The Girl Who Could Not Dream, by Sarah Beth Durst.
Sophie loves the hidden shop below her parents' bookstore, where dreams
are secretly bought and sold. When the dream shop is robbed and her
parents go missing, Sophie must unravel the truth to save them. Together
with her best friend—a wisecracking and fanatically loyal monster named
Monster—she must decide whom to trust with her family's carefully
guarded secrets. Who will help them, and who will betray them?
The Girl with the Wrong Name, by Barnabas Miller.
Ever since The Night in Question left her with a hideous scar and no
memory of what happened, Theo Lane has been hiding. An aspiring
filmmaker, she uses a hidden button cam to keep the world at bay. She
spends the entire summer in a Manhattan café, secretly documenting
random "subjects."
Once school starts, Theo finds her best friend
has morphed into a flirtatious, short-skirt-clad stranger. Everyone
ignores the scar. As if that will make it go away. The café remains her
lunchtime refuge.
Her most interesting subject is the Lost Boy, a
stranger who comes in every day at the same time. When she finally gets
up the courage to talk to him she discovers why: the Lost Boy, Andy, is
waiting for someone who said she'd meet him there . . . four days ago.
Intoxicated by Andy's love for this mystery girl, Theo agrees to help
him find her, and her unhealthy obsession pulls her into a perilous,
mind-bending journey. But is it really Andy's world she's investigating?
Or is it her own?
How to be Brave, by E. Katherine Kottaras.
Lola Levine is Not Mean, by Monica Brown.
Lola Levine likes writing in her diario, sipping her mom's cafe con leche,
eating her dad's matzo ball soup, and playing soccer with her team, the
Orange Smoothies. So what if she doesn't always fit in?
Lola is
fierce on the field, but when a soccer game during recess gets too
competitive, she accidentally hurts her classmate Juan Gomez. Now
everyone is calling her Mean Lola Levine! Lola feels terrible, but with
the help of her family, her super best friend, Josh Blot, and a little
"pencil power," she just might be able to turn it all around.
In this
first book in a series, young readers will be inspired by Lola's big
heart and creative spirit as she learns to navigate the second grade in
true Lola style!
My Wild Family, by Laurent Moreau.
Sometimes there's more to family than meets the eye....
Animals of
all kinds take center stage in this unique exploration of a very unusual
family. An older brother is strong and respected, just like an
elephant. A mother is stately and beautiful, but she prefers not to
stand out—a tall feat for a giraffe! How are animals like humans, and
humans like animals?
Readers of all ages will delight in Laurent
Moreau's richly rendered, thought-provoking illustrations, and then they
will entertain perhaps the most wildly illuminating question of all:
What makes you special?
The Plan, by Alison Paul and illustrated by Barbara Lehman
As a father and daughter cope with a loss, they rediscover an important
piece of family history and begin building a new life. Alison Paul and
Barbara Lehman's innovative picture book collaboration proves the only
difference between reality and a dream . . . is a plan.
Sitting Bull: Lakota Warrior and Defender of His People, by S.D. Nelson.
Sitting Bull (c. 1831–1890) was one of the greatest Lakota/Sioux
warriors and chiefs who ever lived. From Sitting Bull’s
childhood—killing his first buffalo at age 10—to being named war chief
to leading his people against the U.S. Army, Sitting Bull: Lakota
Warrior and Defender of His People brings the story of the great chief
to light.
Sitting Bull was instrumental in the war against the
invasive wasichus (white men) and was at the forefront of the combat,
including the Battles of Killdeer Mountain and the Little Bighorn. He
and Crazy Horse were the last Lakota/Sioux to surrender their people to
the U.S. government and resort to living on a reservation.
The book
includes an extensive author’s note and timeline, historical
photographs, a map, a bibliography, endnotes, and an index.
Until We Meet Again, by Renee Collins.
Country clubs and garden parties. The last thing Cassandra wants is
to spend the summer before her senior year marooned in a snooty
Massachusetts shore town. Cass craves drama and adventure, which is hard
when she just feels stuck.
But when a dreamy stranger shows up on
her family's private beach, claiming that it is his property—and that
the year is 1925—Cass is swept into a mystery a hundred years in the
making. As she searches for answers in the present, Cass discovers a
truth that thrusts Lawrence's life into jeopardy. It won't matter which
century he is from if he won't live to see tomorrow.
Desperate to
save the boy who's come to mean everything to her, Cassandra must find a
way to change history...or risk losing Lawrence forever.
(All descriptions from OverDrive.)
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