

Friday Night Stage Lights by Rachele Alpine
Brooklyn Gartner hates football. When her mother remarries, Brooklyn and her mother relocate from their home in Oregon to Leighton,...
Oct 7, 2020


My Father’s Words by Patricia Maclachlan
When Fiona and Finn O’Brien lose their father in an accident, they are unsure how to deal with their grief. Their father was always the...
Jan 14, 2019


Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper
Eleven-year-old Melody has a mind bursting with words, thoughts, and questions, but no one ever knows. Born with cerebral palsy, Melody...
Oct 5, 2018


As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds
When Genie’s parents send him and his older brother Ernie to Virginia for the summer, they are in for some surprises. Their Grandma has a...
Aug 24, 2018


Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
Aven Green has grown up believing she can do anything. And she can, even without arms. However, when her parents take a job running a run...
Aug 18, 2018


Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin
Rose Howard is obsessed with homonyms. They dominate her thoughts and her conversation. With Rose’s obsessions, her need to follow...
Oct 22, 2016


Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Ally Nickerson hates school. Although she works hard, she just can't learn. The letters on the page won't hold still and schoolwork...
Oct 22, 2016


Otis Dooda: Strange But True by Ellen Potter
Ellen Potter introduces a new story filled with quirky characters and strange events, but this new book is boy humor in the extreme. Otis...
Jul 27, 2013


Waiting for the Magic by Patricia MacLachlan
Waiting for the Magic was a tender, read aloud hit in our house. My 4 and 5-year-old boys loved the talking pets that only some family...
Apr 3, 2012


Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
India Opal Buloni is lonely when she and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida. When she goes to the grocery store and a stray...
Feb 15, 2012

