Book Suggestions
Younger readers
The Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin
J.J. Tully is a former search-and-rescue dog who is trying to enjoy his retirement after years of performing daring missions saving lives. So he's not terribly impressed when two chicks named Dirt and Sugar (who look like popcorn on legs) and their chicken mom show up demanding his help to find their missing siblings. Driven by the promise of a cheeseburger, J.J. begins to track down clues. Is Vince the Funnel hiding something? Are there dark forces at work—or is J.J. not smelling the evidence that's right in front of him?
Middle grade readers
The Last-Last Day of Summer by Lamar Giles
Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. Now, with the help of some very strange people and even stranger creatures, Otto and Sheed will have to put aside their differences to save their town—and each other—before time stops for good.
Upper grade readers
The Swap by Megan Shull
With one random wish, Jack and Ellie are living life in each other's shoes. He's her. And she's him. ELLIE assumed popular guys didn't worry about body image, being perfect, or talking to girls, but acting like you're cool with everything is tougher than it looks. JACK thought girls had it easy—no fights with bullies, no demanding dads, no power plays—but facing mean girls at sleepovers is way harder than taking a hit to the face at sports practice. Told in alternating chapters by Ellie and Jack. Available as an ebook or audiobook on OverDrive.
JK Rowling announced yesterday that she will be publishing an all new fantasy story set in the fictional world of Cornucopia on this website bhttps://www.theickabog.com/en-us/read-the-story/ over the next 7 weeks! The whole book will be publihsed in November, but you get to read it piece by piece starting this week! Sounds exciting! Not a sequel to Harry Potter, but a page-turner nonetheless.
Rowling invites kids to illustrate the book and enter them in a competition-- best drawings will be published in the print book in November.
Thank you, JK Rowling!
Junior Library Guild
JLG's free ebooks offer ends on May 31! Read them while you can!
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