Top 10 Los Gatos Library New Kids Books

—Submitted by Los Gatos Librarian Henry Bankhead

1. Ladybug Girl and the big snow, David Soman

Wearing her ladybug costume, Lulu plays in new fallen snow.

2. Melonhead and the We-Fix-It Company, Katy Kelly

In the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., eleven-year-old Adam "Melonhead" Melon and his best friend Sam try to stay out of trouble for a whole month to earn a fabulous reward.

3. Zombie baseball beatdown, Paolo Bacigalupi

While practicing for their next baseball game, thirteen-year-old friends Rabi, Miguel, and Joe discover that the nefarious activities of the Delbe, Iowa, meatpacking plant have caused cows to turn into zombies.

4. The Odd Squad, Michael Fry

Simone, a new student, seems intent on stealing Molly away from Nick and the only way Nick can think to stop her is by teaming with his old anti-bullying ally, but that will require Nick using himself as bait--both as the bullied and bullier.

5. Diary of a wimpy kid, Jeff Kinney

Greg struggles to stay on Santa's 'nice' list while snowed in with the rest of the Heffley family in the days leading up to Christmas

6. Locomotive, Brian Floca

This book presents a visual exploration of America's early railroads, examining the sounds, speed, and strength of the fledgling transcontinental locomotives and the experiences of pioneering travelers.

7. Chitty chitty bang bang and the race against time, Frank Cottrell Boyce

Chitty rescues the Tooting family from a hungry T. rex and takes the family on a tour of early New York among other places.

8. Rufus goes to school, Kim T. Griswell

Rufus Leroy Williams III wants to go to school to learn to read but the principal at first refuses because Rufus is a pig.

9. Olivia the ballerina, Farrah McDoogle

Olivia never stops training in her quest to be just like the famous ballerina Penelope Twinkletoes.

10. Fallout, Todd Stasser

When an unthinkable nuclear attack occurs in an alternate-reality 1962, Scott is forced into his father's bomb shelter with his family and neighbors, where they rapidly consume limited supplies and fear the worst about the fate of the world outside.