Mims House: 31 books

SLJ Review: ". . .amusing. . .accessible, engaging. VERDICT: This fun chapter book series is out of this world." Kell makes a startling discovery: he has zigzag fingerprints. Worse, Mrs. Lynx and the Society of Alien Chasers know about the fingerprints, and they are on the hunt. Everyone...

Book 2: The Blue Planets World series He’s an alien. She’s not quite human. Can they survive an epic battle under the sea? Sirens is the continuing story in an exciting science fiction series. When aliens beg refuge on Earth, they ask only for a home in the seas. But what...

For decades, the southern states have witnessed the relentless migration of vagabonds from Mexico. They are now found as far north as the Ozarks of southern Missouri. No one knows why they keep traveling north, ever northward. Until now. In the tradition of Charlotte’s Web or The Underneath...

"Pattison’s characters provide a reason to keep reading. In voices old before their time, due to years in the system, they describe their desperate attempts to stay relevant to the adults in their lives. A rare book featuring foster kids in realistic scenarios." Booklist A boy unites...

From the award-winning team that brought you WISDOM, THE MIDWAY ALBATROSS, comes a new heart-warming story of an orphaned puma cub. Pumas are also known as cougars or mountain lions; the Florida panther is a sub-species of the puma. A mother puma, an attempt to steal a chicken and an angry...

THE BLUE PLANETS WORLD BOX SET Earth finally receives a message from space: “You only live on land. Allow us to live in the seas.” He’ll never back down. Even if it costs him everything. Jake Rose must help negotiate peace between Rison and Earth. In this exciting...

In the tradition of Tamora Pierce, this fantasy presents a heroine of wit, strength, and savvy. Britt’s only goal is to become a falconer. She steals a gyrfalcon egg in hopes of raising a chick. But the fierce Zendi, who’ve conquered the Heartland, appear on her doorstep. She’s...

11 WAYS TO RUIN A PHOTOGRAPH: A Military Family Story When her father goes soldiering for a year, a girl decides that without Dad at home, it’s not a family photo album. Though her beloved Nanny is in charge of the album that year, the girl makes sure that photographs of her never turn out...

A JUNIOR LIBRARY GUILD SELECTION Do you believe everything you read in the newspaper? Early in August 1937, a news flash came: a sea monster had been spotted lurking off the shore of Nantucket Island. Historically, the Massachusetts island had served as port for whaling ships. Eyewitnesses...

ROSIE THE RIBETER Who holds the world record triple jump record – for bullfrogs? Rosie, the Ribeter. She set the record in May 1986 at 21 feet 5 ¾ inches. Her record has stood for over 30 years. This is her story. It all started with Mark Twain and his...

**A Rowdy Heart Needs a Father’s Song – A Great Father-Daughter Book ** Captain Whitney Black McKee is a rowdy pirate! After traveling the seven seas and fighting sea monsters, it’s time to come back to home port for a rest. But the Captain’s sleep has gone all awry. Sleepless....

It’s the first day of school. Howie is worried. Will he find a friend? With high hopes, Howie goes to robotics club. But no one chooses him as a partner. Then Lincoln bounds into the room. The strange new bird is too big and fluffy. Howie hides! The...

POLLEN: DARWIN’S 130 YEAR PREDICTION **Junior Library Guild selection** “POLLEN is extraordinary! What a great story that encapsulates so many important concepts in science - pollination, structure and function of living things, and how scientific discoveries take time. It is so...

Fourteen-year-old Jamie is growing too fast! Friends taunt him that his feet are so big the last time he stepped in a puddle, they called it the Mississippi River. As Jamie moves from 8th to 9th grade, Dad expects Jamie to join traditional sports, like football. Instead, Road Whiz, a retired...