Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas by Dav Pileky is a graphic novel in the Dog Man series. George and Harold are reading the book Lord of the Flies. In this book, Petey escapes jail again and takes Li’l Petey from Dog Man. He explains to Li’l Petey that he had made some enemies in his childhood. To get revenge, they were coming for Li’l Petey, so he needed to escape town.
Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild, is the sixth graphic novel of the Dog Man series. George and Harold are reading a classic called The Call of the Wild. The book starts out with all the cops being invited to watch the Dog Man movie. However, Dog Man eats the tickets which makes everyone angry. One morning, Dog Man wakes up to find that someone framed him for robbing a bank!
Mare is a seventeen year old Red with a spark. Uncommon for the low-level Reds who live to serve their higher Silver blooded counterparts, ones gifted with supernatural powers. When Mare discovers the supposed impossible existence of her own power, she must lay low in order to keep her life. When the king finds her out during a rebel operation, he betroths her to his son in order to cover up her ability. As Mare battles with her growing feelings for the prince and the cunning king, she also must assist the Scarlet Guard in their rebellion against the kingdom from the inside.
Life As We Knew It follows Miranda, a high school girl, as she lives through a world without the moon. As the world discovers a meteor is on a collision course with the moon, everyone watches with interest, but little concern. In a split second everything falls apart as the moon is unpredictably knocked out of orbit. When the world falls into chaos and the planet begins to crumble, Miranda struggles with guilt, responsibility, and hope as she navigates the new world she must survive in.
The Meaning Of Maggie follows 11 year old gifted child Maggie as she discovers the meaning of growing up and the struggle that comes with it. Maggie knows almost everything, but can’t seem to figure out why her cool dad’s legs are falling asleep, or why her mom is working double shifts. Maggie is a science fair winner, novice stock investor and future president, so she’s sure she can fix whatever is wrong. Maggie has to fight her middle school fears and work harder than ever to keep her family one loving unit.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsfollows four high school girls and their journey through a summer of discovery, excitement and friendship. Carmen, Tibby, Lena and Bridget have been friends forever, and this summer is the first they will spend apart. As the group celebrates their last night together they discover "The Pants," a pair of magical jeans that somehow fit each of them. The pants help create their sisterhood. With ten rules and a declaration of self love, a special bond is created.
The War I Finally Wonis the sequel to the Newbery Honor winning book The War That Saved My Life. This is a WWII novel following 11 year old Ada as she receives surgery for her clubfoot and learns who she wants to be in a world immersed in war. Ada was always told she was damaged, but since moving in with Susan she’s discovered she can be as capable as anyone.
The Lamplighter by Crystal J. Bell is a fiction fantasy book and is a very good read. The main character Temperance takes on the job of a lamplighter, lighting the way in the fog, after her father dies to honor his memory. She financially supports her sisters and mother and takes on the burden of work herself. As she works as a lamplighter, mysterious things start to happen when the fog rolls in. She gets suspicious of her dad's warning to stay away from a certain person.
Project Hail Maryis the story of Ryland Grace, a middle school science teacher and the sole survivor on a last chance mission to save the earth. Told from his perspective, Ryland struggles to remember how he ended up on a spaceship million of miles from earth and what he is there to solve. His crewmates are dead, his ship is faulty and he has to stop an extinction level threat from decimating the earth.
It’s 1989 and Christian Florescu lives in Romania under the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu. After the secret police blackmails Christian to be an informer and spy on Americans. In a society built by fear and mistrust, Christian wants to save his grandfather and wants to stay out of trouble so he agrees. Christian uses his connections with the Americans to spread the truth about Ceaușescu and shed light on Romanians living under his harsh rule. When the time to fight comes, Christian is one of the firsts to stand up.
