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by Cynthia Rylant, 93 pages . When May dies suddenly while gardening, Summer assumes she'll never see her beloved aunt again. But then Summer's Uncle Ob claims that May is on her way back - she has sent a sign from the spirit worl...

by Nova Ren Suma, 277 pages . If this were a movie, you'd open to the first page of this book and be transported to a whole other world. Everything would be in black and white, except maybe for the girl in pink polka-dot tights, a...

by Catherine Jinks, 795 pages . Cadel Piggott has a genius IQ and a fascination with systems of all kinds. At seven, he was illegally hacking into computers. Now he's fourteen and studying for his World Domination degree, taking cla...

by Amy Timberlake, 291 pages . In the town of Placid, Wisconsin, in 1871, Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things: her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of speaking her mind plainly.But when Georgie blurts out something she ...

by Deron R. Hicks, 337 pages . Dan Brown meets Jason Bourne in this riveting middle-grade mystery thriller. When a young boy is discovered in Washington DCs National Gallery without any recollection of who he is, a high-stakes r...

by Varian Johnson, 273 pages . Saving the school -- one con at a time. Jackson Greene swears he's given up scheming. Then school bully Keith Sinclair announces he's running for Student Council president, against Jackson's former fr...

by Varian Johnson, 293 pages . When a video frames Jackson Greene and his friends for a crime they didn't commit, Gang Greene battles the blackmailers in this sequel to the acclaimed "The Great Greene Heist". Jackson Greene is r...

by James Ponti, 309 pages . Get to know the only kid on the FBI Director's speed dial - and several international criminals' most wanted lists - all because of his Theory of All Small Things in this hilarious start to a brand-ne...

by Octavia Spencer, 235 pages . Meet Randi Rhodes, the world's first ninja detective. Mystery abounds in this delightful new middle grade series from Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer. Deer Creek is a small town whose...

by Octavia Spencer, 221 pages . A hard-to-prove art heist makes a New York City mystery for ninja detective Randi Rhodes in this second book in a series full of humor, adventure, and heart, from Academy Award-winning actress Octavia...

by Kristen Kittscher, 373 pages . Sophie Young and Grace Yang: best friends, seventh graders, spies. Equipped with walkie-talkies, binoculars, and candy, the girls sneak out for one of their midnight spy missions expecting a simple st...

by Rechelle Delaney, 263 pages . A wannabe journalist and reluctant astrologer turns out to be clairvoyant in this charming middle-grade coming-of-age novel; for fans of Rebecca Stead's novels. Clara can't believe her no-nonsense ...

by Lindsay Currie, 295 pages . A girl unravels a centuries-old mystery after moving into a haunted house in this deliciously suspenseful mystery. Tessa Woodward isn't exactly thrilled to move to rainy, cold Chicago from her home...

by Avi, 329 pages . The Collison's are an ordinary family, and Pete's a normal kid ... until the FBI show up at his door and accuse him and his family of being Communists. Set in 1951, during the Red Scare - when the ...

by Deron R. Hicks, 269 pages . Twelve-year-old Colophon Letterford has a serious mystery on her hands. Will she discover the link between her family's literary legacy and Shakespeare's tomb before it's too late? Antique paintings, ...

by Kevin Sands, 363 pages . Following a series of murders, an apothecary's apprentice must solve puzzles and decipher codes in pursuit of a secret that could destroy the world in this suspenseful debut novel. "Tell no one wha...

by Kevin Sands, 507 pages . Christopher Rowe is back and there are more puzzles, riddles, and secrets to uncover in this follow-up to the Indie Next pick The Blackthorn Key, which was called a "spectacular debut" by Kirkus Revie...

by Kevin Sands, 489 pages . When Christopher Rowe's code-breaking uncovers the true target of an assassination attempt, he and his friends are ordered to Paris to investigate a centuries-old curse on the French throne. And when ...

by Kevin Sands, 461 pages . Christopher Rowe has no idea who he is. After being shipwrecked in Devonshire, he wakes up alone, his memories gone. Villagers tell him he was possessed by an unseen evil, and only became conscious af...

by Laura Ruby, 485 pages . From National Book Award finalist and Printz Award winner Laura Ruby comes an epic alternate history series about three kids who try to solve the greatest mystery of the modern world: a puzzle and tre...

by Laura Ruby, 453 pages . National Book Award finalist Laura Ruby returns with the middle chapter in her epic alternate-history adventure - a journey that will test Tess, Theo, and Jaime and change their lives forever. It was ...

by Janet Fox, 411 pages . "Keep calm and carry on." That's what Katherine Bateson's father told her, and that's what she's trying to do: when her father goes off to the war, when her mother sends Kat and her brother and sister...

by Ellen Oh, 267 pages . Founder of "We Need Diverse Books" Ellen Oh returns with Spirit Hunters, a high-stakes middle grade mystery series about Harper Raine, the new seventh-grader in town who must face down the dangerous g...

