July Picks

1. Powerless by Matthew Cody
   12-year-old Daniel is the new kid in town and comes to a shocking realization about his nice but odd new friends: one can fly, another can turn invisible, yet another controls electricity. These super kids use their powers to do good in the town, but their abilities will all disappear the moment they turn 13. Daniel and his new friends try to get to the bottom of this mystery, finding answers and clues from the past.

2. Third Grade is Trouble by Barbara Baker
   Some third graders have Mrs. Lane, the nicest teacher in the whole school. Liza's stuck with Mrs. Rumford - the meanest, strictest teacher in school. Liza can't seem to do anything right and wonders how she'll survive the year. Then she meets the new girl Bridget, and things don't seem so bad after all.

3. Katie Kazoo by Nancy Krudik
   Katie Carew (nicknamed Katie Kazoo) always wished that she could be anyone but herself. Her wish comes true - and she keeps turning into other people!

4. The Littles by John Peterson
   The Littles live in the walls of the Biggs' house. But when the Biggs go on vacation, a messy family comes to stay and trouble begins. How much can one tiny family take? Will Tom and Lucy, the littlest Littles of all be able to save the day?

5. Bud Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis
   Ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run during 1936 in Flint, Michigan, but Bud's determined to find his father. He has a few clues from his mother and decides to hit the road to find this mystery man. Nothing can stop him - not hunger, not fear, nor vampires.