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Afternoon of the Elves

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Janet Taylor Lisle

Will Hillary uncover the secret of the elf village in Sara-Kate's backyard?No fourth grader trusts Sara-Kate Connolly. Her boots are dirty, her clothes are weird, and she's so maladjusted that the school had to hold her back a grade. But Hillary is her next-door neighbor, and can't say no when the unusual loner invites her over to play. In Sara-Kate's overgrown backyard, Hillary will find proof of a world of magicthe kind that can only blossom between true friends.?Among the rusted car parts and wild plants, a miniature village has sprung up. It has tiny houses made from string, sticks, and maple leaves; a well with a bottlecap for a bucket; and even a little playground with a Popsicle-stick Ferris wheel. But there's absolutely no sign of who built this miniature world. To Sara-Kate, the answer is clearonly elves could be responsible for something so enchanted. As she and Hillary watch for their elusive new friends, they learn that friendship, like magic, springs up where you...

Big Nate Makes a Splash

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Lincoln Peirce

Count on Nate Wright to stir things up and make his entrance with a splash!

Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip. As a popular middle-grade book character, Nate is 11 years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth grade Renaissance Man. Nate, who lives with his dad and older sister, enjoys pestering his family and teachers with his sarcasm.

Boys of Steel

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Marc Tyler Nobleman

Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, two high school misfits in Depression-era Cleveland, were more like Clark Kent--meek, mild, and myopic--than his secret identity, Superman. Both boys escaped into the worlds of science fiction and pulp magazine adventure tales. Jerry wrote his own original stories and Joe illustrated them. In 1934, the summer they graduated from high school, they created a superhero who was everything they were not. It was four more years before they convinced a publisher to take a chance on their Man of Steel in a new format--the comic book. The author includes a provocative afterword about the long struggle Jerry and Joe had with DC Comics when the boys realized they had made a mistake in selling all rights to Superman for a mere $130.

Dibs on This Chair

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Lincoln Peirce

Leave it to Big Nate to stake his claim on anything in reach!

Grasshopper Magic

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Lynne Jonell

Chicken? Abner is not a chicken, no matter what his brother Derek says. But when it comes to giving a speech in front of the whole town, Abner is . . . well . . . he's more than a little nervous.

Then his sister Tate has an idea--bravery lessons. And the first one? Eat a roasted grasshopper. But Abner forgot something important. There's magic in the ground under his family's house and grasshoppers hatch from eggs laid in the ground. So what, exactly, would happen if a kid ate a grasshopper that had been soaking up magic all year long? BOING!

Lynne Jonell follows up her Minnesota Book Award finalist, Texas Bluebonnet Master List choice, and Junior Library Guild selection Hamster Magic with a third story of the Willow family's rowdy run-ins with mixed-up magic.

I Smell a Pop Quiz!

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Lincoln Peirce

Nate Wright has a nose (and a penchant) for trouble. So he's not one to be surprised by a pop quiz popping up.

Aspiring cartoonist Nate Wright is the star of Big Nate, the daily and Sunday comic strip and a favorite middle-grade book character. Nate is 11 years old, four-and-a-half feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history. He's a self-described genius and sixth grade Renaissance Man. Nate, who lives with his dad and older sister, enjoys pestering his family and teachers with his sarcasm.

In Search of Goliathus Hercules

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Jennifer Angus

Ten-year-old Henri Bell discovers he can speak to insects and, as he travels the world in search of a giant legendary insect, he begins to metamorphose into an insect himself.

Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Rob Elliott
Kids can't get enough of laughter—so they can't get enough of Rob Elliot's hilarious joke books! Knock-Knock Jokes for Kids is an all-new collection of knock-knock jokes that will have kids and kids-at-heart rolling in the aisles. Jokes like

Knock knock.
Who's there?
Ben.
Ben who?
Ben away for a while but I'm back now

This new book from Rob Elliott is poised to reach and even surpass the more than 165,000 copies sold of his first book, Laugh-Out-Loud Jokes for Kids.

Little Owl's Orange Scarf

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Tatyana Feeney

Little Owl loves many things, including his tree house in City Park, riding his scooter, and eating ice cream. But he does not love the new orange scarf his mommy makes him wear. It's too long. It's too itchy. It's too. . . orange!

After several attempts to lose his orange scarf, Little Owl finally succeeds. But after a trip to the yarn store, Mommy has the perfect solution to keep Little Owl warm and happy.

More All-of-a-Kind Family

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Sydney Taylor

In the third book of Sydney Taylor's classic children's series, Ella finds a boyfriend and Henny disagrees with Papa over her curfew. Thus continues the tale of a Jewish family of five sisters-Ella, Henny, Sarah, Charlotte and Gertie-living at the turn of the century in New York's Lower East Side. Entertaining and educational, this book brings to life the joys and fears of that time and place.

My Daddy and Me

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Jerry Spinelli

I can't wait for my daddy to come home from work. There are so many things to do!

In a loving tribute to fathers and sons, Newbery Medalist Jerry Spinelli and New Yorker artist Seymour Chwast join talents to celebrate the very best moment of the day: when daddy comes home.

Paperboy

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Vince Vawter

An 11-year-old boy living in Memphis in 1959 throws the meanest fastball in town, but talking is a whole different ball game. He can barely say a word without stuttering, not even his own name. So when he takes over his best friend's paper route for the month of July, he knows he'll be forced to communicate with the different customers, including a housewife who drinks too much and a retired merchant marine who seems to know just about everything.

The paper route poses challenges, but it's a run-in with the neighborhood junkman, a bully and thief, that stirs up real trouble--and puts the boy's life, as well as that of his family's devoted housekeeper, in danger.

Pray for a Fire Drill

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Lincoln Peirce

Big Nate, who is always notoriously unprepared for class, turns to divine intervention to spare him!

Samphire Song

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Jill Hucklesby

Jodie forges a bond with her new horse, Samphire, but must find and rescue him when he goes missing.

Twerp

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Mark Goldblatt

It's not like I meant for Danley to get hurt. . .

Julian Twerski isn't a bully. He's just made a big mistake. So when he returns to school after a weeklong suspension, his English teacher offers him a deal: if he keeps a journal and writes about the incident that got him and his friends suspended, he can get out of writing a report on Shakespeare. Julian jumps at the chance. And so begins his account of life in sixth grade--blowing up homemade fireworks, writing a love letter for his best friend (with disastrous results), and worrying whether he's still the fastest kid in school. Lurking in the background, though, is the one story he can't bring himself to tell, the one story his teacher most wants to hear.

Inspired by Mark Goldblatt's own childhood growing up in 1960s Queens, Twerp shines with powerful writing that will have readers laughing and crying right along with these flawed but unforgettable characters.

Dreaming Up

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Christy Hale

A collection of illustrations, concrete poetry, and photographs that shows how young children's constructions, created as they play, are reflected in notable works of architecture from around the world.

Excalibur

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Hudson Talbott

When the young Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and became High King of all Britain, he didn't realize that an even greater task lay ahead: that of uniting his country behind him. Narration by Christian Coulson (Tom Riddle, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).

Fin M'Coul, the Giant of Knockmany Hill

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Tomie dePaola

An ALA Notable Children's Book?Fin's wife saves him from the most feared giant in Ireland.??This ebook features read-along narration by the author.

King Arthur

6/11/2013 7:59:19 AM

Hudson Talbott

Except for the dragon-shaped constellation that appeared at his birth, there was nothing that suggested Arthur was destined for greatness. Narration by Christian Coulson (Tom Riddle, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets).