Calvert Library's Book Bites for Kids

Enjoy our presentation of The Crossover written by Kwame Alexander  and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Thirteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.The Crossover was awarded the Newbery Medal and was a Coretta Scott King Honor title. The Crossover is recommended for ages 9 and up.  See review for more information:  https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/kwame-alexander/the-crossover/This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and Hoopla.  Libby ebook: https://bit.ly/Crossover_LibbyebookLibby audio: https://bit.ly/Crossover_LibbyaudioHoopla ebook: https://bit.ly/Crossover_HooplaebookHoopla audio: https://bit.ly/Crossover_Hooplaaudio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Island of Thieves written by Josh Lacey and published by Houghton Mifflin. Tom goes with his Uncle Harvey to Peru, where they narrowly escape imprisonment and death as they hunt for buried treasure after tracking down a journal written by John Drake, a young relative of Sir Francis Drake, on a voyage to Lima in 1577. Includes biographical information on John and Francis Drake. Island of Thieves was named a Best Fiction for Young Adults in 2013Island of Thieves is recommended for ages 9 and up for some violence.  Please see review for more information: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/josh-lacey/island-thieves/This title is available as an ebook on Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12920009 Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of If We Were Giants written by Dave Matthews and Clete Barrett Smith and published by Hyperion.  Fourteen-year-old Kirra must summon the courage to face her own mistakes before she can help save her peaceful community from a gigantic threat.If We Were Giants is recommended for ages 8 and up for discussions of trauma and PTSD. Please see review for more information.  https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/dave-matthews/if-we-were-giants/This title is available as an ebook on Hoopla: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/1290117 Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of The Explorer written by Katherine Rundell  and published by Simon & Schuster. Left stranded in the Amazon jungle when their plane crashes on their way back to England from Manaus, Brazil, four children struggle to survive for days until one of them finds a map that leads them to a ruined city and a secret hidden among the vines. The Explorers was given the Costa Children's Book Award.The Explorer is recommended for ages 8 and up. See review for more information: https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/katherine-rundell/the-explorer-rundell/This title is available as an audio book on Hoopla: https://bit.ly/Explorer_Hoopla Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information. Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of Timeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic by Armand Baltazar and published by Katherine Tegen Books. You've never seen Earth like this before: continents reshaped, oceans re-formed, cities rebuilt, and mountains sculpted anew. Dinosaurs roam the plains alongside herds of buffalo, and giant robots navigate the same waters as steam-powered ships. This is the world Diego Ribera was born into. The past, present, and future coexisting together. In New Chicago, Diego's middle school hallways buzz with kids from all eras of history and from cultures all over the world. On his thirteenth birthday, Diego learns of a special gift he has within, a secret that is part of something much bigger—something he cannot yet understand.This title is recommended for readers age 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/Timeless_ReviewsTimeless: Diego and the Rangers of the Vastlantic is available as an eBook and audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook- https://bit.ly/Timeless_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook-  https://bit.ly/Timeless_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Everything Sad is Untrue by Daniel Nayeri, published by Levine Querido. At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But, no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much. But Khosrou's stories, stretching back years, and decades, and centuries, are beautiful, and terrifying. Like Scheherazade of One Thousand and One Nights in a hostile classroom, Daniel spins a tale to save his own life: to stake his claim to the truth.Everything Sad is Untrue has won numerous awards, including being named a 2020 Book of the Year by Amazon, NPR, The New York Times and several other publications.This title is recommended for readers age 11 and up for some depictions of violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/EverythingSad_ReviewsEverything Sad is Untrue is available as an eBook on Hoopla and Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/EverythingSad_LibbyeBookHoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/EverythingSad_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Brother from a Box by Evan Kuhlman published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers. Matt Rambeau is officially a big brother—to a robot! Matt's super-computer-genius dad is always getting cool tech stuff in the mail, but the latest box Matt opens contains the most impressive thing he's ever seen: a bionically modified lifeform that looks human and calls Matt “brother."Brother