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A wolf called Wander (A Voice of the Wilderness Novel)
By Rosanne Parry, Mónica Armiño. 2019
"Swift, a young wolf cub, lives with his pack in the mountains. Then a rival pack attacks, and Swift and…
his family scatter. Alone and scared, Swift must flee and find a new home. Inspired by the extraordinary true story of a wolf named OR-7 (or Journey), this irresistible tale of survival invites listeners to experience and imagine what it would be like to be one of the most misunderstood animals on earth." -- Provided by publisherOn the other side of the hill (Little House Sequel)
By David Gilleece, Roger Lea MacBride. 1995
In the early 1900s, young Rose Wilder and her pioneer family struggle with a series of natural disasters, including a…
cyclone, on their farm in Missouri. Sequel to In the Land of the Big Red Apple (DB 42000). For grades 4-7. 1995How I became a pirate
By David Shannon, Melinda Long. 2003
Fortunately, the milk
By Neil Gaiman. 2013
While picking up milk for his children's cereal at the local corner store, a father is abducted by aliens and…
finds himself on a wild adventure through time and space. For grades 3-6. 2013Endangered
By Eliot Schrefer. 2012
Sophie visits her mother in the Congo and befriends Otto, a baby bonobo in the sanctuary. When an armed revolution…
breaks out, the sanctuary is compromised. Sophie and Otto escape--but they struggle to survive as they search for Sophie's mother. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2012Guinea dog
By Patrick Jennings. 2011
When his mother brings home a squeaking guinea pig instead of the dog he has always wanted, fifth-grader Rufus is…
not happy--until the rodent starts acting exactly like a dog, much to his surprise. For grades 3-6. 2010Geeks, girls, and secret identities
By Mike Jung. 2012
Twelve-year-old Vincent and his fellow members of the Captain Stupendous Fan Club help a new superhero learn how to use…
his--or should that be her?--powers. Meanwhile, evil Professor Mayhem arrives in town, ready to take over the world. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2012Son (Giver Quartet #4)
By Lois Lowry. 2012
After a difficult labor, fourteen-year-old birthmother Claire has a baby boy who is immediately rescued by Jonas, from The Giver…
(DB 37689). Claire knows she shouldn't search for her "product" but, overwhelmed by a sense of loss, she does anyway. For senior high and older readers. 201211 birthdays
By Wendy Mass. 2009
Born on the same day, Leo and Amanda have shared nine birthday parties. But on their tenth, Amanda's feelings are…
hurt and she doesn't speak to Leo for a year. When their separate eleventh birthdays keep repeating, Leo and Amanda need to reconcile to get unstuck. For grades 4-7. 2009Peak (A Peak Marcello Adventure)
By Roland Smith. 2007
A New York City SWAT team arrests fourteen-year-old Peak Marcello for scaling a skyscraper. A judge places Peak on probation…
and allows him to accompany his father, a famous mountain climber, to Tibet, where Peak hopes to be the youngest person to climb Mount Everest. For grades 6-9. 2007The Anybodies
By N. E Bode. 2005
After learning that she is not the daughter of the boring Mr. and Mrs. Drudger, eleven-year-old Fern happily embarks on…
magical adventures with her real father. She finally finds a place that feels like home. For grades 4-7. 2004The Wanderer
By Sharon Creech, David Diaz. 2000
Thirteen-year-old Sophie and her cousin Cody record their transatlantic voyage by sailboat to visit Bompie, their grandfather in England. Also…
on board are three uncles and another cousin. The journey of discovery for all five becomes especially important for Sophie, who was adopted into the family only three years ago. For grades 5-8. 200013 little blue envelopes (13 Little Blue Envelopes Ser. #1)
By Maureen Johnson. 2005
Timid seventeen-year-old Ginny receives a packet of mysterious envelopes from her recently deceased favorite aunt that send Ginny from New…
Jersey on a scavenger hunt across Europe. Along the way Ginny meets new people, finds love, and has adventures that transform her life. For senior high readers. 2005Father Bear comes home (I Can Read Level 1 Ser.)
By Else Holmelund Minarik. 1959
Four episodes about Little Bear in which he waits impatiently for his father to come home from a day of…
fishing, has the hiccups, meets a mermaid, and plays with Owl. Beginning chapter book. For grades K-3. 1959A single shard: A Newbery Award Winner
By Linda Sue Park. 2001
Tree-ear, an orphan in twelfth-century Korea, spends most of his time foraging for food for himself and Crane-man, an older…
companion. Tree-ear takes advantage of a mishap in master potter Min's yard to become his apprentice, learning a craft and gaining unforeseen rewards. For grades 5-8. Newbery Medal. 2001The borrowers (Borrowers Ser. #1)
By Mary Norton. 1953
Pod, Homily, and Arrietty are a family of tiny people who live beneath the floors of an old country house,…
borrowing what they need from humans. When Arrietty encounters a human boy, the endangered Borrowers must relocate. Prequel to The Borrowers Afield (RC 42266, BR 7026). For grades 3-6. 1952The horse and his boy (Chronicles Of Narnia Ser. #3)
By C. S Lewis. 1994
A boy and his talking horse share an adventurous and dangerous journey to Narnia to warn of invading barbarians. Sequel…
to The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (BR 11912). For grades 4-7. 1954Kunoichi bunny
By Sara Cassidy. 2022
Production note: This title was created through eBOUND's Literary Image Description project. The author and illustrator wrote or consulted on…
the image descriptions, which are included in the body and narration of the text. "In this amusing wordless picture book, a young toddler uses her stuffed bunny to perform a number of daring acts."The Adventures of Slim & Howdy: A Novel
By Bill Fitzhugh, Kix Brooks, Ronnie Dunn. 2008
Exclusive CD! Brooks & Dunn's "Gotta Get Me One of Those" inside! Musicians by trade, Slim and Howdy have each…
come to a figurative crossroads in their lives. As fate would have it, they meet at these crossroads, never realizing it's a turning point in their lives. Forced by circumstances to share a truck, they take to the road in pursuit of a common goal--to make it as musicians on the country music circuit.But it seems no matter where these two travel, trouble finds them. Whether it's turning the tables on a crooked card shark who takes everything they have, or fending off the raging boyfriend of that friendly gal from last night, the guys are constantly needing to outwit the world. And when their friend and boss Jodie Lee disappears, their resourcefulness will truly be tested. Each of the guys has his theory, but they'll need to work together to get to their friend before time runs out.Olga: A Novel
By Prof Bernhard Schlink. 2018
A #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER'Bernhard Schlink speaks straight to the heart' New York Times'Brilliant... A tale of love and loss in…
20th century Germany' Evening Standard'A cleverly-constructed tale of cross-class romance' Mail on Sunday'A poignant portrait of a woman out of step with her time' Observer Olga is an orphan raised by her grandmother in a Prussian village around the turn of the 20th century. Smart and precocious, she fights against the prejudices of the time to find her place in a world that sees her as second-best.When she falls in love with Herbert, a local aristocrat obsessed with the era's dreams of power, glory and greatness, her life is irremediably changed.Theirs is a love against all odds, entwined with the twisting paths of German history, leading us from the late 19th to the early 21st century, from Germany to Africa and the Arctic, from the Baltic Sea to the German south-west.This is the story of that love, of Olga's devotion to a restless man - told in thought, letters and in a fateful moment of great rebellion.