Books in category Age 9-12

The Mystery of the Cupboard

Author: Lynne Reid Banks, Tom Newsom
Publisher : Harpercollins Childrens Books
ISBN : 9780380720132
The continuing story of the boy named Orimi and his magical cupboard which can bring plastic toys to life. In this installment, Orimi reads the journal of his Great Great Aunt Jessica Charlotte and discovers how the magic of the cupboard began.

Keeper

Author: Mal Peet
Publisher : Candlewick Pr
ISBN : 9780763632861
An award-winning author pens an enthralling story of a poor and gawky kid who mysteriously becomes the world's greatest goalkeeper. A seamless blend of magic, realism, and exhilarating soccer action, this evocative novel was chosen as an ALA Best Book for Young Adults and a Junior Library Guild Selection.

Fight for Life

Author: Laurie Anderson
Publisher : Puffin
ISBN : 9780142408629
This classic animal-rescue series by New York Times bestselling author Laurie Halse Anderson is reissued. Brenna, Zoe, David, Magie, and Sunita are volunteer workers at a veterinary clinic where they witness the routines and challenges of veterinarians and learn how to care for cats, dogs, birds, horses, and even wild animals.

Stage Frieght - Goodbye, Sweet Prince - Brotherly Love

Author: C. Archer
Publisher : Thomas Nelson Inc
ISBN : 9781400307753
Stage Fright: As Christy's students are preparing for a school play, she reveals her dream to act on stage. Little does she know that Dr. MacNeill's aunt is the artistic director of the Knoxville Theater. Before long, just as Christy is about to debut on stage, several mysterious incidents threaten both her dreams and her pride.Goodbye, Sweet Prince: The whip cracked and the stallion reared up in

The Softwire

Author: Pj Haarsma
Publisher : Candlewick Pr
ISBN : 9780763636388
An orphan on the first ring of Orbis, Johnny Turnbull, a softwire with the ability to communicate with computers through his mind, finds himself in intergalactic danger when, while working in an alien factory, he falls under suspicion when the mainframe computer goes haywire. Reprint.

Mystery at Blackbeard`s Cove

Author: Joshua Miller, Philip Howard, Audrey Penn
Publisher : Tanglewood Pr
ISBN : 9781933718095
This rollicking tale magically combines an unruly group of youngsters, Blackbeard's ghost, secret tunnels, skeletons, hidden treasure, and a very mysterious inheritance in a delightful story full of mystery, laughs, suspense, and adventure.

Alien Expedition (Hardcover)

Author: Pamela F. Service, Mike Gorman
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books
ISBN : 9780822588702
Young alien agent Zack joins an archaeological dig in Mongolia to ensure that there is no trouble from the dinosaur-like scientists from Vraj`s home planet who are on a similar dig nearby.

Step into Reading Phonics First Steps: Set 1

Author: Random House, Ron Lieser
Publisher : Random House Childrens Books
ISBN : 9780375825774
Research shows that early instruction in phonics is the first step to reading success. Now Step into Reading is introducing a fun and comprehensive, educationally based phonics program designed to help kids learn to read, step by step! Developed by a phonics expert, each box includes eight brief books that cover a specific range of phonics skills. The boxed sets build on each other, book by book,

The Million Dollar Kick

Author: Dan Gutman, Christina Moore
Publisher : Hyperion
ISBN : 9780786815845
Whisper Nelson remembers scoring a point for the opposing team in her last soccer match four years ago. So when she wins a chance to kick a goal past a professional soccer player for a million dollars, she is torn. Should she risk further humiliation and failure in front of all of Oklahoma City?

Under the Wolf, Under the Dog

Author: Adam Rapp
Publisher : Candlewick Pr
ISBN : 9780763633653
Forced to live at the institution of Burnstone Grove, Steve Nugent feels out of place amongst the strange residents there and wonders why he has been banished to such a place, but as time passes, Steve begins to write in his journal regularly and learns important things about himself he had never been able to see before. Reprint.

