2023 New Resources: Primary Fiction

No one seems very worried that your Grandmother Dolores has vanished from her job as innkeeper in the middle of the Wisconsin woods. That is until your parents suddenly and mysteriously insist on moving the family to take over the inn while she's 'away.' Kids in the neighborhood are eager to tell you wild tales about your new home, the Time Travel Inn. In this longer, larger-format Choose Your Own Adventure ... kids can travel the past, present, and future as they make choices that lead to multiple thrilling outcomes while travelin' in search of Grandma Dolores."

An introduction to the Age of Exploration covers the nautical practices of fifteenth-century Europe, Henry the Navigator's fateful new sea routes, and the impact of European advancement on ancient civilizations.

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.

As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans. The games at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants from all around the world vie for the gold medal in a variety of sports, including archery, basketball, swimming, speed skating, and ice hockey. Author Gail Herman highlights their achievements, describes how these athletes train--both mentally and physically--for the games, and gives the reader a better understanding of what makes the Paralympic Games one of the world's most viewed sporting events

Introduces readers to Nintendo, one of the most influential companies in the video game industry and creator of some of the top-selling video game franchises of all-time.

The reader's choices determine whether three friends will survive after being mysteriously transported back in time to the Neolithic Era, when humans were first learning to farm and harvest and to domesticate animals.

A young cub is suddenly snatched from his family and home by a giant eagle, then dropped, injured and alone in a suburban garden. This is where he meets his first human, and begins his long journey to becoming the most famous dingo in the world. He will never see his mountain home again, or his family. But it is his destiny to save Alpine dingoes from extinction, and he dreams of a time when all cubs like him can live in the wild in safety instead of facing poison and bullets and hatred.

Book 8

Grandparents are special and the time you spend with them is special, too. This collection draws together four tales for younger readers from the Waarda series of Indigenous stories. They share exciting, happy and even scary times exploring country in bush and beyond.

Zadie Ma has a special talent for telling stories, and it seems that Zadie's stories can come true. Zadie's dearest wish is to have a dog of her own and so she starts to write the story of a poor unwanted dog called Jupiter, who's just waiting to be rescued by a loving girl like Zadie. One morning when she's supposed to be minding the family shop for her mother, Zadie sets off to look for Jupiter. It's not quite the same as in her story, and once Zadie has rescued him she realises she can't just take Jupiter home because her mother won't let her keep a dog.

oin best friends Emily and Aisha for a springtime adventure in a secret world full of unicorns, magic and friendship! Journey with them to the wonderful land of Enchanted Valley, where the beautiful Queen Aurora rules kindly over the unicorns and all other magical creatures.