Stanley Yelnats knows about a curse that has been in his family for several generations. When he is wrongly accused of stealing some famous baseball player’s sneakers, Stanley is send to a juvenile detention facility in Texas called Camp Green Lake. There, his adventure begins and he learns more about his family past. Galo Z.
When her mom leaves the family abruptly, Sal is left with many unanswered questions. Determined to find closure, she and her grandparents travel to find her mom. On their journey, they encounter challenging and unforeseen events, but they continue onward. Along the way, Sal enthralls her grandparents with stories about her friend Phoebe, whose life in many ways mirrors her own. Doris A.
Three little dragons tell their good friend the old, old wizard that they will be happy to take care of his cats while he goes away for a few days. The wizard has left them detailed instructions -complete with explanatory drawings- but there is one little, tiny problem: the dragons cannot read the instructions. But of course, that is not really a problem because surely they can guess what the cats need by looking at the pictures. Or can’t they? Follow the three little dragons, the wizard’s cats and their friend, the Good Knight, as they embark on a hilarious pet-sitting adventure full of unexpected twists and turns. Bonina G.
A little boy badly wants to get a dog for a pet, but, despite asking his mother again and again if he can have one, she always says no. However, when the little boy gets creative and asks his mother if he can have a dragon, she tells her son that if he can find a dragon, he can have a dragon. Imagine her surprise when her little boy finds a dragon at the drugstore and convinces him to come home and become the family pet! Unfortunately for the little boy and his mother, the dragon turns out to be a terrible pet, engaging in mischievous activities like roasting hot dogs in the living room and eating spaghetti in the bathtub! When mother asks the dragon to leave and he refuses, what can the family do? Since dragons are terrified of dogs, is a new pet dog the answer? “The Best Pet of All” is an entertaining and humorous story with beautiful retro-style illustrations that will appeal not only to young children, but also amuse their parents as well. Ryan L.
In this fourth episode of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Percy has grown up a little bit more and is having troubles with girls. Two girls to be exact - one mortal and one half-blood well known to fans of Percy's adventures. And then there's the pesky problem of Kronos, the Titan lord determined to bring about the end of the world. Percy and his friends must learn to navigate the mythic Labyrinth in a race to save the world, but will they be able to survive this ancient maze that has been known to turn heroes insane? Claudia O.
