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Spring 2016 Book Fairs
Raymie Nightingale
Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit
Kate DiCamillo
$16.99
Everything depends on Raymie. After her dad
left town, she has become determined to get
him to come home by winning the Little Miss
Central Florida Tire Competition. Not only does
she have to learn to twirl the baton, she has
to work through challenges with unlikely
friends.
Ages: 10-13
Chris Van Dusen
$7.99
Randy Riley, a science genius who loves baseball
but is not very good at it, needs to use both his
interests to save his town from a giant fireball that
is heading their way.
Ages: 4-8
Stella by Starlight
Sharon M. Draper
$7.99
When a burning cross set by the Klan causes
panic and fear in 1932 Bumblebee, North
Carolina, fifth-grader Stella must face prejudice
and find the strength to demand change in her
segregated town.
Ages: 10+
Bad Kitty: Puppy’s Big Day
Nick Bruel
$6.99
Uncle Murray takes Puppy on a walk on a day
that Bad Kitty's being unusually difficult, and has
several unpleasant encounters with a police
officer and one mean dog along the way.
Ages: 7-11
Little Red Writing
Big Nate Blasts Off
Big Nate Goes for Broke
Joan Holub
$7.99
This clever retelling of Little Red Riding
Hood is quite the story in itself, and also
gives children a framework on how to
write their own stories.
Ages: 5-8
$13.99
$6.99
Lincoln Peirce
Big Nate is at it again! He is the classic clever kid
who hates school and whose antics land him in
ever-hotter water with grumbly teachers.
Ages: 10+
Surf’s Up
Maybe a Fox
Kwame Alexander
$17.95
Bro and Dude have very different ideas about
how to spend the day at the beach. But as Bro
continues to gasp and cheer as he reads his
book (Moby Dick), Dude can't help but get
curious. Before you can shout 'Surf's up!' both
frogs are sharing the same adventure, that is,
until they get to the beach.
Ages: 4-8
Kathi Appelt
$16.99
Sylvie and Jules are sisters–they're inseparable.
Sylvie's goal was always to run faster, but did
she run too fast? A tale about two sisters, a fox
cub, and what happens when one of the sisters
disappears forever.
Ages: 10+
Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms
Katherine Rundell
$7.99
Wilhelmina’s world is golden. Living half-wild on an
African farm with her horse, her monkey, and her
best friend, every day is beautiful. But when her
home is sold and her best friend moves, her world
becomes difficult. She ends up at an English
boarding school, and her world turns upside down.
Ages: 9-12
Weird But True 7: 300 Outrageous
Facts
$7.99
Weird But True Gross: 300 Slimy,
Sticky, and Smelly Facts
$7.99
National Geographic
These quirky reference books are full of
wild, wacky, brain-bending facts
accompanied by vibrant photography and
illustrations.
Ages: 8-12
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Mr. Lemoncello’s Library Olympics
Chris Grabenstein
$16.99
Welcome, boys and girls, readers of all ages,
to the first-ever Library Olympiad! Now it’s not
just a game—can Mr. Lemoncello find the real
defenders of books and champions of
libraries? Packed with puzzles, clues, and
thrilling surprises, this is a deliciously fun,
action-packed sequel to Escape from Mr.
Lemoncello’s Library. Let the games begin!
Ages 8-12
Biscuit Feeds the Pets
Alyssa Satin Capucilli
$3.99
Biscuit the puppy finds his own way to help feed
the pets at Mr. Gray's Pet Shop.
Ages: 4-8
Charmed Children of Rookskill Castle
Froggy’s Birthday Wish
Jonathan London
$6.99
It's Froggy's birthday, but no one has
remembered. His parents don't seem to
realize it's his special day, and none of his
friends are at home to wish him a happy
birthday. Will Froggy celebrate his birthday
all alone? Has everyone really forgotten?
Ages: 4-8
Cleo Edison Oliver, Playground Millionaire
Janet Fox
$16.99
Keep calm and carry on. That’s what Katherine’s
father told her, and that’s what she’s trying to do.
But it’s hard to keep calm in a strange castle that
seems haunted by ghosts. What’s making those
terrifying screeches and groans at night? Why do
people seem to mysteriously appear and
disappear? Kat believes she knows the answer,
but when her classmates begin to vanish, one by
one, Kat must uncover the truth about what the
castle actually harbors before it's too late.
Ages: 10+
Sundee T. Frazier
$6.99
Cleopatra Edison Oliver has always been an
entrepreneur. So when Cleo's fifth-grade teacher
assigns her class a "Passion Project," Cleo comes
up with her best business idea yet: the finest
"tooth-pulling" company in town. Even with good
planning, sometimes things can go awry. Will she
be able to save everything?
Ages: 8-11
National Geographic Kids
Everything Sports
Eric Zweig
$12.99
National Geographic Kids
Everything Robotics
Jennifer Swanson
$12.99
Kids’ guides to everything you want to
know!
Ages: 10+
Imagination According to Humphrey
Betty G. Birney
$5.99
During a creative writing unit at Longfellow
School, the students in Mrs. Brisbane's class
practice using their imagination with their very
own writing journals--and Humphrey finds out
that writing from his imagination is harder than
it looks.
