J CUR Curtis, Christopher Paul $16.99

Madman of Piney Woods, The 363 p.

Scholastic 9/14 9780545156646 T

Even though it is now 1901, the people of Buxton, Canada (originally a settlement of runaway slaves) and Chatham, Canada are still

haunted by two events of half a century before--the American Civil

War, and the Irish potato famine, and the lasting damagethose events caused to the survivors. (BT) Blacks. Irish. Post-traumatic stress

disorder. Freedmen. Veterans. Immigrants. [Historical Fiction]

HBooklist - 7/14 - G5-8 ; HBCCB - 10/14 - G5-8 ; HHorn Book -

9/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 7/1/14 - A9-13 ; HLMC - 1/15 - G4-7 ;

+PubWkly - 7/7/14 - A8-12 ; +SLJ - 8/14 - G4-6 ; 54VOYA - 12/14 -

mj. RL: 5.4, AR: 5.7, RC: , Lexile: 870

J FOX Foxlee, Karen $16.99 $7.99

Ophelia and the marvelous boy 228 p.

Knopf 1/14 9780385753548 T

Yearling 2/15 9780385753562 P Ophelia, a timid eleven-year-old girl grieving her mother, suspends

her disbelief in things non-scientific when a boy locked in the mu-

seum where her father is working asks her to help him complete an age-old mission. (TW) Magic. Prisoners. Museums. Heroes. Wizards.

Kings, queens, rulers, etc.

HBooklist - 12/15/13 - G4-6 ; HBCCB - 2/14 - G5-7 ; 2Horn Book -

1/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 11/1/13 - A8-12 ; AdLMC - 8/14 - G ;

HPubWkly - 11/11/13 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 3/14 - G4-6. RL: 4.8, AR:

4.9, RC: , Lexile: 660, GR: T

J GAN Gantos, Jack $16.99

Key that swallowed Joey Pigza, The154 p.

Joey Pigza #5 .

FSG 9/14 9780374300838 T Square Fish 9/15 9781250068071 P

Everything goes topsy-turvy for Joey as he becomes the man of the

house, looking after his new baby brother, taking care of his troubled mother, and seeking out his missing father. (Publisher) Attention-

deficit hyperactivity disorder. Single-parent families. Infants. Broth-

ers.

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11/14 - ms ; HKirkus - 7/15/14 - A10-13 ; HPubWkly - 7/28/14 -

A10-14 ; HSLJ - 9/14 - G5-7. RL: 5.1, AR: 5.4, RC: , Lexile: 870

J HAR Hartnett, Sonya $16.99

Children of the king, The 272 p.

Candlewick 3/14 9780763667351 R

Cecily and Jeremy have been sent to live with their uncle Peregrine in the English countryside, safe from the war, along with a young refu-

gee named May. But when Cecily and May find two mysterious boys

hiding in the ruins of a nearby castle, an extraordinary adventure begins. (Publisher) World War II. Evacuation of civilians.

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/14 - . ; HKirkus - 1/x/14 - A11-14 ; HLMC - 10/14 - G ; NSLJ -

3/14 - G5-8 ; 44VOYA - 4/14 - m. RL: 5.8, AR: 5.6, RC: 5.2, Lexile:

790

J MAR Martin, Ann. M. $16.99

Rain reign 226 p.

Feiwel 10/14 9780312643003 T

Struggling with Asperger's syndrome, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is

forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels , even if it means

leaving her routines in order to search for her pet. (OCLC) Asperger's syndrome. Dogs. Lost and found possessions.

HBooklist - 8/1/14 - G4-6 ; RBCCB - 12/14 - G4-7 ; HHorn Book -

9/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 9/1/14 - A8-12 ; HPubWkly - 8/18/14 - A9-

12 ; HSLJ - 8/14 - G4-6. RL: 3.5, AR: , RC: , Lexile: 720

J PRE Preus, Marti / Carre, Lilli $16.95

West of the moon 213 p.

Amulet 4/14 9781419708961 T

In nineteenth-century Norway, fourteen-year-old Astri, whose aunt has sold her to a mean goatherder, dreams of joining her father in

America. (CIP) Human trafficking. Emigration and immigration.

HBooklist - 2/15/14 - G6-8 ; RBCCB - 6/14 - G6-9 ; HHorn Book - /14 - G ; HKirkus - 2/15/14 - A11-14 ; RLMC - 8/14 - G5-7 ; HPub-

Wkly - 3/24/14 - A10-14 ; HSLJ - 4/14 - G5-8 ; 43VOYA - 4/14 - mj.

RL:

J TUR Turnage, Sheila $16.99 $7.99

Ghosts of Tupelo Landing, The 352 p.

Kathy Dawson 2/14 9780803736719 T

Puffin 4/15 9780142425718 P When Miss Lana accidentally buys a haunted inn at the Tupelo Land-

ing town auction, Desperado Detectives--aka Mo LoBeau and her

best friend Dale--opens up a paranormal division to solve the ghost's identity before the town's big 250th anniversary bash. (TW) Hotels,

motels, etc. Haunted places. Ghosts. Community life. Identity.