from a Box is recommended for readers age 10 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/BrotherfromaBox_ReviewThis title is available as  an eBook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/BrotherfromaBox_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Lupe Wong Won't Dance written by Donna Barba Higuera and published by Levine Querido. Lupe Wong is going to be the first female pitcher in the Major Leagues. She's also championed causes her whole young life. Some worthy ... like expanding the options for race on school tests beyond just a few bubbles. And some not so much...like complaining to the BBC about the length between Doctor Who seasons. Lupe needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, who's Chinacan/Mexinese just like her. So when the horror that is square dancing rears its head in gym? Obviously she's not gonna let that slide.Lupe Wong Won't Dance was a 2021 Pura Belpre Honor book, a PNBA Award Winner and a Booklist Editor's Choice Best Books for Youth 2020.Lupe Wong Won't Dance is recommended for ages 8 and up. Please see Kirkus for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/LupeWong_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/LupeWong_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook - https://bit.ly/LupeWong_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Riverman by Aaron Starmer and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Twelve-year-old Alistair Cleary lives in a town where everyone knows each other. One afternoon, his neighbor, Fiona, shows up at Alistair's doorstep with a strange proposition. She wants him to write her biography because in her basement there's a gateway that leads to the magical world of Aquavania, the place where stories are born. In Aquavania, there's a creature called the Riverman and he's stealing the souls of children. And Fiona's soul could be next. The Riverman is recommended for ages 10 and up, for mentions of death, violence and some language. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/Riverman_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla Audio- https://bit.ly/Riverman_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Key to Extraordinary written by Natalie Lloyd and published by Scholastic Press. Twelve-year old orphan Emma Casey lives by a haunted graveyard in her Tennessee town, giving tours, and helping her brother and Granny Blue with the family bakery, and waiting for the destiny dream of her ancestors--but when it comes it shows her only a key, and she finds that she must solve a ghostly mystery that has haunted her town for generations.The Key to Extraordinary was a Junior Library Guild Selection and was named to the Bank Street College of Education Best Books of 2017.The Key to Extraordinary is recommended for ages 10. Please see Kirkus for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/KeytoExtra_Review This title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla.Hoopla Audiobook - https://bit.ly/KeytoExtra_HooplaAudio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Moon Within written by Aida Salazar and published by Scholastic Inc. Celi Rivera is an 11-year-old who is experiencing some new changes in her life. Her body is changing, she's attracted to a boy for the first time, and her best friend is exploring what it means to be genderfluid. But the biggest thought swirling through her mind is about her mother's insistence on holding a moon ceremony for Celi when her first period arrives. This is an ancestral Mexican ritual that Celi doesn't want to have anything to do with out of fear of embarrassment. Can she find the strength to overpower her fear, embrace this ancestral tradition, and just be herself?This title won the Golden Poppy Award, Nerdy Book Award, and the NCTE Notable Poetry and Verse Novel Award.The Moon Within is recommended for ages 8-12. Please see Good Reads for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/MoonWithin_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/MoonWithin_LibbyeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Worst Class Trip Ever written by Dave Barry and published by Hyperion. When the eighth grade civics class of Miami's Culver Middle School goes on a trip to Washington, D.C., Wyatt Palmer finds himself in deep trouble before the plane even lands because his best friend Matt's decided the men sitting behind them are terrorists--and it's up to the boys to stop them. The Worst Class Trip Ever is recommended for ages 9 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/WorstClassTrip_ReviewsThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/WorstClassTripPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of When You Trap a Tiger  by Tae Keller, published by Random House Books for Young Readers. When Lily and her family move in with her sick grandmother, a magical tiger straight out of her halmoni's Korean folktales arrives, prompting Lily to unravel a secret family history. Long, long ago, Halmoni stole something from the tigers. Now they want it back. When You Trap a Tiger  is the winner of the 2021 Newbery Medal. When You Trap a Tiger  is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/TrapaTiger_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/TrapaTiger_LibbyeBookLibby Audiobook - https://bit.ly/TrapaTiger_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balliett, published by Scholastic Press. When a book of unexplainable occurrences brings Petra and Calder together, strange things start