Most Circulated Titles

On the run

Bancks, Tristan.


"Margaret Ferguson Books.". First published as Two wolves in Australia by Random House Australia, 2014. School Library Journal, July 2015. Horn Book, November 2015. Library Media Connection, February 2016. Horn Book, April 2016. Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Twelve-year-old Ben, who aspires to be a police officer, struggles to do the right thing when his parents suddenly take him and his little sister "on vacation," and he learns they took a large amount of money that was mistakenly deposited in their bank account.
Date Published:2015

"Margaret Ferguson Books.". First published as Two wolves in Australia by Random House Australia, 2014. School Library Journal, July 2015. Horn Book, November 2015. Library Media Connection, February 2016. Horn Book, April 2016. Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Twelve-year-old Ben, who aspires to be a police officer, struggles to do the right thing when his parents suddenly take him and his little sister "on vacation," and he learns they took a large amount of money that was mistakenly deposited in their bank account.

Date Published:2015

Zombies!

Jacobs, Evan,


Fourth-grader Leo, who enjoys telling outlandish stories, narrowly avoids getting beat up at recess by promising his tormentors that he could provide proof of zombies in his town. Leo heads out after dark and is shocked when he really is chased by zombies!
Date Published:2014

Fat kid rules the world

Going, Kelly.


Wilson's Senior High School, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, May 2003. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2003. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, June 2003. Publisher's Weekly, June 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. Kirkus Review, May 2003. Library Media Connection, February 2004. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2004. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2004. Horn Book, July 2003. Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly three hundred pounds, gets a new perspective on life when Curt, a semi-homeless teen who is a genius on guitar, asks Troy to be the drummer in a rock band.
Date Published:2003

Wilson's Senior High School, October 2007. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. School Library Journal starred, May 2003. Book Links (A.L.A.), November 2003. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, June 2003. Publisher's Weekly, June 2003. Horn Book, October 2003. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2003. Kirkus Review, May 2003. Library Media Connection, February 2004. Wilson's Senior High School, October 2004. Wilson's Junior High School, August 2004. Horn Book, July 2003. Seventeen-year-old Troy, depressed, suicidal, and weighing nearly three hundred pounds, gets a new perspective on life when Curt, a semi-homeless teen who is a genius on guitar, asks Troy to be the drummer in a rock band.

Date Published:2003

Fantasy league

Lupica, Mike.


School Library Journal, July 2014. Booklist starred, September 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2014. Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, July 2014. Booklist starred, September 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2014. In Los Angeles, twelve-year-old Charlie's skill at fantasy football gains the attention of both the local media and the owner of a professional football team.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal, July 2014. Booklist starred, September 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2014. Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, July 2014. Booklist starred, September 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2014. In Los Angeles, twelve-year-old Charlie's skill at fantasy football gains the attention of both the local media and the owner of a professional football team.

Date Published:2014

Slacker

Korman, Gordon,


School Library Journal, March 2016. Booklist, February 2016. Kirkus Review, February 2016. Publishers Weekly Annex, March 2016. School Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. Horn Book, October 2016. Resource Links, October 2016. Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Junior Library Guild. Teacher Librarian, April 2017. When eighth-grader Cameron Boxer creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents, teachers, and sister into letting him continue to concentrate on his video-gaming--but before he knows it other kids are taking it seriously, and soon he finds himself president of the P.A.G., and involved in community service, so the boy who never cared about anything is now the center of everything, whether he likes it or not.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal, March 2016. Booklist, February 2016. Kirkus Review, February 2016. Publishers Weekly Annex, March 2016. School Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. Horn Book, October 2016. Resource Links, October 2016. Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Junior Library Guild. Teacher Librarian, April 2017. When eighth-grader Cameron Boxer creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents, teachers, and sister into letting him continue to concentrate on his video-gaming--but before he knows it other kids are taking it seriously, and soon he finds himself president of the P.A.G., and involved in community service, so the boy who never cared about anything is now the center of everything, whether he likes it or not.

Date Published:2016

Babymouse

Holm, Jennifer L.


