books and reading

Nanette O'Hare, a star student and athlete, is given a mysterious out-of-print cult classic novel by her beloved teacher that sparks the rebel within her, but as she befriends the reclusive author and attempts to insert her true self into the world with wild abandon, Nanette learns the hard way that sometimes rebellion comes at a high price.

Oliver is a prince ripped, literally, from the pages of a fairy tale by the wish of Delilah, a girl in the real world. Oliver and Delilah, like any good fairy tale, fall in love--but at a cost. For Oliver to be in Delilah's world, a boy from her world has to take Oliver's place. That boy is Edgar, who at first agrees and enjoys living in a fairy tale, but soon complications arise and everyone's future hangs in the balance.

Bertie thinks that to complete her quest to have a true family she need only reunite her father, the Scrimshander, with her mother, Ophelia, but complications arise and she is torn between her responsibilities and the dream of flying free, just as she is torn between Nate and Ariel.

"Set in a world where reading is unheard-of, Sefia makes use of a mysterious object to track down who kidnapped her aunt Nin and what really happened the night her father was murdered"--Provided by publisher.

Ordered by his parents to tame a dragon, a gentle knight who prefers reading to fighting arms himself with a book.

Nancy, Bess, and George investigate when it seems that local author Lacey O'Brien's book plots are coming true, including a fire, a sinking boat, and a missing statue.

Trying to make sense of the horrors of World War II, Death relates the story of Liesel--a young German girl whose book-stealing and story-telling talents help sustain her family and the Jewish man they are hiding, as well as their neighbors.

When Gerald the elephant and Piggie realize that they are in a book, they decide to have some fun with the reader.

"188 distinct voices from every region of the country, including Alaska and Hawaii ... all celebrate reading for enriching their lives ..., and share a fervent wish that children around the world enjoy abundant access to books so that they too may 'live many parallel lives' and dream what may bepossible for their own." --P. 255.

As author Jessica and artist Daphne collaborate on a picture book for a seventh-grade English class contest, Jessica becomes aware of conditions in Daphne's home life that seem to threaten her health and safety.