All We Have is Now, by Lisa Schroeder. There are 27 hours and fifteen minutes left until an asteroid strikes North America, and, for Emerson and everyone else who didn't leave, the world will end. But Emerson's world already ended when she ran away from home last year. Since then she has lived on the streets, relying on her wits and her friend Vince to help her find places to sleep and food to eat.
The city's quieter now that most people are gone, and no one seems to know what to do as the end approaches. But then Emerson and Vince meet Carl, who tells them that he has been granting people's wishes. He gave his car away so a woman could take her son to see the ocean for the first time, and he gives Emerson and Vince all the money he has in his wallet. Suddenly this last day seems full of possibility. Emerson and Vince can grant a lot of wishes in 27 hours - maybe even their own.
Fuzzy Mud, by Louis Sachar. (Also available in audio, narrated by Kathleen McInerney with a full cast.) **Fifth grader Tamaya Dhilwaddi and seventh grader Marshall Walsh have been walking to and from Woodridge Academy together since elementary school. But their routine is disrupted when bully Chad Hilligas challenges Marshall to a fight. To avoid the conflict, Marshall takes a shortcut home through the off-limits woods. Tamaya, unaware of the reason for the detour, reluctantly follows. They soon get lost. And then they find trouble. Bigger trouble than anyone could ever have imagined.
In the days and weeks that follow, the authorities and the U.S. Senate become involved, and what they uncover might affect the future of the world.
The Heartbreakers, by Ali Novak. **
Stella will do anything for her sick sister, Cara—even stand in line
for an autographed Heartbreakers CD...for four hours. She's totally
winning best birthday gift this year. At least she met a cute boy with
soft brown hair and gorgeous blue eyes while getting her caffeine fix.
Too bad she'll never see him again.Except, Stella's life has suddenly turned into a cheesy love song. Because Starbucks Boy is Oliver Perry—lead singer for the Heartbreakers. And even after she calls his music crap, Oliver still gives Stella his phone number. And whispers quotes from her favorite Disney movie in her ear. OMG, what is her life?
But how can Stella even think about being with Oliver—dating and laughing and pulling pranks with the band—when her sister could be dying of cancer?
No Such Person, by Caroline B. Cooney. (Also available in audio, narrated by Erin Spencer.)
Miranda and Lander Allerdon are sisters. Miranda is younger, a dreamer,
and floating her way through life. Lander is older, focused, and
determined to succeed. As the girls and their parents begin another
summer at their cottage on the Connecticut River, Miranda and Lander's
sibling rivalry is in high gear. Lander plans to start medical school in
the fall, and Miranda feels cast in her shadow.When the Allerdons become entangled in an unimaginable tragedy, the playing field is suddenly leveled. As facts are revealed, the significance of what has happened weighs heavily on all. How can the family prepare for what the future may hold?
Shingaling: A Wonder Story, by R.J. Palacio.
Over 2 million people have read the New York Times bestseller Wonder
and have fallen in love with Auggie Pullman, an ordinary boy with an
extraordinary face. Readers have also been given a special look at
another side of Auggie's story with The Julian Chapter and a peek at his life before Beecher Prep in Pluto.In Shingaling, the third Wonder Story, they'll read about life as a fifth grader at Beecher Prep through the eyes of Charlotte, the girl who had been chosen to be Auggie's "welcome" buddy. Readers will not only learn more about Charlotte and her budding friendship with reader-favorite, Summer (they solve a mystery together), but how the girls at Beecher Prep react to Auggie attending their school for the first time, and how Charlotte came to write the precept she used at the end of Wonder, "It's not enough to be friendly. You have to be a friend."
What Pet Should I Get? by Dr. Seuss. (Audio, narrated by Rainn Wilson.)This new book by Dr. Seuss about making up one's mind is the literary equivalent of buried treasure! What happens when a brother and sister visit a pet store to pick a pet? Naturally, they can't choose just one! The tale captures a classic childhood moment—choosing a pet—and uses it to illuminate a life lesson: that it is hard to make up your mind, but sometimes you just have to do it!
Told in Dr. Seuss's signature rhyming style, this is a must-have for Seuss fans and book collectors, and a perfect choice for the holidays, birthdays, and happy occasions of all kinds.
**Available 8/4. Place yer holds now!
(All descriptions from OverDrive.)
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