Early Reader
The Runaway Wok by Ying Chang Compestine
On Chinese New Year's Eve, a poor couple send their son to market to trade their last eggs for rice so they can make a meal for their neighbors. Instead, Ming swaps the eggs for a smiling, singing wok that boasts, "I am more than what you see!"
Happy New Year, Herbie Bear! by Joanne D. Meier
It's December 31st, and Herbie Bear and his dad are staying up late to ring in the new year. Can Herbie make it to midnight?
Juvenile
Happy New Year, Mallory by Laurie B. Friedman
It's New Year's Eve and Mallory can't wait to celebrate! Her camp friends are coming to Fern Falls and she and Mary Ann have planned out every last detail for a perfect winter reunion and New Year's Eve party. But what Mallory hadn't planned on is getting sick.
Slappy New Year! by R. L. Stine
Poor Shawn Klaven. Just because he's little and shy and gullible, the kids at school are always scaring him. Even a visit to HorrorLand can't give Shawn more courage. Sometimes Shawn thinks that Slappy, the old ventriloquist dummy his dad bought him, is his only friend. But this year, Shawn makes a resolution to get revenge. He has the perfect opportunity too-a spooky New Year's Eve party. What he doesn't realize is that Slappy has some holiday plans of his own
Adult
New Year's Eve Murder by Leslie Meier
Lucy discovers a host of misdeeds involving real estate deals, animal rights and long-held secrets. Now, It's up to her to dress down a killer before the ball drops in Times Square...
Death of a Blue Blood by Donald Bain
Invited to attend a New Year's Eve Ball at Castorbrook Castle, Jessica Fletcher discovers the body of a lady's maid in the garden. While their host, Lord Norrance, his snobbish third wife, other members of the household, and party guests squabble over the tragic death in tight-lipped, perfectly mannered, thoroughly British style, family relations are strained as old wounds are reopened.
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