Elissa's quest
Erica F Verrillo Book Elissa has lived in the valley with the healing woman for her whole life. She does not know who her parents were and Nana has never spoken of them. Elissa has learned not to ask...
View ArticleInto the Wild
Sarah Beth Durst Book Julie's mom is Rapunzel, her brother is Puss n Boots. They're having dinner tonight with Snow's Seven. Living with fairy tale characters in the modern world is tough. Even harder...
View ArticleThe last girls of Pompeii
Kathryn Lasky Book In the ancient Roman city of Pompeii, Julia is a wealthy crippled girl and Sura is her beautiful slave. While they lead totally opposite lives, they are best friends. During a...
View ArticleGirl at sea
Maureen Johnson Book Clio's father is an adventurer and a charmer, but the qualities that make him fun are the same qualities that make him difficult. Out of the blue, her dad wants Clio to join him...
View ArticleTime of the eagle
Sherryl Jordan Book The Shinali people have been exiled from their land for many years, but they look forward to the Time of the Eagle, a time when they will rise up with other displaced peoples and...
View ArticleGoat and Donkey in strawberry sunglasses
Simon Puttock Book The cupboard is empty at Donkey and Goat's house, so Donkey makes a list for Goat to go to the store. Goat often gets confused, so it's important to make a list. Goat sets off for...
View ArticleBig bad wolves at school
Stephen Krensky Book Did you ever wonder how the Big Bad Wolf learned so many sneaky tricks? He went to Big Bad Wolf Academy, of course! But Rufus the wolf doesn't like going to school and learning...
View ArticleReady, set, skip!
Jane O'Connor Book Can you skip? The little girl in this picture book does not know how to skip. She can do lots of other cool things - she can twirl, skate, blow bubbles, and is a terrific whistler....
View ArticleAnahita's woven riddle
Meghan Nuttall Sayres Book Anahita and her tribe are a nomadic people of northern Iran. Anahita enjoys their traditional way of life; however, Anahita chafes at the restrictions her culture places on...
View ArticleEpic
Conor Kostick Book On the planet of New Earth, a computer game, Epic, was created to provide an emotional outlet for the displaced people of Earth. Now, Epic seems more real than life away from the...
View ArticleTaking a bath with the dog and other things that make me happy
Scott Menchin Book Sweet Pea is feeling sad today, so she sets out to find what makes other people happy. Taking a bath makes her dog happy. Counting tree rings makes the old man in the park happy....
View ArticleShield of stars
Hilari Bell Book Weasel is a former pickpocket trying to reform as a clerk for Justice Holis. Unfortunately, the justice's revolutionary ideas get both of them thrown in jail. Weasel lucks out and is...
View ArticleSong of the sparrow
Lisa Ann Sandell Book Elaine lives among the men and boys of Arthur's Round Table as a sister, healer, and friend. When a new woman arrives in camp, Elaine hopes to find a sister and friend to share...
View ArticleOphelia : a novel
Lisa Klein Book Ophelia is a wild girl without a mother to guide her or love from her distracted father. When her dear brother, Laertes, and his friend Hamlet go away to school, Ophelia's father sends...
View ArticleThe lacemaker and the princess
Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Book Isabelle is a lacemaker in a French village outside the palace of Versailles during the time of Marie Antoinette. One day when she is visiting her brother who works as a...
View ArticleOn Meadowview Street
Henry Cole Book When Caroline moves to her new house on Meadowview Street, she wonders "Where is the meadow?" A flower growing in the grass of her yard inspires Caroline to create a wildflower...
View ArticleGallop-o-gallop
Sandra Alonzo Book Do you love horses? If you do, you will really like this new poetry book. This book is full of poems about riding horses, grooming horses, and cute new baby horses. It also has...
View ArticleHow to get suspended and influence people
Adam Selzer Book Leon isn't very popular and hangs out with the "brains" and he's fine with that. But when he is assigned a project to make a new sex-ed video for the 6th and 7th graders, Leon finds...
View ArticleDragon slippers
Jessica Day George Book Creel is an orphan who is sacrificed to a dragon by her aunt, who hopes a rich knight or prince will come rescue her. The dragon is not interested in eating people, though, so...
View ArticleKiki Strike : inside the shadow city
Kirsten Miller Book The story follows a group of girls with spy power skills as they navigate an old city under New York and fight crime. It couldn't get any better - with tips on disguises, how to...
View ArticleThe ghost in the Tokaido Inn
Dorothy Hoobler Book Seikei is the son of a merchant but he wishes he could be a samurai. In medieval Japan, one cannot change the social class he was born into, so all Seikei can do is dream. When...
View ArticleMy last skirt : the story of Jennie Hodgers, Union soldier
Lynda Durrant Book Jennie Hodgers lived in a time before women were allowed to work, or even wear pants, so when she insisted on doing both, she was an outcast. She pretended to be a man first as a...
View ArticleChildren's miscellany : useless information that's essential to know
Matthew Morgan Book Do you need to know how to pop a wheelie, or how to identify the ten deadliest snakes, or the many ways to make a wish? Just consult this handy and fun reference guide - it will...
View ArticleGilda Joyce, psychic investigator
Jennifer Allison Book Gilda Joyce is a 13-year-old with a vivid imagination. She involves herself in a number of careers, one of which is psychic investigator. As summer vacation approaches, Gilda...
View ArticleLast shot : a Final Four mystery
John Feinstein Book Last Shot is the story of two thirteen-year-olds who win a sports writing contest and get to attend the NCAA Final Four basketball tourament as student journalists. While enjoying...
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