New Books

Updated: August 31, 2010

13 treasures
Harrison, Michelle, 1979-
New York : Little, Brown, 2010.
Bedeviled by evil fairies that only she can see, thirteen-year-old Tanya is sent to stay with her cold and distant grandmother at Elvesden Manor, where she and the caretaker's son solve a disturbing mystery that leads them to the discovery that Tanya's life is in danger.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF HAR

31 Bond Street : a novel
Horan, Ellen, 1956-
New York : Harper, c2010.
Committed to justice and the law, New York City defense attorney Henry Clinton will aid the vulnerable widow Emma Cunningham in her desperate fight to save herself from the gallows as they both seek to discover who killed Dr. Harvey Burdell.
West Brookfield General - F HOR

32 candles : a novel
Carter, Ernessa T.
New York, NY : Amistad, c2010.
"The deftly wry, deeply romantic story of Davie Jones -- an "ugly duckling" from small-town Mississippi with a voice like Tina Turner, who escapes to Los Angeles to try to make it big, and risks losing her soul along the way to finding her fairy tale ending"--Provided by publisher.
West Brookfield General - F CAR

61 hours : a Reacher novel
Child, Lee.
New York : Delacorte Press, c2010.
West Brookfield General - F CHI

After-School Sports Club : time for T-ball
Heller, Alyson.
New York : Aladdin, 2010.
At T-ball practice, Caleb is not very nice when the other children try to hit the ball, but when it is his turn, he finds that he is not much better.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) HEL (LEV.1)

After the fall
Ladd, Kylie.
New York : Doubleday, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F LAD

The alchemist
Coelho, Paulo.
[San Francisco] : HarperSanFrancisco, [2002], c1993.
An Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey to find worldly goods turns into a discovery of the treasures found within.
West Brookfield YA - YA F COE (SR 10)

Alfie runs away
Cadow, Kenneth M.
New York : Frances Foster Books/Farrar Straus Giroux, c2010.
Told he must give up his favorite, now too-small, shoes, Alfie leaves home, but not before his mother persuades him to take all of the things he might need while he is gone.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E CAD

All the world
Scanlon, Elizabeth Garton.
New York : Beach Lane Books, c2009.
Pictures and rhyming text celebrate a family's day spent going to the beach, shopping at the market, eating at a restaurant and spending the evening with the rest of the extended family.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E SCA

Alligators and crocodiles
Gibbons, Gail.
New York : Holiday House, c2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 597.98 GIB

Amanda Pig and her big brother Oliver
Van Leeuwen, Jean.
New York : Puffin Books, 1994, c1982.
Five stories about Amanda who wants to do everything that Oliver does. She even wants to be Mighty Pig, just like Oliver. But what happens when Oliver doesn't want to play with his sister?
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) VAN (LEV.2)

Anna Maria's gift
Shefelman, Janice Jordan, 1930-
New York : Random House Children's Books, 2010.
In 1715 Italy, eight-year-old Anna Maria Lombardini arrives at a Venice orphanage with little but the special violin her father made for her, but when her teacher, Antonio Vivaldi, favors her over a fellow student, the beloved instrument winds up in a canal. Includes glossary and historical note.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF SHE

Anne of Green Gables
Montgomery, L. M. (Lucy Maud), 1874-1942.
New York : Sandy Creek, 2009.
Anne, an eleven-year-old orphan, is sent by mistake to live with a lonely, middle-aged brother and sister on a Prince Edward Island farm and proceeds to make an indelible impression on everyone around her.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF MON (SR 7)

As husbands go : a novel
Isaacs, Susan, 1943-
New York : Scribner, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F ISA

At the supermarket
Rockwell, Anne F.
New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
A mother and child fill a cart at the supermarket with everything from grapes to paper towels, finishing off with some very special items.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E ROC

Baby bear, baby bear, what do you see?
Martin, Bill, 1916-2004.
New York, NY : Henry Holt, 2009, c2007.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E MAR

Babymouse. [6], Camp Babymouse
Holm, Jennifer L.
New York : Random House, c2007.
Baby Mouse is excited to be going to Camp Wild Whiskers for two weeks, but she soon discovers that camping is not as easy as it seems.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF HOL

Babymouse : beach babe!
Holm, Jennifer L.
New York : Random House Children's Books, c2006.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF HOL

Backseat saints
Jackson, Joshilyn.
New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.
West Brookfield General - F JAC

A bad day for pretty : [a crime novel]
Littlefield, Sophie.
New York : Minotaur Books, c2010.
When a woman's body is unearthed at the demolition derby track, Stella Hardesty, avenger of wronged women, and her former client Chrissy Shaw start snooping around their Missouri town in an effort to prove that gentle Neb Donovan cannot be the woman's murderer.
West Brookfield General - F LIT

A beach tail
Williams, Karen Lynn.
Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, c2010.
When his father tells him not to leave the lion he is drawing on the beach, a little boy starts making a very, very long tail--and a trail to follow back.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E WIL

Beachcombers : a novel
Thayer, Nancy, 1943-
New York : Ballantine Books, c2010.
Lily Fox, the baby of her family, sends her sister Abbie urgent emails begging her to return home to Nantucket. Their middle sister, Emma, has taken to her bed, emotionally devastated after the loss of her high-powered stockbroker's job and a shockingly unexpected break-up with her fiancé. Also, Lily is deeply worried that Marina, the beautiful, enigmatic woman renting their guesthouse, has set her sights on the sisters' widowed father, Jim.
West Brookfield General - F THA

Beryl : a pig's tale
Simmons, Jane.
New York : Little, Brown & Co., 2010.
Tired of being mistreated and cooped up, Beryl the piglet escapes her farm and meets a group of wild pigs, whose settlement splits up over the decision of whether to let her stay, and with her new "family" she sets out to find a new home.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF SIM

Big chickens fly the coop
Helakoski, Leslie.
New York : Puffin Books, 2010.
Four fearful chickens venture out to see the farmhouse, with humorous results.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E HEL

Big little
Patricelli, Leslie.
Cambridge, MA. : Candlewick Press, c2003.
Some things are big. Some things are little. But everything is fun!
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) PAT

The birthday ball
Lowry, Lois.
Boston [Mass.] : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010.
When a bored Princess Patricia Priscilla makes her chambermaid switch identities with her so she can attend the village school, her attitude changes and she plans a new way to celebrate her sixteenth birthday.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF LOW

