Odette's Secret

Title:  Odette's Secret
Author:  Maryann Macdonald
Genre: Historical Fiction
Description:  When Odette's father becomes a Nazi prisoner-of-war and the Paris police begin arresting Jews, Odette's mother sends Odette to hide in the Catholic French countryside, where she must keep many secrets to survive. The story is told in free verse.
Lexile: 580

Word Count: 28,405

Location:  Find the Odette's Secret eBook in the Overdrive Collection at the Arlington Public Library.

Capture the Flag

Title:  Capture the Flag
Author:  Kate Messner
Genre: Mystery
Description:  When the original Star Spangled Banner is stolen, seventh-graders Anne, José, and Henry, all descendants of the Silver Jaguar Society, pursue suspects on airport carts and through baggage handling tunnels while stranded at a Washington, D.C., airport. #1
Lexile: 700

Word Count: 44,583

Location:  Find the Capture the Flag eBook in the Overdrive collection at the Arlington Public Library.

The Year of Billy Miller

Title:  The Year of Billy Miller

Author:  Kevin Henkes
Genre:  Realistic Fiction
Description:  Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year, he has developed good relationships with his teacher, his little sister, and his parents and learned many important lessons.
Lexile: 620

Word Count: 21,882

Location:  Find The Year of Billy Miller eBook in the Overdrive collection at the Arlington Public Library.

The Expeditioners

Title:  The Expeditioners
Author:  S. S. Taylor
Genre: Science Fiction
Description:  Explorer Alexander West smuggled half a map to his children and then died under mysterious circumstances. It is now up to Kit, M.K., and Zander to figure out the map and why so many people are looking for it. 
AR Level: 5.1

Word Count: 78,840

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Rump

Title:  Rump:  The True Story of Rumplestiltskin

Author:  Liesl Shurtliff
Genre:  Fantasy
Description:  This story relates the tale of Rumpelstiltskin's childhood and youth, explaining why his name is so important, how he is able to spin straw into gold, and why a firstborn child is his reward for helping the miller's daughter-turned-queen
Lexile: 660

Word Count: 61,156