ADVENTURES OF NANNY PIGGINS by R. A. Spratt; Illustrated by Dan Santat

A chocolate-loving four-foot pig whose last job was as flying pig at the circus takes the job of nanny for Mr. Green's three (lucky!) children.

BIG NATE IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF by Lincoln Peirce

Sixth-grader Nate Wright's fortune cookie reads: "Today you will surpass all others," but the only thing he seems to be excelling at is getting detention.

CANDY BOMBER: THE STORY OF THE BERLIN AIRLIFT'S CHOCOLATE PILOT by Michael G. Tunnel

After World War II, a young pilot, Lt. Gail S. Halvorsen determined to help the children of Berlin. From his first modest airlift of candy, the effort grew into a fully- sanctioned US operation that delivered chocolate, and bubble gum, and hope.

COMBAT-WOUNDED DOGS by Sunita Apte

These true stories of courage, bravery and loyalty of canine soldiers and their human partners - today in Iraq and Afghanistan and in the past wars - are both inspiring and touching.

COSMIC by Frank Boyce

In this wildly imaginative and truly hilarious novel, a twelve-year-old boy who is very big for his age, and often mistaken for a grown-up, enters - and wins! - The Greatest Dad Ever contest, and adventures follow.

JUSTIN CASE: SCHOOL, DROOL, AND OTHER DAILY DISASTERS by Rachel Vailb

Justin K.'s diary chronicles third grade, filled with angst and worries as he aims to earn Superstars in Mrs. Termini's classroom and has a meltdown from trying so hard to be well behaved.

MUMMIES!: DRIED, SEALED, DRAINED, FROZEN, EMBALMED, STUFFED, WRAPPED, AND SMOKED...AND WE'RE DEAD SERIOUS by Christopher Sloan

A look at mummies through history, from seven thousand-year-old child mummies found in the Atacama Desert of Chile to two thousand-year-old bog bodies that met their grizzly ends in European swamps.

SPACEHEADZ (SPHDZ SERIES) by Jon Scieszka

Michael's new at school, and he's stuck sitting in the back of the room with two strange kids who tell him they are from another planet and need his help to save the world.

THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA by Tom Angleberger

The Yoda finger puppet worn by Dwight, the weirdest kid at McQuarrie Middle School, offers life-changing advice to any student who asks.

THE UGLY TRUTH (DIARY OF A WIMPY KID SERIES) by Jeff Kinney

Greg's best friend Rowley has yet to come crawling back after an epic fight. Now Greg has to face school alone, and accept some of the uglier truths of growing up-like puberty, headgear, and, worst of all, loneliness.