Blooms of darkness
Appelfeld, Aron.
New York : Schocken Books, c2010.
A haunting, heartbreaking story of love and loss. The ghetto in which the Jews have been confined is being liquidated by the Nazis, and Hugo is brought by his mother to the local brothel, where one of the prostitutes has agreed to hide him. As their lives spiral downward, she reaches out for consolation to the boy who is on the cusp of manhood.
West Brookfield General - F APP

Blue hat, green hat
Boynton, Sandra.
New York, N.Y. : Little Simon Books, 1995.
Humorous animal characters introduce the basic colors and familiar items of clothing. On board pages.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) BOY

The book of Murdock
Estleman, Loren D.
New York: Forge, 2010.
Posing as Brother Bernard Sebastian of the Church of Evangelical Truth, Murdock dons a clerical collar to worm his way into the good graces and confidences of the wary residents of Owen, Texas, in order to stop a gang of ruthless bandits who have been terrorizing the Texas panhandle.
West Brookfield General - F MUR

Bop
Hollywood, CA : Laufer Pub. Co.
West Brookfield Periodica - P 09/10

Brand-new baby blues
Appelt, Kathi, 1954-
New York : Harper, c2010.
The arrival of a new little brother has his big sister singing the blues.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E APP

The bride collector
Dekker, Ted, 1962-
New York : Center Street, 2010.
When a serial killer claims his fourth victim, FBI Special Agent Brad Raines is contacted by the Center for Wellness and Intelligence, a psychiatric hospital for gifted but troubled individuals. As he profiles the killer, who taunts authorities by leaving bridal veils at his crime scenes, Raines is assisted by Paradise, a young schizophrenic with the ability to experience the victims' final moments. However, when the killer sets his sights on Paradise, Raines must protect the troubled girl.
West Brookfield General - F DEK

Broken : a novel
Slaughter, Karin, 1971-
New York : Delacorte Books, c2010.
When Special Agent Will Trent arrives in Grant County, Georgia, he finds a police department determined to protect its own and far too many unanswered questions about a prisoner's death and about a policewoman's role in the death of Grant County's popular police chief.
West Brookfield General - F SLA

Brown Rabbit in the city
Russell, Natalie.
New York : Viking, 2010.
Brown Rabbit takes the bus to visit his best friend in the city, but the visit does not go as Brown Rabbit expected.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E RUS

The Buddy files : the case of the lost boy
Butler, Dori Hillestad.
Chicago, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2010.
While searching for his mysteriously lost human family, Buddy the dog is adopted by another family and helps solve the mystery of their missing boy.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF BUT

The burning wire : a Lincoln Rhyme novel
Deaver, Jeffery.
New York : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F DEA

The burning wire : a Lincoln Rhyme novel
Deaver, Jeffery.
Detriot, Mich : Thorndike Press, c 2010.
Quadriplegic forensic criminologist Lincoln Rhyme leads his team--NYPD detective Amelia Sachs, officer Ron Pulaski, and FBI agent Fred Dellray--to find and stop a killer who uses electricity as modus operandi. Meanwhile, Rhyme is consulting on another high-profile investigation in Mexico with a most coveted quarry in his crosshairs: the hired killer known as the Watchmaker, one of the few criminals to have eluded Rhyme's net.
West Brookfield General - LT F DEA

Calvin Coconut : dog heaven
Salisbury, Graham.
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, c2010.
When his teacher asks him to write a persuasive argument about something he really wants, fourth-grader Calvin creates a unique way to express his desire for a dog.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF SAL

The case of the mixed-up mutts
Butler, Dori Hillestad.
Chicago, Ill. : Albert Whitman, 2010.
While attending obedience class with his new humans, Buddy the dog helps solve a mystery involving two pugs that were switched at the dog park.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF BUT

Chasing the secret
Snow, Maya.
New York : Harper, 2010, c2009.
When their evil Uncle Hidehira uncovers their samurai disguise, Kimi and Hana must flee for their lives and undertake a perilous journey to find their mother and brother before they are captured by Hidehira's samurai.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF SNO

The chocolate touch
Catling, Patrick Skene.
New York : HarperTrophy, 2006.
John Midas is a normal boy, except that he has an abnormal love for candy, especially chocolate. But when he acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate, he finds out that too much of a good thing isn't so great.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF CAT

The chocolate war
Cormier, Robert.
New York, N.Y. : Dell-Laurel Leaf, 2000, c1974.
Jerry Renault is forced into a psychological showdown with Trinity School's gang leader, Archie Costello, for refusing to be bullied into selling chocolates for the annual fund raising.
West Brookfield YA - YA F COR (SR 9)

City Dog, Country Frog
Willems, Mo.
New York : Hyperion Books for Children, c2010.
Through the seasons, whenever City Dog visits the country he runs straight for Country Frog's rock to play games with him, but during the winter things change for them both.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E WIL

Claude & Camille : a novel of Monet
Cowell, Stephanie.
New York : Crown Publishers, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F COW

Clover Twig and the magical cottage
Umansky, Kaye.
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2009.
Capable and hardworking ten-year-old Clover Twig takes a job as housekeeper for a messy witch, Demelza, but while Demelza is away Clover and an accident-prone neighbor boy must defend the weird cottage from the witch's evil sister.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF UMA

Corduroy
Freeman, Don, 1908-1978.
New York : Viking Press, c1968.
A toy bear in a department store wants a number of things, but when a little girl finally buys him he finds what he has always wanted most of all.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E FRE

Corduroy mansions
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F MCC

Corn aplenty
Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971-
New York : Random House, 2009.
Two children watch a local farmer grow a crop of corn and as the corn develops--from seed to harvest time--so does the friendship between the children and the farmer.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) RAU (LEV.1)

Crank
Hopkins, Ellen.
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2004.
Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter, gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina. Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: crank. And what begins as a wild ecstatic ride turns into a struggle through hell for her mind, her soul - her life.
West Brookfield YA - YA F HOP (SR 12)

Crispin : the end of time
Avi, 1937-
New York, NY : Balzer + Bray, c2010.
As Crispin tries to fulfill Bear's dream of moving to Iceland, he must leave Troth behind at a convent that needs a healer but, after falling in with thieves posing as musicians, he makes a new friend, Owen, and together they continue the arduous journey.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF AVI

