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by Clete Barrett Smith
Scrub isn't excited to spend the summer with his grandmother at her Intergalactic Bed & Breakfast in Washington. However, when he arrives, Scrub discovers that each room in the inn is a portal to other planets and the guests are aliens vacationing on Earth. Scrub and his grandmother try to disguise the aliens as humans--to fool the town's suspicious sheriff.
by Matthew McElligott and Larry Tuxbury
Benjamin Franklin never died – believe it or not, he was placed in suspended animation and was just found by Victor Godwin, science geek extreme. Readers will enjoy the mystery and excitement of visiting this futuristic history filled with humorous one-liners and mock 18th century illustrations.
by Carmen Agra Deedy and Randall Wright
In this playful homage to Charles Dickens, unlikely allies learn the lessons of a great friendship Skilley, an alley cat with an embarrassing secret, longs to escape his street-cat life. Carmen Deedy and Randall Wright combine their talents in writing a delightfully British cheese-loving cat and literate mouse “tale.” Barry Moser’s drawings contribute images of the characters and settings that you will have a “dickens of a time” forgetting.
by Sally Warner, illustrated by James Harper
Short on size (no pun intended) but long on personality, EllRay Jakes navigates the pitfalls of 3rd grade, including Jared the bully; and in doing so, he becomes a great example to readers who have ever faced or are now facing similar challenges.
by Eve Yohalem
Lucy’s mother serves as the United States Ambassador to Ethiopia where she keeps thirteen-year-old Lucy close to home for protection. In Eve Yohalem’s first page-turning adventure, kidnapped Lucy must rely on her courage and knowledge of survival to escape and make it home safely.
by Lynne Jonell
When six-year-old Celia mistakenly makes the wrong "hamster wish," she and her siblings must go on a journey to find the Great Hamster to reverse the spell. A night of adventure brings the family closer together while convincing them that perhaps having to move to a new house isn't so bad after all.
by Mike Lupica
Fourteen-year-old Billy Harriman can feel the changes. The sharpening of his senses. The incredible strength. His dad had been a hero, a savior to America and a confidante of the president. Then he died, and the changes began in Billy. What Billy never knew was that his father was no ordinary man-he was a superhero, battling the world's evil. This is a battle that has been waged for generations and that knows no boundaries. And now it's Billy's turn to take on the fight. It's Billy's turn to become a hero.
by Kim Kennedy
Life in the town of Ashcrumb is anything but ordinary, especially if your parents own a store called the Dearly Departed Antiques Store and drive a former ice-cream truck with D.E.A.D. on it. Misty stumbles upon a mystery about the town’s secret past that is full of ghosts, pirates, and an adventure into the unknown.
by Brian Selznick
Rose is running away from home – to her mother and brother – while Ben is searching for his father with few clues to go on. Set in two different times and written in two different formats, Brian Selznick merges these parallel stories in a climax that explores deafness and the miracle of family.
Happy Reading!
Remember to complete at least 5 bluebonnet reviews by January 25th to vote.
Remember to complete at least 5 bluebonnet reviews by January 25th to vote.
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