Adult Fiction
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Children's & Teen Books Adults Will Enjoy
Teen
Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Fourteen-year-old Junior decides to commute from his Spokane Indian reservation to a better high school in a small town twenty miles away. Unfortunately, the school mascot happens to be an Indian.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted
A series of events, including being busted for painting graffiti, leaves high school senior, Tyler Miller, questioning what it really means to be a man.
Cooney, Caroline. Enter Three Witches
Lady Mary's life is forever changed when her father, Lord Cawdor, betrays the Scottish king and is hanged as a traitor. Now a ward of Lord and Lady Macbeth, she's trapped in a castle with a power-hungry couple who will do anything to get what they want in this retelling of Shakespeare's tragedy.
Hornby, Nick. Slam
When 15-year-old Sam discovers his ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his child, he finds himself transported into the future to figure out how to make the right decisions.
Leavitt, Martine. Keturah and Lord Death
When Keturah, Tide-by-Rood's beautiful 16-year-old storyteller, follows a prized, elusive hart into Lord Temsland's forest and loses her way, Lord Death comes for her. She beguiles him into allowing her a day's reprieve, then another and another. This is a magical story that combines elements of fantasy and romance.
McCaughrean, Geraldine. The White Darkness
Sym is not your average teenage girl. She is obsessed with the Antarctic and the brave, romantic figure of Captain Oates from Scott's doomed expedition to the South Pole. In fact, Oates is the secret confidant to whom she spills all her hopes and fears. But her Uncle Victor is even more obsessed--and when he takes her on a dream trip into the bleak Antarctic wilderness, it turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival that will challenge everything she knows and loves.
Marr, Melissa. Wicked Lovely
In a world unseen by mortals, the forces of Summer and Winter are at war. Two Faery Courts have been seeking the Summer Queen for more than nine centuries--one to restore the power of Summer and the other to banish it in this gritty modern Faery tale.
Meyer, Stephanie. Eclipse
Readers captivated by Twilight and New Moon will eagerly devour this much anticipated third book in this riveting vampire love saga.
Murdock, Catherine. The Off Season
Life is looking up for D. J. Schwenk, star of Dairy Queen. She's made it to eleventh grade, she's reconnecting with her best friend, and she's got a thing going with Brian Nelson. But best of all, she's playing for the Red Bend High School football team--as the first female linebacker in northern Wisconsin. Then everything goes horribly wrong.
Reeve, Philip. A Darkling Plain
The once-great traction city of London is now just a radioactive wreck. Years after Tom Natsworthy fled, intending never to return, he discovers that something stirs in the remains of the old city in this thrilling conclusion to the Hungry City Chronicles.
Zusak, Markus. Getting the Girl
Tired of being the underdog, Cameron Wolfe hungers to become something worthwhile and finally finds a girl with whom he can share his words and feelings—his popular brother Rube’s ex-girlfriend.
CHILDRENS FICTION
Babbitt, Natalie. Jack Plank Tells Tales
Jack Plank, ex-pirate, keeps his audience enthralled with amusing, thought-provoking and irresistible tales from his past. A terrific family read-aloud.
Blos, Joan. Letters from the Corrugated Castle
Thirteen-year-old Eldora has always believed that her mother died when she was very little, and for nine years she has lived with people that she calls Aunt and Uncle. The year is 1850, and all three have exchanged their quiet lives in New Bedford, Massachusetts, for new ones in San Francisco, the rapidly growing city that is the heart of the California Gold Rush. Shortly after their arrival, they receive a letter from an unknown woman who believes she is Eldora's mother.
Carman, Patrick. House of Power
Edgar discovers the secrets behind the unusual world he inhabits in the first book in an exciting new science fiction series.
Compestine, Ying Yang. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party
Drawing from her childhood experience, the author brings hope and humor to this fascinating story of a young girl growing up and fighting to survive during the Cultural Revolution in China.
Creech, Susan. The Castle Corona
This is an imaginative tale about spoiled royals and the peasant children who transform their lives.
Curtis, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton
The first child born into freedom in Buxton, Canada, a community of runaway slaves, eleven-year-old Elijah narrates a story that is both hilarious and poignant.
De Mari, Silvana. Last Dragon
Struggling to survive in a post apocalyptic world after his village is destroyed, Yorsh, the earth’s last elf, must embark on a perilous quest to decipher a powerful prophecy and find the last dragon, who holds the key to saving the world from the Dark Age that has begun.
Ellis, Sarah. Odd Man Out
While visiting his grandmother, Kip has the attic bedroom as his retreat. There he finds his deceased father’s adolescent journal, filled with a story of espionage and secret plots. Kip feels an instant connection. But his image is shattered when Kip learns the real truth about his father.
Gifford, Peggy. Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little
How many ways can a soon to be fourth grader find to avoid reading “Stuart Little?” It’s not that she doesn’t like to read it’s just that she despises being told what to read. Her remarkable imagination gets her to the night before school starts.
Kadohata, Cynthia. Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam
Cracker is one of the U.S. Army’s most valuable weapons: a German shepherd trained to sniff out bombs, traps, and the enemy. Sometimes Cracker remembers when she was younger, and her previous owner would feed her hot dogs and let her sleep in his bed. That was nice, too.
