Fiction

Gr 4–6—Each book highlights 11 supposedly frightening places, with two to three paragraphs of information, a pullout box containing a related fact, and artwork consisting mostly of atmospheric photographs of the places and people involved...

Gr 9 Up—Whitley's latest mistake: a one-night stand with someone whose name she can't remember, the night of graduation...

Gr 4–8—Fletcher hooks his audience by using kid-friendly doodles, varying fonts, and short paragraphs of pithy text...

Gr 7 Up—This book has the look and feel of a true manga title, complete with two battling men and a flustered female who wishes she were stronger...

PreS-Gr 2–This delightful book asks listeners to believe that monsters are real and to wonder if “this MONSTER might be licking his lips AND thinking about YOU?” They are also asked to imagine that he is on his way on his way toward them right now and to question if “he’s smiling because he remembered to pack his knife and fork?” Over the course of his journey, the monster traverses a dark forest, swamp, mountains, and a town, while maybe thinking how good listeners would be with ketchup or on toast...

PreS-Gr 3—This enjoyably goofy, rowdy collection of verses covers pirate life from a multitude of entertaining angles...

Gr 3–6—Ronald "Cheesie" Mack is headed to Camp Windward with his best friend, Georgie...

Gr 1–3—Following the framework of "This Is the House That Jack Built," this cumulative story describes how George Washington chose the design for what would become the White House and supervised its construction...

Gr 5–8—This collection of hands-on activities is designed to bring the science behind snakes alive for budding ophiologists...