Daddy kisses
Gutman, Anne.
San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, 2003.
Animal and human fathers kiss in different ways, but they all show love.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) GUT

Damaged : a Maggie O'Dell novel
Kava, Alex.
New York : Doubleday, c2010.
West Brookfield General - F KAV

Dear money
McPhee, Martha.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F MCP

Death echo
Lowell, Elizabeth, 1944-
New York : William Morrow, c2010.
Former CIA agent Emma Cross and former special ops team leader MacKenzie Durand fight their growing attraction to each other as they race to locate the missing yacht "Blackbird" and its cache of lethal cargo. They've got seven days to uncover the truth . . . or a major American city will be lost.
West Brookfield General - F LOW

Deliver us from evil
Baldacci, David.
New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.
Evan Waller is a monster and his latest business venture could lead to millions of deaths all over the globe unless he can be stopped by two mysterious operatives who are unaware of each other's mission.
West Brookfield General - F BAL

Dinosaurs?!
Prap, Lila, 1955-
New York : North South Books, 2010.
Chickens consider the possibliity that their ancestors were dinosaurs.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 567.9 PRA

The Dog Park Club
Robinson, Cynthia, 1958-
New York : Minotaur Books, c2010.
West Brookfield General - F ROB

The dragons of Blueland
Gannett, Ruth Stiles.
New York : Yearling, [2007], c1951.
Elmer must come once again to the aid of his flying baby dragon when men discover its retreat and begin to hunt it.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF GAN

Duck & Goose, 1, 2, 3
Hills, Tad.
New York : Schwartz & Wade Books, 2008.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) HIL

Elmer and the dragon
Gannett, Ruth Stiles.
New York, Yearling Book 2007, c1950.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF GAN

Emily's fortune
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds.
New York : Delacorte Press, c2010.
While traveling to her aunt's home in Redbud by train and stagecoach, quiet young Emily and her turtle, Rufus, team up with Jackson, fellow orphan and troublemaker extraordinaire, to outsmart mean Uncle Victor, who is after Emily's inheritance.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF NAY

Executive intent
Brown, Dale, 1956-
New York : William Morrow, 2010.
When the United States develops a new, state-of-the-art missile defense weapon, it threatens global stability and pits the world's superpowers in a contest for dominance in the space around Earth's orbit.
West Brookfield General - F BRO

A fabulous fair alphabet
Frasier, Debra.
New York : Beach Lane Books, 2010.
Letters of the alphabet in various graphic styles accompany words associated with fairs.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E FRA

Family ties : a novel
Steel, Danielle.
New York : Delacorte Press, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F STE

Fashion Kitty and the unlikely hero
Harper, Charise Mericle.
New York : Disney-Hyperion, 2008.
When the principal of Kiki's school makes a new rule that everyone has to wear boring school uniforms, Fashion Kitty puts her fashion powers into action, unexpectedly encountering one kitty who does not want her help.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF HAR

First test
Pierce, Tamora.
New York : Random House, 2000.
Ten-year-old Keladry of Mindalen, daughter of nobles, serves as a page but must prove herself to the males around her if she is ever to fulfill her dream of becoming a knight.
West Brookfield YA - YA F PIE (SR 8)

Fly away home
Weiner, Jennifer.
London : Simon & Schuster, 2010.
West Brookfield A/V - CD/BOOK F WEI 12 CDS

Fly away home : a novel
Weiner, Jennifer.
New York : Atria Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F WEI

Food chains
Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971-
New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, c2010.
"Introduces the idea that many things in the world around us are cyclical in nature and explores the food chain"--Provided by publisher.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 577 RAU

The fox and the hen
Battut, Eric.
Great Britain : Boxer Books Limited : New York : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Sterling Publishing Co., 2010.
"Crafty Red Fox has taken Henrietta Hen's beautiful egg. Now Henrietta and her friends must come up with a cunning plan to trick Red Fox into giving it back"--Cover, P. [4].
West Brookfield Juvenile - E BAT

Frankenstein : lost souls : a novel
Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-
New York : Bantam Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F KOO

Frognapped
Sage, Angie.
New York : Katherine Tegen Books, 2009, c2007.
Barry Wizzard's five acrobatic frogs are missing, and Araminta and her best friend Wanda, aided by the spectral Sir Horace, follow the trail to Morris's Water Wonderland, where something fishy is going on.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF SAG

The garden project
McNamara, Margaret.
New York : Aladdin, 2010.
The students of Robin Hill School plant, tend, and harvest a garden together.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) MCN (LEV.1)

Girl in the know : your inside-and-outside guide to growing up
Katz, Anne, 1958-
Toronto ; Tonawanda, NY : Kids Can Press, 2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 613 KAT

The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
Larsson, Stieg, 1954-2004.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
If and when Lisbeth Salander recovers, she'll be taken back to Stockholm to stand trial for three murders. With the help of her friend, journalist Mikael Blomkvist, she will not only have to prove her innocence, but also identify and denounce those in authority who have allowed the vulnerable, like herself, to suffer abuse and violence. And, on her own, she will plot revenge--against the man who tried to kill her, and the corrupt government institutions that very nearly destroyed her life.
West Brookfield General - F LAR

The golden goblet
McGraw, Eloise Jarvis.
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Puffin Books, 1986.
A young Egyptian boy struggles to reveal a hideous crime and reshape his own destiny.
West Brookfield YA - YA F MCG (SR 7)

Heart of the matter
Giffin, Emily.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F GIF

Hey! wake up!
Boynton, Sandra.
New York : Workman Pub., c2000.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) BOY

Homeless bird
Whelan, Gloria.
New York : HarperTrophy, 2001.
From the Publisher: Gloria Whelan's National Book Award-winning novel chronicles the breathtaking story of a remarkable young woman who dares to defy fate. Like many girls her age in India, thirteen-year-old Koly faces her arranged marriage with hope and courage. But Koly's story takes a terrible turn when in the wake of the ceremony, she discovers she's been horribly misled; her life has been sold for a dowry. In prose both graceful and unflinching, this powerful novel relays the story of a rare young woman, who even when cast out into a brutal current of time-worn tradition, sets out to forge her own remarkable future. Inspired by a newspaper article about real teenage widows in India today.
West Brookfield YA - YA F WHE (SR 8)

