Wednesday, August 17, 2016

Top Ten titles in our Children's Collection

See which titles have circulated the most over the last 6 months in our children's collection:



Old School (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #10)
Old School (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #10)
By Kinney, Jeff
2015-11 - Amulet Books
9781419717017 CHECK CATALOG
Life was better in the old days. Or was it?

That's the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has its conveniences, and Greg isn't cut out for an old-fashioned world.

With tension building inside and outside the Heffley home, will Greg find a way to survive? Or is going old school just too hard for a kid
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Hard Luck
Hard Luck
By Kinney, Jeff
2013-11 - Amulet Books
9781419711329 CHECK CATALOG
Awards:
Garden State Children's Book Awards (2016), Golden Archer Award (2015)

Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story? …More


The Third Wheel
The Third Wheel
By Kinney, Jeff
2012-11 - Amulet Books
9781419705847 CHECK CATALOG
Awards:
Golden Archer Award (2014)

The "New York Times"-bestselling series continues. Love is in the airNbut what does that mean for Greg Heffley? …More


Janitors
Janitors
By Whitesides, Tyler
2011-08 - Shadow Mountain
9781609080563 CHECK CATALOG
Awards:
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award (2014)

The janitors at Welcher Elementary know a secret, and it's draining all the smarts out of the kids. Twelve year-old Spencer Zumbro, with the help of his classmate Daisy Gullible Gates, must fight with and against a secret, janitorial society that wields wizard-like powers. First in a new series. …More


Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
By Kinney, Jeff
2007-04 - Amulet Books
9780810993136 CHECK CATALOG
Awards:
Book Sense Book of the Year Award (2008), Buckeye Children's Book Award (2008), Colorado Blue Spruce Award (2010), Colorado Children's Book Award (2009), Delaware Diamonds Award (2009), Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award (2009), Garden State Children's Book Awards (2010), Golden Archer Award (2009), Great Stone Face Book Award (2009), Kentucky Bluegrass Award (2009), Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award (2010), Maine Student Book Award (2009), Nevada Young Readers' Award (2009), North Carolina Children's Book Award (2009), Quill Awards (2007), West Virginia Children's Book Award (2010), Young Reader's Choice Award (2010)

An exciting new series begins. Greg Heffley is thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. …More


Rogue Knight
Rogue Knight
By Mull, Brandon
2014-11 - Aladdin
9781442497030 CHECK CATALOG
Magic and danger abound in the second book in a series of "fanciful, action-packed adventure" ("Publishers Weekly, " starred review) from the #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author of the Fablehaven and Beyonders series. …More


Rodrick Rules
Rodrick Rules
By Kinney, Jeff
2008-02 - Amulet Books
9780810994737 CHECK CATALOG
Awards:
Garden State Children's Book Awards (2011)



This follow-up to the New York Times bestselling Diary of a Wimpy Kid chronicles Greg Heffleys attempts to navigate the hazards of middle school, impress the girls, and to keep his secret safe, especially from his older brother Rodrick, who would be happy to spill the beans.

This follow-up to the New York Times
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Where's Waldo? the Totally Essential Travel Collection
Where's Waldo? the Totally Essential Travel Collection
By Handford, Martin
Illustrator Handford, Martin
2013-03 - Candlewick Press (MA)
9780763661786 CHECK CATALOG
Waldo seekers on their own voyages will be raring to go with this compact compilation featuring all seven of his renowned excursions, from "Where's Waldo?" to "Where's Waldo? The Incredible Paper Chase." Full color. …More


Big Nate Strikes Again
Big Nate Strikes Again
By Peirce, Lincoln
Illustrator Peirce, Lincoln
2010-10 - HarperCollins Publishers
9780061944369 CHECK CATALOG
Nate's up against his all-time enemy, the overachiever Gina. But when his least favorite teacher, Mrs. Godfrey, aka Godzilla, assigns Gina to be his partner, the consequences are dire! Illustrations. …More

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