Our Middle Grade book spotlight this week is on books that have either red or green covers so we can start to get into that holiday spirit!! The amazing thing about this theme is it allows for a collection of books that have nothing in common and may not have even been looked at without their cover being a specific color (so we kind of are judging a book by its cover) and believe me that this is a wide range of themes. We have everything this week from novels in verse to humor and science fiction. These books and more can be found by searching the catalog using the search tag #youthcolorfulcovers as well as on Libby and Hoopla. Check back next week for a new Middle Grade book spotlight and if you have any book suggestions, please let us know!!
A Taste for Red by Lewis Harris--When some of her classmates disappear, sixth-grader Svetlana, along with her new friends go in search of the missing students using her newfound ability as an Olfactive, one who has heightened smell, hearing, and the ability to detect vampires.
Knockout by K.A. Holt--Levi was once a premature baby who suffered from respiratory problems; he recovered, and now in seventh grade, he struggles to demonstrate to his divorced mother and over protective brother that he is okay--so when his father suggests he take up boxing he falls in love with the sport, but he still must find a way to convince his family to set him free to follow his dream.
Zero Tolerance by Claudia Mills--Seventh-grade honor student Sierra Shepard faces expulsion after accidentally bringing a paring knife to school, violating the school's zero-tolerance policy.
Simon Bloom: The Octopus Effect by Michael Reisman--When twelve-year-old Simon becomes the official Keeper of the Order of Physics, he and his friends Owen and Alysha face extreme danger as they try to protect the Universe from destruction by evil forces.
Little Green Men at the Mercury Inn by Greg Leitich Smith--Two boys race to get an undercover alien back to her mothership while dodging an oddball group of UFO chasers, TV newspeople, and Florida retirees.
Nerd Camp by Elissa Brent Weissman--For ten-year-old Gabe, the Summer Center for Gifted Enrichment is all that he dreamed it would be, but he must work hard to write about the fun in letters to Zack, his cool future stepbrother, without revealing that it is a camp for "nerds."