Gillian

__﻿Island of the Aunts__
3 aunts, Aunt Myrtle, Aunt Coral, and Aunt Etta watch over a secret, mysterious island. As they grow older they realize they need new caretakers for the island. Adults can't be trusted because they would reveal the secrets of island What they need are some kids - ones who can keep a secret. The aunts decide they must kidnap some children. When the new caretakers, Minnete and Fabio, arrive at the island, new and exciting things begin to happen.
 * by Eva Ibbotson**



Recommended for people who love mythical creatures and fantasy.

__The Candymakers__
The candy contest is on! Thirty-two 12-year-old contestants have been selected to participate in an annual candy contest. Groups of four contestants will be visiting separate factories around their area. The four characters the story revolves around are Logan Sweet, Miles O'Leary, Daisy Carpenter, and Philip Ransford, III. The winner will have his or her candy mass produced and will win a sum of money. However, you can't just join the candy contest. You have to write an essay to be selected., What is it that made these four people's essays in particular so special? Why are they risking absolutely everything just to win? Are all of them even trying to win or is there a different motive?
 * by Wendy Mass**

Recommended for people who enjoy surprises.

__﻿The Name of this Book is Secret__



 * by Pseudonymous Bosch**

Cass, a head-strong survivalist, and Max-Ernest, a kid run by logic, have a student kidnapped from their school. Cass discovers a mystery about a dead magician's diary and finds a box labeled the //**Symphony of Smells**//. Cass and Max-Ernest continue their adventure, meet the midnight sun, find a legendary spa, and learn there is a secret to immortality.

__Savvy__
Each member of the Beaumont family receives a special power when he or she turns 13. This power is known as a savvy. Mibs is looking foward to her 13 birthday when she will receive a savvy of her own. Just before her birthday, her father gets in a car crash and is taken to the hospital. Mibs and her younger brother are left in the care of a woman named Miss Rosemary. Mibs is in her care is when she learns about her very own savvy and then goes on an amazing adventure to see her father.
 * by Ingrid Law**