Foundlings. [Mystery ; Ghost Stories]

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1/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 12/1/13 - A10-14 ; HPubWkly - 11/11/13 -

A10+ ; HSLJ - 1/14 - G4-6. RL: 4.6, AR: 4.2, RC: , Lexile: 550

J WIL Wiles, Deborah $19.99

Revolution 495 p.

Sixties trilogy #2 .

Scholastic 5/14 9780545106078 T It's 1964 in Greenwood, Mississippi, and Sunny's town is being in-

vaded by people from up north who are coming to help people regis-

ter to vote. Her personal life isn't much better, as a new stepmother, brother, and sister are crowding into her life, giving her little room to

breathe.--From publisher description. (CIP) African Americans. Civil

rights. Voter registration. [Historical Fiction]

HBooklist - 8/1/14 - G6-9 ; HHorn Book - 7/14 - . ; HKirkus -

4/15/14 - A11-15 ; HPubWkly - 6/23/14 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 5/14 - G5-

8 ; 43VOYA - 8/14 - mj. RL: 5.5, AR: 5.2, RC: , Lexile: 840

J AUX Auxier, Jonathan $17.99 $8.95

Night gardener, The 350 p.

Amulet 5/14 9781419711442 T

Amulet 5/15 9781419715310 P Ghosts. Household employees. Brothers and sisters. Orp0hans. Story-

telling. Blessing and cursing. [Fantasy ; Horror]

+Booklist - 6/1/14 - G6-9 ; RBCCB - 5/14 - G4-6 ; 2Horn Book - 5/14 - . ; HKirkus - 3/1/14 - A10-14 ; HLMC - 10/14 - G ; HSLJ - 4/14 -

G4-6 ; 55VOYA - 4/14 - mj. RL: 5.4, AR: 4.9, RC: 4.3, Lexile: 690

J BAR Barnhill, Kelly $16.95 $6.95

Witch’s boy, The 372 p.

Algonquin 9/14 9781616203511 T

Algonquin 9/15 9781616205485 P When a Bandit King comes to take the magic that Ned's mother, a

witch, is meant to protect, the stuttering, weak boy villagers think

should have drowned rather than his twin summons the strength to protect his family and community, while in the woods, the bandit's

daughter puzzles over a mystery that ties her to Ned. (CIP) Magic.

Witches. Outlaws. Twins. Brothers. Friendship in children.

+Booklist - 7/14 - G5-7 ; HBCCB - 1/15 - G5-7 ; 2Horn Book - 11/14

- . ; HKirkus - 8/1/14 - A10-15 ; HPubWkly - 8/4/14 - A9+ ; HSLJ -

8/14 - G4-6 ; 43VOYA - 10/14 - mjs. RL: 5.3, AR: 4.7, RC: 3.5, Lex-ile: 630

J GRA Graff, Lisa $16.99 $7.99

Absolutely almost 288 p.

Philomel 6/14 9780399164057 T

Puffin 5/15 9780147508577 P Ten-year-old Albie has never been the smartest, tallest, best at gym,

greatest artist, or most musical in his class, as his parents keep re-

minding him, but new nanny Calista helps him uncover his strengths and take pride in himself. (CIP) Self-esteem. Ability. Babysitters.

Families. Schools. Racially mixed people. [Realistic Fiction]

HBooklist - 5/1/14 - G4-6 ; RBCCB - 9/14 - G4-6 ; 2Horn Book - 5/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 6/1/14 - A8-12 ; RLMC - 10/14 - G3-7 ;

HPubWkly - 4/21/14 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 5/14 - G4-6. RL: 5.7, AR: 4.7,

RC: 4.6, Lexile: 750

J LLO Lloyd, Natalie $16.99 $6..99

Snicker of magic, A 311 p.

Scholastic 2/14 9780545552707 T

Scholastic 4/15 9780545552738 P The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which

legend says was once magic--but Felicity is convinced the magic is

still there, and with the help of her new friend Jonah the Beedle she hopes to bring the magic back. (CIP) Magic. Family life. Mothers and

daughters. Friendship.

+Booklist - 2/15/14 - G5-7 ; RBCCB - 5/14 - G4-6 ; 3Horn Book

Guide - Fall 14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 12/15/13 - A8-13 ; HLMC - 8/14

- G ; HPubWkly - 1/13/14 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 1/14 - G4-7. RL: 4.0,

AR: 4.7, RC: , Lexile:

J LOR Lord, Cynthia $16.99

Half a chance 218 p.

Scholastic 2/14 9780545035330 T

Lucy, with her mother and her photographer father, has just moved to a small rural community in New Hampshire, and with her new friend

Nate she plans to spend the summer taking photos for a contest, but

pictures sometimes reveal more than people are willing to see. (CIP) Photography. Fathers and daughters. Friendship.

+Booklist - 2/15/14 - G4-6 ; HBCCB - 2/14 - G4-6 ; 2Horn Book -

3/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 12/15/13 - A ; HLMC - 10/14 - G ;

+PubWkly - 12/9/13 - A ; HSLJ - 2/14 - G4-6. RL: 4.3, AR: 4.5, RC:

4.3, Lexile: 690

J PER Perkins, Lynne Rae $16.99

Nuts to you 259 p.