Hometown favorites : a taste of West Brookfield
Kearney, NE : Morris Press Cookbooks, c2010.
West Brookfield General - 641.5 HOM

I can be anything!
Spinelli, Jerry.
New York : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010.
A little boy ponders the many possible jobs in his future, from paper- plane folder and puppy-dog holder to mixing-bowl licker and tin-can kicker.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E SPI

I dream of an elephant
Rubinger, Ami.
New York : Abbeville Kids, 2010.
Elephants of many colorful shades are described in couplets that invite the reader to complete the rhyme using color-themed clues.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E RUB

If you give a mouse a cookie
Numeroff, Laura Joffe.
New York : Harper & Row, c1985.
Relating the cycle of requests a mouse is likely to make after you give him a cookie takes the reader through a young child's day.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E NUM

I'm the best
Cousins, Lucy.
Somerville : Candlewick Press, 2010.
When Dog's constant boasting makes his friends sad, they find a way to teach him what it means to be a good friend.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E COU

In the ice caves of Krog
Abbott, Tony.
New York : Scholastic, 2003.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF ABB

In the name of honor
Patterson, Richard North.
Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2010.
Lt. Brian McCarran has returned traumatized from Iraq. He dpends on his lifelong friendship with Kate Gallagher, who is married to his commanding officer, Capt. Joe D'Abruzzo. When Brian shoots and kills D'Abruzzo, Capt. Paul Terry must defend him in a high profile court martial.
West Brookfield General - LT F PAT

The incredible journey
Burnford, Sheila Every.
New York : Dell, 1996.
A Siamese cat, an old bull terrier, and a young Labrador retriever travel together 250 miles through the Canadian wilderness to find their family.
West Brookfield YA - YA F BUR (SR 8)

Innocent
Turow, Scott.
New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.
"INNOCENT continues the story of Rusty Sabich and Tommy Molto who are, once again, twenty years later, pitted against each other in a riveting psychological match after the mysterious death of Rusty's wife"--Provided by publisher.
West Brookfield General - F TUR

Insatiable
Cabot, Meg.
New York : William Morrow & Co., c2010.
Meena Harper, forced to write about vampires even though she doesn't believe in them, falls in love with Lucien Antonescu, a modern-day prince with a bit of a dark side. It's a dark side a lot of people, like an ancient society of vampire hunters, would prefer to see him dead for. The problem is: Lucien's already dead! And while Lucien seems like everything Meena has ever dreamed of in a boyfriend, he might turn out to be more like a nightmare.
West Brookfield General - F CAB

Inside freight train
Crews, Donald.
[New York] : HarperFestival, c2001.
Children slide open the doors to see what's inside each train car.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) CRE

Intensity
Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-
New York : Bantam Books, 2006, c1995.
West Brookfield YA - YA F KOO (SR 11)

The island : a novel
Hilderbrand, Elin.
New York : Little, Brown and Co., 2010.
West Brookfield General - F HIL

It's not about the bike : my journey back to life
Armstrong, Lance.
New York : Berkley/Putnam, c2000, 2001.
West Brookfield YA - YA B ARM (SR 9)

Kindergarten countdown
Hays, Anna Jane.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2007.
Rhyming text follows an excited little girl as she counts down the days before the start of kindergarten.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E HAY

The king's equal
Paterson, Katherine.
New York : HarperTrophy, 1999.
In order to wear the crown of the kingdom, an arrogant young prince must find an equal in his bride. Instead, he finds someone far better than he.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF PAT

The kings of Clonmel
Flanagan, John (John Anthony).
New York : Philomel Books, 2010.
Halt, Will, and Horace set out for Hibernia, where a quasi-religious group, the Outsiders, is sowing confusion and sedition, and they find that secrets from Halt's past may hold the key to restoring order before the last kingdom is undermined.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF FLA

The kite rider : a novel
McCaughrean, Geraldine.
New York : Harper Trophy, 2003.
In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider and ends up meeting the great Mongol ruler Kublai Khan.
West Brookfield YA - YA F MCC (SR 7)

Ladybug Girl at the beach
Soman, David.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Lulu, who likes to wear a ladybug costume, goes to the beach for the first time and makes sand castles, flies kites, and deals with her fear of the ocean.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E SOM

Lawn Boy returns
Paulsen, Gary.
New York : Wendy Lamb Books, c2010.
Having expanded his summer lawn mowing job into an ever-growing business conglomerate, a twelve-year-old boy gets involved in high finance thanks to his hippie stockbroker, takes on sponsorship of a boxer, and becomes a media sensation.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF PAU

The liar's lullaby
Gardiner, Meg.
New York : Dutton, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F GAR

Lies of the heart : a novel
Boyajian, Michelle.
New York : Viking, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F BOY

Lightning
Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-
New York : Berkley Books, 2003.
West Brookfield YA - YA F KOO (SR 11)

The lion
DeMille, Nelson.
New York : Grand Central Pub., 2010.
Asad Khalil, the notorious Libyan terrorist otherwise known as "The Lion, " has returned to America to make good on his threats and take care of unfinished business. John Corey, former NYPD Homicide detective and special agent for the Anti-Terrorist Task Force, will stop at nothing to find and kill Khahil.
West Brookfield General - F DEM

Little Quack's hide and seek
Thompson, Lauren.
New York : Little Simon, 2007.
When Mama plays hide and seek with her five ducklings, Little Quack finds the best hiding place of all. Readers can use the quack-u-lator to count the ducklings as they hide.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) THO

The Littles
Peterson, John Lawrence, 1924-
New York : Scholastic Inc., c1967.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF PET

The Littles and the big storm
Peterson, John.
New York : Scholastic, c1979.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF PET

The Littles go exploring
Peterson, John Lawrence, 1924-
New York : Scholastic Inc., [1993?], c1978.
Maybe Grandpa Little is alive! The Littles read his diary and study his maps. Can they find Grandpa Little?
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF PET

Live to tell : a detective D.D. Warren novel
Gardner, Lisa.
New York : Bantam Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F GAR

The lonely polygamist : a novel
Udall, Brady.
New York : W.W. Norton, c2010.
West Brookfield General - F UDA

The lost summer of Louisa May Alcott
McNees, Kelly O'Connor.
New York : Amy Einhorn Books/G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010.
West Brookfield General - F MCN

