The Seven Voyages of Sinbad

The DBTRC has 6 copies of this book.
LOCATION: Guardian Angel

POWELL, MARTIN
THE SEVEN VOYAGES OF SINBAD


The tale of Sinbad the Sailor, who goes to sea in search of great riches and discovers even greater adventures. On his seven treacherous voyages, the Persian explorer braves a shipwreck, fights off savage cannibals and battles a giant Cyclops, hoping to survive and tell his legendary story.

RL: 2:9 GRL: L

Ali Baba and the forty thieves

The DBTRC has 6 copies of this book.


LOCATION: Guardian Angel

MANNING, MATTHEW K.
ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES



The legendary tale of Ali Baba, a young Persian boy who discovers a cave filled with gold and jewels, the hidden treasures of forty deadly thieves. Unfortunately, his greedy brother, Kassim, cannot wait to get his hands on the riches. Returning to the cave, he is captured by the thieves and killed, and now the evil men want revenge on Ali Baba as well.



RL: 3.0 GRL: L

Aladdin and the magic lamp

The DBTRC has 6 copies of this book.
LOCATION: Guardian Angel


BOWEN, CARL
ALADDIN AND THE MAGIC LAMP


The legendary tale of Aladdin, a poor youth living in the city of Al Kal'as. One day, the crafty boy outsmarts an evil sorcerer, getting his hands on a magical lamp that houses a wish-fulfilling genie! Soon, all of Aladdin's dreams come true, and he finds himself married to a beautiful princess. All is well until, one day, the evil sorcerer returns to reclaim the lamp.


RL: 2.8 GRL: L

Bunnicula

The DBTRC has 30 copies of this book.

LOCATION: Assumption

HOWE, JAMES
BUNNICULA : A RABBIT TALE OF MYSTERY

Beware the Hare! Is he or isn't he a vampire? Before it's too late, Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe houshold -- a suspicious-looking bunny with unusual habits...and fangs!

RL 3.9 GRL Q

Diamond in the Shadow

The DBTRC has 30 copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Patrick Intermediate



COONEY, CAROLINE B.
DIAMONDS IN THE SHADOW

The Finch family doesn't know that five refugees have landed from Africa on the day they go to the airport to welcome the family sponsored by their church. The Finch family only knows about the four refugees they're meeting: Andre, Celestine, Mattu, and Alake -- mother, father, and teenage son and daughter.

Jared Finch was horrified and angry when he learned from his minister that his parents had agreed to take in this African refugee family. Jared is not amused that he will have to share his room with another teenage boy, and his home with a family who have never used a phone, driven a car, or seen a supermarket full of food. Jared's annoying younger sister, Mopsy, immature as usual, is so thrilled to share her room with an unknown girl that she's jumping up and down.

The Amabo family, who have suffered unimaginable horrors, begin to adjust to a life of plenty in the Finches' suburban Connecticut home. And the Finches begin to realize that what they understood about charity has been very little indeed. Still, life seems good.

The fifth refugee does not believe in good. This lawless rebel has managed to enter America undetected. And the Amabo family has something of his...something that they agreed to carry into the country for him.

When Jared realizes that the good guys are not always innocent, he must make a decision that could change the fates of both the Finches and the Amabos. In this uncommonly penetrating story, Caroline B. Cooney presents many points of view and a fresh perspective on doing the right thing.


GRL: Y

Half-Graph Literature Circle

Kit contains 6 copies of each book.
LOCATION: Brother Andre

* The books in this literature circle are half graphic movel and half regular novel.*

KINNEY, JEFF DIARY OF A WIMPY KID

Being a kid can really stink. And no one knows this better than Greg Heffley, who finds himself thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving.

As Greg says in his diary: "Just don't expect me to be all 'Dear Diary' this and 'Dear Diary' that. Luckily for us, what Greg Heffley says he won't do and what he actually does are two very different things.