to happen. Seemingly unrelated events begin to connect; an eccentric old woman seeks their company; and an invaluable Vermeer painting disappears. Before they know it, the two find themselves at the center of an international art scandal, where no one is spared from suspicion.Chasing Vermeer  won the Edgar Award for Best Juvenile Mystery Novel. Chasing Vermeer is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/ChasingVermeer_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby Audio- https://bit.ly/ChasingVermeer_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Guest: A Changeling Tale by Mary Downing Hahn and published by Clarion Books. When her adorable baby brother is replaced by an ugly, ill-tempered changeling, Mollie is determined to find the so-called Kinde Folke who took Thomas, return the changeling she calls Guest, and make them give her brother back. Guest: A Changeling Tale is recommended for readers age 9 and up for some scary scenes. For more information and reviews please see Kirkus Reviews. https://bit.ly/GuestMDH_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla Audiobook - https://bit.ly/GuestMDH_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of Girl Giant and the Monkey King written by Van Hoang and published by Roaring Brook Press. Eleven-year-old Thom Ngho is keeping a secret: she's strong. Like suuuuper strong. Freakishly strong. And it's making it impossible for her to fit in at her new middle school. In a desperate bid to get rid of her super strength, Thom makes a deal with the Monkey King, a powerful deity and legendary trickster she accidentally released from his 500-year prison sentence. Thom agrees to help the Monkey King get back his magical staff if he'll take away her strength. Soon Thom is swept up in an ancient and fantastical world in where demons, dragons and Jade princesses actually exist. But she quickly discovers that magic can't cure everything and dealing with the trickster god might be more trouble than it's worth.Girl Giant and the Monkey King was named a Kirkus Best Book of 2020.Girl Giant and the Monkey King is recommended for ages 10 and up for depictions of bullying. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/GirlGiant_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/GirlGiant_LibbyeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Flunked by Jen Calonita and published by Sourcebooks Young Readers. Gilly wouldn't call herself wicked, exactly. But when you have five little brothers and sisters and live in a run-down boot, you have to get creative to make ends meet. Gilly's a pretty good thief (if she does say so herself). Until she gets caught. And sent to Fairy Tale Reform School.Flunked  is recommended for readers age 8 and up. For more information and reviews, please see School Library Journal. http://bit.ly/Flunked_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive and as an eBook and audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Flunked_LibbyeBookHoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/Flunked_HooplaeBookHoopla Audio - http://bit.ly/Flunked_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox written by Michael Buckley and published by Delacorte Press. When Earth is threatened by an invading race of bugs called the Hunger, 11-year-old Finn, his arch-nemesis, Lincoln, his crush, Julep, and one pink unicorn lunchbox become Earth's last best hope against destruction.Finn and the Intergalactic Lunchbox is recommended for ages 10 and up for mild violence. Please see Kirkus Reviews for more information.  http://bit.ly/Finn_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and an audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook- http://bit.ly/Finn_LibbyeBookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Finn_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston and published by Balzer and Bray. Amari Peters has never stopped believing her missing brother, Quinton, is alive. Not even when the police told her otherwise, or when she got in trouble for standing up to bullies who said he was gone for good. So when she finds a ticking briefcase in his closet, containing a nomination for a summer tryout at the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs, she's certain the secretive organization holds the key to locating Quinton. If only she can wrap her head around the idea of magicians, fairies, aliens, and other supernatural creatures all being real. Great for fans of Artemis Fowl and Percy Jackson! First in a series.Amari and the Night Brothers is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Amari_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Amari_LibbyeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret  by Trudi Trueit and published by Under the Stars. Cruz leaves his tranquil home in Hawaii to join 23 talented kids from around the globe to train at the Explorer Academy with the world's leading scientists to become the next generation of great explorers. But for Cruz, there's more at stake. No sooner has he arrived at the Academy than he discovers that his family has a mysterious past with the organization that could jeopardize his future.Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Kirkus Reviews for more information. http://bit.ly/ExplorerAcadmey_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/ExplorerAcademy_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/ExplorerAcademy_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Written in Bone : Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland written by Sally M. Walker and published by Carolrhoda Books. Bright white teeth. Straight leg bones. Awkwardly contorted arm bones. On a hot summer day in 2005, Dr. Douglas Owsley of the Smithsonian Institution peered into an excavated grave, carefully examining the fragile skeleton that had been buried there for four hundred years. "He was about fifteen years old when he died. And he was European," Owsley concluded. But how did he know? Just as forensic scientists use their knowledge of human remains to help solve crimes, they use similar skills to solve the mysteries of the long-ago past. Join author Sally M. Walker as she works alongside the scientists investigating colonial-era graves near Jamestown, Virginia, as well as other sites in Maryland. As you follow their investigations, she'll introduce you to what scientists believe are the lives of a teenage boy, a ship's captain, an indentured servant, a colonial official and his family, and an enslaved African girl. All are reaching beyond the grave to tell us their stories, which are written in bone.This title was the National Endowment for the Humanities Nonfiction Booklist for Young Readers Winner in 2016.Written in Bone is recommended for ages 10 and up. Please see Amazon for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/WritteninBone_amazonThis title is available as an eBook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/WritteninBone_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Smartest Kid in the Universe written by Chris Grabenstein  and published by Random House. When seventh-grader Jake McQuade mistakes the world's first ingestible knowledge pills for jelly beans, he suddenly knows all about physics and geometry and can speak Swahili (though Spanish would be a lot more useful)--but his sort-of girlfriend Grace thinks they can use his new found brilliance to save their middle school from the new principal, who is conspiring to get it shut down. The Smartest Kid in the Universe is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/SmartestKid_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook- http://bit.ly/SmartestKid_LibbyEbookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly written by Rebecca K.S. Ansari and published by Walden Pond Press. Charlie O'Reilly is an only child. Which is why it makes everyone uncomfortable when he talks about his brother, Liam. Up until a year ago, Liam slept in the bunk above Charlie, took pride in being as annoying as possible, and was the only person who could make Charlie laugh until it hurt. Then came the morning when the bunk, and Liam, disappeared forever. No one even remembers him. The only person who believes Charlie is his best friend, Ana—even if she has no memory of Liam, she is as determined as Charlie is to figure out what happened to him.The Missing Piece of Charlie O'Reilly is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see School Library Journal for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/CharlieOReilly_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/CharlieOReilly_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Good Thieves written by Katherine Rundell  and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.  In 1920s New York City, Vita recruits some new friends, a pickpocket and two circus performers, to help recover an emerald from her grandfather's mansion in upstate New York after he loses his home to an unscrupulous tycoon. This title was a Lectio Book Award Finalist.The Good Thieves is recommended for readers age 8 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/GoodThieves_ReviewThis title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/GoodThieves_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Bernard Pepperlin by Cara Hoffman and published by HarperCollins. When the drowsy Dormouse from Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is transported to modern-day New York City, he's in for the adventure of a lifetime. After he uncovers a plot by some weasels to stop time with a bad ukulele concert, he and his new friends must work together to save their city. Great for fans of Stuart Little and Geronimo Stilton!Bernard Pepperlin is a Junior Library Guild Selection.Bernard Pepperlin is recommended for readers age 8 and up for suspense. For more information please see Kirkus Reviews. http://bit.ly/Pepperlin_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and Audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook- http://bit.ly/Pepperlin_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Pepperlin_HooplaAudio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini written by Sid Fleischman and published by Greenwillow Books. A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats.Escape! was named a Notable Children's Book in 2016 by the American Library Association.Escape! is recommended for ages 8 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Escape_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Escape_audiobookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Strange Case of Origami Yoda  by Tom Angleberger, and published by Abrams. Dwight, the weirdest kid in the sixth grade, has started talking to his classmates via an origami finger puppet of Yoda. But, as though that wasn't weird enough, origami Yoda actually seems to know things. Origami Yoda predicts the date of a pop quiz, guesses who stole the classroom Shakespeare bust, and saves a classmate from popularity-crushing