New Children's Fiction
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Winner of the 2004 Governor General's award for children's literature.
Synopsis: "Matt, a young cabin boy aboard an airship, and Kate, a wealthy young girl traveling with her chaperone, team up to search for the existence of mysterious winged creatures reportedly living hundreds of feet above the Earth's surface."
The empty mirror by James Lincoln Collier.
Synopsis: "Thirteen-year-old Nick, whose parents died in the 1918 flu epidemic, must find out why his mirror-image is causing mischief around their New England town and making sure Nick gets the blame."
The last holiday concert by Andrew Clements.
Synopsis: "Life is usually easy for popular fifth grader Hart Evans, but when his music teacher puts him in charge of the holiday concert, Hart must use all of his leadership skills to unite the other students."
Over the river by Sharelle Byars Moranville.
Synopsis: "In 1947, after the war, Willa Mae's father returns to the Illinois town where she has lived with her maternal grandparents for the last five of her eleven years, and Willa Mae finds herself struggling to understand old family tensions and secrets."