Reading - Bad Dreams

Bad Dreams by Anne Fine

 

A Junior Fiction

 

 

Mel is the class bookworm. She prefers books to people and doesn't want to be a first-week minder for new girl Imogen. But there's something very strange about Imogen and, as Mel slowly uncovers the truth, she begins to realize that stories can happen in real life, too.

Reading - The Cat on the Mat Is Flat

The Cat on the Mat Is Flat by Andy Griffiths

A Junior Fiction

Muck! Uck! Yuck!
It is just bad luck
When the truck of a duck Gets stuck in the muck?
Wacky rhymes that won't bore!
All of this and so much more;
What are you waiting for?

Reading - If I stay

If I stay by Gayle Forman

 

A Junior Fiction

 

 

 

In the blink of an eye everything changes. Seventeen ­year-old Mia has no memory of the accident; she can only recall what happened afterwards, watching her own damaged body being taken from the wreck. Little by little she struggles to put together the pieces- to figure out what she has lost, what she has left, and the very difficult choice she must make. Heartwrenchingly beautiful, this will change the way you look at life, love, and family. Now a major motion picture starring Chloe Grace Moretz, Mia's story will stay with you for a long, long time.

Reading - Killer Koalas from Outer Space and Lots of Other Very Bad Stuff that Will Make Your Brain Explode!

Killer Koalas from Outer Space and Lots of Other Very Bad Stuff that Will Make Your Brain Explode! by Andy Griffiths

 

A Junior Fiction

 

 

 

 

This is a very silly book filled with very bad things.

 

There are bad ideas like eating deal flies, and silly people like the boy who unscrews his head and loses it forever.  Then, there are very bad things like bloodsucking grannies, rocket-stealing ants, and of course, killer koalas from outer space that come to earth and rip off your face.

 



Reading - Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life

Middle School, The Worst Years of My Life by James Patterson

 

A Junior Fiction

 

 

It's Rafe Khatchadorian's first day at Hills Village Middle School, and it's shaping up to be the worst year ever. He has enough problems at home without throwing his first year of middle school into the mix, but luckily he's got an ace plan for the best year ever--if only he can pull it off. With his best friend Leonardo the Silent awarding him points, Rafe tries to break every rule in his school's oppressive Code of Conduct. Chewing gum in class--5,000 points! Running in the hallway--10,000 points! Pulling the fire alarm--50,000 points!

But not everyone thinks Rafe's plan is a good idea, especially not the teachers, parents, and bullies who keep getting in his way. Will Rafe decide that winning is the only thing that matters? Are things about to go from magic to tragic?



Reading - The Mistletoe Promise

The Mistletoe Promise by Richard Paul Evans

 

Elise Dutton dreads the arrival of another holiday season. Three years earlier, her husband cheated on her with her best friend, resulting in a bitter divorce that left her alone, broken, and distrustful.

Then, one November day, a stranger approaches Elise in the mall food court. Though she recognizes the man from her building, Elise has never formally met him. Tired of spending the holidays alone, the man offers her a proposition. For the next eight weeks—until the evening of December 24—he suggests that they pretend to be a couple. He draws up a contract with four rules:

1. No deep, probing personal questions
2. No drama
3. No telling anyone the truth about the relationship
4. The contract is void on Christmas Day

The lonely Elise surprises herself by agreeing to the idea. As the charade progresses, the safety of her fake relationship begins to mend her badly broken heart. But just as she begins to find joy again, her long-held secret threatens to unravel the emerging relationship. But she might not be the only one with secrets.