Mrs. Malecha Reads!

 by Kate DiCamillo Genre:  Fantasy Answelica the goat is feared by everyone until one morning when Brother Edik finds a girl in the pen with her.  The girl does not know where she is from and Brother Edik doesn't know why Answelica has accepted her.  But the child is here.  And Answelica is going to protect her.  Meanwhile, the king's men are looking for a girl who has gone missing.  They have been told they must find her because the future of their kingdom depends on it.  Who is this girl that everyone is looking for?

 by Alice Kuipers Genre:  Fantasy Polly and her magic book, Spell, are all set for another round of adventures.  Polly thinks that Spell is the coolest book ever because anything that she writes in it, comes true!  In this adventure, Polly and Spell are going to team up to have the most spectacular science fair project ever!

 by Alice Kuipers Genre:  Fantasy Polly Diamond has a magic book named Spell.  She loves words and writing stories so when she discovers that her magic book can make her dreams come true, she is truly excited.  As her family waits for her new baby brother to arrive, Polly dreams up all kinds of things that could make her life more interesting.

 by Saadia Faruqi Genre:  Realistic Fiction Sara and Elizabeth are completely different people and don't have any interest in becoming friends, until they both find themselves in a cooking class without partners.  Sara is there because her mom is the teacher and she has to be.  Elizabeth is there because she loves to cook and wants to hang out with her friend Maddy.  When Sara has to participate to help her mom and Maddy ditches Elizabeth for her new friend, Stephanie, Sara and Elizabeth are left with each other.  As they begin to work together they discover that they might have more in common than they thought!

 by Hena Khan Genre:  Realistic Fiction Zara Saleem is the Queen of the Neighborhood and is used to being the one who organizes the games and sets all of the rules. So when her new neighbor, Naomi, moves in and starts to plan her own activities, Zara isn't sure how she should respond.  The other kids on the block seem to like Naomi's new ideas.  Should Zara continue to insist that everyone do things her way or should she embrace Naomi's way of doing things?  Either way, life is not going to be the same and Zara is going to have to get used to some changes, but maybe those changes could actually be fun?

 by Saadia Faruqi Genre:  Realistic Fiction Yusuf Azeem has spent his whole life growing up in the small town of Frey, Texas and is finally realizing his dream of competing in the regional robotics competition which he knows his school team could win if they all work together.  But something is going on in his town and it begins with the recognition of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. Suddenly, there seems to be an unwelcome feeling in the town directed toward the Muslim community that has perhaps been there for the last 20 years.  Yusuf and his family are starting to feel like maybe their hometown is not as welcoming as they once thought. Will Yusuf have the courage to stand up to the bullies that are threatening to divide their community?

 by Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris Genre:  Adventure, Fantasy, Graphic Novel Our main character in this story is an ordinary cat who one day got blasted into space.  While in space he teamed up with a queen and a robot to see if they could work together to save the moon from being eaten by rats.  Will these heroes succeed on their daring mission and will the cat get to eat pizza?  Read this book to find out!