RL: 5.3 GRL: T

LOOK, LENORE ALVIN HO : ALLERGIC TO GIRLS, SCHOOL, AND OTHER SCARY THINGS

A young boy in Concord Massechusetts , who loves superheroes and comes from a long line of Chinese farmer-warriors, wants to make friends, but first he must overcome his fear of everything.

RL: 3.8 GRL: O

MCDONALD, MEGAN STINK : SOLAR SYSTEM SUPERHERO

When Stink learns that Pluto has flunked the Planet Test for being too shrimpy, he has no choice but to take a stand for the sake of little planets (and little people) everywhere.

Will our humble hero, Stink Moody, be smart enough to defeat a panel of big-shot scientists and class know-it-all Riley Rottenberger? For the answer to this burning question, tune in and prepare to have your universe rocked!

RL: 3.0 GRL: N

MOSS, MARISSA AMELIA'S ARE-WE-THERE-YET LONGEST EVER CAR TRIP

When Amelia and her big sister, Cleo, are stuck together in the backseat of a car for a family road trip, there are fights, plenty of sights, and Amelia's best friend, Nadia, at the end of the road!

RL: 4.3 GRL: P

MOSS, MARISSA MAX DISASTER : ALIEN ERASER TO THE RESCUE

Weclome to Max's book of inventions, experiments, comic strips, and random thoughts about school, pimply older brothers, mutant marshmallows, erasers, and good parents who get into bad fights. Lucky for Max, he has a place to jot down his mixed-up thoughts and brilliant ideas.

RL: 3.0 GRL: N

The Hunger Games

The DBTRC has 60 copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Patrick Intermediate, Our Lady of Victory

COLLINS, SUZANNE
THE HUNGER GAMES


Winning means fame and fortune.
Losing means certain death.
The Hunger Games have begun...


In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.


Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before -- and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that weight survival against humanity and life against love.


RL: 5.3

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas

The DBTRC has thirty copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Patrick's Intermediate


BOYNE, JOHN
THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PAJAMAS


During the Holocaust, Bruno, the son of a high-ranking German soldier, befriends Schmuel, a Jewish prisoner at a concetration camp...


If you start to read this book, you will go on a journey with a nine-year-old boy named Bruno. (Though this isn't a book for nine-year-olds.) And sooner or later you will arrive with Bruno at the fence.


Fences like this exist all over the world. We hope you never have to encounter one.


"Powerful and unsettling...as memorable an introduction to the subject as The Diary of Anne Frank." -- USA Today


"Deeply affecting...Beautiful and sparely written." -- The Wall Street Journal


"Sure to take readers' breath away." -- Publishers Weekly


RL: 8.3

The Kidnappers : a Mystery

The DBTRC has six copies of this book.

ROBERTS, WILLO DAVIS

THE KIDNAPPERS : A MYSTERY

"I didn't like Willie Groves, but I didn't hate him enough to want someone to kidnap him." Famous last words. Joey Bishop soon finds himself face-to-face with the kidnappers himself (as well as his archenemy) in this fast-paced urban story that will leave you panting your next breath.

RL: 5.9

Spycatcher

The DBTRC has seven copies of this book.
LOCATION: St. Jerome

MITCHELHILL, BARBARA
SPYCATCHER

DAMIAN DROOTH SUPERSLEUTH SERIES

There are spies about! A man named Mr. Swan asks the young supersleuth to find out who is stealing the secret plans for Mr. Swan's inventions. Damian discovers a mysterious inventors' club, however, his troubles are just beginning. It seems everyone has a part of the puzzle, but only Damian can fit them all together!

RL: 3.1 GRL: N

Sammy Keyes and the Wild Things

The DBTRC has eight copies of this book.
LOCATION: St. Jerome




VAN DRAANEN, WENDELIN
SAMMY KEYES AND THE WILD THINGS



Sammy Keyes trades in her high-tops for hiking boots -- and winds up with blisters.



This is not the summer camping trip of Sammy's dreams. She imagined shady glades, meandering streams, a deer or two. But she ends up in a phony forest with scrubby scrubs, blazing sun, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and eco-nutty Girl Scouts. Her fellow campers are clutching binoculars, desperate to catch a rare glimpse of an endangered condor. But Sammy's seen a picture of a condor and that's enough for her -- ugliest bird on the planet!



