Summer Reading - Book 7

Platypus Police Squad, The Frog Who Croaked by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

A new series from the author of Lunch Lady is sure to be a hit.  Written like an adult crime mystery but in good clean fun.  The new police detective, Zengo, is paired with the police veteran, O'Malley.  First day on the job and the pair are assigned a missing person's case that smells a little fishy.  Could the missing beloved teacher be involved in the synthetic fish that is making so many sick?  Or will Zengo botch the case and let the culprits go free?  Find out in this fast paced novel that will grab even reluctant readers  Grades 3 and up.

Summer Reading - Book 6

Rump, The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff

Always portrayed in fairy tales as the evil one, Liesl Shurtliff gives us a different Rumpelstiltskin, one who is kind and just a little naive. An orphan who must spin straw into gold just to have food to eat, Rump finds that magic always comes with consequences beyond his control.  His best friend, Red, tries to warn him but the evil miller, Oswald, pushes him to spin more straw into gold.  Now a whole slew of his friends as well as enemies are in trouble.  Is his destiny really in his name or does he have the power to overcome?  Many twists and turns with gold hungry pixies and wise trolls.  Grades 3-6
About the author, Liesl Shurtliff



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Summer Reading - Book 5

The Expeditioners by S.S. Taylor is a real page turner.  The kind of book that slowly draws you in and keeps you reading "just one more chapter."  Kit Wests' father, the real Expeditioner in charting unknown territories, has recently passed away under suspicious circumstances.  Under the ever watchful eye of the dominate government in a society where electricity no longer exists and computers are considered untrustworthy, Kit is given a secret journal from an unknown stranger which leads to double hidden maps.  Can it be a message from their dad?    Is the government trying to cover up something or is there more to the story?  The three West kids head out on an adventure they could not have even imagined.  For 4th grade readers and up.