A twist on "The boy who cried wolf". This story ends happily,
proving that not all wolves are bad. (NBCL X Levine)
The bear on the bed
by Ruth Miller.
A bouncy, exuberant story about a naughty, michevious bear who
leaves a surprise on the bed. (NBCL X Miller)
Easy Readers
Mama, don't go by Rosemary Wells.
Yako is ready to start school. There is one problem. She does
not want her mother to leave the school. The reason for this?
She is afraid Mama might not return. An excellent choice for
children just starting school. (NBCL Z-1 Wells)
Z - Level
On my way
by Tomie DePaola.
A sequel to "26 Fairmount Avenue" takes us through another year
in the childhood of Tomie DePaola. You will really enjoy this
one. (NBCL Z DePaola)
Fat
camp commandos by Daniel Pinkwater.
A very funny story about three boys who escape "fat camp" and
how they seek revenge. (NBCL Z Pinkwater)
Fiction
Journey to the River sea
by Eva Ibbotson.
In 1910, Maia Fielding, an orphan, leaves the safety of her
London boarding school to join her only relatives who live in
the Brazilian jungle. She meets many exciting people and gets
involved in all kinds of unexpected happenings. (A must if you
like strong heroines). (NBCL Fiction Ibbotson)
Frindle
by Andrew Clements.
Nicholas Allen is full of mischievous ideas. His new teacher
seems to be onto him until he discovers FRINDLE!!! (NBCL Fiction
Clements)
Teen
Shylock's daughter
by Miriam Pressler.
I was completely enthralled. this is the story of the "Merchant
of Venice" from an entirely different viewpoint. Jessica, the
daughter of Shylock, gets involved in a clandestine romance
to escape her father's stringint rules. (NBCL Teen Pressler)
Artemis fowl: the Arctic incident by Eoin Colfer.
This is follow-up to the exciting "Artemis Fowl". Artemis receives
an urgent video e-mail from his father in Russia - the man he
thought he would never see again. Will Artemis be able to save
his father? (NBCL Teen Colfer)
Non-Fiction
Throw
your tooth on the roof by Selby
Beeler.
Is this what you do when you lose a tooth? Travel around and
discover how children in other countries. (NBCL 398.353 Beeler)
The story of Shabbat by Molly
Cone.
Molly Cone's informative book presents the cultural and historical
origins of the Sabbath which have resulted in many meaningful
traditions of today. (NBCL 296.41 Cone)
I love trucks
by Philemon Sturges
Every little boy (and some girls too) will love this simple
book showing wonderful illustrations of all kinds of trucks.
(NBCL Z-1 629.22 Sturges)