But when they find an injured condor, Sammy's intrigued at last -- she can spot a mystery even without binoculars. Sammy and two other girls stray from their group to track down a clue, but wind up lost. They do find two boys from school out backpacking. Which gets them out of the frying pan and into the campfire! Now there are three girls and two boys lost in the middle of a canyon with one tent and six billion biting flies. Oh -- and one armed and dangerous high-stakes poacher. S'mores anyone?

GRL: T

The Report Card

The DBTRC has eight copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Gabriel

CLEMENTS, ANDREW

THE REPORT CARD

Nora Rose Rowley is a genius, but don't tell anyone. She's managed to make it to fifth grade without anyone figuring out that she's not just an ordinary kid, and shse wants to keep it that way.

But then Nora gets fed up with the importance everyone attaches to test scores and grades, and she purposely brings home a terrible report card just to prove a point. Suddenly the attention she's successfully avoided all her life is focused on her, and her secret is out. And that's when things start to get really complicated...

RL: 5.1 GRL: R

The Black Tower

The DBTRC has seven copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Jerome

BYARS, BETSY

THE BLACK TOWER

(A HERCULEAH JONES MYSTERY)

At the eerie Hunt mansion, Herculeah Jones has been reading aloud to Lionus Hunt, an elderly stroke victim who can only communicate by blinking his eyes (once for yes, twice for no). Mr. Hunt seems to be trying to tell Herculeah something, but his gruff nurse won't allow her to ask and questions. What is Mr. Hunt trying to say? Is it related to a murder that took place in the mansion's black tower years ago? And who is the creepy old lady who lives in the mansion? Herculeah's friend, Meat, thinks she may be asking for trouble, but Herculeah Jones won't quit until she gets to the bottom of the mystery.

RL: 5.2 GRL: S

The Face on the Milk Carton

The DBTRC has three copies of this book.

COONEY, CAROLINE B.

THE FACE ON THE MILK CARTON

No one ever really paid close attention to the faces of the missing children on the milk cartons. But as Janie Johnson glanced at the face of the ordinary little girl -- hair in tight pigtails, a dress with a narrow white collar, a three-year-old who had been kidnapped twelve years before from a shopping mall in New Jersey -- she felt overcome with shock. She recognized that little girl - it was herself. How could it possibly be true?
Janie can't believe that her loving parents kidnapped her, but as she begins to piece things together, nothing makes sense. Something is terribly wrong. Are Mr. and Mrs. Johnson really Janie's parents? And if not, who is Janie Johnson, and what really happened?

Every Dog Has Its Day : Literature Circle

The DBTRC has six copies of each title. LOCATION: St. George

Wonderful stories about dogs made all the more wonderful because the dogs are all still alive at the end of the book!

BORSKY, MARY

BENNY BENSKY AND THE PEROGY PALACE

The Benskys are worried. Their restaurant, the Perogy Palace, is losing customers. There is something wrong with the perogies. Even their dog, Benny, won't eat them anymore, and Benny eats everything.

Benny Bensky is not aware of their problems. He's a happy dog until the day he is forced -- because of some very tiny mistakes, such as digging up the household plants -- to go to obedience school. Although the teacher, Ms. Viola Pin, is mean as mean, the experience leads Benny and his friends, Rosie and Fran, right into a mystery. Can they solve it in time to save the Perogy Palace?

DUNCAN, LOIS

HOTEL FOR DOGS

Andi loves dogs. So when an adorable stray shows up, Andi wants to save it -- but she can't take it home. With the help of her brother Bruce, she rescues the stray and its puppies and moves them into an abandoned house down the block. Then they check in Red Rover, an Irish Setter whose owner mistreats him. And MacTavish, who begs for scraps in the school playground. And more...

Andi is thrilled -- she's running a dog hotel! But can she and Bruce keep the canine castle going, or will a bark give their secret away?

