Don’t Judge a Girl by Her Cover by Ally Carter

Don't Judge a GirlThis is the third book in the Gallagher Girls series by Ally Carter.  (I’d Tell You I Love You, Then I’d Have to Kill You and Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy)  Cammie Morgan is thrilled to be in Boston with her roommate Macey as Macey’s father announces his candidacy for vice-president of the United States.  This perfect end to summer vacation is ruined when masked figures drop from a hovering helicopter and try to kidnap Macey.  Cammie and Macey use all their super spy skills learned at the Gallagher Academy for Exceptional Young Women (a school for young spys) to ward off the attack by the kidnappers barely escaping with their lives. Back at the Gallagher Academy, Cammie join forces with roomates, Bex and Liz, to keep Macey safe.  To keep Macey safe, they must find out who was behind the kidnapping attempt and hope that  the Gallagher Academy’s security will be able to protect Macey from further attempts. Join Cammie the Chameleon and her friends as they use their spy skills to solve this mystery while trying to keep the Gallagher Academy’s secrets from the outside world.

The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett

The Wee Free MenStrange things are happening in the Chalk where Tiffany Aching lives with her family.  Just the other day, when Tiffany was down at the river with her toddler brother, Wentworth, she noticed two tiny men covered with blue tattoos wearing kilts rowing a boat about the size of a half a coconut shell.  One of them shouted at her,”Crivens! Gang awa’ oot o’here, ye daft wee hinny! ‘Ware the green heid!”  And with that they speed away, rowing as fast as they could into the reeds.  Suddenly, everything seemed blurred, the air fizzed and the water bubbled as it grew darker, greener and deeper. As the water boiled, Tiffany ran for Wentworth on the beach, snatching him up just as a green-haired creature shot out of the water and scraped the beach with its claws right where Wentworth had been.  Yes, strange things were happening indeed!  So when Wentworth is kidnapped by an elfin queen, this young witch-to-be becomes allies with the Wee Free Men (the little blue tattooed, kilt-wearing men).  Together they set off to Fairyland to rescue Wentworth and bring him back home.