Love you hate you miss you
Scott, Elizabeth, 1972-
New York NY : HarperTeen, 2010, c2009.
After coming out of alcohol rehabilitation, sixteen-year-old Amy sorts out conflicting emotions about her best friend Julia's death in a car accident for which she feels responsible.
West Brookfield YA - YA F SCO

The lovers : a novel
Vida, Vendela.
New York : Ecco, c2010.
Yvonne, a recently widowed American mother of two grown children, returns to Datça, Turkey, to relive memories of a happier time, but instead is troubled by her past and finds solace in her friendship with Ahmet, a young local boy.
West Brookfield General - F VID

The Magic School Bus and the climate challenge
Cole, Joanna.
New York : Scholastic Press, c2010.
Ms. Frizzle takes her kids on a whirlwind tour, from the Arctic to the equator so they can see telltale signs of climate change.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 363.73 COL

Magic up your sleeve : amazing illusions, tricks, and science facts you'll never believe
Becker, Helaine.
Toronto : Maple Tree Press, 2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 793.8 BEC

Making rounds with Oscar : the extraordinary gift of an ordinary cat
Dosa, David.
Detroit : Thorndike Press, c2010.
West Brookfield General - LT 362.17 DOS

Mammoths and mastodons : titans of the Ice Age
Bardoe, Cheryl, 1971-
New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, c2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 569 BAR

The map of true places
Barry, Brunonia.
New York : William Morrow, c2010.
Zee Finch, a psychotherapist, has come home to Salem to take care of her ailing father and to try to figure out her own life after the suicide of one of her patients, which was made even more difficult by Zee's past--her mother committed suicide herself, in front of her.
West Brookfield General - F BAR

Master of deception
Watson, Jude.
New York : Scholastic, c2008.
Ferus Olin's in full blown double agent mode and that's got him and his friends worried. Friendship and loyalty are certainly tested when it comes down to the question of "who do you serve?" or "How much hurt can one inflict while doing something necessary?"
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF WAT

Matterhorn : a novel of the Vietnam War
Marlantes, Karl.
New York : Atlantic Monthly Press ; Berkeley, Calif. : El León Literary Arts, c2010.
West Brookfield General - F MAR

Meanwhile
Shiga, Jason.
New York : Amulet Books, 2010.
In this choose-your-own adventure graphic novel, a boy stumbles on the laboratory of a mad scientist who asks him to choose between testing a mind- reading device, a time machine, and a doomsday machine.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF SHI

Memoirs of a shape-shifter
Kaplan-Maxfield, Thomas.
Cambridge, MA : Kepler Press, c2005.
West Brookfield General - F KAP

Miss Brooks loves books (and I don't)
Bottner, Barbara.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
A first-grade girl who does not like to read stubbornly resists her school librarian's efforts to convince her to love books until she finds one that might change her mind.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E BOT

Miss Julia renews her vows
Ross, Ann B.
Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2010.
Sometimes even Miss Julia wants to hide under the covers. Her husband, Sam, wants them to attend marriage enrichment classes. Even worse, the psychologist leading the sessions is Fred Fowler, a man she could go forever without seeing again and would rather not introduce to Sam. But Miss Julia can't stay hidden for long. Someone has knocked Francie Pitts in the head and put her in the hospital. Francie didn't see her attacker, but she recognized their perfume. Now it's up to Miss Julia to clear the air.
West Brookfield General - LT F ROS

Miss Nelson is back
Allard, Harry.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., c1982.
When their teacher has to go away for a week, the kids in room 207 plan to "really act up."
West Brookfield Juvenile - E ALL

Monkey
Stone, Jeff.
New York : Yearling, 2006, c2005.
After soldiers of the new Emperor, led by Ying, engage in a fierce battle with the warrior-monks, Malao "the monkey" and his brothers rely on the ancient arts to help set things right.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF STO

Monster fliers : from the time of the dinosaurs
MacLeod, Elizabeth.
Toronto : Kids Can Press, 2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 567.91 MAC

Monster parade : a sticker reader
Corey, Shana.
New York : Random House, c2009.
Children dressed in monster costumes attend a community party, march in a Halloween parade, and go trick-or-treating.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) COR (LEV.2)

Mouse count
Walsh, Ellen Stoll.
San Diego : Harcourt Brace & Company, 1995, c1991.
Ten mice outsmart a hungry snake. Board book.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) WAL

Mr. Peanut
Ross, Adam, 1967-
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F ROS

Mrs. Somebody Somebody : stories ; fiction
Winn, Tracy, 1953-
New York : Random House Inc., 2010.
In the troubled mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts, a young millworker dreams of marrying rich and becoming "Mrs. Somebody Somebody"; an undercover union organizer's privileged past shapes her cause; a Korean War veteran returns to the wife he never really got to know--and the couple's overindulged children grow up to act out against their parents; and, a town resident reflects on a long-lost love and the treasure he keeps close to his heart.
West Brookfield General - F WIN

My father's dragon
Gannett, Ruth Stiles.
New York : Yearling Book, 2006.
A young boy determines to rescue a poor baby dragon who is being used by a group of lazy wild animals to ferry them across the river on Wild Island.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF GAN

My garden
Henkes, Kevin.
New York, NY : Greenwillow Books, c2010.
After helping her mother weed, water, and chase the rabbits from their garden, a young girl imagines her dream garden complete with jellybean bushes, chocolate rabbits, and tomatoes the size of beach balls.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E HEN

My mother is mine
Bauer, Marion Dane.
New York : Little Simon, 2009, c2001.
As a child makes a Mother's Day card, various animal mothers are shown taking care of their young.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) BAU

My name is memory
Brashares, Ann.
New York : Riverhead Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F BRA

The naked truth : young, beautiful, and (HIV) positive
Brown, Marvelyn.
New York : Amistad, c2008.
West Brookfield YA - YAB BRO

The nearest exit
Steinhauer, Olen.
New York : Minotaur Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F STE

The necromancer
Scott, Michael, 1959-
New York : Delacorte Press, 2010.
Back in London, fifteen-year-old twins Sophie and Josh Newman must determine whom they can and cannot trust as they search for both Scatty and an immortal who can teach Josh the magic of fire, while Doctor Dee and Machiavelli continue to seek power.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF SCO

Neighborhood watch : a novel
McGovern, Cammie.
New York : Viking, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F MCG

