Loser

jerry-spinelli

Teen & Young Adult

Joanna Cotler

Toby is at it again.    When Toby and his parents go on a picnic, there's no telling who he'll pretend to be. An owl? A bat? A turtle? Can you guess?   One thing is for sure: There's lots of fun in store for Toby -- and you!

Toby, Who Are You?

Children's Books

STEIG, WILLIAM

Animals

Grow Up

What are you going to be when you grow up?
"What are you going to be when you grow up?" is probably the most often asked question of a child, but it has NEVER been answered like this before! A fun-filled romp through one boy's dreams of all the things he will be reveals endless possibilities - each more enticing than the next. A cowboy? A dentist? A zookeeper? A bricklayer? Filled with the whimsical, fresh style that has made Sandy Turner an international sensation, Grow Up is a delight for the eyes and a feast for the imagination.

Turner, Sandy

Education & Reference

Otto the elephant is made fun of by the rest of the elephants in the school yard because of his small trunk, but one Friday morning everything changes for him.

Otto's Trunk (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))

After

The shootings in Pleasant Valley were fifty miles away, but at Central High a grief and crisis counselor is hired, security is increased, and privileges are being taken away. 
 No one knows why. 
 If you break the new rules the punishment is severe. And the rules keep changing every day. 
 School feels like a prison. 
 It's for their protection, yet fifteen-year-old Tom Bishop and his friends learn that things are far more sinister than they seem. Students and teachers begin disappearing. 
 There's no way to stop it. 
 Nationally best-selling and acclaimed author Francine Prose has written a haunting novel about what happens when protection goes too far and what it means to have freedom extinguished -- in the name of safety.

Prose, Francine

Literature & Fiction

This is the story of when I was a boy, almost 100 years ago, when fire engines were pulled by horses, boys did not play with girls, kids went to libraries for books, there was no TV, you could see a movie for a nickel, and everybody wore a hat.

When Everybody Wore a Hat

Biographies

Draws on family history to present an account of a lesser-known element of America's past, describing the 1880s race to the Oklahoma Territory of many freed African Americans that were hoping to establish new lives.

I Have Heard of a Land

Thomas, Joyce Carol

Winona waved her kerchief and called: "Good-bye, cat! Good-bye, swing! Don't forget me!" 
 Like so many Americans in the late 1930s, Winona's family must flee the dust bowl and begin the long trip west to California in hopes of starting a better life. The road they travel is Route 66, now a celebrated historic highway. Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson's beautiful text and the illuminated artwork of Kimberly Bulcken Root bring this one journey of thousands to life. don't forget winona is not only a stirring portrait of the migration westward that would reshape the face of America, but it is also a celebration of how the strength of a family can weather the most difficult of times.

Don't Forget Winona

Peterson, Jeanne Whitehouse

The beloved story of Sarah, Plain and Tall continues 
 Cassie is an observer, a writer, a storyteller. And for her, life is as it should be. But change is inevitable, even on the prairie. Something new is expected, and Sarah says it will be the perfect gift. Cassie isn't so sure. But just like life changes, people change too, and Cassie learns that unexpected surprises can bring great joy. more perfect than the moon invites us back to the Witting family farm, first visited in the Newbery Medal–winning sarah, plain and tall. With her lyrical prose Patricia MacLachlan writes about a family’s boundless capacity for love.

More Perfect than the Moon (Sarah, Plain and Tall)

MACLACHLAN, PATRICIA

Growing Up & Facts of Life

One Candle

"Why do you think Grandma wants to do this every year?"
I don't know for sure. But I think it has to do with being strong in the bad time and remembering it in the good time.
For one family the traditional Hanukkah celebration has a deeper meaning. Amidst the food and the festivities, Grandma and Great-Aunt Rose begin their story-the one they tell each year. They pass on to each generation a tale of perseverance during the darkest hours of the Holocaust, and the strength it took to continue to honor Hanukkah in the only way they could.
Best-selling author Eve Bunting's touching and joyous story about the importance of remembrance is exquisitely rendered by K. Wendy Popp's remarkable pastels. One Candle reaffirms the values of tradition and family, but also shows us that by continuing to honor the tragedies and the triumphs of the past there will always be hope for the future.

BUNTING, Eve

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