Greenwillow 8/14 9780060092757 T

After surviving being carried off by a hawk, a young squirrel resolves to find his way home, as his best friends begin their search for him.

(CIP) Squirrels. Friendship. Forest and forestry. [Survival ; Adven-

ture] HBooklist - 8/1/14 - G2-5 ; RBCCB - 1/15 - G3-5 ; HHorn Book -

11/14 - . ; xKirkus - 7/15/14 - A7-11 ; HPubWkly - 7/7/14 - A8-12 ;

HSLJ - 7/14 - G3-6. RL: 4.1, AR: 4.2

J OPP Oppel, Kenneth / Tierney, Jim $16.99 $7.99

Boundless, The 332 p.

S&S 4/14 9781442472884 T

S&S 5/15 9781442472891 P Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden

voyage across Canada, teenaged Will enlists the aid of a traveling

circus to save the train from villains. (CIP) Railroad trains. Circus. [Adventure ; Historical Fiction]

HBooklist - 1/1/14 - G4-7 ; RBCCB - 4/14 - G4-7 ; 2Horn Book - /14

- G4-6 ; HKirkus - 3/15/14 - A9-14 ; RLMC - 8/14 - G ; HPubWkly - 2/10/14 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 3/14 - G5-8. RL: 5.1, AR: 5.0

J PIN Pinkney, Andrea Davis / Evans, Shane W. $17.00

Red pencil, The 308 p.

Little, Brown 9/14 9780316247801 T

After her tribal village is attacked by militants, Amira, a young Suda-nese girl, must flee to safety at a refugee camp, where she finds hope

and the chance to pursue an education in the form of a single red

pencil and the friendship and encouragement of a wise elder. (Publisher) Novels in verse. Refugees. Blacks.

HBooklist - 10/15/14 - G4-8 ; RBCCB - 12/14 - G6-9 ; 2Horn Book -

11/14 - . ; HKirkus - 9/1/14 - A8-21 ; HPubWkly - 8/4/14 - A9+ ;

HSLJ - 7/14 - G5-7 ; 43VOYA - 12/14 - mj. RL: 5.3, AR: , RC: ,

Lexile: 620, GR: Y

J RYA Ryan, Carrie / $17.00

Map to everywhere, The p.

Pirate stream #1 .

Little, Brown 11/14 9780316240772 T Twelve-year-old Fin, a master thief from the pirate world of Khaznot

Quay, and Marrill, also twelve, of Arizona, cross paths in the magical

world of the Pirate Stream while on a quest for a mysterious map. (TW) Pirates. Wizards. Stealing. magic. Maps. [Fantasy ; Adventure]

HBooklist - 10/1/14 - G4-7 ; HKirkus - 9/15/14 - A10-13 ; HPub-

Wkly - 9/29/14 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 9/14 - G4-6. RL: 4.8, AR: 5.4

J RUN Rundell, Katherine $16.99

Cartwheeling in thunderstorms 248 p.

S&S 8/14 9781442490611 T

Will must find her way after she's plucked out of a wonderful life in Zimbabwe and forced to go to boarding school in England.

(Publisher) Orphans. Interpersonal relations. Boarding schools. Zim-

babweans. Originally published as The girl savage in 2011 in Great Britain by Faber and Faber Limited

HBooklist - 8/14 - G4-7 ; RBCCB - 10/14 - G5-8 ; 2Horn Book -

11/14 - . ; HKirkus - 5/15/14 - A8-13 ; RLMC - 1/15 - G ; HPub-

Wkly - 5/19/14 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 10/14 - G4-6 ; 44VOYA - 8/14 - mj.

RL: 4.5, AR: 4.8, RC: , Lexile: 720

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J BAC Bachmann, Stefan / Jansson, Alexander$16.99 $6.99

Cabinet of curiosities, The : 36 tales brief & sinister

488 p.

Greenwillow 5/14 9780062331052 T Greenwillow 5/15 9780062313140 P

Thirty-six eerie short tales, most of which were originally published

on the blog of the same name, relate to an imaginary museum of creepy artifacts and are arranged into such thematic "drawers" as

love, luck, song, and fairy tales. (CIP) [Short Stories. Fantasy ; Hor-

ror]

+Booklist - 8/14 - G4-7 ; HBCCB - 9/14 - G9-12 ; 2Horn Book - 9/14

- G4-6 ; HKirkus - 5/1/14 - A10-13 ; HPubwkly - 5/26/14 - A8-12 ;

NSLJ - 7/14 - G5-7. RL: 4.8, AR: 5.3, RC: , Lexile: 790

J EHR Ehrlich, Esther $16.99

Nest 329 p.

Wendy Lamb 9/14 9780385386074 T

On Cape Cod in 1972, eleven-year-old Naomi, known as Chirp for her love of birds, gets help from neighbor Joey as she struggles to

cope with her mother's multiple sclerosis and its effect on her father

and sister. (CIP) Families. Multiple sclerosis. Sick. Schools. Bird watching.

