This is the story of Milo Speck, a boy whose father travels a lot for work, and leaves him with Grandmother, a woman who is not actually his grandmother, and who makes him wear dorky clothes with squawking ducks on them. He’s emptying out the laundry machine one day when a sock pulls him in…suddenly…
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The Boy Who Fell Off the Mayflower or John Howland’s Good Fortune by P.J. Lynch
This longer non-fiction picture book immerses the reader in the early life of John Howland, an indentured servant who, in the year 1620, sailed across the ocean on the Mayflower with his master to become one of the first settlers in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The incredibly rich illustrations and first-person narrative detailing the unbelievable challenges he…
The Sasquatch Escape by Suzanne Selfors
Summer in Buttonville is anything but exciting and Ben is about to spend the entire summer there with his grandfather. That means that the most exciting thing that will happen to Ben is having Saturday Pudding Days at the Senior Center. However, that changes when his grandfather’s cat brings home what looks like a baby…
The 50 States: Explore the U.S.A. with 50 Fact-Filled Maps! by Gabrielle Balkan
This over-sized gem is so much more than an atlas. Each of the 50 states is featured and the beautifully illustrated pages include key facts about the states and moments to remember from each state’s history. Inspiring people from all the states are included, some well-known, others that may be new to young readers. Did…
The Jumbies by Tracey Baptiste
Are you looking looking for a modern folk tale where ancient creatures with yellow glowing eyes hide in the forest? If I perked your interest you will want to learn more about Jumbies, evil blood sucking spirits that steal the children of Trinidad. In this exciting adventure, eleven-year old Corrine must protect her father and…
Enormous Smallness: A Story of E.E. Cummings by Matthew Burgess
This sweet picture book biography tells the story of poet E.E. Cummings. Edward Estlin Cummings grew up in Cambridge, MA and had an idyllic childhood, perfect for inspiring creativity and poetry. Edward saw beauty in his surroundings and with support from his teachers and family, he created poems at a young age and continued creating…
Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
In Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff, 12-year-old Trent used to love sports and had lots of friends, but 6 months ago all that changed—a boy died after getting hit in the chest with a hockey puck. And guess who hit that hockey puck? So Trent is having a rough year to say the…
Robbers: True Stories of the World’s Most Notorious Thieves by Andreas Schroeder
This is a great book to read if you are looking for something that you can put down sometimes and then come back to it later, and that is because each chapter is about a different person and there are some great comic style pictures throughout the book. While this is a nonfiction book, it…
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs
Transport yourself to Earth Year 2041 in Space Case by Stuart Gibbs. After months of living inside Moon Base Alpha, Earth’s first human colony on the moon, twelve-year-old Dash Gibson has some choice words to say about his experience: “Life in outer space sucks. Trust me, I know.” The furniture is inflatable and uncomfortable, the…
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberley Brubaker Bradley
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberley Brubaker Bradley is the profoundly moving story of how one girl’s life is forever altered by events surrounding World War II. Ada has never left the tiny apartment she shares with her mother and younger brother Jamie; her mother won’t let her because she is ashamed of…
