New Books - January 2009

Hey 4A! Here are some new books, along with a few award winners that you might enjoy!

Thrilling Reads

Blown Away - by Joan Hiatt Harlow (New)
Set in the Florida Keys in 1935, 13-year-old Jake enjoys an ideal summer with new friends until a life-changing hurricane strikes the island.

The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio - by Lloyd Alexander (New)
A magnificent "Arabian Nights" - type adventure from the Newberry author of the Chronicles of Prydain.

The Puzzling World of Winston Breen - by Eric Berlin (New)
Fands of the Calder Game will enjoy this clever mystery, which includes puzzles for the reader to solve.

The 39 Clues Book Two: One False Note by Gordon Korman (New)
The second book in the new interactive adventure series!

Wait Till Helen Comes - by Mary Downing Hahn (New)

Fantasy

Deeper - by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams (New)
In this sequel to the New York Times bestseller, Tunnels, Will Burrows faces a new set of subterranean adventures taking place even further below the surface.

Dragon's Egg - by Sarah L. Thomson (New)
Mella, a young dragon keeper, embarks on a dangerous journey to bring a dragon's egg to the fabled Hatching Grounds.

Sister Magic: Mabel Strikes a Chord - by Anne Mazer (New)
When Mabel's parents buy her a brand-new piano, her little sister Violet gets jealous. Will the magic get out of control?

NonFiction

Abraham Lincoln - Biography (New)
Celebrate Lincoln's 200th birthday with this photographic biography of his childhood through his presidency during the Civil War.

The Founders - by Dennis Brindell Fradin (New)
Short biographies of the 39 men who created and signed the U.S. Constitution in September 1787.

Heroes for Civil Rights - by David A. Adler (New)
Collection of brief illustrated biographies of several prominent Civil Rights figures including Fannie Lou Hamer and The Little Rock Nine.

March On! - by Christine King Farris (New)
Learn how Martin Luther King, Jr. prepared his "I Have a Dream" speech and changed the world with his words in this moving account written by his older sister.

Award Winners

On My Honor -by Marion Dane Bauer
A story of two boys whose friendship is cut short when one drowns while swimming in a forbidden river.

The Watson's Go to Birmingham 1963 - by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Watson's, an African American family from Michigan, travel to Alabama in the summer of 1963 and witness one of the darkest moments in America's history.

The Winter Room - by Gary Paulsen
A young boy growing up on a Northern Minnesota farm recounts his old uncle's tales of an almost mythological logging past.

Friendship Stories

Lost and Found - by Andrew Clements (New)
Jay and Ray, the Grayson twins, are moving to a new town. Again. But on day one of sixth grade, Ray stays home sick, and Jay is on his own. No one at school knows he has a twin brother. The lost information could be very useful and fun! Maybe even a little dangerous. As these two clever boys exploit an oversight, each one finds new views of selfhood, friendship, learning, and honesty.

Smiles to Go - by Jerry Spinelli (New)
Shaken by the discovery that protons decay, ninth grader Will begins to focus less on science and more on the people in his life.

Willa by Heart - by Coleen Murtagh Paratore (New)
In the newest book in the Wedding Planner's Daughter series, Willa finds herself planning tow weddings, auditioning for a play, and preparing to become a big sister.

Accidentally Famous - by Lisa Papademetriou (New)
Meet Amy Flowers, a 7th-grader who marches to her own beat, in this newest book from the best-selling chapter book series for middle grade girls!

How I Survived Middle School - It's All Downhill From Here - by Nancy Krulik (New)
When school closes becuase of a snowstorm, Jenny is stuck hanging out with her former BFF while all her friends go sledding.

Eddie and the Jets - by John Attanas
No Talking - by Andrew Clements
The Sisters Club - by Megan McDonald
Smart Dog - by Vivian Vande Velde