Lists and Suggestions for Kids
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List: Kumon Level E
Tuck everlasting
Babbitt, Natalie.
Also available in Overdrive. The Tuck family is confronted with an agonizing situation when they di... 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
The Wizard of Oz
Baum, L. Frank.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Doro... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. After being transported by a cyclone to the land of Oz, Dorothy and her dog are befriended by a scarecrow, a tin man, and a cowardly lion, who accompany her to the Emerald City to look for a wizard who can help Dorothy return home to Kansas. Less
The enormous egg
Butterworth, Oliver.
Young Nate Twitchell is surprised when one of the hens on his family farm lays a giant egg. After a... More
Young Nate Twitchell is surprised when one of the hens on his family farm lays a giant egg. After a painstaking wait, Nate is even more surprised when it hatches and out pops a baby triceratops that he names Uncle Beazley! But when Nate decides to keep the dino and raise it on his own, he has no idea what he's getting himself into. As Uncle Beazley grows, Nate and his family realize they are not equipped to take care of a full-sized dinosaur, and so with the help of their scientist friend, Nate and Uncle Beazley set off for the National Museum in Washington, D.C., on the hunt for the perfect home for a modern-day dinosaur-- then the real trouble begins! Less
Walk two moons
Creech, Sharon.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. After her mother leaves home suddenly, thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route. Along the way, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left. As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold, the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother. Here the author weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion. Less
Charlie and the chocolate factory
Dahl, Roald.
Also available in Hoopla in Spanish. Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket ... More
Also available in Hoopla in Spanish. Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way. Less
James and the giant peach
Dahl, Roald.
Also available in Overdrive. Wonderful adventures abound after James escapes from his fearful aunts ... More
Also available in Overdrive. Wonderful adventures abound after James escapes from his fearful aunts by rolling away inside a giant peach. Less
By the great horn spoon!
Fleischman, Sid.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When Jack's aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. When Jack's aunt is forced to sell her beloved mansion but is still unable to raise enough money to pay her debts, the twelve-year-old goes to California in search of gold to help her. Joined by his trusty butler, Praiseworthy, Jack finds adventure and trouble at every turn. Will Jack strike gold in San Francisco or come home empty-handed? Less
Old Yeller
Gipson, Fred.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. In the rugged landscape of early frontier Texas, fourteen-ye... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. In the rugged landscape of early frontier Texas, fourteen-year-old Travis is faced with taking over his family's farm and making a painful, important decision. Less
It's like this, Cat
Neville, Emily.
Also available in Hoopla. The thoughts, feelings, and activities of an adolescent boy in contemporar... More
Also available in Hoopla. The thoughts, feelings, and activities of an adolescent boy in contemporary New York City, perceptively revealed in a skillfully written narrative Less
--and now Miguel
Krumgold, Joseph.
He wanted to be treated like a man, not a child. Every summer the men of the Chavez family go ... More
He wanted to be treated like a man, not a child. Every summer the men of the Chavez family go on a long and difficult sheep drive to the mountains. All the men, that is, except for Miguel. All year long, twelve-year-old Miguel tries to prove that he, too, is up to the challenge'that he, too, is up to the challenge'that he, too is ready to take the sheep into his beloved Sangre de Cristo Mountains. When his deeds go unnoticed, he prays to San Ysidro, the saint for farmers everywhere. And his prayer is answered . . . but with devastating consequences. When you act like and adult but get treated like a child, what else can you do but keep your wishes secret and pray that they'll come true. This is the story of a twelve-year-old Miguel Chavez, who yearns in his heart to go with the men of his family on a long and hard sheep drive to the Sangre de Cristo Mountains--until his prayer is finally answered, with a disturbing and dangerous exchange. Less
The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe
Lewis, C. S.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back ... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Four English schoolchildren find their way through the back of a wardrobe into the magic land of Narnia and assist Aslan, the golden lion, to triumph over the White Witch, who has cursed the land with eternal winter. Less
Pippi Longstocking
Lindgren, Astrid.
Also available in Hoopla. Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but ... More
Also available in Hoopla. Escapades of a lucky little girl who lives with a horse and a monkey--but without any parents--at the edge of a Swedish village. Less
The Borrowers
Norton, Mary.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrow... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Miniature people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock. Less
Island of the Blue Dolphins
O'Dell, Scott.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only merely surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding a measure of happiness in her solitary life. Less
Black Beauty
Sewell, Anna.
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experienc... More
Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. A horse in nineteenth-century England recounts his experiences with both good and bad masters. Less
Encyclopedia Brown shows the way
Sobol, Donald J.
Also available in Overdrive. As Idaville's ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an u... More
Also available in Overdrive. As Idaville's ten-year-old star detective, Encyclopedia has an uncanny knack for trivia. With his unconventional knowledge, he solves mysteries for the neighborhood kids through his own detective agency. But his dad also happens to be the chief of the Idaville police department, and every night around the dinner table, Encyclopedia helps him solve some of the most baffling crimes. With ten confounding mysteries in each book, not only does Encyclopedia have a chance to solve them, but readers are given all the clues as well and can chime in with their own solutions. Interactive and fun--it's classic Encyclopedia Brown! Less
Maniac Magee : a novel
Spinelli, Jerry.
Also available in Overdrive. He came into this world named Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parent... More
Also available in Overdrive. He came into this world named Jeffrey Lionel Magee, but when his parents died and his life changed, so did his name. And Maniac Magee became a legend. Less
Li Lun, lad of courage
Treffinger, Carolyn.
Because of his fear of the sea, a young Chinese boy is sent to a distant mountain where he proves h... More
Because of his fear of the sea, a young Chinese boy is sent to a distant mountain where he proves his bravery. Less
Tatterhood and other tales : stories of magic and adventure
Phelps, Ethel Johnston.
Also available in Hoopla. A collection of traditional tales from Norway, England, China, and many ot... More
Also available in Hoopla. A collection of traditional tales from Norway, England, China, and many other countries. Less
