NEW BOOKS July 2009
Artemis Fowl. The time paradox
Colfer, Eoin.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
When his fairy friends help him travel back in time to save the African lemur from extinction, teenaged Artemis Fowl must face his deadliest foe yet-- his younger self.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J COL
Attack of the growling eyeballs
Oliver, Lin.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, c2008.
Daniel Funk, who lives with three sisters, his mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, has always wanted a brother, and when he suddenly shrinks to the size of a toe, he discovers that he has a twin brother who is the same size.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J OLI
The bone magician
Higgins, F. E.
New York : Feiwel and Friends, 2008.
With his father, a fugitive, falsely accused of multiple murders and the real serial killer stalking the wretched streets of Urbs Umida, Pin Carpue, a young undertaker's assistant, investigates and soon discovers that all of the victims may have attended the performance of a stage magician who claims to be able to raise corpses and make the dead speak.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J HIG
Chains : seeds of America
Anderson, Laurie Halse.
Detroit, Mich. : Thorndike Press, 2009.
When her owner dies at the start of the Revolution, a greedy nephew keeps Isabel and her younger sister enslaved and sells them to Loyalists in New York, where she is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J AND
Crane
Stone, Jeff.
New York : Random House, c2007.
In China in the mid-seventeenth century, twelve-year-old Hok, disguised as a boy for most of her life, must now assume her proper identity as a girl and try to save her brothers' lives by entering the notorious Jinan City Fight Club.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J STO
Deeper
Gordon, Roderick.
New York : Chicken House/Scholastic, 2009.
As young archaeologist Will Burrows continues to search for his lost father in the strange underground world he has discovered beneath the city of London, he stumbles across a sinister plot with terrible implications for the world above.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J GOR
Diary of a fairy godmother
Codell, Esmé Raji, 1968-
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2005.
Hunky Dory's mother always told her, "You'll be the wickedest witch wherever the four winds blow." And why not? She was at the top of her class in charm school. She could make flowers wilt like wet spaghetti and thunder rumble like a whale's bellyache. And she could turn any prince into a frog - but she always changed him back. That's when Hunky knew there'd be a problem. Hunky Dory's interest in wishcraft over witchcraft gets her kicked out of charm school. Now she's determined to follow her heart and become a fairy godmother. But how to go about doing it? She gives a woodsman a new mustache, and grants Wolf his strange wish for a grandmother costume. Yet it all seems so unsatisfying, somehow. Finally, motivated by jealousy over her friend Rumpelstiltskin's crush on the girl in the roomful of straw, she meets the ticket to realizing her career dream -- Cinderella.
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Escape under the forever sky
Yohalem, Eve.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2009.
As a future conservation zoologist whose mother is the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia, thirteen-year-old Lucy uses her knowledge for survival when she is kidnapped and subsequently escapes.
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Footprints in time
Popescu, Petru, 1944-
New York : Laura Geringer Books, c2008.
While Jack is visiting his father, a research scientist in Tanzania, their plane goes down over the savanna, killing everyone but Jack, who meets a mysterious creature who helps him survive.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J POP
From Alice to Zen and everyone in between
Atkinson, Elizabeth.
Minneapolis, MN : Carolrhoda Books, c2008.
Upon moving from Boston to the suburbs, eleven-year-old tomboy Alice meets Zen, a very strange neighbor who is determined to help her become popular when they both begin middle school, although he himself is a loner.
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The great powers outage
Boniface, William.
New York : HarperCollins, 2008.
When the citizens of Superopolis begin to mysteriously lose their superpowers, Ordinary Boy and his friends investigate the world of master villains.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J BON
The great receiver
Eulo, Elena Yates.
New York : Holiday House, c2008.
Returning to high school in the fall, brainy Joey Eastland, the football team's waterboy, is determined to reinvent himself by becoming a star player and a "chick magnet."
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Happenstance found
Catanese, P. W.
New York : Aladdin, 2009.
A boy awakens, blindfolded, with no memory of even his name, but soon meets Lord Umber, an adventurer and inventor, who calls him Happenstance and tells him that he has a very important destiny--and a powerful enemy.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J CAT
Here's how I see it : here's how it is
Henson, Heather.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.
At almost-thirteen, Junebug has never felt right except as stagehand at her father's summer theater, but after her parents separate and an irritating intern takes over her responsibilities, she discovers how hard life can be without a script to follow.
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The low road
Kirk, Daniel.
New York : Amulet Books, c2008.
When Matt and his family move to a new development, they stumble into the middle of massive upheaval in the fairy world, and as the elves' territory disintegrates and the dark factions try to seize control, an apprentice mage sees in Matt the key to saving the realms from destruction.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J KIR
The magician's apprentice
Heneghan, Judith.
