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Enthusiasm
Par Polly Shulman. 2006
Julie and Ashleigh are high school sophomores, best friends, and Jane Austen fans. Looking for their own Mr. Darcy, both…
girls fall for the same boy and hide their feelings while rehearsing for a school play. Despite comic errors, everyone experiences a happy ending. For senior high readers. 2006Emil and Karl
Par Jacob Glatstein. 2006
Vienna, Austria; 1940. Two nine-year-old boys, one Jewish and one not, remain best friends despite the Nazi occupation's policy of…
racial hatred. After being orphaned, they rely on each other and the help of strangers while trying to escape the city. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 1940Sparrow
Par Sherri L Smith. 2006
After her beloved grandmother dies, high-school student Kendall Washington travels to New Orleans in search of her only living relative,…
her aunt Janet. Instead, she finds Janet's neighbors--sixteen-year-old Evie, who has muscular dystrophy and a beautiful singing voice, and Evie's overburdened mother, Clare Morreal. For senior high readers. 2006Autobiography of my dead brother
Par Walter Dean Myers, Christopher Myers. 2005
Childhood friends Jesse and Rise are growing apart. While fifteen-year-old Jesse develops his interest in art, Rise turns to the…
Harlem streets under pressure to be cool. When their long-established neighborhood social group becomes a gang, more violence enters their community. Violence. For junior and senior high readers. 2005George and Martha: the complete stories of two best friends (George and Martha)
Par James Marshall. 1997
This single volume contains all seven of Marshall's books--thirty-five stories--about two hippopotamuses, George and Martha. By sharing their humorous adventures…
and forgiving each other's failings, George and Martha demonstrate how to be true friends. For grades 2-4. 1988Frog and Toad together: A Newbery Honor Award Winner (I Can Read Level 2 Ser.)
Par Arnold Lobel. 1999
Invisible
Par Pete Hautman. 2005
Seventeen-year-old Dougie is a loner obsessed with building a bridge out of match sticks for his model railroad. His only…
friend and confidant is Andy, a popular football player, who lives next door. Gradually Dougie reveals their secret bond--the fires they set together. Some violence. For senior high readers. 2005Circle of quilters: an Elm Creek quilts novel (The Elm Creek Quilts #9)
Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2006
The Pennsylvania Elm Creek Quilters must hire new teachers for their camp. Candidates include Karen, a young mother; Maggie, the…
author of a quilt pattern book; Russ, a widower; Anna, a chef; and Gretchen, a shop owner. Sarah McClure and the other sewers debate each nominee's qualifications and drawbacks. 2006Blue moon (Orca soundings)
Par Marilyn Halvorson. 2004
Seventeen-year-old Bobbie Jo buys a blue roan mare and tries to train her to be a champion barrel racer. Neighbor…
and classmate Cole McCall helps coach the horse, but he proves to be a big distraction. A high-interest, low-vocabulary book. For senior high readers. 2004Leaving home
Par Anita Brookner. 2005
Shy London graduate student Emma Roberts leaves home to study in Paris, leaving her lonely widowed mother behind. She befriends…
Franúoise, a happy-go-lucky librarian with a demanding parent of her own. When Emma is orphaned, she must reassess her needs as well as her friendships. 2005Are we there yet?
Par David Levithan. 2005
Tricked by their parents into taking a trip to Italy together, high school student Elijah Silver and his twenty-three-year-old workaholic…
brother Danny have plenty of time to get to know each other again. But then they both fall for the beautiful Julia. For senior high readers. 2005The hundred dresses
Par Eleanor Estes. 2004
The girls in her class mock Wanda Petronski because she claims to have a hundred dresses lined up in her…
closet but wears the same faded dress everyday. And they tease her about her Polish last name. Then Wanda stops coming to school. For grades 3-6. Newbery Honor. 1944How I paid for college: a novel of sex, theft, friendship & musical theater
Par Marc Acito. 2004
New Jersey, 1983. Edward Zanni dreams of attending Juilliard, but his father Al won't pay. As Ed and his friends…
conspire to steal money from Al and his trophy wife, Ed finds himself attracted to both his girlfriend and a football player. Explicit descriptions of sex and strong language. 2004Boy girl boy
Par Ronald Koertge. 2005
Childhood friends Elliot, Teresa, and Larry plan to run away to California after graduation and leave behind their small Illinois…
town and family problems. But as the senior year progresses and each struggles for individuality, the trio begins to doubt the feasibility of the plan. For senior high readers. 2005Morgy coast to coast
Par Maggie Lewis. 2005
After moving from California to Massachusetts, Morgy experiences many changes. As he adjusts to fourth grade, Morgy learns to play…
the trumpet, joins the ice hockey team, adopts a greyhound named Dante, and makes new friends. Sequel to Morgy Makes His Move (BR 12739). For grades 2-4. 2005The Christmas quilt: an Elm Creek quilts novel (The Elm Creek Quilts #8)
Par Jennifer Chiaverini. 2005
Sarah discovers an unfinished Christmas quilt, along with antique ornaments and heirlooms, in the attic of her elderly friend Sylvia.…
Although Sylvia prefers a quiet holiday reminiscing about her family's traditions and the hardships they endured, Sarah infuses the season with joy. 2005Digging to America
Par Anne Tyler. 2006
Two families--the American Donaldsons and the Iranian American Yazdans--meet at the airport when their adopted daughters arrive from Korea. Yazdan…
matriarch Maryam, who emigrated from Iran, feels increasingly alienated as she observes the younger generations' interactions during their annual arrival-day anniversaries. 2006Frog and toad all year (An I can read book)
Par Arnold Lobel. 1976
Five stories celebrating Frog and Toad's friendship and activities through all the seasons of the year, from sledding in winter…
to eating ice cream in summer. Beginning reader. For grades K-3. 1976The scary library shusher (Desmond Cole ghost patrol #05)
Par Victor Rivas, Andres Miedoso. 2018
Las viudas de los jueves
Par Claudia Piñeiro. 2014
Argentina, 2001. In an exclusive gated community, where the wealthy residents live in their own world, a group of men…
gets together on Thursday nights away from their wives, who jokingly call themselves the "Thursday night widows." But one week, everything changes, revealing the dark side of the good life. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Premio Clarín de Novela. Spanish language. 2005