Kids
Wishtree
Katherine Applegate
jFICTION Applegate, Katherine
Kids
"Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood "wishtree" -- people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red's branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red's hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood. You might say that Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red's experience as a wishtree is more important than ever"--
The one and only Ivan
Katherine Applegate
jFICTION Applegate, Katherine
Kids
When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
Added by Anne W
Ashes
Laurie Halse Anderson
jFICTION Anderson, Laurie Halse
Kids, Historical Fiction
"As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel's little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state"--
Added by Anne W
Forge
Laurie Halse Anderson
jFICTION Anderson, Laurie Halse
Kids, Historical Fiction
Separated from his friend Isabel after their daring escape from slavery, fifteen-year-old Curzon serves as a free man in the Continental Army at Valley Forge until he and Isabel are thrown together again, as slaves once more.
Added by Anne W
Chains
Laurie Halse Anderson
jFICTION Anderson, Laurie Halse
Kids, Historical Fiction
When their owner dies at the start of the Revolution, Isabel and her younger sister are sold to Loyalists in New York, where Isabel is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots.
Added by Anne W
Ms. Bixby's last day
John David Anderson
jFICTION Anderson, John David
Kids
Topher, Brand, and Steve, dismayed when their gifted teacher announces she is leaving due to illness, share their stories while cutting class and journeying across town together.
Added by Anne W
The crossover
Kwame Alexander
jFICTION Alexander, Kwame
Kids, Sports, Poetry
Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Added by Anne W
The line tender
Kate Allen
jFICTION Allen, Kate
Kids
Following a tragedy that further alters the course of her life, twelve-year-old Lucy Everhart decides to continue the shark research her marine biologist mother left unfinished when she died years earlier.
Added by Anne W
Added by Anne W