Wednesday, September 11, 2013

The Princess School Series 
by Jane B. Mason

call number: JF MASON J.

Summary of book 1: If the Shoe Fits

Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White, and Rapunzel face friendship struggles, wacky families, their first ball, and Frog Identification class during their first year of Princess School. With her feet bare (those glass slippers don't fit) and her second-hand gown splattered with mud (thanks, evil stepsisters), Ella's first day of Princess School is off to a lousy start. If she can only find her fairy godmother before the first class begins, Ella is sure she'll put things right. But her FG is off at a convention and Ella is on her own--she'll have to get through the first weeks of Princess School without any bobbity-boo. Ella is terrified--until she meets silly Snow, spunky Rapunzel, and beautiful, sheltered Rose.

Books in the Princess School Series
#1 If the Shoe Fits
#2 Who's the Fairest
#3 Let Your Hair Down
#4 Beauty is a Beast
#5 Princess Charming
#6 Apple-y Ever After
#7 Thorn in Her Side
#8 Slippery Steps
Monster Manor - Runaway Zombie 
by Paul Martin

call number JF MARTIN P.

In book 8 in the Monster Manor series, Eye-Gore and Steve are one rowdy pair of zombies who listen to weird music and are super dirty, so when Steve goes missing nobody in the Manor is that worried except for Eye-Gore who thinks Steve has been zombie-napped.

Other Books in the Monster Manor Series:
#1 Von Skalpel's Experiment
#2 Frankie Rocks the House
#3 Beatrice Spells
#4 Wolfman Stu Bites Back
#5 Horror Gets Slimed
#6 Count Snobula Vamps it Up
#7 Sally Gets Silly
#8 Runaway Zombie
Secrets of Droon - Magic Escapes

by Tony Abbott

call number:  JF ABBOTT T.

Magic is on the move... into the real world. As Eric and his friends venture beyond the jeweled door and down the dark stairway, they enter a whole new chapter in their Droon adventures. They enter the "Upper World" -- our world.  For the first time ever, the magical world of Droon is expanding into the real world. Wizards, goblins, and all kinds of magical mischief are in store -- and this time, it's not just a wonder of Droon. It's a reality.


The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

by C.S. Lewis

call number:  JF Lewis C.

Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter.


Other books in the Chronicles of Narnia Series:

Prince Caspian
The Voyage of the "Dawn Treader"
The Silver Chair
The Horse and His Boy
The Magician's Nephew
The Last Battle

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Dear Dumb Diary Series 
by Jim Benton

call number: JF BENTON J.

Read the hilarious, candid, (and sometimes not-so-nice,) diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be.



1.       Let’s Pretend This Never Happened
2.       My Pants are Haunted
3.       Am I the Princess or the Frog
4.       Never do Anything, Ever
5.       Can Adults Become Human?
6.       The Problem with Here is That’s Where I’m From
7.       Never Underestimate Your Dumbness
8.       It’s Not My Fault I Know Everything
9.       That’s What Friends Aren’t For
10.   The Worst Things in Life Are Also Free
11.   Ok, So Maybe I do Have Superpowers
12.   Me!  (Just Like You, Only Better)
13.   School.  Hasn’t This Gone on Long Enough
14.   The Super-Nice are Super-Annoying
15.   Nobody’s Perfect.  I’m as Close as it Gets
16.   What I Don’t Know Might Hurt Me

The Sign of the Beaver 
by Elizabeth Speare

call number: JF SPEARE E.

Although he faces responsibility bravely, thirteen-year-old Matt is more than a little apprehensive when his father leaves him alone to guard their new cabin in the wilderness. When a renegade white stranger steals his gun, Matt realizes he has no way to shoot game or to protect himself When Matt meets Attean, a boy in the Beaver clan, he begins to better understand their way of life and their
growing problem in adapting to the white man and the changing frontier.
Number the Stars 

by Lois Lowry

call number JF LOWRY L.

 It's 1943 Copenhagen and the Jews of Denmark are being "relocated," so Annemarie Johansen's best friend, Ellen, moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be part of the family. When Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission, she must find the courage to save her friend's life.