MS/US: New YA Novels

Purple Heart  by Patricia McCormick

A contemporary suspense novel set in wartime Iraq.  Private Matt Duffy awakens in a military hospital and must piece together the puzzle of events in his mind with the conflicting stories his friends are telling him.  Tackles the issues of war and heroism.

Erak's Ransom by John Flanagan

Book 7 in The Ranger's Apprentice series.  A mission to save their friend Erak leads to new challenges, allies, and foes.

Lower School: New Novels

Wonderstruck: a novel in words & pictures  by Brian Selznick

Following up on the success of his Caldecott book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Selznick uses the same picture-telling format to tell the tale of 2 stories set 50 years apart as young Ben seeks the father he never knew.

Torn  by Margaret Peterson Haddix

Book 4 in The Missing series, time-traveler siblings find themselves in the thick of a mutiny on Henry Hudson's ship in 1611.



Lower School: New E Books for the Fall :)

ZooZical  by Judy Sierra; illustrated by Marc Brown  
A hippo and kangaroo decide to beat the boredom of winter by staging an elaborate musical.

Kindergarten rocks!  by Katie Davis

Dexter Dugan thinks he is ready for kindergarten, but what if...?  A comforting look at first-day jitters for new students.