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Alienated by David O. Russell
Posted on October 16, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Humorous Stories, Science FictionMiddle school is tough, but being friends with aliens and being in middle school is even worse! Gene and Vince publish a sci-fi tabloid featuring the aliens they come in contact with in their small California town. No one else believes them, but their alien buddies’ [...]
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Moonbird: a Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose
Posted on October 15, 2012 by Jessica in animals, Nonfiction, other award winnersRufa red knots are small shorebirds that make an incredible journey every year. Knots only weigh about 4 ounces, but each year, they fly from Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America to the arctic regions of Canada and back. While it’s incredible that such a small bird can do this at [...]
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Sophia’s War by Avi
Posted on October 10, 2012 by Katie in Historical Fiction, Realistic FictionLife in New York City in 1776 is not easy for 12-year-old Sophia Calderwood. Her brother, William, has left home to fight with the Rebel Army, and Sophia and her parents find British-occupied New York City a dangerous place to live and work. When William is captured by the British and held on a prison [...]
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Letters To Leo by Amy Hest, illustrated by Julia Denos
Posted on October 9, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, Humorous Stories, Realistic FictionLetters To Leo picks up on Annie Rossi’s life a year after she appeared in Remembering Mrs. Rossi. Annie is in fourth grade now, with a best friend and an arch nemesis (a boy, of course). She lives with her professor father and her new dog Leo in a New York apartment. Annie writes a [...]
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The Great Molasses Flood by Deborah Kops
Posted on October 2, 2012 by Jennifer in NonfictionIn Boston, 1919, a huge tank filled with two million gallons of molasses burst apart and flooded Boston’s North End. The wave of molasses was as tall as 15 feet and not only covered buildings but pushed many houses and buildings off their foundations. Kops captures the fascinating stories of several survivors, as well as the [...]
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Caddy’s World
Posted on September 28, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Realistic FictionBy Hilary McKay If you are acquainted with the Casson family, you will be happy to find a new story set within their creatively odd household, and if you are new to the Cassons you are in luck. The latest installment in the Casson adventures is delightful. Set during the summer Rose is born, the [...]
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Puffling Patrol by Ted and Betsy Lewin
Posted on September 25, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animals, NonfictionFor this book, Caldecott Award Honor artists Ted and Betsy Lewin travel to the Westman Islands off the coast of Iceland. The Lewins document the annual “Puffling Patrol.” Every year, fluffy little puffin chicks are hatched on the remote cliffs of the islands. Most of the pufflings leave the nest and make their way to the ocean at [...]
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The Popcorn Dragon by Jane Thayer
Posted on September 21, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in animalsDexter is a young dragon when one day he discovers that he has a special talent—he can breathe smoke. Dexter is so proud of himself that he wants to show off his smoky breath all the time. There’s just one problem, none of Dexter’s animal friends can breathe smoke. After a while, his friends refuse [...]
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Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger
Posted on September 15, 2012 by Jessica in Adventure, Humorous StoriesLenny’s best friend Caspar has a lot of birthday cash from his grandmother with the instruction to use it on the most unnecessary thing possible. Caspar decides to buy a nice suit and a real-hair fake mustache. But after Caspar buys them, things start to go wrong. Banks are robbed by school librarians and accordion [...]
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Forgive Me, I Meant to Do It By Gail Carson Levine
Posted on September 11, 2012 by Children's Department Staff in Humorous Stories, PoetryHave you ever said “I’m sorry,” but didn’t really mean it? This could be a great book for you! It is full of apologies that didn’t come out quite right. You’ll read apologies from grandma in the Little Red Riding Hood story, and one from the witch trying to trick Hansel and Gretel. These poems [...]
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