Wilson's Children, October 2012. School Library Journal, October 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Horn Book, November 2011. Babymouse approaches the holidays with a single-minded determination to get the presents she wants.
Date Published:2011

Randoms

Liss, David, 1966-


School Library Journal, August 2015. Booklist starred, July 2015. Publisher's Weekly, May 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2015. Kirkus Review, May 2015. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, August 2015. Booklist starred, July 2015. Publisher's Weekly, May 2015. Horn Book, April 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2015. Kirkus Review, May 2015. "A twelve-year-old boy is chosen to join a four-person applicant team to work towards membership in the Confederation of United Planets, and stumbles across conspiracies resembling science fiction he's been a fan of his entire life"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal, August 2015. Booklist starred, July 2015. Publisher's Weekly, May 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2015. Kirkus Review, May 2015. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, August 2015. Booklist starred, July 2015. Publisher's Weekly, May 2015. Horn Book, April 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), October 2015. Kirkus Review, May 2015. "A twelve-year-old boy is chosen to join a four-person applicant team to work towards membership in the Confederation of United Planets, and stumbles across conspiracies resembling science fiction he's been a fan of his entire life"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2015

The Creature Department

Weston, Robert Paul.


School Library Journal, December 2013. Booklist, December 2013. Horn Book, April 2014. Kirkus Review, October 2013. Library Media Connection, May 2014. Booklist, December 01, 2013. Kirkus, October 15, 2013. Horn book guide, "Elliot Von Doppler and his friend Leslie think nothing ever happens in Bickleburgh, except inside the gleaming headquarters of DENKi-3000--the world's eighth-largest electronics factory. When Uncle Archie vanishes, it's up to Elliot, Leslie, and every one of the unusual 'employees' to create an invention so astonishing it will save the Creature Department"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2013

School Library Journal, December 2013. Booklist, December 2013. Horn Book, April 2014. Kirkus Review, October 2013. Library Media Connection, May 2014. Booklist, December 01, 2013. Kirkus, October 15, 2013. Horn book guide, "Elliot Von Doppler and his friend Leslie think nothing ever happens in Bickleburgh, except inside the gleaming headquarters of DENKi-3000--the world's eighth-largest electronics factory. When Uncle Archie vanishes, it's up to Elliot, Leslie, and every one of the unusual 'employees' to create an invention so astonishing it will save the Creature Department"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2013

How to outfox your friends when you don't have a clue

Keating, Jess.


Kirkus Starred, August 2015. Kirkus Review, As her thirteenth birthday nears, Ana is very happily making a behind-the-scenes documentary at the zoo her parents run and delighted that her best friend, Liv, is visiting from New Zealand, but things start to fall apart when she brings her old and new friends together.
Date Published:2015

The taken

Iserles, Inbali,


Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, A young fox named Isla returns to her den one day to find it ablaze, surrounded by a pack of hostile foxes. She flees in search of shelter, narrowly avoiding many dangers, and makes it to the city. Once there, Isla is taken in by a handsome fox named Siffrin who decides to teach her the ways of foxcraft--a lost magical art--to help her locate her lost family and survive.
Date Published:2016

Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, A young fox named Isla returns to her den one day to find it ablaze, surrounded by a pack of hostile foxes. She flees in search of shelter, narrowly avoiding many dangers, and makes it to the city. Once there, Isla is taken in by a handsome fox named Siffrin who decides to teach her the ways of foxcraft--a lost magical art--to help her locate her lost family and survive.

Date Published:2016

Prisoner of ice and snow

Lauren, Ruth,


Junior Library Guild. When Valor is arrested, she couldn't be happier. Her sister Sasha is already serving a life sentence for stealing from the royal family, and Valor is going to help her escape---from the inside.
Date Published:2017

The playbook : 52 rules to aim, shoot, and score in this game called life /

Alexander, Kwame.


