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  1. The Giving Tree

    by Shel Silverstein

    "Once there was a tree, and she loved a little boy." So begins a story of unforgettable perception, beautifully written and illustrated by the gifted and versatile Shel Silverstein. Every day the boy would come to the tree to eat her apples, swing from her branches, or slide down her trunk... (learn more about this book)

  2. The Last Survivors: Book 1

    Life As We Knew It

    by Susan Beth Pfeffer

    Miranda’s disbelief turns to fear in a split second when a meteor knocks the moon closer to the earth. How should her family prepare for the future when worldwide tsunamis wipe out the coasts, earthquakes rock the continents, and volcanic ash blocks out the sun? As summer turns to Arctic... (learn more about this book)

  3. The Lorax

    by Dr. Seuss

    Illus. in full color: "The big, colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the ecology crisis."-- School Library Journal.

    An amazing story about being environmentally aware and the consequences that could come from mistreating the earth.

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  4. Flush

    by Carl Hiaasen

    Bestselling novelist Carl Hiaasen is back with another hysterical mystery adventure for young readers, set in the Florida Keys. You know it's going to be a rough summer when you spend Father's Day visiting your dad in the local lockup. Noah's dad is sure that the owner of the Coral Queen... (learn more about this book)

  5. The Last Survivors: Book 2

    The Dead and the Gone

    by Susan Beth Pfeffer

    Susan Beth Pfeffer’s "Life as We Knew It" enthralled and devastated readers with its brutal but hopeful look at an apocalyptic event: an asteroid hitting the moon, setting off a tailspin of horrific climate changes. Now this harrowing companion novel examines the same events as they unfold in... (learn more about this book)

  6. My Side of the Mountain: Book 1

    My Side of the Mountain

    by Jean Craighead George

    Terribly unhappy in his family’s crowded New York City apartment, Sam Gribley runs away to the solitude, and danger of the mountains, where he finds a side of himself he never knew.

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  7. Scat

    by Carl Hiaasen

    Mrs. Bunny Starch was left behind on a field trip to Black Vine Swamp to find a girl named Libby's inhaler for asthma. The school’s headmaster and the police seem to have accepted the sketchy, unsigned note explaining that her absence is due to a “family emergency.” The files say she has no... (learn more about this book)

  8. The Books of Bayern: Book 2

    Enna Burning

    by Shannon Hale

    Enna and Princess Anidori-Kiladra Talianna Isilee (Ani for short) became fast friends in The Goose Girl, but after Ani married Prince Geric, Enna returned to the forest. Enna's simple life changes forever when she learns to wield fire and burn anything at will. Enna is convinced that she can... (learn more about this book)

  9. Every Soul A Star

    by Wendy Mass

    At Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, thousands have gathered to catch a glimpse of a rare and extraordinary total eclipse of the sun. It's also where three lives are about to be changed forever: Ally likes the simple things in life--labyrinths, star-gazing, and comet-hunting. Her home, the... (learn more about this book)

  10. Hatchet: Book 5

    Brian's Hunt

    by Gary Paulsen

    Brians hunt is book 5 of a 5 book series but that may change as i feel that more brian books will come about. Brians hunt is the story of a boy wanting to live in the canadian wilderness and never wanting to go back to the city. In this book the main Brian is a kid who loves the wild and wants... (learn more about this book)

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