OPS Reading Olympics 24-25

Book Scavenger

Chambliss Bertman, Jennifer,


"Christy Ottaviano Books" Just after twelve-year-old Emily and her family move to San Francisco, she teams up with new friend James to follow clues in an odd book they find, hoping to figure out its secrets before the men who attacked Emily's hero, publisher Garrison Griswold, solve the mystery or come after the friends.
Date Published:2015

Un chico de lo más normal

Korman, Gordon,


Translation of: Ungifted. Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
Date Published:2021

City spies

Ponti, James,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, After hacking into the foster care computer system to prove wrongdoing by her foster parents, Sara Martinez is offered a chance to join a group of MI6 spies.
Date Published:2021

The doughnut fix

Janowitz, Jessie,


School Library Journal, February 2018. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, April 2018. Booklist, April 2018. Library Media Connection, May 2018. When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.
Date Published:2018

The fourteenth goldfish

Holm, Jennifer L.,


Ellie's scientist grandfather has discovered a way to reverse aging, and consequently has turned into a teenager--which makes for complicated relationships when he moves in with Ellie and her mother, his daughter.
Date Published:2016

The labors of Hercules Beal

Schmidt, Gary D.,


School Library Journal starred, February 2023. Booklist starred, April 2023. Pub Weekly, April 2023. Kirkus Starred, March 2023. New York Times, May 2023. Horn Book, May 2023. Seventh-grader Hercules Beal has to figure out how to fulfill his teacher's assignment of performing the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life, and discovers important things about friendship, community, and himself along the way.
Date Published:2023

School Library Journal starred, February 2023. Booklist starred, April 2023. Pub Weekly, April 2023. Kirkus Starred, March 2023. New York Times, May 2023. Horn Book, May 2023. Seventh-grader Hercules Beal has to figure out how to fulfill his teacher's assignment of performing the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life, and discovers important things about friendship, community, and himself along the way.

Date Published:2023

A rover's story

Warga, Jasmine,


School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, September 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2022. Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.
Date Published:2022

School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, September 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2022. Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.

Date Published:2022

The seventh most important thing

Pearsall, Shelley,


"A Yearling book." School Library Journal starred, July 2015. Booklist starred, August 2015. Kirkus Starred, July 2015. Horn Book, April 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2015. "In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton.
Date Published:2016

"A Yearling book." School Library Journal starred, July 2015. Booklist starred, August 2015. Kirkus Starred, July 2015. Horn Book, April 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2015. "In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects. Inspired by the work of American folk artist James Hampton.

Date Published:2016

Ungifted

Korman, Gordon,


School Library Journal, October 2012. Publisher's Weekly, August 2012. Booklist, July 2012. Horn Book, April 2013. Choice, April 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2012. Kirkus Review, June 2012. Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal, October 2012. Publisher's Weekly, August 2012. Booklist, July 2012. Horn Book, April 2013. Choice, April 2013. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2012. Kirkus Review, June 2012. Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school.

Date Published:2014