Publisher's Weekly, January 2017. Booklist, January 2017. Horn Book, October 2017. Kirkus Review, January 2017. Horn Book, March 2017. "Kwame Alexander shares poetry and inspiring lessons about the rules of life, as well as uplifting quotes from athletes such as Stephen Curry and Venus Williams and other exemplars like Sonia Sotomayor and Michelle Obama in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement"--
Date Published:2017

Publisher's Weekly, January 2017. Booklist, January 2017. Horn Book, October 2017. Kirkus Review, January 2017. Horn Book, March 2017. "Kwame Alexander shares poetry and inspiring lessons about the rules of life, as well as uplifting quotes from athletes such as Stephen Curry and Venus Williams and other exemplars like Sonia Sotomayor and Michelle Obama in this motivational and inspirational book just right for graduates of any age and anyone needing a little encouragement"--

Date Published:2017

Born to rock

Korman, Gordon.


High school senior Leo Caraway, a conservative Republican, learns that his biological father is a punk rock legend.
Date Published:2006

Big Nate lives it up

Peirce, Lincoln.


"7"--Spine. Horn Book, October 2015. Horn book guide, "As his school's centennial is coming up, Big Nate is stuck showing the dorky new kid around"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2015

The castle behind thorns

Haskell, Merrie.


School Library Journal starred, June 2014. Pub Weekly, March 2014. Booklist, June 2014. Horn Book, October 2014. Teacher Librarian, October 2014. When Sand, a blacksmith's apprentice, wakes up in a broken castle, he must find a way to put it back together.
Date Published:2014

Cirque du Freak

Shan, Darren.


Translated from the Japanese. "Original Japanese edition published in Japan in 2008 by Shogakukan Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon. Book reads from right to left. Darren Shan, vampire prince and vampaneze hunter, must face his worst nightmare--school--while his worries about the bodies piling up and time running out multiply.
Date Published:2011

Cirque du Freak.

Shan, Darren.


Translated from the Japanese. "Original Japanese edition published in Japan in 2008 by Shogakukan Inc., Tokyo"--Colophon. Book reads from right to left. Darren joins a unique quartet in search of the Vampanese Lord, and knows if they fail to kill him after facing him four times only one of them will come back alive.
Date Published:2010

Alien abductions

Netzley, Patricia D.


School Library Journal Discusses alien abductions including the Hill abduction case, evaluating abduction stories, the search for physical proof, abductions and the human mind, and why aliens visit earth.
Date Published:2000

The false prince

Nielsen, Jennifer A.


School Library Journal, April 2012. Pub Weekly, February 2012. Booklist, April 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Teacher Librarian, October 2012. Kirkus Review, February 2012. Library Media Connection, August 2012. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal, April 2012. Pub Weekly, February 2012. Booklist, April 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Teacher Librarian, October 2012. Kirkus Review, February 2012. Library Media Connection, August 2012. In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war. In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war. In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war. In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.
Date Published:2012

School Library Journal, April 2012. Pub Weekly, February 2012. Booklist, April 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Teacher Librarian, October 2012. Kirkus Review, February 2012. Library Media Connection, August 2012. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal, April 2012. Pub Weekly, February 2012. Booklist, April 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Teacher Librarian, October 2012. Kirkus Review, February 2012. Library Media Connection, August 2012. In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war. In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war. In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war. In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.

Date Published:2012

Curveball : the year I lost my grip /

Sonnenblick, Jordan,


School Library Journal starred, April 2012. Booklist starred, February 2012. Pub Weekly, January 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2012. Teacher Librarian, February 2013. Kirkus Review, January 2012. Library Media Connection, May 2012. Catholic Library World, September 2012. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, After an injury ends former star pitcher Peter Friedman's athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper relationship with the beloved grandfather who, when he realizes he is becoming senile, gives Pete all of his professional camera gear.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal starred, April 2012. Booklist starred, February 2012. Pub Weekly, January 2012. Horn Book, November 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2012. Teacher Librarian, February 2013. Kirkus Review, January 2012. Library Media Connection, May 2012. Catholic Library World, September 2012. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, After an injury ends former star pitcher Peter Friedman's athletic dreams, he concentrates on photography which leads him to a girlfriend, new fame as a high school sports photographer, and a deeper relationship with the beloved grandfather who, when he realizes he is becoming senile, gives Pete all of his professional camera gear.

Date Published:2014