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Pick up a book from the list below at your local library branch. Click on the title of the book to go directly into the Library Catalog. The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep The Seems make our world run, managing everything from Time to the Weather. But sometimes things go wrong. When Becker is sent on his first mission to repair a Glitch in Sleep, he uncovers an evil plot to take over the world. Clementine Clementine, a third-grader, is not having a very good week. Her best friend’s mother is mad at her. She is sent to the principal’s office. Then her best friend is mad at her and she is sent to the principal’s office again. By Saturday, even her own mother is mad at her! Clementine’s funny adventures will remind readers of Ramona Quimby and Junie B. Jones of beginning chapter-book fame. The Lightning Thief Twelve-year-old Percy Jackson has been kicked out of boarding school – again. But that’s not the worst of his problems. He discovers he is a half-blood, the son of a Greek god and a mortal mother. He’s been accused of stealing Zeus’s magic lightning bolt. And he has only ten days to catch the real thief and restore peace to Mount Olympus. Can he outwit his powerful enemies? Bone: Out from Boneville When cousins Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone are forced out of Boneville for running a scam, they find their way to an uncharted valley. There they are drawn into the lives of Thorn and Gran’ma Ben as the forces of darkness begin to gather against them. This full-color graphic novel is the first book in a series of nine. The Invention of Hugo Cabret Hugo is an orphan, clock-keeper and thief. After the death of his uncle, he is forced to live in secret in the walls of a busy Paris train station. How a bitter old toymaker and his goddaughter help Hugo find a life in the open makes a satisfying mystery story. Author/illustrator Brian Selznick blends elements of the picture book, graphic novel and film to create an entirely new reading experience.
Want more books like this? Did you miss the other lists? Click here to see the Fiction Book Archive Winter 2008 |