+Booklist - 9/15/14 - G4-6 ; RBCCB - 11/14 - G5-7 ; 2Horn Book -

9/14 - I,ms ; HKirkus - 6/1/14 - A8-12 ; RLMC - 1/15 - G ; HPub-

Wkly - 7/14 - A8-21 ; HSLJ - 6/14 - G4-6. RL: 5.8, AR: 4.4, RC: ,

Lexile: 830, GR: Z

J BAR Bar-El, Dan / Mai-Wyss, Tatjana $19.99

Audrey (Cow) : an oral account of a most daring escape, based

more or less on a true story 232 p.

Tundra 11/14 9781770496026 T Longing for a life filled with poetry and the green pastures beyond

the farm where she is destined for the slaughterhouse, Audrey the

cow enlists the help of human and animal friends to stage a daring escape.(TW) Cows. Escapes. Animals.

HKirkus - 9/15/14 - A8-12 ; HPubWkly - 10/13/14 - A7-10 ; HSLJ -

12/14 - G3-5. RL: 5.9

J HAG Hagen, George $16.99

Gabriel Finley & the raven's riddle384 p.

Schwartz & Wade 8/14 9780385371032 T

Eleven-year-old Gabriel, with the help of the young raven Paladin, which whom he has a magical bond, travels to the foreboding land of

Aviopolis, where he must face challenges and unanswerable riddles

to rescue his long-missing father. (CIP) Magic. Missing persons. Ravens. Voyages and travels. [Fantasy ; Adventure]

HBooklist - 9/1/14 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 10/14 - G5-7 ; 2Horn Book -

11/14 - G4-6 ; +Kirkus - 8/15/14 - A9-12 ; HPubWkly - 8/18/14 - A9-

12 ; HSLJ - 9/14 - G5-8. RL: 4.8, AR: , RC: , Lexile: 670, GR: V

J JOH Johnson, Jaleigh $16.99 $7.99

Mark of the dragonfly, The 288 p.

Delacorte 3/14 9780385376150 T

Yearling 7/15 9780385376471 P Scavenging objects from barely veiled parallel universes to support

herself in the dangerous outer provinces, Piper discovers an uncon-

scious, well-dressed stranger from another land and embarks on a life-changing journey. (BT) [Fantasy]

+Booklist - 3/1/14 - G6-9 ; RBCCB - 5/14 - G5-7 ; 4Horn Book Guide

- Fall 14 - YA ; HKirkus - 1/15/14 - A11-15 ; HPubWkly - 3/3/14 -

A10+ ; HSLJ - 3/14 - G4-8. RL: 7.3, AR: 5.6

J HAN Hanlon, Abby $14.99

Dory Fantasmagory 160 p.

Dial 10/14 9780803740884 T

Dory, the youngest in her family, is a girl with a very active imagina-tion, and she spends the summer playing with her imaginary friend,

pretending to be a dog, battling monsters, and generally driving her

family nuts. (CIP) Imagination. Imaginary companions. Brothers and sisters. Families.

+Booklist - 10/15/14 - G1-3 ; HKirkus - 9/1/14 - A6-9 ; AdLMC -

1/15 - G ; HPubWkly - 9/15/14 - A6-8 ; HSLJ - 11/14 - G1-3. RL:

2.1, AR: 3.2, RC: 3.2, Lexile: 550

J LAG Lagercrantz, Rose / Eriksson, Eva $16.95

My heart is laughing 120 p.

Lerner 9/14 9781877579523 T

Dani's been trying her best to stay happy ever since her best friend Ella moved away. But when some girls in Dani's class start being

cruel to her, it starts a chain of rather unhappy events. (TW) Bullies.

Happiness. Schools. HBooklist - 10/1/14 - K-2 ; HHorn Book - 11/14 - p ; +Kirkus -

8/15/14 - A5-8 ; HSLJ - 8/14 - G1-3. RL: 2.1, AR: , RC: , Lexile:

490

J MAC MacLachlan, Patricia $15.99 $6.99

Fly away 128 p.

McElderry 4/14 9781442460089 T

McElderry 4/15 9781442460096 P While in North Dakota helping her Aunt Frankie prepare for a possi-

ble flood, Lucy finds her voice as a poet with the help of her two-year

-old brother Teddy, the rest of their family, and a few cows. (BT) Family life. Brothers and sisters. Floods. Poets. Cows.

NBooklist - 4/1/14 - G2-4 ; HBCCB - 6/14 - G2-4 ; 3Horn Book

Guide - Fall 14 - G1-3 ; HKirkus - 3/1/14 - A6-10 ; HPubWkly -

1/27/14 - A7+ ; +SLJ - 3/14 - G3-6. RL: 2.4, AR: 3.2, RC: 2.6, Lex-

ile: 490

J LIN Lindelauf, Benny / Tolstikova, Dasha $16.95

Nine Open Arms 256 p.

