MUSHROOMS TERRORIZE TOWN

Strange mushrooms are growing in the woods behind their house.  Soon they are growing in everyone's yards and houses. Eric is afraid that this fungal growth will take over his small town in Maine and it may even be some sort of alien species described in a science fiction story from years ago. No one seems to know how to stop it from taking over everything.  It's up to Eric, his brother and runaway cohort to figure it all out. 

The Tanglewood Terror by Kurtis Scaletta is a wild sci-fi adventure for 6th -8th graders.

A PAULSEN OLDIE BUT STILL A GOODIE

Harris and Me by Gary Paulsen

This summer, he'll be living with the Larsons, distant relatives of his, on their farm. Every so often, he packs up and get sent off to live with some relative or other due to the fact that his parents are drunks or "puke drunks" as his cousin Harris puts it. living on the farm with foul mouth, mischievous cousin who gets him into all kinds of hilarious scrapes - playing cowboys and Indians with the farm animals, being charged by the farm's bull, kicked unconscious in the head while milking the cow.

A funny and unforgettable summer for Harris and any reader in 4th grade and up.

WHO ARE POPEYE AND ELVIS?

Well, this here is a book that reminds you of lazy hot days in summer, waiting for something exciting to happen. When you're a kid like Popeye, "exciting" doesn't happen that often. Fayette, South Carolina is a slow kind of place, where Popeye lives with his grandma Velma and good-for-nothin' Uncle Dooley. It's Dooley's fault he's called Popeye, since he was the one that shot him in the eye in the first place. But now it's time for a new adventure involving a clan of ragamuffin kids, boats made of Yoo-Hoo boxes, and dead dogs. THE SMALL ADVENTURE OF POPEYE AND ELVIS by Barbara O'Connor is a slow, southern style of book that will hang around in your head for a while after you read it. For grades 3 and up.

A BORING MAINE SUMMER (NOT REALLY)

The Legend of Old Salty is for comic book readers and those who love a bizzare and outrageous adventure.

Jack and Benny are dragged to Chowder Bay for the summer by their parents. In this New England town, their father insists on first stopping to get the traditional sweets, salt water taffy. When the candy store is robbed, the boys follow the trail of taffy wrappers only to discover that the thieves are lobsters stealing taffy for the big queen lobster, Old Salty, the legendary Sea Monster of Chowder Bay. All must do her bidding.

Jack and Benny and Angus, the old fisherman, must battle Old Salty in that age old struggle for power and taffy.

Salt Water Taffy: The Seaside Adventures of Jack and Benny. The Legend of Old Salty, V. 1 by Matthew Loux. For readers in 2nd-5th.

ANNIE AND SIMON

Annie is the little sister and Simon is the big brother. Annie is a talkative one who never is content with anything that she does. Therefore, she asks her brother to always do different things with her. They embark on many adventures to fulfill Annie's curiosities. Simon, being the good old brother listens to his sister patiently and answers her questions as much as he can.

The colors used in the illustrations are soft, fresh and simple which depict the exact mood of the story.

ANNIE AND SIMON by CATHARINE O'NEIL

For grades 2nd through 4th.