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
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
Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Park
Julia Song and her good friend Patrick want to win a blue ribbon at the state fair, but they can’t decide on a project. Patrick is...
Aug 1, 2018
Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst
Lulu is a pain and she never likes to hear the word no. Her parents give her everything because she throws screeching fits when things...
Dec 14, 2013
Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo
This delightfully whimsical book is one of my new favorites. Flora Belle, a self-proclaimed cynic, is a lonely ten-year-old girl obsessed...
Dec 11, 2013
Mister Max: The Book of Lost Things by Cynthia Voigt
Max Starling lives happily with his actor parents in their home connected to the Starling Theater, but a strange invitation changes...
Nov 25, 2013
Kenny and the Dragon by Tony DiTerlizzi
When a bookish dragon settles on the hill near his home, Kenny is anxious to investigate. He is made a little nervous by Grahame's size...
Feb 4, 2012
Tuesdays at the Castle by Jessica Day George
Castle Glower has a mind of its own and if it likes you, you are in good hands. Princess Celie is the Castle's favorite. Only she can...
Jan 12, 2012
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl
I love this book, because it entertained all three of my children (ages 3, 5, and 9) when we read it out loud together. Willy Wonka opens...
Nov 25, 2011
Peter and the Starcatchers by Ridley Pearson and Dave Barry
In an all new fairy tale style, Peter and the Starcatchers tells the story of how Peter Pan and Captain Hook began. This series is great...
Oct 27, 2011