Oppel, Kenneth. Darkwing
Dusk, the first modern bat, must save his colony from a pack of rogue carnivores in this exciting tale set in the Paleocene epoch of 65 million years ago.
Peck, Richard. On the Wings of Heroes
This is a tender, poignant, and unforgettable story about a young boy growing up on the homefront of World War II.
Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
In this seventh and final book in the series, Lord Voldemort is preparing for battle and so must Harry. With Ron and Hermione at his side, he's trying to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes, escape danger at every turn, and find a way to defeat evil once and for all.
Salisbury, Graham. Night of the Howling Dogs
This is an exciting adventure story about a group of Boy Scouts caught on Hawaii's Big Island during the earthquake and ensuing tsunami of 1975.
Schmidt, Gary. Wednesday Wars
Seventh grader Holling Hoodhood has a tough year ahead of him. First of all, his teacher Mrs. baker, keeps giving him the evil eye. Second of all, the class bully keeps threatening to do Number 167 (and you don't even want to know what Number 167 is). Third of all, his father keeps calling him the Son Who is Going to Inherit Hoodhood and Associates.
Selznick, Brian. Invention of Hugo Cabret
Orphan, clock keeper, thief: Hugo lives in the walls of a busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets and anonymity. Combining elements of the picture book, graphic novel, and film, Caldecott Honor artist Selznick creates an entirely new reading experience in this intricate and spellbinding mystery.
Smith, Roland. Peak
Adventure readers will want to read this tension-filled story of a 14-year-old boy's attempt to be the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest.
Spinelli, Eileen. Where I Live
This is a reassuring story in verse about a young girl who must say goodbye to her home and her best friend when the family is forced to move away.
Thompson, Kate. The New Policeman
When 15-year-old Irish fiddler J.J. discovers that time is leaking out of our world into the fairy world, he finds a way to travel to the fairy world to set things right.
Wilson, N.D. Leepike Ridge
Presumed dead after drifting away down a river, Tom finds himself trapped in a series of underground caves with another survivor and a dog, and pursued by murderous treasure-hunters.
CHILDRENS PICTURE BOOKS
Broach, Elise. When Dinosaurs Came With Everything
Errands with Mom take on a whole new luster when merchants give out real, live dinosaurs with every purchase.
Buehner, Caralyn. Would I Ever Lie To You?
When your cousin is always telling outrageous tales, how do you know what to believe? A spirited tale told in a jaunty rhyme.
Cronin, Doreen. Diary of a Fly
Even though she's little -- just like her best friends Worm and Spider -- Fly wants to be a superhero. And why not? She walks on walls, sees in all directions at once, and can already fly!
Dewdney, Anna. Llama Llama Mad at Mama
Does any child like to go shopping? Not Llama Llama! But Mama can’t leave Llama at home, so off they go to Shop-O-Rama. Lots of aisles, long lines, and Mama is too busy to notice that Llama Llama is getting m-a-d!
Friend, Catherine. The Perfect Nest
Jack the cat builds a fancy nest in an attempt to “catch” a chicken who will lay him eggs to eat. Large, humorous pictures perfectly complement the text.
MacDonald, Suse. Fish, Swish! Splash, Dash!
Beginning counters will have endless fun following the colorful, die-cut fish from one to ten, then back again.
Manushkin, Fran. Shivers in the Fridge
Kids will laugh while figuring out the mystery surrounding a family of refrigerator magnets trapped in the refrigerator.
Pickering, Jimmy. Skelly the Skeleton Girl
Skelly, a little skeleton girl, finds a bone. Who could it belong to? As Skelly searches for the bone's owner, she questions everyone from her skeletal goldfish, to her man-eating plants, to the monster that lives beneath the stairs.
Rex, Adam. Pssst!
Laughs, jokes, and surprises abound in this graphic picture book about a feisty, all-too-helpful little girl and her role in aiding and abetting zoo-animal shenanigans.
Scieszka, Jon. Cowboy and Octopus
With funky, vintage-style cut-outs and several humorous mini-stories, the famous "Stinky Cheese Man" duo of Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith have created sweet-and hilarious-tales of an unlikely friendship between a cowboy and an octopus.
Sierra, Judy. Secret Science Project that Almost Ate the School
A boy sends off for “Professor Swami’s Super Slime” to use as his science fair project and then has to cope with the funny disaster that follows.
Silverman, Kate. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa: School Days
In this new boot-stomping adventure for beginning readers, Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa are going to school. Well, Cowgirl Kate is going--horses aren’t allowed!
Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny Too
This stunning follow-up to the Caldecott Honor-winning Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale begins as Trixie excitedly takes her one-of-a-kind Knuffle Bunny to school to show her friends. Unfortunately, she finds out that her one-of-a-kind Knuffle bunny isn’t so one-of-a kind anymore. Chaos ensues!
Willems, Mo. Today I will Fly
These sweet and surprising stories about a slightly stodgy, bespectacled elephant and a daring pink pig are sure to please beginning readers.
CHILDRENS NON FICTION
Bishop, Nic. Spiders
Highly magnified photos take center stage in this fascinating introduction to spider behavior.
Freedman, Russell. Who Was First? Discovering the Americas
A highly readable narrative that illuminates the way historians and mapmakers have gathered, evaluated, and recorded information regarding the “discovery” of the Americas.
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