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Cancionero

by Randolph Parrish

About a boy who saved a town -- almost.Jeremy, a kid nobody wants, gets dumped in an orphanage full of other kids nobody wants. That would be the end of the story, except for an ancient spinster jilted in youth; a presumptuous and vain but cowardly mayor; a drunkard who is trying to find a second chance; a bully; a girl who can't keep her socks clean; and a forlorn Western town. You're never a reject just because somebody else says so.

Crusty the Orange

by Grace Josephine

Crusty the Orange follows the story of a dried-up, sad, very crusty orange on a beautiful tree. Surrounded by ‘perfect’ oranges who know where they are heading in life, Crusty feels useless and believes he has no purpose. The wise old Marie the Tree does not know the answer, but she does know she needs to send him on an adventure of a lifetime to find out for himself. Join Crusty as he discovers that even a difficult dilemma can lead him to his purpose and that meeting a like-minded friend ... more

The Seventh Circle

by Thomas Bauer

An indictment of man's inhumanity to man, The Seventh Circle chronicles the suffering of a Bavarian university student who is accused of violating Paragraph 175, which makes sexual relations between men illegal. The Gestapo sends him to a concentration camp where he endures torture, starvation, and humiliation at the hands of his sadistic SS captors. Surviving six years, he returns home a broken man and must face a father who cannot accept his suffering and the fact it was his lover who betrayed... more

Ruby's Christmas Gifts

by Nancy Oswald

It’s Christmas time in 1896 Cripple Creek, Colorado, and Ruby May Oliver and her donkey, Maude, roam the streets in search of Maude’s missing foal. Along the way, Ruby comes upon four people in need of gifts—gifts she discovers she can give. This gentle tale, with water color illustrations by Nate Jensen, is a great read-aloud or independent read for grades 2 thru 4. Readers who have enjoyed the antics of Ruby, her donkey, Maude, and cat named Trouble in the award winning Ruby and Maude Adventur... more

Gwendolyn finds Gumption

by Diane Dee Dee Thompson

Gwendolyn, the precocious Phoebe, continues to ask questions and learn. Her world has grown in size and her mother tells her to find Gumption while out of the nest and flying! Determined to make it on her own, she is fortunate to meet new friends while searching for Gumption. The world seems to have many possibilities and her adventures continue.

Still Crazy

by Judy Prescott Marshall

A strong, loving and passionate wife discovers a handwritten note that has the power to either destroy her or make her stronger yet. Still Crazy is the story of one woman's journey through pain, betrayal, and forgiveness as she learns to hold onto her faith and, for the first time in her life trust in herself. Julie Holliday has always had a dream – to be the perfect wife. After she gives her heart to the love of her life, all she wants is for Dan to adore her the way she adores him. With onl... more

One If by Land, Two If by Submarine

by Eileen Schnabel

When Paul Revere is kidnapped by a time traveler determined to change the outcome of the American Revolution, thirteen-year-old Kep Westguard is sent to Boston, 1775, to take his famous midnight ride. Kep’s four-person team has twenty-four hours to light the famous lanterns at Old North Church, warn Lexington and Concord that the British are coming, and rescue John Hancock and Samuel Adams from hanging as traitors to the crown. As the clock ticks, one teammate is arrested as a runaway slave, ... more

Maggie, Millie, and Merrie's Mystery Mail

by Rosie Russell

The triplets are back, and my, have they grown. The Midwest winter strikes them with a vengeance of snow. Stuck in the house with too many snow days, they turn grumpy with nothing to do. That is, until a mysterious package is delivered. Will the trio be pulled from their boredom as mail arrives each day?

Bull City in Wonderland

by Alex Charns

On March 13, 2006, the tulips in Durham grew upside down. Then, White Duke Republicans became Black Duke Republicans. Democrats, oddly, did not change race. Lacrosse players turned into polo players. Yet, Coach K still coached basketball. Next, three Black Duke polo players fell down the Durham rabbit hole. The world, or part of it, was upside down. QUERY: How does the so-called Duke lacrosse scandal change if the student athletes who were falsely charged were African-American and the stripper... more

The Sunflower

by Felicia Sanders

Have you ever wondered what would a sunflower do when the sun is hiding? Its whole identity is created after the sun after all! Find out what is going on in the mind of one sunflower when the skies turn dark. This is an exciting, endearing story told by a sunflower of dealing with the ebbs and flow of its life and how it finds its way back of finding hope and courage in the midst of the night. This is a great book to help facilitate conversations with your kids and students of how they're dea... more

The Coldness of Objects

by Panayotis Cacoyannis

London 2030. When a postman knocks on his door, the news he delivers will cause 70-year-old Anthony Pablo Rubens to reflect on all the sadnesses and joys of the past, while he begins to prepare for the surprises of the future.

The past still revolves around the moment in the summer of 1984 when young Anthony first realized he had fallen in love.

The present is a Kafkaesque nightmare worse than Orwell's 1984, "a hideous world where ... more

Stainless Steel Channel

by Stainless Shapes

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When My Cousins Come to Town

by Angela Shanté

A fun, lively story of Black family and cousin culture that celebrates individuality and embraces differences. Fitting in can be hard, but standing out isn’t easy either! Every summer a young girl eagerly waits for her cousins to come visit and celebrate her birthday. All her cousins are unique in their own ways and have earned cool nicknames for themselves… except for the girl. But this year things are going to be different. This year before summer ends, she’s determined to earn her own n... more

The Noisy Classroom

by Angela Shanté

A young girl is about to enter the third grade, but this year she’s put into Ms. Johnson’s noisy class. Everything about the noisy class is odd. While all the other classes are quiet, Ms. Johnson sings and the kids chatter all day. The door is always closed, yet sounds from it can be heard in the hallway. With summer coming to an end and school starting, the girl realizes that soon she’ll be going to the noisy class. What will school be like now?

Angel's Diamonds: Piloting Alaska

by Wayne Pinger

Angel’s Diamonds: Flying bush Alaska, is a novel, a fictional story about an Alaskan Bush Pilot, his wife and their dog Angel. The time-line for this novel is the construction years of the Trans-Alaskan Pipeline, when Alaska was booming. As the story begins, Josh and Claire Browning, owners of a general store in rural interior Alaska, are swept up in a conflict regarding the franchise to transport and sell whiskey into the Prudhoe Bay pipe-line boom town of Deadhorse, a supposedly dry town. The ... more

The Narrows

by Mark Zvonkovic

The Narrows centers on an “extraction” of two members of a religious cult by a “deprogrammer” known as Black Lightning. Larry Brown, the novel’s narrator, is a cerebral and insecure junior high school teacher struggling with an unfaithful girlfriend and public school bureaucracy. He teams up with Black Lightning to rescue the cult members, one of whom is his cousin. During the course of the novel Larry must come to terms with difficult observations concerning his cousin’s precarious emotiona... more

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