Fiction Books

Sophie Hartley and the Facts of Life, Greene, Stephanie ISBN: 9780547976525

Sophie Hartley, age ten, does not want to be a teenager. She vows she'll never be like her older sister, Nora, who has tantrums about her hair and almost everything else. Her older brother Thad is preoccupied with his girlfriend of the moment and doesn't seem to like the family anymore. No, Sophie likes being who she is right now, helping out at home, doing art projects, and hanging out with her two best friends. And another thing. Next year Sophie's class will see "the movie" about body changes, and her classmates are already buzzing about it. Sophie doesn't want to know about that embarrassing stuff yet. Does that mean she's immature? How can she prove otherwise? As usual, Sophie faces challenges and challengers with determination and resourcefulness. With the same down-to-earth, realistic, humorous take on friendships and family relationships praised in the three previous Sophie Hartley books, this new story brings the indomitable Sophie a step closer to growing up without compromising her sense of herself.

The Gifts, Fackelmayer, Regina ISBN: 9780735822658

The Gifts

Henry Helps Plant a Garden, Bracken, Beth ISBN: 9781404873056

Henry Helps Plant a Garden, Bracken, Beth ISBN: 9781404873056, by Author: Bracken, Beth

The Last Dogs: The Vanishing, Holt, Christopher ISBN: 9780316200059

When all the humans in his world disappear, Max, a yellow Labrador Retriever, begins the search for his family. He knows that if he can just find Madame Curie, a wise, old black Lab, she'll be able to help. Madame had a premonition of astonishing events to come -- she might know where Max's family is. But Max can't make the journey alone. Joined by friends Rocky and Gizmo, Max sets off to find Madame. Along the way, the trio must face a pack of angry wolves, forage for food in a land where kibble is akin to gold, befriend a house full of cats, and outsmart a gang of subway rats. Ultimately, they'll have to escape from the biggest threat of all: the Corporation, a "perfect" society for dogs and by dogs, where nothing is quite as it seems. "The Last Dogs: The Vanishing" is a thrilling adventure and a tale of three unlikely friends on an epic quest to find their people -- and bring them home.