RL: 4

SMITH, DODIE

THE STARLIGHT BARKING

Sequel to The Hundred and One Dalmations.

Every living creature, except dogs, is gripped by an enchanted sleep. One of the original Dalmatian puppies, all grown up since the first novel, is now the Prime Minister's mascot. Relying on her spotted parents for guidance, she assumes emergency leadership for the canine population of England.

Awaiting advice from Sirius, the Dog Star, dogs of every breed crowd Trafalgar Square to watch the evening skies. The message they receive is a disturbing proposition, on that might forever destroy their status as 'man's best friend'.

VANDE VELDE, VIVIAN

SMART DOG

Everyone knows that dogs can't talk. They can roll over. They can fetch a stick or a ball. They can even understand words like 'sit' or 'stay'. But they most certainly can't say, "Excuse me. I'm in trouble. Could you please help me?"

Or at least that's what Amy thinks before she meets Sherlock, a brilliant talking dog who escaped from a university lab. When she agrees to help Sherlock hide, Amy's life begins to change. She's always been an easy target at school, but with a talking dog by her side, she may at last have the courage to stand up to the class bully once and for all.

RL: 5.8

WALLACE, BILL

PICK OF THE LITTER

Tom's grandfather is recovering from heart surgery, so during summer vacation Tom is helping him with his hunting dog business. It's hard work, but Tom doesn't mind so much after he falls in love with one of the pups, a rare, blue-eyed pointer Tom names Tad. It's almost as if Tad understands when Tom talks to him, especially about confusing things like how hard it is to write to Angie, a girl Tom met on vacation.

The trouble is, Grandpa promised the owner of the pup's sire the pick of the litter, and it's pretty clear that's Tad. Tom knows what he should do, but he can't help hoping there's a way to get around Grandpa's promise. How can he do the honorable thing when it will cost him what he wants most in the world?

RL: 4.1 GRL: P

Ralph S. Mouse

The DBTRC has five copies of this book.
LOCATION: St. Gabriel

CLEARY, BEVERLY
RALPH S. MOUSE



When Ralph and his pesky cousins accidentally make a mess at the Mountain View Inn, Ralph decides that he'd better take his motorcycle and leave. He persuades his young pal, Ryan, to take him to school, where Ralph is an instant hit with Ryan's classmates. But Ralph doesn't like beng told what to do. Worse than that, his precious motorcycle gets broken. Is Ralph stuck at scool forever?

RL: 4.1 GRL:O

Stanley in Space

The DBTRC has six copies of this book.
LOCATION: St. Gabriel




BROWN, JEFF
STANLEY IN SPACE



A far-out adventure! The president of the United States has chosen Stanley Lambchop and his family to become the first humans to fly in the Star Scout, a new top-secret spaceship.



Stanley's most exciting adventure is about to begin. He'll meet the Queen of England, have a birthday party in outer space, and save a whole planet of aliens from danger.



RL: 3.0 GRL: O

A House is a House for Me

The DBTRC has four copies of this book. Includes audio CD.

HOBERMAN, MARY ANN

A HOUSE IS A HOUSE FOR ME

Where does everyone -- and everything -- live? A House is a House for Me is a rollicking rhyme about houses. Some of them are familiar, such as an anthill and a dog kennel, while others are surprising, such as a corn husk and a pea pod. This long-time favourite is filled with pictures that parents and children will want to look at again and again.

RL: 2.9 GRL: K

Horace and Morris but mostly Dolores

The DBTRC has four copies of this book. Includes audio CD.

HOWE, JAMES

HORACE AND MORRIS BUT MOSTLY DOLORES

Horace, Morris, and Dolores have been best friends forever. They do everything together – from sailing the seven sewers to climbing Mount Ever-Rust. But one day Horace and Morris join the Mega-Mice (no girls allowed), and Dolores joins the Cheese Puffs (no boys allowed). Is this the end? Or will Horace and Morris but mostly Dolores find a way to save the day – and their friendship?

