By Danielle PaigeWe’ve all heard the tales. Dorothy, a simple farm girl from Kansas and her peppy little dog Toto, are whisked away by a tornado to a magical land called Oz. There she meets a strange assortment of friends, and in a deal with the Wizard of Oz she battles the Wicked Witch of the East […]
Auggie & Me: Three Wonder Stories By R.J. Palaccio Those of you who read Wonder will never forget Auggie – “the ordinary boy with the extraordinary face.” Auggie’s face was the subject of both ridicule and redemption; his unusual appearance led to bullying and victimization, but also to deep friendships. Auggie & Me is the […]
by Bryan Lee O’Malley Have you ever wondered what would happen if you could change the past? Katie is about to find out in this new stand-alone graphic novel from best-selling cartoonist Bryan Lee O’Malley. Katie is a young restaurant owner who lives in an apartment above her restaurant. One night she discovers that there […]
by David Levithan’A’ is a soul who wakes up in a different body every single day. This has been happening since the day he/she was born. Every day ‘A’, who is of indeterminate gender, race and physical appearance, gets to be the person whose body he/she is inhibiting, and has access to their memories and […]
By Frank Cammuso Little Salem Hyde is a witch. She hasn’t mastered her magic yet so sometimes her spells go terribly wrong. That’s where Whammy the cat comes in. He’s a familiar or better known as a magical animal companion who will help Salem refine her magic skills so she doesn’t continue to get in […]
Chasing Secretsby Gennifer Choldenko Thirteen-year-old Lizzie Kennedy is living in San Francisco. The year is 1900. Many people in the city are leading very glamourous lives, but there is a dark side. Lizzie aspires to be a doctor, like her father. When Lizzie’s father is away she is supervised by her rich aunt and uncle. […]
Stone in the SkyBy Cecil CastellucciHave you ever gone to the library to pick up the newest book series only to find that the first book in the series is out. Well that is what happened here but I decided to try reading the second book first and see how it went. I was not disappointed […]
100 Sideways Milesby Andrew Smith Here’s what you need to know about Finn Easton: He has one blue eye and one green eye. He lives in the shadow of his father’s cult-classic book, in which the main character bears an uncanny resemblance to Finn. He measures the world in miles instead of minutes. He plays […]
The NestBy Kenneth Oppel Steve is a boy with deep anxiety, obsessive tendencies and nightmares. His very caring parents have tried to help him cope. But when they arrive home with Steve’s new baby brother, Theo, their attention becomes focused on the baby. Theo has many medical problems and may not survive. In the face […]
by Sarah Lynn Scheerger Gabi, a senior in high school, is an over-achiever. She volunteers, gets straight As, and has already submitted early action applications to her colleges of choice. Things are going according to plan, until a bomb scare at her school turns her life upside down. The cops are able to find the […]