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How Oliver Olson changed the world
Claudia Mills ; pictures by Heather Maione.
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103 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Afraid he will always be an outsider like ex-planet Pluto, nine-year-old Oliver finally shows his extremely overprotective parents that he is capable of doing great things without their help while his class is studying the solar system.
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Imperfections
by Lynda Durrant.
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172 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
In 1862 Pleasant Hill, Kentucky, fourteen-year-old Rosemary Elizabeth strives to fit in with the Shaker sisters of this "Heaven on Earth," but yearns to be reunited with her mother and siblings from whom she was separated when they sought refuge from her abusive father. Includes facts about Shakers and Morgan's Raiders.
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The Indian in the cupboard
Lynne Reid Banks ; illustrated by Brock Cole.
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229 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
A nine-year-old boy receives a plastic Indian, a cupboard, and a little key for his birthday and finds himself involved in adventure when the Indian comes to life in the cupboard and befriends him.
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Indiana Jones and the kingdom of the crystal skull
James Luceno.
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222 p. ; 20 cm.
During the Cold War, archaeologist-adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones becomes involved in a Soviet attempt to uncover the secret of a mysterious artifact known as the crystal skull.
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Indiana Jones and the last crusade
Ryder Windham.
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233 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
This time, Indy's on a rescue mission: his father has gone missing on a quest for the Holy Grail, and Indy must put the clues together to locate him. His exploits put him on his father's trail, but treachery isn't far behind. Soon, Indy finds himself walking right into a trap, and he'll have to team up with his father to make it out alive.
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Indiana Jones and the raiders of the lost ark
Ryder Windham.
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230 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
Archaeologist Indiana Jones embarks on a quest to locate the mystical Ark of the Covenant.
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Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Suzanne Weyn.
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186 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
After barely escaping a Shanghai nightclub brawl, Indiana Jones crash-lands into the wilds of India where he uncovers a scheme that has enslaved a remote village's children. Indy must save the children and avoid becoming a slave to the evil Thuggee cult himself.
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Iridessa, lost at sea
written by Lisa Papademetriou ; illustrated by Judith Holmes Clarke, Adrienne Brown, & Charles Pickens.
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114 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Fairies Iridessa and Tinker Bell find themselves trapped inside a pirate Captain Hook's bottle, floating on the sea after their plans to use the bottle to scare away an owl go awry.
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Julia Gillian (and the quest for joy)
by Alison McGhee ; with pictures by Drazen Kozjan.
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312 p. : ill. ; 20 cm.
Ten-year-old Julia Gillian's best friend is keeping secrets, their beloved lunch lady was replaced by a tyrant, and trumpet lessons prove difficult, making it hard for her to follow the music teacher's advice to "look for the joy."
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The kind of friends we used to be
by Frances O'Roark Dowell.
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234 p. ; 20 cm.
Twelve-year-olds Kate and Marylin, friends since preschool, draw further apart as Marylin becomes involved in student government and cheerleading, while Kate wants to play guitar and write songs, and both develop unlikely friendships with other girls and boys.
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The last apprentice : The Spook's tale and other horrors
by Joseph Delaney ; illustrations by Patrick Arrasmith.
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166 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
As sixty-year-old John Gregory reflects on the past, he reveals how the world of ghosts, ghasts, witches, and boggarts was exposed to him and he later became the Spook, even though his first intention had been to join the priesthood.
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The last Olympian
Rick Riordan.
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381 p. : map ; 22 cm.
While the Olympians struggle to contain the rampaging monster Typhon, Kronos begins his advance on New York City, where Mount Olympus stands virtually unguarded. Now it's up to Percy Jackson and an army of young demigods to stop the Lord of Time.
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