2022-2023 Crown Book List

Brave Heroes and Bold Defenders: 50 True Stories of Daring Men of God			Author Shirley Raye Redmond		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by Katya Longhi	Publisher Harvest Kids	ISBN# 978-0736981330 (HB)	Copyright 10/6/2020	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 0.00
Meet men who have used their God-given talents to live out their faith to the fullest. They come from a variety of backgrounds, eras, and ethnicities, but each one has answered the Lord’s call on their life in bold and innovative ways.

Brave Heroes and Bold Defenders: 50 True Stories of Daring Men of God, by Shirley Raye Redmond, ISBN 978-0736981330, RL0.00. Meet men who have used their God-given talents to live out their faith to the fullest. They come from a variety of backgrounds, eras, and ethnicities, but each one has answered the Lord’s call on their life in bold and innovative ways.

Mr. Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise			Author Alex T. Smith		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Peachtree Publishing Company	ISBN# 978-1682632130 (HB)	Copyright 10/1/2020	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 5.90
Mr. Penguin and his Adventuring gang board a luxury cruise ship for some much-needed rest and a little entertainment. With Colin, his kung fu spider sidekick, preparing to perform with the Ladies Choir and fish finger sandwiches available twenty-four hours a day, Mr. Penguin isn’t even bothered that he can’t swim and is deeply afraid of water. When he befriends a young stowaway with a mystery of her own to solve, he soon finds that Adventures are lying in wait.

Mr. Penguin and the Catastrophic Cruise, by Alex T. Smith, ISBN 978-1682632130, RL5.90. Mr. Penguin and his Adventuring gang board a luxury cruise ship for some much-needed rest and a little entertainment. With Colin, his kung fu spider sidekick, preparing to perform with the Ladies Choir and fish finger sandwiches available twenty-four hours a day, Mr. Penguin isn’t even bothered that he can’t swim and is deeply afraid of water. When he befriends a young stowaway with a mystery of her own to solve, he soon finds that Adventures are lying in wait.

Muffled			Author Jennifer Gennari		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers	ISBN# 978-1534463653 (HB)	Copyright 10/27/2020	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.00
Amelia does not like noise. In fifth grade, she has to learn to play an instrument or, as she sees it, make noise on purpose. To help Amelia cope, her father gives her a pair of earmuffs to wear. When she makes a new friend in trombone class, the two form an unlikely friendship that helps Amelia find a way to let in the noisy world she’s muffled for so long.

Muffled, by Jennifer Gennari, ISBN 978-1534463653, RL4.00. Amelia does not like noise. In fifth grade, she has to learn to play an instrument or, as she sees it, make noise on purpose. To help Amelia cope, her father gives her a pair of earmuffs to wear. When she makes a new friend in trombone class, the two form an unlikely friendship that helps Amelia find a way to let in the noisy world she’s muffled for so long.

Raising Lumie			Author Joan Bauer		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Viking Books for Young Readers	ISBN# 978-0593113202 (HB)	Copyright 6/16/2020	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 0.00
Olive Hudson desperately wants a dog. But that doesn’t seem to be a possibility right now. Newly orphaned, she’s moving in with the half-sister she hardly knows and their life is too chaotic to include a dog. But then something wonderful happens: Olive gets a chance to raise Lumie, a guide dog puppy. Discipline. Rules. Lots of hugs. Only the best of the best puppies continue on to become guide dogs, and of course Olive wants Lumie to be chosen. But if she is, that means that Olive will lose her.

Raising Lumie, by Joan Bauer, ISBN 978-0593113202, RL0.00. Olive Hudson desperately wants a dog. But that doesn’t seem to be a possibility right now. Newly orphaned, she’s moving in with the half-sister she hardly knows and their life is too chaotic to include a dog. But then something wonderful happens: Olive gets a chance to raise Lumie, a guide dog puppy. Discipline. Rules. Lots of hugs. Only the best of the best puppies continue on to become guide dogs, and of course Olive wants Lumie to be chosen. But if she is, that means that Olive will lose her.

Rescuing Titanic: A True Story of Quiet Bravery in the North Atlantic			Author Flora Delargy		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Wide Eyed Editions	ISBN# 978-0711262782 (HB)	Copyright 9/7/2021	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 0.00
In the middle of the night, the Carpathia received a distress call from the sinking Titanic. The intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could. Follow the Carpathia as it risks everything to navigate remote, treacherous ice fields in the dark and come to the rescue of passengers on the world-famous ocean liner.

