Kids
Garfield, volume 1
Jim Davis
eBOOK
Graphic Novels, Kids, Humor
Go back to the beginning of Garfield and meet all the characters! -Anne W
Comics squad #2: lunch!
Matthew Holm
eBOOK
Kids, Graphic Novels, Humor
A collection of zany comics about common school-related topics - if you like Lunch, we also have Detention! -Anne W
Frozen graphic novel
author Disney Book Group
eBOOK
Kids, Graphic Novels, Adventure
Relive the original Frozen movie in this fun graphic novel! -Anne W
Wishtree
Katherine Applegate
eBOOK
Kids
An old red oak tree tells how he and his crow friend, Bongo, help their human neighbors get along after a threat against an immigrant family is carved into the tree's trunk.
Funny, deep, warm, and nuanced, Wishtree is Newbery Medalist and New York Times–bestselling author Katherine Applegate at her very best—writing from the heart, and from a completely unexpected point of view. -Angie
The Wednesday wars
Gary D Schmidt
eBOOK
Kids
During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in.
The best book I’ve read so far this quarantine. Maybe even the best kids book I’ve read this year! It’s just about some basic events in an average suburban kid’s life, but BAM! It hits you over and over again with BEAUTIFUL WRITING that sums up THE REASONS LIFE IS WORTH LIVING, in a subtle and casual way (not heavy-handed or overbearing). -Anne W
The cool bean
Jory John
eBOOK
Kids, Picture Books
Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean ... Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done.
Another in the series of picture books that includes The Good Egg and The Bad Seed. Looking at what it means to be cool from very superficial aspects to truly meaningful ones. Well told with a very good message. -Paul
Over and under the pond
Kate Messner
eBOOK
Kids
This is a great early nonfiction picture book that can spark all sorts of conversations about “the hidden world, beneath the pond” and the animals that make its waters their home. -Casey
The worst class trip ever
Dave Barry
eBOOK
Kids
When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend, Matt, has decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists and it is up to the boys to stop them.
A funny and quite well paced action and misadventure tale of a group of eight graders during a class trip to Washington DC. Centered on Wyatt Palmer and his various personal anxieties, the tale follows him, his nerd buddies, and assorted other classmates as they deal with teacher chaperones, a pair of menacing and creepy strangers they meet during their plane ride, and a series of mostly bad and ill-informed choices made not only by Wyatt but others as well. Make no mistake, things get quite dangerous and potentially quite fatal for several of the characters along the way. -Paul
Pax
Sara Pennypacker
eBOOK
Kids
"After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back"--
This is a beautiful story about a twelve-year-old boy named Peter and his fox, Pax. With the onset of war, Peter is forced to leave home and release Pax back into the unfamiliar wild. That separation fills Peter with remorse, and he makes the decision to prepare for a journey to reunite with Pax. Chapters alternate between the viewpoints of Peter and Pax, and through their parallel adventures, you can see the power of friendship and devotion, as well as the power that comes from self-discovery, survival and peace. There are so many powerful messages to be gained through this story and I highly recommend it! -Becky
Magic, supernatural accidents, and saving the town before time runs out - if you liked Making Friends 1, we've newly added the sequel to our e-book collection! -Anne W