Grades 9-12
In the second book of the quartet, Coll has forgiven Art for automatically assuming she’ll sleep with him, and Art agrees to take things slowly. She’s waiting for the ‘right time,’ but she has to figure out just when that will be.
Category: Series
Diving In by Kate Cann
Grades 9-12
The first in the Art and Coll quartet, Kate Cann follows 17-year-old Colette as she searches for summer love and finds it in a boy named Arthur, or ‘Art’ for short. He’s handsome and rich, and she’s quickly interested. Too interested, in fact. She quickly gets attached to him and wonders why he’s not answering her calls. Did she dive in too fast?
Uncovering Officer Smith by Sheena Hutchinson
Grades 9-12
John Smith has had his heart broken by a leggy blonde and has sworn off women because of it. Enter Becca Swanson, a nerdy conservative girl whose life plan is to study law and take on the world. Their two paths cross and suddenly John isn’t so sure he should stay away from women any longer. This sequel to Discovering April is mysterious and romantic and completely satisfying.
Dangerous Minds by Janet Evanovich
Ages 18+
Emerson Knight and Riley Moon team up to solve the mystery of a missing island, which vanished without a trace. It had belonged to Buddhist monk Wayan Bagus, and all he wants is to get his island back. Will Knight and Moon be able to crack the case?
Little Bigfoot, Big City by Jennifer Weiner
Grades 4-6
Twelve-year-old Alice Mayfair is keeping a huge secret – she’s not human. But who is she? In order to answer this question, she does some digging in her past. She plans to travel to New York City to find the answers she’s looking for – but will she find it?
Home Sweet Motel by Chris Grabenstein
Grades 3-5
P.T. Wilkie loves living in a motel! He eats ice cream by the pool all day long, has a snack machine in his living room, and he has a giant alligator as a pet. The only thing the motel doesn’t have, though, is customers. If there aren’t any customers, then it will have to be closed, and P.T. could lose his home for good! Will he be able to save it before everything he loves goes down the tubes?
This Would Make a Good Story Someday by Dana Alison Levy
Grades 4-6
Sara Johnston-Fischer’s summer plans are cancelled when she finds out that she is going on a cross country train trip with her two sisters, one of their boyfriends and her two moms. It’s not what she had in mind, but it could be fun, right? Read This Would Make a Good Story Someday to find out what Sara’s summer has in store!
The Unbreakable Code by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Grades 3-6
In book two of the Book Scavenger series, Emily and James are excited to crack all the mysterious codes that Mr. Quisling throws at them. They find his coded note and then uncover a bunch of encrypted messages in books by Mark Twain. Will they be able to crack them all?
The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Middle School Mayhem by Rachel Renee Russell
Grades 4-6
This sequel to The Misadventures of Max Crumbly: Locker Hero picks up where the last book left off: Max had just escaped his locker after being stuffed there for a long three day weekend, surrounded by three criminals. Will he be a hero and save his middle school or a failure and let everyone down?
I Funny: School of Laughs by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein
Grades 3-6
In this latest book in the I Funny series, Jamie Grimm is back and ready to teach his classmates how to be funny! This is the hardest job he’s ever had, however, and the stakes are high, because if he fails, the school library will be closed forever. Will he be able to pull it off?
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