New adventures of Curious George
Rey, Margret.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2006, c1999.
The adventures of the ingenious little monkey who left the jungle to live with the man in the yellow hat.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E REY

The night fairy
Schlitz, Laura Amy.
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
When Flory the night fairy's wings are accidentally broken and she cannot fly, she has to learn to do everything differently.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF SCH

The nobodies album
Parkhurst, Carolyn, 1971-
New York : Doubleday, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F PAR

Not your typical book about the environment
Kelsey, Elin.
Toronto : Owlkids, c2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 333.72 KEL

The odyssey
Mucci, Tim.
New York : Sterling, c2009.
A retelling in graphic novel format of Homer's epic. The Trojan War raged for ten years until the Greek armies triumphed. But the victors were cursed by jealous gods and set out in stormy seas to face their fates. But more than storms and treachery, gods and mosters is needed to keep King Odysseus from returning home.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF MUC

Oliver, Amanda, and Grandmother Pig
Van Leeuwen, Jean.
New York : Puffin Books, 1995.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) VAN (LEV.2)

Oliver & Amanda and the big snow
Van Leeuwen, Jean.
New York : Puffin Books, 1998, c1995.
Four stories about Amanda and Oliver Pig and their parents, who go outside to play after a big snowstorm.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) VAN (LEV.2)

Olivia and her ducklings
Hiranandani, Veera.
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) HIR (LEV.1)

Olivia and the babies
Shepherd, Jodie.
New York : Simon Spotlight, 2010.
"While some little girls like to pretend to be mommies, Olivia goes a step further by taking on not just one but TWO pet babies--and her little brother. In the end, Olivia learns that it's a really tough job to be a mommy and it's way more fun to be a kid."--p.[4] of cover.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E SHE

One
Otoshi, Kathryn.
Mill Valley, CA : KO Kids Books, 2008.
A number/color book reminding us that it just takes one to make everyone count.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E OTO

Ooh la la! : it's beauty day
O'Connor, Jane.
New York : Harper, 2010.
On her mother's birthday, Nancy gives her a total beauty makeover in the yard outside, which she has converted into a fancy salon.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E OCO

Panda kisses
Capucilli, Alyssa Satin, 1957-
New York : Random House, 2008.
A panda cub tries to find out what kind of kiss is just right for him, with help from his parents.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) CAP (LEV.2)

The passage : a novel
Cronin, Justin.
New York : Ballantine Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F CRO

Perfect chemistry
Elkeles, Simone.
New York : Walker : Distributed to the trade by Macmillan, 2009.
When wealthy, seemingly perfect Brittany and Alex Fuentes, a gang member from the other side of town, develop a relationship after Alex discovers that Brittany is not exactly who she seems to be, they must face the disapproval of their schoolmates--and others.
West Brookfield YA - YA F ELK

The perfect dress
Lagonegro, Melissa.
New York, NY : Random House Children's Books, 2009.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) LAG (LEV.2

Perfect reader
Pouncey, Maggie.
New York : Pantheon Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F POU

Phantoms
Koontz, Dean R. (Dean Ray), 1945-
New York : Berkley Books, 2001, c1983.
West Brookfield YA - YA F KOO (SR 11)

Please take me for a walk
Gal, Susan.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
A dog gives many good reasons it likes to go for a walk--to chase away the neighbor's cat, to greet people on the street, to watch guys shooting hoops, and to feel the wind lifting its ears.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E GAL

Pop! : the invention of bubble gum
McCarthy, Meghan.
New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Full of fun historical facts, this book is the true story of how bubble gum was invented.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 664 MCC

Pray for silence
Castillo, Linda.
New York : Minotaur Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F CAS

Promises to keep
Green, Jane, 1968-
New York : Viking, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F GRE

The quiet book
Underwood, Deborah.
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2010.
From the quiet of being the first one awake in the morning to "sweet dreams quiet" when the last light is turned off, simple text explores the many kinds of quiet that can exist during the day.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E UND

Quiet, loud
Patricelli, Leslie.
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2003.
Some things are quiet. Some things are loud. But everything is fun!
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) PAT

Red green blue : a first book of colors
Jay, Alison.
New York : Dutton Children's Books, 2010.
Characters from nursery rhymes populate this tale, which highlights the colorful aspects of the familiar poems. Includes a key to the nursery rhymes referenced in the story.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E JAY

Regarding the fountain : a tale, in letters, of liars and leaks
Klise, Kate.
New York : Avon Books, 1999, c1998.
When the principal asks a fifth-grader to write a letter regarding the purchase of a new drinking fountain for their school, he finds that all sorts of chaos results.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF KLI

Return of the dark side
Watson, Jude.
New York : Scholastic, c2006.
Ferus Olin is trying to save the surviving Jedi, but his old rival Anakin Skywalker stands in his way.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF WAT

Sag Harbor : a novel
Whitehead, Colson, 1969-
New York : Doubleday, c2009.
West Brookfield General - F WHI

Sam, the minuteman
Benchley, Nathaniel, 1915-1981.
New York : Harper/Trophy, [1987].
An easy-to-read account of Sam and his father fighting as minutemen against the British in the Battle of Lexington.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) BEN (LEV.3)

Sammy Keyes and the search for Snake Eyes
Van Draanen, Wendelin.
New York : Dell Yearling, 2003, c2002.
When thirteen-year-old Sammy finds herself with an abandoned baby on her hands, she sets out to find the young mother, who may belong to a gang, and accidentally jeopardizes her position on the softball team.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF VAN

Sammy Keyes and the skeleton man
Van Draanen, Wendelin.
New York : Knopf : Distributed by Random House, 1999, c1998.
On Halloween night, seventh grader Sammy stumbles onto a mystery involving a twenty-year-old family feud and some heirlooms stolen by a man in a skeleton costume.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF VAN

Sammy Keyes and the wild things
Van Draanen, Wendelin.
New York : Yearling, 2008, c2007.
While on her first hiking and camping trip, thirteen-year-old Sammy tries to solve a mystery involving endangered condors while avoiding scorpions, ticks, and embarrassment.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF VAN

The sandwich swap
Rania, Queen, consort of Abdullah II, King of Jordan, 1970-
New York : Disney-Hyperion Books, 2010.
Best friends Lily and Salma disagree over their preferred foods, but after trading sandwiches to see how they taste, the girls change their minds.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E RAN

