If the Shoe Fits by Sarah Mlynowski

 book 2 in the Whatever After series

"This time the mirror swept me and my brother into Cinderella’s fairy tale. Now, we are NOT messing this story up. No way. Cinderella is going to marry her prince just like she’s supposed to.
Uh-oh.Cinderella broke her foot, and there’s massive swelling. The glass slipper won’t fit, the prince won’t know she’s the one for him, and they won’t live happily ever after. And it’s all our fault!We just have to get it all done before the clock strikes twelve and the chance for a happy ending is gone . . . forever!"

This book is probably for girls from 7 to 10.
Like this book? Try the other books in the series, book 1,Fairest of All and book 3, Sink or Swim.

The Lemonade Crime by Jacqueline Davies

Starred review, Booklist Booklist's Top 10 Crime Fiction Titles for Youth, Bank Street's Best Children's Books of the Year, Nominee for the Dorothy Canfield FIsher Book Award (Vermont), Nominee for the Virginia Reader's Choice Award (Virginia).

Book 2 in The Lemonade War series

"On the fourth day of fourth grade, Scott Spencer walks into school and announces that he just bought the newest Xbox system. Jessie and Evan wonder where he got the money for that. Convinced that Scott stole the $208 that went missing from Evan's pocket at the end of the summer, Jessie decides to take Scott to court to prove his guilt. But things don't work out the way Jessie planned, and so it's up to Evan to find his own path to justice."

This book is probably for boys and girls from 8 to 10.

Like this book? Try the other books in the series, book 1, The Lemonade War, book 3 The Bell Bandit and book 4 The Candy Smash.

Chloe Diggins and The Eternal Emperor by Jennifer Amiel

"Tom grew anxious.  He picked up their backpacks and urged Chloe to leave.  “Just grab it. We gotta go. There’s a policeman coming…Glancing quickly up the street, Chloe recognized the man in the police uniform.  “That’s no policeman, that’s Perez, one of the guys who took my dad!”

 "Twelve-year-old daughter of a famous archaeologist, Chloe has her summer vacation turned upside down when she discovers an ancient Inca artifact, races to find a lost treasure, and struggles to save her family.  Along the way the self-doubting girl must learn to trust her heart, follow her instincts, and believe in herself again."

This book is probably for girls and boys from 9 to 12.
Like this book?Coming soon book 2, The Ring of Carrie.

Save The Cupcake by Lisa Papademetriou

"My life is SO not sprinkles and sunshine"

book 1 in the Confectionatly Yours series

  " Hayley’s world is far from perfect. Her parents have divorced, her mom has lost her job, and she and her sister Chloe are stuck sharing a bedroom in their grandmother’s apartment. Luckily, Hayley has a knack for baking cupcakes? Cupcakes always make life just a little sweeter! But all of the changes in Hayley’s life are taking a toll on her best friendship. Then, to top everything off, Hayley’s school decides to ban bake sales and homemade treats. Can Hayley find a way to save the cupcake?"

This book is probably for girls from 8 to 10.
Like this book? Try the other books in the series, Taking The Cake and Sugar and Spice.
                                                                  

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

#1 New York Times bestseller  #1 USA Today bestseller  #1 Wall Street Journal bestseller  #1 Indie bound bestseller

#1 UK bestseller

book 1 in the Heroes of Olympus series

Jason has a problem. He doesn’t remember anything before waking up on a school bus holding hands with a girl. Apparently she’s his girlfriend Piper, his best friend is a kid named Leo, and they’re all students in the Wilderness School, a boarding school for “bad kids.” What he did to end up here, Jason has no idea—except that everything seems very wrong.
 
Piper has a secret. Her father has been missing for three days, and her vivid nightmares reveal that he’s in terrible danger. Now her boyfriend doesn’t recognize her, and when a freak storm and strange creatures attack during a school field trip, she, Jason, and Leo are whisked away to someplace called Camp Half-Blood. What is going on?

Leo has a way with tools. His new cabin at Camp Half-Blood is filled with them. Seriously, the place beats Wilderness School hands down, with its weapons training, monsters, and fine-looking girls. What’s troubling is the curse everyone keeps talking about, and that a camper’s gone missing. Weirdest of all, his bunk mates  insist they are all—including Leo—related to a god. 

This book is probably for boys and girls from 9 to 12.
 Like this book? Try the other books in the series, book 2 The Son Of Neptune, book 3 The Mark Of Athena, and coming soon, book 4 The House Of Hades.

