Have you ever had a hard time making friends? Charlie is more of a shy, quiet person, but she is able to connect with people through music. She discovers opera music and Maria Callas specifically, and is able to be more empathetic to her friends Luka and Emile. Charlie sees that she is not the…
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Our Castle by the Sea by Lucy Strange
Before the war, Pet was just an ordinary 11-year-old living with her family. But when Hitler's bombers begin attacking the English coast, everything starts to fall apart. Someone in her village is helping the Germans by sabotaging telephone lines and setting fire to buildings. Since Pet's mother is German, she is the most obvious suspect. The tribunal…
The Best Sukkot Pumpkin Ever by Layla Steinberg
A simple picture book about the Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot. Many families celebrate by building and decorating a hut called a sukkah. Micah and his family visit a pumpkin patch to find the best pumpkin for their sukkah, during their search he learns that the ripe pumpkin would also help feed people in a…
Magic on the Map! Let’s Mooove! by Courtney Sheinmel and Bianca Turetsky
Would you like to ride in a magic camper that talks to you? Finn and Molly decide to check out the camper their dad has brought home while their parents are asleep. When they go inside, they find out that the camper can talk to them and take them places very quickly! The camper takes…
Missing Mike by Shari Green
Mike and Cara are inseparable. Mike is a one-eyed rescue mutt who has had encounters with coyotes. 12-year-old Cara Donovan sometimes feels friendless until she picks this rust colored mutt to adopt. When wildfires encroach on the family’s town they are forced to evacuate. In the chaos of leaving Mike is lost and the family was not able to…
The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow
How many times have you used crayons in your life? The answer is probably a lot, but did you know that before there were crayons, the only way to color was to use special artist type crayons that were expensive, broke easily, and some were even toxic? This is what Edwin Binney, an inventor, learned…
Sam the Man and the Chicken Plan by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Everyone else in his family has a job. Sam wants to earn money too, so he turns to his neighbors to see if they need help doing chores and lands himself not one, but TWO jobs! One neighbor pays him a whole dollar each time he can convince her cranky old dad to join him…
The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor
This is Mason: Mammoth in size Always sweaty Super at dog care Outstanding friend Not good at reading and writing Not only is Mason big in size, he also seems to have a big amount of bad luck. First, his grandpa dies, then his mom, and then fifteen months ago Benny Kilmartin, his best friend,…
Grace Hopper Queen of the Computer Code by Laurie Wallmark
“If you got a good idea and you know it’s going to work, go ahead and do it.” Grace Hopper This picture book biography is about the unknown queen of the computer code. As a young girl Grace’s brilliant mind for math and science led her to tinker with gadgets. It was no wonder that…
Akissi: Tales of Mischief by Marguerite Abouet
With playful language and irreverent humor, Akissi and her family take readers on a tour of daily life in West Africa. This is more comic than graphic novel; each episode stands on its own. But readers’ affection for Akissi and their understanding of her environment will grow as the collection progresses. Readers may be unfamiliar with some activities, such…
