Monday, April 13, 2009

Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris


Our April Selection is by Joanne Harris who wrote Chocolat. A daughter returns to the french village of her childhood, an unforgettable tale of mothers and daughters, of the past and the present, of resisting and succumbing.

Ramona the Pest by Beverly Cleary


Laughs and minor upsets abound in an enormously popular story starring the one and only Ramona Quimby! Our Young Reader Selection for April 09.

Thursday, March 5, 2009

Dealing with Dragons by Patricia Wrede



Our Young Reader selection for March is a more light-hearted, funny dragon fantasy.

An unhappy princess becomes a housekeeper for a dragon,and in doing so, she discovers and explores an interesting and sometimes hilarious new culture.

The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King



Our book for March is a masterpiece of classic dragons-and-magic fantasy by Stephen King who created this story to tell to his children.

Friday, February 6, 2009

So Brave, Young and Handsome by Leif Enger


A long awaited second book by a favorite author published in 2008.

Holes by Louis Sachar


Our young reader selection for the month of February 2009. Staying with a western theme this month.

Friday, January 9, 2009

The true Confessions of Charlotte Doyle, Avi


We are adding an additional young readers book each month for easy, enjoyable reading. A Newbery Honor book in 1991, Charlotte Doyle tells of intrigue and murder on the high seas.