The mission of PRDL BOB is to encourage and recognize students who enjoy reading, to broaden reading interests, to increase reading comprehension, to promote academic excellence, and to foster cooperative learning and teamwork among students in our home schools and across the PRDL region.
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) by Jaimal Yogis
ISBN: 9781338660425
Years after the disappearance of Grace's doting father, her mother has married a redheaded stranger involved in cutting-edge health research, and Grace begins a new life at a Hong Kong international school. While finding her footing, she becomes an unlikely caregiver to an adorable blue water dragon, whom she must protect against those who seek to use the creature's powers for sinister purposes.
Berani Hardcover by Michelle Kadarusman
ISBN: 9781772782608
A genuine and thoughtful realistic novel that focuses on protecting our animals and resources. Malia has lived her whole life in Indonesia. After the death of her father, her mother wants to move them back to her hometown in Canada. Malia has strong convictions about saving the orangutans and stopping the destruction of the rainforests.
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
ISBN: 9780803740808
When a terrible drought struck William Kamkwamba's tiny village in Malawi, his family lost all of the season's crops, leaving them with nothing to eat and nothing to sell. William began to explore science books in his village library, looking for a solution. There, he came up with the idea that would change his family's life forever: he could build a windmill. Made out of scrap metal and old bicycle parts, William's windmill brought electricity to his home and helped his family pump the water they needed to farm the land.
The Last Kids on Earth by Max Brallier
ISBN: 9780670016617
Ever since the monster apocalypse hit town, average thirteen year old Jack Sullivan has been living in his tree house, which he's armed to the teeth with catapults and a moat, not to mention video games and an endless supply of Oreos and Mountain Dew scavenged from abandoned stores. But Jack alone is no match for the hordes of Zombies and Winged Wretches and Vine Thingies, and especially not for the eerily intelligent monster known only as Blarg.
Lion Dancers by Cai Tse
ISBN: 9781665927239
Young Wei dreamed of being a legendary lion dancer just like his dad. With his best friend Hung performing as the tail and Wei controlling the head, he knew they could become the next generation of lion dance champions. But after his dad’s sudden passing, Wei abruptly quits lion dancing—and his friendship with Hung.
The Lost Library by Rebecca Stead & Wendy Mass
ISBN: 9781250838810
When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.
A Rover's Story by Jasmine Warga
ISBN: 9780063113930
Meet Resilience, a Mars rover determined to live up to his name.
Res was built to explore Mars. He was not built to have human emotions. But as he learns new things from the NASA scientists who assemble him, he begins to develop humanlike feelings. Maybe there’s a problem with his programming….
The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels by Beth Lincoln
ISBN: 9780593533239
On the day they are born, every Swift child is brought before the sacred Family Dictionary. They are given a name, and a definition. A definition it is assumed they will grow up to match. Meet Shenanigan Swift: Little sister. Risk-taker. Mischief-maker.
Shenanigan is getting ready for the big Swift Family Reunion and plotting her next great scheme: hunting for Grand-Uncle Vile’s long-lost treasure.
So what if everyone thinks she’ll never be more than a troublemaker, just because of her name? Shenanigan knows she can become whatever she wants, even a detective. And she’s determined to follow the twisty clues...
Wildoak Kindle by C. C. Harrington
ISBN: 9781338803860
Maggie Stephens's stutter makes school especially hard. She will do almost anything to avoid speaking in class or calling attention to herself. So when her unsympathetic father threatens to send her away for so-called “treatment,” she reluctantly agrees to her mother's intervention plan: a few weeks in the fresh air of Wildoak Forest, visiting a grandfather she hardly knows.
A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner
ISBN: 9781665905169
Will is the only round kid in a school full of thin ones. So he hides…in baggy jeans and oversized hoodies, in the back row during class, and anywhere but the cafeteria during lunch.
The Door of No Return by Kwame Alexander
ISBN: 9780316441964
Publication Date: 2024-05-07
In his village in Upper Kwanta, 11-year-old Kofi loves his family, playing oware with his grandfather and swimming in the river Offin. He’s warned though, to never go to the river at night. His brother tells him ”There are things about the water you do not know. “ Like what? Kofi asks. “The beasts.” His brother answers.
Daughter of the Deep by Rick Riordan
ISBN: 9781368077927
Publication Date: 2021-10-26
Attending a high school that graduates the best marine scientists, naval warriors, navigators and underwater explorers in the world, Ana Dakkar must put her leadership skills to the test when she and her classmates face deadly enemies during their weekend trial at sea.
It's the End of the World and I'm in My Bathing Suit by Justin A. Reynolds
ISBN: 9781338740233
Publication Date: 2023-05-02
Twelve-year-old Eddie Gordon Holloway has concocted his most genius plan ever to avoid chores . . . especially the dreaded L-A-U-N-D-R-Y. If he can wears every item of clothing in his wardrobe, summer will be halfway over before he has to do laundry!