embarrassment. Dwight's classmate Tommy wonders how Yoda can be so smart when Dwight himself is so clueless. With contributions from his puzzled classmates, Tommy assembles his first case file: the Strange Case of Origami Yoda.The Strange Case of Origami Yoda is recommended for readers age 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/OrigamiYoda_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on both Hoopla and Libby by Overdrive.Hoopla eBook -http://bit.ly/OrigamiYoda_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/OrigamiYoda_HooplaAudioLibby eBook -  http://bit.ly/OrigamiYoda_LibbyeBookLibby Audiobook -  http://bit.ly/OrigamiYoda_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles, published by Versify. Otto and Sheed are the local sleuths in their zany Virginia town, masters of unraveling mischief using their unmatched powers of deduction. And as the summer winds down and the first day of school looms, the boys are craving just a little bit more time for fun, even as they bicker over what kind of fun they want to have. That is, until a mysterious man appears with a camera that literally freezes time. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer is recommended for readers age 10 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/LastDayofSummer_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/LastDayofsummer_HooplaAudio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of Mermaid Kingdom: Secrets Beneath the Sea by Janet Gurtler and published by Stone Arch Books. Like most 12-year-old girls, Shyanna, Rachel, and Cora deal with the daily dramas of growing up. Unlike most 12-year-old girls, they deal with it underwater as mermaids.Mermaid Kingdom is recommended for readers age 7 and up. Please visit Kirkus for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/MermaidKingdom_ReviewThis title is available as an eBook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/MermaidKingdom_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Bomb : the Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon written by Steve Sheinkin and published by Roaring Brook Press. The fascinating and frightening true story of the creation of the most destructive force in the world. Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.This title was awarded the Newberry Medal in 2016.Bomb is recommended for ages 12 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Bomb_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Bomb_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street by Karina Yan Glaser, published by HMH Books for Young Readers. The Vanderbeekers have always lived in the brownstone on 141st Street. It's practically another member of the family. So when their reclusive, curmudgeonly landlord decides not to renew their lease, the five siblings have eleven days to do whatever it takes to stay in their beloved home and convince the dreaded Beiderman just how wonderful they are.The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street was a  Times' Notable Children's Book of 2017. This title is recommended for readers ages 8 and up. For more information and reviews, please see the author's website. http://bit.ly/Vanderbeekers_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and Audiobook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook -  http://bit.ly/Vanderbeekers_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook -  http://bit.ly/Vanderbeekers_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Winterhouse written by Ben Guterson and published by Simon & Schuster. Orphan Elizabeth Somers has been sent away by her malevolent Aunt Purdy and Uncle Burlap on a train ride to the Winterhouse Hotel. She is to stay there while they are away on vacation for three weeks. Elizabeth isn't looking forward to staying in this boring, stuffy hotel, but she doesn't anticipate the charms that await her. Within the hotel's library, she discovers a magical book of puzzles that unlocks a mystery and some sinister secrets. From this moment on, her boring getaway turns into quite the adventure.This title won the Washington Book Award and the Morning Calm Medal.Winterhouse is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see common sense media for more information and reviews: http://bit.ly/WinterhouseReviewsThis title is available in audiobook form through Hoopla: http://bit.ly/WinterhouseHooplaAudio Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Wig in the Window written by Kristen Kittscher  and published byHarper. When their game of neighborhood spying takes a dark turn one night, pre-teen sleuths Sophie Young and Grace Yang find themselves caught in a dangerous cat-and-mouse game with their bizarre guidance counselor, who may be hiding something sinister.The Wig in the Window iis recommended for ages 8 and up for some violence and scariness. