We Are Family

This week, we're sharing family stories.  Here are a few of our favorite chapter books featuring families . . .

The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry

The four Willoughby children set about to become "deserving orphans" after their neglectful parents embark on a treacherous adventure, leaving them in the care of an odious nanny.

Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill

It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village.

Dancing Shoes by Noel Streatfield
After her mother's death, Rachel and her adopted sister Hilary are taken in by Aunt Cora, who runs a dancing school where Rachel's spoiled cousin Dulcie is the star pupil.

The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans

The four members of the Wilson family decide to spend their holiday in one of the elevators at the San Francisco Hotel.

More Books --

All-of-a-Kind Family by Sidney Taylor

Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery

The Boxcar Children series by Gertrude Chandler Warner

The Boy Who Grew Dragons by Andy Shepherd

Chester and Gus by Cammie McGovern

Greenglass House by Kate Milford

A Long Line of Cakes by Deborah Wiles

The Moffats by Eleanor Estes

The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall

Rewind by Lisa Graff

Secondhand Dogs by Carolyn Crimi

Soar by Joan Bauer

The Star That Always Stays by Anna Rose Johnson

Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss

Take Me With You by Carolyn Marsden

The Tale of Angelino Brown by David Almond

The War with Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith

Good Books You Haven't Read Yet!

There are always those books in the library that for some reason or other just don't seem to check out.  They're great books that people would love to read but they are just not being found on the shelf.  This week, I'm focusing on good books that you haven't read yet . . .

The Elevator Family by Douglas Evans
The four members of the Wilson family decide to spend their holiday in one of the elevators at the San Francisco Hotel.

Dog by Daniel Pennac
Rescued from certain death by a kindly dog at the city dump, an abandoned puppy grows up fending for himself until he finds a home with a willful little girl. Could she be the mistress of his dreams?

Secret Letters from 0 to 10 by Susie Morgenstern
Ten-year-old Ernest lives a boring existence in Paris with his grandmother until a lively girl named Victory enters his class at school.

Elin's Island by Cynthia Copeland
Thirteen-year-old Elin can't imagine living anywhere but the island off the coast of Maine where her father is lightkeeper, until the night in 1941 when she awakes to the sound of German torpedoes while her parents are on the mainland.

Flip by David Lubar
Eighth-grade twins Taylor and Ryan are complete opposites and seem to have nothing in common, until they find a set of mysterious disks that magically allow them to transform into legendary figures from the past.


More Books --
The Autobiography of Meatball Finkelstein by Ross Venokur
Christopher Mouse: The Tale of  Small Traveler by William Wise
Death by Eggplant by Susan O'Keefe
Don't Pat the Wombat! by Elizabeth Honey
The Dragons of Spratt, Ohio by Linda Zinnen
The Handle and the Key by John Neufeld
Horrendo's Curse by Anna Fienberg
Kidnap Kids by Todd Strasser
Lily's Ghosts by Laura Ruby
Shadow Shark by Colin Thiele
Where the Four Winds Blow by Dan Yaccarino


Check out these books on display at the Arnold Branch through August 21, 2015.