life with only one hand? That's what Norm finds out after he loses his left hand in an accident and must find the strength to move on with his life.

 

 

 

 

 MASTERPIECE by Elilse Broach *

Boy and beetle share friendship, art and adventure.

 

 

 

 

ALL STATIONS! DISTRESS! by Don Brown *

Experience the gradeur of the Titanic and the sinking of that mighty passenger ship.

 

 

 

 

SWINDLE by Gordon Korman

Giffin Bing, "the man with a plan", puts together a band of middle-school misfits to take back the valuable baseball card    stolen from him by con man Swindle.

 

 

 

 

ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING: How to Turn Your Doodles Into Comics by James Sturm *

This graphic novel is the adventure of a knight, a horse with a sweet tooth, and a magic elf hunting down a gum-chewing dragon. It is also a lesson in how to put together your own comics.

 

 

EXTRA CREDIT by Andrew Clements

A school pen pal exchange brings together a sixth-grade girl from Illinois and an Afghan boy, who learn about each other's lives and that "people are simple, but the stuff going on around them can get complicated."

 

 

 

 

DYING TO MEET YOU by Kate Klise

The first book in the 43 Old Cemetery Road series. I.B. Grumply, a writer of children's books, moves into an old mansion in Ghastly, Illinois, and discovers that he is sharing it with an 11-year-old boy, his cat, and a ghost.

 

 

 

ALL THE BROKEN PIECES by Ann Burg *

In 1977 the son of a Vietnamese woman and American soldier is airlifted to the U.S. and adopted by a loving family. He becomes a star pitcher on the baseball team, but is haunted by the life he left behind.

 

 

 

 

EVERY SOUL A STAR by Wendy Mass

After viewing a total solar eclipse, the lives of three very different young people are changed forever.

 

 

 

 

GREETING FROM NOWHERE by Barbara O'Connor

Just when Aggie has to put her run-down motel up for sale, she accumulates four families--each with a story to tell.

 

 

 

 

 FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX by R. L. LaFevers

After Nate's parents are declared lost at sea, he goes to live with his Aunt Phil to learn the family business of mapmaking and beastology. In a story packed with adventure and mythological creatures, Nate discovers his inner hero. (First book in the Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist series.)

 

 

 

 

HEART OF A SHEPHERD by Rosanne Parry

 When nearly everyone leaves the ranch, "Brother",  just 11-years old, must care for the family's livestock and take on the responsibilities of a man.