Enchanted Lion 5/14 9781592701469 T When the Boon family moves into an old, ramshackle house at the

very edge of a small town in the Netherlands, Oma Mei, the grand-

mother of seven motherless children, relates the house's remarkable origin in the 1860s. (CIP) Families. Grandmothers. Single-parent

families. [Realistic Fiction]

+Booklist - 8/14 - G6-9 ; RBCCB - 9/14 - G4-6 ; HHorn Book - 9/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 5/15/14 - A11-14 ; HPubWkly - 4/21/14 - A9+ ;

+SLJ - 6/14 - G5-8. RL: 4.6

J MIL Milford, Kate $17.99 $6.99

Greenglass House 373 p.

Clarion 8/14 9780544052703 T

HMH 9/15 9780544540286 P At Greenglass House, a smuggler's inn, twelve-year-old Milo, the

innkeepers' adopted son, plans to spend his winterholidays relaxing,

but soon guests are arriving with strangestories about the house that send Milo and Meddy, the cook's daughter, on an adventure. (TW)

Hotels, motels, etc. Magic. Adoption. [Mystery]

HBooklist - 5/1/14 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 12/14 - G4-7 ; 2Horn Book -

9/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 6/1/14 - A10-14 ; RLMC - 1/15 - G ;

+PubWkly - 5/26/14 - A10-14 ; +SLJ - 6/14 - G4-6 ; 54VOYA - 8/14 -

mj. RL: 5.8

J SOV Sovern, Megan Jean $16.99 $6.99

Meaning of Maggie, The 220 p.

Chronicle 5/14 9781452110219 R

Chronicle 5/15 9781452128764 P Eleven-year-old Maggie Mayfield is an A-plus student with big plans

for herself, but at this moment she is also facing a lot of problems--

like starting middle school and figuring out how to help her father who is out of work and in a wheelchair. (CIP) Fathers and daughters.

Families. Multiple sclerosis. Middle schools. Family life. [Realistic

Fiction]

+Booklist - 5/15/14 - G4-7 ; HBCCB - 9/14 - G5-8 ; 2Horn Book -

5/15 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 4/15/14 - A9-12 ; RLMC - 11/14 - G ;

+PubWkly - 2/24/14 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 4/14 - G4-7. RL: 4.0, AR: 4.3, RC: 4.3, Lexile: 690, GR: W

J PHI Philbrick, W. R. $16.99

Zane and the hurricane : a story of Katrina p.

Scholastic 2/14 9780545342384 T

A twelve-year-old boy and his dog become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina. (TW) Hurricane Katrina.

Racially mixed people. African Americans. [Survival]

+Booklist - 2/1/14 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 2/14 - G5-8 ; 3Horn Book Guide - Fall 14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 12/15/14 - A10-14 ; RLMC - 8/14 - G ;

HPubWkly - 11/25/14 - A ; HSLJ - 2/14 - G5-8. RL: 6.0, AR: 5.3,

RC: 5.6, Lexile: 860

J STR Stroud, Jonathan $17.99

Whispering skull, The 435 p.

Lockwood & Co. #2 .

Dinsey 9/14 9781423164920 T Lockwood & Co. are hired to investigate Edmund Bickerstaff, a

Victorian doctor who reportedly tried to communicate with the dead,

while Lucy is distracted by urgent whispers coming from the skull in a ghost jar. (Publisher) Ghost stories. Psychic ability. Ghosts. Super-

natural. [Mystery]

HBooklist - 9/1/14 - G4-7 ; HKirkus - 8/15/14 - A11-13 ; HSLJ -

10/14 - G5-8. RL: 6.0, AR: 5.2, RC: 4.2, Lexile: 670

J WOO Woods, Brenda $16.99 $7.99

Blossoming universe of Violet Diamond, The 222 p.

N Paulsen 1/14 9780399257148 T Puffin 1/15 9780147514301 P

A biracial girl finally gets the chance to meet the African American

side of her family. (Publisher) Racially mixed people. African Ameri-cans. Family life.

+Booklist - 12/1/13 - G4-7 ; RBCCB - 1/14 - G5-8 ; 3Horn Book

Guide - Fall 14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 11/15/13 - A8-12 ; HLMC - 5/14

- G ; NPubWkly - 10/28/13 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 3/14 - G4-6. RL: 3.9,

AR: 4.3

J WAT Watson, Jude $16.99

Loot : how to steal a fortune 266 p.

Scholastic 6/14 9780545468022 T

When Alfie McQuinn, the notorious jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last words to his son, March, are to "find jewels" and this instruction

leads the boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had--and the

perfect partner to carry on the family business. (CIP) Jewel thieves. Twins. Brothers and sisters. Orphans. Adventure. Outlaws. Jewelry.

[Adventure]

+Booklist - 6/1/14 - G ; RBCCB - 7/14 - G4-7 ; 3Horn Book Guide -

Fall 14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 5/1/14 - A10-14 ; RLMC - 1/15 - G ;

HPubWkly - 5/5/14 - A8-12 ; +SLJ - 5/14 - G4-7 ; 45VOYA - 8/14 -

mj. RL: 4.7, AR: 4.2, RC: 3.2, Lexile: 560

J BAR Barker, Michel $17.95

Mending horses 309 p.

