Youth – What We’re Reading

Volume 1 of the Mercy Watson Collection includes books 1 and 2 in this series, Mercy Watson to the Rescue and Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride.  Narrated by Ron McLarty, these hilarious stories share the adventures of the buttered-toast-loving pig Mercy.  Pair with the Mercy Watson books for a fun listening-reading experience.  Recommended for ages 5 and up….

Twelve-year-old twins Reese and Claudia Tapper go to war (a prank war, that is) with each other after Reese embarasses Claudia in front of the whole sixth grade.  Told in a journal format filled with text messages, screenshots, and photos, The Tapper Twins tells an epic story of a sibling prank battle.  Recommended for readers ages 8 and up….

In Kenny Wright’s imagination he’s a world famous superhero, but in the real world he’s just a sixth grade regular kid.  As Kenny struggles to fit in at his school in Washington D.C. and leave behind the nickname “Grandma’s Boy”, he must decide what kind of person he wants to be.  Pair the audio version with the print copy of the book for an enjoyable school story about growing up. …

Nothing extraordinary ever seems to happen to nearly-eleven-year-old Anastia McCrumpet until the day that she is taken suddenly from her elementary school.  Told that her parents have perished in an unfortunate vacuum cleaner accident, Anastasia is forced to live in a former-asylum-turned-moldy-Victorian-home with her cruel aunts Prim and Prude.  Soon she finds that not everything is what it seems.  A quirky novel that will remind readers of the works of Roald Dahl. …

Who knew that the story of Winnie-the-Pooh was inspired by an actual bear?  During World War I, a young soldier and veteranarian purchased and raised an American black bear cub that he named Winnipeg (aka Winnie).  After being deployed, the soldier sent the bear to stay at the London Zoo, where a young boy named Christopher Robin first met her.  …