FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
Bob
Wendy Maas and Rebecca Stead
​When a young girl returns to her grandmother's house after having been away for years, she discovers a strange creature in a closet who she must help return home. 
Crenshaw
Katherine Applegate
When Jackson and his family face living in their minivan, Jackson's imaginary cat Crenshaw returns to help him.
The Dinosaur Disaster 
Matthew McElligott
A new year of students in Mr. Cosmic's Mad Scientist Academy class follow clues through a realistic dinosaur exhibit in order to find a dinosaur class pet, only to confront unexpected challenges from malfunctioning robot dinosaurs. Graphic Novel (series: Mad Scientist)
Doodleville
Chad Sell
From the creator of Cardboard Kingdom comes a funny new story about a girl and her larger-than-life doodles. Drew has created an entire world in her sketchbook called Doodleville. The only problem is that her doodles don't stay in the sketchbook! When she creates a (not so) friendly monster named Levi, she'll have to act fast in order to save her other doodles from certain doom. 
Escape From the Lizzards 
Doug TenNapel
The story of Herk, a lovable Nnewt who longs for stronger legs. His village is attacked by the Lizzarks and he flees. Alone in the world, Herk meets strange creatures and an evil lord who is out to get him. Graphic Novel (series: Nnewts)
Mananaland
Pam Munoz Ryan
When Max uncovers a buried family secret--involving an underground network of guardians who lead people fleeing a neighboring country to safety--he decides to seek answers on his own.
The Wild Robot ; The Wild Robot Escapes
Peter Brown
A robot is startled to find itself alone on an island, and must learn to survive.
The Worm Whisperer
Betty Hicks
Ellison Ellis Coffey, a lonely fifth-grader, discovers he might have the special gift of talking to bugs and decides to use his ability to win his town's annual Woolly Worm Race.
The Invincible Boy-Bot 
Donald Lemke
On a ski trip with his family, Zack Allen, alias Zinc Alloy, uses his high-tech robot suit to defeat Doctor Icee and his freeze gun and save Metro City. Graphic Novel (series: Zinc Alloy)