by Lynne Rae Perkins

Newberry Medal winner Lynne Rae Perkins introduces Violet and Jobie, two house mice relocated to the wilderness.

by Danna Staaf

Jeanne Villepreux-Power was never expected to be a scientist.  Born is 1794 in a French Village more than 100 miles from the ocean, she pursued an improbable path that brought her to the island of Sicily.  There, she took up natural history and solved the two-thousand-year-old mystery of how the argonaut octopus gets its shell. 

by Sofiya Pasternack

Ziva will do anything to save her twin brother Pesah from his illness–even face to Angel of Death himself.

by Michelle Kadarusman

An honest and stirring novel about the choices made by young environmental activists, and the balancing act between consequence and triumph. 

by Ashley Spires

This is the story of a girl who, with her dog at her side, loves to make things.  Her brain is an “idea machine,” always so full of ideas, she can hardly keep up!  But then, one day…it isn’t.  All of a sudden, the girl can’t think of anything to make.  She tries brainstorming, gathering new supplies, even jumping up and down on one foot to shake an idea loose.  Nothing.  What if she never has another idea again?

by Rie Neal

After seeing the big Space-E rocket launch, Astrid just knows she’s going to be exploring space in a rocket of her own someday!  And in honor of the big launch, Astrid and her fellow Shooting Stars will be building rockets of their very own.  What’s more exciting is the guest helper, Luke, who actually worked on the Space-E team! 

by Randi Soneshine

Resourceful Beaver and his family work every day to build the perfect lodge in the stream.  Secure and safe from the elements and all the forest animals who come by, the beavers sleep, play, and grow inside the dam.  But come springtime’s flood, this family of beavers will move on, leaving behind the remains of the lodge that Beaver built.

by Sarah Guillory

For thirteen-year-old Jillian Robichaux, three things are sacred:bayou sunsets, her grandmother Nonnie’s stories, and the coastal Louisiana town of Boutin that she calls home.

When the worst flood in a century hits, Jillian and the rest of her community band together as they always do–but this time the damage may simply be too great.