Lists and Suggestions for Kids

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.

Also available in Hoopla. In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

Also available in Overdrive. Wonderful adventures abound after James escapes from his fearful aunts by rolling away inside a giant peach.

Also available on Overdrive and Hoopla. Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams and histories.

After escaping from a plantation in North Carolina, Addy and her mother arrive in Philadelphia, where Addy goes to school, where she learns a lesson in true friendship.

"Susie is jealous when her brother is deemed a town hero, so she finds solace in the poetry and reclusive lifestyle of Emily Dickinson"--

Also available on Hoopla. Luke, J.J., Will, Lyssa, Charla, and Ian are shipwrecked on a desert island.

Free throw specialist Cornell "Dunk" Duncan joins the YMCA summer basketball league all-star team, but after losing his confidence in an important game the seventh-grader makes some decisions about becoming an all-around player.

Also available in Hoopla. Ma and the girls follow Pa west by train where they make their home at a rough railroad camp and plan for their own homestead.

Also available in Overdrive and Hoopla. The story of a wild dog who befriended Marine Major Brian Dennis in Iraq, and, when they were separated, trekked seventy miles through the desert winter to rejoin his friend.

Describes the large luxury liner which sank in 1912 and the discovery and exploration of its underwater wreckage.