Almost Astronauts

Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone J 629.45 STO —Almost Astronauts chronicles the efforts of 13 women who tried and failed to win admission into NASA’s first astronaut training program in the early 1960s. An eye-opening look at where women were in the 1960’s and what these women endured to be a part of space travel.

Henry Aaron’s Dream

Henry Aaron’s Dream by Matt Tavares  J B AAR—This story, with great pictures, of a young Henry Aaron will bring to light for younger readers the discrimination faced by black ball players when attempting to join the major leagues.

Anne Frank

Anne Frank by Elizabeth Hudson-Goff and Jonatha A. Brown J GN B FRA—This graphic novel gives good background information about the Holocaust while focusing on the short life of Anne Frank with excerpts from her world famous diary.

Boston Jane

Boston Jane: an Adventure by Jennifer L. Holm J HOL—The year is 1854 and 16 year old Jane Peck sails from Philadelphia to the unknown wilds of the Great Pacific Northwest to meet her fiancé.  When he isn’t there to greet her she must use her wits to find a way to survive the colorful characters and crude life that await her.  If you enjoy this book then read the sequels Wilderness Days and The Claim.

The Billionaire’s Curse

The Billionaire’s Curse by Richard Newsome J M NEW—Gerald is a young boy who inherits his aunt's billions upon her death but has never met her.  However, she knows he is the right person to have her wealth.  But she asks him a favor in return...figure out who murdered her.  Gerald immediately gets to work trying to solve the murder of his aunt and soon meets Sam and Ruby, a brother and sister, who become his friends as well as help him try to figure out why his aunt was murdered and who stole the largest diamond in the world. 

All the Lovely Bad Ones

All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn J HAH—Travis, 12, and his younger sister, Corey, love to play tricks on people.  While spending the summer at their grandmother’s Vermont inn, they discover that the inn is supposedly haunted.  They can’t wait to cook up some ghostly sightings to scare the guests, but their pranks turn terrifyingly real when they awaken an evil spirit.

Falling for Rapunzel

Falling for Rapunzel by Leah Wilcox  E WIL—The prince tries to get Rapunzel to throw down her long hair, but the princess is having a hard time hearing him since he is so far, far away and mistakenly throws down other items. When he asks her to throw down a rope, she throws down a cantaloupe. Will they ever find their happily ever after?