Bud, Not Buddy
Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 620
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: runaways, african americans, depressions, historical fiction, runaway children, extreme read-spunk, michigan, depression, great depression, 1929-1939, runaway, large print books [X], humorous fiction, historical fiction, electronic books [X], electronic books, audiobooks, compact discs, large type books, children's audiobooks, african american
The Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane
Edward Tulane, a cold-hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 378
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 700
subjects: toys, rabbits, love, listening, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, lost toys, action and adventure fiction, love stories, adventure stories, electronic books [X], adventure fiction, electronic books, romance fiction, pride and vanity, large type books, large print books [X]
Penny From Heaven
As she turns twelve during the summer of 1953, Penny gains new insights into herself and her family while also learning a secret about her father's death.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 68
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: family life, italian americans, secrets, new jersey, secrecy, large type books, large print books [X], family, families, electronic books [X]
Flush
With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 311
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 830
subjects: environmental protection, river boats, fathers, florida, children's audiobooks, audiobooks, large type books, large print books [X], electronic books [X]
The Tale Of Despereaux
A brave mouse, a covetous rat, a wishful serving girl, and a princess named Pea come together in Kate DiCamillo's Newbery Medal–winning tale.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 406
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
subjects: princesses, mice, fairy tales, kings, queens, rulers, etc, kings and rulers, large type books, large print books [X], electronic books [X], electronic books, rats, fiction, adventure fiction, fantasy fiction, animal fiction
The Sea Of Monsters
Part two of "The Sea of Monsters" in which seventh-grader Percy Jackson, having discovered that he is the son of Poseidon, making him half human and half god, joins with a demigod and a satyr friend to save his beloved Camp Half-Blood from evil forces determined to destroy it.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 246
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 740
subjects: jackson, percy (fictitious character), monsters, friendship, voyages and travels, fantasy, audiobooks, fantasy fiction, camps, greek mythology, jackson, percy (fictional character), father-son relationship, poseidon (greek deity), hades (greek deity), zeus (greek deity), fathers and sons, mythology, greek, fantasy fiction, large print books [X], large type books, electronic books [X], electronic books, korean language materials, korean language, jackson, percy, poseidon, hades, zeus, middle school students, mythological fiction
Messenger
In this novel that unites characters from "The Giver" and "Gathering Blue, " Matty, a young member of a utopian community that values honesty, conceals an emerging healing power that he cannot explain or understand.
FIC
year: 2018
copies: 348
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 720
subjects: utopias, community life, healing, science fiction, utopian fiction, large type books, healers, large print books [X], electronic books [X], electronic books, reading counts!, utopian fiction, science fiction
The Chocolate War
A homework pack that contains book and audio versions of "The Chocolate War," a story in which a high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join in the school's annual fundraising drive; and includes a student worksheet and teacher's guide.
FIC
year: 2008
copies: 74
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 820
subjects: high schools, bullies, schools, readers rule, bullying, audiobooks, school stories, large type books, large print books [X], compact discs, electronic books [X], electronic books
The Book Thief
Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.
FIC
year: 2016
copies: 465
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 730
subjects: books and reading, storytelling, death, jews, world war, 1939-1945, germany, historical fiction, children's audiobooks, large type books, large print books [X], historical fiction, electronic books [X], electronic books
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Designed to acquaint readers with famous stories, this book, in graphic novel format, retells Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a story of a boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 263
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 980
subjects: mississippi river, missouri, finn, huckleberry (fictitious character), boys, clemens, samuel langhorne, finn, huckleberry (fictional character), voyages and travels, missouri fiction, missouri fiction, mississippi river fiction, humorous fiction, humorous stories, runaway children, male friendship, fugitive slaves, race relations, large type books, huckleberry finn (fictional character), friendship, slaves, cartoons and comics, mississippi river valley, slavery, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, united states, audiobooks, voyages and travel, large print books [X], finn, huckleberry, action and adventure fiction, humorous fiction, bildungsromans, adventure stories, humorous stories, bildungsromans, adventure fiction, finn, huckleberry (fictional character), adventure stories, historical fiction, picaresque literature, compact discs, tourism, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, electronic books [X], graphic novels, electronic books
Where She Went
Adam, now a rising rock star, and Mia, a successful cellist studying at Juilliard, are reunited in New York City and reconnect for the first time since Mia's near-fatal car accident three years earlier drove them apart.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 55
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 800
subjects: interpersonal relations, emotional problems, emotional problems of teenagers, rock music, violoncello, new york (n.y.), cello, cellos, electronic books [X], electronic books, large print books [X]
The Attacks Of September 11, 2001
Lucas has to tell his dad's friend Benny, a firefighter and former football star, that his parents do not want him playing football anymore, and he takes the train into New York City to talk to Benny, but everything changes when the Twin Towers are attacked.
FIC
year: 2012
copies: 281
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 630
subjects: september 11 terrorist attacks, 2001, terrorism, adventure fiction, historical fiction, new york (n.y.), adventure stories, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, historical fiction, fire fighters, survival skills, large print books [X], action and adventure fiction, electronic books [X], electronic books
The Throne Of Fire
Carter Kane and his sister must prevent the chaos snake Apophis from breaking free in a few days' time or the world will come to an end.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 130
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 710
subjects: voyages and travels, egyptian mythology, magic, siblings, secrecy, mythology, egyptian, brothers and sisters, adventure and adventurers, egypt, adventure fiction, action and adventure fiction, fantasy fiction, secrets, adventure fiction, adventure stories, electronic books [X], electronic books, large type books, large print books [X]
The Crossover
Presents a graphic novel adaptation of Kwame Alexander's novel of the same name.
FIC
year: 2023
copies: 1054
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 750
subjects: novels in verse, basketball, twins, brothers, fathers and sons, african americans, father-son relationship, large print books [X], novels in verse, sports fiction, basketball stories, children's audiobooks, electronic books [X], electronic books, cartoons and comics, juvenile fiction / comics & graphic novels / general, juvenile fiction / sports & recreation / basketball, juvenile fiction / family / siblings, juvenile fiction / family / parents, juvenile fiction / social issues / death & dying, sports comics, graphic novels, graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc
Brown Girl Dreaming
"The author shares her childhood memories and reveals the first sparks that ignited her writing career in free-verse poems about growing up in the North and South"--Provided by the publisher.
920
year: 2018
copies: 222
call number/section: 920
lexile: 990
subjects: woodson, jacqueline, authors, american, african american women authors, african american women, american authors, autobiographies, large type books, electronic books [X], african american history month, electronic books, large print books [X], poetry