The New Kid — Grace Gilmore

Logan tracks down a stolen book with the help of his new friend in the sixth book in the Tales from Maple Ridge series.

There's a new kid in Logan's one-room schoolhouse! He's quiet, has thick glasses, and the other students are sure he's trouble. When a new book goes missing from the classroom's bookshelf, accusations fly. Logan decides he must track down the book -- with the help of his new friend -- to show his classmates that there's always room for another student in their small school.

With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Tales from Maple Ridge chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.