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/WigintheWindow_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook- http://bit.ly/WigWindow_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook- http://bit.ly/WigWindow_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Rick written by Alex Gino and published by Scholastic Press. Eleven-year-old Rick Ramsey has generally gone along with everybody, just not making waves, even though he is increasingly uncomfortable with his father's jokes about girls, and his best friend's explicit talk about sex; but now in middle school he discovers the Rainbow Spectrum club, where kids of many genders and identities can express themselves--and maybe among them he can find new friends and discover his own identity.Rick won Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of the Year, and the University of Pennsylvania  Graduate School of Education Best Book for Young Readers.This title is recommended for readers age 9 and up for mild language and violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Rick_Reviews This title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and an audiobook on HooplaLibby eBook- http://bit.ly/Rick_LibbyeBookLibby Audiobook- http://bit.ly/Rick_LibbyAudioHoopla Audiobook- http://bit.ly/Rick_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded by Sage Blackwood. Chantel would much rather focus on her magic than on curtsying, which is why she often finds herself in trouble at Miss Ellicott's School for Magical Maidens. But when Miss Ellicott mysteriously disappears along with all the other sorceresses in the city, Chantel's behavior becomes the least of her problems.Miss Ellicott's School for the Magically Minded is recommended for ages 8 and up. Please see School Library Journal for more information and further reviews. http://bit.ly/MissEllicott_ReviewThis title is available as an eBook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook -  http://bit.ly/MissEllicott_HooplaeBook Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Coo by Kaela Noel and published by Harper Collins.  Ten years ago, an impossible thing happened: a flock of pigeons picked up a human baby who had been abandoned in an empty lot and carried her, bundled in blankets, to their roof. Coo has lived her entire life on the rooftop with the pigeons who saved her. But when a hungry hawk nearly kills one of her flock Coo must make a perilous trip to the ground for the first time to find Tully, a retired postal worker who can heal injured birds. Living with Tully, Coo experiences warmth, safety, and human relationships for the first time. But just as Coo is beginning to blossom, she learns the human world is infinitely more complex and cruel than she could have imagined.Coo is recommended for ages 8 and up for discussion of abandonment. For more information and reviews, please see the author's website. http://bit.ly/Coo_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and Audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/Coo_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Coo_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Ungifted written by Gordon Korman and published by Balzer + Bray. Due to an administrative mix-up, troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a special program for gifted and talented students, after pulling a major prank at middle school. Ungifted was the winner of the Black-Eyed Susan Award in 2013-2014. Ungifted is recommended for ages 9 and up for crude language and robot violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Ungifted_ReviewThis title is available as an ebook on Libby by Overdrive and an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/Ungifted_LibbyeBookHoopla Audiobook - http://bit.ly/Ungifted_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective written by A. B. Greenfield and published by Holiday House. When a valuable amulet goes missing, Pharaoh's pampered cat Ra and his scarab-beetle sidekick must solve the mystery and catch the thief, before an innocent servant girl takes the blame.Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective was nominated for an Edgar Award.Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective is recommended for ages 7 and up for theft and suspense. Please see the author's website for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Ra_ReviewsThis title is available as an audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla Audio: http://bit.ly/Ra_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee. Thirteen-year-old Min comes from a long line of fox spirits. But you'd never know it by looking at her. To keep the family safe, Min's mother insists that none of them use any fox-magic; they must appear human at all times. Min feels hemmed in by the household rules and resents the cousins who crowd her, and the aunties who judge her. She would like nothing more than to escape Jinju, her neglected, dust-ridden, and impoverished planet. She's counting the days until she can follow her older brother, Jun, into the Space Forces and see more of the Thousand Worlds. But when word arrives that Jun is suspected of leaving his post to go in search of the Dragon Pearl, Min knows that something is wrong. Jun would never desert his battle cruiser, so Min decides to find him and clear his name.Dragon Pearl is recommended for readers age 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/DragonPearl_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and Audiobook on Libby by Overdrive and as an eBook on Hoopla.