Children's Books Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told Through Stuff by Jennifer L. Holm Published 2007 by Ginee Seo Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780689852817 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Told entirely through notes, grocery receipts, report cards, bottle caps, newspaper clippings, and other pieces of a young girls life, Newbery Honor winner Holm delivers the story of Ginnys seventh-grade year using all the things that "really" matter. Full color. More... Dragon's Egg by Sarah L. Thomson Published 2007 by Greenwillow Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061288487 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Mella and her family live in the shadows of the Dragontooth Mountains, where small domesticated dragons are prized for their delicious eggs. No one believes in the fierce and magical beasts of legend that once roamed the countryside--except Damian Damerson, Knight of the Order of Defenders, who arrives looking for signs. More... Paint the Wind by Pam Munoz Ryan Published 2007 by Scholastic Press Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780439873628 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In Grandmothers house in California, Mayas every word and action are strictly monitored, and even Mayas memories of her mother have been erased. In the rugged Wyoming wilderness, a Tobiano Paint horse called Artemisia runs free. She embodies the spirit of the wild--and she holds the key to Mayas memories, in this epic new novel. More... The True Meaning of Smekday by Adam Rex Published 2007 by Hyperion Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780786849000 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Fully illustrated with photos, drawings, newspaper clippings, and comics sequences, this original debut novel by a noted illustrator is a hilarious, perceptive, and genre-bending story about a 12-year-old girl who writes an essay six months after an alien race has taken over Earth. More... Peter and the Secret of Rundoon by Dave Barry Published 2007 by Disney Editions Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780786837885 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In the action-packed finale to the bestselling "Starcatchers" series by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, Peter and Molly find themselves in the dangerous land of Rundoon, ruled by an evil king who enjoys watching his pet snake consume those who displease him. But thats just the beginning of their problems, in this wild desert adventure that zooms toward an unforgettable climax. More... Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist by Liz Kessler Published 2007 by Candlewick Press (MA) Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780763633301 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: In this third novel featuring half-human, half-mermaid Emily Windsnap, an old diamond ring turns out to be half the key to unlocking an ancient curse put in place by Neptune himself. Can Emily find the other missing ring to break the curse? More... Click by Linda Sue Park Published 2007 by Arthur A. Levine Books Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780439411387 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Ten bestselling authors contribute a chapter each in the life of the mysterious George "Gee" Keane, photographer, soldier, adventurer, and enigma. Under different pens, a startling portrait emerges of a man, his family, and his gloriously complicated tangle of a life. Authors include Nick Hornby, Gregory Maguire, Tim Wynne-Jones, and Eoin Colfer. More... Lenny's Space by Kate Banks Published 2007 by Farrar Straus Giroux Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780374345754 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Written with incisive prose, smart humor, and profound wisdom, this story is not only about recognizing the possibilities life affords us and the challenge of coming to grips with its sometimes difficult realities, but also about the triumphant, undying power of true friendship. More... The Black Book of Secrets by F. E. Higgins Published 2007 by Feiwel & Friends Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780312368449 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: "Grabs at the reader with hooked talons."--Eoin Colfer A boy arrives at a remote village in the dead of night. His name is Ludlow Fitch--and he is running from a most terrible past. What he is about to learn is that in this village is the life he has dreamed of--a safe place to live, and a job, as the assistant to the mysterious pawnbroker who trades people's deepest, darkest secrets for cash.... More... The Seems: The Glitch in Sleep by John Hulme Published 2007 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9781599901299 Find this book in our catalog. Jacket Notes: Twelve-year-old Becker Drane works as a Fixer for The Seems, a secret organization that makes sure the world keeps running--and more importantly, sticks to The Plan thats been made for it. When a Glitch is reported in the Department of Sleep, Becker is dispatched to Fix it, but hes not so sure this is a routine mission. Illustrations. More...