Welcome to a new school year!

Welcome back middle schoolers! I hope you had a fun summer! I read 25 books over the summer--can anyone beat my record? I am excited to see you and show you the many new books in the library. Here are a few you can look forward to:

Artemis Fowl: The Atlantis Complex (Book 7 in the series) by Eoin Colfer

Artemis rushes to save a man who has been kidnapped by the Russian Mafia: his own father.


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Big Nate: In a class by himself by Lincoln Peirce

Supremely confident middle school student Nate Wright manages to make getting detention from every one of his teachers in the same day seem like an achievement.
*(a great followup series for those who like Diary of a Wimpy Kid)

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The Case of the Gypsy Good-bye by Nancy Springer (Book 6 in the series)

After fourteen-year-old Enola Holmes seeks the missing Duquessa Del Campo in the seedy underbelly of nineteenth-century London, she finally reaches an understanding with her brothers Sherlock and Mycroft.

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Three new books have been released in the Conspiracy 365 series: June, July, and August. Here's the plot of the series.

On New Year's Eve, 15-year-old Callum Ormond is chased down the street by a staggering, sick man with a deadly warning, "They killed your father. They'll kill you. You must survive the next 365 days". Hurled into a life on the run, with a price on his head, the fugitive is isolated and alone. Hunted by the law and ruthless criminals, Cal must somehow uncover the truth about his father's mysterious death and a history-changing secret. 12 books, 12 months.
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Framed by Gordon Korman (Book 3 in the series)

Griffin Bing is in big trouble when a Super Bowl ring disappears from his middle school's display case, replaced by Griffin's retainer, and the more he and his friends investigate, the worse his situation becomes.

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Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins (the much anticipated 3rd Book in the Hunger Games series)

Against all odds, Katniss Everdeen has survived the Hunger Games twice. But now that she's made it out of the bloody arena alive, she's still not safe. The Capitol wants revenge ... and President Snow has made it clear that no one else is safe!
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The Necromancer by Michael Scott (Book 4 in the series)

Back in London, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman must determine whom they can and cannot trust as they search for both Scatty and an immortal who can teach Josh the magic of fire, while Doctor Dee and Machiavelli continue to seek power.
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Only the Good Spy Young by Ally Carter (Book 4 in the series)

When a terrifying encounter in London reveals that one of her most-trusted allies is actually a rogue double-agent, Cammie Morgan no longer knows if she can trust her classmates, her teachers, or even her own heart.

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Payback Time by Carl Deuker

Overweight, somewhat timid Mitch reluctantly agrees to be the sports reporter for the Lincoln High newspaper because he is determined to be a writer, but he senses a real story in Angel, a talented football player who refuses to stand out on the field--or to discuss his past.
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Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (a new series based on Egyptian gods)

After their father's research experiment at the British Museum unleashes the Egyptian god Set, Carter and Sadie Kane embark on a dangerous journey across the globe--a quest which brings them ever closer to the truth about their family, and their links to a secret order that has existed since the time of the pharaohs.
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Sabotaged by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Book 3 in the series)

Time-travelers Jonah and Katherine are summoned to help another missing child from history, this time Virginia Dare from the Roanoke Colony, but their journey is sabotaged and goes dangerously awry, leaving them in the wrong time period. Includes author's note about the history of Roanoke Colony and Virginia Dare.
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Theodore Boone, kid lawyer by John Grisham

With two attorneys for parents, thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone knows more about the law than most lawyers do. But when a high profile murder trial comes to his small town and Theo gets pulled into it, it's up to this amateur attorney to save the day.

Rating: ***** (a great mystery!)
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