The Lightning Thief
Percy, expelled from six schools for being unable to control his temper, learns the truth from his mother that his father is the Greek god Poseidon, and is sent to Camp Half Blood where he is befriended by a satyr and the demigod daughter of Athena who join him in a journey to the Underworld to retrieve Zeus's lightning bolt and prevent a catastrophic war.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 717
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: greek mythology, camps, friendship [X], father-son relationship, poseidon (greek deity), jackson, percy (fictitious character), gods, voyages and travels, mythology, greek, fathers and sons, audiobooks, zeus (greek deity), hades (greek deity), children's audiobooks, boys, dyslexics, fantasy fiction, adventure fiction, jackson, percy (fictional character), gods and goddesses, jackson, percy, poseidon, hades, zeus, large type books, fantasy, fantasy fiction, large type books [X], zeus (greek deity), reading counts!
The Button War
Twelve-year-old Patryk knows little of the world beyond his tiny Polish village; the Russians have occupied the land for as long as anyone can remember, but otherwise life is unremarkable.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 39
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: jealousy, male friendship, poland, world war, 1939-1945, historical fiction, world war, 1914-1918, large type books [X], boys, friendship [X], contests, poland
Heroes
On December 7, 1941, thirteen-year-old Frank and his Japanese American best friend Stanley battle for survival when Pearl Harbor comes under attack.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: pearl harbor (hawaii), attack on, 1941, large type books, best friends, friendship [X], survival, japanese americans, war fiction, historical fiction, novels, large type books [X]