Ivy and Bean

Author: Sophie Blackall, Annie Barrows
Publisher : Chronicle Books Llc
ISBN : 9780811849098
When seven-year-old Bean plays a mean trick on her sister Nancy, she finds unexpected support for her antics from Ivy, the new neighbor, who is less boring than Bean first suspected. Reprint.

The Importance of Wings (Reinforced Hardcover)

Author: Robin Friedman
Publisher : Charlesbridge Pub Inc
ISBN : 9781580893305
The anxiety of fitting in, having friends, and being normal is more important than ever to 13-year-old Roxanne. Now living in 1980s Staten Island, originally from Israel, where her mother still is, taking care of a relative, Roxanne changes her name to sound more American, and misses her mother terribly. But when feisty Liat moves across the street, Roxanne learns something about being proud of he

Urchin and the Heartstone

Author: Omar Rayyan, M. I. MCALLISTER
Publisher : Miramax
ISBN : 9780786854899
The third book in the Mistmantle Chronicles series finds Urchin in the thick of it when plans for Crispin the Squirrel?s coronation go awry. New information about the sacred Heartstone surfaces, evil-doers penetrate the island?s mists, and Urchin finds himself on a frightening new adventure!

The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room

Author: Patricia Reilly Giff
Publisher : Laurel Leaf
ISBN : 9780440404859
It's September again.What does it mean for Richard Beast Best to be left back? It means being teased by his old friends while he's stuck facing the same old teacher in the same old classroom. He even has to take a special reading class with babies like Emily Arrow and Matthew Jackson. And just like last year, he can't help getting into trouble.But with the help of Mrs. Paris, the reading teacher,

Mr. Putter & Tabby Spin the Yarn

Author: Arthur Howard, Cynthia Rylant
Publisher : Sandpiper
ISBN : 9780152060954
Mrs. Teaberry announces that shes starting a knitting club, and Mr. Putter is happy to help out. But disaster strikes when Tabby and Zeke want to pitch in, too; Mrs. Fitzwaters sweater completely unravels, and the whole afternoon ends up in quite a tangle. Full color.

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World`s End (Junior Novelization)

Author: Tk
Publisher : Disney Pr
ISBN : 9781423103776
The adventures of Will Turner, Elizabeth Swann, and Captain Jack Sparrow continue in the third installment of the phenomenal film series from Walt Disney Pictures. At World's End is scheduled to open in theaters on May 25, 2007.

Skin Like Milk, Hair of Silk (Reinforced Hardcover)

Author: Brian P. Cleary, Brian Gable
Publisher : Millbrook Pr
ISBN : 9780822591511
Rhyming text and illustrations of comical cats explain the differences between similes and metaphors, and give an abundance of examples, from busy as a bee to you are my sunshine.

Moby Dick

Author: Hershel Parker, Adams Morgan, William Hootkins, Jan Needle, John Bryant
Publisher : Longman Pub Group
ISBN : 9780205514083
Misunderstood and unappreciated in its time, Melville`s monumental work has become the classic epic of American literature. He tells the dual story of the initiation of young Ishmael, a schoolteacher, into the life of a seaman, and the tragedy of Captain Ahab`s obsession with the white whale. The novel begins with a lengthy dissection of the word WHALE and its origins, and includes numerous citati

Basketball Bats / Goof-off Goalie (Paperback)

Author: Adam McCauley, Betty Hicks
Publisher : Square Fish
ISBN : 9780312607265
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The Mysterious Mask

Author: Daniel C. Baron, Ralf Butschkow, Jurgen Banscherus
Publisher : Stone Arch Books
ISBN : 9781598893410
Klooz could always count on a dish of chocolate and lemon ice cream at his friend Giovanni''s shop, Cool Stuff. But ever since Giovanni hung a weird mask on the wall, nothing is the same. The coffeemaker explodes, the ice crusher breaks, and someone put too much slippery wax on the floor. Is the mask cursed? Will another disaster strike? Klooz is hot on the Cool Stuff case!