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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 Tale
by 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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