The books listed below are the latest installments in ongoing fiction series that are well-known to most of our readers. We assume that purchase will be based on popularity of previous titles. Among these titles are fast-paced adventures, thrilling fantasies, hilarious middle-grade reads, and more.
Elementary and Middle School
BLADE, Adam. Fire and Fury. Bk. 4. 192p. (The Chronicles of Avantia Series). Scholastic. 2013. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-545-36154-5. Gr 5-7
BURGIS, Stephanie. Stolen Magic. 388p. (Kat, Incorrigible Series). S & S/Atheneum. Apr. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9451-0; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-3382-3. LC 2011042347. Gr 5-8
BYNG, Georgia. Molly Moon & the Monster Music. 310p. HarperCollins/Harper. Mar. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-166163-1. LC 2012952450. Gr 4-6
COLE, Steve. Z. Apocalypse. 276p. Philomel. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25255-6. Gr 6-9
COVEN, Wanda. Heidi Heckelbeck Is Ready to Dance! illus. by Priscilla Burris. 118p. S & S/Little Simon. Mar. 2013. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5192-6; pap. $4.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5191-9. LC 2011046288. Gr 1-3
ENGLISH, Karen. Nikki & Deja: Substitute Trouble. illus. by Laura Freeman. 112p. Clarion. July 2013. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-547-61565-3. Gr 1-4
GIFF, Patricia Reilly. Zigzag Zoom. Bk. 8. illus. by Alasdair Bright. 80p. (Zigzag Kids Series). Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Apr. 2013. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-0-385-74275-7; PLB $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-99075-5; pap. $4.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97703-8; ebook $4.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97704-5. Gr 2-4
GILMAN, Charles. Teacher’s Pest. Bk. 3. illus. by Eugene Smith. 176p. (Tales From Lovecraft Middle School Series). Quirk. May 2013. Tr $13.99. ISBN. Gr 6-8
HARPER, Charise Mericle. Just Grace and the Trouble with Cupcakes. illus. by author. 208p. Houghton Harcourt. May 2013. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-87744-0. LC 2012033824. Gr 2-4
HARPER, Suzanne. A Mischief of Mermaids. Bk. 3. 288p. (The Unseen World of Poppy Malone Series). HarperCollins/Greenwillow. June 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-199613-9. Gr 3-6
HUNTER, Erin. River of Lost Bears. 304p. (Seekers: Return to the Wild Series). HarperCollins/Harper. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-199640-5. Gr 4-6
IGNATOW, Amy. The Awesomely Awful Melodies of Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham Chang. Bk. 5. illus. by author. 208p. (The Popularity Papers Series). Abrams/Amulet. Mar. 2013. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-4197-0536-6. Gr 4-6
JENKINS, Emily. The Whoopie Pie War. illus. by Harry Bliss. 160p. (Invisible Inkling Series). HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. Aug. 2013. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-06-180226-3. Gr 2-4
JOBLING, Curtis. Nest of Serpents. Bk. 4. 494p. (Wereworld Series). Viking. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-78457-8. Gr 6-8
KLISE, Kate. Hollywood, Dead Ahead. Bk. 5. illus. by M. Sarah Klise. 144p. (43 Old Cemetery Road Series). Harcourt. Apr. 2013. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-85283-6. Gr 4-6
LOOK, Lenore. Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night. illus. by LeUyen Pham. 192p. Random/Schwartz & Wade Bks. Apr. 2013. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-87033-0; PLB $18.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97033-7; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98889-9. LC 2012011455. Gr 2-4
MALONE, Marianne. The Pirate’s Coin. Bk. 3. illus. by Greg Call. 210p. (A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure). Random. May 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97717-5; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97718-2. LC 2012017540. Gr 4-6
MATT AND DAVE. Yuck’s Pet Worm. illus. by Nigel Baines. 112p. S & S. Apr. 2013. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-8150-3; pap. $4.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-8149-7; ebook $5.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-81�51-0. Gr 3-4
MYRACLE, Lauren. Awesome Blossom. 384p. (A Flower Power Book). Abrams/Amulet. 2013. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-4197-0405-5. LC 2012035668. Gr 3-6
NELSON, Peter. AeroStar and the 3 1/2-Point Plan of Vengeance. Bk. 3. illus. by Rohitash Rao. 348p. (Herbert’s Wormhole Series). HarperCollins/Harper. May 2013. Tr $10.99. ISBN 978-0-06-201220-3. Gr 3-7 .
