Title: The Ghost in Dobbs Diner
Summary: This is a fun-to-read book that teaches about judging people as individuals, how being helpful to others can help you and the importance of not panicking in an unusual situation.
Title: Max
Author: Bob Graham
Summary: As the son of legendary heroes, Max is destined to be a superhero one day too if he can learn to fly. But he cannot seem to fly. This book is for anyone who knows the highs and lows of learning to do something for the first time.
Title: Diary of a Fly
Author: Doreen Cronin
Summary: This is a diary of a fly. It is a hilarious story of a little fly who is not afraid to dream big.
Title: What Alvin Wanted
Author: Holly Keller
Summary: Alvin wanted something, but neither Sam nor Libby knew what it was and Alvin could not tell them. Mama had gone out, leaving him in their care. When Mama returned and knew at once what Alvin wanted since she forgot to give it to him when she left.
Title: Go back to Bed!
Author: Ginger Foglesong Guy
Summary: Edwin Dupress is sent to bed, and it's the last place he wants to be. He's sure more exciting things are going on downstairs without him.
Title: Red Fox on the Move
Author: Hannah Gifford
Summary: When the foxes' den gets disturbed by a bulldozer, the family of foxes go on an adventure to find a new home.
Title: Amanda Bean's Amazing Dream
Author: Cindy Neuschwander
Summary: It is a story about an African-American girl who loves to count things, both in and out of school, but is unsure how multiplication will speed up the process.
Title: Bradley and the Great Swamp Mystery
Author: Ruther Lerner Perle
Summary: Bradley and his friends decide to have a picnic at the Great Swamp despite the rumor of the Swamp Monster and the prediction of a summer storm. When one of the friends gets lost, Bradley's calm manner and bravery help save the day.
Title: Maxwell's Mountain
Author: Shari Becker
Summary: A tale about determination and independence of a boy who decides to climb a mountain.
Title: Stanley's Wild Ride
Author: Linda Bailey
Summary: Stanley, a mischievous dog, thinks the grass is greener on the other side of his fence. He and his friends escape and have a ride of a lifetime.
Title: Elliot Digs for Treasure
Author: Andrea Beck
Summary: A story about friends working together to figure out their escape.
Title: Zoom!
Author: Robert Munsch
Summary: When Lauretta's mother takes her to buy a new wheelchair, but Lauretta isn't satisfied with a regular five-speed or ten-speed model. She wanted the n the 92-speed wheelchair. When Lauretta gets a speeding ticket, her parents insist that the chair be returned to the store . . . until Lauretta's older brother has an accident and only one person can whisk him to the hospital on time--Lauretta, in her amazing wheelchair!
Young People Fiction
Title: Big Nate Out Loud
Author: Lincoln Pierce
Summary: 11 year old Nate Wright is living out loud and he wouldn't have it any other way. Even though his friends won't let him be the lead singer in their band, Nate continues to rock.
Title: Night at the Museum -Nick Tales
Author: Michael Anthony Steele
Summary: Picking up where the movie left off, these brand new books follow the adventures of Larry Daley's teenage son, Nick as he learns the ropes at the strangest museum in the world. In this story, a new exhibit brings new dangers and unleashes an evil force on the Museum of Natural History. Nick" is up" to his ears in with father sidelined by a strange newe typ the teenager must face giant dragons and an evil sorcerer determined to take over museum.
Title: Big Nate Strikes Again
Author: Lincoln Pierce
Summary Big Nate will surpass all others! But it won't be easy . He is stuck with his all time enemy who just might ruin everything. Will Nate win or not? Pass or Fail? Or end up in detention...AGAIN? For fans of the hilarious Diary of the Wimpy Kids series, meet Big Naate, self-described genuis and definitely NOT the teacher's pet.
Title: Lost Hero
Author: Rick Riordan
Summary: This is the first novel of the Heroes of Olympus series, which follows Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. It is about teen demigods who are just coming to understand and use their unique abilities as they learn how much depends upon their wits, courage, and fast-developing friendship.
Title: The Tunnels of Tescsuna
Author: Clyde Hayes and Pat Jacobsen
Summary: 13 year old Zach, who enjoys television and Nintendo, isn't convinced that accompanying his family to the Yucatan Peninsula is the way he wants to spend his summer. Zach discovered a small golden crab on the beat near the Mayan city. Inside the crab is a map detailing tunnels which lie beneath the ancient ruins. What will he do with the map? Read more and find out.
Title: The Tiger Rising
Author: Kate DimCamillo
Summary: Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, young Rob Horton discovers a large and very real tiger in a cage. On the same extraordinary day; he meets Sistine Bailey and begins to understand that some things - like memories, and heartache and tigers - can't be locked up forever. (AR book)
Title: Quicksolve Whodunit Puzzles
Author: Jim Sukach
Summary: Help Dr. J. L. Quicksolve, professor of criminology, solve murders, burglaries, kidnappings and other mysteries.