RL: 2.9 GRL: N

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

The DBTRC has 30copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Emily

LEWIS, C.S.

THE LION, THE WITCH AND THE WARDROBE

Lucy is the first to find the secret of the wardrobe in the professor's mysterious old house. At first, no one believes her when she tells of her adventures in the land of Narnia. But soon Edmund and then Peter and Susan discover the magic and meet Aslan, the Great Lion, for themselves. In the blink of an eye, their lives are changed forever.



RL: 5.6 GRL: T

Cam Jansen and the Mystery Writer Mystery

The DBTRC has five copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Jerome

ADLER, DAVID

CAM JANSEN AND THE MYSTERY WRITER MYSTERY

There's a book fair at school and Cam Jansen and her friends are excited because the famous mystery writer Jim E. Winter will be there to sign books. When Danny's parents discover their car is missing during the signing, Jim E. Winter thinks he can solve the mystery. But will Cam -- with her famous photographic memory -- solve it first? Click. See if you can spot the clues.

RL: 2.5 GRL: L

Hero

The DBTRC has sixty copies of this book.

LOCATION: Convent Glen

ATTERNA, MARTHA

HERO

Els is a courier, a girl who takes Jewish children on the back of her bike to safety on farms in Friesland. When she leaves Isaak, disguised as Jan, at a farmhouse with kind people, he is miserable until he makes friends with a beautiful black horse, Hero, a Frisian wanted by the Germans. The first time the Germans come for the horse, Isaak comes up with a plan to save him, but the second time they come, Isaak can do nothing to protect the animal he loves.

Mr. Popper's Penguins

The DBTRC has 30 copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Clare

ATWATER, RICHARD
MR. POPPER'S PENGUINS

It was hard enough for Mr. Popper to support himself, Mrs. Popper, Bill and Janie Popper. The addition of twelve penguins to the family made it impossible to make both ends meet. Then Mr. Popper had a splendid idea -- the talented penguins would be a sensation on the stage. And so they were...

RL: 4.9 GRL: Q
A Newbery Honor Book

Tuck Everlasting

The DBTRC has 30 copies of this book. Includes audio cass.

LOCATION: St. Luke Barrhaven

BABBITT, NATALIE
TUCK EVERLASTING

Doomed to -- or blessed with -- eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as inconspicuously and comfortably as they can. When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing than it might seem. Complications arise when Winnie is followed by a stranger who wants to market the spring water for a fortune.

RL: 5.9 GRL: V

The Indian in the Cupboard

The DBTRC has thirty copies of this book. Includes audio cass.

LOCATION: Our Lady of Fatima

BANKS, LYNN REID

THE INIDAN IN THE CUPBOARD

When Omri's big brother has no birthday present for him, he gives Omri an old wooden medicine cabinet he's found. The cabinet doesn't seem like much of a present to nine-year-old Omri, until he deposits inside it another present he receives for his birthday: a miniature plastic Indian. His mother comes up with a key for the cabinet, and the real magic begins. When Omri turns the key once, the Indian, named Little Bear, comes alive; but turn the key a second time and it's an ordinary plastic Indian again.


RL: 5.9 GRL: R

Baby Wolf

The DBTRC has thirty-four copies of this book. Includes audio cass.

LOCATION : Prince of Peace

BATTEN, MARY

BABY WOLF



In a warm underground den, a baby gray wolf is born. She cannot see or hear yet. But in only one year, she will grow a lot and learn a lot. Find out about baby wolves in this book you can read yourself.



Grade 2

Forbidden City

The DBTRC has thirty copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Patrick Intermediate

BELL, WILLIAM
FORBIDDEN CITY

Seventeen-year-old Alex Jackson comes home from school to find that his father, a CBC news cameraman, wants to take him to China's capital, Beijing. Once there, Alex finds himself on his own in Tian An Men Square as desperate students fight the Chinese army for their freedom. Separated from his father and carrying illegal videotapes, Alex must trust the students to help him escape.Closely based on eyewitness accounts of the massacre in Beijing, Forbidden City is a powerful and frightening story.

