My Life as a Book

One of the coolest things about this book is that the author's 15-year-old son is the illustrator!

From Norvelt to Nowhere

From Norvelt to Nowhere by Jack Gantos

If you liked the Newbery Winner, Dead End in Norvelt, you will love this sequel! After an explosion and a new crime by an old crook Jack finds himself on a mission that takes him hundreds of miles away, escorting his slightly mental elderly mentor, Miss Volker, on her relentless pursuit of the oddest of outlaws. 

I loved every page of this book!

El Deafo

El Deafo by Cece Bell
Newbery Honor 2015

This is the first autobiographical graphic novel that I've ever read, and it was SO good. Graphic novels aren't usually my favorite genre, but this one is exceptional. Cece Bell was born able to hear, but a brief illness at the age of 4 left her "severely to profoundly" deaf. This book tells about her very personal experiences and feelings during the years of her childhood. I've also discovered that Cece is the author of several picture books. Watch for those to arrive in the libary soon! Don't miss the note from the author at the end of El Deafo.

26-Story Treehouse

The 26-Story Treehouse
By, Andy Griffiths

Andy and Terry live in a 26-story treehouse. (It used to be 13 stories, but they've expanded.) It has a bumper car rink, a skate ramp, an antigravity chamber, an ice cream parlor with 78 flavors, and the Maze of Doom--a maze so complicated that nobody who has gone in has ever come out again. Well, not yet, anyway. This time, the two friends have a whole week to finish their next book, and Andy even knows what it should be about--the story of how he and Terry first met. But, life is NEVER boring in the treehouse, and emergency shark operations, giant storms, and wooden pirate heads are just the beginning....

Junonia

Junonia

By, Kevin Henkes

The week of her tenth birthday, Alice and her parents go to Sanibel Island, Florida, just as they do every year, but this time some of the people who are always there are missing and some new people have come, which unsettles Alice, who wants things to be exactly the same as they always are.

The Princess in Black

The Princess in Black
By, Shannon and Dean Hale

Who says princesses don't wear black? When trouble raises its blue monster head, Princess Magnolia ditches her flouncy dresses and becomes the Princess in Black! Princess Magnolia is having hot chocolate and scones with Duchess Wigtower when . . . Brring! Brring! The monster alarm! A big blue monster is threatening the goats! Stopping monsters is no job for dainty Princess Magnolia. But luckily Princess Magnolia has a secret --she's also the Princess in Black, and stopping monsters is the perfect job for her ! Can the princess sneak away, transform into her alter ego, and defeat the monster before the nosy duchess discovers her secret? From award-winning writing team of Shannon and Dean Hale and illustrator LeUyen Pham, here is the first in a humorous and action-packed chapter book series for young readers who like their princesses not only prim and perfect, but also dressed in black.

Zebra Forest 
by Adina Rishe Gewirtz

An escaped fugitive upends everything a brother and sister think they know about their family. Their past. And themselves.