Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Family. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Athlete Vs. Mathlete

Title:  Athlete vs. Mathlete
Author:  W. C. Mack
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Description:  When their two worlds collide in seventh grade, fraternal twins and opposites Owen and Russell find themselves in direct competition at school, on the court, and at home.
Lexile: 610
Word Count: 36,544
Location:  Find the Athlete vs. Mathlete eBook in the Overdrive Collection at the Arlington Public Library.

Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Rebel McKenzie

Title:  Rebel McKenzie
Author:  Candice Ransom
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Description:  When feisty twelve-year-old Rebel McKenzie, an aspiring paleontologist, spends the summer taking care of her sister's seven-year-old son at a mobile home park in Frog Level, Virginia, she never expects to enter a beauty pageant or meet a hand model.
Lexile: 610
Word Count: 54,544
Location:  Find the Rebel McKenzie eBook in the Overdrive collection at the Arlington Public Library.

Sunday, June 22, 2014

The Year of Billy Miller

Title:  The Year of Billy Miller
Author:  Kevin Henkes
Genre:  Realistic Fiction
Description:  Seven-year-old Billy Miller starts second grade with a bump on his head and a lot of worries, but by the end of the year, he has developed good relationships with his teacher, his little sister, and his parents and learned many important lessons.
Lexile: 620
Word Count: 21,882
Location:  Find The Year of Billy Miller eBook in the Overdrive collection at the Arlington Public Library.

Saturday, July 6, 2013

Waiting for the Magic


Title:  Waiting for the Magic
Author:  Patricia MacLachlan
Genre: Fantasy
DescriptionWhen Papa goes away for a little while, his family tries to cope with the separation by adopting four dogs and a cat.
AR Level: 3.0
Word Count: 12,706
Location:  Find Waiting for the Magic in the F (Fiction) section under MAC (for MacLachlan).

Learn more abut Waiting for the Magic HERE.

Walls within Walls



Title:  Walls within Walls
Author:  Maureen Sherry
Genre: Mystery
DescriptionWhen the Smithfork family moves into a lavish Manhattan apartment building, they discover clues to a decades-old mystery hidden behind the walls of their new home.
AR Level: 5.2
Word Count: 66,495
Location:  Find Walls within Walls in the F (Fiction) section under SHE (for Sherry).

Go on a Walls within Walls Treasure Hunt!