K-Gr 4—After the gods in heaven created trees, flowers, birds, and animals, they were still lonely...
Gr 3—5—This engaging story of how a plain little girl grew up to become Queen of England is for those who enjoy their historical fiction on the light side...
Gr 8—10—In this series installment, Madison and her friends are thoroughly engrossed in the world of online social networking while surviving the double-crossing, trickery, and teenage angst at their Connecticut beach scene...
Gr 1—5—Beginning with the diphtheria outbreak of 1925 in Nome, AK, this book relates how musher Gunnar Kaasen and sled team leader Balto embarked on a heroic relay race to deliver the crucial serum through the frigid snow and ice...
Gr 2—5—In this treasure-trove of information, two children, one a Tokyo urbanite and the other from a rural village, introduce readers to their country and its culture, including geography, language, traditional arts, costume, etiquette, sports, and festivals...
PreS-Gr 1—This imaginative rhyming story shows myriad behaviors that a dog might engage in...
Gr 8—10—Billy Allbright, 16, has spent most of his life on the road with his mother as self-proclaimed members of the "New J-Brigade," an itinerant Christian organization of two bent on "playing Whac-a-Mole with the devil...
K-Gr 2—A young dragon's parents send him off to make his way in the world with advice on how to be a good dragon: "Rum amok...
K-Gr 2—Kilodavis introduces the difficult themes of bullying and being different, based on the experiences of her four-year-old son...