Elsie and her older sister, Mary, disagree in their opinion of Miss Fitch, a violin teacher, but a mysterious attack forces Miss Fitch to reveal secrets about her experiences during World War II.

Sirens and Spies

Teen & Young Adult

Lisle, Janet Taylor

Literature & Fiction

Simon&Schuster

Forest

When twelve-year-old Amber accidentally triggers a war between humans and a community of squirrels, she finds out how similar the two species can be.

Children's Books

Animals

Puffin

It is spring 1929, and Prohibition is in full swing. So when Ruben and Jeddy find a dead body washed up on the shore of their small coastal Rhode Island town, they are sure it has something to do with smuggling liquor. Soon the boys, along with Jeddy’s strongwilled sister, Marina, are drawn in, suspected by rival bootlegging gangs of taking something crucial off the dead man. Then Ruben meets the daring captain of the Black Duck, the most elusive smuggling craft of them all, and it isn’t long before he’s caught in a war between two of the most dangerous prohibition gangs. "Riveting mystery and nonstop adventure." --School Library Journal

Black Duck

Historical Fiction

Puffin Books

A heartwarming tale that's great for fans of Warriors When three kittens are thrown off the back of a truck, none of the highway cats knows what to make of them. They seem to have an appeal--an energy, even--that Khalia Koo, Jolly Roger, and the rest of the mangy, feral cats don't understand. But there are bigger issues to figure out when the bulldozers start coming, threatening to demolish their homes as well as several historical landmarks. Can three little kittens be the answer to saving the town?

Highway Cats

When the Night Riders steal his brother's prized possession, it is up to Archie to get it back using his courage and talents as a writer to outwit the culprits. Reprint.

How I Became A Writer & Oggie Learned to Drive

Mystified by the strange sparkly messages they receive on the mantel every night, Angela and her friends learn the story of a lonely fairy who longs to communicate with humans, and the girls plan an investigative sleepover party. Reprint.

The Gold Dust Letters (Investigators of the Unknown, 1)

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Camelot

Nine-year-old Walter has no memory of his mother, who died when he was a baby, yet Walter is sure she is speaking to him. The voice of her ghost comes softly to him at first. . .almost like thoughts running through his head. Then, magically, she speaks more clearly, leading him to a sad statue of the Little Match Girl in the park where his picture had been taken when he was a baby. When he finds mysterious items from his infancy left at the foot of the statue, he believes the Match Girl has the magic power to reveal the secret of who he is--and who his mother was. Yet it takes Walter's own powerful imagination and a little help from Juliette, the cat, for Walter to make a most amazing discovery.

A Message from the Match Girl

Science Fiction & Fantasy

Avon/Camelot Books

When Angela, a member of the Investigators of the Unknown, returns from Mexico with an unfriendly attitude toward those she has always been closest to, the Investigators wonder if Angela has been abducted and replaced by an alien. Reprint.

Angela's Aliens (Investigators of the Unknown)

Sisters Olivia and Nellie uncover a teacup in Great Aunt Minty's wildly overgrown garden, which they learn is linked to an old story about eight children who were turned into flowers by a fairy spell.

The Lost Flower Children (Novel)

Science, Nature & How It Works

Philomel

When the Night Riders steal his brother's prized possession, it is up to Archie to get it back using his courage and talents as a writer to outwit the culprits. Reader's Guide available. 10,000 first printing.

How I Became a Writer and Oggie Learned to Drive

Philomel Books

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