Some great new Kids Fiction books to see you through the last week of the school year! head on down to your local library

Image courtesy of SyndeticsDandy. the Mountain Pony by Kelly Wilson

When nine-year-old Vicki Wilson’s beloved lease pony was sold, she was heartbroken. Her family didn’t have much money, and she was desperate to have a pony of her own so she could keep riding. Then Vicki has the chance she has been waiting for, to tame and train her own wild pony! How will she earn the trust of her beautiful new chestnut? And will he ever be quiet enough for her to compete at Pony Club or Ribbons Days?

Image courtesy of SyndeticsWedgie & Gizmo by Barbara Fisinger

When a bouncy, barky dog and an evil genius guinea pig move into the same house, the laughs are nonstop! Wedgie is so excited, he can’t stop barking. He LOVES having new siblings and friends to protect. He LOVES guinea pigs like Gizmo! He also LOVES treats! But Gizmo does not want to share his loyal human servant with a rump-sniffing beast! He does not want to live in a pink Barbie Playhouse. Or to be kissed and hugged by the girl human. Gizmo is an evil genius. He wants to take over the world and make all humans feel his wrath. But first he must destroy his archenemy, Wedgie, once and for all!

Image courtesy of SyndeticsThe Matilda Effect by Ellie Irving

Matilda loves science and inventing. Her heroes are Marie Curie, Leonardo da Vinci and Thomas Edison, and one day she wants to be a famous inventor herself. So when she doesn’t win the school science fair, she’s devastated — especially as the judges didn’t believe she’d come up with her entry on her own. When Matilda shares her woes with her Grandma Joss, she’s astonished to learn her grandma was once a scientist herself — an astrophysicist, who discovered her very own planet. Trouble is, Grandma Joss was also overlooked — her boss, Professor Smocks, stole her discovery for himself. And he’s about to be presented with a Nobel Prize. Matilda concocts a plan. They’ll crash the award ceremony and tell everyone the truth! So begins a race against time on a journey through Paris, Hamburg and Stockholm, and on which they encounter a famous film star, a circus, and a wanted diamond thief!

Image courtesy of SyndeticsJames to the Rescue by Elise Broach

Joining his family to collect discarded things that they can put to use, little Marvin the beetle enlists James’ help to save an injured Uncle Albert.

 

 

 

The Adventures of Police Dog Zeus by Sue Burridge

“So begins the adventures of Zeus. Once just a puppy his brothers and sisters laughed at, now he’s starting his training to become a real life police dog. Will he pass the test? Will the dog that nobody ever thought would ever have such an important and exciting job succeed…” –Back cover.