by Ellen Oh, 241 pages . The thrilling sequel to the Texas Bluebonnet Award-nominated Spirit Hunters! "We Need Diverse Books" founder Ellen Oh delivers the next haunting tale in her acclaimed middle grade series Spirit Hunter...

by Clair Vanderpool, 423 pages . Winner of the 2011 Newbery Award. The movement of the train rocked me like a lullaby. I closed my eyes to the dusty countryside and imagined the sign I'd seen only in Gideon's stories: Manifest - A...

by Kat Zhang, 213 pages . From acclaimed author Kat Zhang comes her debut middle grade novel about a girl who embarks on a hunt for a long-lost treasure while on a summer trip to China. Mia Chen is on what her mother calls ...

by Blue Balliett, 221 pages . When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen. Seemingly unrelated events connect; an eccentric old woman seeks their company; an invaluable...

by Robin Stevens, 309 pages . Two friends form a detective agency - and must solve their first murder case - in this start to a middle grade mystery series at a 1930's boarding school. Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are best friend...

by Ally Condie, 241 pages . A tender and compelling contemporary novel for young readers about facing loss and finding friendship, from Ally Condie, international bestselling author of the Matched series. Sometimes it takes a...

by Matthew Baker, 327 pages . Mixing mystery and adventure in the tradition of Louis Sachar, Avi, and E.L. Konigsburg, "If You Find This" is the story of unlikely friendships, unexpected bravery, and eleven-year-old Nicholas Funes...

by William Alexander, 175 pages . From National Book Awardwinning author William Alexander comes a wryly humorous story about two kids who try to save their town by bringing back its ghosts. Rosa Ramona Daz has just moved to the sm...

by Sheila Turnage, 359 pages . Rising sixth grader Miss Moses LoBeau lives in the small town of Tupelo Landing, NC, where everyone's business is fair game and no secret is sacred. She washed ashore in a hurricane eleven years ago, ...

by Sheila Turnage, 389 pages . The eagerly anticipated followup to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three Times Lucky. Small towns have rules. One is, you got to stay who you are - no matter how many murde...

by Sheila Turnage, 389 pages . Humor and action abound in this second follow-up to the Newbery honor winner and New York Times bestseller, Three Times Lucky. The trial of the century has come to Tupelo Landing, NC. Mo and Dale, ...

by Sheila Turnage, 423 pages . The heart-warming conclusion to the beloved Mo & Dale Mysteries by Newbery Honor author Sheila Turnage featuring the most shocking case yet! Pirate fever sweeps through the town after an opportunis...

by Varian Johnson, 461 pages . When Candice finds a letter in an old attic in Lambert, South Carolina, she isn't sure she should read it. It's addressed to her grandmother, who left the town in shame. But the letter describes a you...

by Carl Hiaasen, 461 pages . Bestselling author and columnist Carl Hiaasen returns with another hysterical mystery for kids set in Florida's Everglades. Bunny Starch, the most feared biology teacher ever, is missing. She disap...

by Carl Hiaasen, 363 pages . The hysterical #1 New York Times bestseller from Newbery honoree Carl Hiaasen featuring gators, snakes, bats that bite, and reality show hosts gone wild! When Wahoo Cray's dad - a professional anim...

by Carl Hiaasen, 335 pages . Noah's dad has a little problem with anger control. He tried to stop the Coral Queen casino boat's illegal dumping ... by sinking the boat. But his bold protest fizzles: Within days the casino is b...

by Carl Hiaasen, 353 pages . This Newbery Honor-winning, hilarious Floridian adventure involves new kids, bullies, alligators, eco-warriors, pancakes, pint-sized owls, and more. A New York Times best-seller! Unfortunately, Roy...

by John Wilson, 85 pages . On a visit to a seaside town in Australia, fifteen-year-old Sam meets Annabel, who works at the local museum. Annabel's interest in history is infectious, and Sam soon finds himself eager to hunt for ...

by Norah McClintock, 263 pages . Rennie is in Uruguay when his cousins discover a secret cache at their dead grandfather's cottage. Thousands of dollars in foreign currencies. A mystifying notebook. Multiple passports, some obviously...

by Will Hobbs, 243 pages . After a sailing ship breaks up on the rocks off Washington's storm-tossed Cape Flattery, Nathan McAllister, the fourteen-year-old son of the lighthouse keeper, refuses to believe the authorities, who ...

by Kierin Meehan, 251 pages . "Twelve-year-old Australian Hannah has been sent to spend the winter with Japanese family friends in Kanazawa so she can improve her ability to speak the language. She and thirteen-year-old Miki find ...

by Gordon Korman, 151 pages . Fugitives! Aiden and Meg Falconer are their parents' only hope. The Falconers are facing life in prison--unless Aiden and Meg can follow a trail of clues to prove their innocence. The problem? The...

by Gordon Korman, 143 pages . Nowhere to hide. Aiden and Meg Falconer are out to find the evidence that will free their parents from a life sentence in prison. But in order to do that, they have to live undercover. Ever since t...

