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I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20) (Library Edition) by Lauren Tarshis
After his father is arrested for theft, Josh and his mom travel to California to spend time with one of his mom's cousins and her daughter. As Josh and Holly get to know each other and have some adventures, he is able to put his father's arrest to the back of his mind. But then Josh and Holly get caught in the California wildfires and they are soon fighting for their lives.
Call Number: 610L
The Last Last-Day-Of-Summer by Lamar Giles; Dapo Adeola (Illustrator)
Cousins Otto and Sheed Alston aren't quite ready to return to school after summer break. Although they might wish for a little more time to be free of the daily grind of the classroom, they didn't mean to actually freeze time. Now they'll have to figure out how to put things back to normal before it's too late.
Call Number: 740L
Book of the Dead (TombQuest, Book 1) by Michael Northrop
Nothing can save Alex Sennefer's life. That's what the doctors say, but his mom knows it's not true. She knows that the lost spells of the Egyptian Book of the Dead can pull her son back from the brink. The problem? When she uses the spells, the five Death Walkers are also brought back to life. An ancient evil has been unleashed. Long dead mummies are awakening. New York City is overrun by scorpions, And worst of all for Alex, his mom and the Lost Spells have both disappeared. He and his best friend will do anything to find his mom and save the world ... even if they have to go head-to-head with a Death Walker who has been plotting revenge for three thousand years.
Call Number: 650L
Alone by Megan E. Freeman
Twelve-year-old Maddie had schemed to host a harmless sleepover, but instead finds herself in a nightmare adventure when she wakes up all alone--not just without her friends, but without anyone in her town at all. Not knowing why everyone was evacuated, Maddie and her only companion--George the rottweiler--to forage for food and find out what happened. Her solitude is broken by wild animals, looters, and natural disasters in the months to come, and her only solace and hint at what happened is her stepbrother's left-behind book report on loneliness.
Call Number: 690L
Lemons by Melissa Savage
Lemonade Liberty Witt's mama told her to make lemonade out of the lemons life sends her way, but when she has to move to Willow Creek, California, to live with her grandfather after her mother dies, Lem struggles to find the good in any of it. Then she meets Tobin Sky, the eleven-year-old CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., who invites her on an adventure to capture Bigfoot on film.
Call Number: V / 630L
Wild River by Rodman Philbrick
When a dam fails and rushing waters sweep away their adult supervisors, five middle schoolers on a white-water rafting adventure are left alone with few supplies and the opportunity to forge powerful bonds as well as develop dangerous disagreements.
Call Number: 630L
Orphan Island by Laurel Snyder
On the island, everything is perfect for the nine children who live there in bliss--except for the Changing. Every year, the oldest kid is taken away, never seen again, and a new youngest kid is dropped off. This year, Jinny's best friend, Deen, is replaced by Ess, and it falls to Jinny, the new Elder ,to teach Ess how the island works. She has one year to come to terms with growing up herself.
Call Number: 650L
The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate; Patricia Castelao (Illustrator)
A scrappy dog named Bob and his best friends, Ivan the gorilla and Ruby the elephant, undertake a dangerous journey to seek Bob's long-lost sister, but a storm is approaching and time is running out.
Call Number: 570L
The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene are excited to have adventures in the woods behind their house. But Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town.
Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. Styx promises the brothers that together, the three of them can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything.
Call Number: V / 510L
I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018 (I Survived #20) (Library Edition) by
After his father is arrested for theft, Josh and his mom travel to California to spend time with one of his mom's cousins and her daughter. As Josh and Holly get to know each other and have some adventures, he is able to put his father's arrest to the back of his mind. But then Josh and Holly get caught in the California wildfires and they are soon fighting for their lives.
The Last Last-Day-Of-Summer by
Cousins Otto and Sheed Alston aren't quite ready to return to school after summer break. Although they might wish for a little more time to be free of the daily grind of the classroom, they didn't mean to actually freeze time. Now they'll have to figure out how to put things back to normal before it's too late.
Book of the Dead (TombQuest, Book 1) by
Nothing can save Alex Sennefer's life. That's what the doctors say, but his mom knows it's not true. She knows that the lost spells of the Egyptian Book of the Dead can pull her son back from the brink. The problem? When she uses the spells, the five Death Walkers are also brought back to life. An ancient evil has been unleashed. Long dead mummies are awakening. New York City is overrun by scorpions, And worst of all for Alex, his mom and the Lost Spells have both disappeared. He and his best friend will do anything to find his mom and save the world ... even if they have to go head-to-head with a Death Walker who has been plotting revenge for three thousand years.
Alone by
Twelve-year-old Maddie had schemed to host a harmless sleepover, but instead finds herself in a nightmare adventure when she wakes up all alone--not just without her friends, but without anyone in her town at all. Not knowing why everyone was evacuated, Maddie and her only companion--George the rottweiler--to forage for food and find out what happened. Her solitude is broken by wild animals, looters, and natural disasters in the months to come, and her only solace and hint at what happened is her stepbrother's left-behind book report on loneliness.
Lemons by
Lemonade Liberty Witt's mama told her to make lemonade out of the lemons life sends her way, but when she has to move to Willow Creek, California, to live with her grandfather after her mother dies, Lem struggles to find the good in any of it. Then she meets Tobin Sky, the eleven-year-old CEO of Bigfoot Detectives Inc., who invites her on an adventure to capture Bigfoot on film.
Wild River by
When a dam fails and rushing waters sweep away their adult supervisors, five middle schoolers on a white-water rafting adventure are left alone with few supplies and the opportunity to forge powerful bonds as well as develop dangerous disagreements.
Orphan Island by
On the island, everything is perfect for the nine children who live there in bliss--except for the Changing. Every year, the oldest kid is taken away, never seen again, and a new youngest kid is dropped off. This year, Jinny's best friend, Deen, is replaced by Ess, and it falls to Jinny, the new Elder ,to teach Ess how the island works. She has one year to come to terms with growing up herself.
The Season of Styx Malone by
Caleb Franklin and his big brother Bobby Gene are excited to have adventures in the woods behind their house. But Caleb dreams of venturing beyond their ordinary small town.
Then Caleb and Bobby Gene meet new neighbor Styx Malone. Styx is sixteen and oozes cool. Styx promises the brothers that together, the three of them can pull off the Great Escalator Trade--exchanging one small thing for something better until they achieve their wildest dream. But as the trades get bigger, the brothers soon find themselves in over their heads. Styx has secrets--secrets so big they could ruin everything.
