Gr 6—10—In Witch and Wizard (2009), siblings Whit and Wisty discovered their magical powers after being separated from their parents and imprisoned by the totalitarian, creativity-hating New Order...
Gr 5—8—Sarah Webb is Ireland's Louise Rennison, although her main character, Amy Green, is a bit more serious than Georgia Nicolson: same age and same snogging issues, but faced with divorced parents, step-parents, and infant half-siblings...

Gr 4—7—Fans of Gordon Korman's Swindle (2008) and Zoobreak (2009) will enjoy this third mystery (2010, all Scholastic) which follows the exploits of Griffin Bing and his pals...
Gr 6—9—In Kaleb Nation's sequel (2010) to Bran Hambric: The Fairfield Curse (2009, both Sourcebooks Jabberwocky), Bran battles to save his friend, Astara, who has be snatched into the world of Specters...
Gr 6—10—Richard Peck takes the theme of an outsider longing to fit in and be part of the popular crowd in a chilling new direction in this compelling novel (Dial, 2010)...

Gr 10 Up—Nastasya, an immortal, has lived many lifetimes and experienced great wealth, poverty, love, loss, and grief in the first title (Little, Brown, 2010) in a projected trilogy by Cate Tiernan...
Gr 5—8—Hurricane Katrina is whirling toward New Orleans in this touching novel (Little, Brown, 2010) by Jewell Parker Rhodes...

Gr 5—8—Twelve-year-old Eva Nine has spent her entire life raised by Muthr, a robot, in an underground compound on planet Orbona in the first book in Tony DiTerlizzi's dazzling fantasy series...
Gr 3—6—Sixth grader Tommy and his friends face gym class jitters, embarrassing nicknames, and considerable girl anxiety...