Lectorum Catalog 2024

128 • fax your orders to (877) 532-8676 • www.lectorum.com • Fiction STARGIRL AR:4.2/GR: S/660L Stargirl Jerry Spinelli Grades 5 & Up SELF-ESTEEM Stargirl, a new tenth grader, arrives at school and causes a sensation. After social ups and downs, Stargirl finds companionship when Leo falls for her. But Leo cannot stop thinking about what the other kids are saying, and convinces Stargirl to become “normal.” Eventually he sees that “normal” is simply not who Stargirl is. Sp. PB (SN41358) 9781631139574 $13.95/ 11.16 Eng. PB 9780440416777 $9.99/ 8.00 CASTILLOS EN EL AIRE Castles in the Sky Ana Alcolea CHAPTER BOOK/ Grades 6-8 AUTHENTIC LITERATURE In this profound, short chapter book, a boy named Santiago likes to draw in the sand, but he feels sad when his creations are washed away. He decides that when he grows up, he wants to create something lasting. When he comes of age, he leaves in search of his dream, never imagining what fate held in store for him. Sp. PB (GS40409) 9788467871128 $14.99/12.00 ANTXÓN EL ZOMBI, CACHITOS DE MI VIDA Antxon the Zombie, Pieces of My Life Cecilia Alonso Grades 6-8 AUTHENTIC LITERATURE/CHAPTER BOOK Anton and family have to move in order to hide the fact that they are zombies. Perhaps no one will notice that his eye has fallen out. Also, how will they turn his grandmother into a fellow zombie if she is practically deaf? Readers will love the mix of humor with the macabre. Sp. PB (DQS43272) 9788494519673 $13.99/ 11.20 NOA LA PELOS, CACHITOS DE MI VIDA Fizzy Noa, Pieces of My Life Cecilia Alonso Grades 6-8 AUTHENTIC LITERATURE/CHAPTER BOOK Noa is a little uneasy about being a zombie, but she is getting used to it. One day, Amaia, the sister of her friend Antxón, gets bitten by a mosquito and is left petrified. In order to find an antidote, Noa flies to the US and takes a bus across the country with her friends. Sp. PB (DQS44770) 9788494939693 $13.99/ 11.20 ADAM Y THOMAS Adam and Thomas Aharon Appelfeld Grades 6-8 HISTORICAL FICTION/CHAPTER BOOK When the raids start in the ghetto, Adam’s mother takes her son to the forest and tells him she will return later that night. There he meets Thomas, a boy from his class whose mother also hid him in the forest. The mothers do not return and the boys have no idea that they will end up spending months together battling hunger and the elements. Sp. PB (SM44389) 9788467586091 $15.99/ 12.80 EL SECRETO DE ALALLÄRÄ Alallara’s Secret Anabel Botella CHAPTER BOOK/ Grades 6-8 FANTASY/AUTHENTIC LITERATURE Rita longs to enter the Great Magic Cave in order to become the witch she would like to be. Her background and lack of ability with the wand will make her quest quite difficult. Sp. PB (DQS44206) 9788494939655 $14.99/ 12.00 LA VERDAD SEGÚN MASON BUTTLE The Truth as Told By Mason Buttle Leslie Connor CHAPTER BOOK/ Grades 6-8 FEELINGS/FRIENDSHIP/BULLYING Mason Buttle is the biggest, sweatiest kid in his class and everyone knows he can barely read and write. All of this pales in comparison to how he feels about the death of his best friend. Good thing his new friend, Calvin Chumsky, brings out the best in him. The two have created an underground hideaway to escape the constant bullying from the neighborhood kids. One day, Calvin mysteriously disappears and Mason’s problems multiply. Who will trust him now? Sp. PB (GS43815) 9788469848692 $21.99/ 17.60 2018 National Book Award Finalsit JOHNNY ZAPATOS Y EL SECRETO DE LA GRAN REINA EGIPCIA John Shoes and the Secret of the Great Egyptian Queen Chris Endsjo Grades 6-8 CHAPTER BOOK/ADVENTURE Johnny Zapatos is the ridiculous nickname given to John Shoes at his new school. He does not like it or his classmates, especially after losing his father in a mysterious accident upon discovering Nefertiti’s tomb. While attending the opening of the exhibit at Madrid’s Archaeological Museum with his sister, they realize that a crucial piece is missing which could affect the future of all humankind. Thus starts an amazing adventure for four friends in Egypt, where they encounter secret ancestral societies, hidden messages, cursed tombs, and mummies. Sp. PB (DQS46485) 9788412501339 $15.99/12.80 New ME LLAMO BUD, NO BUDDY AR:5.0/ My Name is Bud, Not Buddy GR:T/870L Christopher Paul Curtis Grades 5 & Up HISTORICAL FICTION Bud does not want to return to the orphanage after his disastrous night at the Amos’s house; therefore, he decides to go in search of the band leader whom he believes to be the father he has never known. Sp. PB (LC41101) 9781632456397 $12.99/ 10.40 Eng. PB 9780440413288 $8.99/ 7.20 2017 Junior Library Guild Selection 2000 Coretta Scott King Award for Narrative 2000 Newbery Medal EL VIAJE DEL PEQUEÑO CHARLIE The Journey of Little Charlie GR: X Christopher Paul Curtis Grades 5 & Up HISTORICAL FICTION Twelve-year-old Charlie is forced to strike a deal with fearsome Cap’n Buck in order to pay back a family debt. He must track down some people who stole from Buck and his boss. When he discovers who the people are, he has to wrestle with his conscience and his need to survive. Sp. PB (LC43374) 9781632456977 $12.99/ 10.40 2018 National Book Award Finalist 2020 Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection EL SIGNO DEL CASTOR AR:4.9/ The Sign of the Beaver GR: U/770L Elizabeth George Speare Grades 5 & Up HISTORICAL FICTION Thirteen-year-old Matt must stay alone in Indian territory while his father goes to pick up his mother and newborn sister. During this time, he meets Attean, a young Native American. Through this friendship, Matt learns about the Indian Sp. PB (NG37978) 9788427901445 $10.99/ 8.80 Eng. PB 9780547577111 $9.99/ 8.00 1984 Newbery Honor Book