Maxi, the Hero
A Long Way From Chicago : a Novel In Stories
The Ashwater Experiment
Spellbound
Kirkus Reviews The second installment of The Books of Elsewhere (The Shadows, 2010) is a by-the-book fantasy follow-up. Olive has yet to find a solution to the last plot thread left over from the first volume—Morton is trapped, unable to rejoin the world outside of the McMartins' enchanted paintings. Meanwhile, the Linden Street setting is […]
The Shadows
Children's Literature – Shirley Nelson Eleven-year-old Olive Dunwoody is often left to her own devices as her math professor parents spend time on their equations. She spends her time exploring their new home which this time is an old house full of antiques instead of the usual bland apartment. Olive realizes something strange is going […]
The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic
School Library Journal Gr 4 7—Ten-year-old Persimmony Smudge has a bad day and loses her hat. She finds herself lost as well, survives an encounter with a poison-tongued jumping tortoise, and overhears a conversation between two underground-dwelling Leafeaters, who have total distain for humans. Persimmony travels to tell the king what she's learned and is […]
A Very Young Skier
Say Cheese!
Added to the Lisbon Public Library collection in celebration of the birth of Emily Rose Mitton. Synopsis: Lola has promised her mother that she will stay clean and tidy for school picture day. "It will be easy peasy, lemon squeezy!" says Lola. But staying clean and tidy is not so easy, especially when there is […]
But, Excuse Me, That Is My Book
Donated to the Lisbon Public Library by The Lambert Family-Ken Marantz and Sylvia Marantz – Children's Literature: Young readers can become very attached to a particular book and want to keep it even if belongs to the library. When Charlie's sister Lola says they must go to the library to get Beetles, Bugs, and Butterflies, […]
Would I Ever Lie to You?
Added to the Lisbon Public Library collection in celebration of the birth of Owen Michael Hall. Synopsis: When your cousin is always telling outrageous tales, how do you know what to believe? He says you were hatched from an egg in the garden, and that sure sounds absurd. But not all of his stories are […]