Ages: 7-11
Wing & Claw #1: Forest of Wonders
Linda Sue Park
$16.99
The first book in an enchanting trilogy, Forest
of Wonders richly explores the links between
magic and botany, family and duty,
environment and home.
Ages: 8-12
Fearsome Creatures of the
Lumberwoods: 20 Chilling Tales from
the Wilderness
My Dog’s a Chicken
Susan Montanari
$16.99
Told she cannot have a puppy because
it would just be another mouth to feed,
Lula Mae decides to turn one of the
chickens into a very special dog.
Ages: 4-8
Hal Johnson
$14.95
Meet the Snoligoster, who feeds on the shadows
of its victims. The Hodag, like a spiny-backed
bull-horned rhinoceros. The Hoop Snake, which
can chase prey at speeds of up to 60 miles per
hour and then, with one sting of its tail, cause it
to turn purple, swell up, and die.
Ages: 10+
Only Game
Booked
Kwame Alexander
$16.99
Soccer, family, love, and friendship, take
center stage as twelve-year-old Nick learns
the power of words as he wrestles with
problems at home, stands up to a bully, and
tries to impress the girl of his dreams.
Ages: 10+
Mike Lupica
$7.99
Sixth grade is supposed to be the year that
Jack Callahan would lead his team to a
record-shattering season and the Little
League World Series, but after the death of
his brother he loses interest in baseball and
only Cassie, star of the girls' softball team,
seems to understand.
Ages: 10+
Love Is My Favorite Thing
E. Chichester Clark
$16.99
Plum has lots of favorite things—catching
sticks, her bear, her bed—but really, LOVE is
her absolute favorite thing. She loves her family
and all the things they do together. Sometimes,
however, Plum’s excitement causes trouble.
But fortunately, love is such a great thing that
even when she makes mistakes, Plum’s family
still adores her.
Ages: 4-8
Tia Isa Wants a Car
Meg Medina
$6.99
Tia Isa and her niece try to save enough
money to buy a car to take the whole family
to the beach.
Ages: 3-7
Amulet #7: Firelight
Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
Kazu Kibuishi
$12.99
Emily, Trellis, and Vigo visit Algos Island, where
they can access and enter lost memories. They're
hoping to uncover the events of Trellis's
mysterious childhood -- knowledge they can use
against the Elf King. What they discover is a dark
secret that changes everything. Meanwhile, the
voice of Emily's amulet is getting stronger, and
threatens to overtake her completely.
Ages: 10+
William Kamkwanba
$8.99
After his African village was hit by a drought, 14year-old William Kamkwamba learned about
electrical windmills at a small library, and after
weeks of foraging for junk parts, he did the
incredible.
Ages: 10+
How Do Dinosaurs Stay Friends?
Jane Yolen
$16.99
Come along and laugh in the tenth full-sized book
in this highly acclaimed series -- as little ones
make friends and stay friends... the dinosaur way!
Ages: 4-8
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Incredible Cross-Sections
$19.99
On a Beam of Light:
A Story of Albert Einstein
Jennifer Berne
$7.99
A boy, in his mind, envisions himself traveling at a
speed beyond imagining, on a beam of light. This
brilliant mind will one day offer up some of the
most revolutionary ideas ever conceived. Albert
Einstein ultimately grows into a man of genius
recognized the world over for profoundly
illuminating our understanding of the universe.
Ages: 5-9
Jason Fry
When Spring Comes
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Visual Dictionary
$19.99
Kevin Henkes
$17.99
Before spring comes, the trees are dark sticks, the
grass is brown, and the ground is covered in
snow. But if you wait, leaves unfurl and flowers
blossom, the grass turns green, and the mounds of
snow shrink and shrink. Spring brings baby birds,
sprouting seeds, rain and mud, and puddles. You
can feel it and smell it and hear it—and you can
read it!
Ages: 3-8
Pablo Hidalgo
Artfully crafted books about the world of Star
Wars.
Ages: 10+
Door by the Staircase
Katherine Marsh
$16.99
Happy to be adopted at last, twelve-year-old
orphan Mary Hayes soon learns a terrifying
secret about her new mother, the mysterious
Madame Z.
Ages: 9-12
Madman of Piney Woods
Christopher Curtis
$7.99
Benji and Red couldn't be more different. They
aren't friends. They don't even live in the same
town. But their fates are entwined. A chance
meeting leads the boys to discover that they
have more in common than meets the eye. Both
of them have encountered a strange presence
in the forest, watching them, tracking them.
Could the Madman of Piney Woods be real?
Ages: 10+
Finding Winnie: The True Story of
the World's Most Famous Bear
Lindsay Mattick
$18.00
A woman tells her young son the true story
of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain
Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to
love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his
way to take care of soldiers' horses during
World War I.
Ages: 3-8
Lifetime: the Amazing Numbers
in Animal Lives
Lola M. Shaefer
$7.99
This extraordinary book collects animal
information not available anywhere else—and
shows all 30 roosting holes, all 200 spots, and,
yes!, all 1,000 baby seahorses in eye-catching
illustrations.
