Award Winning Books

Momo can't wait to use the red boots and umbrella she received on her birthday. All she needs now is a rainy day Soft illustrations portray a thoughtful story about patience and growing independence.Author: Taro YashimaPublisher: Puffin BooksPublished: 08/25/1977Pages: 32Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 6.90h...

A Newbery Honor Book Will Ronnie have to spend Christmas stranded in a lighthouse? Ronnie and his aunt are tending the Tern Rock lighthouse for two December weeks while its keeper takes a much-needed vacation. Ronnie learns to love the slap of the waves...

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation. Patti Smith would evolve as...

Read and find out about eggs--and how baby chicks grow inside of them--in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.Learn how chicks develop, how they get the food they need to grow, and how a mother hen helps keep them safe in this introduction to...

"The most soulful novel of her extraordinary career--the most urgent, the most haunting, the most satisfying."--A.J. FINN, #1 New York Times Bestselling Author When V.I. Warshawski gets word that her close friend and mentor Lotty Herschel's nephew has become a murder suspect, the legendary...

In this Fancy Nancy I Can Read story from New York Times bestselling team Jane O'Connor and Robin Preiss Glasser, there's no such thing as too many tutus Or is there? Fancy Nancy's closet is bulging (that's a fancy way of saying it won't...

Platypus Police Squad: The Frog Who Croaked is the first in a series of zany, action-packed middle grade mysteries featuring platypus police detectives Rick Zengo and Corey O'Malley. When a call comes in about a crime down at the docks involving a missing schoolteacher...

Andy Gage was born in 1965 and murdered not long after by his stepfather. . . . It was no ordinary murder. Though the torture and abuse that killed him were real, Andy Gage's death wasn't. Only his soul actually died, and when it...

A great historian crowns a lifetime of thought and research by answering a question that has haunted us for more than 50 years: How did one of the most industrially and culturally advanced nations in the world embark on and continue along the path...

2021 INTERNATIONAL BOOK AWARDS WINNER in Health & Diet"Dr. Peter Kozlowski cares deeply about the well-being of his patients and harbors true compassion, which is the most powerful driving force to help people heal." -Anthony William, The Medical Medium, #1 New York Times Best-Selling...

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE 2022 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE FINALIST FOR THE 2021 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR FICTION One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2021 Named a Best Book of the Year by The New York Times, The...

Say hello, garden The sun is up and it's time to explore the natural world right outside your door. Caterpillars wiggle and butterflies fly as you follow a family on a sensory journey through the sights, sounds, and tastes of their garden. Young readers...

"(The Least Among Them) is the ultimate insider book." - Marty Appel "This charming and meticulously researched book will remind you of baseball's power to change and enrich lives far beyond the diamond." - Jonathan Eig The Least Among Them is a most special...

Author: Tom LylePublisher: White Dog PressPublished: 10/03/2019Pages: 248Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.15lbsSize: 10.50h x 7.50w x 0.80dISBN: 9781935684794Audience: Young AdultAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 3.6Point Value: 3Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 513939 / Chickasaw Adventures: The Complete CollectionAward: Benjamin Franklin Award - Gold Medal Winner

"... an absolute must-have for the parents and teachers of mil-kids, and a comprehensive tool in helping our military students thrive throughout transition ..."-Military Spouse magazine "... outstandingly warm, perceptive, and practical suggestions for making transitions as rewarding as possible for our military kids...

Fiction. Hybrid Genre. Women's Studies. Criminal Justice Studies. In an ambitious blend of fact and fiction, including family secrets, documents from the era, and a thin, fragmentary case file unsealed by the court, novelist Sheila O'Connor tells the riveting story of V, a talented...

The first book to feature Dwayne Wilcox's incredible ledger drawings of Native life.FOREWORD REVIEW'S 2021 INDIES HONORABLE MENTION for Best Book in Popular CulturePlains Indian ledger art grew out of the Native tradition of recording and chronicling through art important exploits by warriors and...

John Baptiste Richard-known as "Reshaw" the French pronunciation of his last name-was both an adventurer and an opportunist. The early American West was changing fast, and Richard jumped on opportunities before most men even realized they existed. He was a fearless adrenaline junkie, always...

A sweeping memoir, a raw and intimate chronicle of a young activist torn between conflicting personal longings and political goals. When We Were Outlaws offers a rare view of the life of a radical lesbian during the early cultural struggle for gay rights, Women's...

Gay culture has become a nightmare of consumerism, whether it's an endless quest for Absolut vodka, Diesel jeans, rainbow Hummers, pec implants, or Pottery Barn. Whatever happened to sexual flamboyance and gender liberation, an end to marriage, the military, and the nuclear family? As...