 

13 Gifts by Wendy Mass

 book 3 in the Willow Falls series

It doesn’t take long for Tara Brennan to realize that breaking into school to steal a goat while wielding a can of pepper spray is not a good idea. As punishment for her misdeed, Tara’s parents send her to the sleepy little town of Willow Falls to stay with relatives she hardly knows, including her eleven-year-old cousin Emily, who, the last time they were together, ate an entire stick of glue. Tara quickly learns that Emily isn’t even remotely the strangest person in town. There’s a boy who sings in the bottom of an empty pool, two best friends who use blackboards to communicate, and a green-eyed girl who may—or may not—be dating the world’s hottest teen movie star. Due to another huge lapse in judgment, Tara finds herself beholden to perhaps the strangest person of all: Angelina D’Angelo. If Tara can’t collect thirteen mysterious objects for the old woman in time for her rapidly approaching thirteenth birthday, the consequences will be REALLY BAD. Like losing-her-immortal-soul kind of bad. And that’s just for starters! Tara’s adventures take her and her new friends to places they’d never thought they’d find, some in the real world, and a lot deep inside themselves.

This book is probably for girls from 8 to 12.
Like this book? Read book one 11 Birthdays, book 2 Finally and coming soon book 4 The Last Present.

The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

The New York Times #1 best-selling series

book 1 in the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series

  " Percy Jackson is about to get kicked out of boarding school ...again. But that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. But worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master bolt has been stolen, and Percy is prime suspect.
   Now Percy and his friends have just 10 days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the thief: he must come to terms with his father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of the betrayal of a friend; and unravel a treachery  more powerful than the gods themselves."


This book is probably for boys and girls from 8 to 11.
 Like this book? Try the other books in the series, book 2 The Sea Of Monsters, book 3 The Titans Curse, book 4 The Battle Of The Labyrinth and book 5 The Last Olympian.                                                                  

 

Athena the Brain by Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams

 

            book 1 in the Goddess Girls series

"Athena has always been above average. She's never quite fit in at Triton Junior High, but who would have guessed she's actually a goddess? Zeus's daughter to be exact. When she's summoned to Mount Olympus Academy, Athena thinks she might fit in for the first time. But in some ways, school on Mount Olympus isn't that different from school down on earth. Athena also has to deal with the meanest bad girl in history- Medusa."

 Authors Joan Holub and Suzanne Williams put a modern "spin"on the classic myths with the Goddess Girls Series. This book is probably for girls from 7 to 9.

Like this book? Try the other books in the series, Persephone the Phony, Aphrodite the Beauty, Artemis the Brave, Athena the Wise, Aphrodite the Diva, Artemis the Loyal, Medusa the Mean, The Girl Games/Super Special, Pandora the Curious, Pheme the Gossip and coming soon Persephone the Daring, Aug 2013 Cassandra the Lucky, Dec 2013 and Athena the Proud, April 2014

Beauty and the Beast by Wendy Mass

Beauty and the Beast in the Twice Upon time series by Wendy Mass is a wonderful,exciting and awesome
book. Here's a little overview about the 2 main characters, Beauty and Prince Riley.


   "When your stuck with the name Beauty, people expect a lot from you - like beauty, grace,courage and a sense of style.But what if you have none of these things? What if all you like to do is read books and look for odd objects that people drop? Oh, and you have a perfect older sister who really should have your name instead of you.
     And when you're a price, you're supposed to be athletic, commanding, brave and tall. But what if you are none of these things? What if all you like to do is play bagpipes[badly], study the stars and try to figure out how to make worms live forever? Oh, and you also have a perfect older brother who is a lot more princely than you’ll ever be.
   But when Beauty's life turns completely upside down  and she is forced to head out into the world she has to figure out who she wants to be. And when Prince Riley suddenly grows fur and nails as sharp as knives, he has to learn that appearances can be deceiving. Before Beauty and Riley can save each other, they have to save themselves."






This book is probably for girls from 8 to 10

  Like this Book? Try The Other Books In The Twice Upon A Time Series: Rapunzel and Sleeping Beauty

Wendy Mass, author of 11 Birthdays, Finally and 13 Gifts 

Nothing Ever Hapenns on 90th Street

Characters	Stance In Settings	Character Discretion
Eva	main character	young girl
Mr.Sims	supporting character [SC]	actor
Mr.Morley	SC	dessert chef
Alexis Leora	SC	dancer
Mrs.Martinez	SC	soup maker
Mrs.Friedman	SC	mom
Sondra Saunderson	SC	famous person
Mr.Chang	SC	fish seller

The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr.Morris Lessmore

 7/9/13

The story The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr.Morris Lessmore by William Joyce makes me think about the power of a book. So strong you can get lost in its pages. The story about Mr.Lessmore really talks about how special each book is and it unique story. I really like how the story 'ends' with the 'beginning'. I also like the amazing text. It has so much feeling.Example: Morris slowly walked inside and discovered the most mysterious and inviting room he had ever seen. It was filled with the fluttering of countless pages, and Morris could hear the faint chatter of a thousand different stories, as if each book was whispering an invitation to adventure. This book is for anybody who enjoys fantastic picture books.

An animated short film was created, based on this book. It won an Academy Award in 2012. Here it is.