Ages: 4-8
Pax
Sara Pennypacker
$16.99
Pax and Peter have been inseparable ever
since Peter rescued him as a kit. But since
Peter’s dad made him give up Pax, the two
have been apart. Both strike out by
themselves to find the other and uncover
adventures and new discoveries.
Ages: 8-12
Bats at the Beach
Brian Lies
$6.99
With enchanting art and cheery beach side
verse, Bats at the Beach describes all the
fun a bunch of bats have one night on a
moonlit beach.
Ages: 4-7
Paper Cowboy
Kristin Levine
$8.99
In a small town near Chicago in 1953,
twelve-year-old Tommy faces escalating
problems at home, among friends and
among neighbors. Taking over his
hospitalized sister's paper route, he’s
introduced to neighbors who he comes to
rely on for help.
Ages: 10+
Magic Tree House #54:
Balto of the Blue Dawn
$12.99
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #34:
Dogsledding and Extreme Sports $5.99
Mary Pope Osbourne
Jack and Annie travel back in time to 1925 Nome,
Alaska, where they meet Balto, the famous sled dog,
and help save the town from illness.
Ages: 7-11
Amelia Bedelia by the Yard
Herman Parish
$3.99
Amelia Bedelia's mother loves garage sales so much she
decides to have one herself. But Amelia Bedelia loves her
garage and does not want to sell it, so she and her parents
decide to call it a yard sale instead. People come from all
over the neighborhood to buy Amelia Bedelia and her
parents' old things, and one woman even buys the yard!
Ages: 4-8
Princess Hyacinth (The Surprising
Tale of a Girl Who Floated)
Florence Parry Heide
$7.99
Princess Hyacinth has a problem: she
floats. How does one deal with a floating
princess?
Ages: 4-8
Tuesdays at the Castle #3: Thursdays
With the Crown
Last Stop on Market Street
Jessica Day George
$7.99
Castle Glower has been acting weird, and it
transports Celie and her siblings to an unknown
land. There, they set out through the forest to
figure out where they are and what's happened
to their beloved castle. Instead, they discover two
wizards and an entire lost people, the oldest
inhabitants of Castle Glower. And it seems they
may know more of the castle's secrets than
Celie. But do they know how to get her back
home?
Ages: 8-12
Matt De La Pena
$16.99
A young boy, CJ, rides the bus across town
with his grandmother and learns to
appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
Ages: 5-8
Mark of the Thief #1
Jennifer A. Nielsen
$7.99
When Nic, a slave in the mines outside of
Rome, is forced to enter a sealed cavern
containing lost treasures, he finds much
more than gold and gemstones: He
discovers an ancient bulla, an amulet that is
filled with a magic once reserved for the
Gods. In a quest to stop rebellion, save
Rome, and secure his own freedom, Nic
must harness the magic within himself and
defeat the empire's most powerful and
savage leaders.
Ages: 10+
Moon Base Alpha #1: Space Case
Moon Base Alpha #2: Spaced Out
$7.99
$16.99
Stuart Gibbs
Like his fellow lunarnauts—otherwise known as
Moonies—living on Moon Base Alpha, twelve-year-old
Dashiell Gibson is famous the world over for being
one of the first humans to live on the moon.
Ages: 8-12
Blue Birds
Caroline Starr Rose
$8.99
As tensions rise between the English settlers
and the Native peoples on Roanoke Island,
twelve-year-old Alis forms an impossible
friendship with a native girl named Kim.
Ages: 10+
I Survived #2: I Survived the Shark
Attacks of 1961
$4.99
I Survived #13: I Survived the
Hindenberg Disaster, 1937
$4.99
Lauren Tarshis
Each book in this series tells a terrifying and
thrilling story from history, through the eyes of
a boy who lived to tell the tale.
Ages: 7-11
I Am Martin Lurther King, Jr.
Elephant & Piggie: I Really Like Slop!
Mo Willems
$9.99
Piggie really likes slop. She likes it so much,
she wants Gerald to try some! But can
Gerald find the courage to do it? Or will the
smell alone be too much to handle?
Ages: 4-8
Brad Meltzer
$12.99
Even as a child, Martin Luther King, Jr. was
shocked by the terrible and unfair way
African-American people were treated.
When he grew up, he decided to do
something about it—peacefully, with
powerful words. He spoke about the dream
of a kinder future, and bravely led the way
toward racial equality in America.
Ages: 5-8
All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook
Leslie Connor
$16.99
Eleven-year-old Perry was born and raised by his mom at
the Blue River Co-ed Correctional Facility. His mom is a
resident in Cell Block C. Everything is fine, until a new
district attorney finds out and Perry is removed from the
facility and forced into a foster home. In the outside world,
Perry goes on a quest for answers about his mom’s past
crime. As he gets closer to the truth, he will discover that
love makes people resilient no matter where they come
from . . . but can he find a way to tell everyone what home
truly means?
Ages: 9-12
Mr. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page
Cynthia Rylant
$5.99
Mr. Putter and his fine cat, Tabby, love reading
their favorite books over and over. One day,
they decide to attend story time at the library.
But what happens when Zeke the dog also
attends?
Ages: 6-9
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