Holiday House 2/14 9780823429486 T

The poetic and gripping sequel to A Difficult Boy reunites readers with Daniel and his horse, Ivy, as Daniel begins to make his way in

the world with two unlikely friends. (Publisher) Peddlers. Horses.

Irish Americans. Sex role. Prejudices. Orphans. [Historical Fiction] HBooklist - 2/15/14 - G6-10 ; 4Horn Book Guide - Fall 14 - G4-6 ;

HKirkus - 2/x/14 - A8-14 ; RLMC - 11/14 - G ; +SLJ - 4/14 - G5-8.

RL: 6.0, AR: 5.6, RC: , Lexile: 870

J BRO Brown, Skila $15.99

Caminar 192 p.

Candlewick 3/14 9780763665166 R

Carlos knows that when the soldiers arrive with warnings about the Communist rebels, it is time to be a man and defend the village, keep

everyone safe. But Mama tells him not yet -- he's still her quiet moon-

faced boy. The soldiers laugh at the villagers, and before they move on, a neighbor is found dangling from a tree, a sign on his neck:

Communist. Mama tells Carlos to run and hide, then try to find her ...

Numb and alone, he must join a band of guerillas as they trek to the

top of the mountain where Carlos's abuela lives. Will he be in time,

and brave enough, to warn them about the soldiers? What will he do

then? A novel in verse inspired by actual events during Guatemala's civil war, Caminar is the moving story of a boy who loses nearly

everything before discovering who he really is. (Amazon) Civil War,

1960-1996. [Historical Fiction] +Booklist - 3/15/14 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 4/14 - G6-9 ; HHorn Book -

3/14 - G4-6 ; +Kirkus - 1/15/14 - A10-14 ; RLMC - 10/14 - G ;

+PubWkly - 1/13/14 - A10+ ; HSLJ - 3/14 - G6+ ; 32VOYA - 6/14 - j. RL:

J DEL De los Santos, Marisa / Teague, David$16.99 $6.99

Saving Lucas Biggs 288 p.

Harper 4/14 9780062274625 T

HarperCollins 4/15 9780062274632 P When thirteen-year-old Margaret’s father is sentenced to death for a

crime he didn’t commit, she knows the only way to save him is to use

the forbidden family power of time travel. (Publisher) [Science Fic-tion ; Mystery ; Time Travel]

+Booklist - 5/1/14 - G4-7 ; RBCCB - 7/14 - G4-6 ; 4Horn Book Guide

- Fall 14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 3/1/14 - A9-12 ; HSLJ - 4/14 - G5-8.

RL: 6.5, AR: 4.7

J ELL Ellis, Sarah $16.95

Outside in 206 p.

Groundwood 5/14 9781554983674 T

A young girl named Lynn has an ideal life, but things are about to change when she meets a mysterious girl named Blossom, whose

family lives secretly beneath a city reservoir. (TW) Girls. Homeless

persons. Friendship. HBooklist - 5/1/14 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 6/14 - G7-10 ; HKirkus -

4/1/14 - A10-14 ; AdLMC - 1/15 - G ; +PubWkly - 5/26/14 - A10-13 ;

+SLJ - 5/15 - G6-8 ; 43VOYA - 6/14 - mjs. RL: 4.4, AR: 4.1, RC: 4.3,

Lexile: 570, GR: Z

J FED Federle, Tim $16.99 $7.99

Five, six, seven, Nate! 293 p.

S&S 1/14 9781442446939 T

S&S 1/15 9781442446953 P Now on Broadway as second understudy for E.T., Nate Foster keeps

in close contact with his best friend, Libby, as he faces his nemesis,

Jordan Rylance, and his own insecurities as the cast member with the least training and experience. (CIP) Musicals. Theater. Best friends.

Sequel to: Federle, Tim. Better Nate than ever.

+Booklist - 12/15/13 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 1/14 - G5-8 ; 3Horn Book

Guide - Fall 14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 11/15/13 - A9-14 ; HPubWkly -

11/4/13 - A10-14 ; +SLJ - 2/14 - G5-8. RL: 5.0, AR: 4.7, RC: 4.4,

Lexile: 710

J FIT Fitzgerald, Laura Marx $16.99 $7.99

Under the egg 251 p.

Dial 3/14 9780803740013 T

Puffin 5/15 9780142427651 P Her grandfather's dying words lead 13-year-old Theodora Tenpenny

to a valuable, hidden painting she fears may be stolen, but it is her

search for answers in her Greenwich Village neighborhood that brings a real treasure. (CIP) Neighborhoods. Art. Friendship. Re-

cluses. Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945). [Mystery]

[Betsy Bird gave this 5 stars]

HBooklist - 2/1/14 - G4-7 ; RBCCB - 3/14 - G5-8 ; 2Horn Book -

3/14 - G4-6 ; NKirkus - 12/15/13 - A9-13 ; HLMC - 8/14 - G ;

+PubWkly - 12/16/13 - A8-12 ; NSLJ - 2/14 - G4-7. RL: 4.9, AR: 5.5, RC: , Lexile: 790

J HAL Hale, Shannon / Pham, LeUyen $14.99 $6.99

Princess in Black, The 89 p.