New York : Holiday House, 2008.
In 1874 Winchester, England, Jago Stonecipher, magician's assistant to his unscrupulous uncle, becomes involved in a series of plots and deceits revolving around a lady's maid and her employer's family, and finally escapes to sea, where the trouble follows him, even aboard ship.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J HEN
The Mammoth Academy
Layton, Neal.
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
Woolly mammoth siblings Oscar and Arabella enjoy being at Mammoth Academy, but Oscar is accused of stealing oranges and when he follows some mysterious tracks to find the real thief, he discovers humans living nearby.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J LAY
Mascot to the rescue!
David, Peter (Peter Allen).
New York : Laura Geringer Books, 2008.
Twelve-year-old Josh, who feels connected to the comic book superhero, Mascot, sets out on an odyssey to discover the comic's creator when he learns that the fictional Mascot is going to die.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J DAV
Milagros : girl from Away
Medina, Meg.
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2008.
Twelve-year-old Milagros barely survives an invasion of her tiny, Caribbean island home, escapes with the help of mysterious sea creatures, reunites briefly with her pirate-father, and learns about a mother's love when cast ashore on another island.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J MED
The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg
Philbrick, W. R. (W. Rodman).
New York : Blue Sky Press, 2009.
Twelve-year-old Homer, a poor but clever orphan, has extraordinary adventures after running away from his evil uncle to rescue his brother, who has been sold into service in the Civil War.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J PHI
My brother Abe : Sally Lincoln's story
Mazer, Harry.
New York, NY : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009.
Forced off their land in Kentucky in 1816, nine-year-old Sarah Lincoln, known as Sally, and her family, including younger brother Abe, move to the Indiana frontier.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J MAZ
My so-called family
Sheinmel, Courtney.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008.
Leah, who was conceived through a donor bank, decides that even though she loves her mother, stepfather, and stepbrother, she wants to find out if she has any other siblings, and sets out to investigate without telling anyone what she is doing.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J SHE
Nightmare at the book fair
Gutman, Dan.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008.
When fifth-grader Trip Kindleman, who does not like to read very much, is hit on the head by a heavy box and becomes a character in a series of different books--from a sports story to a science fiction novel to an adventure tale--his view of reading is changed forever.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J GUT
Pretty like us
Williams, Carol Lynch.
Atlanta, GA : Peachtree, 2008.
A shy, small-town girl learns the true meaning of loyalty, love, and beauty through her friendship with a classmate who is suffering from a rare, life-threatening illness.
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Raymond and Graham, dancing dudes
Knudson, Mike.
New York : Viking, 2008.
Fourth-grade best friends Raymond and Graham write Valentine poems, perform in a hoedown, and learn how to be men.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J KNU
Triskellion
Peterson, Will.
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Candlewick Press, 2008.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J PET
The trouble with rules
Bulion, Leslie, 1958-
Atlanta : Peachtree, c2008.
Now that she is in fourth grade and is not supposed to be friends with boys anymore, Nadie must hide her friendship with Nick, her neighbor and lifelong best friend, but when a new girl arrives who believes that some rules need to be broken, Nadie learns a lot from her.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J BUL
Waggit again
Howe, Peter, 1942-
New York : HarperCollins, 2009.
After being left in the country by his owner, Waggit sets out on the long journey to New York City and meets some unexpected friends along the way.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J HOW
Who stole Uncle Sam?
Freeman, Martha, 1956-
New York : Holiday House, 2008.
When a local businessman and baseball coach disappears just before he is to portray Uncle Sam at the start of a Memorial Day race, ten-year-old Alex and his best friend Yasmeen investigate, despite their pact to stay away from mysteries.
Agawam Juv Fiction - J FRE
The 13th floor : a ghost story
Fleischman, Sid, 1920-
New York : Greenwillow Books, 2007.
When his older sister disappears, twelve-year-old Buddy Stebbins follows her back in time and finds himself aboard a seventeenth-century pirate ship captained by a distant relative.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP FLE
Diamond takers
Wallace, Karen.
London : Simon & Schuster, 2007.
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Double identity
Haddix, Margaret Peterson.
New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2007, c2005.
Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP HAD
Double identity
Haddix, Margaret Peterson.
New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2007, c2005.
Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP HAD
Double identity
Haddix, Margaret Peterson.
New York : Aladdin Paperbacks, 2007, c2005.
Thirteen-year-old Bethany's parents have always been overprotective, but when they suddenly drop out of sight with no explanation, leaving her with an aunt she never knew existed, Bethany uncovers shocking secrets that make her question everything she thought she knew about herself and her family.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP HAD
Escape the mask
Ward, David, 1967-
New York : Amulet Books, 2008.