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/DragonPearl_LibbyeBookLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/DragonPearl_LibbyAudioHoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/DragonPearl_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Skunk and Badger written by Amy Timberlake and published by Algonquin Young Readers. The last thing Badger wants is a roommate, and certainly not Skunk, but since the house does not belong to him he does not have a choice; and soon everything in Badger's quiet and ordered life studying rocks is turned upside down (and where on earth did all the chickens come from)--but after he drives Skunk and his chickens away, Badger starts to miss his roommate and sets out to find him and make amends.Skunk and Badger is recommended for ages 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  http://bit.ly/2KZqNxEThis title is available as an ebook and audiobook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook - http://bit.ly/3hpoBLYHoopla Audio - http://bit.ly/34UdZQ9Please visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy  our presentation of The Iron Trial, Magisterium Book 1, by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare and published by Scholastic. Most kids would do anything to pass the Iron Trial, but not Callum Hunt. He wants to fail. All his life, Call has been warned by his father to stay away from magic. If he succeeds at the Iron Trial and is admitted into the Magisterium, he's sure it can only mean bad things for him. So he tries his best to do his worst -- and fails at failing. Now the Magisterium awaits him, a place both sensational and sinister, with dark ties to his past and a twisty path to his future.The Iron Trial is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/2Krz0dWThis title is available as an eBook and audibook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - http://bit.ly/3pjFSZYLibby Audiobook - http://bit.ly/2M2wmflPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Peter and the Starcatchers by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, published by Hyperion. In 19th century London, a boy named Peter and fellow orphans James, Thomas, Prentiss, and Tubby Ted are shipped out on the decrepit Never Land, under the command of First Mate Slank and the incompetent Captain Cyrus Pembridge. A mysterious trunk is on board, as well as a young girl named Molly Aster. Peter, Molly and the boys get wrapped up in the mysteries of the Never Land and encounter the Starcatchers who might be friends... or foes.Peter and the Starcatchers has been adapted into a play and is a New York Times Bestseller.Peter and the Starcatchers is recommended for ages 10 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/3nKLRGBThis title is available as an eBook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook- http://bit.ly/37GXrNgPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Endling: The Last written by Katherine Applegate and published by HarperCollins. Byx, the youngest member of her doglike Dairne pack, fears she has become the last of her species when her family is hunted to near-extinction. Setting out to find safe haven, and to see if the legends of other hidden Dairnes are true, she joins a ragtag group of animals and humans who help put into motion events that could trigger war throughout their kingdom.Endling: The Last is recommended for ages 8 and up for suspense and violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. http://bit.ly/Endling_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Libby by Overdrive, and an eBook an audiobook on Hoopla. Libby eBook- http://bit.ly/Endling_LibbyeBookHoopla eBook- http://bit.ly/Endling_HooplaeBookHoopla audiobook- http://bit.ly/Endling_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Ghost Boys written by Jewell Parker Rhodes and published by Little, Brown and Company.  Twelve-year-old Jerome is shot by a police officer who mistakes his toy gun for a real threat. As a ghost, he observes the devastation that's been unleashed on his family and community in the wake of what they see as an unjust and brutal killing. Soon Jerome meets another ghost: Emmett Till, a boy from a very different time but similar circumstances. Ghost Boys is a New York Times Bestseller and Winner of the Black-Eyed Susan award in 2019/2020.Ghost Boys is recommended for ages 10 and up for violence. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/GhostBoys_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Libby by Overdrive. Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/GhostBoys_LibbyeBookLibby Audio - https://bit.ly/GhostBoys_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Magyk, the first book in the Septimus Heap series, written by Angie Sage and published by HarperCollins. Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born, pronounced dead by the midwife. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across an abandoned child in the snow—a newborn girl with violet eyes. Who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to the Heaps' beloved son Septimus?Magyk is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/Magyk_ReviewsThis item is available as an eBook and an audiobook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/Magyk_HooplaeBookHoopla Audiobook - https://bit.ly/Magyk_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Hero on a Bicycle by Shirley Hughes, published by Candlewick. Italy, 1944: Florence is occupied by Nazi forces. The Italian resistance movement has not given up hope— and neither have thirteen year old Paolo and his sister, Costanza. As their mother is pressured into harboring escaping POWs, Paolo and Costanza each find a part to play in opposing the German forces. But what can two siblings — with only a bicycle to help them — do against a whole army?Hero on a Bicycle is recommended for children ages 10 and up. Please see Publisher's Weekly for more information. https://bit.ly/HeroonaBicycle_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook on Hoopla. Hoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/HeroonaBicycle_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book I: The Mysterious Howling written by Maryrose Wood and published by Balzer + Bray.  Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a recent graduate of the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, is hired as governess to three young children who have been raised by wolves and must teach them to behave in a civilized manner quickly, in preparation for a Christmas ball. Great for fans of A Series of Unfortunate Events and Enola Holmes.The Incorrigible Children of Aston Place Series has won numerous awards, including Kirkus Best Books of 2010 and NPR Best Books of 2015.The Mysterious Howling is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see the author's website for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/MysteriousHowling_ReviewsThis title is available as an eBook and audiobook on Hoopla and Libby by Overdrive. Hoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/MysteriousHowling_HooplaeBookHoopla Audio - https://bit.ly/MysteriousHowling_HooplaAudioLibby eBook - https://bit.ly/MysteriousHowling_LibbyeBookLibby Audio -  https://bit.ly/MysteriousHowling_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Codename Zero, written by Chris Rylander and published by Walden Pond Books. There are places in the world where heroes are born. There are places where the fate of our planet is being decided, even now as we speak... None of these places are in North Dakota. Carson Fender, seventh grader and notorious prankster, knows this. He's lived in North Dakota for his entire life, going to the same boring school every day, the same boring movie theater every week, and the same boring state fair every year. Nothing ever changes, and nothing ever happens. That is, until today. Because today a desperate man is going to hand him a package with a dire set of instructions. And that package is going to lead Carson to discover that there's a secret government agency operating in his small, quiet North Dakota hometown that needs his help.This title is recommended for ages 9 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/CodenameZero_ReviewsCodename Zero is available as an ebook on Hoopla.Hoopla eBook - https://bit.ly/CodenameZero_HooplaeBookPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340 

Enjoy our presentation of Front Desk, written by Kelly Yang and published by Arthur A. Levine Books. Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. First, she lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel. Second, her parents hide immigrants, and if the mean motel owner, Mr. Yao, finds out they've been letting them stay in the empty rooms for free, the Tangs will be doomed. Third, she wants to be a writer, but how can she when her mom thinks she should stick to math because English is not her first language? It will take all of Mia's courage, kindness, and hard work to get through this year. Front Desk was the winner of the Asian / Pacific American Award for Children's Literature! Front Desk is the first book in a series that follows Mia Tang through many more adventures! This title is recommended for ages 9+. Please visit Common Sense Media for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/FrontDesk_ReviewsFront Desk is available as an eBook and an audiobook on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook- https://bit.ly/FrontDesk_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook-  https://bit.ly/FrontDesk_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of The Wild Robot written by Peter Brown and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. Our story starts off with a raging hurricane, and a ship that has sunk to the bottom of the ocean floor. Hundreds of crates float to the surface, and are destroyed as they hit the shore, except for one. A robot named Roz emerges from her crate, setting sight on the remote island for the first time. Now, she must adapt to her surroundings and befriend the animals in order to survive.The Wild Robot is recommended for ages 8 and up. Please see Common Sense Media for more information and reviews.  https://bit.ly/WildRobot_ReviewsThis title is available in eBook and Audiobook formats on Libby by Overdrive.Libby eBook - https://bit.ly/WildRobot_LibbyEbookLibby Audiobook - https://bit.ly/WildRobot_LibbyAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340

Enjoy our presentation of Spirit Hunters written by Ellen Oh and published by Harper Collins. Harper doesn't trust her new home from the moment she steps inside, and the rumors are that the Raine family's new house is haunted. Harper isn't sure she believes those rumors, until her younger brother, Michael, starts acting strangely. The whole atmosphere gives Harper a sense of déjà vu, but she can't remember why. She knows that the memories she's blocking will help make sense of her brother's behavior and the strange and threatening sensations she feels in this house, but will she be able to put the pieces together in time?Spirit Hunters is recommended for readers 8 and up. Please see GoodReads for more information and reviews. https://bit.ly/SpiritHunters_ReviewsThis title is available on Hoopla as an eBook and Audiobook. Hoopla eBook -  https://bit.ly/SpiritHunters_HooplaEbookHoopla Audiobook - https://bit.ly/SpiritHunters_HooplaAudioPlease visit www.calvertlibrary.info for more information.Music: Dub the Uke (excerpt) by Kara Square (c) copyright 2016. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/mindmapthat/53340