In My Mailbox is a weekly meme hosted by The Story Siren, where bloggers come together to share what is showing up in our mailboxes, in our library totes, and in our shopping bags. Since The Story Siren is a YA blogger, I am going to feature YA and MG books on this meme. There is another Meme that I will start doing every so often on Mondays called Mailbox Monday, cool? Excellent!
Middle Grade (Ages 9-12)
MAGIC TREE HOUSE #48: A PERFECT TIME FOR PANDAS by Mary Pope Osborne; Illust. by Sal Murdocca (Random House Books for Young Readers; July 24, 2012; HC; 128 pgs; Ages 7-12)
MAGIC TREE HOUSE FACT TRACKER #26: PANDAS AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES by Mary Pope Osborne and Natalie Pope Boyce; Illust. by Sal Murdocca (Random House Books for Young Readers; July 24, 2012; PPB 128 pgs; Ages 6-10)
Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the New York Times
bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!Time-traveling brother-and-sister team Jack and Annie have to find a certain kind of food—the fourth thing needed to save Merlin’s beloved penguin, Penny. The magic tree house whisks them off to a village in the mountains of southeast China, close to a world-famous panda reserve. Will it be their easiest adventure yet? Not a chance! Jack and Annie don't know it, but they’ve arrived on the day of a historic earthquake!
How will Jack and Annie survive when the giant quake strikes? Will they be able to rescue the pandas? And how will they ever get back to the tree house so that they can fulfill their quest to save Penny as well?
SAMMY KEYES AND THE POWER OF JUSTICE JACK by Wendelin Van Draanen (Alfred A. Knopf BFYR; July 10, 2012; HC, 304 pgs; Ages 10+)
The old folks in town think he's wonderful. So wonderful that they've asked him to track down Sammy's neighbor Mrs. Wedgewood, who seems to have disappeared—along with a lot of other people's cash. Sammy's friends think Justice Jack is funny and cool. Billy Pratt's even auditioning to be his sidekick! But Sammy thinks he's kind of . . . lame. He's more of a showstopper than a crime stopper. And when a real mystery comes along, Sammy finds herself right in the middle of it. . .
SECRETS FROM THE SLEEPING BAG: A Blogtastic! Novel (#3) by Rose Coooper
(Delacorte BFYR; July 10, 2012; HC, 208 pgs; Ages 10+)
THE SCORPIONS OF ZAHIR by Christine Brodien-Jones
(Delacorte BFYR; July 2012; HC, 284pgs; Ages 10+)
Zagora Pym has always wanted to be a desert explorer. Her father, Charlie
Pym, is exactly that, and she's always loved to look over his maps of far away
exotic places. One day she'd be trekking through the deserts of Africa and
China, discovering hidden treasures from lost tribes. But Zagora would never
have guessed that her chance to prove herself would come so soon. Like most
adventures, it starts with a mysterious letter. The question is, how will this
adventure end?
Zagora's dreams of desert exploration are about to come ture, but are she and her father and brother being followed? And will they ever make it back to civilization?
Zagora's dreams of desert exploration are about to come ture, but are she and her father and brother being followed? And will they ever make it back to civilization?
HEART OF STONE by ML Welsh
(David Fickling BFYR; July 2012; HC 416 pgs; Ages 8-12)
Companion to ML Welsh's MISTRESS OF THE STORM.
Verity and her friends are embroiled in a tale of evil, intrigue, and lost love, as a powerful force works its way towards Wellow, hell-bent on putting an end to all happiness. The Heart of Stone is the key, and the race is on to find it
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