Wilkins LibraryNew Book Arrivals and Book Recommendations

for 5th - 8th Grade

Fic Kli

Twelve-year-old Seymour Hope and his ghostly "mother" Olive go to Scotland to claim a castle inherited from Ignatius Grumply's punster uncle, Ian, but while they tend an aged tortoise and face an unscrupulous developer, Iggie deals with Ian's ghost and an inept insurance agent.

Fic Bur

1842: On Shetland, a Scottish isle, Chris is wanted for two crimes. The first, he committed - but his father forced him. The second, he didn't - but his brother framed him.

Fic Mac

The Revelation of Louisa MayLouisa May Alcott has problems--her mother is taking a job over a hundred miles away to earn some money, leaving to it to Louisa to care for the family, her father refuses to work for money, a fugitive slave is seeking refuge in their house, and a slave catcher has been murdered, making the Underground Railroad much more dangerous.

Fic Gri

Andy and Terry live in a 39-story treehouse. (It used to be 26 stories, but they added some stuff). It has the world's highest trampoline, a chocolate waterfall, a baby-dinosaur petting zoo, an active (non-erupting) volcano, a boxing elephant called The Trunkinator, the world's scariest roller coaster, and a level that is so new and so secret that Terry hasn't even finished it yet!.

Fic Fis

When Jake is kidnapped through the obsidian mirror, Sarah follows him into the past depths of time. Their fates, along with that of the mirror itself, will be decided at a masked ball.

Fic Wil

Delphine, Vonetta, and Fern are off to Alabama to visit their grandmother, Big Ma, and her mother, Ma Charles. Across the way lives Ma Charles's half sister, Miss Trotter. The two half sisters haven't spoken in years. As Delphine hears about her family history, she uncovers the surprising truth that's been keeping the sisters apart. But when tragedy strikes, Delphine discovers that the bonds of family run deeper than she ever knew possible.

Fic Van

California, 1950s: Ella Mae doesn't believe her soldier cousin can be brought back to life from blood on his dog tags - until she watches a boy step out of a bio-pod. But why is this boy Japanese?.

Fic Mil

Star athlete Izzy doesn't have a running-coach dad like her rival Skipper. In fact, her dad has really let her down. Will Izzy and Dad make up in time for the big 10K race?.

Fic Bap

Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home.

Fic Hol

Rippling Creek, Louisiana, 1948: Tate writes to Hank Williams about her film-star mother and famous-photographer father until, gradually, she gets to the truth.

Fic Bar

When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend, Matt, has decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists and it is up to the boys to stop them.

Fic DeF

A middle-grade summer adventure about two boys who build an awesome fort and tangle with two older bullies.

Fic Hub

The signs are everywhere, acccording to Jory's stepfather, Caleb. The end is coming, and they must be prepared. School is Jory's only escape from Caleb's tight grasp, and with the help of new friends, he begins to explore a world beyond his family's desert ranch.

Fic Che

Twelve-year-old Anna's friend Andee spearheads a campaign to bring Fan from China to Cincinnati on a year-long cultural exchange, but before Fan even arrives Anna is concerned that Andee and Fan are too different to get along.

Fic Kru

The Republikite army has discovered that the people of Deliverance have lost their psi and are vulnerable to attack. Can Taemon save his home one last time?.

Fic Con

Camellia's adopted mother wants Cam to grow up to be just like her. Problem is, Mom's a seriously wicked witch. Cam's used to stopping the witch's crazy schemes for world domination. But when the witch summons a demon, he gets loose -- and into Devon, the cute new boy at school. Suddenly Cam's got bigger problems than passing Algebra. To stop the demon before he destroys Devon's soul, Cam might have to try a spell of her own. But if she's willing to work spells like the witch...will that mean she's wicked too?.

Fic Kel

In rural Texas in 1900, when a storm blows change into town in the form of a visiting veterinarian, twelve-year-old Callie discovers a life and a vocation she desperately wants. But with societal expectations as they are, she will need all her wits and courage to realize her dreams.

Fic Bat

Dylan's wish comes true when he makes starting lineup for the first game of the playoffs. But just when he should be concentrating on basketball, Dylan and his girlfriend, Jenna, are run off the road one night by a black pickup truck. Then Jenna starts receiving anonymous threats telling her to "keep quiet." Jenna isn't sure what she knows, but Dylan will have to help her figure it out fast if they're ever going to feel safe again.

Fic Vau

When Parker and Emma's father, on the cusp of a technological breakthrough, is kidnapped, Parker is determined to find him, but their search soon uncovers a sinister project that threatens far more than Parker's family.

Fic Han

When the Mona Cheesa disappears from a Paris art museum, Monsieur Gruyere calls on William, international cat of mystery, to solve the crime.

Fic Mae

When Japanese American Claire Takata finds out that her deceased father was once a member of the yakuza, a Japanese crime syndicate, danger enters her life that could end up killing someone.

FIC Sut

The basilisk has escaped, the merpeople are on strike, and the Sterlings are planning a mythical-animal theme park. Can Logan and Zoe save the Menagerie?.