Kids
The canyon's edge
Dusti Bowling
jFICTION Bowling Dusti
Kids
A year after the death of her mother in a restaurant shooting, Nora is left struggling to stay alive when a climbing trip with her father goes terribly wrong.
The mouse and the motorcycle
Beverly Cleary
jREAD-ALONG Cleary
Kids
A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.
Added by Anne W
Some assembly required
Brian (Brian Michael) Lynch
jREAD-ALONG Lynch
Kids, Early Chapter Books
Attending Toy Academy to train in the art of play, misfit little toy Grumbolt, who is not an action figure, a stuffed animal or a collectible, resolves to find his proper place before a rival plot by Evil Toy Academy compels Grumbolt to take a dangerous risk to save his school.
Added by Anne W
Malala : my story of standing up for girls' rights
Malala Yousafzai
jREAD-ALONG Yousafzai
Kids, Biographies
"Malala retells her story of speaking out for girls' education rights for chapter book readers"--
Added by Anne W
Adventure according to Humphrey
Betty G. Birney
jREAD-ALONG Birney
Kids, Early Chapter Books
Humphrey the classroom hamster has adventures going to the library, learning about the ocean, and sailing across a pond on a sailboat.
Added by Anne W
Spring according to Humphrey
Betty G. Birney
jREAD-ALONG Birney
Kids, Early Chapter Books
"To Humphrey and the students at Longfellow School, spring seems impossibly late this year. Fortunately, planning a school Family Fun Night keeps the students (and classroom pets) busy as they look for signs of the changing seasons"--
Added by Anne W
Imagination according to Humphrey
Betty G. Birney
jREAD-ALONG Birney
Kids, Early Chapter Books
During a creative writing unit at Longfellow School, the students in Mrs. Brisbane's class practice using their imagination with their very own writing journals--and Humphrey finds out that writing from his imagination is harder than it looks.
Added by Anne W
Junie B. Jones and a little monkey business
Barbara Park
jREAD-ALONG Park
Kids, Early Chapter Books
Through a misunderstanding, Junie B. thinks that her new baby brother is really a baby monkey, and her report of this news creates excitement and trouble in her kindergarten class.
Added by Anne W
Junie B. Jones and the yucky blucky fruitcake
Barbara Park
jREAD-ALONG Park
Kids, Early Chapter Books
Junie, a spunky, sometimes exasperating, kindergartener, looks forward to winning lots of prizes at the school carnival, but a fruit cake was not exactly what she had in mind.
Added by Anne W
Junie B. Jones is a graduation girl
Barbara Park
jREAD-ALONG Park
Kids, Early Chapter Books
Junie B. Jones has just turned six and is looking forward to her kindergarten graduation, but when grape juice stains the white gown she could not resist trying on, she is afraid graduation is ruined.
Added by Anne W
One year after the traumatic death of her mother, Nora and her father embark on a rock-climbing expedition in a remote Southwest canyon. A flash flood separates Nora from her father, and she must find a way to survive the elements, reconnect with her father, and work through her grief. Written in verse, Dusti Bowling effectively brings an emotional resonance to this thrilling story of survival. I absolutely loved this book and would recommend it for middle grade readers and up. -Becky