Coming Home: From the Life of Langston Hughes
AUTHOR: Floyd Cooper
CALL #: 818.5209 Coo (Juvenile Non-fiction)
Award Winning Illustrator Floyd Cooper's first authored book takes a snapshot of renowned poet Langston Hughes' childhood. Mr. Hughes' father worked in Mexico
and his mother was an actress and gone most of the time, so Mr. Hughes was raised by his grandmother. The book is beautifully illustrated in broad, earth tones, and
written with a level of deepness felt as you turn the pages.
Leaving Emma
AUTHOR: Nancy Steele Brokaw
CALL #: F BRO (Juvenile Fiction)
Emma is FURIOUS!!!! Her best friend Tem is moving, and on top of that her dad is going away for several months. Emma DOES NOT LIKE CHANGE, and her whole
life is changing. How Emma and Tem find a way to solve these changes make reading this book nothing but entertaining.
Midnight Magic
AUTHOR: Avi
CALL #: F AVI (Juvenile Fiction)
Do you like magic? Do you like ghosts? Do you like danger, mystery, murder, and mayhem? If you answered "yes" to any of these questions, this book is for you.
Mangus, the magician and his servant boy, Fabrizio are summoned to the castle by the king. They have to solve the mystery of the ghost haunting the princess.
How they solve this ghostly mystery will keep you on the edge of your chair from beginning to end.
The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
AUTHOR: Jon Scieszka
CALL #: E S (Easy)
This is a hilarous book about well known fables. Classic childhood stories are retold with crazy results. The Gingerbread Man (run, run, run as fast as you can) has
been converted to The Stinky Cheese Man (where you definitely will want to run, run, run fast away from him). Little Red Riding Hood becomes Little Red Running
Shorts and the ugly duckling really grows up to be, well an ugly duck. Even the narrator, Jack, pokes fun at the book, pointing out the table of contents and other
elements of the book. This award winning book is a fun read with colorful pictures for kids of all ages.
Tik-Tok of Oz
AUTHOR: L. Frank Baum
CALL #: F Bau (Juvenile Paperbacks)
This is 8th book in the Oz series, but all the Oz books can be read on their own. This book features all the magic and adventure that The Wizard of Oz had.
The book features Betsy Bobbins and her mule Hank from Oklahoma, the Shaggy Man, Tik-Tok, Glenda the Good Witch, Ozga the Rose Girl, and the evil forces of
Ann Soforth (Queen of Oogaboo). This story features a tale of advancing armies set to take over the land of Oz and a girl, her mule and a host of colorful character
poised to stop them. Read and enjoy!
Weslandia
AUTHOR: Paul Fleischman
CALL #: E F (Easy)
Wesley is a nerd and has no friends, but by the end of summer vacation, Wesley has a lot of friends. Read Weslandia to find out how Wesley makes a new civilization
and many new friends by planting a garden.
