Gr 2—4—Judy Moody is a huge fan of super sleuth Nancy Drew, and in this latest installment (Candlewick, 2010) of Megan McDonalds's series, Judy solves three mysteries, Nancy Drew style...

Gr 6—9—Tristan's journey with the Holy Grail comes to its thrilling conclusion in the final title (Putnam, 2010) in Michael Spradlin's trilogy...
Gr 4—7—Eleven-year-old Oscar and his father share a love for model trains and they set up an elaborate layout in their basement...
Gr 7 Up—Edgy teen novels with weighty issues are the order of the day, with far ranging titles like Sarah Littman's Purge (bulimia) and The Knife That Killed Me (school violence) by Anthony McGowan...
Gr 4—6—As in the previous three books in the series, Pseudonymous Bosch delivers a witty mystery adventure (Little, Brown, 2010) that is sure to keep listeners smiling...
Gr 8 Up—Fourteen years after First Night, when America was overrun with the dead who reanimated, 15-year-old Benny Imura joins his half-brother, Tom, in the family business of "closure" or zombie bounty hunting in Jonathan Maberry's novel (S & S, 2010)...
Gr 7 Up—In the final title (HarperTeen, 2009) in Louise Rennison's popular series, Georgia finally realizes where her heart truly lies...
Gr 5—8—Part American tall tale and part steampunk, John Claude Bemis's sequel (2010) to The Nine-Pound Hammer (2009, both Random; Listening Library, 2009) begins with a party for Nel's birthday...
PreS-Gr 3—In Margie Palatini's retelling of Aesop's fable, "The Fox and the Grapes," Fox unsuccessfully tries repeatedly to reach a bunch of grapes hanging high in a tree before ultimately deciding the grapes must be sour anyway...