Spycatcher

The DBTRC has seven copies of this book.
LOCATION: St. Jerome

MITCHELHILL, BARBARA
SPYCATCHER

DAMIAN DROOTH SUPERSLEUTH SERIES

There are spies about! A man named Mr. Swan asks the young supersleuth to find out who is stealing the secret plans for Mr. Swan's inventions. Damian discovers a mysterious inventors' club, however, his troubles are just beginning. It seems everyone has a part of the puzzle, but only Damian can fit them all together!

RL: 3.1 GRL: N

Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things

The DBTRC has eight copies of this book.
LOCATION: St. Jerome




VAN DRAANEN, WENDELIN
SAMMY KEYES AND THE WILD THINGS



Sammy Keyes trades in her high-tops for hiking boots -- and winds up with blisters.



This is not the summer camping trip of Sammy's dreams. She imagined shady glades, meandering streams, a deer or two. But she ends up in a phony forest with scrubby scrubs, blazing sun, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and eco-nutty Girl Scouts. Her fellow campers are clutching binoculars, desperate to catch a rare glimpse of an endangered condor. But Sammy's seen a picture of a condor and that's enough for her -- ugliest bird on the planet!



But when they find an injured condor, Sammy's intrigued at last -- she can spot a mystery even without binoculars. Sammy and two other girls stray from their group to track down a clue, but wind up lost. They do find two boys from school out backpacking. Which gets them out of the frying pan and into the campfire! Now there are three girls and two boys lost in the middle of a canyon with one tent and six billion biting flies. Oh -- and one armed and dangerous high-stakes poacher. S'mores anyone?

GRL: T

The Report Card

The DBTRC has eight copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Gabriel

CLEMENTS, ANDREW

THE REPORT CARD

Nora Rose Rowley is a genius, but don't tell anyone. She's managed to make it to fifth grade without anyone figuring out that she's not just an ordinary kid, and shse wants to keep it that way.

But then Nora gets fed up with the importance everyone attaches to test scores and grades, and she purposely brings home a terrible report card just to prove a point. Suddenly the attention she's successfully avoided all her life is focused on her, and her secret is out. And that's when things start to get really complicated...

RL: 5.1 GRL: R

The Black Tower

The DBTRC has seven copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Jerome

BYARS, BETSY

THE BLACK TOWER

(A HERCULEAH JONES MYSTERY)

At the eerie Hunt mansion, Herculeah Jones has been reading aloud to Lionus Hunt, an elderly stroke victim who can only communicate by blinking his eyes (once for yes, twice for no). Mr. Hunt seems to be trying to tell Herculeah something, but his gruff nurse won't allow her to ask and questions. What is Mr. Hunt trying to say? Is it related to a murder that took place in the mansion's black tower years ago? And who is the creepy old lady who lives in the mansion? Herculeah's friend, Meat, thinks she may be asking for trouble, but Herculeah Jones won't quit until she gets to the bottom of the mystery.

RL: 5.2 GRL: S

The Face on the Milk Carton

The DBTRC has three copies of this book.

COONEY, CAROLINE B.

THE FACE ON THE MILK CARTON

No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl -- hair in tight pigtails, a dress with a narrow white collar, a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey -- she felt overcome with shock. She recognized that little girl - it was herself. How could it possibly be true?
Janie can't believe that her loving parents kidnapped her, but as she begins to piece things together, nothing makes sense. Something is terribly wrong. Are Mr. and Mrs. Johnson really Janie's parents? And if not, who is Janie Johnson, and what really happened?

Every Dog Has Its Day : Literature Circle

The DBTRC has six copies of each title. LOCATION: St. George

Wonderful stories about dogs made all the more wonderful because the dogs are all still alive at the end of the book!

BORSKY, MARY

BENNY BENSKY AND THE PEROGY PALACE

The Benskys are worried. Their restaurant, the Perogy Palace, is losing customers. There is something wrong with the perogies. Even their dog, Benny, won't eat them anymore, and Benny eats everything.

Benny Bensky is not aware of their problems. He's a happy dog until the day he is forced -- because of some very tiny mistakes, such as digging up the household plants -- to go to obedience school. Although the teacher, Ms. Viola Pin, is mean as mean, the experience leads Benny and his friends, Rosie and Fran, right into a mystery. Can they solve it in time to save the Perogy Palace?

DUNCAN, LOIS

HOTEL FOR DOGS

Andi loves dogs. So when an adorable stray shows up, Andi wants to save it -- but she can't take it home. With the help of her brother Bruce, she rescues the stray and its puppies and moves them into an abandoned house down the block. Then they check in Red Rover, an Irish Setter whose owner mistreats him. And MacTavish, who begs for scraps in the school playground. And more...

Andi is thrilled -- she's running a dog hotel! But can she and Bruce keep the canine castle going, or will a bark give their secret away?

RL: 4

SMITH, DODIE

THE STARLIGHT BARKING

Sequel to The Hundred and One Dalmations.

Every living creature, except dogs, is gripped by an enchanted sleep. One of the original Dalmatian puppies, all grown up since the first novel, is now the Prime Minister's mascot. Relying on her spotted parents for guidance, she assumes emergency leadership for the canine population of England.

Awaiting advice from Sirius, the Dog Star, dogs of every breed crowd Trafalgar Square to watch the evening skies. The message they receive is a disturbing proposition, on that might forever destroy their status as 'man's best friend'.

VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN

SMART DOG

Everyone knows that dogs can't talk. They can roll over. They can fetch a stick or a ball. They can even understand words like 'sit' or 'stay'. But they most certainly can't say, "Excuse me. I'm in trouble. Could you please help me?"

Or at least that's what Amy thinks before she meets Sherlock, a brilliant talking dog who escaped from a university lab. When she agrees to help Sherlock hide, Amy's life begins to change. She's always been an easy target at school, but with a talking dog by her side, she may at last have the courage to stand up to the class bully once and for all.

RL: 5.8

WALLACE, BILL

PICK OF THE LITTER

Tom's grandfather is recovering from heart surgery, so during summer vacation Tom is helping him with his hunting dog business. It's hard work, but Tom doesn't mind so much after he falls in love with one of the pups, a rare, blue-eyed pointer Tom names Tad. It's almost as if Tad understands when Tom talks to him, especially about confusing things like how hard it is to write to Angie, a girl Tom met on vacation.

The trouble is, Grandpa promised the owner of the pup's sire the pick of the litter, and it's pretty clear that's Tad. Tom knows what he should do, but he can't help hoping there's a way to get around Grandpa's promise. How can he do the honorable thing when it will cost him what he wants most in the world?

RL: 4.1 GRL: P

Ralph S. Mouse

The DBTRC has five copies of this book.
LOCATION: St. Gabriel

CLEARY, BEVERLY
RALPH S. MOUSE



When Ralph and his pesky cousins accidentally make a mess at the Mountain View Inn, Ralph decides that he'd better take his motorcycle and leave. He persuades his young pal, Ryan, to take him to school, where Ralph is an instant hit with Ryan's classmates. But Ralph doesn't like beng told what to do. Worse than that, his precious motorcycle gets broken. Is Ralph stuck at scool forever?

RL: 4.1 GRL:O

Stanley in Space

The DBTRC has six copies of this book.
LOCATION: St. Gabriel




BROWN, JEFF
STANLEY IN SPACE



A far-out adventure! The president of the United States has chosen Stanley Lambchop and his family to become the first humans to fly in the Star Scout, a new top-secret spaceship.



Stanley's most exciting adventure is about to begin. He'll meet the Queen of England, have a birthday party in outer space, and save a whole planet of aliens from danger.



RL: 3.0 GRL: O