Tuesday, October 16, 2007

New Junior Fiction

Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe
An overly alarmed Chester the cat predicts a gruesome fate for the pets in the Monroe household when a writer of juvenile horror fiction and his bird companion stay overnight.

Bunnicula Strikes Again! by James Howe
When Bunnicula the rabbit starts acting strangely, the Monroe dogs and cat renew their suspicions that he is a vampire.

More Perfect Than The Moon by Patricia MacLachlan
Eight-year-old Cassie Witting is upset when she finds out that her mother, Sarah, is expecting a baby, but writing in the journal that was her brother Caleb's helps her sort out her feelings, and she finally learns that Sarah will always love her.

Mary Margaret And The Perfect Pet Plan by Christine Kole MacLean
During the summer that she turns nine, Mary Margaret tries very hard to persuade her parents to let her have a pet, makes a new neighbor friend and helps her brother keep an old one, and looks forward to the new baby's arrival, because then her mother will be less "crabby."

Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
Just before his thirteenth birthday, Jeremy Fink receives a keyless locked box--set aside by his father before his death five years earlier--that purportedly contains the meaning of life.

The Tinderbox retold by Stephen Mitchell
A fresh retelling of Hans Christian Andersen's tale about a handsome soldier who meets a witch while march home from the war. He learns the secret of the witch's tinerbox and her three magical dogs, and is granted his wish.

Freddy's Final Quest by Dietlof Reiche
Freddy the golden hamster and his animal cohorts, along with a computerized, robotic golden hamster, travel back in time to Assyria, where some of them are captured by Crusaders and Freddy gets a taste of undomesticated living.

The White Wolf by Ron Roy
In this A to Z mystery Josh, Dink, and Ruth Rose investigate why three white wolf cubs were stolen, and by whom, while visiting their friend Wallis and her adopted daughter on Mount Desert Island, Maine.

The Zombie Zone by Ron Roy
In this A to Z mystery reports of zombies and grave robbers alarm the people of a Louisiana swampland village, but Ruth Rose, Josh, and Dink begin to suspect that the supernatural might not be the cause of the eerie occurences.

The Sword in the Grotto by Angie Sage
With the help of the ghost Edmund, Araminta and Wanda survive a trip through a secret tunnel to bring back a present for Sir Horace's birthday.

Red River Girl by Norma Sommerforf
In a diary covering the years 1846 to 1848, a young Metis teenager describes her journey from St. Eustace, Quebec, to St. Paul, Minnesota, where she settles with her family and decides to become a teacher.

The House Where Nobody Lived by Brad Strickland
In this John Bellairs mystery twelve-year-old Lewis and his best friend Rose Rita investigate a strange old house in their home town and discover that they may be dealing with powerful ancient Hawaiian spirits.

Champions on the Bench by Carole Boston Weatherford
This story is based on the discrimination faced by the 1955 Cannon Street YMCA Little League All-Stars when the white teams refused to play them in the series tournament.

Fearless Dave by Bob Wilson
Princess Peach has a squeaky, cheese-eating problem--and requires a brave knight to rescue her. Will Dave save the day and win the heart of the fair princess?

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