The scent of rain and lightning : a novel
Pickard, Nancy.
New York : Ballantine Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F PIC

School rules!
Kann, Victoria.
New York : Harper, c2010.
When Pinkalicious brings her imaginary unicorn, Goldie, to school and teaches him the rules, he helps her and the other students to become better friends.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) KAN (LEV.1)

Science and health : with key to the Scriptures
Eddy, Mary Baker, 1821-1910.
Boston, Mass. : First Church of Christ, Scientist, c1994.
West Brookfield General - 289.5 EDD

Scrapbooking just for you! : how to make fun, personal, save-them- forever keepsakes
Ransom, Candice F., 1952-
New York : Sterling Pub., c2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 745.59 RAN

The sea of monsters
Riordan, Rick.
New York : Miramax Books/Hyperion Paperbacks for Children, 2007.
Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp. But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel joke.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF RIO

The search
Roberts, Nora.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010.
Fiona, a dog trainer who participates in canine search-and-rescue missions, is devastated after her fiancé is murdered, but her emotions are rekindled when Simon, a newcomer to town, brings his puppy Jaws to her for obedience training.
West Brookfield General - F ROB

Seasons
Rau, Dana Meachen, 1971-
New York : Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, c2010.
"Introduces the idea that many things in the world around us are cyclical in nature and discusses how the seasons change"--Provided by publisher.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 508.2 RAU

A secret affair
Balogh, Mary.
New York : Delacorte Press, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F BAL

Seven hungry babies
Fleming, Candace.
New York : Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2010.
A mother bird frantically tries to keep her seven baby birds fed.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E FLE

Seven year switch
Cook, Claire, 1955-
New York : Hyperion-Voice, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F COO

Shark vs. train
Barton, Chris.
New York, NY : Little, Brown and Co., 2010.
A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E BAR

Sizzling sixteen
Evanovich, Janet.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.
Someone wants to kill Vinnie, but who? The list is long, and it's up to Stephanie to whittle it down to one in this 16th Stephanie Plum novel.
West Brookfield General - F EVA

Skinnybones
Park, Barbara.
New York : Random House, c1997.
Alex's active sense of humor helps him get along with the school braggart, make the most of his athletic talents, and simply get by in a hectic world.
West Brookfield YA - YA F PAR (SR 7)

A smart kid's guide to playing online games
Jakubiak, David J.
New York : PowerKids Press, 2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 794.8 JAK

A smart kid's guide to social networking online
Jakubiak, David J.
New York : PowerKids Press, 2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 006.7 JAK

The smash! smash! truck
Potts, Professor.
[New York] : David Fickling Books, [2010], c2009.
Describes how the Earth was formed and how recycling is part of the natural order of things, then discusses how glass is recycled and the importance of recycling.
West Brookfield Juvenile - J 363.72 POT

Snowbound
Wheeler, Richard S.
New York : Forge, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F WHE

Some girls are
Summers, Courtney.
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2010.
Regina, a high school senior in the popular--and feared--crowd, suddenly falls out of favor and becomes the object of the same sort of vicious bullying that she used to inflict on others, until she finds solace with one of her former victims.
West Brookfield YA - YA F SUM

Spectacular spectacles
O'Connor, Jane.
New York : Harper, c2010.
When Nancy's friend Bree gets some glittery glasses to help her see better, Nancy, who likes to be fancy, wants to wear glasses too.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) OCO (LEV.1)

Spoken from the heart
Bush, Laura Welch, 1946-
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010.
West Brookfield General - LT B BUS

The spy
Cussler, Clive.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010.
In 1908, a brilliant American battleship gun designer dies in a sensational apparent suicide. The man's grief-stricken daughter turns to the legendary Van Dorn Detective Agency to clear her father's name. Van Dorn puts his chief investigator on the case, and Isaac Bell soon realizes that the clues point not to suicide but to murder.
West Brookfield General - F CUS

The spy
Cussler, Clive.
Waterville, Me. : Wheeler Pub., 2010.
West Brookfield General - LT F CUS

Stay
Larkin, Allie.
New York : Dutton, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F LAR

Sticky Burr : adventures in Burrwood Forest
Lechner, John, 1966-
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2007.
Sticky Burr is on the verge of being kicked out of his village in Burrwood Forest because he is not prickly enough to suit some of the other burrs, but when the village is attacked by wild dogs, Sticky Burr and his friends come to the rescue.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF LEC

Sticky Burr : the prickly peril
Lechner, John, 1966-
Somerville, MA : Candlewick Press, c2009.
Scury and Spiny Burr team up with an exiled and bitter burr in an attempt to take over Burrwood Village and get rid of nice guy, Sticky Burr, once and for all.--Publisher description.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF LEC

Still missing
Stevens, Chevy.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F STE

Stink : solar system superhero
McDonald, Megan.
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
When Stink discovers that Pluto has been downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet, he launches a campaign in his classroom to restore its status to that of a full-fledged member of the solar system.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF MCD

Storm prey
Sandford, John, 1944 Feb. 23-
Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2010.
Weather Karkinnen, surgeon, wife of an investigator named Lucas Davenport, unwittingly witnesses the robbery of the hospital pharmacy where she works. With the death of a pharmacy worker on their hands, the three thieves set out to find out who Weather is, and eliminate the only possible witness ...
West Brookfield General - LT F SAN

Storm warning
Park, Linda Sue.
New York : Scholastic, 2010.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF PAR (vol.9)

The storyteller's secrets
Mitton, Tony.
New York : David Fickling Books, 2010.
When twins Toby and Tess meet a mysterious old traveller, they are fascinated by his magical tales of far-off places, strange enchantments, and miracles.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF MIT

A stranger in the family : a novel of suspense
Barnard, Robert.
New York : Scribner, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F BAR

The summer we read Gatsby : a novel
Ganek, Danielle.
New York : Viking, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F GAN

Sweet and Sunny
Paratore, Coleen, 1958-
New York : Scholastic Press, 2010.
Despite facing a host of problems, old and new, optimistic third-grader Sunny continues her quest to create a national Kid's Day and improve other holidays, especially the upcoming Valentine's Day, while bringing joy to those around her.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF PAR

The swimming pool
LeCraw, Holly.
New York : Doubleday, c2010.
West Brookfield General - F LEC