Rescuing Titanic: A True Story of Quiet Bravery in the North Atlantic, by Flora Delargy, ISBN 978-0711262782, RL0.00. In the middle of the night, the Carpathia received a distress call from the sinking Titanic. The intrepid little ship heroically changed course and headed straight into the frozen sea to help save as many people as it could. Follow the Carpathia as it risks everything to navigate remote, treacherous ice fields in the dark and come to the rescue of passengers on the world-famous ocean liner.

Ways to Make Sunshine			Author Renée Watson		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Bloomsbury Children's Books	ISBN# 978-1547600564 (HB)	Copyright 4/28/2020	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.50
Ryan Hart can be and do anything. Her name means “king”, that she is a leader, and she is determined to keep growing into the name her parents gave her. She is all about trying to see the best in people, to be a good daughter, sister, and friend. But Ryan has a lot on her mind. For instance: Dad finally has a new job, but money is still tight. That means some changes, like moving into a new (old) house, and Dad working the night shift. And with the fourth-grade talent show coming up, Ryan wonders what talent she can perform on stage in front of everyone without freezing. As even more changes and challenges come her way, Ryan always finds a way forward and shows she is a girl who knows how to glow.

Ways to Make Sunshine, by Renée Watson, ISBN 978-1547600564, RL4.50. Ryan Hart can be and do anything. Her name means “king”, that she is a leader, and she is determined to keep growing into the name her parents gave her. She is all about trying to see the best in people, to be a good daughter, sister, and friend. But Ryan has a lot on her mind. For instance: Dad finally has a new job, but money is still tight. That means some changes, like moving into a new (old) house, and Dad working the night shift. And with the fourth-grade talent show coming up, Ryan wonders what talent she can perform on stage in front of everyone without freezing. As even more changes and challenges come her way, Ryan always finds a way forward and shows she is a girl who knows how to glow.

A Piglet Called Truffle			Author Helen Peters		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by Ellie Snowdon	Publisher Walker Books US	ISBN# 978-1536210248 (HB)	Copyright 3/17/2020	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.60
Jasmine Green loves animals. Her mother is a veterinarian. Her father is a farmer. And her brother and sister are . . . well, they’re mostly annoying. But being in the Green family means seeing and taking care of animals all the time. While helping her mom on a house call, Jasmine visits a new litter of piglets and discovers a forgotten runt hidden underneath its brothers and sisters. Poor little piglet. It is so tiny that it can’t even drink! Its owner refuses to rescue it. So it is up to Jasmine to save the pig . . . secretly. What will happen if anyone finds out?

A Piglet Called Truffle, by Helen Peters, ISBN 978-1536210248, RL4.60. Jasmine Green loves animals. Her mother is a veterinarian. Her father is a farmer. And her brother and sister are . . . well, they’re mostly annoying. But being in the Green family means seeing and taking care of animals all the time. While helping her mom on a house call, Jasmine visits a new litter of piglets and discovers a forgotten runt hidden underneath its brothers and sisters. Poor little piglet. It is so tiny that it can’t even drink! Its owner refuses to rescue it. So it is up to Jasmine to save the pig . . . secretly. What will happen if anyone finds out?

The Amelia Six			Author Kristin L. Gray		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books	ISBN# 978-1534418851 (HB)	Copyright 6/30/2020	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.20
Amelia Earhart’s famous aviator goggles go missing and eleven-year-old Millie has to find them before the night is over in this girl-powered middle grade mystery.

The Amelia Six, by Kristin L. Gray, ISBN 978-1534418851, RL4.20. Amelia Earhart’s famous aviator goggles go missing and eleven-year-old Millie has to find them before the night is over in this girl-powered middle grade mystery.

The Lion of Mars			Author Jennifer L. Holm		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher Random House Books for Young Readers	ISBN# 978-0593121818 (HB)	Copyright 1/5/2021	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 4.00
Bell has spent his whole life—all eleven years of it—on Mars. But he’s still just a regular kid—he loves cats and any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don’t they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It’s up to Bell—a regular kid in a very different world—to uncover the truth and save his family…and possibly unite an entire planet.

The Lion of Mars, by Jennifer L. Holm, ISBN 978-0593121818, RL4.00. Bell has spent his whole life—all eleven years of it—on Mars. But he’s still just a regular kid—he loves cats and any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. Like, why don’t they have contact with anyone on the other Mars colonies? Why are they so isolated? When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children are the only ones who can help. It’s up to Bell—a regular kid in a very different world—to uncover the truth and save his family…and possibly unite an entire planet.

The One and Only Bob			Author Katherine Applegate		2022-2023 Crown
Illustrated by	Publisher HarperCollins	ISBN# 978-0062991317 (HB)	Copyright 5/5/2020	Intl. Setting	Reading Level 3.90
Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.

The One and Only Bob, by Katherine Applegate, ISBN 978-0062991317, RL3.90. Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.