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Kids' Books September 2021 |
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Rise of the Shadow
by Brian Anderson
Transported into a magical world where their pet rabbit can talk, Alex and Emma are enmeshed in the land’s fight against a mysterious sorcerer who wants to claim a powerful object to destroy the magical and human worlds. By the creator of the Dog Eat Doug comic strip.
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Secondhand Dogs
by Carolyn Crimi
When a new dog named Decker arrives in Miss Lottie’s home and convinces Moon Pie to embark on an impossible journey, Gus, the insecure pack leader, must gather his courage to bring Moon Pie home.
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The Plentiful Darkness
by Heather Kassner
Orphaned twelve-year-old Rooney de Barra chases a thieving boy into a magician's realm of darkness.
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The Last Super Chef
by Chris Negron
Arriving in New York to compete on a kids-only, final season of Super Chef, and to meet his father, the host of the show, Curtis Puth cooks his heart out to win the prize—and the truth.
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The Peculiar Incident on Shady Street
by Lindsay Currie
Supernatural Mystery. Cold patches, unseen footsteps, a color-changing painting, and a crying ventriloquist dummy: witnessing all of these weird things convinces Tessa that her family has moved into a haunted house. Things get even more hair-raising as Tessa and her new friends dig into the house's history, making this creepy mystery a "perfect flashlight read" (Booklist).
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You May Already Be a Winner
by Ann Dee Ellis
Twelve-year-old Olivia endeavors to care for her younger sister, possibly make a new friend in the quirky and secretive Bart, and keep hope alive for her, her family, and her community of idiosyncratic neighbors at Sunny Pines Trailer Park
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| A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne ParryWhat it is: the story of a lone wolf cub, separated from his pack, who goes on a dangerous, thousand-mile journey to find a new home.
Did you know? This vivid, illustrated survival story, told from the wolf's point of view, is based on the real life of a wolf named OR-7 (who you can read about at the end of the book).
You might also like: the companion book, A Whale of the Wild, which stars a young orca whale. |
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| Strange Birds: A Field Guide to Ruffling Feathers by Celia C. PérezFeaturing: birdwatcher Cat, journalist Ofelia, foodie Aster, and rebellious newcomer Lane, the first members of a secret new club in Sabal Palms, Florida.
What happens: The four friends band together in an effort to convince the Floras, an old-fashioned girls club, to right a long-standing wrong.
Why you might like it: all four girls take turns telling this story of unlikely friendship, letting you get an up-close look at each girl’s problems, secrets, and hopes. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library
100 E. 4th Street
Michigan City, Indiana 46360
219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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