The Big Book of Things to Make
Edited by James Mitchem
Explore cool projects, exciting games and fun quizzes kids can do inside or outside. This book includes more than 200 activities such as building a castle, learning to juggle, building a birdhouse and sinking a pirate ship – plus quizzes on topics such as sports, animals and movies. (Grades 1-4)
Penny and Her Marble
By Kevin Henkes
Penny feels guilty after taking a beautiful blue marble that she sees in Mrs. Goodwin’s grass but gets a pleasant surprise when she goes to return it the next day. (Grades K-2)
Summer at Forsaken Lake
By Michael D. Beil
Twelve-year-old Nicholas and his 10-year-old twin sisters, Hetty and Haley, spend the summer with their great uncle Nick at Forsaken Lake, where he and their new friend Charlie investigate the truth about an accident involving their families many years before. (Grades 3-5)
The Sasquatch Escape
By Suzanne Selfors
Spending the summer in his grandfather’s run-down town, 10-year-old Ben meets an adventurous local girl, and together they learn that the town’s veterinarian runs a secret hospital for imaginary creatures. (Grades 3-5)
