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I’ll Be a Chicken Too
Par Mike Deas, Lana Vanderlee. 2023
Are You a Cheeseburger?
Par Monica Arnaldo. 2021
A Kids' Indie Next List pick! Laugh-out-loud humor and a tender friendship blossom in author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo’s charming picture book…
about a lonely raccoon and a glowing seed, and the world’s most important question: Can this seed grow cheeseburgers? Grub is a lonely racoon. Rumbling in the trash. Looking for food.Seed is, well, a seed! Patiently waiting in the trash. Hoping someone will plant it. When the two finally meet, they realize they might be able to help each other! Grub has just one big question first: What will Seed grow? Could Seed grow Grub’s favorite food, mouthwatering cheeseburgers? Seed isn’t sure what a cheeseburger is exactly, but . . . maybe!And so begins a hilarious friendship following two unlikely strangers learning more about the other and discovering the pressure that comes with fulfilling expectations. Author-illustrator Monica Arnaldo will leave readers giggling and clamoring for more in this charming story that celebrates the unexpected—and how the most special friendships bloom only when we are unapologetically ourselves.Ingri and Edgar Parin d'Aulaire's Book of Greek myths
Par Ingri D'Aulaire. 1962
Dust
Par Arthur G Slade. 2003
Saskatchewan, Canada; 1930s. Robert Steelgate is eleven when his seven-year-old brother, Matthew, disappears while walking from his parents' farm into…
town. After a mysterious stranger arrives with a promise to bring rain, more children vanish. Robert suspects the stranger may be behind these events. For grades 5-8. 2003Oryx and Crake: a novel
Par Margaret Atwood. 2003
In the near future, a lone human amidst genetically engineered creatures torments himself with memories of the devastation of the…
natural world. Calling himself "Snowman," he recalls the role of his best friend Crake and mourns the loss of their mutually beloved Oryx. Some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2003The song of the earth: a novel
Par Hugh Nissenson. 2001
Mock biography of John Firth Baker, the first genetically engineered visual artist, born in 2037. On the tenth anniversary of…
Baker's murder at nineteen, a young reporter pieces together interviews and documents to portray his life, homosexuality, and art--a blend of science and religion. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2001Lionclaw: a tale of Rowan Hood
Par Nancy Springer. 2002
In this sequel to Rowan Hood (BR 14561), gentle, musical Lionel encounters his father, Lionclaw, a prisoner of Robin Hood.…
Lionclaw's fury causes his son to flee in fright. But when Rowan Hood, Robin's daughter, is abducted, Lionel is roused into action. For grades 4-7. 2002A swiftly tilting planet (A wrinkle In Time Quintet Ser. #4)
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1978
Charles Wallace, the youngest of the Murry children, must travel through time and space in a battle against an evil…
dictator who wants to destroy the entire universe. Sequel to A Wind in the Door (BR 14880). For grades 5-8. 1978A wind in the door
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1973
Evil in the form of the Echthroi is spreading throughout the galaxy, but Meg Murry is not involved in the…
struggle until the Echthroi invade her younger brother. Sequel to A Wrinkle in Time (BR 09403). For grades 5-8. 1973Many waters (Wrinkle in Time Quintet #3)
Par Madeleine L'Engle. 1986
After innocently typing "take me someplace warm" into their father's new computer, the Murry twins find themselves stranded in a…
desert. Rescued by a man called Japheth, they begin to realize that they have time-tripped to a pre-flood Earth, and their hosts are the biblical Noah and his family. Both boys fall in love with the beautiful Yalith and are caught up in a fierce stuggle of good versus evil. Sequel to A Swiftly Tilting Planet (DB 49606). For grades 5-8. 1986Abandon in place
Par Jerry Oltion. 2000
When astronaut Rick Spencer boards a ghost Saturn V rocket, he can't resist landing on the moon--collecting his girlfriend and…
a mission astronomer on the way. During their return quarantine, Rick and Tessa discover they have psychic powers. Expanded version of Nebula Award-winning novella. Some strong language. 2000The seeing stone (The Spiderwick Chronicles #2)
Par Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi. 2003
Although warned that keeping The Field Guide (DB 56514) about the faerie world will prove dangerous, Jared won't give it…
up. Then goblins kidnap Simon. Mallory and Jared have scary adventures rescuing him--even with a magic stone to help them see usually invisible creatures. For grades 2-4. 2003The field guide (The Spiderwick Chronicles #1)
Par Holly Black, Tony DiTerlizzi. 2003
When the Grace children--nine-year-old twins Jared and Simon and their thirteen-year-old sister, Mallory--move into their great-aunt Lucinda's run-down Victorian house,…
mischief begins, and Jared is blamed. Finding a book about faeries in a secret room gives Jared a clue about the unseen troublemaker. For grades 2-4. 2003The Random House book of nursery stories
Par Helen Craig. 1999
Collection of ten familiar folktales retold for young readers. Includes "Little Red Riding Hood," "Gingerbread Man," "Three Little Pigs," "Magic…
Cooking Pot," "Little Red Hen," "Goldilocks and the Three Bears," "Lazy Jack," "Three Billy Goats Gruff," "Chicken Little," and "The Shoemaker and the Elves." For grades 2-4. 1999Flight of the raven
Par Stephanie S Tolan. 2001
Continues the story of Elijah, an African American boy with telepathic powers, introduced in Welcome to the Ark (BR 11564).…
Taken in by an environmental terrorist group, Elijah connects with Amber, the leader's daughter, and confronts a bio-weapons threat. For junior and senior high readers. 2001Do androids dream of electric sheep?
Par Philip K Dick. 1968
In the year 2021 Rick Deckard is employed on a dying Earth as a bounty hunter. He seeks androids that…
look like humans and destroys them. Basis for the 1982 movie Blade Runner. 1968Cinderella
Par Paul Galdone. 1978
The ship errant
Par Jody Lynn Nye. 1996
In this sequel to The Ship Who Won (RC 54497, BR 11174), Carialle and Keff, who originally discovered and befriended…
the intelligent "globe-frogs" on Ozran, are now responsible for returning them to Ozran. In the process, they learn the globe-frogs may just have been the ones who caused Carialle so much pain. 1996So long, and thanks for all the fish
Par Douglas Adams. 1984
Arthur Dent returns to Earth after eight years, with only a ratty towel and a plastic bag to prove he…
ever left. A gift-wrapped fishbowl with a cryptic message and the disappearance of all dolphins make him think something otherworldly is happening. Sequel to Life, the Universe, and Everything (BR 14440). 1984Mostly harmless (Hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy part five)
Par Douglas Adams. 1992
Arthur Dent, looking for an Earth-like home, lands on a remote planet and opens a sandwich shop. But things go…
wrong. There's an all-new version of the Hitchhiker's Guide, and a teenage girl claims to be Arthur's daughter. Sequel to So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish (BR 14441). 1992