New books

New chiildren's and young adult books in the CMC:

Enchantment of the World Series:
Austria
Belgium
Bolivia
Haiti
Saudi Arabia
Taiwan


Library Lion - Michelle Knudsen
A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries both to obey the rules and to help his librarian friend.




Wabi: A Hero's Tale - Joseph Bruchac
After falling in love with an Abenaki Indian woman, a white great horned owl named Wabi transforms into a human being and has several trials and adventures while learning to adapt to his new life.




Blood on the River: James Town 1607 - Elisa Carbone
Traveling to the New World in 1606 as the page to Captain John Smith, twelve-year-old orphan Samuel Collier settles in the new colony of James Town, where he must quickly learn to distinguish between friend and foe.




The Angel's Command - Brian Jacques
Ben and Ned, a boy and dog gifted with eternal youth and the ability to communicate with one another nonverbally, encounter pirates on the high seas and rescue a kidnapped prince from a band of gypsy thieves.

I'm Still Scared - Tomie de Paolo
Tomie faces his fears after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 and the changes it makes in his everyday life with the help of his mother and father.





Old Hickory: Andrew Jackson and the American People - Albert Marrin
Andrew Jackson, the first popularly elected American president, won the nation's favor with his legendary courage, loyalty to the common man, and fierce dedication to preserving the Union. However, his ruthlessness, including his treatment of Native Americans, led to some of the darkest times in American history.