Younger readers
Pass the Ball, Mo! by David Adler
Mo's latest obsession is basketball. He's determined to learn how to pass, but as the shortest member of the team, he can't seem to launch the ball high enough. Can Mo learn to pass in time to help his team win the big game? This is the second in a series of four books about Mo--he plays baseball, soccer and football, too! Available as an ebook on Overdrive.
Middle Grade readers
A Possibility of Whales by Karen Rivers
Natalia love possiblities: the possiblity that she'll see whales on the beach near her new home, that the boy she just met will be her new best friend, that the photographers chasing her actor father won't force Nat and her dad to move again. Most of all, Nat dreams of the possibility that her faraway mother misses and loves Nat—and is waiting for Nat to find her. Realistic fiction. Available as an ebook on Overdrive.
Upper Grade readers
The Deceivers by Margaret Peterson Haddix
In book two of the Greystone Secrets series everything is different there. It's a mirror image, except things are wrong. Evil. Their mother tried to fix it, but she and an ally got trapped there along with Ms. Morales, their friend Natalie's mom. Now the four kids—brave Chess, smart Emma, kind Finn, and savvy Natalie—are determined to rescue everyone. To do so, they have to go back: into the other world, where even telling the truth can be illegal. Available as an ebook in Overdrive as is book one: The Strangers.
More ideas of books to read
This Here and Now WBUR show highlights some great books to read with your family.
Coloring pages from Todd Parr
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