Younger readers
The Good Egg by Jory John
Meet the good egg. He's a verrrrrry good egg indeed.
But trying to be so good is hard when everyone else is plain ol' rotten.
As the other eggs in the dozen behave badly, the good egg starts to crack from all the pressure of feeling like he has to be perfect.
So, he decides enough is enough! It's time for him to make a change... Available as an ebook on OverDrive.
Middle grade readers
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. . . . Edward is passed from owner to owner having adventures along the way. He goes from being a pampered pet to striking out fearlessly as each new adventure occurs. Available as an ebook on OverDrive.
Upper grade readers
Torpedoed by Deborah Heiligman
During World War II British parents by the thousands chose to send their children out of the country: the wealthy, independently; the poor, through a government relocation program called CORB. In September 1940, passenger liner SS City of Benares set out in a convoy of nineteen ships sailing for Canada. On board were ninety CORB children, chaperones, and crew, along with paying passengers.
When the war ships escorting the Benares to safe waters peeled off and the way forward seemed certain, a German submarine attacked and torpedoed the Benares. What followed is an amazing example of all that people are capable of—the worst, and the best. Page turning nonfiction. Available as an audiobook on OverDrive.
Juneteenth
Listen to a read aloud about Juneteenth from the St. Paul Public Library.
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