The sword in the grotto
Sage, Angie.
New York : Katherine Tegen Books/HarperTrophy, 2008, c2006.
With the help of the ghost Edmund, Araminta and Wanda survive a trip through a secret tunnel to bring back a present for Sir Horace's birthday.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF SAG

Tales of Amanda Pig
Van Leeuwen, Jean.
New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Puffin Books, 1994.
Amanda Pig, her brother Oliver, and their parents share a busy day, working and playing together from breakfast to bedtime.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) VAN (LEV2)

A tangled web
Watson, Jude.
New York : Scholastic, c2006.
Emperor Palpatine wants to incorporate Ferus Olin within his circle of power.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF WAT

That perfect someone
Lindsey, Johanna.
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2010.
Nine years ago, Richard Allen fled England and his controlling father. When he slips back into England, Richard becomes infatuated with a married woman, Georgina Malory. His reckless attempt to see Georgina at a masked ball brings him face to face with another beautiful woman, Julia Miller. Julia is thrilled to have come up with a way to be free from her betrothal contract to another man, until her pursuit of the masked stranger leads to a shocking discovery.
West Brookfield General - LT F LIN

Thin, rich, pretty
Harbison, Elizabeth M.
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F HAR

This is just exactly like you
Perry, Drew.
New York : Viking, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F PER

Too many cats
Haskins, Lori.
New York : Random House, 2009.
A woman's cello playing draws all of the neighborhood cats into her yard, where they wreak havoc before starting to make their own kind of music.
West Brookfield Juvenile - ER (PB) HAS (LEV.1)

Truth
Temple, Peter, 1946-
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F TEM

The ugly duckling
Braun, Sebastien.
[Great Britain] : Boxer Books ; New York, NY : Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by Sterling Publishing Co., 2010.
Han's Christian Andersen's classic tale of belonging and self-discovery. An ugly duckling spends an unhappy year ostracized by the other animals before he grows into a beautiful swan.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E BRA

Uncle Pirate
Rees, Douglas.
New York : Aladdin Books, 2009, c2008.
Wilson is one of the most bullied fourth-graders at the chaotic Very Elementary School until his long-lost uncle, Desperate Evil Wicked Bob--a pirate --and his talking penguin arrive and begin making everything ship-shape, one classroom at a time.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF REE

Uncle Pirate to the rescue
Rees, Douglas.
New York : Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2010.
When Captain Desperate Evil Wicked Bob receives a plea from his former crew, he heads out to rescue them and is soon followed by his nephew Wilson, Commodore Purvis, Captain Jack, and others who fear that he needs to be rescued, as well.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF REE

The very fairy princess
Edwards, Julie, 1935-
New York : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, 2010.
Despite her scabby knees and dirty fingernails, Geraldine knows that she is a princess inside and shows it through her behavior at home and in school.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E AND

A vintage affair : a novel
Wolff, Isabel.
New York : Bantam Books, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F WOL

A visit from the Goon Squad
Egan, Jennifer.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2010.
West Brookfield General - F EGA

Waiting out the storm
Macken, JoAnn Early, 1953-
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
A mother reassures her child about the wind, lightning, and thunder when a storm passes through.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E MAC

We're going on a bear hunt
Rosen, Michael, 1946-
New York : Little Simon, 1997, c1989.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) ROS

What about Bear?
Bloom, Suzanne, 1950-
Honesdale, Pa. : Boyds Mills Press, c2010.
When Fox joins Goose and Bear for playtime, one of them is left out and someone must figure out how all three of them can play together.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E BLO

What if?
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro.
New York : Roaring Brook Press, 2010.
What if a boy found a beach ball and kicked it into the ocean? What if two seals found it and began to play? What if a third seal appeared on the beach looking for a friend? Enjoy this visit to the beach and the chance to guess what happens when different choices are made.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E SEE

What the ladybug heard
Donaldson, Julia.
New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
Although much quieter than the farm animals that moo, cluck, or oink, a gentle ladybug is instrumental in foiling a plan to steal the farm's prize- winning cow.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E DON

Where's my mom?
Donaldson, Julia.
New York : Dial Books for Young Readers, 2008.
A butterfly tries to help a lost young monkey find its mother in the jungle, meeting many different animals along the way.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E DON

Whiplash
Coulter, Catherine.
New York : G.P. Putnam's Sons, c2010.
Married FBI agents Lacey Sherlock and Dillon Savich are investigating a rather unusual case: Senator David Hoffman is experiencing a ghostly apparition with possible malicious intent. They're no closer to cracking the case when a call comes in from Connecticut: A top foreign Schiffer Hartwin employee has been found murdered behind the drug company's U.S. headquarters.
West Brookfield General - F COU

Whiplash
Coulter, Catherine.
Detroit : Thorndike Press, 2010.
There is a strong suspicion that pharmaceutical firm Schiffer Hartwin is manipulating production of its inexpensive chemotherapy drug. Private investigator Erin Pulaski is hired to find evidence, but when a top Schiffer Hartwin employee is found murdered behind the company's US headquarters, FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock are brought in on the case.
West Brookfield General - LT F COU

The whisper
Neggers, Carla.
Don Mills, Ont. : MIRA, c2010.
West Brookfield General - F NEG

White Fang
Clayton, DE : Prestwick House, c2007.
The adventures in the northern wilderness of a dog who is part wolf and who eventually makes his peace with man.
West Brookfield YA - YA F LON (SR 8)

Wonder horse : [the true story of the world's smartest horse]
McCully, Emily Arnold.
New York : Henry Holt, 2010.
A fictionalized account of Bill "Doc" Key, a former slave who became a veterinarian, trained his horse, Jim Key, to recognize letters and numbers and to perform in skits around the country, and moved the nation toward a belief in treating animals humanely. Includes an author's note.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E MCC

Year of the tiger
Lloyd, Alison, 1966-
New York : Holiday House, 2010.
In ancient China, two boys forge an unlikely alliance in an effort to become expert archers and, ultimately, to save their city from invading barbarians.
West Brookfield Juvenile - JF LLO

Yucky worms
French, Vivian.
Somerville, Mass. : Candlewick Press, 2010.
While helping Grandma in the garden, a child learns about the important role of the earthworm in helping plants grow.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E FRE

Yummy, YUCKY
Patricelli, Leslie.
Cambridge, MA : Candlewick Press, 2003.
West Brookfield Juvenile - E (BOARD) PAT

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