Six young friends, tortured by the Spears and forced to work as slaves in the harsh fields of Grassland, vow to escape to find the freedom that was stolen from them long ago, and their opportunity arises when Outsiders come and wage war against the Spears.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP WAR
Skinnybones
Park, Barbara.
New York : Random House, c1997.
Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP PAR
Skinnybones
Park, Barbara.
New York : Random House, c1997.
Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP PAR
Skinnybones
Park, Barbara.
New York : Random House, c1997.
Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP PAR
Skinnybones
Park, Barbara.
New York : Random House, c1997.
Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.
Agawam Juv Paperback - JP PAR
Big and small
Bogart, Jo Ellen.
Toronto : Tundra Books, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J153.752 BOG
The encyclopedia of animals
London : Amber Books, 2006.
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Jackson and Bud's bumpy ride : America's first cross-country automobile trip
Koehler-Pentacoff, Elizabeth.
Minneapolis, MN : Millbrook Press, c2009.
An account of the first cross-country automobile trip in the United States made in 1903 by Dr. Horatio Jackson, mechanic Sewall J. Crocker, and bulldog Bud.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J917.3 KOE
Look to the stars
Aldrin, Buzz.
New York : G.P. Putnam's, c2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J629.409 ALD
Pharaoh's boat
Weitzman, David, 1936-
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J932 WEI
Unite or die : how thirteen states became a nation
Jules, Jacqueline, 1956-
Watertown : Charlesbridge, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J973.3 JUL
What can you do with an old red shoe? : a green activity book about re- use
Alter, Anna, 1974-
New York : Henry Holt, 2009.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J745.5 ALT
What's the big idea? : four centuries of innovation in Boston
Krensky, Stephen.
Watertown, Mass. : Charlesbridge ; Boston History Collaborative, 2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J974.461 KRE
Wish : wishing traditions around the world
Thong, Roseanne.
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2008.
Agawam Juv Nonfiction - J398.41 THO
Cinderella
Eilenberg, Max.
Cambridge, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2008.
A mistreated kitchen maid, with the help of her fairy godmother, attends the palace ball on the condition that she leave before midnight.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ EIL
Disney's princess collection : love & friendship stories
Heller, Sarah E.
New York : Disney Press, [c1999].
Excerpts and illustrations from nineteen feature-length Walt Disney cartoons reveal truths about friendship and love.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ DIS
Down by the station
Vetter, Jennifer Riggs, 1968-
Berkeley : Tricycle Press, 2009.
This illustrated version of the traditional song expands and describes more vehicles, different locations, and their unique sounds, from puffer-billies to racecars and rockets.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ VET
Good Little Wolf
Andres, Kristina.
New York : North-South ; Enfield : Ragged Bears [distributor], 2008.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ AND
The great nursery rhyme disaster
Conway, David, 1970-
Wilton, CT : Tiger Tales, 2009, c2008.
Little Miss Muffet is bored. So she goes off to find a new nursery rhyme to be in. No rhyme seems quite right for Little Miss Muffet. Suddenly life with a scary little spider doesn't seem so bad after all.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ CON
Look at baby's house!
Linenthal, Peter.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2008.
Simple text and illustrations portray a day in a baby's life.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ-LIN
Mommy, where are you?
Gore, Leonid.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2009.
A little mouse wakes up one day and, when he cannot find his mother, goes in search of her.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ GOR
One rainy day
Butler, M. Christina.
Intercourse, PA : Good Books, 2009.
When Little Hedgehog goes for a walk one rainy day, his new umbrella proves its value in most unexpected ways.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ BUT
The three little gators
Ketteman, Helen.
Morton Grove, Ill. : Albert Whitman, 2009.
In this adaptation of the traditional folktale, three little gators each build their house in an east Texas swamp, hoping for protection from the Big- bottomed Boar.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ KET
We're going on a lion hunt
Cuyler, Margery.
Tarrytown, New York : Marshall Cavendish, 2008.
A class of kindergarteners sets out bravely in search of a lion, going through mud, long grass, and other obstacles before the inevitable encounter with the lion forces a headlong retreat.
Agawam Juv Fiction - JJ CUY
I love chocolate
Cali, Davide.
Toronto : Tundra Books, 2009.
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Leo's new pet
Gowar, Mick, 1951-
New York, NY : Crabtree Pub., 2008.
Leo's new pet hamster escapes from its cage before Leo has even decided on a name.
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Monkeys and the universe
Banks, Kate, 1960-
New York : Farrar Straus Giroux, 2009.
Max and his older brother Pete learn about stars, planets, and galaxies when their father takes them to an astronomical observatory.
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