Happy New Year! This is our first Tuesdays with Tundra of 2015, we’re so excited to begin because there’s so many great books this year! Tuesdays with Tundra is a monthly post on our new releases. The following books are available today in stores and online!
Best Friends through Eternity
Written by Sylvia McNicoll
Hardcover | 192 Pages | Ages 12 and up
ISBN: 978-1-77049-710-8
eBook: 978-1-77049-712-2
Inspired by the true story of a teen who was killed at a railway crossing, the author weaves the tale of fourteen-year-old Paige, who, taking a shortcut alongside the tracks to avoid the school bullies, is tragically hit by a train and transported to a surreal world where she encounters Kim, who died seven years before. Convinced she is only dreaming, Paige must discover a way to return to her former life. Poignant, gripping, and full of unexpected twists and turns, Best Friends through Eternity will resonate with readers who have struggled with cultural identity, a sense of belonging, and the real meaning of home.
Head Lice
Written by Elise Gravel
Hardcover | 32 Pages | Ages 6 to 9
ISBN: 978-1-77049-661-3
Part of a series of hilarious nonfiction books about disgusting creatures, this book examines head lice. It covers such topics as head lice habitats (human heads only, dogs are gross) anatomy (his body is slightly see through, so he can always see what he ate for lunch), and parenting practice (the female louse sticks eggs to human hair and uses the leftover glue for her model airplanes). Although silly and off-the-wall, Head Lice contains factual information that will both amuse and teach.
Reality Check in Detroit
Written by Roy and Kerry MacGregor
Trade Paperback | 209 Pages | Ages 9-12
ISBN: 978-1-77049-422-0
eBook: 978-1-77049-427-5
The Screech Owls are invited to compete in a four-day skills competition in Detroit. Along with another team, they will be participating in a reality show called Goals and Dreams. They’re staying at a fancy hotel, being showered with hockey swag, given Hollywood nicknames, and posing for the film crew – Hockeytown doesn’t look bad at all! That’s until they meet the other team and start noticing how differently they’re being treated. Are the producers engineering certain tensions and situations to pump up the show? The Screech Owls don’t like to be manipulated . . .
The Spider
Written by Elise Gravel
Hardcover | 32 Pages | Ages 6 to 9
ISBN: 978-1-77049-664-4
Part of a series of hilarious nonfiction about disgusting creatures, this book looks at the spider. It covers such topics as the spider’s habitats (pretty much everywhere but outer space), the silk it spins (it can trap prey and makes a nifty bowtie), and its parenting practice (female spiders carry around their eggs in a silk purse). Although silly and off-the-wall, The Spider contains real information that will both amuse and teach.
Pub Date Giveaway: In the comments below, please tell us which new February 2015 release of Tundra’s you would love to read and one lucky reader will receive their requested book! One request per person and please review our rules. This giveaway ends at midnight on Monday, February 16, 2015!
UPDATE: Congratulations to Erin, winner of The Spider by Elise Gravel!
I just saw ‘Head Lice’ on Library Thing and was excited to read it from there; so it is my pick here too!
Best Friends Through Eternity – for my daughter to read – looks good!!
I would love THE SPIDER by Elise Gravel. Perhaps the book will help me overcome my terror of these critters. This entire series is SO charming. A real crowd pleaser.
We would like The Spider as well. I agree with Monica, this series is amazing!
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I would love The Spider.
My class loves this Elise Gravel series! We sent her fan art back in the fall, we loved it so much. I would love to put Head Lice into my classroom. Although, I usually have lots of head lice in my classroom! I would prefer it in book form rather than crawling 🙂
ewww! Head lice in person! Meeting them in books is perfectly pleasant, though. 😉
The Spider would be our pick too!
Best Friends through Eternity is the book that I would most like to read and share with my daughter.
Reality Check in Detroit, please and thank you!
Welcome back! Cheers to the New Year and great books! I would really like to read Best Friends through Eternity by Sylvia McNicoll
Best Friends through Eternity by Sylvia McNicoll is the book I would pick too.
Sylvia McNicoll’s Best Friends Through Eternity would be my pick, for my teenager. But it’s a tough call, they all look great!
You have a teenager, Suzanne? Already?? And I agree, tough call.
Head Lice, my daughter would love it 🙂
I would choose Best Friends Through Eternity
I’d love The Spider. It looks like a fun book!
Would love to read Best Friends through Eternity
Best Friends Through Eternity looks likea wonderful book! I’d love the opportunity to read it!
I normally dislike spiders, but if it gives me more information on my feared enemy, I think I would like it.
Head Lice, please! My grade 3 class would love it!
Best Friends Through Eternity is the book I would love to read.
I would love to read Reality Check in Detroit by Roy and Kerry MacGregor. This is a new-to-me series. Sounds great!