Golden Sower Chapter Books 25-26

Dogtown

Applegate, Katherine,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Friendly three-legged Chance has lived at Dogtown shelter ever since her owners unwittingly left her with a neglectful dog-sitter who skipped town, but everything changes when an uncharacteristically empathic robot dog, Metal Head, arrives at Dogtown. Metal Head asks Chance and his friend Mouse to help him break out, and the trio embarks on a journey to find their forever home.
Date Published:2023

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Friendly three-legged Chance has lived at Dogtown shelter ever since her owners unwittingly left her with a neglectful dog-sitter who skipped town, but everything changes when an uncharacteristically empathic robot dog, Metal Head, arrives at Dogtown. Metal Head asks Chance and his friend Mouse to help him break out, and the trio embarks on a journey to find their forever home.

Date Published:2023

Ferris

DiCamillo, Kate,


School Library Journal, February 2024. During the summer before fifth grade, Ferris Wilkey has her hands full with her little sister terrorizing the town, her Aunt Shirley moving into their basement and her grandmother seeing a ghost--one who has wild, impractical and illuminating plans.
Date Published:2024

The firefly summer

Matson, Morgan,


Booklist starred, May 2023. Pub Weekly, March 2023. Kirkus Starred, March 2023. When her estranged grandparents invite her to stay with them in the Poconos for the summer, Ryanna meets many relatives on her late mom's side of the family and discovers a whole new side of herself--and a place where she really belongs.
Date Published:2023

Greenwild : the world behind the door /

Thomson, Pari,


Map on endpapers. School Library Journal starred, August 2023. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, June 2023. Publishers Weekly, May 2023. Booklist, June 2023. Kirkus Review, May 2023. On the run after her mother disappears, eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown steps through a mysterious hidden doorway and enters the realm of Greenwild, where she must uncover the truth about who she really is to save this land of magic and amazing natural wonders from being destroyed.
Date Published:2023

Map on endpapers. School Library Journal starred, August 2023. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, June 2023. Publishers Weekly, May 2023. Booklist, June 2023. Kirkus Review, May 2023. On the run after her mother disappears, eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown steps through a mysterious hidden doorway and enters the realm of Greenwild, where she must uncover the truth about who she really is to save this land of magic and amazing natural wonders from being destroyed.

Date Published:2023

Home away from home

Lord, Cynthia,


Publishers Weekly, February 2023. Booklist, March 2023. Kirkus Review, February 2023. Mia is spending her summer with her grandmother in a small Maine town, expecting it to be an oasis of stability in her changing life, but there is a new know-it-all boy next door, and soon she finds herself competing with Cayman in identifying an injured bird of prey--and pretty much everything else.
Date Published:2023

The lost library

Stead, Rebecca,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, When a mysterious little free library that's guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan selects two worn books and his world is turned upside down. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and the fire that destroyed the town's library and none of the adults ever want to talk about.
Date Published:2023

Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, When a mysterious little free library that's guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan selects two worn books and his world is turned upside down. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and the fire that destroyed the town's library and none of the adults ever want to talk about.

Date Published:2023

Medusa

Marsh, Katherine,


"Ages 8-12"--Dust jacket. School Library Journal, March 2024. Pub Weekly, November 2023. "A descendant of Medusa, Ava is sent to the Accademia del Forte in Venice after an altercation with a classmate, where she must learn to control her emotions, especially when she unearths a terrible secret that could change the world forever"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

The mystery of the Radcliffe riddle

Souders, Taryn, 1977-,


Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Grady and his dad are strangely bequeathed an old, embroidered cloth from the 1700s by the recently deceased town oddball, Eudora "Kooky" Klinch. When he studies it, though, Grady finds a note claiming the odd cloth contains riddle, clues, and a treasure map to ancient riches. Teaming with friends Clemmie, Thad, and the town dog Ophelia, Grady searches for the treasure, only to find himself involved in a dangerous mystery.
Date Published:2023

Booklist, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, Grady and his dad are strangely bequeathed an old, embroidered cloth from the 1700s by the recently deceased town oddball, Eudora "Kooky" Klinch. When he studies it, though, Grady finds a note claiming the odd cloth contains riddle, clues, and a treasure map to ancient riches. Teaming with friends Clemmie, Thad, and the town dog Ophelia, Grady searches for the treasure, only to find himself involved in a dangerous mystery.

Date Published:2023

Nothing else but miracles

Albus, Kate,


School Library Journal starred, October 2023. Publishers Weekly, July 2023. Booklist, September 2023. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2023. Kirkus Review, August 2023. "Living on their own on Manhattan's Lower East Side while their Pop is off fighting in World War II, twelve-year-old Dory Byrne and her brothers discover an abandoned hotel that proves a perfect hideout just when they need it most"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

School Library Journal starred, October 2023. Publishers Weekly, July 2023. Booklist, September 2023. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2023. Kirkus Review, August 2023. "Living on their own on Manhattan's Lower East Side while their Pop is off fighting in World War II, twelve-year-old Dory Byrne and her brothers discover an abandoned hotel that proves a perfect hideout just when they need it most"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Tree. Table. Book

Lowry, Lois,


Booklist, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal, Eleven-year-old Sophia endeavors to prevent her increasingly forgetful eighty-eight-year-old neighbor and best friend Sophie from entering assisted living, and in the process, uncovers unexpected stories of war, loss, and hope.
Date Published:2024