Random House New Releases - Juvenile Fiction - Books & Libraries - Between June 19, 2012 and July 19, 2013.

A Summer of Sundays by Lindsay Eland

2013-07-09T00:30:00-05:00

A Summer of Sundays
Written by Lindsay Eland

Fans of The Mother Daughter Book Club (Heather Vogel Fredericks) and The Wedding Planner's Daughter (Coleen Paratore) series will fall in love with the humor, classic charm, and very determined heronine of Lindsay Eland's sophomore novel.

When you're the third of six kids, it's easy to get lost in the shuffle, but Sunday Fowler is determined that this summer she'll find the one thing that makes her stand out from her siblings.

And when she discovers a silver box in the basement of the library her parents are renovating, she might just have found something to gain her the attention she so craves. Inside is a series of letters addressed to "The Librarian" and a manuscript. But who wrote them? With the help of annoying neighbor-turned-new-friend Jude, Sunday is determined to track down the author. And when she unveils this novel to the world, she'll be famous!

But uncovering this manuscript means stirring up secrets that some people in the town hoped to keep buried. And Sunday must decide if some things -- loyalty, trust, friendship -- are worth more than her name in the headlines.

This title will publish simultaneously in electronic book form (978-1-60684-413-7).

A Summer of Sundays by Lindsay Eland

2013-07-09T00:30:00-05:00

A Summer of Sundays
Written by Lindsay Eland

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

2013-06-25T00:30:00-05:00

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Written by Chris Grabenstein

Kyle Keeley is the class clown, popular with most kids, (if not the teachers), and an ardent fan of all games: board games, word games, and particularly video games. His hero, Luigi Lemoncello, the most notorious and creative gamemaker in the world, just so happens to be the genius behind the building of the new town library.

Lucky Kyle wins a coveted spot to be one of the first 12 kids in the library for an overnight of fun, food, and lots and lots of games. But when morning comes, the doors remain locked. Kyle and the other winners must solve every clue and every secret puzzle to find the hidden escape route. And the stakes are very high.

In this cross between Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and A Night in the Museum, Agatha Award winner Chris Grabenstein uses rib-tickling humor to create the perfect tale for his quirky characters. Old fans and new readers will become enthralled with the crafty twists and turns of this ultimate library experience.

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

2013-06-25T00:30:00-05:00

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Written by Chris Grabenstein

Hardcover Library Binding, 304 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Books & Libraries; Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure | $19.99 | June 25, 2013 | 978-0-375-97089-4 (0-375-97089-4)

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

2013-06-25T00:30:00-05:00

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Written by Chris Grabenstein

Waiting for the Biblioburro by John Parra

2013-04-24T00:30:00-05:00

Waiting for the Biblioburro
Written by Monica Brown
Illustrated by John Parra

Ana loves stories. She often makes them up to help her little brother fall asleep. But in her small village there are only a few books and she has read them all. One morning, Ana wakes up to the clip-clop of hooves, and there before her, is the most wonderful sight: a traveling library resting on the backs of two burros‑all the books a little girl could dream of, with enough stories to encourage her to create one of her own.

Inspired by the heroic efforts of real-life librarian Luis Soriano, award-winning picture book creators Monica Brown and John Parra introduce readers to the mobile library that journeys over mountains and through valleys to bring literacy and culture to rural Colombia, and to the children who wait for the BiblioBurro.

A portion of the proceeds from sales of this book was donated to Luis Soriano's BiblioBurro program.

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7) by Peter H. Reynolds

2013-04-09T00:30:00-05:00

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Reading is UNdead — and everyone has zombies on the brain — as Stink's school and a local bookstore cook up a frightfully fun Main Street event.

Guts! Brains! Eyeballs! There’s only one week before the new book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series comes out. Of corpse Stink will be first in line at the Blue Frog Bookstore to buy his copy and join the town’s Midnight Zombie Walk! Until then, Stink and his friends keep busy making ketchup-stained zombie costumes, trying to raise money to buy the book, and racking up points for Virginia Dare School’s race to one million minutes of reading. But with all that talk about the undead, Zink
— that is, Stink — starts to wonder: is he being hunted by zombies? He does have a very delicious — er, superb — brain, after all. Readers will just have to open ze book and zee! Mwa-ha-ha-ha!

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7) by Peter H. Reynolds

2013-02-12T00:30:00-05:00

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

"The farce is as broad as the Atlantic, with enough spookiness just below the surface to provide the all-important shivers." — Kirkus Reviews

Guts! Brains! Eyeballs! There's only one week before the new book in the Nightmare on Zombie Street series comes out. Of corpse Stink will be first in line at the Blue Frog Bookstore to buy his copy and join the town's Midnight Zombie Walk! Until then, Stink and his friends keep busy making ketchup-stained zombie costumes, trying to raise money to buy the book, and racking up points for Virginia Dare School's race to one million minutes of reading. But with all that talk about the undead, Zink - that is, Stink - starts to wonder: is he being hunted by zombies? He does have a very delicious - er, superb - brain, after all. Readers will just have to open ze book and zee! Mwa-ha-ha-ha!

Random House New Releases - Juvenile Fiction - Books & Libraries - Between June 19, 2012 and July 19, 2013.

A Summer of Sundays by Lindsay Eland

A Summer of Sundays Written by Lindsay Eland

A Summer of Sundays by Lindsay Eland

A Summer of Sundays Written by Lindsay Eland

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Written by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Written by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library Written by Chris Grabenstein

Waiting for the Biblioburro by John Parra

Waiting for the Biblioburro Written by Monica Brown Illustrated by John Parra

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7) by Peter H. Reynolds

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7) Written by Megan McDonald Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7) by Peter H. Reynolds

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7) Written by Megan McDonald Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

A Summer of Sundays
Written by Lindsay Eland

A Summer of Sundays
Written by Lindsay Eland

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Written by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Written by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Written by Chris Grabenstein

Waiting for the Biblioburro
Written by Monica Brown
Illustrated by John Parra

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds

Stink and the Midnight Zombie Walk (Book #7)
Written by Megan McDonald
Illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds