New Books Worth Reading - Series Fiction!
A series is two or more books linked by character(s), setting,
or other common traits.
The following is a selection of new books in some of our
favorite series. Ask the librarian for more
suggestions.
Adventures of Sir Gawain the True
by Gerald Morris - The Knight’s Tales, v 3 (J FIC MORRIS)
Relates the adventures of Sir Gawain, the only
undefeated knight in King Arthur's court, who eventually
learns the value of friendship, courtliness, and courtesy
after a challenge from the Green Knight.
Emmy and the Rats in the Belfry
by Lynne Jonell - Emmy and the incredible shrinking rat; v3 (J FIC JONELL)
Ten-year-old Emmy and her rodent friends must
fend off the evil former nanny, Miss Barmy, as they search
for Ratty's missing mother.
Fear Itself
by Andrew Clements - Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School ; |v bk. 2 (J
FIC CLEMENTS)
As the new Keepers of the School, sixth-graders
Ben and Jill must decipher a handful of clues written as
maritime riddles to save their school from demolition by a
greedy company.
Five Fakirs of Faizabad
by P.B. Kerr - Children of the Lamp ; |v bk. 6 (J FIC KERR)
Fourteen-year-old djinn twins John and Philippa
travel from the Himalayas to Yellowstone National Park
seeking to uncover and protect five holy men before the
wicked djinn responsible for upsetting the balance of the
world's luck finds them.
Penderwicks at Point Mouette
by Jeanne Birdsall - Pendericks, v 3 (J FIC BIRDSALL)
When the three younger Penderwick sisters go to
Maine with Aunt Claire and are separated from oldest sister
Rosalind for the first time in their lives, an uncertain
Skye is left in charge as the OAP--oldest available
Penderwick.
The Pirates Blood and Other Case Files
by Simon Cheshire - Saxby Smart, private detective ; |v 3 (J FIC CHESHIRE)
Within three mystery stories, ten-year-old Saxby
Smart--the best detective in the world--tries to solve three
cases, while the reader can peek at his casebook and search
for clues alongside Saxby.
Power Play
by Ridley Pearson - Kingdom keepers ; |v IV (J FIC PEARSON)
For the five teens who modeled as Disney Hologram
Imaging hosts, life is settling down when an intriguing
video arrives. The Overtakers are plotting to attempt a
rescue of two of their leaders, both of whom the Disney
Imagineers have hidden away somewhere following a violent
encounter in Epcot. An attack by new Overtakers at Downtown
Disney, startles the group. A dark cloud in the Kingdom
Keeper era is unfolding, and with dissension in their ranks,
it's unclear if there's any chance of escape.
Unicorn’s Taleby R.L. LaFevers - Nathaniel Fludd, beastologist ; |v bk. 4 (J FIC LAFEVERS)
Beastologist-in-training Nathaniel Fludd and his
Aunt Phil nurse a mysteriously ill unicorn, try to stop
Obediah from taking the unicorn's horn, and finally get a
solid lead on the whereabouts of Nathaniel's parents.
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