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*NEW* Slob
by Ellen Potter
C GROUP (GRADES 6–9) • Reviews: BL, K
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Owen Birnbaum is “fatter and smarter” than most
twelve-year-olds, and his middle-school classmates
bully him. At home, his younger sister has been
acting strange, and Owen often fights with his
mother about dieting. The one thing he looks
forward to each day is eating the Oreos in his lunch,
and lately someone’s been stealing them. Owen is
determined to catch the culprit, but when he can’t
manage even that, he worries he’s incapable of doing
more complex, important things—like completing
the mysterious invention that he’s certain will
improve his life.
Isbn: 9780399247057 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 208 pp
aR level: 5 • aR Points: 7 • sRC level: 5.5 • sRC Points: 13 • lexile: 740l
JLG: $13.25 • Philomel: $16.99 • JlG Month: JUl 2009
Owen Birnbaum admits he’s fatter and
smarter than most people, but he’s
funnier and more interesting than most,
too. I rooted for Owen throughout all of
Slob’s surprising, inventive plot.
—Georgia, JLG Assistant Editor
Smiles to Go
by Jerry Spinelli
C GROUP (GRADES 6–9)
Reviews: BL, H, HGs, K, PWH, SLJ, WM
“I looked at the clock.10:15. Saturday. September 26.
And for me, the start of a new calendar: PD1 (The
Day I Heard of the Proton’s Death).” When Will, a
high school freshman, learns about proton decay, he
realizes that nothing lasts forever. Will doesn’t want
things like his Saturday night pizza-and-Monopoly
tradition with his best friends to change, but he
would love it if his little sister, Tabby, weren’t such a
brat anymore. Then Tabby is badly injured, and Will
sees that, like the world around him, he may need to
change, too.
Isbn: 9780060281342 • Dewey: f • 5" x 7 1/2" • 256 pp
aR level: 3.3 • aR Points: 5 • sRC level: 2.6 • sRC Points: 11 • lexile: nC490l
JLG: $9.00 • HarperCollins: $17.89 • JlG Month: aUG 2008
Soccer Chick Rules u
by Dawn FitzGerald
SM GROUP (GRADES 7–11)
Reviews: BCCB, BL, HG, SLJ, V, WC, WM
“I hate to miss. As a forward, I know it’s my job to
score the goals for the team, and somehow, I usually
find a way to make it happen.” This time, though,
soccer-mad Tess Munro may have met her match.
The school board is threatening to cut funding for
sports, and if she and the other athletes can’t help
convince the town to pass a levy, her goal-scoring
days may be over. What to do? Follow Soccer Chick
Rule Number 7: Never, ever give up!
Isbn: 9781596431379 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 180 pp
aR level: 5.3 • aR Points: 6 • sRC level: 7.5 • sRC Points: 11 • lexile: 950l
JLG: $9.00 • Roaring brook: $16.95 • JlG Month: feb 2007
*NEW* Soccer Sabotage:
A Graphic Guide Adventure
by Liam O’Donnell • illustrated by Mike Deas
GM GROUP (GRADES 7–11) • Reviews: BL
The London Lions have worked hard all year to
get to the Under 18 Canadian National Soccer
Championships. With his big sister Nadia as team
captain, Devin Chang gets to tag along as water
boy. Now he’s taking orders from his sister’s bossy
teammates while Nadia struggles to get them all
working together and improve her own game at the
same time. Meanwhile, the Lions are beset by a slew
of mysterious accidents, beginning with their coach’s
tumble down a flight of stairs. The police think it’s
just an accident—but what if someone really is out
to sabotage the Lions? Full-color illustrations.
Isbn: 9781554691630 • Dewey: f • 5 3/4" x 8" • 64 pp
aR level: 3.7 • aR Points: 1 • sRC level: 3.5 • sRC Points: 4 • lexile: 620l
JLG: $13.25 • orca: $16.95 • JlG Month: aPR 2009
Sold u
by Patricia McCormick
YM GROUP (GRADES 11 & UP)
Reviews: BCCBH, BLH, H, HGs, K, SLJ, V, WS
Lakshmi, thirteen, lives in the mountains of Nepal,
tending her cucumber plants and daydreaming with
her mother about a tin roof for their hut. But after
monsoons destroy the family’s crop, her stepfather
sends her away to earn money. Lakshmi believes she
will work as a maid in the city; instead, she ends up
in a foreign country, in a house full of girls—“young
ones dressed to look old, and old ones dressed to look
young.” Powerless and alone, Lakshmi realizes that
something is terribly wrong. Author’s note. A 2006
National Book Award Finalist.
Isbn: 9780786851713 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 288 pp
aR level: 5.0 • aR Points: 5 • sRC level: 4.8 • sRC Points: 9 • lexile: 820l
JLG: $9.00 • Hyperion: $15.99 • JlG Month: Jan 2007
Solving Crimes with Trace Evidence
by Gary Jeffrey • illustrated by Peter Richardson
MM GROUP (GRADES 7–11)
How are fingerprints, hair, and blood alike? Each
can be traced to a specific person and can therefore
be used as evidence in criminal investigations. Three
stories of actual crimes solved using trace evidence
are presented here in full-color graphic-novel format:
Great Britain’s first use of forensic detection helped
convict two brothers of murder; stray hairs gave
detectives a lead in a revenge killing; and a blood
sample resolved a decades-old cold case. Glossary.
Additional case summaries. Overviews of how a
crime is investigated and how trace evidence is
analyzed. Suggestions for more information and
further reading. Index.
Isbn: 9781404214316 • Dewey: 363.25/62 • 6 1/2" x 10" • 48 pp
aR level: 5.2 • aR Points: 1
JLG: $9.00 • Rosen: $29.25 • JlG Month: JUn 2008