The One In The Middle Is The Green Kangaroo
Second-grader Freddy hates being the middle one in the family until he gets a part in the school play.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 98
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 310
subjects: family life, brothers and sisters [X], siblings, theater, school stories, humorous stories, family, families [X], middle-born children
Tales Of A Fourth Grade Nothing
Peter finds his demanding two-year-old brother an ever increasing problem.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 439
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 470
subjects: brothers, humorous stories, humorous fiction, siblings, family life, wit and humor, sibling rivalry, large type books, families [X], compact discs, audiobooks, brothers and sisters [X], family
Mick Harte Was Here
Thirteen-year-old Phoebe recalls the death of her younger brother Mick in a bicycle accident, which might not have been fatal had he been wearing his helmet, and how she and her family reacted to the tragedy.
FIC
year: 2006
copies: 65
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: brothers and sisters [X], grief, death, bicycles and bicycling, bicycle helmets, siblings, audiobooks, family, families [X]
Dicey's Song
Now that the four abandoned Tillerman children are settled in with their grandmother, Dicey finds that their new beginnings require love, trust, humor, and courage.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 55
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: brothers and sisters [X], family life, siblings, newbery medal, grandmothers, family, families [X]
The Ghost Ship Mystery
Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny, visiting a New England fishing village, decide to investigate the truth behind the legend of a ghost ship that townspeople claim sank off the coast and reappears on stormy nights.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 11
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: boxcar children (fictitious characters), orphans, family, shipwrecks, mystery and detective stories, brothers and sisters [X], boxcar children (fictional characters), mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, families [X]
The Mystery Of The Mixed-up Zoo
The Alden children investigate various mix-ups at a zoo run by their grandfather's friend in an effort to save it not only from pranksters but also from the town council.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 620
subjects: boxcar children (fictitious characters), orphans, family, mystery and detective stories, brothers and sisters [X], zoos, grandfathers, mystery fiction, siblings, detective and mystery stories, families [X], detective and mystery stories
The Pizza Mystery
When their favorite pizza restaurant almost goes out of business, the Alden children try to help their friends stay open while they find out who is behind all their problems.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 36
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
subjects: boxcar children (fictitious characters), orphans, family, mystery and detective stories, restaurants, restaurants, bars, etc, brothers and sisters [X], families [X], family life, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, boxcar children (fictional characters), siblings, pizza, detective and mystery fiction, adaptations, readers (publications)
The Woodshed Mystery
A graphic novel adaptation of the Boxcar Children book in which the Aldens uncover a mystery involving an old friend of Aunt Jane's when they visit the New England farmhouse where their grandfather grew up.
FIC
year: 1990
copies: 20
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 360
subjects: mystery and detective stories, boxcar children (fictitious characters), orphans, family life, mystery fiction, brothers and sisters [X], family, warner, gertrude chandler, families [X], comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels
Al Capone Does My Shirts
A twelve-year-old boy named Moose moves to Alcatraz Island in 1935 when guards' families were housed there, and has to contend with his extraordinary new environment in addition to life with his autistic sister.
FIC
year: 2010
copies: 337
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 600
subjects: autism, family, brothers and sisters [X], historical fiction, alcatraz island (calif.), newbery, family problems, large type books, families [X], family life, united states penitentiary, alcatraz island, california, siblings
Fudge-a-mania
Peter thinks his family vacation will be a bust when his parents decide to share a vacation house with his arch-enemy's family, the Tubmans.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 248
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 490
subjects: vacations, brothers, family life, humorous stories, maine, brothers and sisters [X], humorous fiction, children's audiobooks, family, families [X]
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 [X], family life, chinese language materials, humorous stories, siblings, humorous fiction, chinese language, family, families [X], humorous fiction
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Writing Thank-you Notes
Ten-year-old Moxy Maxwell has promised to write twelve thank-you notes by the day after Christmas so that she and her twin brother Mark can go to Hollywood to visit their father, but all her brilliant ideas to help finish the task more efficiently end up creating chaos in the house.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 40
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 870
subjects: thank-you notes, human behavior, twins, brothers and sisters [X], family, families [X], siblings, family life, christmas, humorous fiction, humorous fiction
The Pain And The Great One
Contains four books by Judy Blume, featuring the adventures of Jake, a first-grader, and his older sister Abigail, known to each other as the Pain and the Great One.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 86
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 610
subjects: children's stories, american, brothers and sisters [X], sibling rivalry, siblings, family life, families [X], schools, school stories
The Seven Silly Eaters
The seven Peters children, each one a fussy eater, work together to make their weary mother a birthday surprise.
FIC
year: 2000
copies: 40
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: food habits, brothers and sisters [X], stories in rhyme, eating customs, siblings, habits, family, families [X], food
The Mystery Of The Hidden Painting
The Alden children hunt for their late grandmother's necklace that has been missing for years.
FIC
year: 1992
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 560
subjects: boxcar children (fictitious characters), orphans, family, mystery and detective stories, brothers and sisters [X], grandfathers, boxcar children (fictional characters), siblings, mystery fiction, detective and mystery stories, families [X], detective and mystery stories