ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER

(Children’s Books PZ 7 T87 T6)

An American classic, Tom Sawyer is the energetic tale of a mischievous orphan growing up on the banks of the Mississippi River.

ANIMAL FARM

(Main Book Stacks PR 6029 R8 A5)

Both a fable and a satire on totalitarianism, Animal Farm is set on an English farm.  The animals in Mr. Jones’ farm, fed up with a life of servitude, rebel and throw out their master and set up their own government.

BEN AND ME: A NEW AND ASTONISHING LIFE OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN AS WRITTEN BY HIS GOOD MOUSE AMOS, LATELY DISCOVERED

(Children’s Book PZ 7 L4384)

Benjamin Franklin’s companion, Amos the Mouse, recounts how he was responsible for Franklin’s inventions and discoveries.

BLESS ME, ULTIMA

(Main Book Stacks PS 3551 N27 B4 1972)

Curandera Ultima, one who cures with herbs and magic, comes to Antonio Marez’s New Mexico family when he is six years old. Ultima helps Antonio discover himself in the magical secrets of the past. 

BRIDGES OF MADISON COUNTY

(Main Book Stacks PS 3573 A4347 B8)

This sentimental tale describes an encounter between a world-class photographer and a lonely Iowa farm wife. 

CALL OF THE WILD AND OTHER STORIES

(Main Book Stacks PS 3523 O46 C2)

Stolen from his family, a dog named Buck must quickly learn the harsh law of survival amongst the men and dogs of the Canadian wilderness. 

FLOWERS FOR ALGERNON

(Main Book Stacks PS 3561 E76 F4)

Charlie Gordon is 32 years old and  has an IQ of 68. He undergoes an

experimental brain operation which transforms him into an instant genius.

FROM THE MIXED-UP FILES OF MRS. BASIL E. FRANKWEILER

(Children’s Books PZ 7 A2 K7)

Claudia Kincaid and her younger brother run away from home and begin living in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.  The two then find themselves caught up in the mystery of an angel statue that the Museum has purchased at auction for a bargain price of $225. 

THE GIVER

(Children’s Books PZ 7 A2 L78)

Twelve-year old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world without war, divorce, injustice, or inequality.  Given his lifetime assignment at the Ceremony of Twelve, he becomes the receiver of memories shared by only one other in his community and he discovers the terrible truth about the society in which he lives.

HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE

(Popular Reading PZ 7 R79 S7 1999)

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young orphan boy with a great magical destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.

THE HOBBIT

(Main Book Stacks PR 6039 O32 H6 1986)

Hobbit Bilbo Baggins leads a group of dwarves as they return to their ancestral home to reclaim a stolen fortune from the dragon Smaug.

THE HOUSE ON MANGO STREET

(Main Book Stacks PS 3553 I78 H6)

Esperanza’s memorable childhood life in a Spanish-speaking area of Chicago is described in a series of stories.

INCREDIBLE JOURNEY

(Children’s Books PZ 7 B75)

Separated  from their owners, a young Labrador retriever, a bull terrier, and a brave Siamese cat set out through the Canadian wilderness  and make their way home to the family they love.

ISLAND OF THE BLUE DOLPHINS

(Children’s Books PZ 7 A2 O237 1990)

Left alone on a beautiful but isolated island off the coast of California in the early 1800s, a young Indian girl spends eighteen years, not only surviving through her enormous courage and self-reliance, but also finding happiness in her solitary life.

JIM CHEE MYSTERIES:  THREE CLASSIC HILLERMAN MYSTERIES FEATURING OFFICE JIM CHEE

(Main Book Stacks PS 3558 I45 A6 1990)

Set in the American Southwest, these mysteries feature young Navajo policeman Jim Chee.

JOY LUCK CLUB

(Main Book Stacks PS 3570 A48 J6 1989)

A story of the deep connection between mothers and daughters, the Joy Luck Club describes the lives of four Chinese women born and raised in China before 1949 and their four American-born daughters. 

MARTIAN CHRONICLES

(Main Book Stacks PS 3503 R167 M3)

A collection of science fiction stories on the colonization of Mars.

THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA

(Main Book Stacks PS 3515 E37 O5)

In this exciting tale of the sea, an aged Cuban fisherman goes head-to-head with a magnificent marlin.

OUT OF THE DUST

(Children’s Books PZ 7 A2 H4364 1997)

Fourteen-year-old Billie Jo describes life in the 1930s dust bowl where crops, farms, and houses are blown away by dust.

THE PEARL

(Main Book Stacks PS 3537 T3234 P4)

The tragic tale of how a priceless pearl brings greed, treachery, and loss to a poor Mexican pearl diver, his wife, and their infant son.

POETRY AND TALES OF EDGAR ALLAN POE

(Main Book Stacks PS 2603 F84 P7)

A collection of some of the most chilling and scary stories ever written. 

PREJUDICE: STORIES ABOUT HATE, IGNORANCE, REVELATION, AND TRANSFORMATION

(Main Book Stacks PZ 5 P7843 1995)

SOUNDER

(Children’s Books PZ 7 A2 A7)

Angry after his sharecropper father is jailed for stealing food for his hungry family, a black boy grows in understanding by learning to read and in courage with the help of his devoted dog, Sounder.

TAKING SIDES

(Children’s Books PZ 7 S7242 1991 )

Fourteen-year-old Lincoln Mendoza, an aspiring basketball player, must come to terms with his divided loyalties when he moves from the Hispanic inner city to a white suburban neighborhood.

TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD

(Main Book Stacks PS 3562 E353 T6)

Set in the small town of Maycomb, Alabama during the Great Depression, To Kill a Mockingbird follows three years in the life of eight-year-old Scout Finch, her brother, Jem, and their father, Atticus—three memorable years intensified by the arrest and trial of a young black man accused of raping a white woman.

TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA

(Main Book Stacks  PQ 2469 V4 E5)

This is the science fiction tale, written in the nineteenth century, of an electric submarine, its eccentric captian and the undersea world he encountered.

THE WHIPPING BOY

(Children’s Books PZ 7 A2 F5)

A bratty prince and his whipping boy have many adventures when they inadvertently  trade places after becoming involved with dangerous outlaws.

THE WIZARD OF OZ

(Children’s Books PZ 7 B2 W5)

The first American fairy tale, this fanciful tale follows the adventures of Dorothy Gale and her dog Toto as their Kansas house is swept away in a cyclone and they find themselves in a strange land called Oz.

WORLD OUTSIDE: A COLLECTED SHORT FICTION  ABOUT WOMEN AT WORK

(Main Book Stacks  PN 37 R2)

 This anthology introduces you to many women in work situations. You will see how different “working women” approach work and how it affects them.

A WRINKLE IN TIME

(Children’s Books PZ 7 A2 L4)

Everyone in town thinks that Meg Murray is volatile and slow, and that her younger brother Charles is dumb, but together the two siblings, along with their friends, embark on a perilous journey into outer space to find their missing father.

THE YEARLING

(Main Book Stacks PS 3535 A 845 Y2)

A young boy living in the Florida backwoods is forced to decide the fate of a fawn he has raised as a pet.