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| Dreaming Dangerous by Lauren DeStefanoWelcome to: the Brassmere Academy for the Extraordinary, a secluded, unusual school where friends Plum, Vien, Gwendle, and Artem share synchronized dreams filled with adventure and monsters to slay.
What happens: As their dreams begin turning into nightmares, Artem vanishes with an ominous warning: "They're coming for us." |
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The Scroll of Kings by Sarah PrineasIn this lively middle grade fantasy, the start to a new series, an apprentice librarian discovers the true hazards of his chosen profession when he steals his deceased master's identity and takes up the position of royal librarian, despite his lacking age, experience, and proper qualifications. Even so, 15-year-old Alex is determined to prove his abilities, and to discover just why the libraries are kept under lock and key and his fellow librarians are all elderly, secretive, and dying mysteriously. When he learns that certain books are actually alive, malicious, and fatal to the unwary reader, he enlists the aid of his new queen, Kenneret, and her headstrong, dyslexic brother, Charleren, to stop this plague of murderous manuscripts before the kingdom falls to an unexpected threat.
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Lions & liars by Kate BeasleyFifth grade is off to a terrible start when Frederick is sent to a disciplinary camp for troublesome boys. His fellow troop mates--Nosebleed, Specs, The Professor, and little-yet-lethal Ant Bite--are terrifying. But in between trust-building exercises and midnight escape attempts, a tenuous friendship grows between them. Which is lucky, because a Category 5 hurricane is coming and everyone will have to work together--lions and fleas alike--to survive!
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Miss Communication by Jennifer L. HolmPing! Ping! The sound of texting is in the air. Everyone at middle school has a cell phone. Babymouse just has to get one, too. But having a phone is a lot of work! Building up a following on SoFamous, learning text lingo, keeping up with all the important koala videos . . . Babymouse is ready to tear her whiskers out. Why does it suddenly feel like she has no friends? Somehow, Babymouse needs to figure out how to stop worrying and love her smartphone . . . if Locker doesn't eat it first.
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Focus on: Science Fiction
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| Fuzzy by Tom Angleberger and Paul DellingerFeaturing: Fuzzy, the first robot student at Vanguard Middle School; Max, the free-thinking classmate who becomes Fuzzy's guide; and Vice Principal Barbara, the controlling supercomputer who's out to get them both.
Reviewers say: "a day-after-tomorrow cautionary tale of friendship with a fuzzy, robotic heart" (Kirkus Reviews).
About the author: You might recognize co-author Tom Angleberger's name -- and his smart, offbeat sense of humor -- from the popular Origami Yoda series. |
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| The Fog Diver by Joel RossWhat it's about: In a future where a deadly Fog covers the Earth, forcing humans to live on mountaintops and airships, 13-year-old "tetherboy" Chess and his fellow air raft scavengers are racing to find a cure for their guardian's fogsickness.
Is it for you? Bursting with futuristic action and hilarious misunderstandings about modern pop culture, The Fog Diver will be irresistible to science fiction fans.
Series alert: Don't miss the sequel, The Lost Compass. |
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Sci-Fi Junior High
by Scott Seegert
Misleading his classmates about his genius, Sci-Fi Junior High newcomer Kelvin Klosmo is forced to confront his fibs when a mad scientist plots to take over the universe. Simultaneous eBook. 100,000 first printing.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 10-13!
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Avon Lake Public Library 32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 440-933-8128alpl.org |
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