RL: 6.5

Stones

The DBTRC has thirty copies of this book.

BELL, WILLIAM

STONES

Garnet Havelock knows what it's like to be on the outside, not one of the crowd. Now, in his final year of high school, he's just marking time, waiting to get out into the real world. Then a mysterious girl transfers to his school and Garnet thinks he might have found the woman of his dreams -- if only he could get her to talk to him. At the same time, Garnet becomes caught up in a mystery centered in his community. As he and Raphaella draw closer to the truth they uncover a horrifying chapter in the town's history, and learn how deep-seated prejudices and persecution from the past can still reverberate in the present.

Linnea in Monet's Garden

The DBTRC has 54 copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Gabriel, St. Stephen

BJORK, CHRISTINA
LINNEA IN MONET'S GARDEN

A girl named Linnea visits the gardens of French Impressionist painter Claude Monet. She learns about Monet's life, glimpses old family snapshots, and in Paris, sees many of his paintings.


RL: 5.4

The Sword in the Tree

The DBTRC has 24 copies of this book.

LOCATION: Monsignor Paul Baxter

BULLA, CLYDE ROBERT
THE SWORD IN THE TREE

In the days of King Arthur there stood a mighty oak at Welden Castle. Within the sturdy walls of the great fortress, Shan dreams of becoming a swordsman like his father, Lord Weldon. And then one fearsome night, an estranged uncle arrives wounded at the castle gate. Soon, all that once seemed sure is lost. This penniless man has set his sights on Weldon Castle and will stop at nothing to get his wish. When Shan's father disappears, Shan and his mother must flee in a desperate effort to save their lives, even if it may be too late to save the castle.

Outside the castle gates, Shan vows to do whatever it takes to get back what is rightfully theirs. His quest takes him as far as Camelot and into the court of the great King Arthur. Will Shan ever return to the courtyard of the mighty tree to reclaim his father's sword and his rightful place as heir of Weldon Castle?

RL: 2.2 GRL: K

Timberwolf Chase

The DBTRC has 30 copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Stephan

BROUWER, SIGMUND
TIMBERWOLF CHASE

Johnny Maverick and his friends play for the Howling Timberwolves hockey team. Tom Morgan has just moved to town and is a very good player but not always a good teammate. Can Johnny come up with a way to prove to Tom that teamwork pays off?

Grade 3

The Midnight Fox

The DBTRC has 60 copies of this book. Includes audio cass.

LOCATION: Uplands, St. Bernard

BYARS, BETSY
THE MIDNIGHT FOX

No one asked Tom how he felt about spending two months on his Aunt Millie's farm. For a city boy, the farm holds countless terrors -- stampeding baby lambs, boy-chasing chickens, and worst of all, lonliness. But everything changes when Tom sees the midnight fox. He can spend hours watching the graceful black fox in the woods. And when her life -- and that of her cub -- is in danger, Tom knows exactly what he must do.

Grades 4-5

The Pinballs

The DBTRC has 28 copies of this book. Includes audio cass.

LOCATION: St. Stephen

BYARS, BETSY
THE PINBALLS

Charlie knows she's got no say in what happens to her. Stuck in a foster home with two other kids, Harvey and Thomas J., she's just a pinball being bounced from bumper to bumper. As soon as you get settled, somebody puts another coin in the machine and off you go again. But against her will and her better judgment, Carlie and the boys become friends. And all three of them start to see that they can take control of their own lives.

RL: 4.9 GRL: S

Tornado

The DBTRC has thirty-six copies of this book. Includes audio cass.

LOCATION: Prince of Peace

BYARS, BETSY
TORNADO

When a tornado appears in the distance, Pete, the farmhand, quickly gathers everyone into the storm shelter. Once inside, he helps pass the time with stories about a tornado that struck when he was a boy. That twister blew in a doghouse -- complete with a dog inside. A lively story about a very special dog.

Grade 2

Chocolate Touch

The DBTRC has 60 copies of this book. Includes audio cass.

