Fiction

Gr 6–10—Whatever happened to the colonists of Roanoke, Virginia? Did they vanish? Were they murdered by hostile Indians? Who built the giant monoliths on Easter Island? Where did the people come from and how did they get there? These titles offer well-researched and well-written explanations of the history, the facts, and the suppositions about these mysterious places...

Gr 1–3—Best friends Bink and Gollie are complete opposites in terms of appearance; Bink is short and squat with an explosion of yellow hair and rumpled clothes, and Gollie is tall and slender with a smooth bob and a chic outfit...

Gr 4–6—Ever since the death of her beloved grandmother, 11-year-old Stella has battled to maintain a sense of stability, to "clutch hold" to the spinning Earth...

Gr 9 Up—This is a companion book to the author's Ship Breaker (Little, Brown, 2010)...

K-Gr 2—In this congenial tale of daily life in Kenya, Kioko celebrates his fifth birthday by taking a special bus ride with his grandfather...

PreS-Gr 1—The siblings from Digger Man (2003) and Fire Engine Man (2007, both Holt) are back...

Gr 8 Up—Quirky and naive history buff and fashionista Libby Kelting disappoints her stereotypically gay BFF Dev by turning down an offer to go with him to NYC for a "Devil Wears Prada" summer job and instead becomes a historical interpretation intern (aka glorified camp counselor) at an 18th-century seaside village in Maine...

Gr 4–8—In this new series, 12-year-old Brittany and her parents move from Ohio to Austin, TX, so that she can join an elite gymnastics training program...

Gr 4–6—It took centuries before scientists realized that there was an actual, living creature behind sailors' tales of a colossal sea monster...