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| Weird Little Robots by Carolyn Crimi; illustrated by Corinna LuykenStarring: birdhouse-builder Lark and robot-maker Penny Rose, who become best friends and promise to protect their shared secret: Penny Rose’s robots are alive.
What happens: Penny Rose gets a long-awaited invitation to the Secret Science Society, but if she wants to join, she’ll have to reveal her robots and ruin her friendship with Lark.
Who it’s for: makers, tinkerers, and scientists, as well as readers looking for smart, spunky characters. |
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| Pavi Sharma's Guide to Going Home by Bridget FarrWhat it’s about: Longtime foster kid Pavi Sharma is an expert on foster care survival, and for a fee of Hot Cheetos, she teaches other kids what she knows. When she finds out that five-year-old Meridee is about to be placed with a terrible foster family, Pavi knows she has to act fast -- and that means recruiting a team of helpers.
Read it for: a realistic, fast-paced story filled with memorable characters. |
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The Plant Planet : The Plant Planet
by Jon Scieszka
This laugh-out-loud, visually groundbreaking read launches a major new series by children's literature legend Jon Scieszka. AstroWolf, LaserShark, SmartHawk and StinkBug are animals that have been hybridized to find other planets for humans to live on once we've ruined Earth. So off they rocket to the Plant Planet!
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Knock Three Times by Cressida CowellHeroes Xar and Wish combine their Magic and Iron abilities to save their beloved world from the destructive Nuckalavee. By the best-selling author of the How to Train Your Dragon series.
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| Stargazing by Jen WangWhat it’s about: Although they’re from the same Chinese American community, well-behaved Christine doesn’t have much in common with hot-tempered, artsy Moon. Yet when the girls become neighbors, they soon find themselves sharing secrets and K-pop videos -- until jealousy and upsetting news threaten their newfound friendship.
Art alert: warm colors and expressive illustrations add energy to this honest, heartfelt graphic novel.
For fans of: Shannon Hale and Raina Telgemeier. |
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The house with a clock in its walls
by John Bellairs
A boy goes to live with his magician uncle in a mansion that has a clock hidden in the walls which is ticking off the minutes until doomsday
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| The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street by Lindsay CurrieWhat it’s about: After witnessing a series of weird and unsettling things, seventh-grader Tessa becomes convinced that her family’s new home is haunted, leading her and her friends to dig into the house’s hair-raising history.
What’s inside: cold patches, unseen footsteps, a color-changing painting, and a crying ventriloquist dummy.
Reviewers say: this spooky mystery is a "perfect flashlight read" (Booklist). |
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| The Girl in the Locked Room by Mary Downing HahnWhat it's about: Jules has lived in lots of old mansions (her dad restores them), but Oak Hill gives her an uneasy feeling -- and that's before she sees an eerie shadow through the window of a locked upstairs room.
Read it for: a nameless ghost, a centuries-old murder, and a page-turning mystery.
For fans of: paranormal stories that are eerie but not leave-the-lights-on scary. |
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| Nooks & Crannies by Jessica LawsonWhat it’s about: Aspiring detective Tabitha Crum is one of six children who've been invited to the creepy mansion of Countess Camilla DeMoss, who believes one of them might be her lost grandchild. As if that weren’t curious enough, a mysterious death occurs in the house just as a sudden snowstorm traps everyone inside.
Why you might like it: Set in 1907, Nooks & Crannies has the satisfying feel of an old-fashioned whodunit.
You might also like: Kate Milford's Greenglass House, a more modern tale of snowbound intrigue. |
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The shadows by Jacqueline WestMoving into a Victorian mansion that contains the previous late owner's antique artworks, 11-year-old Olive finds a strange pair of glasses that enable her to see and travel into the troubled world of the paintings where she meets the temperamental Morton.
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Contact your librarian for more great books for ages 8-11!
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Avon Lake Public Library 32649 Electric Blvd. Avon Lake, Ohio 44012 440-933-8128alpl.org |
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