ALA Booklist

In this seventh series entry, Danny Dragonbreath's mother disappears after she enters a mysterious ring of mushrooms that springs up in the backyard. It appears that fairies have kidnapped her, so Danny, his best friend Wendell, and skeptical Christiana hop the first bus to the faerie realm to rescue Danny's mama. Their mission won't be easy; these are not sweet, sparkly fairies. Vernon combines prose text with spot illustrations and occasional comic book format pages in black, white, and green to provide readers with a fantasy adventure spiced with humor and memorable characters.

Horn Book (Mon Apr 01 00:00:00 CDT 2013)

Danny Dragonbreath heads to Camp Jackalope, and when the namesake creatures are being kidnapped, it's Danny and crew to the rescue. Next up, Danny's mom is snatched by totally not-sweet fairies, so Danny, iguana Wendell, and lizard Christiana board a bus to the Faerie realm. These sixth and seventh installments deliver the cartoon panels and wacky fare series fans will expect.

School Library Journal (Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

Anderson, M.T. The Chamber in the Sky . Vol. 4. 282p. (The Norumbegan Quartet). Scholastic . 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-33493-8 . Gr 6-9 BARNETT, Mac . Danger Goes Berserk . Bk. 4. illus. by Matthew Myers. 240p. (Brixton Brothers Series). S &; S. Oct. 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-3977-1 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-3979-5 . LC 2011048401. Gr 46 BENZ, Derek &; John S. Lewis . The Paragon Prison . Bk. 3. 368p. (Grey Griffins: The Clockwork Chronicles). Little, Brown . 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-04525-4 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-20238-1 . LC 2011035295. Gr 47 Birney, Betty G. Mysteries According to Humphrey . Bk. 8. 144p. (Humphrey Adventures Series). Putnam . July 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25414-7 . LC 2011020075. Gr 24 BUCKLEY, Michael . The Council of Mirrors . illus. by Peter Ferguson. Bk. 9. 334p. (The Sisters Grimm Series). Abrams / Amulet . 2012. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-4197-0186-3 . Gr 47 D'LACEY, Chris . The Fire Ascending . Bk. 7. 560p. (Last Dragon Chronicles). Scholastic / Orchard . 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-545-40216-3 . LC 2012003120. Gr 58 FRIEDMAN, Laurie . Mallory McDonald, Super Snoop . Bk. 18. illus. by Jennifer Kalis. 152p. (Mallory Series). Darby Creek, dist. by Lerner. Sept. 2012. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-6073-5 . LC 2011044332. Gr 3-5 GUTMAN, Dan . Ted &; Me . 208p. (A Baseball Card Adventure Series). HarperCollins / Harper . 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-06-123487-3 ; ebook $8.99. ISBN 978-0-06-210210-2 . LC 2011019359. Gr 47 HADDIX, Margaret Peterson . Caught . Bk. 5. 344p. (The Missing Series). S &; S . Aug. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8982-0 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-2288-9 . LC 2011018654. Gr 58 HARRISON, Michelle . 13 Secrets . Bk. 3. 422p. (13 Treasures Series). Little, Brown . 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-18563-9 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-20205-3 . Gr. 58 LASKY, Kathryn . Spirit Wolf . Bk. 5. 228p. (Wolves of the Beyond Series). Scholastic . 2012. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-27961-1 . LC 2012001594. Gr 47 McElligott, Matthew &; Larry Tuxbury . Benjamin Franklinstein Meets Thomas Deadison . illus by Matthew McElligott. 144p. Putnam . Aug. 2012. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25481-9 . LC 2012001615. Gr 4–6 Moss, Marissa . Daphne's Diary of Daily Disasters: The Fake Friend! illus. by author. 96p. S &; S . July 2012. Tr $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-4014-2 ; pap. $5.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-4015-9 ; ebook $5.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-4016-6 . Gr 4–6 Myers, Walter Dean . A Star Is Born . Bk. 3. 160p. (The Cruisers Series). Scholastic . Aug. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-439-91628-8 . Gr. 5–8 NEFF, Henry H. The Maelstrom . illus. by author. Bk. 4. 468p. (The Tapestry Series). Random . Oct. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-85707-2 ; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-95707-9 ; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89329-2 . Gr 5–8 PEIRCE, Lincoln . Big Nate Fun Blaster: Cheezy Doodles, Crazy Comix, and Loads of Laughs! illus. by author. 224p. (Big Nate Series). HarperCollins / Harper . July 2012. Tr $10.99. ISBN 978-0-06-209045-4 ; pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-06-219962-1 . Gr 3–6 RUSSELL, Rachel Ren&3;e . Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess . Bk. 4. illus. by author. 348p. (Dork Diaries Series). S &; S / Aladdin . 2012. Tr $13.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1192-0 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1193-7 . Gr 5–8 SCOTT, Michael . The Enchantress . Bk. 5. 528p. (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series). Delacorte . 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73535-3 ; PLB $21.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90518-3 ; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98590-4 . Gr 6–9 Shan, Darren . Brothers to the Death . 260p. (Cirque du Freak Series: The Saga of Larten Crepsley). Little, Brown . 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-07873-3 . Gr 5–9 VERNON, Ursula . When Fairies Go Bad . Bk. 7. 202p. (Dragonbreath Series). Dial . Sept. 2012. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3678-8 . LC 2011048053. Gr 2–4 High School CAINE, Rachel . Black Dawn . Bk. 12. 370p. (The Morganville Vampires Series). NAL . 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-451-23671-5 ; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-1-101-58534-4 . LC 2011052660. Gr 9 Up CLARE, Cassandra . City of Lost Souls . Bk. 5. 534p. (The Mortal Instruments Series). S &; S / Margaret K. McElderry Bks. 2012. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1686-4 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1688-8 . LC 2011042547. Gr 9 Up HOUCK, Colleen . Tiger's Destiny . Bk. 4. 406p. (Tiger's Curse Series). Sterling / Splinter . Sept. 2012. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-4027-9843-6 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4027-9844-3 . Gr 7 Up KADE, Stacey . Body &; Soul . Bk. 3. 320p. (A Ghost and the Goth Novel). Hyperion / Disney . 2012. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-142313466-4 . LC 2011030592. Gr 8 Up KATE, Lauren . Rapture . Bk. 4. 448p. (A Fallen Novel). Delacorte . 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73918-4 ; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90775-0 ; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89719-1 . Gr 8 Up KIZER, Amber . Speed of Light . Bk. 3. 528p. (A Meridian Novel). Delacorte . Nov. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-74114-9 ; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98987-2 ; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98428-0 . Gr 9 Up LAKE, Nick .