Lists and Suggestions for Kids
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Tuck everlasting
Babbitt, Natalie.
Also available in Overdrive. The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they dis... More
Also available in Overdrive. 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. Less
Doll bones
Black, Holly.
Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out ... More
Zach, Alice, and Poppy, friends from a Pennsylvania middle school who have long enjoyed acting out imaginary adventures with dolls and action figures, embark on a real-life quest to Ohio to bury a doll made from the ashes of a dead girl. Less
Shakespeare's spy
Blackwood, Gary L.
The winter of 1602 brings many changes for Widge, a young apprentice at London's Globe Theatre... More
The winter of 1602 brings many changes for Widge, a young apprentice at London's Globe Theatre, as he becomes infatuated with Shakespeare's daughter Judith, attempts to write a play, learns more about his past, endangers himself to help a friend, acquires a new identity, and finds a new purpose in life. Less
Gregor the Overlander
Collins, Suzanne.
Also available in Overdrive. When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into... More
Also available in Overdrive. When eleven-year-old Gregor and his two-year-old sister are pulled into a strange underground world, they trigger an epic battle involving men, bats, rats, cockroaches, and spiders while on a quest foretold by ancient prophecy. Less
Everything on a waffle
Horvath, Polly.
Also available in Overdrive. Eleven-year-old Primrose, living in a small fishing village in British ... More
Also available in Overdrive. Eleven-year-old Primrose, living in a small fishing village in British Columbia, recounts her experiences and all that she learns about human nature and the unpredictability of life in the months after her parents are lost at sea. Less
The misadventures of the family Fletcher
Levy, Dana Alison.
Also available in Overdrive. Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys,... More
Also available in Overdrive. Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor. Less
Mrs. Frisby and the rats of Nimh
O'Brien, Robert C.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Having no one to help her with her problems, a widowed mouse visits the rats whose former imprisonment in a laboratory made them wise and long lived. Less
Becoming Naomi León
Ryan, Pam Muñoz.
Also available in Overdrive. When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs aw... More
Also available in Overdrive. When Naomi's absent mother resurfaces to claim her, Naomi runs away to Mexico with her great-grandmother and younger brother in search of her father. Less
File under: 13 suspicious incidents
Snicket, Lemony.
Also available in Overdrive. "Called upon to investigate thirteen suspicious incidents in Stain... More
Also available in Overdrive. "Called upon to investigate thirteen suspicious incidents in Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young Lemony Snicket collects clues, questions witnesses, and cracks every case"-- Less
The mysterious Benedict Society
Stewart, Trenton Lee.
Also available in Overdrive. After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are select... More
Also available in Overdrive. After passing a series of mind-bending tests, four children are selected for a secret mission that requires them to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules. Less
A long way from Chicago : a novel in stories
Peck, Richard.
Also available in Overdrive. A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sist... More
Also available in Overdrive. A boy recounts his annual summer trips to rural Illinois with his sister during the Great Depression to visit their larger-than-life grandmother. Less
Scary stories 3 : more tales to chill your bones
Schwartz, Alvin.
Also available in Hoopla. Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children ra... More
Also available in Hoopla. Features twenty-five chilling tales of prophetic dreams, feral children raised by wild animals, swamp creatures, and other terrifying phenomena. Less
The American story : 100 true tales from American history / by Jennifer Armstrong ; illustrated by Roger Roth.
Armstrong, Jennifer.
One hundred brief stories about real people and occurrences in American history, arranged in chrono... More
One hundred brief stories about real people and occurrences in American history, arranged in chronological order by year from 1565 to 2000 Less
