Wendy Mass
1) Lo & behold
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"With her life recently turned upside down, 12-year-old Addie is uncomfortable in her own skin until the world of virtual reality sparks her imagination and leads to an exciting new project, a new friend, and to reconnecting with who she's always been"--
Author
Series
Time jumpers volume 3
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This time a strange flashing cube from the magic suitcase sends them to a nearby city, Hadenstown, in the future, and they find themselves surrounded by flying cars, tall glass buildings, and robots; but Randall is also there, and the two children must scramble to figure out just what the mysterious cube is and get it back where it belongs--and their quest brings Chase face-to-face with his future self, Professor Teslar.
Author
Series
Time jumpers volume 2
Publisher
Branches/Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Ava and Chase want some more information before they embark on another adventure in time, but the woman who gave them the suitcase filled with magical objects is not being helpful, and when Chase picks up the scarab of King Tutankamun they find themselves transported not to ancient Egypt, but to Egypt on the day King Tut's tomb is discovered--and they must get the artefact back into the tomb while avoiding Randall who has arrived before them.
Author
Language
English
Description
"When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about. The two boys start asking questions whose answers will transform...
Author
Series
Space taxi volume 5
Publisher
Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
"Eight-year-old Archie Morningstar, his father, and the talking cat Pockets travel to Akbar's Floating Rest Stop, where Pockets is going to receive an award for bravery. But when all the tuna fish (Pockets's favorite food) goes missing, they must discover who is behind the nefarious plot"--
Publisher
Distributed in the U.S. by Phase 4 Films
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Some mild thematic elements.
Just before his thirteenth birthday, Jeremy Fink receives a keyless locked box--set aside by his father before his death five years earlier--that purportedly contains the meaning of life.
