n Escape From Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein (Delacorte Press, ages 8-12, $15.99) If you love games and reading, you’ll love this story. Luigi Lemoncello, the Willy Wonka-like game-maker and designer of a small town’s new public library, has created a home for books that is incredible, filled with holograms, video ceiling panels, floating book ladders and interactive displays. Twelve lucky 12-year-olds, including Kyle and his friend Akimi, win an essay contest and get to sleep over in the new library before it opens. Mr. Lemoncello asks if they want to play a game to win a huge prize: escape the library without using the front door or emergency exits. They have to use library resources to solve clues and find the secret escape route. It’s a suspenseful book with funny dialogue and puzzles to solve along with the characters. I couldn’t wait to see what happened next. – Leah Faupel, 6th grade, Elkins Pointe
n The Fantastic Family Whipple by Matthew Ward (Razorbill, ages 8-12, $16.99) The Whipple family has broken more world records than any other family on the planet. There’s just one exception: Arthur Whipple. He hasn’t broken a single World Record, not even one. Arthur thinks it’s not exactly his fault. Then suddenly everything seems to go wrong. His whole family seems to be losing their sparkle for breaking world records, and Arthur is the only one who might know who’s causing this. – Eliza Fleming, 6th grade, Westminster
n Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things by Cynthia Voight (Knopf, ages 8-12, $16.99) Do you want to read a book that has mystery, detectives, lying and kidnapping? Read this story about a boy named Max who tries to solve the mystery of his missing parents. He’s really good at solving other people’s mysteries, but he can’t solve his own problem of his missing parents. This is the first book in a trilogy, and I can’t wait to read the next book to see what happens to Max next. – Joshua Marston, 6th grade, Inman Cont’d on page 38
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