The Slowest Book Ever
April Pulley Sayre’s wry, quirky storytelling tone shines from the warning on the first page (“This is a S-L-O-W book. Do not read it while surfing, water skiing, or running to escape giant weasels.”) right through to the glossary at the end. In between, readers will explore an astounding variety of information about all things […]
Island of Silence
Following the life-altering events at the conclusion of The Unwanteds, the stark world of Quill and the magical haven of Artimé are now home to whoever wants to live there, whether they are Wanteds, Unwanteds, or Necessaries. In Artimé, Alex Stowe and his friends continue to hone their artistic magical spells while welcoming newcomers, wondering […]
Crossing Niagara
Tavares' color palette captures the stunning falls, river, and forested slopes in gray-white mist, pastel blues, and soft greens…A compressed, respectful glimpse at the achievements of a fascinating 19th-century daredevil. —Kirkus Reviews
Lady Midnight
School Library Journal 04/01/2016 Gr 9 Up—Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn have grown up together, struggling with the deaths of their respective parents and the responsibilities of caring for Julian's younger siblings after the Dark War. Five years after they convince the Clave to allow Emma to stay with the Blackthorns in Los Angeles, Emma […]
The Crown
Donated to the library by Little City Thrift.
Island of Legends
Donated to the library by Little City Thrift.
The Raven King
Publishers Weekly ¡ï 02/01/2016 ¡°What a strange constellation they all were.¡± Such is Richard Gansey¡¯s assessment of the teenage magical dreamers, psychic amplifiers, scryers, and ghosts who have been his closest companions in his efforts to find the sleeping Welsh king Glendower over the previous three books of the Raven Cycle. The search for that […]
Every Day
Donated by Little City Thrift Store. Entertainment Weekly, August 22, 2012: "Rich in wisdom and wit…Levithan keeps the pages turning not only with ingenious twists on his central conceit but with A's hard-earned pieces of wisdom about identity, isolation, and love. Every Day has the power to teach a bully empathy by answering an essential […]
The Secret Subway
Publishers Weekly ¡ï 01/04/2016 Corey¡¯s absorbing story of New York City¡¯s ill-fated first subway provides an ideal venue for the sculptural artistry of Chris Sickels, aka Red Nose Studio. Sickels (The Beginner¡¯s Guide to Running Away from Home) crafts stylized clay figures and furnishings with infinite care, then photographs them under dramatic lighting¡ªthey could be […]
Tournament At Gorlan
Donated by Little City Thrift Store. School Library Journal 09/01/2015 Gr 5 Up—Before becoming a full-fledged Ranger, Halt O'Carrick teams up with Crowley, a fellow protégé of master teacher, Pritchard. They hear that a dozen Rangers across Gorlan have been dismissed from their posts on trumped-up charges of disloyalty to King Oswald. It is a […]