BV LIbrary Blog

1. Curiosity: The Story of a Mars Rover by Markus Motum

On August 6, 2012, the rover Curiosity touched down on the rocky surface of Mars and now she's ready to guide you through her journey firsthand. From idea to creation and beyond, this fact-filled, stylish book introduces readers to Curiosity and her mission: to discover more about the red planet and search for evidence of life.

Call Number: 629.2 MOT

2. Out Of Hiding: A Holocaust Survivor's Journey to America by Ruth Gruener

The family's perseverance is a classic story of the American dream, but also illustrates the difficulties that millions of immigrants face in the aftermath of trauma. This is a gripping and human account of a survivor's journey forward with timely connections to refugee and immigrant experiences worldwide today. 

Call Number: 940.53 GRU

3. Cheetah Can't Lose by Bob Shea

An overly confident cheetah challenges a pack of clever kittens to a race.

Call Number: PINK SHE 

4. The Cool Bean by Jory John & Pete Oswald

Everyone knows the cool beans. They're sooooo cool. And then there's the uncool has-bean. Always on the sidelines, one bean unsuccessfully tries everything he can to fit in with the crowd--until one day the cool beans show him how it's done 

Call Number: BLUE JOH

5. Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat

Klawde, the exiled ruler of the planet Lyttyrboks, and Raj, who just moved from Brooklyn to tiny Elba, Oregon, forge an unlikely friendship as they find their footing in a strange new world. 

Call Number: HUM MAR

6. The Bookshop Girl by Sylvia Bishop

Property Jones and her family are in dire straits when they win a drawing for the greatest bookstore in England, but the previous owner was hiding something nearly as big as Property's secret. 

Call Number: REA BIS 

7. I Survived Graphic Novel: The Shark Attacks of 1916 by Lauren Tarshis

Ten-year-old Chet Roscow, who had been thrilled by the news of an aggressive great white shark attacking people all along the Atlantic coast, goes swimming with his friends in Springfield, New Jersey, one day, and wonders if he sees a shark in the water. 

Call Number: GRA TAR

8. Twins by Varian Johnson

Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. They participate in the same clubs, enjoy the same foods, and are partners on all their school projects. But just before the girls start sixth grade, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. A girl who seems happy to share only two classes with her sister! Maureen and Francine are growing apart and there's nothing Maureen can do to stop it. Are sisters really forever? Or will middle school change things for good? 

Call Number: GRA JOH

9. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins

Revisit the world of Panem sixty-four years before the events of The Hunger Games, starting on the morning of the reaping of the Tenth Hunger Games 

Call Number: YA COL

10. One of Us Is Next by Karen M. McManus 

A year after the Bayview four were cleared of Simon Kelleher's death, a new mystery has cropped up--a game with dangerous consequences that's targeting students at Bayview again. And if the creator isn't found soon, dangerous could prove deadly. 

Call Number: YA MCM