November
Thankful for Good Books
Hatchet
FIC Pau 1020L
Thirteen-year-old Brian is going to spend the summer with his dad in Northern Canada. As he travels there from Hampton, New York on a single-engine Cessna bush plane, the pilot suffers a heart attack and dies. Brian tries to land the plane but crashes in the forest. He survives but is left with only a hatchet. Is that enough to keep him alive?
Flora & Ulysses
FIC Dic 520L
Flora Belle Buckman spends her time reading comic books and trying to make sense of her parents' recent divorce. She's jolted into action when a neighbor runs over a squirrel with a vacuum cleaner. The squirrel's brush with death causes him to develop superpowers, What happens when Flora's mother tries to get rid of amazing squirrel who has become Flora's friend?
The Crossover
FIC Ale 750L
Josh and his twin brother, JB, are incredible basketball players. They're the sons of Chuck Bell, a former basketball superstar and Josh wants to follow in his footsteps. He loves his family and loves the way life is going for him. Then, JB gets a girlfriend and Dad has a heart attack. Will the brothers' close bond survive all the changes?
Genesis Begins Again
FIC Wil 670L
Genesis's family keeps being evicted because of her dad's gambling addiction. She keeps a list of things she hates about herself. Number 79 is how dark her skin is. Now, at her new school, one teacher is telling Genesis that she's a talented singer. How can she believe that's true when she has a list of 96 reasons to hate herself?
Wonder
FIC Pal 790L
August Pullman was born with extreme facial abnormalities and not expected to survive . Now, after years of homeschooling, Auggie is going to a mainstream school for the first time. He finds himself the object of ridicule and fear, even as he strives to treat others with kindness. Will Auggie change his mind about attending school?
Eragon
FIC Pao 710L
Fifteen-year-old Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the forest and thinks it is a lucky discovery of a poor farm boy. But when the stone brings a dragon hatchling, Eragon soon realizes he has stumbled upon a legacy nearly as old as the Empire itself.Will his choices save or destroy the Empire?