Louis is a trumpeter swan, but he had no voice. Though he is frightened when his father explains to him that he is different from the other cygnets, Louis is resourceful and determined. This is a timeless tale of love, courage, and...
Juvenile fiction
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Author:White, E. B.Summary: - Author:Hood-Caddy, KarenSummary:
Is Robin brave enough to do what’s right when everyone thinks she’s wrong? No one is more passionate about rescuing hurt animals than Robin, except maybe her best friend Zo-Zo, who helps Robin run the family’s animal shelter, The Wild...
- Author:Savage, MelissaSummary:
A boy and his best friends set out to discover the aliens who crash-landed next to their Roswell, New Mexico, farm in this charming novel packed with adventure and heart, perfect for fans of Ali Benjamin's The Thing About Jellyfish and...
- Author:Cali, DavideSummary:
What really happened over the summer break' A curious teacher wants to know. The epic explanation' What started out as a day at the beach turned into a globe-spanning treasure hunt with high-flying hijinks, exotic detours, an...
- Author:Pearce, JacquelineSummary:
Unlike his perfect older sister, Jenna, Conner hates his piano lessons and gets bad grades in math. He's really good at bike tricks and he loves animals, but his parents have a no-pets rule and they don't take his bike-riding seriously...
- Author:Stevenson, Sarah JamilaSummary:
When Olwen Nia Evans learns that her family is moving from San Francisco to Wales to fulfill her great-grandmother’s dying wish, she starts having strange and vivid dreams about her family’s past. But nothing she sees in her dreams of...
- Author:Connor, LeslieSummary:
From the critically acclaimed author of Waiting for Normal and All Rise for the Honorable Perry T. Cook, Leslie Connor, comes a deeply poignant and beautifully crafted story about self-reliance, redemption, and hope. Mason Buttle is the...
- Author:Nye, Naomi ShihabSummary:
Here are some things Aref loves about his home. Mish-Mish, his catThe dunes in the desertHis friends Diram and Sulima Fresh apricotsCrispy fish served in basketsHis grandfather, SidiHis excellent rock collectionThe turtles of OmanAref...
- Author:Kulling, MonicaSummary:
The Tweedles are back and ready to take another exuberant swing at going modern. When their neighbors the Hamms announce that they've "gone online" by buying a telephone, Mama excitedly follows suit. But will the lure of the telephone...
- Author:Pène du Bois, WilliamSummary:
Relates the incredible adventures of Professor William Waterman Sherman who in 1883 sets off in a balloon across the Pacific, survives the volcanic eruption of Krakatoa, and is eventually picked up in the Atlantic.
- Author:Dahl, RoaldSummary:
How do you outwit a twit? What happens when a magic finger turns the hunter into the hunted? Can Billy help the tiny minpins who live in the trees defeat the Gruncher once and for all? Find out in these three exciting tales of wild...
- Author:Riordan, RickSummary:
In his penultimate adventure, a devastated but determined Apollo travels to Camp Jupiter, where he must learn what it is to be a hero, or die trying.It's not easy being Apollo, especially when you've been turned into a human...
- Author:Carmichael, JodiSummary:
Louisa, a fifth grader who has ADHD and dyslexia, wishes her overly tough teacher would disappear--then fears she has unleashed a curse when Mrs. Snyder becomes ill. Lou throws herself into the play she is writing and directing for her...
- Author:Deal, LauraSummary:
A child makes their way along the Arctic shoreline on a dark day. Everything around them seems as ugly as their mood, from the weather to the fish and mud. This is the place they come to whenever they feel ugly. But as the child closes...
- Author:Bertman, Jennifer ChamblissSummary:
Emily and James's teacher Mr. Quisling is up to something mysterious. First, there's the news clipping with an unusual note that he drops at a book event. Then Emily and James discover their teacher has been receiving encrypted messages...
- Author:LaReau, KaraSummary:
Jaundice and Kale are back from their adventure on the high seas, and they are settling back into a quiet life in Dullsville, just the way they like it. The tea is tepid, the oatmeal is tasteless, and the socks are ripe for darning ......
- Author:Meadows, SallySummary:
When Quinn's mom gets sick and Quinn has to go live with his grandfather in the big city, a nearby pond becomes a place of comfort and peace for him. But when Quinn spots a duckling all on its own, his own feeling of not belonging...
- Author:Ellis, DesmondSummary:
Mouse is small for his age and tired of being teased about it. Then one night he discovers, much to his surprise and delight that he fits perfectly (well, almost perfectly) into the Undergarden, a subterranean world beneath his backyard...
- Author:AviSummary:
High adventure from a master storyteller about one boy's attempt to fend for himself among cruel orphan masters, corrupt magistrates, and conniving thieves. In the seaside town of Melcombe Regis, England, 1724, Oliver Cromwell Pitts...
- Author:Chari, SheelaSummary:
Based on the Peabody Award–winning podcast, this tech-filled adventure series pits intrepid Mars Patel and his outcast friends against a brilliant, enigmatic billionaire as they race to figure out why kids are disappearing from their...
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