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Before the Ever After
For as long as ZJ can remember, his dad has been everyone’s hero. As a charming, talented pro-football star, he’s as beloved to the neighborhood kids he plays with as he is to his millions of adoring sports fans. Lately, life at ZJ’s house has been anything but charming. His dad is having trouble remembering things and seems to be angry all the time. ZJ’s mom explains it’s because of all the head injuries his dad sustained during his career.
ZJ can understand that–but it doesn’t make the sting any less real when his own father forgets his name. As ZJ contemplates his new reality, he has to figure out how to hold on tight to family traditions and recollections of the glory days while wondering what their past amounts to if his father can’t remember it. And most importantly, can those happy feelings ever be reclaimed when they are all so busy aching for the past?
For readers 10-13 from award-winning author Jacqueline Woodson.
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The Unteachables
The Unteachables are a notorious class of misfits, delinquents, and academic train wrecks. Like Aldo, with anger management issues; Parker, who can’t read; Kiana, who doesn’t even belong in the class—or any class; and Elaine (rhymes with pain). The Unteachables have been removed from the student body and isolated in room 117.
Their teacher is Mr. Zachary Kermit, the most burned-out teacher in Greenwich. He was once a rising star, but a cheating scandal shattered his career and still haunts him. After years of phoning it in, he is finally one year away from early retirement. But the superintendent has his own plans to torpedo that idea—and it involves assigning Mr. Kermit to the Unteachables.
The Unteachables never thought they’d find a teacher who had a worse attitude than they did. And Mr. Kermit never thought he would actually care about teaching again. Over the course of a school year, though, Room 117 will experience mayhem, destruction—and maybe even a shot at redemption.
For readers 10-12, from best-selling author Gordon Korman.
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Hall Monitors
Meet Parker Ronald, captain of the Hall Monitors. Not every school has them, but Wood Intermediate does, at least for one more week.
Being a Hall Monitor ain’t always pretty, but somebody’s gotta do it. And after a high-speed chase ends with two kids kaboomed against a trophy case, the principal has decided to cut the program. But with the help of Davy Spencer and a little something called YouTube, Parker will try to prove to everyone why the Hall Monitors shouldn’t get axed. Oh, and the school’s most prized possession also gets ganked, so that’s a whole thing, too.
Hall Monitors is a funny children’s book for ages 9-12, middle school students, and adults who never grew up. Marcus Emerson is the author of Kid YouTuber, Diary of a 6th Grade Ninja, and The Super Life of Ben Braver.
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Enola Holmes: The Graphic Novels: The Case of the Missing Marquess (Volume 1)
A graphic novel adaptation of the hit books that inspired the Netflix film! Sherlock Holmes’ brilliant, strong-willed younger sister takes center stage in this delightfully drawn graphic novel based on Nancy Springer’s bestselling mystery series.
14-year-old Enola Holmes wakes on her birthday to discover that her mother has disappeared from the family’s country manor, leaving only a collection of flowers and a coded message book. With Sherlock and Mycroft determined to ship her off to a boarding school, Enola escapes, displaying a cleverness that even impresses the elder Holmes. But nothing prepares her for what lies ahead…
Book One in the series includes three thrilling mysteries: The Case of the Missing Marquess, The Case of the Left-Handed Lady, and The Case of the Bizarre Bouquets. At the back of the book, readers can explore a portfolio of pages from Enola’s secret notebook!
For readers 9-11, from author Serena Blanco, and translator Tanya Gold.
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Brain Games – Scavenger Hunt Puzzles
Go on a scavenger hunt without leaving your couch! Includes 70 engaging puzzles packed with things for you to find on your visual scavenger hunt.
- For each puzzle, you’ll see a scavenger’s checklist of 20 to 50 random objects to find, from animals, airplanes, food, jewelry, and more.
- Search the chaotic, surreal scenes to find items on the list, whether it’s one shark, three crayons, or ten pieces of candy!
- Some objects you’ll spot right off. Others will be more of a challenge.
For readers 9-12.
