New Books in March!
Picture Books
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, by Mo Willems
Trixie’s first day of pre-kindergarten gets off
to a bad start when she realizes she and Sonja have the same “one-of-a-kind” Knuffle Bunnies.
The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians, by
Carla Morris
Melvin discovers that the public library is the place where he can find just
about anything---including three librarians who help in his quest for
knowledge.
Storm Boy, by
Paul Owen Lewis
A young Native American boy is
cast out of his canoe and lands ashore in a strange land where giant people
live, and who knew of his impending arrival.
Juvenile Fiction
Feathers, by
Jacqueline Woodson (Newberry Honor 2008)
When a new, white student
nicknamed “The jesus Boy”
joins her sixth grade class in the winter of 1971, Frannie’s
growing friendship with him makes her start to see some things in a new light.
Free Baseball, by
Sue Corbett (2009 Nutmeg Nominee)
Desperate to connect with his
absent father, 11-year-old Felix becomes the batboy for a minor league baseball
team in the hope of learning more about his famous father’s game.
Eager, by
Helen Fox (2009 Nutmeg Nominee)
Would you like to live in the
future where robots do all the work? All Gavin and Fleur wanted was a normal
robot. Instead they have Eager, who creates more problems than he solves.
MVP, by
Douglas Evans (2009 Nutmeg Nominee)
Adam Story is chosen as a
player in the MVP challenge. To win a four million dollar prize, Adam must
circle the world in 40 days~no flying allowed.
Competing against other players through time zones and across continents, he
faces danger and unknown risks. Get ready for the trip of a lifetime!
Out of The Deep, by Gloria Skurzynski and Alane Ferguson
Mysteries In
Our National Parks Series
Jack, Ashley and their
unreliable new foster sister set out to solve the mystery of why whales are
beaching themselves at
Rosa Farm: A Barnyard Tale, by Liz Wu
With his father away at the fair, a young rooster must crow to bring the sun
up, but when geese play a mean trick on him and then kidnap his little sister,
it takes several of the farm animals working together to teach the geese a
lesson.
The Looking Glass Wars, by Frank Beddor
When she is cast out of
Wonderland by her evil Aunt Redd, young Alyss Heart finds herself living
in Victorian Oxford as Alice Liddell and struggles to keep memories of her
kingdom intact until she can return and claim her rightful throne.
Juvenile Non-Fiction
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices form a
(Newberry Medal 2008)
A collection of short
one-person plays featuring characters, between ten and fifteen years old, who live in or near a thirteenth-century English manor.
A Coach’s Letter to His Son, by Mel Allen & John Thompson
Through illustrations and text, a Little League baseball coach reflects on his
love of the game, his own childhood, the importance of family, and his
experience playing ball with his son.