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Dog Man by Dav Pilkey
Ages 7-12

New from the creator of Captain Underpants, it's Dog Man, the crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!

George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?

Shadow House by Dan Poblocki
Ages 8-12

You don't just read this ghost story. You step into it. Some houses are more than just haunted...they're hungry.

Lucy & Andy Neanderthal by Jeffrey Brown
Ages 8-12

For fans of the New York Times bestselling Jedi Academy books comes a hilarious new graphic novel series about two young cave kids living 40,000 years ago.
 
The laugh-out-loud adventure features Lucy and her goofball brother Andy, as the Paleo pair take on a wandering baby sibling, bossy teens, cave paintings, and a mammoth hunt. But what will happen when they encounter a group of humans?
 

June 30, 2016

It doesn’t really feel like summertime until the Fourth of July weekend rolls out. So although technically it’s already been summer for 10 days (solstice, anyone?), sun’s out buns out doesn’t go into effect until this weekend, and we couldn’t be more pumped. What’s that saying? Long hair, don’t care? Count us in. We’re a baker’s dozen of Lime-A-Ritas away from some fun in the sun, some stellar firework oohing and ahhing, and some weird tan lines. And for those of us who are still working through our “Game of Thrones” withdrawal after last week’s killer season finale, the holiday couldn’t come at a better time. Here’s to making the weekend great again!

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Knights of the Borrowed Dark Trilogy by Dave Rudden

This imaginative new fantasy will charm fans of the Ranger’s Apprentice and Rick Riordan.
 
Denizen Hardwick is an orphan, and his life is, well, normal. Sure, in storybooks orphans are rescued from drudgery when they discover they are a wizard or a warrior or a prophesied king. But this is real life --- orphans are just kids without parents. At least that’s what Denizen thought...

The Nora Notebooks written by Claudia Mills, illustrated by Katie Kath
Ages 7-10

Science-obsessed fourth grader Nora has ants all figured out --- now she just has to try to understand her fellow humans!
 
The trouble with ants is . . .
. . . people think they’re boring.
. . . they are not cuddly.
. . . who would ever want them for a pet?
 

Life of Zarf by Rob Harrell
Ages 8-12

Shrek meets Dork Diaries in this comic novel of a troll trying to figure out how to be more popular.

Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes
Ages 8-12

Welcome to Stately Academy, a school which is just crawling with mysteries to be solved! The founder of the school left many clues and puzzles to challenge his enterprising students. Using their wits and their growing prowess with coding, Hopper and her friend Eni are going to solve the mystery of Stately Academy no matter what it takes!

From graphic novel superstar (and high school computer programming teacher) Gene Luen Yang comes a wildly entertaining new series that combines logic puzzles and basic programming instruction with a page-turning mystery plot!

Week of July 4, 2016

Paperback releases for the week of July 4th include AFTER ALICE by Gregory Maguire, a magical new twist on ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, which was published in hardcover last year to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Lewis Carroll’s beloved classic; SILVER LININGS, Debbie Macomber's fourth novel set in Cedar Cove’s charming Rose Harbor Inn, which finds innkeeper Jo Marie welcoming two new guests as they seek healing and comfort; THE JAPANESE LOVER by Isabel Allende, a love story and multigenerational epic that stretches from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during World War II; and A WINDOW OPENS, Elisabeth Egan's debut novel in which a wife and mother of three leaps at the chance to fulfill her professional destiny --- only to learn that every opportunity comes at a price.

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Who Was...? Series by Kate Boehm Jerome and Nancy Harrison
Ages 8-12

With over 120 titles, Penguin Who Was? series tells the incredible stories of trailblazers, legends, innovators, and creators. Check out our titles below!