Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck - 2014

Mouse with the Question Mark Tail by Richard Peck
Dial Books for Young Readers
223p.


Summary: A very small mouse of unknown origins runs away from school in the Royal Mews of Buckingham Palace shortly before the celebration of Queen Victoria's diamond jubilee, celebrating her sixty years on the British throne.

Doll Bones by Holly Black - 2014

Doll Bones by Holly Black
Margaret K. McElderry
244p.


Summary: Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl.

Navigating Early by Clare Vanderpool - 2014

Navigating Early
Clare Vanderpool
Delacorte Press
306p


Summary "Odyssey-like adventure of two boys' incredible quest on the Appalachian Trail where they deal with pirates, buried secrets, and extraordinary encounters"-- Provided by publisher.

Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck

Secrets at Sea by Richard Peck
Dial Books for Young Readers
2011
256p.

In 1887, the social-climbing Cranstons voyage from New York to London, where they hope to find a husband for their awkward older daughter, secretly accompanied by Helena and her mouse siblings, for whom the journey is both terrifying and wondrous as they meet an array of titled humans despite their best efforts at remaining hidden.

Apothecary by Maile Meloy

The Apothecary by Maile Meloy
G P Putnam Sons
2011
368p.


Follows a fourteen-year-old American girl whose life unexpectedly transforms when she moves to London in 1952 and gets swept up in a race to save the world from nuclear war.

The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier

The Floating Islands by Rachel Neumeier

Alfred A. Knopf

2011

                     388p.

The adventures of two teenaged cousins who live in a place called The Floating Islands, one of whom is studying to become a mage and the other one of the legendary island flyers.

Throne of Fire by Rick Riordan

Throne of Fire (The Kane Chronicles, 2) by Rick Riordan
Disney/Hyperion
2011
452p.

Carter Kane and his sister must prevent the chaos snake Apophis from breaking free in a few days' time or the world will come to an end. To have any chance of battling these Forces of Chaos, the Kanes must revive the sun god Ra.

Small As An Elephant by Jennifer Jacobson

Small As An Elephant by Jennifer Jacobson
Candlewick Press
2011
275p.

Abandoned by his mother in an Acadia National Park campground, Jack tries to make his way back to Boston before anyone figures out what is going on, with only a small toy elephant for company.

Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt

Young Fredle by Cynthia Voigt
Alfred A. Knopf
2011
227p.

Fredle, a young mouse cast out of his home, faces dangers and predators outside, makes some important discoveries and allies, and learns the meaning of freedom as he struggles to return home.

Lost Hero, The by Rick Riordan

The Lost Hero by Rick Riordan

Disney Hyperion Books
2010
557 p.


Summary:  Jason, Piper, and Leo, three students from a school for "bad kids," find themselves at Camp Half-Blood, where they learn that they are demigods and begin a quest to free Hera, who has been imprisoned by Mother Earth herself.

The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O'Connor

The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester by Barbara O'Connor

Farrar, Straus and Giroux
2010
168 pgs.

Summary

After Owen captures an enormous bullfrog, names it Tooley Graham, then has to release it, he and two friends try to use a small submarine that fell from a passing train to search for Tooley in the Carter, Georgia, pond it came from, while avoiding nosy neighbor Viola.