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Best of all worlds
by Kenneth Oppel
Xavier Oaks reluctantly leaves his mom and brother to join his dad and his dad's new pregnant wife at the cabin, only to awaken one morning and discover it's like the house has been moved and they're trapped inside a dome.
Fiction. Recommended for grades 6-8.
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Lu and Ren's guide to geozoology
by Angela Hsieh
Lu dreams of being a great adventurer, just like her ah-ma, who is a world-renowned geozoologist. Ah-ma has traveled far and wide, researching unique animals like dreamy cloud-jellies, enormous sunfish, and playful mossgoats. There's nothing Lu loves more than reading Ah-ma's letters about her quests. But when Ah-ma's letters suddenly stop, Lu becomes worried. So when a nearby town needs a geozoologist, Lu decides to go on the journey to find Ah-ma. She charts a course with the help of Ren, an old friend turned new travel buddy. As they follow in Ah-ma's footsteps, Lu begins to discover the complex relationships between geofauna--and between people.
Graphic Novel. Recommended for grades 5-8.
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The Hat of Great Importance
by Patrick Ness
On what should be a normal school day at their normal school--recently rebuilt at great expense by the town's supervillain after her son destroyed it with a giant robot pelican suit--things begin to spin out of control for monitor lizards Zeke, Daniel, and Alicia and Meil the hawk the moment they board the school bus. For no good reason, Zeke is deeply unsettled by Daniel's new pink hat. The tower sprouting on the town's tallest hill surely contains a Death Ray of Death. At school, Zeke suspects the new guidance counselor--who hails from the same pelican crime family as their nemesis--of turning Daniel and Alicia against him. Or was it something Zeke said?
Fiction. Recommended for grades 4-6.
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Fatal forecast : an incredible true story of courage in a savage storm
by Michael J. Tougias
Now available as a young reader's adaptation, this gripping true story of catastrophe and survival at sea is a moment-by-moment account of 72 hours in the lives of eight men that recounts the brutality of nature and the human will to survive.
Nonfiction. Recommended for grades 5-7.
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Horse camp : a horse girl mystery
by Carrie Seim
When a beloved steed goes missing at sleepaway camp, fourteen-year-old Willa must figure out who is behind the mysterious horse napping--and fast.
Fiction. Recommended for grades 5-8.
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The gate, the girl, and the dragon
by Grace Lin
Jin is a Stone Lion--one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those boring duties feel like a waste of time. What isn't a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick, scoring a Golden Goal, and becoming the most legendary player of all the spirit world. But when Jin's perfect kick accidentally knocks the Sacred Sphere out through the gate, he has no choice but to run after it, tumbling out of the realm he calls home and into the human world as the gate closes behind him.
Fiction. Recommended for grades 5-7.
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Way Off Track 1
by Carl Brundtland
Nansi has been a track star her whole life. When Tania, the girl who has everything, beats Nansi in a race, Nansi knows it was only Tania's new running shoes that gave her the edge. She is determined to get her own pair before the school track meet -- if only she can find $340. Luckily, she has Granny, who sets up Nansi with a job at her friend's salon. But another hurdle comes when she's needed at work and the track at the same time. Good thing Nansi was born to scheme!
Graphic Novel. Recommended for grades 4-7.
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So over sharing
by Elissa Brent Weissman
Two very different twelve-year-old girls, Hadley and Willow, bond over Instagram as they both struggle with oversharing influencer moms and grapple with how long their lives will stay public.
Fiction. Recommended for grades 6-8.
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Emily Windsnap and the crystal caves
by Liz Kessler
Adventure always seems to find Emily Windsnap! So when she discovers a bangle with a unique crystal under Rainbow Rocks, she and her friends are soon unraveling a whole new mystery. After learning the crystal originally came from a familiar place--Halflight Castle--Shona and Emily reunite there with Aaron and Neptune, king of the oceans. The bangle leads the mermaids to a cave full of crystals, and, with Mandy's help, they discover the truth about the jewel's origin.
Fiction. Recommended for grades 4-7.
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The last Rhee witch and the nine-tailed fox
by Jenna Lee-Yun
Last summer, Ronnie Miller's world turned upside down. She'd never believed in ghosts, or witches, or magic--until her time at Camp Foster, where she learned she was a witch. Magic was real. And some of it wanted to kill her. Now back at Camp Foster for winter break, Ronnie and her friends Jack, Olivia, and Sam can't wait to enjoy all that winter camp has to offer. They're excited to be back together, enjoying camp without worrying about mysterious forces that want to kill them. But when campers begin inexplicably falling ill, Ronnie and friends suspect the supernatural is at play.
Fiction. Recommended for grades 5-8.
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