Notable New Books (6-8)

Total price for this list: ยค170.87

Number of books on list: 11

 
The Time Travelers
by Buckley-Archer, Linda - Aladdin Paperbacks, 2007 Paperback
Dewey: FIC AR: 6.3/MG/17/152770 $7.99
Previously published as GIDEON THE CUTPURSE1763Gideon Seymour, thief and gentleman, hides from the villainous Tar Man. Suddenly the sky peels away like fabric and from the gaping hole fall two curious-looking children. Peter Schock and Kate Dyer have fallen straight from the twenty-first century, thanks to an experiment with an antigravity machine. Before Gideon and the children have a chance to gather their wits, the Tar Man takes off with the machine -- and Peter and Kate's only chance of getting home. Soon Gideon, Peter, and Kate are swept into a journey through eighteenth-century London and form a bond that, they hope, will stand strong in the face of unfathomable treachery.
H.I.V.E.: The Overlord Protocol
by Walden, Mark - Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2008 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 7.7/MG/14/173774 $15.99
HOW FAR WILL OTTO GO TO PROTECT HIS FRIENDS?

Otto Malpense and his friends thought their first year at the Higher Institute of Villainous Education was the most adventurous and exciting that they would ever encounter. They were dead wrong.

When Otto and Wing are allowed off campus to attend Wing's father's funeral, they have no idea it's a trap, all part of a lethal plan organized by Cypher, the most ruthless supervillain any of them have ever known. He intends to use them to retrieve the Overlord Protocol, a device that has the capacity to help him take over the world. But when things go terribly wrong, Otto will stop at nothing to hunt him down and make him pay.

With the help of Laura, Shelby, Raven, and his former nemesis, Dr. Nero, Otto must find a way to defeat an enemy that has overcome some of the planet's most infamous villains without even breaking a sweat. Because if he doesn't, the world as they know it will be changed forever.
How to Steal a Dog
by O'Connor, Barbara - Farrar Straus Giroux, 2007 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 4/MG/5/166602 $16.00
"Half of me was thinking," Georgina, don't do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. "The other half of me was thinking," Georgina, you're in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it.
Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving their situation. When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected.
With unmistakable sympathy, Barbara O'Connor tells the story of a young girl struggling to see what's right when everything else seems wrong.
The Key to Rondo
by Rodda, Emily - Scholastic Press, 2008 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 4.9/MG/12/174476 $16.99
There are rules that go with the old painted music box, but Leos stubborn cousin Mimi doesnt listen. Suddenly the paintings on boxs side come to life and a powerful witch is released.
Savvy
by Law, Ingrid - Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 6/MG/9/176975 $16.99
A vibrant new voice . . . a modern classic.

For generations, the Beaumont family has harbored a magical secret. They each possess a asavvyaaa special supernatural power that strikes when they turn thirteen. Grandpa Bomba moves mountains, her older brothers create hurricanes and spark electricity . . . and now itas the eve of Mibsas big day.

As if waiting werenat hard enough, the family gets scary news two days before Mibsas birthday: Poppa has been in a terrible accident. Mibs develops the singular mission to get to the hospital and prove that her new power can save her dad. So she sneaks onto a salesmanas bus . . . only to find the bus heading in the opposite direction. Suddenly Mibs finds herself on an unforgettable odyssey that will force her to make sense of growing upaand of other people, who might also have a few secrets hidden just beneath the skin.
Swindle
by Korman, Gordon - Scholastic Press, 2008 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 4.9/MG/5/173128 $16.99
After a mean collector named Swindle cons him out of his most valuable baseball card, Griffin Bing puts together a band of misfits to break into Swindle's compound and recapture the card. There are many things standing in their way, but Griffin and his team are going to get back what's rightfully his.
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat
by Jonell, Lynne - Henry Holt & Company, 2007 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 4.7/MG/9/170525 $17.95
Emmy was a good girl.At least she tried very hard to be good. She did her homework without being told. She ate all her vegetables, even the slimy ones. And she never talked back to her nanny, Miss Barmy, although it was almost impossible to keep quiet, some days.
She really was a little "too "good. Which is why she liked to sit by the Rat. The Rat was not good at all . . .
Hilarious, inventive, and irresistably rodent-friendly, this is a fantastic first novel from acclaimed picture book author Lynne Jonell.
The Key to Rondo
by Rodda, Emily - Scholastic Press, 2008 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 4.9/MG/12/174476 $16.99
There are rules that go with the old painted music box, but Leos stubborn cousin Mimi doesnt listen. Suddenly the paintings on boxs side come to life and a powerful witch is released.
Lawn Boy
by Paulsen, Gary - Wendy Lamb Books, 2007 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 4.3/MG/2/167075 $12.99
One day I was 12 years old and broke. Then Grandma gave me Grandpa's old riding lawnmower. I set out to mow some lawns. More people wanted me to mow their lawns. And more and more. . . . One client was Arnold the stockbroker, who offered to teach me about "the beauty of capitalism. Supply and Demand. Diversify labor. Distribute the wealth." "Wealth?" I said. "It's groovy, man," said Arnold.
If I'd known what was coming, I might have climbed on my mower and putted all the way home to hide in my room. But the lawn business grew and grew. So did my profits, which Arnold invested in many things. And one of them was Joey Pow the prizefighter. That's when my 12th summer got really interesting.
The Willoughbys
by Lowry, Lois - Houghton Mifflin Company, 2008 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 5.2/MG/4/175144 $16.00
Abandoned by their ill-humored parents to the care of an odious nanny, Tim, the twins, Barnaby A and Barnaby B, and their sister, Jane, attempt to fulfill their roles as good oldfashioned children. Following the models set in lauded tales from A Christmas Carol to Mary Poppins, the four Willoughbys hope to attain their proscribed happy ending too, or at least a satisfyingly maudlin one. However, it is an unquestionably ruthless act that sets in motion the transformations that lead to their salvation and to happy endings for not only the four children, but their nanny, an abandoned baby, a candy magnate, and his long-lost son too. Replete with a tongue-in-cheek glossary and bibliography, this hilarious and decidedly old-fashioned parody pays playful homage to classic works of children's literature.
Thirteen
by Myracle, Lauren - Dutton Children's Books, 2008 Hardcover
Dewey: FIC AR: 4.1/MG/8/174138 $15.99
Winnie Perry is a teenageraat last And itas a really big deal. A "ginormous" deal, which, wouldnat you know it, brings ginormous problems along with it. Winnieas bff #1 is growing up too slowly, while her bff #2 is growing up too fast, leaving Winnie stuck in the middle. Winnieas boyfriend, Lars, is fabulousaexcept when heas not. And as for Winnieas family, well, BIG changes are in the air.

Bestselling author Lauren Myracle concludes her enormously popular trilogy about a winning young heroine whose humor, daring, and compassion for others is infectious and unforgettable.