compelling, and ultimately moving novel. Grades 6-10. –Carolyn Phelan
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Berryhill, Shane. Chance Fortune in the Shadow Zone. Starscape. 2009
From Publishers Weekly
Readers weary of Potter-esque fantasy but hungry for another semi-humorous / semi-serious school setting, and lovers of superhero stories in general, will delight in this first volume in the Adventures of Chance Fortune series, ideally structured for many further adventures.
From VOYA
Berryhill’s debut novel kicks off an engrossing series, The Adventures of Chance Fortune, that takes formulas both old and new and gives them a zippy twist…. A lively and engrossing tale that neither takes itself too seriously nor underestimates its readers….Here’s hoping Berryhill has several series entries ready to go.
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Ecton, Emily. Night of the Living Lawn Ornaments. Aladdin. 2009
From TeensReadToo(dot)com
When Arlie woke up that morning, she had no idea that her life would be turned upside down in a matter of minutes. Arlie’s mom had given some of her toys to their neighbor, Cookie. When Arlie stepped outside, she saw Cookie removing the inner workings of her old orange kangaroo Fred’s head. Arlie snatched it from her and ran, only to run over Tina’s friend, Bethany Burgess, ruining her new white capris.
She couldn’t stop, so she ran past a very surprised Ty and ended up in a tree near Mrs. Wombat’s house. Ty showed up a few minutes later and ends up in the tree with Arlie.
While in the tree,