Youth – What We’re Reading

Just months after the death of her mother, Ophelia and her family are relocated for her father’s museum work to a city where it never stops snowing.  When Ophelia stumbles upon a locked room deep in the museum that holds a mysterious boy captive, she vows to help the boy escape and stop the infamous Snow Queen from following through with her evil,…

Little Brown Bird is tired of saying ‘Peep!’ day after day, and decides to sing a brand-new silly song one afternoon.  What follows is a chain reaction that leaves black crow feeling awfully annoyed.  A humorous, fun picture book for children ages 3 and up….

When high school student Elizabeth Rew gets a job as a page at the New York Circulating Material Repository (a lending library of interesting and mysterious objects), she has no idea what’s in store for her.  This mystery full of mythical creatures, magical objects straight out of the Grimm fairy tales, and interesting characters is a must-read for fantasy and fairy tale fans in grades 5 and  up….

Based on a true story, this picture book for older readers tells the story of a town in Denmark that helped Jewish families escape from the Nazis during World War II.  An informational and entertaining story, especially for kids who have learned or are learning about this time period….

In this new novel by award-winning author Susan Cooper, Little Hawk of the Pokanoket tribe returns from a traditional Native American journey into manhood to find his village nearly killed off by disease.  Just as things seem to be returning to a somewhat normal way of life for Little Hawk, tragedy strikes again.  Mixing fantasy, history, and adventure, this gripping tale is a must-read for ages 10 and up….