Safiyyah's War by Hiba Noor Khan
ISBN: 9781839133138
Publication Date: 2023
War comes to the streets of Paris and Safiyyah’s life changes for ever. Her best friend’s family have fled, and the bombing makes her afraid to leave the mosque where she lives. But when her father is arrested by the Nazis for his secret Resistance work, it falls to Safiyyah to run the dangerous errands around the city.
The Not-So-Uniform Life of Holly-Mei by Christina Matula
ISBN: 9781335424884
Publication Date: 2022-04-05
Holly-Mei Jones couldn’t be more excited about moving to Hong Kong for her mother’s job. Her new school is right on the beach and her family’s apartment is beyond beautiful. Everything is going to be perfect . . . right?
A first time for everything By Dan Santat
ISBN:9781626724150
Publication Date: 2023
Dan's always been a good kid. The kind of kid who listens to his teachers, helps his mom with grocery shopping, and stays out of trouble. But being a good kid doesn't stop him from being bullied and feeling like he's invisible, which is why Dan has low expectations when his parents send him on a class trip to Europe.
The Mona Lisa Vanishes by Nicholas Day; Brett Helquist (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593643846
Publication Date: 2023-09-05
A legendary painter, a shocking heist, and the birth of a global celebrity
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
ISBN: 9780593374269
Publication Date: 2021-10-19
CALL #: FIC MCN (Realistic Fiction)
When she discovers that her small Scottish town used to burn witches simply because they were different, a neurodivergent girl who sees and hears things others cannot refuses to let them be forgotten.
Hana Hsu and the Ghost Crab Nation by Sylvia Liu
ISBN: 9780593350393
Publication Date: 2022-06-21
CALL #: FIC LIU (Science Fiction)
In a near future where most adults are connected to the multiweb through neural implants, a twelve-year-old uncovers a corporate plot to genetically manipulate her classmates, and her scientist mother may be involved in the
Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell; Ashley Mackenzie (Illustrator)
ISBN: 9780593809860
Publication Date: 2024-09-10
CALL #: FIC RUN (Fantasy Fiction)
The day that Christopher saved a drowning baby griffin from a hidden lake would change his life forever. It’s the day he learned about the Archipelago—a cluster of unmapped islands where magical creatures of every kind have thrived for thousands of years, until now. And it’s the day he met Mal—a girl on the run, in desperate need of his help.
Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan
ISBN: 9780063031302
Publication Date: 2022-01-11
Call #: YA TAN
Growing up on the moon, Xingyin is accustomed to solitude, unaware that she is being hidden from the feared Celestial Emperor who exiled her mother for stealing his elixir of immortality. But when Xingyin’s magic flares and her existence is discovered, she is forced to flee her home, leaving her mother behind.
Family Style by Thien Pham
ISBN: 9781250809711
Publication Date: 2023-06-20
A moving young adult graphic memoir about a Vietnamese immigrant boy's search for belonging in America, perfect for fans of American Born Chinese and The Best We Could Do! Thien's first memory isn't a sight or a sound. It's the sweetness of watermelon and the saltiness of fish. It's the taste of the foods he ate while adrift at sea as his family fled Vietnam.
Ferryman by Claire McFall
ISBN: 9781536218459
Publication Date: 2021-10-12
After a deadly train crash, the afterlife is waiting for Dylan. But that’s only if she and her intriguing Ferryman can make it across the demon-infested wasteland—and if she can bear to let him go.
The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo
ISBN: 9781250266019
Publication Date: 2024-02-13
The Fox Wife is a historical fantasy about a grieving mother on a quest for vengeance and a detective obsessed with fox spirits.
Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow
ISBN: 9781536231113
Publication Date: 2023-10-03
A resourceful teenager in rural Vermont struggles to hold on to the family home while his mom recovers from addiction in this striking debut novel.
The Last Bloodcarver by Vanessa Le
ISBN: 9781250881526
Publication Date: 2024-03-19
The Last Bloodcarver is a lush Vietnamese inspired fantasy that follows Nhika, a bloodcarver aka a person who can alter human biology.
The Space Between Here and Now by Sarah Suk
ISBN: 9780063255135
Publication Date: 2023-10-31
Seventeen-year-old Aimee Roh has Sensory Time Warp Syndrome, a rare condition that causes her to time travel to a moment in her life when she smells something linked to that memory. Her dad is convinced she’ll simply grow out of it if she tries hard enough, but Aimee’s fear of vanishing at random has kept her from living a normal life.
This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Forrest Kay
ISBN: 9780316426725
Publication Date: 2019-12-03
Welcome to 97-hour weeks. Welcome to life and death decisions. Welcome to a constant tsunami of bodily fluids. Welcome to earning less than the hospital parking meter. Wave goodbye to your friends and relationships. Welcome to the life of a first-year doctor.