Title: Evermore: The Immortals
Author: Alyson Noel
Summary: If you are a teen fantasy-suspense reader and like Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series, you will love this book. The main character survived a car crash that killed her family and their dog, now she has to deal with their death and so much more. (AR book)
Title: No Talking
Author: Andrew Clements
Summary: The boys and girls in the 5th Grade have a contest to see who talks less. (AR book)
Title: The Boxcar Children # 2: The Yellow House Mystery
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Summary: The spooky old house on Surprise Island intrigues Benny. The Aldens try to figure out why Bill disappeared. (AR book)
Title: Rules
Author: Cynthia Lord
Summary: This is Newberry Honor book and has many other awards. It is a book about a girl who has a brother with autism. It discusses what she goes through and how she learns from it all. (AR book)
Title: Hank the Cowdog: The Case of the Swirling Killer Tornado
Author: John R. Erickson
Summary: There is a tornado on the ranch. Hank and Drover get swept in it. (AR book)
Title: Red Pyramid
Author: Rick Riordan
Summary: The same author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series. This book is about a teenage brother and sister who come together while they learn about their Egyptian ancestry and mythology. (AR book)
Title: The Boxcar Children
Author: Gertrude Chandler Warner
Summary: The Aldens begin their adventure by making a home in a boxcar. Their goal is to stay together and in the process they find a grandfather. (AR book)
Title: The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
Author: Betty G. Birney
Summary: Eben McAllister searches his small town to see if he can find anything comparable to the
real seven wonders of the world. Eben has one week to find seven wonders and if he finds seven
wonders his dad will reward him a trip to Colorado. See if Eben does find seven wonders in his small town.
Fiction
Title: Damage
Author: John Lescroart
Summary: It is about two beautiful women caught between a terrible secret and a shattering truth.
Summary: After Ro Curtlee serves 10 years of a long prison sentence for the rape and murder of one of his family's housekeepers, an appeals court orders a new trial and his wealthy and powerful parents post bail of million for his release. Cocky and ruthless, Curtlee eliminates one of the witnesses who testified against him and threatens Glitsky's family, while his parents, who own San Francisco's #2 newspaper, and their favorite columnist, Sheila Marrenas, apply other kinds of pressure to new DA Wes Farrell, among others. Either influence or lack of hard evidence frustrates every move Glitsky and his colleagues make to try to nail Curtlee.
Title: Garden of Lies
Author: Eileen Goudge
Title: Left Neglected
Author: Lisa Genova
Summary: It is a novel about a successful woman with a family and a overachieving career. After a car crash, she is left to find out what is most important in life.
Title: The Happiness Project
Author: Gretchen Rubin
Summary: The author spends one year achieving careful, measurable goals in different areas of life (marriage, work, parenting, self-fulfillment) and builds on them (i.e., in January, going to bed earlier, exercising better, getting organized, and "acting more energetic").
Title: Matched
Author: Allie Condie
Summary: This is a futurisitic fable of love and free will. It is set in a world where every choice is predicted . The society officials decide who you will love, where you will work and even when you die.
Title: Rumor of War
Author: Dean Hughes
Summary: This book is part of a series of the Children of the Promise. The author re-creates the era of World War II and shows how the war affects an ordinary family of Latter-Day Saints. (We have this book in audiobook and book format.)
Title: The Secret Life of Bees
Author: Sue Monk Kidd
Summary: 14-year-old Lily Owen, neglected by her father and isolated on their South Carolina peach farm, spends hours imagining a blissful infancy when she was loved and nurtured by her mother, Deborah, whom she barely remembers. The search for a mother, and the need to mother oneself, are crucial elements in this well-written coming-of-age story set in the early 1960s against a background of racial violence and unrest.
Title: To Kill A Mockingbird
Author: Harper Lee
Summary: This novel explores attitudes towards prejudice, violence and hypocrisy and one man's struggle for justice.
Title: 5th Horseman
Author: James Patterson
Summary: A young mother is recuperating in a San Francisco hospital when she is suddenly gasping for breath. This is not the first such case in a hospital with some of the best doctors in the nation. Just as patients are about to be released with a clean bill of health, their conditions take a devastating turn for the worse.
Title: Water for Elephants
Author: Sara Gruen
Summary: Jacob recounts the period of time he spent with a traveling circus during the Great Depression. It is filled with discovery, love and romance.
Title: Dirty Little Secrets
Author: C.J. Omololu
Summary: Lucy has been hiding the secret of her mom's out of control hoarding for years. She has managed to keep her home life hidden from her best friend and her crush. However, when something tragic happens, she begins her plan to try to set her life right.
Title: Sam's Letters to Jennifer
Author: James Patterson
Summary: Grief-stricken by the death of her beloved husband, Jennifer returns to the resort village where she grew up to help her beloved grandmother whom has taken a fall and is now in a coma. Jennifer discovers a packet of letters at Sam's house, which are addressed to her. They are from Sam; in them, Sam tells Jennifer that her husband was not the great love of her life. Instead, Sam was swept off her feet by a man she calls "Doc," whom she still loves to this day. As Jennifer learns some shocking secrets about her grandmother, she finds herself falling under the spell of a handsome neighbor, Brendan.
Title: Winter Garden
Author: Kristin Hannah
Summary: This is a great book about sisterhood, family and secrets. It is also a wonderful story of struggle and survival in the past and present
Title: Pretend You Don't See Her
Author: Mary Higgins Clark
Summary: A real estate agent witnesses a client's murder. She goes into witness protection. That is not enough to keep her safe. Someone comes into her life which makes it even more confusing for her.
Title: All I Really Needed to Know I Learned in Kindergarten
Author: Robert Fulghum
Summary: This classic book raises the spirit and warms the heart.
Title: White Hot
Author: Sandra Brown
Summary: This book is full of family conflict, murder and romance. It is a suspenseful read!
Title: Home of the Big Stone Gap
Author: Adriana Trigian
Summary: It is reunion time for the quirky characters from Big Stone Gap. It is a light but filling read.
Title: Hunger Games
Author: Suzanne Collins
Summary: This a story filled with tragedy, fear, political suspense, adventure, romance, triumph and sorrow. You will not want to put the book down.
Title: Miracle on the 17th Green
Author: James Patterson
Summary: It is said by the Library Journal to be "a cross between It's a Wonderful Life and a masculine version of Sleeping Beauty". It is an inspirational, funny and entertaining story of mid life and lost love.
