The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
By David Wroblewski We loved this beautiful, tragic, epic story of a boy, his family and their dogs. This novel looks long but it is really too short!
—Penny & Andy

Saxons, Vikings, and Celts
By Bryan Sykes Sykes has woven stories of past genetic discoveries and the horrors that the belief in genetic superiority caused throughout history into an easy-to-read narrative.
—Kirstin

The Translator
By David Hari This is a great primer for the conflict in Darfur told by the translator who guides journalists there.
—Stefanie

Made in the U.S.A.
By Billie Letts Fans of Letts' novel, Where the Heart Is, will not want to miss her new one! Fifteen-year-old Lutie McFee and her 11-year-old brother, Fate, head out to Las Vegas in search of their lost father after his ex-girlfriend drops dead in the check-out line at WalMart.
—Andy

West Coast Cooking
By Greg Atkinson I resisted West Coast Cooking until I tried the Dead Head Pad Thai, which was the best Pad Thai I'd ever eaten. Now, I use this cookbook every week!
—Heidi

The Night Tourist
By Katherine Marsh This ghost story, which won the 2008 Edgar Award for the Best Juvenile Mystery, takes the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice and sets it in modern New York City and turns Orpheus into a 14-year-old by named Jack.
—Heidi