If I Built a Car
by Chris Van Dusen

Imagine that the sky is the limit and you could build your own car that could do nearly everything. Jack imagines a fantastical car that has a pool, fireplace, fish tank and can fly. Don’t even mention the instant snack bar and the many more cool and amazing things. Read If I Built a Car to rediscover the breadth of children’s imaginations. Sky K.

Igraine the Brave
by Cornelia Funke

Igraine twelfth birthday was coming soon. Her magician parents, Fair Melisnade and Sir Lamorak the Wily, were busy making her birthday present in their workshop. They used the Singing Books of Magic to cast many of their spells. These magic books had caused her family many problems. Many powerful people wished to own them. Betram the next door neighbor, Master of Horse, came to visit from Darkrock the castle next door. Betram thinks Osmond the Greedy has plans to attack Pimernel, Igraine’s castle, and steal the Singing Magic Books for himself. Read this compelling adventure fantasy to find out more. Irene S.

Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff
by Jennifer H. Holm; illustrated by Elicia Castaldi

Ginny Davis documents her life in middle school through notes, report cards, comic strips and newspaper clippings. With collage illustrations on each page giving a glimpse into Ginny's life at home or at school, this book offers an interesting break from your typical chapter book. Claudia O.

No Talking
by Andrew Clements; illustrations by Mark Elliot

The fifth-graders of Laketon Elementary haven’t stopped talking since kindergarten. They are so out of control that the principal uses a bullhorn in the cafeteria. Then one day the boys challenge the girls to a two-day no talking contest. The principal hates it. The teachers don’t know what to do. Can the boys stop talking? Can the girls? Read this book and see what difference a little silence can make. Jennifer S.

Pssst!
by Adam Rex

A young girl goes to the zoo and receives very strange requests from a very smart group of residents. Everywhere she goes, they call Pssst! Pssst! and they all have something quite unusual to ask for. Find out what’s really up at the zoo! Bonina G.

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