fiction

"[A collection of] origin stories for [Rudyard] Kipling's . . . characters, from Baloo and Shere Khan to Kaa and Bagheera"--OCLC.

An adaptation of Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" in which young Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn have many adventures down the Mississippi river.

An adaptation of Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland," in which a young girl experiences unusual adventures with a variety of nonsensical characters after falling down a rabbit hole.

"It is spring and George is excited for the world to wake up after a long winter. He'll play in the mud, plant seeds, watch baby birds hatch, and more in this rhyming book for fresh spring day"--Provided by publisher.

"The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie to an island in the Caribbean where they dig up buried treasure with real-life pirates"--Provided by publisher.

In this hip twist on the classic fairy tale, cool cat Pete makes himself at home in a house he happens upon in the forest, but when its owners come home, comedic chaos ensues!.

"Splish, scrub, splash, rub! Join Pete the Kitty as he learns how to properly wash his hands."--.

Miles Morales spent the entire day yesterday saving the world, but today in class he forgot to reign in his super-strength and accidentally broke his school desk. For that, he is given in-school suspension, which would have been okay, if not for the fact he has to sit there with his huge crush right behind him. To make matters worse, there is a buzzing coming from the wall making his Spidey-sense go haywire.

It's summertime, and Greg Heffley is heading to the beach for vacation with his family, but Greg quickly finds himself caught in the middle as the two halves of his extended family come together in a tiny beach house in the sweltering heat. The secret ingredients behind Gramma's famous meatballs have been closely guarded for years, and Greg hopes she will pass it on before she passes away. But tensions soon start to rise between family members, and Greg worries he's only going to stir the pot.

Provides a historical fiction novel that explores the life of African American actor, Hattie McDaniel, the first African American woman to win an Oscar. Beginning with her Oscar win in 1940 to her death in 1952, the novel traces the discrimination she received from both Whites and Blacks after her win, her struggles to find work, her sustaining friendships, her failed marriages, and her determination to continue to work in order to help pave the way for other Black actors in the industry.