Candlewick 10/14 9780763665107 R

Candlewick 4/15 9780763678883 P Hiding her secret identity as a monster-fighting superhero, Princess

Magnolia interrupts her fancy tea with the unsuspecting Duchess

Wigtower to stop a big blue monster from endangering her kingdom's goats. (BT) Princesses. Monsters. Superheroes.

HBooklist - 8/1/14 - K-2 ; RBCCB - 11/14 - G2-4 ; HKirkus -

8/15/14 - A5-8 ; +PubWkly - 8/11/14 - A5-8 ; +SLJ - 8/14 - K-3. RL:

3.4, AR: 3.2, RC: , Lexile: 400

J HAR Harrington, Karen $17.00 $7.00

Courage for beginners 289 p.

Little, Brown 8/14 9780316210485 T

Little, Brown 4/15 9780316210461 P Twelve-year-old Mysti Murphy of Texas wishes she were a character

in a book. If her life were fiction, she'd know how to solve her prob-

lems at school; take care of her family when her dad has to spend time in the hospital; and deal with her family's secret: that her mother

is agoraphobic and never leaves the house. (Publisher) Agoraphobia.

Family problems Schools.

HBooklist - 6/1/14 - G5-8 ; +Kirkus - 6/15/14 - A9-13 ; AdLMC -

10/14 - G ; +PubWkly - 5/26/14 - A8-12 ; +SLJ - 5/14 - G5-8 ;

54VOYA - 6/14 - mj. RL: 5.9, AR: 4.4, RC: , Lexile: , GR: W

J HAS Haskell, Merrie $16.99

Castle behind thorns, The 336 p.

K Tegen 5/14 9780062008190 T

When Sand, a blacksmith's apprentice, wakes up in a broken castle, he must find a way to put it back together. (CIP) Castles. Fairy tales.

+Booklist - 6/1/14 - G4-6 ; 2Horn Book - 5/14 - G4-6 ; NKirkus -

3/15/14 - A9-12 ; HPubWkly - 3/17/14 - A8-12 ; HSLJ - 6/14 - G4-8. RL: 3.9, AR: 5.6, RC: 5.2, Lexile: 790

J HOL Holczer, Tracy $16.99 $7.99

Secret hum of a Daisy, The 312 p.

Putnam 5/14 9780399163937 T

Puffin 5/15 9780147508461 P After 12-year-old Grace's mother's sudden death, Grace is forced to

live with a grandmother she's never met. Then she discovers clues in

a mysterious treasure hunt--one that will help her find her true home. (CIP) Moving. Home. Grandmothers. Treasure hunt. Death.

AdBCCB - 7/14 - G5-7 ; 2Horn Book - 7/14 - YA ; +Kirkus - 4/15/14

- A10-14 ; HPubWkly - 2/24/14 - A10+ ; HSLJ - 5/14 - G6-8. RL:

4.4, AR: 5.2, RC: 5.2, Lexile: 820

J JOH Johnson, Varian $16.99 $6.99

Great Greene Heist, The 226 p.

Scholastic 5/14 9780545525527 T

Scholastic 4/15 9780545525534 P Jackson Greene has a reputation as a prankster at Maplewood Middle

School, but after the last disaster he is trying to go straight--but when

it looks like Keith Sinclair may steal the election for school president from Jackson's former best friend Gabriela, he assembles a team to

make sure Keith does not succeed. (CIP) Elections. Middle schools.

Practical jokes. Best friends. Friendship.

+Booklist - 5/15/14 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 7/14 - G5-9 ; HHorn Book -

7/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 3/15/14 - A10-15 ; RLMC - 11/14 - G ;

+PubWkly - 4/14/14 - A10-14 ; +SLJ - 3/14 - G5-8 ; 44VOYA - 10/14 - m. RL: 5.0, AR: 4.6, RC: 3.8, Lexile: 660

J KAD Kadohata, Cynthia $16.99

Half a world away 240 p.

S&S 9/14 9781442412750 T

Twelve-year-old Jaden, an emotionally damaged adopted boy fasci-nated by electricity, feels a connection to a small, weak toddler with

special needs in Kazakhstan, where Jaden's family is trying to adopt a

"normal" baby. (CIP) Adoption. Intercountry adoption. Emotional problems. Abandoned children. Love.

HBooklist - 7/14 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 11/14 - G5-8 ; 2Horn Book -

11/14 - . ; NKirkus - 7/15/14 - A10-14 ; HPubWkly - 6/23/14 - A10-

14 ; NSLJ - 9/14 - G4-6. RL: 5.5, AR: 4.7, RC: 4.2, Lexile: 670

J LAR Larson, Kirby $16.99

Dash 243 p.

Scholastic 8/14 9780545416351 T

When her family is forced into an internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and her beloved dog Dash;

and as her family begins to come apart around her, Mitsi clings to her

one connection to the outer world--the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for Dash. (CIP) Puyallup Assembly Center.

Evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans. World War II.

Japanese American children. concentration camps. Dogs.