by Gordon Korman, 143 pages . Catch them ... One man holds the key to freeing Aiden and Meg Falconer's parents from prison: a mysterious figure named Frank Lindenauer. Aiden and Meg must cross the country to try to catch him .....

by Gordon Korman, 143 pages . Out to sea ... The FBI is after them. So is a killer. Their parents are in jail. And friends are nowhere to be found. Fugitives far from home, Aiden and Meg Falconer only have each other to trust. ...

by Gordon Korman, 145 pages . Wanted ... Aiden and Meg Falconer have been crossing the country as fugitives in order to prove their parents didn't commit a crime. In a world where criminals are celebrities and news coverage is ...

by Gordon Korman, 145 pages . It's not over ... Hairless Joe. Aiden and Meg Falconer have known him as a threat. A killer. A madman. But now they've discovered that he holds the key to freeing their parents from prison. The ...

by P. J. Petersen, 169 pages . Kevin, who was arrested for stealing a car, is assigned to volunteer at an animal rescue agency as part of his release agreement. Luke, one of the other volunteers, is happy to have Kevin's help, but ...

by Thomas J. Dygard, 151 pages . Lucas held the chisel under Eric's nose and said, "We've got some friends coming here in a little while. If you make a single sound, I'm going to hurt you real bad. Understand?" When Eric Douglas h...

by Michael O. Tunnell, 175 pages . Patrick never wanted to move to Waskasoo City. He has no friends there; his dad is going to be the school principal, and some bullies have decided to welcome him in their own special way. And then the...

by Theodore Taylor, 303 pages . Only ten days after his parents' departure for a research trip to Africa, everything is going wrong at Los Coyotes, his family's private big cat preserve. The chief animal handler has been hospitalize...

by Theodore Taylor, 247 pages . Tigers, lions, cougars, jaguars--life is seldom quiet in a big cat preserve. But today, the steel-fenced compounds are unnervingly silent as sixteen-year-old Ben Jepson makes his post-dawn rounds of L...

by Avi, 131 pages . When he moves from Los Angeles to Providence, Rhode Island, Kenny takes in instant dislike to the hot, old-fashioned town. But his feelings of bordom turn to shock when he discovers that his new house...

by Paul Zindel, 303 pages . In 1945, thirteen-year-old Stephen joins his scientist father at the top secret military base Los Alamos. When Stephen tries to discover why his father is obsessed with "the gadget," he unwittingly en...

by John R. Erickson, 119 pages . While investigating a vicious murder on his ranch, Hank finds himself the number 1 suspect. Resigning in a fit of despair, he heads for the hills to become an outlaw - where a band of ruthless coyotes...

By A.M. Monson, 143 pages . While still becoming accustomed to his father's remarriage, thirteen-year-old Todd and a friend set out to prove they observed a burglary no one believes happened. For ages 9 to 12 and older reader...

by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child, 621 pages . A luxury ocean liner on its maiden voyage across the North Atlantic, awash in wealth and decadence ... An ancient Tibetan box, its contents unknown, sealed with a terrifying warning ... An FBI agent d...

by Linda Bailey, 239 pages . "Stevie Diamond and her best friend, Jesse Kulniki, are back doing what they do best - solving mysteries. This time, the President of the United States is visiting Canada for a summit meeting when his...

by Sharon E. Heisel, 165 pages . Ever since Miranda's arrival, unsettling things have been going on at the Jumping Frog, the bed-and-breakfast owned by Miranda's grandmother. The housekeeper, who has been knocked in the head, insists...

by Deborah and James Howe, 75 pages . This book is written by Harold. His full-time occupation is dog. He lives with Mr. and Mrs. Monroe and their sons Toby and Pete. Also sharing the home are a cat named Chester and a rabbit named Bunnic...

by James Howe, 111 pages . "Let's just say the matter is under control," Chester slyly tells his pals Harold and Howie. But what on earth does he mean? It seems that Bunnicula, the vampire rabbit, is back to his old ways - or s...

by James Howe, 117 pages . First there is the omen: a relentless rain stops suddenly at 3:00 am and Chester shows Harold and Howie a cat carrier, open and waiting, by the front door. Chester, who has been reading avidly about t...

by Willo Davis Roberts, 223 pages . "Eleven-year-old narrator Rich Van Huler learns that troubles do indeed come in threes: a load of TV's is stolen from his father's tractor-trailer rig, his father walks out after an argument with his ...

by Willo Davis Roberts, 183 pages . Lewis and Alison's vacation should be lots of fun. Driving to Yellowstone in a motor home, seeing all the fantastic sights, getting to know their new neighbors ... The trip should be a blast. It turns...

by Willo Davis Roberts, 215 pages . "Everyone thinks cousin Charlie attracts trouble like a magnet. Even Gracie is a little worried when she, Charlie, and a third cousin, Eddie, are to fly down to San Francisco for a visit with their Au...