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

Gr 4-7 Borgenicht, David , Hena Khan , &; Ed Stafford . Amazon: You Decide How to Survive . Bk. 3. illus. by Yancey Labat. 208p. (The Worst-Case Scenario: Ultimate Adventure Series). Chronicle . May 2012. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4521-0795-0 . Gr 47 BUTLER, Dori Hillestad . The Case of the School Ghost . Bk. 6. illus. by Jeremy Tugeau. 128p. (The Buddy Files Series). Albert Whitman . 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-0915-9 . LC 2011016025. Gr 13 CARTER, Ally . Out of Sight, Out of Time . Bk. 5. 294p. (Gallagher Girls Series). Hyperion / Disney . 2012. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-4794-7 . LC 2011041608. Gr 69 CLEMENTS, Andrew . The Whites of Their Eyes . Bk. 3. illus. by Adam Stower. 208p. (Benjamin Pratt &; the Keepers of the School). S &; S / Atheneum . 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-3888-0 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-6214-4 . Gr 36 Davies, Jacqueline . The Bell Bandit . Bk. 3. 176p. (The Lemonade War Series). Houghton Harcourt . May 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-56737-2 ; ebook $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-82245-7 . Gr 35 DELANY, Shannon . Rivals and Retribution . Bk. 5. 320p. (A 13 to Life Novel). St. Martin's / Griffin . Aug. 2012. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-312-62518-4 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-250-01590-7 . Gr 8 Up DESPAIN, bree . The Savage Grace . Bk. 3. 488p. (A Dark Divine Novel). Egmont USA. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-60684-221-8 ; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-1-60684-222-5 . Gr 9 Up DESROCHERS, Lisa . Last Rite . Bk. 3. 368p. (The Personal Demons Series). TOR / Teen . pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-7653-2810-6 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-7653-2810-6 . Gr 10 Up ESTEP, Jennifer . Dark Frost . Bk. 3. 388p. (A Mythos Academy Novel). Kensington / KTeen . May 2012. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-7582-6696-5 . Gr 9 Up FLANAGAN, John . The Invaders . Bk. 2. 430p. (Brotherband Chronicles). Philomel . May 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25620-2 . Gr 6 Up FUSSELL, Sandy . Monkey Fist . Bk. 4. illus. by Rhian Nest James. 250p. (Samurai Kids Series). Candlewick . 2012. pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5827-4 . Gr 57 GRANT, Michael . Fear . Bk. 5. 508p. (Gone Series). HarperCollins / Katherine Tegen Bks. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-144915-4 ; PLB $18.89. ISBN 978-0-06-144916-1 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-209924-2 . LC 2011019374. Gr 7 Up GRIFFO, Michael . Unafraid: An Archangel Academy Novel . 410p. Bk. 3 (Archangel Academy Series). Kensington / KTeen . 2012. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-7582-5340-8 . Gr 9 Up HARPER, Charise Mericle . Just Grace and the Flower Girl Power . Bk. 8. illus. by author. 192p. (Just Grace Series). Houghton Harcourt . 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-57720-3 ; ebook $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-68133-7 . Gr 24 HAWKINS, Rachel . Spell Bound . Bk. 3. 328p. (A Hex Hall Novel). H yperion / Disney . RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-2132-9 ; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-5363-4 . LC 2011020494. Gr 7 Up IGNATOW, Amy . The Popularity Papers: The Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt &; Julie Graham-Chang . Bk. 4. illus. by author. 204p. Abrams / Amulet . 2012. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-4197-0182-5 . LC 2011938704. Gr 46 JULES, Jacqueline . Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash . Bk. 4. illus. by Miguel Ben&7;tez. 80p. (Zapato Power Series). Albert Whitman . 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-9485-8 . LC 2011016027. Gr 23 Kennedy, Emma . Wilma Tenderfoot and the Case of the Fatal Phantom . Bk. 3. 352p. Dial . June 2012. Tr $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8037-3542-2 . LC 2011009375. Gr 3–6 KIT, Katy . Melody and the Sea Dragon . Bk. 4. ISBN 978-0-8075-5082-3 ; ISBN 978-0-8075-5083-0 . LC 2011034172. KIT, Katy . Sula and the Singing Shell . Bk. 3. ISBN 978-0-8075-5090-8 ; ISBN 978-0-8075-5091-5 . LC 2011034167. ea vol: illus. by Tom Knight. 76p. (Mermaid Mysteries Series). Albert Whitman . 2012. Tr $13.99; pap. $4.99. Gr 1–3 KLIM, Kate . The Dragon in the Sea . Bk. 5. illus. by John Shroades. 212p. (Dragon Keepers Series). Random . May 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-87065-1 ; PLB $18.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97065-8 ; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97437-2 . Gr 3–6 Klise, Kate . Phantom of the Post Office . Bk. 4. illus. by M. Sarah Klise. 136p. (43 Old Cemetery Road Series). Houghton Harcourt . May 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-51974-6 . Gr 4–6 KROSOCZKA, Jarrett J. Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes . Bk. 7. illus. by author. 96p. Knopf. 2012. PLB $12.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97028-3 ; pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-375-87028-6 . LC 2011025425. Gr 3–5 Lee, Y. S. The Traitor in the Tunnel: A Mary Quinn Mystery . Bk. 3. 372p. (The Agency Series). Candlewick . 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5316-3 ; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5959-2 . Gr 7 Up LERANGIS, Peter . The Dead of Night . Bk. 3. 190p. (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Series). Scholastic . 2012. PLB $12.99. ISBN 978-0-545-29841-4 . Gr 5–7 LUBAR, David . Beware the Ninja Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales . 182p. (Weenies Series). Tor / Starscape . June 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7653-321

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

The Breakfast Bunch kids join Mathletes, but Lunch Lady senses something unusual about their opposing team. Next there's a rash of acne, and Lunch Lady suspects the school photographer has a maniacal plan. As usual, the kids, perceptive quasi-superhero Lunch Lady, and her sidekick Betty save the day. Rollicking action, humor, and bold cartoons deliver in these series installments.

ALA Booklist (Tue May 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)

Dee, Hector, and Terry are assigned to the school's competitive math team as punishment for cutting a class field trip. While their enthusiasm is lacking, they show their typical good intentions and become valuable members of the team. However, their protector, the mustard-grappling-hook-heaving Lunch Lady, and her sidekick, Betty, spring into action when they discover that a rival school stocks its Mathlete team with alien computers instead of kids. Less complex than other adventures in the series, this one nonetheless retains the host of characters readers will recognize as cartoon versions of real people in their own lives.