"Cussy Mary Carter is the last of her kind, her skin the color of a blue damselfly in these dusty hills. But that doesn't mean she's got nothing to offer. As a member of the Pack Horse Library Project, Cussy delivers books to the hill folk of Troublesome, hoping to spread learning in these desperate times. But not everyone is so keen on Cussy's family or the Library Project, and the hardscrabble Kentuckians are quick to blame a Blue for any trouble...

When the bookmobile librarian refuses to lend Stanley the story he wants, he learns the importance of advocating for the book of his choosing, and in doing so teaches the librarian the virtue in allowing everyone to select the stories they enjoy.

"From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of perhaps the most bestselling and beloved literary fiction of our time comes a triumph of imagination and compassion, a soaring novel about children on the cusp of adulthood in a broken world, who find resilience, hope, and story. The heroes of Cloud Cuckoo Land are children trying to figure out the world around them, and to survive. In the besieged city of Constantinople in 1453, in a public library in Lakeport,...

After moving with her parents to Iowa, twelve-year-old Lucy discovers a mysterious notebook that can bring stories to life and which has a link to the 1914 disappearance of her great uncle.

"Europe is in the grip of the Dark Ages, but there is a light in the dark: Baghdad. The great city has become a center of learning, populated by scholars, merchants, and explorers from all across the known world. But danger lurks in the desert ... and Dak, Sera, and Riq must act fast to save the world's greatest library from utter destruction."--

With their Final Hour approaching, Ian, Kenzie, and Jax have quite a few things they, need to learn, before they can attempt a rescue mission to save Kayla, Brayden, and Connor. Brayden and Connor have little time to make contact with Kayla without anyone finding out. Maria has several revealing confessions to make, which may change the rescue mission entirely. Garrett and Maclaine must work together if they are going to locate their two escapees,...

What could be better than dreaming of a time on the Big Island of Hawaii, Kona? Walking along the cliffs of South Point Park, looking over the edge of the cliffs to watch the crystal clear water wash up against the side of the Island, then rush back down. As the most amazing color water recedes back into the Ocean, it reveals puddles of water left on rocks, while also showing new cliffs leading into the side of Kona. So much happening here at South...