Mr. Lemoncello's Library Olympics, by Chris Grabenstein. (Also available in audio, narrated by Jesse Bernstein.)Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages, to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Kyle and his teammates are back, and the world-famous game maker, Luigi Lemoncello, is at it again!
This time Mr. Lemoncello has invited teams from all across America to compete in the first ever LIBRARY OLYMPICS. Will it be fun? Like the commercials say. . . HELLO? It's a Lemoncello! But something suspicious is going on . . . books are missing from Mr. Lemoncello's library. Is someone trying to CENSOR what the kids are reading?! In between figuring out mind-boggling challenges, the kids will have to band together to get to the bottom of this mystery.
Now it's not just a game--can Mr. Lemoncello find the real defenders of books and champions of libraries? Packed with puzzles, clues, and thrilling surprises, this is a deliciously fun, action-packed sequel to the New York Times bestselling Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library. Let the games begin!
My Name is Not Friday, by Jon Walter.
Well-mannered Samuel and his mischievous younger brother Joshua are free black boys living in an orphanage during the end of the Civil War. Samuel takes the blame for Joshua's latest prank, and the consequence is worse than he could ever imagine. He's taken from the orphanage to the South, given a new name — Friday — and sold into slavery. What follows is a heartbreaking but hopeful account of Samuel's journey from freedom, to captivity, and back again.
The Skeleton Tree, by Iain Lawrence.Less than forty-eight hours after twelve-year-old Chris sets off on a sailing trip down the Alaskan coast with his uncle, their boat sinks. The only survivors are Chris and a boy named Frank, who hates Chris immediately. Chris and Frank have no radio, no flares, no food. Suddenly, they've got to forage, fish, and scavenge the shore for supplies. Chris likes the company of a curious, friendly raven more than he likes the prickly Frank. But the boys have to get along if they want to survive.
Because as the days get colder and the salmon migration ends, survival will take more than sheer force of will. Eventually, in the wilderness of Alaska, the boys discover an improbable bond--and the compassion that might truly be the path to rescue.
Steel Scars (Red Queen Novella #2) by Victoria Aveyard.
In this digital prequel novella set in the Red Queen world, Captain
Farley exchanges coded transmissions with the resistance as she travels
the land recruiting black market traders, smugglers, and extremists for
her first attempt at an attack on the capital. She was raised to be
strong, but planting the seeds of rebellion in Norta is a tougher job
than expected—until she stumbles upon a connection that may prove to be
the key to the entire operation: Mare Barrow.Truthwitch, by Susan Dennard.
On a continent ruled by three empires, everyone is born with a "witchery," a magical skill that sets them apart from others. Now, as the Twenty Year Truce in a centuries long war is about to end, the balance of power-and the failing health of all magic-will fall on the shoulders of a mythical pair called the Cahr Awen.
The biggest
thing on Safi and Noelle's minds is saving money for their planned
future in the Hundred Isles. Noelle, a Threadwitch, can see the
emotional Threads binding the world. Safi, on the other hand, is a
Truthwitch-she always knows when a person is telling a lie. A powerful
magic like that is something people would kill to have on their side-or
to keep off their enemy's side-and so Safi cannot even admit what she
truly is.With the help of the cunning Prince Merik (a Windwitch and privateer) and the hindrance of a Bloodwitch bent on revenge, the friends must rise above their doubts and fight to learn who they are and what they are made of, if they are going to stay alive and preserve the balance of their world.
(All descriptions from OverDrive.)
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