New Children's Fiction
Charlie's raven by Jean Craighead George.
Just Mabel by Frieda Wishinsky.
For beginning readers.
Synopsis: "Mabel learns to appreciate her name and, together with a good friend, finds a way to cope with critical classmates."
Miss Daisy is crazy! by Dan Gutman.
First in the My Weird School series.
Synopsis: "Miss Daisy's unusual teaching methods surprise her second grade students, especially reluctant learner A.J."
Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson.
Synopsis: "Soon after Peter, an orphan, sets sail from England on the ship Never Land, he befriends and assists Molly, a young Starcatcher, whose mission is to guard a trunk of magical stardust from a greedy pirate and the native inhabitants of a remote island."
The secret of Castle Cant: being an account of the remarkable adventures of Lucy Wickwright, maidservant and spy by K. P. Bath.
Synopsis: "When twelve-toed orphan Lucy Wickwright is brought to Castle Cant to be serving girl to the Baron's daughter, the Adorable & Honorable Pauline, she becomes involved with revolutionaries and uncovers surprising palace intrigues."
Da wild, da crazy, Da Vinci by Jon Scieszka.
New title in the Time Warp Trio series.