Tuesday, November 6, 2007

NEW BOOKS IN THE MEDIA CENTER!

The Best of Roald Dahl by Roald Dahl
Book Three of the Gatekeepers: Nightrise by Anthony Horowitz
Ranger's Apprentice Bk. 1: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
Ranger's Apprentice Bk. 2: The Burning Bridge by John Flanagan
Ranger's Apprentice Bk. 3: The Icebound Land by John Flanagan
Mossflower by Brian Jacques
Lirael by Garth Nix
Runner by Carl Deuker
Thwonk by Joan Bauer
Secrets of My Hollywood Life on location by Jen Calonita
Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles: The Nixie's Song by Tony DiTerlizzi
Capt. Underpants & the Invasion of Café Ladies by Dav Pilkey
The New Prophecy: Warriors Dawn by Erin Hunter
The Sisters Grimm: Once Upon a Crime by Michael Buckley
The Sisters Grimm: Magic & Other Misdemeanors by Michael Buckley
Extras by Scott Westerfield
More Short & Shivery Thirty Terrifying Tales by Robert San Souci
Icefire by Chris D’Lacey
Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul on Tough Stuff
Garfield at Large by Jim Davis
The 4th Garfield Treasury by Jim Davis
The Days Are Just Packed A Calvin & Hobbs Collection by Bill Watterson

The Doom Stone by Paul Zindel

View full imageWhen fifteen-year-old Jackson visits his aunt in England, he becomes caught up in a chase to capture an unknown creature who is stalking and killing people on the plains surrounding ancient Stonehenge. This is a favorite scary book for Mickle students.

Peak by Roland Smith

Looking for adventure? A fourteen-year-old boy attempts
to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
This complex story details the difficulties of mounainteering
and is a thrilling quest for the boy, named Peak,
and his father.

246 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.

Technical Foul by Rich Wallace

View full imageJared, a high-scoring member of the Hudson City Middle School basketball team, gets angry when the point guard accuses him of being responsible for their string of losses. How can this team win? Another sports book to join the many other titles in our library by favorite sports author Rich Wallace.

Monday, November 5, 2007

From Charlie's Point of View by Richard Scrimger

Best friends Bernadette and Charlie begin seventh grade and help unravel the mysterious case of the Stocking Bandit. Blind from birth, Charlie doesn't seem like the ideal detective. Will this affect the friendship or will Bernadette and Charlie solve the case and remain friends?