(Ages 1-3)
Rhymoceros by Janik Coat
A blue rhinoceros unabashedly subjects himself to undignified elements in order to demonstrate 16 pairs of rhyming words, from "caring" and "daring," to "stinky" and "inky."
(Pre-K –K)
Lola at the Library by Anna McQuinn
Every Tuesday, Lola and her mother visit their local library to return and check out books, attend story readings and share a special treat.
(Grades 1-3)
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Peña
A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things.
(Grades 4-6)
Inside Out and Back Again by Thanhha Lai
Through a series of poems, a young girl chronicles the life-changing year of 1975, when she, her mother and her brothers leave Vietnam and resettle in Alabama.
(Ages 12 – 18)
Okay for Now by Gary Schmidt
As a 14-year-old who just moved to a new town, Doug Swieteck has all the stats stacked against him until he finds an ally in Lil Spicer–a fiery young lady. Together, they find a safe haven in the local library, inspiration in learning about the plates of John James Audubon's birds and a hilarious adventure on a Broadway stage.
(Ages 18 & Up)
The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
A man returns to the site of his childhood home where, years before, he knew a girl named Lettie Hempstock who showed him the most marvelous, dangerous and outrageous things, but when he gets there he learns that nothing is as he remembered.
