Whales on Stilts by M.T. Anderson

“On Career Day Lily visited her dad’s work with him and discovered he worked for a mad scientist who wanted to rule the earth through destruction and desolation” (p.1).

With the help of her famous adventure seeking friends, Jasper Dash and Katie Mulligan, Lily sets out to save the world from an army of stilt-walking, laser-beam-eyed whales.

Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters by Lesley M. M. Blume

Cornelia S. Englehart lives in New York City and is the daughter of a world-famous pianist. Her life should be great, but instead she just finds it lonely. Her mother is never home since she is traveling the world playing concerts in fabulous places that Cornelia is never invited to go to. Her babysitter, Madame Desjardins, is constantly interrupting her reading and asking Cornelia annoying questions. Cornelia’s only way to keep people from bothering her is to scare them off with her extensive and continuously growing vocabulary of words. People tend not to have anything to say back when they don’t understand the words you are using. However, Cornelia quiet life changes as soon as she meets her new neighbor, Virginia Somerset, a glamorous writer who has had adventures all over the world. Through Virginia’s stories, Cornelia soon finds herself in a Souk in Morocco, a Crypt in Paris, painting with Picasso, dining with a Maja in India, and competing in a dog show against the Queen of England.

Everything on a Waffle by Polly Horvath

“I liked Everything on a Waffle because it was exciting!” -RD

“Everything on a Waffle is an adventurous and tasty book” -JS

“Everything on a Waffle is an interesting book. I liked how the author gave Primrose a lot of hope. I also liked how the author made Primrose a very positive character. I think kids would enjoy this book” -AP

“Everything on a Waffle is scrumptious and delicious”-CM

“It was a really good book, and it was so surprising!” -CC

“I liked the ending” -BB