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	Graveyard Shift Chris Westwood () , 304 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Adventure Fantasy Ghosts Scary / Horror
Request this book from the Library I like this book because its very funny yet sad and kind of disturbing. A good read. Kid review written by Finn L., Age 12 Write a review of this book

	The Giver Lois Lowry (1993) , 180 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Fantasy Feelings Neighborhoods / Communities Special Powers
Request this book from the Library In the Giver people are born at the birthing center, assigned parents and a name and eventually assigned a job and a spouse. This is not the case for Jonas. When he turns 12 he is assigned the rare job of the receiver of memories. He get's happy things like love, color, and family. He also suffers though. He get's war, loneliness, and death. He decides to run away and find a community where things like music, and sledding on snowy hills. This book had a wonderful story but a terribly disapointing ending. I do not recommend this book to anyone who hates bad endings. Kid review written by Edie, Age 11 Write a review of this book

	The Nightmarys Dan Poblocki (2010) , 336 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Action Fantasy Friendship Mystery Scary / Horror
Request this book from the Library A girl (I forgot her name) has made fun of two girls who are exactly alike. Timothy ends up being partners with this weird girl but he soon finds out that she isnt the only weird thing in the town. Timothy's friend starts seeing things and Timothy's older brother starts to apperar in his dreams, blaming him for the wound on his body from battle. Timothy and girl must stop before its too late. Too bad the Nightmarys already arrived........ Kid review written by Juli, Age 12 Write a review of this book

	Barbie in the 12 Dancing Princesses Tennant Redbank (2006) , 32 pages Audience: Preschool Category: Beginning Readers Fantasy Princesses
Request this book from the Library i will be a dancer too and a princess Kid review written by NIHALA, Age 8 Write a review of this book

	A Greyhound of a Girl Roddy Doyle (2012) , 0 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Adults & Parents Category: Death and Grieving Families Fantasy Ghosts Humor New Books Realistic Fiction
Request this book from the Library From acclaimed author Roddy Doyle comes a lovely and deceptively simple story about family, love, life, death, and the power of memory. While this book is a short, quick read, it holds an unforgettable message that is well worth sharing with the entire family. This honest multigenerational story focuses on twelve-year old Mary, a sassy but smart preteen, her mother Scarlett, who ends every sentence with an exclamation point, her grandmother Emer, who is slowly fading in her hospital bed, and Emer's mother Tansey, a ghost who died young. Tansey has come back to help Emer cross over, and Mary and Scarlett come along for the ride on a midnight road trip into the past that helps Emer come to terms with her long life, and ultimately, with her death. By turns funny, touching, heartbreaking, and uplifting, this book is a standout for its keen characterization, snappy dialogue (complete with Irish dialect and nuances), and its universal message of the importance of family and memories in shaping our personalities and our lives. Librarian review written by Gigi Write a review of this book I love this book.It's shows feeling and Passion. Kid review written by Jasmine Read more Kids' Reviews of this book

	The Hop Sharelle Byars Moranville (2012) , 0 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Adventure Animals Fantasy Friendship New Books Special Powers
Request this book from the Library The stories of a toad trying to save his tiny patch of home from a terrifying bulldozer and a girl trying to save her grandmother's pond from being bulldozed into a strip mall are beautifully intertwined in this charming and well-written modern fairytale. Tad is a young hopper who is sent on a quest to do the only thing possible (and the most disgusting thing imaginable) to save his homeland: kiss a human girl. Taylor is a human girl struggling to find a way to stop the commercial developers who have purchased the property next to her grandmother's home from destroying the habitat by paving it over completely. This book is fast-paced and action-packed, and manages to make serious points about environmentalism, loss, and love amidst the magical realism and fantasy. It would be a great title for Earth Day and for classroom read-alouds, as the adventure, told from Tad and Taylor's alternating perspectives, will keep kids on the edge of their seats until the very last page. Librarian review written by Gigi Write a review of this book

	Above World Jenn Reese (0) , 0 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Action Adventure Fantasy Friendship Science Fiction Wars and Conflicts
Request this book from the Library Hundreds of years in the future, humans have settled the sea, desert, and sky to escape rampant disease and war. Thirteen-year-old Aluna and her best friend Hoku are part of the Coral Kampii, people who live underwater in coral reefs, grow tails as adolescents, and breathe with the aid of engineered shells. When Aluna finds a friend dead she realizes that the breathing shells are failing and, in time, every Kampii will be in danger of drowning. The Kampii elders, afraid of the dangers in the Above World, fail to take action, so the brave but rash Aluna and technology-loving Hoku leave their underwater homes to find a solution and save their city. In the Above World they find new and greater dangers in the form of humans with flame thrower arms, metal wings, and other inhuman modifications. Reese's vivid adventure, full of friendship, greed, and evil, is both beautiful and grotesque. These contrasts are what make this sci-fi story so captivating and unforgettable. Librarian review written by Rachel Write a review of this book

	The Humming Room Ellen Potter (0) , 0 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Death and Grieving Fantasy Friendship Gardening Realistic Fiction
Request this book from the Library Inspired by The Secret Garden, The Humming Room is the beautifully told story of Roo Fanshaw, an introverted and wild young girl who feels more comfortable hiding in tight spaces, listening to the earth than with other people. When her drug-dealing father and his girlfriend are murdered, the orphaned Roo moves to the mansion of a mysterious uncle she never knew she had. The mansion sits on an island in Upstate New York and has disturbing reminders of the building's original purpose; a tuberculosis sanitarium for children. Roo, never one to follow instructions, explores the grounds and the forbidden areas of the eerie house, where she finds a neglected garden and makes her first true friend. Librarian review written by Rachel Write a review of this book

	Angel of The Battlefield Ann Hood (2011) , 0 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Community Helpers Divorce and Remarriage Families Fantasy Feelings Historical Moving
Request this book from the Library When Masie and Felix's parents divorce, the twelve-year-old twins reluctantly move from New York City to Rhode Island with their Mom. Their new home is a mansion that once belonged to their great aunt but is now owned by the local preservation society. Living in a historic mansion sounds exciting but the family is restricted to the small, hot servant's quarters. Expecting their new life in Rhode Island to be boring, the twins are in for a surprise when they discover a secret room that transports them to the year 1836, where they meet a young Clara Barton. A short epilogue provides an account of Clara Barton's life and many contributions during the Civil War and after. Ann Hood's new series will appeal to Magic Tree House fans who are looking for a more challenging read. Librarian review written by Rachel Write a review of this book

	The Night Fairy Laura Amy Schlitz (2010) , 117 pages Audience: Primary (K-3rd grade) Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Animals Bedtime Stories Fantasy Friendship
Request this book from the Library This short novel tells the story of Flory, a fairy who's wings were broken after a dangerous encounter with a bat. Flory is forced to change her way of life and make new friends due to her limited mobility (she can no longer fly). Schlitz builds an imaginative world in the confines of one backyard with charming pictures to accompany the text. Librarian review written by Rachel Write a review of this book

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