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GRIFFIN, ADELE
OVERNIGHT
Gray is one of the Lucky Seven, the
group every girl at Fielding Academy
wants to belong to. But those inside this
enchanted circle know it’s less about
feeling accepted in the group and more
about making sure the other girls don’t
turn on you. Of the Seven, Gray is the
quietest, the most vulnerable, the easiest
target for the others. And tonight she
disappears. “This unsettling, memorable
novel will have readers riveted.”
—VOYA
Rec: C, K, SLJ, V
4 1/4 x 6 3/4 160 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240143-9 $5.99
See index for more titles by Adele Griffin.
GRIFFIN, JUDITH BERRY
PHOEBE THE SPY
Illustrated by Margot Tomes
Someone is planning to kill George
Washington, and young Phoebe Fraunces
is trying to save his life. Phoebe gets a
job as George Washington’s housekeeper,
but her real job is to work as a spy.
She listens and watches very carefully,
and she meets her father every day to tell
him what she has learned. “This episode
drawn from the Revolutionary War is
related with historical accuracy and suspense
and illustrated with finesse.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: SLJ
7 x 9 48 pp. 2002
978-0-698-11956-7 $6.99
See index for more titles by Margot Tomes.
GRIFFIN, PENI R.
THE GHOST SITTER
Charlotte is looking forward to spending
the summer in her new home. Then
her little brother suddenly starts asking
for his new friend, “Susie.” Is someone
else playing with him? Someone only he
can see? Soon Charlotte realizes that her
all-too-normal house is haunted-by the
ghost of a girl who doesn’t realize that
she’s dead. “[H]as several strong appeals:
new best friends solving a mystery
together, a just-scary-enough ghost girl,
and a deathless bond between sisters that
provides the book with its resoundingly
satisfying conclusion.” —The Horn Book
Rec: BL, H, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 2002
978-0-14-230216-3 $5.99
THE SWITCHING WELL
“A twist of magic sends Ada Bauer, a
native of San Antonio, 100 years into
the future, from the late 19th century
to the present. Simultaneously, Amber
Burak, a teenager in contemporary San
Antonio, travels 100 years back, to Ada’s
time. Struggling to return home, each is
almost lost in the social services network
of the other’s era....Highly original, and
a true page-turner.” —Publishers Weekly
Rec: BKL, BLH, K, PW, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 224 pp. 1994
978-0-14-036910-6 $5.99
GUTMAN, DAN
BASEBALL’S BIGGEST BLOOPERS
The Games That Got Away
Some ball players are remembered for
their home runs and great plays but
imagine being famous for “blowing” the
game! With twelve chapters dedicated to
the biggest bloopers ever, play-by-play
descriptions of the games, historical trivia
and lifetime statistics of key players, this
book shows how life goes on even after
your worst moment...and how sometimes
a little mistake can make a very big
difference! “Has the statistics and trivia
that fans lust after.” —The Bulletin
of the Center for Children’s Books
Rec: C, NYT, NYTA, PW, SLJ, W
5 1/6 x 7 3/4 176 pp. 1995
978-0-14-037615-9 $5.99
GYMNASTICS
How did Kerri Strug go from Olympic
hopeful to Olympic champion? How
does Dominique Moceanu spend a typical
day? You’ll learn the ins and outs of
the equipment and events, find out how
scoring is done, read about the history of
the sport, and lots more! “A glossary, a
chronology, and an entertaining chapter
of gymnastics trivia round out this easily
read, timely overview of a popular
sport.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, K, SLJ, W
6 x 9 208 pp. 1998
978-0-14-130130-3 $6.99
HABER, MELISSA GLENN
THE HEROIC ADVENTURES OF
HERCULES AMSTERDAM
Hercules Amsterdam is only three inches
tall—the perfect height for exploring the
hollow spaces behind his bedroom wall.
Deep within the walls, little Hercules
discovers a fanciful city full of mice and
falls in love with their friendly, carefree
ways. But when Hercules stumbles across
abandoned mice cities that look like war
zones, he realizes that the happy mice
face a frightening and grotesque hidden
enemy—rats! “Inventive fantasy…A
clever, satisfying saga.”
—Publishers WeeklyH
Rec: C, K, PWH, SLJ
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 224 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240216-0 $5.99
HADUCH, BILL
SCIENCE FAIR SUCCESS SECRETS
How to Win Prizes, Have Fun, and
Think Like a Scientist
Illustrated by Philip Scheuer
“In this lively book, Haduch offers
an excellent introduction to science
fairs…The often jaunty tone of the text
and the cartoon-style drawings make
this an unusually appealing book on the
topic, while the respect for science and
the solid presentation make it a highly
useful book as well.” —Booklist
Rec: BL, K, SLJ
8 x 10 144 pp. 2002
978-0-525-46534-8 $10.99