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- Booraem, Ellen. Small Persons With Wings. 2011.
When Mellie's grandfather dies and leaves her family his run-down inn and bar, she learns that for generations her family have been fairy guardians, and they become involved in a series of magical adventures.
- Choldenko, Gennifer. No Passengers Beyond This Point. 2011.
India, Mouse and Finn are sent to stay with an uncle in Colorado until their mother can join them. But when the plane lands, the children are welcomed by cheering crowds to a strange place where each of them has a perfect house and a clock that is ticking down the time.
- Cushman, Karen. Alchemy and Meggy Swann. 2010.
In 1573, the crippled and destitute Meggy goes to London, where she meets her father, an impoverished alchemist, and eventually discovers that although her legs are bent and weak, she has many other strengths.
- Dionne, Erin. Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamlet. 2010.
Hamlet's attempts to be a "normal" eighth grader become difficult when her genius seven-year-old sister and her eccentric Shakespeare scholar parents both begin to attend her school.
- DiTerlizzi, Tony. The Search for WondLa. 2010.
Living in isolation with a robot on what appears to be an alien world populated with bizarre life forms, a 12-year-old human girl called Eva Nine sets out on a journey to find others like her.
- Draper, Sharon. Out of My Mind. 2010.
Considered by many to be mentally disabled, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.
- Falls, Kat. Dark Life. 2010.
When 15-year-old Ty, who has always lived on the ocean floor, joins a Topside girl to find and stop outlaws who threaten his home, they learn that the government may pose an even greater threat.
- Hobbs, Valerie. The Last Best Days of Summer. 2010.
During a summer visit, Lucy must come to terms with both her grandmother's failing memory and how her mentally-challenged neighbor will impact her popularity when both enter the same middle school in the fall.
- Jones, Diana Wynne. Enchanted Glass. 2010.
After his grandfather dies, Andrew inherits a house and surrounding land in an English village, but things become complicated when orphan Aidan shows up and suddenly a host of magical townsfolk start intruding on their lives.
- Mass, Wendy. The Candymakers. 2010.
When four 12-year-olds, including Logan, who has grown up never leaving his parents' candy factory, compete in the annual candy contest, they unexpectedly become friends and uncover secrets about themselves during the process.
- Messner, Kate. Sugar and Ice.
When Russian skating coach Andrei Grosheva offers 12-year-old farm girl Claire a scholarship to train with the elite in Lake Placid, she encounters a world of mean girls on ice, where competition is everything.
- Potter, Ellen. The Kneebone Boy. 2010.
Otto, Lucia and Max, whose mother has been missing for many years, have unexpected and illuminating adventures in the village of Snoring-by-the-Sea.
- Scieszka, Jon (editor). Guys Read: Funny Business. 2010.
A collection of humorous stories featuring a teenage mummy, a homicidal turkey and the world's largest pool of chocolate milk.
- Stanley, Diane. Saving Sky. 2010.
In an America that has suffered continual terrorist attacks since 9/11, seventh-grader Sky stands up for what is right and helps a classmate of Middle Eastern descent, although doing so places her and her family at great risk.
- Tracy, Kristen. The Reinvention of Bessica Lefter. 2011.
Eleven-year-old Bessica's plans to begin North Teton Middle School as a new person begin to fall apart even before school begins.
- Walsh, Pat. The Crowfield Curse. 2010.
When 14-year-old orphan William, a servant, goes into the forest to gather wood and finds a magical creature caught in a trap, he discovers he has the ability to see fays and becomes embroiled in a strange mystery.
- Wiles, Deborah. Countdown. 2010.
Franny wants peace, but when she fights with her best friend, her sister disappears and everyone is waiting for a bomb to fall, 1962 just might not be the year for it.
- Alienology: the Complete Book of Extraterrestrials by Allen Gray. 2010. [J 001.942 GRA]
The year is 1969, and Professor Allen Gray is ready to lead you on a magical mystery tour of a world where space creatures mingle with earthlings, unbeknownst to all but a chosen few.
- MythBusters Science Fair Book. 2011. [J 507.8 MAR]
Try your hand at fun experiments based on the popular "MythBusters" TV show.
- Sports Illustrated Kids All Access. 2010. [J 796 ALL]
Your behind-the-scenes pass to sports stars, locker rooms and more!
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revised April 2011