Find fast-paced adventure on every page as Mark struggles to survive in a sometimes horrifying primitive time and place. Mark's first-ever solo camping trip to the desert turns into a nightmare when he is knocked out by a blue shaft of light and wakes up in a new world. This is a more than satisfying read for sci-fi fans and has a great epilogue.
The Comeback Season by Jennifer E. Smith and Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor are both outstanding books--good for a quiet summer afternoon.
Waiting for Normal will delight readers who loved Because of Winn Dixie. Twelve-year-old Addie tries to cope with her mother's erratic behavior and being separated from her beloved stepfather and half-sisters when she and her mother go to live in a small trailer by the railroad tracks on the outskirts of Schenectady, New York.
The Comeback Season is a heart-wrenching book for young adults. High school freshman Ryan Walsh, a Chicago Cubs fan, meets Nick when they both skip school on opening day, and their blossoming relationship becomes difficult for Ryan when she discovers that Nick is seriously ill and she again feels the pain of losing her father five years earlier.
Presents a selection of archival photographs that document events surrounding the integration of U.S. schools following the 1954 Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and includes captions in which Toni Morrison imagines what the people in the pictures must have been thinking and feeling.
Looking for a quick sports read? Try this one! Hank, Nathan, Jeremy, and Anabel deal with the realities of middle school basketball, including family pressure, a series of coaches with very different personalities and agendas, and what it means to be a team--and a friend.
Great new book that is ready for checkout in the Mickle Media Center. Junior year at an exclusive prep school in the suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, would be tough enough, but it is further complicated for Amal when she decides to wear the hijab, the Muslim head scarf, full-time as a badge of her faith--without losing her identity or sense of style. 
Having a friend can change your life. Tobin learns this when Henry moves to town. Henry believes that raising chickens can reveal....the meaning of life. A wild granny that gets arrested on the first day of school for crazy driving and a chicken that lays green eggs are only two of the "interesting" scenerios in Tobin's life.