Publisher Marketing: Shortly after a breakfast generously supplied with pancakes, Natethe Great got an urgent call from Annie. "I lost a picture, " said Annie. "Can you help me find it?" "Of course, " said Nate. "I have found lost balloons, books, slippers, chickens. Even a lost goldfish. Now I, Nate the Great, will find a lost picture." "Oh, good, " Annie said. Nate, with the cool detachment of a Sam Spade, immediately plunges into his new and baffling case. Gatting all the facts, asking the right questions, narrowing down the suspects. Nate, the boy detective who "likes to work alone, " solves the mystery and tracks down the culprit. In the process he also discovers the whereabouts of Super Hex, the missing cat. Author: Marjorie Weinman Sharmat Illustrator: 9780440461265 Publisher: Yearling Books Binding: Paperback Copyright Date: 2010 Pub Date: April 15, 1977 Target Age Group: 06 to 09

Publisher Marketing: Little Lotta has Big troubles Poor Lotta is having a very bad day. First, she wakes up mad because in her dream her older brother and sister were mean to her. Then, Mother expects her to wear a sweater that "scratches and tickles." Madder than ever, Lotta decides to run away and find a new place to live. After all, everyone at her house is mean, so she won't miss her family at all -- will she? This hilarious and authentic look at a very bad day in the life of a very spunky five-year-old is sure to resonate with every reader. Author: Astrid Lindgren Illustrator: Robin Preiss Glasser ISBN: 9780689846731 Publisher: Aladdin Paperbacks Binding: Paperback Copyright Date: 2001 Pub Date: October 01, 2001 Target Age Group: 07 to 10

Publisher Marketing: When an eight-year-old girl and her six-year-old brother take turns describing each other, it's no surprise that "The Pain" and "The Great One" are the nicknames that emerge. As this duo debates whom Mom and Dad love most, their competition becomes increasingly humorous--because when it comes to family affection, there's no such thing as win or lose. Author: Judy Blume Illustrator: Debbie Ridpath Ohi ISBN: 9781481411455 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Binding: Paperback Copyright Date: 2014 Pub Date: May 27, 2014 Target Age Group: 06 to 10

Publisher Marketing: More than anything in the world, Andrew Marcus wants freckles. His classmate Nicky has freckles--they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. But when Andrew asks Nicky where he got them, Nicky just says he was born with them. Some help he is! That's when Sharon offers Andrew her secret freckle juice recipe--for fifty cents, she promises, Andrew can look just like Nicky. His freckleless days are over! He rushes home to whip up the concoction. Grape juice, vinegar, mustard... But what starts out as a simple freckle juice recipe quickly turns into something disastrous. Andrew is still determined to get his freckles, and to show that pesky Sharon that she doesn't know everything--and he has the perfect solution! Or does he? Author: Judy Blume Illustrator: Debbie Ridpath Ohi ISBN: 9781481411035 Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers Binding: Hardcover Copyright Date: 2014 Pub Date: June 03, 2014 Target Age Group: 06 to 10

Publisher Marketing: When Elmer Elevator hears about the plight of an overworked and underappreciated baby flying dragon, he stows away on a ship and travels to Wild Island to rescue the dragon. Author: Ruth Stiles Gannett ISBN: 9780394890487 Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers Binding: Paperback Copyright Date: 1987 Pub Date: November 12, 1987 Target Age Group: 08 to 12