Children's Fiction Recent Picks
December 2009
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I am a genius of unspeakable evil and I want to be your class president by Josh Lieb.
"If you are reading this, I must like something about you. Few are granted such access to my innermost thoughts. So don't blow it. Read. Learn. And keep your mouth shut. I might let you shake my hand someday. But I doubt it." (Book cover)
The Gideon trilogy Book 3: The time quake by Linda Buckley-Archer.
"Abducted to 1763, Peter Schock and Kate Dyer begin to understand that history has reached a tipping point. The antigravity machine is in the hands of the cruel and ambitious Lord Luxon - who has set his sights on the most valuable prize of all: America. He is determined to manipulate time to his advantage, no matter what the cost. And the cost is great indeed." (Book cover)
The battle of the sun by Jeanette Winterson.
"Imagine a city made of gold, and each thing in it made of gold, and every person as golden as a precious statue, and the Thames itself a flowing golden god, where a dropped line would hook a golden fish..." (Book cover)
Wild things by Clay Carmichael.
"Eleven year old Zoe trusts no one. Her father left before she was born. Her irresponsible mother left her mostly on her won. When her mother suddenly dies, Zoe goes to live with her uncle, former surgeon and famed metal sculptor Dr. Henry Royster. She's sure Henry will fail her as everyone else has. To Zoe's surprise, she and Henry have much in common..." (Book cover)
H.I.V.E.: Dreadnought by Mark Walden.
"The world's most powerful villains have a problem. One of their own has gone rogue and is threatening global Armageddon, with himself at the head of a sinister new world order. Meanwhile, Otto, Wing and the other students from H.I.V.E. are en route to a training exercise in the Arctic known as the ninety-three-percenter, owing to the proportion of students who make it back alive. But before they arrive, events take over, and Otto, Wing and his most trusted villain-friends find themselves in the sights of the most dangerous man alive, with nowhere to run to." (Book cover)
Z-Rex by Steve Cole.
"You're a thirteen-year-old boy on the run. A massive, man-eating monster is on your tail. An evil group with a plot to destroy humanity wants you both - dead or alive. There's only one way out. You and the monitor have to work together. When it comes to dinosaurs, you might think you've seen it all. But there's never been a dinosaur like this!" (Book cover)
Love, Aubrey by Suzanne LaFleur.
"Something heartbreaking has happened. Eleven-year-old Aubrey is on her own. She's determined to hide away and take care of herself, because facing the truth is too much to bear. But with the love of her Grandmother and the letters she writes, can Aubrey begin to see that even though she's lost everything - all is not lost?" (Book cover)
The dragon whisperer by Lucinda Hare.
"Eleven-year-old Quenelda has always had a magical bond with dragons, and her greatest wish is to fly one and fight alongside her father, the commander of the Stealth Dragon Services, in the brutal war against the hobogoblins. Root's greatest wish is to avoid fearsome, fire-breathing dragons at all costs, so when he is assigned the role of Quenelda's esquire, sparks start to fly. But an unexpected friendship is forged, and when Dragonsdome is threatened by a deadly plot, this unlikely duo must find a way to defeat the dark forces." (Book cover)
Alcatraz versus the Knights of Crystallia by Brandon Sanderson.
"When Alcatraz and Grandpa Smedry make a pilgrimage to the Free Kingdom city of Crystallia, the Smedry home base, Alcatraz is shocked to see that he is a legend. When he was a baby, he was stolen by the Evil Librarians - and his mother, a Librarian herself, was behind it. Now with his estranged father, who is acting strange; his best friend, Bastille, who has been stripped of her armor just when they need a good knight; and Grandpa Smedry, who is, as always, late to everything, Alcatraz tries to save a city under siege - from the Librarians!!" (Book cover)
Running wild by Michael Morpurgo.
"The elephant lifted her trunk and began trumpeting at the sea, tossing her head as if something out there terrified her. She swung around, and before the mahout could stop her, she was running towards the trees. I held on for dear life, as she stampeded up the beach, and into the shadows of the jungle..." (Book cover)
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