-The Spiderwick Chronicles-

Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

Kirkus Age Range: 8-12

Like the Grace siblings, Emily Crane has just moved to a new place, San Francisco, which just so happens to be the home of her favorite author, Garrison Griswold. Griswold is famous for creating a real-life book scavenger hunt game where players must solve puzzles in order to find books hidden across the country. Shortly after Emily moves to San Francisco, however, her hero is attacked and falls into a coma, leaving behind the beginnings of a new game. Now Emily and her new friend, a cipher-solving boy named James, must solve the remaining scavenger hunt puzzles, before Griswold’s attackers can catch up!

I Funny by James Patterson

Kirkus Age Range: 10-13

Aspiring comedian and middle school student Jamie Grimm is facing a lot of new changes. He has just been adopted by his aunt and has moved to a new town to live with her family. Unfortunately, this includes living with his cousin Stevie, a bully who often takes advantage of Jamie’s status as a wheel chair user. When Jamie learns about a local comedy contest, he knows he has to enter. But will Stevie find a way to ruin everything? Or, like the Grace siblings, will Jamie find a way to adjust to the changing shape of his family?

Moving Day: Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls by Meg Cabot

Kirkus Age Range: 8-11

Nine year old Allie has just moved to a new house, a new neighborhood, and a new school. Luckily, she has drafted a list of rules to live by. Will Allie be able to fit into her new surroundings? Will she have to? And is her new house really haunted? Readers of The Spiderwick Chronicles will enjoy this funny, lighthearted take on a big change.

Wonder by R.J. Palacio

Kirkus Age Range: 8-14

Fifth grader Auggie Pullman, born with a rare facial abnormality, is going to real school for the first time in his life. Up until now, he has always been homeschooled, but this year his parents decided to send him to a private school. Although Auggie feels perfectly ordinary on the inside, he knows that at school he will have to face stares, and possibly worse. This novel, a story of real world courage, will appeal to those readers of The Spiderwick Chronicles who were enthralled by the Grace siblings’ bravery.

After thirteen years of wondering who he might be, Abby Spencer has just discovered that her father is a wildly famous Bollywood actor. Before she knows it Abby is on a plane to Mumbai. Like the Grace siblings, she is about to learn a lot about her family and her heritage. Abby Spencer Goes to Bollywood is an exciting tale of culture clash and family drama, set against the backdrop of glamourous Bollywood.