Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Mo's Mischief: Best Friends by Hongying Yang



New bestselling series from China!

Name: Mo Shen Ma

Location: China

Likes: Mischief

Dislikes: Homework. Having nothing to do

Latest Mischief: Talking to girls always leads to trouble...!

Monday, April 13, 2009

Playaways available in Children's Dept.


The Children's Dept. now has audiobooks in an easy-to-use MP3 format called “Playaways.” the pre-recorded titles come in a credit-card-sized plastic case and come with the AAA battery needed. They're easy to use, and you can pause and them resume listening anytime! You just need your own headphones.

New Playaways Available:
Wolf Brother by Paver
Found by Haddix
Well Witched by Hardinge
The Dragonfly Pool by Ibbotson


Here are other books that we have as playaways:
Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Fleischman
Sammy Keyes and the Hotel Thief by Van Draanen
Football Genius by Green
The 39 Clues: Book Two, One False Note by Korman
The Lightning Thief by Riordan
Athletic Shorts by Crutcher
Fairest by Levine
The Journey by Lasky
The Capture by Lasky
A Wrinkle in Time by L'Engle
Locomotion by Woodson
The Outsiders by Hinton

Thursday, April 9, 2009

New Horse Books by Jenny Oldfield!


Check out the new series: The Horses of Half Moon Ranch

Wild Horses: After moving from the city out to the horse ranch with her family, Kirstie Scott leads a pony trek through Miner's Ridge when a sudden storm causes a landslide. Trapped alone in Dead Man's Canyon with a herd of wild horses whose leader--a proud, black stallion--has been hurt by falling rocks, she must find a way out and help the injured stallion.

Rodeo Rocky: Kirstie Scott lives for horses. While at a local rodeo contest, she is horrified to see how Rocky, an injured horse, is treated. Kirstie persuades her mother to buy him, but soon learns that training an ex-rodeo horse is not easy

New! American Girl Mysteries


Try these American Girl Mysteries!

Clues in the Shadows, a Molly Mystery
Lady Margaret's Ghost, a Felicity Mystery
The Tangled Web, a Julie Mystery
The Cry of the Loon, a Samantha Mystery