New Series from Penworthy

12/14/2023

New Series from Penworthy

It’s always fun to introduce patrons to new series. Getting kids to try a new series may be a challenge at first. But if they love it, word of mouth will guarantee continued checkouts. 

This month we have several new series to spark love and checkouts! Best Wishes by Sarah Mlynowski is a new series perfect for girls ages 8-12. This is a natural next choice for fans of Upside-down Magic and Whatever After. 

Best Wishes series features a different girl in each book from around the country. Each girl receives a box with a bracelet and a note, “Because you're blue, This bracelet is now for you. Speak one wish to make it true. . .”  The wishes vary, much like the girls’, and always come true. In the first book, Becca has just had a falling out with her best friend and now feels alone and friendless. She wishes for more friends. The wish works instantly, everyone wants to be Becca’s best friend. As things spin out of control, she begins to wonder if maybe this wish is a curse. 

G.I. Joe Classified series, written by Kelley Skovron, is an adventure with high-tech and unstoppable action. This new series follows 8^th grader Stan, who relocates with his mom to Springfield, IL from Chicago when she’s offered a new job at DeCobray. Stan and his new friends attend Springfield Academy, a school devoted to high-tech. Their school is asked to beta test the Lyre XR augmented reality headset created by DeCobray. But there is a lot more going on, and soon kids begin disappearing. Stan and his friends are on the case, trying to solve the disappearances and the hold the headsets have on all of the students and the town. 

This series is perfect for gamers who love action, technology, and a fast pace. Kids who love reading nonfiction tech and military books will also enjoy this series. 

Goosebumps House of Shivers, written by R.L. Stine, continues the Goosebumps legacy with a scary new series. The first title in the series Scariest. Book. Ever, is a story about twins, Betty and Bill, who are forced to visit their Uncle Wendall at his secluded house in the Wayward Forest. Wendall is in possession of the scariest book ever, and someone is after him. Soon the twins must escape into the forest with the book to protect it from falling into the wrong hands. This sets off a run of terror as they dodge manbats, cannibal crows, and giant insects. Will they make it out of the forest alive? This is definitely a new series that will give you goosebumps. 

As you are reading this, I am sure you are matching these new series with readers in your library. These are definite shelf toppers. Grab these new series and get readers hooked on new adventures. Also, adventure is the theme for summer reading, so these are a perfect fit. 

Written by Nancy Stetzinger, Penworthy’s Product Manager