books and reading

Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied.

"Shailey loves bedtime until her father gets distracted by a new job, so she advertises for a replacement 'Bedtime Storyteller' and finds herself interviewing her favorite fairytale characters"--OCLC.

The Librarian has to dig deeply into his bag of tricks in order to defeat one of his toughest foes, the Eraser.

"Working at her family's independent bookstore during the summer before she leaves for college, Madeline Moore is determined to make the store succeed when she discovers that her crush, Jasper, works at the competing chain bookstore across the street"--OCLC.

"Through a story from his own childhood, Hudson Talbott shares the challenges--and ultimately the rewards--of being a non-mainstream kind of learner"--Provided by the publisher.

"Kit can't stand reading. She'd much rather be outside, playing games and getting muddy, than stuck inside with a book. But when she's dragged along to the library one day by her two best friends, she makes an incredible discovery--and soon it's up to Kit and her friends to save the library . . . and the world"--Provided by publisher.

Feeling lonely and out of place after her family moves to a new town, eleven-year-old Fiona Crane ventures to the local library, where she finds a gripping mystery novel about a small town, family secrets, and a tragic disappearance.

"This title guides readers through the challenges of school life, offering helpful advice on how to be successful both inside and outside the classroom"--Google Books.

"Evie wants to be scared, and the usual scary stories just aren't doing it for her anymore. When she stumbles across a different sort of book, The Truth about Witches, she hopes she's found something thrilling...but she's forbidden by a kindly shopkeeper from reading the last page out loud! Naturally, her curiosity gets the better of her, and upon reading the last page out loud--a real summoning spell--Evie is spirited off to a strange land of magic, weird creatures, feasts and actual witches! They're not as scary as they seem, until Evie asks to join their ranks...and only once she does is her quest for true scariness satisfied ..."--Provided by the publisher.

"Four lucky kids go on a scavenger hunt inside Mr. Lemoncello's Gameworks factory, where they compete for a chance to win a titanium ticket"--Provided by publisher.