Kids
The thing about jellyfish
Ali Benjamin
jFICTION Benjamin, Ali
Kids
Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death.
The girl who drank the moon
Kelly Regan Barnhill
jFICTION Barnhill, Kelly Regan
Kids, Fantasy
"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her"--
Added by Anne W
Tuck everlasting
Natalie Babbitt
jFICTION Babbitt, Natalie
Kids, Fantasy, Historical Fiction
The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they discover that a ten-year-old girl and a malicious stranger now share their secret about a spring whose water prevents one from ever growing any older.
Added by Anne W
The night gardener
Jonathan Auxier
jFICTION Auxier, Jonathan
Kids, Thriller, Suspense, Mystery, Horror
Irish orphans Molly, fourteen, and Kip, ten, travel to England to work as servants in a crumbling manor house where nothing is quite what it seems to be, and soon the siblings are confronted by a mysterious stranger and secrets of the cursed house.
Added by Anne W
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"--
Added by Anne W
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
Added by Anne W