The Willoughbys
A tongue-in-cheek take on classic themes in children's literature, in which the four Willoughby children set out to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous around-the-world adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 78
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 790
subjects: orphans, brothers and sisters, family life, chinese language materials, humorous stories, siblings, humorous fiction, chinese language [X], family, families [X], humorous fiction
100 Cupboards
Twelve-year-old Henry York and his cousin Henrietta embark on a series of adventures after he discovers one hundred hidden portals to other worlds in the bedroom wall of his aunt and uncle's house.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 70
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 650
subjects: doors, magic, space and time, cousins, family life, kansas, families [X], chinese language [X], family
The Outsiders
A teen gang in rural Oklahoma, the Greasers are perpetually at odds with the Socials, a rival group.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 1525
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: family life, gangs, brothers, juvenile delinquency, large type books, family, compact discs, audiobooks, large print books, hinton, s. e, teen pregnancy, teenagers, underage drinking, violence, teenage boys, families [X], children's audiobooks, chinese language materials, chinese language [X]
The Christmas Box
Presents the story of a widow and the young family who moves in with her.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 13
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
subjects: christmas stories, american, christmas, widows, families [X], chinese language materials, family life, chinese language [X], christmas stories, christmas stories, holidays, jewish holidays, fasts and feasts
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid
"It's a new school year, and Greg Heffley finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 154
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: middle schools, chinese language [X], friendship, school stories, diaries, schools, humorous stories, family life, humorous fiction, families [X], humorous fiction, fiction, juvenile works, diary fiction, children's stories, large type books, english language, readers (publications)