LOCATION: St. Stephen

CATLING, PATRICK SKENE
THE CHOCOLATE TOUCH

Like King Midas and gold, everything that John Midas touches turns to chocolate


RL: 4.5 GRL: N

Don't Go Into the Forest

The DBTRC has 4 copies of this book.


LOCATION: Guardian Angel

CHARLES, VERONIKA MARTENOVA
DON’T GO INTO THE FOREST



This time the boys find themselves in cottage country making up spooky tales about staying out of the forest. Tales from the Philippines and Native American legends are told until the boys can almost see strange characters at their dinner table that night.

Don't Go Near the Water

The DBTRC has 4 copies of this book.


LOCATION: Guardian Angel

CHARLES, VERONIKA MARTENOVA
DON’T GO NEAR THE WATER

Having been warned to stay away from the high waters of the local creek, the boys’ imaginations run as swiftly as the stream. Before they know it, they have scared themselves silly with stories like The Children with Green Teeth, from Britain; The Deadly Beach, from Hawaii; and The Waterman, from Central Europe.

The Bookstore Mouse

The DBTRC has 30 copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Stephen

CHRISTIAN, PEGGY
THE BOOKSTORE MOUSE

He lives in a bookstore behind a large Wall of Words. He eats delicious words from recipes. He throws sharp words and tosses pointed remarks at his enemy. And one day he slips through the words into a story that is the greatest adventure of his life. He is The Bookstore Mouse.

RL: 4.8

Freedom Crossing

The DBTRC has three copies of this book.

CLARK, MARGARET GOFF

FREEDOM CROSSING

Laura is furious when she overhears her brother, Bert, and an old friend talking about her as if she were a stranger. When her mother died, Laura went to live with an aunt and uncle in Virginia. Now she is back home and she discovers that her brother and father are helping runaway slaves escape into Canada. Her house is a stopover on the Underground Railroad.

Laura believes that anyone helping a fugitive slave is breaking the law. Then she meets Martin Paige, a 12-year-old runaway slave who would rather die than be sent back to the South.

RL: 6.3 GRL: T

Dear Mr. Henshaw

The DBTRC has 30 copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Bernard


CLEARY, BEVERLY
DEAR MR. HENSHAW

In his letters to his favorite author, ten-year-old Leigh reveals his problems in coping with his parents' divorce, being the new boy in school, and generally finding his own place in the world.

RL: 4.7 GRL: Q

The Mouse and the Motorcycle

The DBTRC has 30 copies of this book. Includes audio cass.

LOCATION: St. Stephen


CLEARY, BEVERLY
THE MOUSE AND THE MOTORCYCLE



Ralph the Mouse ventures out from behind the piney knothole in the wall of his hotel-room home, scrambles up the telephone wire to the end table, and climbs aboard the toy motorcycle left there by a young guest. His thrill ride does not last long. The ringing telephone startles Ralph, and he and the motorcycle take a terrible fall -- right to the bottom of a metal wastebasket. Luckily, Keith, the owner of the motorcycle, returns to find his toy. Keith rescues Ralph and teaches him how to ride the bike. Thus begins a great friendship and many awesome adventures. Once a mouse can ride a motorcycle...almost anything can happen!

RL: 4.1, GRL: O

Frindle

The DBTRC has 60 copies of this book.

LOCATION: St. Emily, Convent Glen

CLEMENTS, ANDREW
FRINDLE

Is Nick Allen a troublemaker? He really just likes to liven things up at school – and he’s always had plenty of great ideas. When Nick learns some interesting information about how words are created, suddenly he’s got the inspiration for his best plan ever…the frindle. Who says a pen has to be called a pen? Why not call it a frindle? Things begin innocently enough as Nick gets his friends to use the new word. Then other people in town start saying frindle. Soon the school is in an uproar, and Nick has become a local hero. His teacher wants Nick to put an end to all this nonsense, but the funny thing is frindle doesn’t belong to Nick anymore. The new word is spreading across the country, and there’s nothing Nick can do to stop it.

RL: 4.8 GRL: R