Three Times Lucky
by Sheila Turnage
324 pages
An often funny murder mystery featuring an orphaned girl whose life is defined by her search for her lost mother.
Grade 5

Island of Doom

By Arthur Slade

263 pages

In this conclusion to the four volume series, Modo is forced to trace his own tragic personal history.  The Clockwork Guild schemes to capture the parents who abandoned him and harvest their genes to create a supercreature which, like Modo, can rejuvenate itself.  All the star characters - Octavia Milkweed, Collette Brunet, Tharpa and Mr. Socrates must work together to bring down the Guild Master, with Modo's identity struggle at the centre. Grade 6.

The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom

Christopher Healy, illustrated by Todd Harris

438 pages

What happens when the four princes of Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella, Snow White and Rapunzel get tired of being unknown "Prince Charmings" and unite their forces to claim their own heroic status? The bards will need to rewrite their songs when Princes Liam, Gustav, Frederik and Duncan battle trolls, witches, bandits and dragons to save their kingdom. This fun caper turns the well-known fairy tales on their heads.
Grade 5.