Award Winning Books

How can you know a place? Historian and naturalist Jack Nisbet--author of Sources of the River: Tracking David Thompson Across Western North America--looks to the relics of a region to connect the present moment to the distant past. In the vast Western territory defined...

Sequel to The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. begun by Mark Twain in 1885, finished by Lee NelsonAuthor: Mark TwainPublisher: Council PressPublished: 04/22/2003Pages: 277Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.08lbsSize: 8.52h x 5.86w x 1.03dISBN: 9781555176808Audience: Young AdultAward: IndieFab awards - WinnerReview Citation(s): School Library Journal 05/01/2004 pg....

Longlisted for the 2023 Booker PrizeA funny and deeply moving novel about a boy, his dream, and the people who lend him a hand, by the acclaimed author of As You WereJamie O'Neill loves the colour red. He also loves tall trees, patterns, rain...

This twisty, cozy murder mystery finds Amateur Detective Myrtle Hardcastle investigating the case of an heiress lost at sea--an inquiry that runs aground when a murder in plain sight has no apparent victim. When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the...

When a bus driver takes a break from his route, a very unlikely volunteer springs up to take his place-a pigeon! But you've never met one like this before. As he pleads, wheedles, and begs his way through the book, children will love being...

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOKS OF 2022ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022LONGLISTED FOR THE 2022 BOOKER PRIZE"Buzzy and enthralling ...A glorious novel about empires and erasures,...

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In Waiting Is Not Easy , Piggie has a surprise for Gerald, but he is going to have to...

Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late Author: Mo WillemsPublisher: Hyperion Books for ChildrenPublished: 04/01/2006Pages: 40Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.70lbsSize: 9.27h x 9.21w x 0.38dISBN: 9780786837465Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 1.1Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 106284 / Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up...

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In We Are in a Book Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends? Using vocabulary perfect for...

He really, really, REALLY wants one. He'll take really good care of it What's the matter--don't you want him to be happy?The latest book in the best-selling Pigeon series is the funniest one yet.Author: Mo WillemsPublisher: Hyperion Books for ChildrenPublished: 04/01/2008Pages: 40Binding Type: HardcoverWeight:...

The Pigeon really needs a bath Except, the Pigeon's not so sure about that. Besides, he took a bath last month Maybe. It's going to take some serious convincing to try and get the Pigeon to take the plunge.Author: Mo WillemsPublisher: Hyperion Books for...

Gerald and Piggie are best friends!Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. In There Is a Bird On My Head!, Gerald discovers that there is something worse than a bird on your...

When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. But . . . then a very sly and hungry duckling enters the scene and wants a bite. Who will be the more clever bird?In...

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not. Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can. Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In I Broke My Trunk Gerald tells Piggie the long, crazy story about breaking his trunk. Will...

Bruce the bear likes to keep to himself. That, and eat eggs. But when his hard-boiled goose eggs turn out to be real, live goslings, he starts to lose his appetite. And even worse, the goslings are convinced he's their mother. Bruce tries to...

Gerald and Piggie are best friends.Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. In Are You Ready to Play Outside?, Piggie can't wait to go play in the sunshine. But will a rainy...

Trixie, Daddy, and Knuffle Bunny take a trip to the neighborhood Laundromat. But the exciting adventure takes a dramatic turn when Trixie realizes somebunny was left behind... Using a combination of muted black-and-white photographs and expressive illustrations, this stunning book tells a brilliantly true-to-life...

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends.In Elephants Cannot Dance Piggie tries to teach Gerald some new moves. But will Gerald teach Piggie something even more...

The Duckling asks for a cookie -- and gets one Do you think the Pigeon is happy about that?Author: Mo WillemsPublisher: Hyperion Books for ChildrenPublished: 04/03/2012Pages: 40Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 0.80lbsSize: 9.10h x 9.20w x 0.40dISBN: 9781423151289Audience: Ages 4-8Accelerated Reader:Reading Level: 1Point Value: 0.5Interest Level:...

Gerald is careful. Piggie is not.Piggie cannot help smiling. Gerald can.Gerald worries so that Piggie does not have to. Gerald and Piggie are best friends. In A Big Guy Took My Ball Piggie is devastated when a big guy takes her ball Gerald is...