+Booklist - 7/14 - G4-6 ; 2Horn Book - 9/14 - . ; HKirkus - 6/15/14 -

A ; RLMC - 1/15 - G ; HPubWkly - 6/16/14 - A8-12 ; +SLJ - 6/14 -

G3-6. RL: 3.2, AR: 3.9, RC: 3.3, Lexile: 570

J LEA Leavitt, Martine $15.99

Blue Mountain 164 p.

FSG 10/14 9780374378646 T

Tuk, a bighorn sheep of the Canadian Rockies, leads his herd beyond the snares of man and the wiles of predators to the freedom of the

Blue Mountain. (Publisher) Bighorn sheep. Sheep. Survival. Endan-

gered species. [Canadian Rockies] +Booklist - 7/14 - G4-7 ; 2Horn Book - 11/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus -

8/15/14 - A8-14 ; RLMC - 1/15 - G ; HPubWky - 9/22/14 - A8-12 ;

+SLJ - 8/14 - G3-6. RL: 4.8, AR: , RC: , Lexile: 770

J LEV Levy, Dana $15.99 $6.99

Misadventures of the family Fletcher, The 192 p.

RH 7/14 9780385376525 T

Yearling 7/15 9780385376556 P Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted

boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school

year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor. (CIP) Family life. Brothers. Schools. Neighbors. Adoption.

Humorous stories.

+Booklist - 7/1/14 - G4-7 ; RBCCB - 9/14 - G3-5 ; 2Horn Book - 9/14

- G4-6 ; HKirkus - 6/1/14 - A8-12 ; AdLMC - 1/15 - G ; HSLJ - 6/14

- G3-6. RL: 4.8, AR: 4.8, RC: 4.6, Lexile: 750, GR: V

J NYE Nye, Naomi Shihab $16.99

Turtle of Oman, The 299 p.

HarperCollins 8/14 9780062019721 T

When Aref, a third-grader who lives in Muscat, Oman, refuses to pack his suitcase and prepare to move to Michigan, his mother asks

for help from his grandfather, his Siddi, who takes Aref around the

country, storing up memories he can carry with him to a new home. (CIP) Emigration and immigration. Moving. Grandfathers.

+Booklist - 9/15/14 - G3-6 ; RBCCB - 10/14 - G3-6 ; HHorn Book -

11/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 6/1/14 - A8-12 ; +PubWkly - 6/2/14 - A8-

12 ; +SLJ - 6/14 - G3-6. RL: 6.3, AR: 4.6, RC: 700

J SCH Schulz, Heidi / Hendrix, John $16.99 $7.99

Hook's revenge 290 p.

Disney 9/14 9781423198673 T

x 9/15 9781484711880 P Captain Hook's swashbuckling daughter must avenge her infamous

father's death at the jaws of the Neverland crocodile. (CIP) Pirates.

Fathers and daughters. Revenge. Characters in literature. Revenge. +Booklist - 9/1/14 - G5-8 ; HBCCB - 11/14 - G5-8 ; NKirkus - 8/1/14

- A8-12 ; HSLJ - 8/14 - G4-7. RL: 6.2

J UNS Unsworth, Tania $15.95 $6.95

One safe place, The 295 p.

Algonquin 4/14 9781616203290 T

Algonquin 5/15 9781616204839 P In a near future world of heat, greed, and hunger, Devin earns a cov-

eted spot in a home for abandoned children that promises unlimited

food and toys and the hope of finding a new family, but Devin dis-covers the home's horrific true mission when he investigates its in-

timidating Administrator and the zombie-like sickness that afflicts

some children. (CIP) Abandoned children. Orphans. [Science Fic-

tion ; Survival]

NBooklist - 5/15/14 - G6-9 ; 3Horn Book Guide - Fall 14 - G4-6 ;

HKirkus - 2/1/14 - A10-16 ; RLMC - 10/14 - G ; +PubWkly - 2/10/14 - A10+ ; HSLJ - 3/14 - G5-8 ; 32VOYA - 4/14 - mj. RL: 8.0, AR: 4.7,

RC: 4.2, Lexile: 670

J VAN Van Leeuwen, Joke $16.95

Day my father became a bush, The 104 p.

Gecko 3/14 9781877579486 T

Toda's father has gone away to fight in the war. Luckily, he's read about camouflage and will be able to hide from the enemy by disguis-

ing himself as a bush. Toda is sent to stay with her mother where it'll

be safer. Her journey across the border is full of danger and adven-ture, but she doesn't give up. She has to find her mother. A clear-

eyed, funny, and off-beat novel about a girl making sense of a baf-

fling world. (Publisher) Pastry. Soldiers. War and families. Children

of military personnel. Camoflage (Military science). Parent and child.

+Booklist - 10/15/13 - G5-8 ; RBCCB - 11/13 - G4-6 ; 2Horn Book -

1/14 - G4-6 ; HKirkus - 12/15/13 - A9+ ; HLMC - 5/14 - G ; +PubWkly - 2/3/14 - A9+ ; +SLJ - 11/13 - G4-7. RL: 4.2, AR: 4.3