O’RYAN, Ellie. The Case of the Digital Deception. Bk. 5. 160p. (Club CSI Series). S & S/Simon Spotlight. 2013. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-7258-7; pap. $5.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-7257-0. Gr 4-7
PEIRCE, Lincoln. Big Nate Flips Out. illus. by author. 224p. HarperCollins/Harper. 2013. Tr $13.99. ISBN 978-0-06-199663-4; PLB $14.89. ISBN 978-0-06-199664-1; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-210759-6. Gr 2-4
RIVERS, Nathan. Phoebe. Giving Up the Ghost. 160p. (Saranormal Series). S & S/Simon Spotlight. 2013. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-6616-6; pap. $5.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-6617-3; ebook $5.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-6618-0. LC 2012938943. Gr 4-7
ROBBINS, Trina. The Bark in Space. Bk. 5. illus. by Tyler Page. 64p. (The Chicagoland Detective Agency Series). Lerner/Graphic Universe. May 2013. PLB $29.27. ISBN 978-0-7613-8166-2; pap. $6.95. ISBN 978-1-4677-0725-1; ebook $21.95. ISBN 978-1-4677-0972-9. Gr 4-7
RYLANDER, Chris. The Fourth Stall Part III. 294p. HarperCollins/Walden Pond Pr. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-212005-2; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-212007-6. Gr 4-7
SALISBURY, Graham. Extra Famous. illus. by Jacqueline Rogers. 176p. (Calvin Coconut Series). Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Apr. 2013. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-0-385-74220-7; PLB $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-99047-2; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97427-3. Gr 3-4
SIMNER, Janni Lee. Faerie After. Bk. 3. 272p. (Bones of Faerie Trilogy). Random. May 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-87069-9; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97069-6; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97455-6. Gr 5-7
High School
CARTER, Aimée. The Goddess Inheritance. 312p. (A Goddess Test Novel). Harlequin Teen. Mar. 2013. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-373-21067-1. Gr 7 Up
DE LA CRUZ, Melissa. Gates of Paradise. 355p. (A Blue Bloods Novel). Hyperion/Disney. 2013. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-5741-0. LC 2012032358. Gr 9 Up
DIVER, Lucienne. Fangtabulous. Bk. 4. 276p. (Vamped Series). Flux. 2013. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-7387-3150-6. Gr 8 Up
GILL, David Macinnis. Shadow on the Sun. 424p. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. Apr. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-207335-8. LC 2011002841. Gr 9 Up
GRANT, Michael. Light. Bk. 7. 409p. (A Gone Novel). HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Bks. Apr. 2013. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-06-144918-5; PLB $19.89. ISBN 978-0-06-144919-2. Gr 7 Up
HAMILTON, Kersten. When the Stars Threw Down Their Spears. Bk. 3. 390p. (The Goblin Wars Series). Clarion. June 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-73964-9. Gr 8 Up
HAND, Cynthia. Boundless. 434p. (An Unearthly Novel). HarperCollins/HarperTeen. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-199620-7. Gr 7-10
HARTINGER, Brent. The Elephant of Sur prise. Bk. 4. 226p. (Russel Middlebrook Series). Buddha Kitty Bks. 2013. pap. $12.99. ISBN 978-0-9846794-5-4. Gr 10 Up
KESSLER, Jackie Morse. Breath. Bk. 4. 322p. (Riders of the Apocalypse Series). Houghton/Graphia. Apr. 2013. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-547-97043-1. Gr 8 Up
KITTREDGE, Caitlin. The Mirrored Shard. Bk. 3. 294p. (The Iron Codex Series). Delacorte. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73833-0. LC 2012020816. Gr 7 Up
KUNZE, Lauren with Rina Onur. Scandal. Bk. 4. 324p. (The Ivy Series). HarperCollins/Greenwillow. Mar. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-196051-2. LC 2012022602. Gr 9 Up
LONDON, J. A. Blood-Kissed Sky. 338p. (A Darkness Before Dawn Novel). HarperCollins/HarperTeen. 2013. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-202066-6. Gr 7 Up
MAHONEY, Karen. The Stone Demon. 336p. (The Iron Witch Series). Flux. Apr. 2013. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-7387-3340-1. LC 2012035619. Gr 8 Up
MAYHALL, Robin. He Loves Me, He Loves Me Not. Bk. 7. illus. by Kristen Cella. ISBN 978-0-7613-6005-6; ISBN 978-0-7613-8548-6; ISBN 978-0-7613-8738-1.
ROBBINS, Tring. A Match Made in Heaven. Bk. 8. illus. by Xian Nu Studio. ISBN 978-0-7613-6857-1; ISBN 978-1-4677-0732-9; ISBN 978-1-4677-0978-1.
ea vol: 128p. (My Boyfriend Is a Monster Series). Lerner/Graphic Universe. May 2013. PLB $29.27; pap. $9.95; ebook $21.95. Gr 7 Up
SHEPARD, Sara. Cross My Heart, Hope to Die. 322p. (A Lying Game Novel). HarperCollins/HarperTeen. 2013. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-212819-5. Gr 9 Up
SHIRVINGTON, Jessica. Emblaze. 448p. Sourcebooks/Fire. Mar. 2013. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4022-6846-5. Gr 9 Up The continuation of the series that began with Embrace and Entice .
STOLARZ, Laurie Faria. Deadly Little Lessons. 336p. (A Touch Novel). Hyperion/Disney. 2012. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-3162-5. LC 2012013991. Gr 8-11
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