Strange Case of Origami Yoda
by Tom Angleberger
$12.95  Ages 9-12
Is the origami Yoda puppet on Dwight’s finger just a “green paperwad” or does it really possess magical power?  That’s what Tommy must determine as he contemplates asking a really cool girl to the sixth grade dance. Perfectly captures middle school boys trying to navigate a whole new social world.
  
Nest for Celeste
by Henry Cole
$16.99  Ages 9-12
Beautiful illustrations shine in this heartwarming story of a mouse named Celeste and a boy named James as they learn about trust, loyalty and friendship.
  
Tree That Time Built
 by Mary Ann Hoberman, et. al.
$19.99  Ages 9-12 (poetry)
An anthology of 100 poems that celebrate the wonders of the natural world. Includes a CD of 44
poems, many performed by the poets themselves.
  
Night Fairy
by Laura Amy Schlitz
$16.99  Ages 9-12
This book’s small size and sumptuous illustrations add to the lure of a lyrical story of a spunky but injured fairy who has her lost her wings but not her bravery.

Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors
by Joyce Sidman
$17  Ages 6-11  (non-fiction)
A stunning celebration of the natural world, from ants and squirrels to sharks and coyotes. Each topic is given a two-page spread that includes a poem, a paragraph of fascinating scientific detail, and exquisite art. A transformative blend of poetry, art and science.

Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse
by Marilyn Singer
$16.99  Ages 7-11  (poetry)
Read these poems about famous folk tales “down” and they mean one thing. Read the same poems “up” and suddenly they say something completely different. Fun!

There’s A Princess in the Palace
by Zoe Alley
$19.99  Ages 6-12
Cinderella, Snow White, Sleeping Beauty and several other famous princesses find their stories intertwined in this hilarious, oversized graphic novel retelling. A couple of wise-cracking mice provide running commentary.

Egret’s Day
by Jane Yolen
$17.95  Ages 9-12 (poetry)
Beautiful illustrations, accompanied by poems in haiku, free verse, rhyming couplets and even a limerick, celebrate the American egret.

Alchemy and Meggy Swann
by Karen Cushman
$16.00  Ages 9-12
In 1573, the crippled, scorned, and destitute Meggy Swann goes to London, where she meets her father, an impoverished alchemist, and eventually discovers that although her legs are bent and weak, she has many other strengths.

Falling In
By Frances O’Roark Dowell
$16.99  Ages 9-12
Middle-schooler Isabelle Bean follows a mouse’s squeak into a closet and falls into a parallel universe where the children believe she is the witch they have feared for years, finally come to devour them.

Odd and the Frost Giants
by Neil Gaiman
$14.99  Ages 8-12
An unlucky twelve-year-old Norwegian boy named Odd leads the Norse gods Loki, Thor, and Odin in an attempt to outwit evil Frost Giants who have taken over Asgard.

Happy Birthday, Sophie Hartley
by Stephanie Greene
$16.00  Ages 8-10
Sophie Hartley has asked for a baby gorilla for her birthday. Soon the kids at school want to know every detail about the gorilla, and dealing with her enthusiastic classmates gets harder as the big day approaches.