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Middle School Fantasy/Science Fiction

childrensworker2 — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:29:20 +0000

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EAGER

Homework Machine

Star Wars Last of the Jedi

Bunnicula

Tony Abbott

childrensworker2 — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:13:36 +0000

Here’s what’s new from Tony Abbott

Middle School Adventure Thirty Nine Clues

childrensworker2 — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 15:35:58 +0000

Thirty-Nine Clues Book #1 Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan

Booklist Review

“In a bold leap forward in marketing strategy, this first book in the 39 Clues series introduces readers to what promises to be a sensational mix of reading, online gaming, card-collecting, and even a grand-prize sweepstakes. The premise of the book: Grace Cahill, matriarch of the world’s most powerful family, dies and leaves behind a challenge to her descendants. They can either inherit one million dollars, or forgo the money and receive the first of 39 clues that will lead them on an around-the-world adventure in search of, well, that’s a secret. But it’s an earth-shattering secret, and with 10 books planned for the series (each by a different author), it had better pay off in the end. Riordan, who has plotted the main arc for the series, gets the ball rolling nicely with likable brother-and-sister heroes, a cast of backstabbing relatives, and a smattering of puzzles and clues to decipher in the quest for the ultimate secret. Whether this intriguing book represents the first major event in a shifting world of publishing, or is simply a clever money- and attention-grabbing ploy remains to be seen, but it will be fascinating to see what kids make of it. (Library edition does not include game cards).” “Chipman, Ian”. From: Syndetics Solutions, Inc. Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.

Middle School Adventure

childrensworker2 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 16:19:38 +0000

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Kensuke’s Kingdom

Escaping the Giant Wave

Ghost’s Grave

Mysteries in Our National Parks

Over the Edge

Train Wreck

Middle School Adventure

childrensworker2 — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 14:34:15 +0000

Time Spies

First in an exciting all-new series for children, complete with time travel, adventure, and American history! In this brand-new series by acclaimed author Candice Ransom, three children meet unsung heroes who shaped America’ s history. Follow the children as they hop in and out of various eras, learning important

Great Adventure Series by Kenneth Oppel

childrensworker2 — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 20:39:35 +0000

If you like adventure try this amazing series by Kenneth Oppel. Matt Cruse is a cabin boy on the Aurora, a huge airship that sails hundreds of feet above the ocean, ferrying wealthy passengers from city to city. It is the life Matt’s always wanted; convinced he’s lighter than air, he imagines himself as buoyant as the hydrium gas that powers
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The Music of Dolphins

lucybookchat — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:32:33 +0000

I really recommend this book to any girl (or maybe even a boy) who’s looking for something touching and dramatic! The book is all about a 15-year-old girl named Mila, who was found in the sea. She is taught how to live on land again by some doctors and a little girl who’s named Shay. But, she does not want to live on land again! Mila wants to go back to the sea and reunite with her foster family – of dolphins! The story has drama, sadness, and a little touch of romance, and I really think it’s the best book I’ve ever read!

AIRMAN by Eoin Colfer

childrensworker2 — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:43:48 +0000

Airman is awesome book. In my opinion it is Eoin Colfer’s best book ever. It has everthing packed in one book. Theres tons of action, strong characters, a story of survival, gory and funny at the same time. Here’s is a breif summary for you from the jacket of the book!!!!

Airman is set in the 1890’s on the sovereign Saltee Islands, off the Irish coast. It is the story of Conor Broekhart, a young Saltee Islander whose father, Declan, is the King’s bodyguard. When Conor discovers that the power hungry Marshall Hugo Bonvilain is organizing a military coup, the king is murdered and Conor is blamed for the crime and thrown into prison.

In prison, Conor passes the solitary months by scratching designs for flying machines into the walls. This has always been his dream, to win the race for flight.

After two years, Conor now sixteen, plans and executes a daring escape to the mainland. Initially he plans to return home, but realizes that this would put his entire family in danger, so instead he builds a glider to fly to the prison island and reclaim the diamonds he buried there from the prison mine. Eight bags of diamonds, means eight trips.

Conor’s father is beginning to question Bonvilain’s rule, and so the marshall decides to use his son to blackmail him. This is when he realizes that Conor has escaped. He also finds Conor’s drawings and realizes that he is the mysterious Airman who has been flying around the prison island.

Bonvilain arrests Conor’s whole family to trap him. To save them, Conor will have to build the flying machine that he has been dreaming of all these years.

Super Science Fiction

childrensworker2 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:36:50 +0000

Water Mirror by Kai Meyer

Seven Professors of the Far North by John Fardell

Hatching Magic by Ann Downer

Brainboy and the Deathmaster by Tor Seidler

Bunnicula by James Howe

Intermediate Nutmeg Nominees 2009 and Newington’s Battle of the Books

childrensworker2 — Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:30:14 +0000

Here they are the 2009 Nutmeg Nominees.

Remember there are lot’s of ways to enjoy these Nutmeg Books after you read them. We have book discussions with pizza here at the library on our Nutmeg Nights . The middle schools have lunch time book discussions also. Sixth graders don’t forget about the Battle of the Books. You can read all of 2009 Nutmeg Nominees plus…….