Librarian on the Roof!: A True Story
by M.G. King and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin
Librarian RoseAleta Laurell of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, TX decided to campout for a week on the top of the library in order to raise money for the children’s department of the library. This is the story of her dedication. RoseAleta makes many changes to the library, and more people start coming to the library. She notices, though, that not many children are coming to the library. So RoseAleta decides that the children need a place of their own in the library filled with books and comfy chairs where they could read the books. In order to make those changes, the library would need $20,000 in donations. So RoseAleta decides to raise the money by staying on the roof until the money that the library needs is raised, and she is lifted up to the roof by the electric company’s truck on Monday. During the week, money was being raised, but they still had not reached $20,000 by Thursday. Thursday and Friday it began to storm, and RoseAleta stays on the roof instead of coming down. Will RoseAleta be safe on the roof during the storm? Will she be able to raise the $20,000 that she needs for the children’s department?
by M.G. King and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin
Librarian RoseAleta Laurell of the Dr. Eugene Clark Library in Lockhart, TX decided to campout for a week on the top of the library in order to raise money for the children’s department of the library. This is the story of her dedication. RoseAleta makes many changes to the library, and more people start coming to the library. She notices, though, that not many children are coming to the library. So RoseAleta decides that the children need a place of their own in the library filled with books and comfy chairs where they could read the books. In order to make those changes, the library would need $20,000 in donations. So RoseAleta decides to raise the money by staying on the roof until the money that the library needs is raised, and she is lifted up to the roof by the electric company’s truck on Monday. During the week, money was being raised, but they still had not reached $20,000 by Thursday. Thursday and Friday it began to storm, and RoseAleta stays on the roof instead of coming down. Will RoseAleta be safe on the roof during the storm? Will she be able to raise the $20,000 that she needs for the children’s department?
Jack Blank and the Imagine Nation
by Matt Myklusch
Jack has spent the last twelve years at St. Barnaby’s Home for the Hopeless, Abandoned, Forgotten, and Lost, and every year has been more boring and miserable for him than the last. Jack has no idea where he came from, who his parents were, or even what his last name is. So he calls himself Jack Blank. The other kids at school are always making fun of him, and this hurts Jack’s feelings. On this day, the other students are going to visit a prison, but Jack is not allowed to go because odd things happen to the bus when he is on it. Usually, the teachers make him stay and do chores all day, but on this day, Jack decides to hide instead and read his comic books. Soon he is found, though, and he is forced to burn his comic books in the incinerator. The bully, Rex, tells the teacher that Jack is always doing weird things, but neither the teacher, nor Jack, believe him. How could Jack being doing things like making the lights brighter or burning up a calculator without touching it? Then a Robo-Zombie like the one that Jack had read about in one of the comics comes after him. After Jack destroys the Robo-Zombie, Jazen Knight shows up to take Jack away from the home. Jazen Knight explains that Jack is really from a place called Imagine Nation, and that he is taking Jack back. Once they get to Imagine Nation, they look to see what secrets Jack’s DNA holds, but they soon find that he is infected with the Rüstov infection. Usually, people who have the infection are killed, but Jack does not appear to be sick. Jazen will not let them kill Jack. In fact, the people of Imagine Nation may need Jack and his abilities to save their world that is in danger from the Rüstov. Will Jack ever find out where he came for or who he is? Will he be the hero that Imagine Nation needs?
by Matt Myklusch
Jack has spent the last twelve years at St. Barnaby’s Home for the Hopeless, Abandoned, Forgotten, and Lost, and every year has been more boring and miserable for him than the last. Jack has no idea where he came from, who his parents were, or even what his last name is. So he calls himself Jack Blank. The other kids at school are always making fun of him, and this hurts Jack’s feelings. On this day, the other students are going to visit a prison, but Jack is not allowed to go because odd things happen to the bus when he is on it. Usually, the teachers make him stay and do chores all day, but on this day, Jack decides to hide instead and read his comic books. Soon he is found, though, and he is forced to burn his comic books in the incinerator. The bully, Rex, tells the teacher that Jack is always doing weird things, but neither the teacher, nor Jack, believe him. How could Jack being doing things like making the lights brighter or burning up a calculator without touching it? Then a Robo-Zombie like the one that Jack had read about in one of the comics comes after him. After Jack destroys the Robo-Zombie, Jazen Knight shows up to take Jack away from the home. Jazen Knight explains that Jack is really from a place called Imagine Nation, and that he is taking Jack back. Once they get to Imagine Nation, they look to see what secrets Jack’s DNA holds, but they soon find that he is infected with the Rüstov infection. Usually, people who have the infection are killed, but Jack does not appear to be sick. Jazen will not let them kill Jack. In fact, the people of Imagine Nation may need Jack and his abilities to save their world that is in danger from the Rüstov. Will Jack ever find out where he came for or who he is? Will he be the hero that Imagine Nation needs?
Miss Tutu’s Star
by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Carey Armstrong-Ellis
Selena loves to dance, and she goes she twirls and prances. So her mother takes her to Miss Tutu’s Dance Academy. Selena has a hard time dancing like the teacher and the other children, but Miss Tutu tells her that she can dance with some hard work. Miss Tutu shows the children the different moves in ballet from arabesque to demi-plié. Selena and the other children make some mistakes, but they keep trying really hard. Selena also practices her dancing at home. After a couple of years of hard work, it is time for Selena to dance in front of an audience. She is really nervous, but Miss Tutu tells her to smile, relax, and just dance. Will Selena be able to dance in front of the audience? Will she make any mistakes?
by Lesléa Newman and illustrated by Carey Armstrong-Ellis
Selena loves to dance, and she goes she twirls and prances. So her mother takes her to Miss Tutu’s Dance Academy. Selena has a hard time dancing like the teacher and the other children, but Miss Tutu tells her that she can dance with some hard work. Miss Tutu shows the children the different moves in ballet from arabesque to demi-plié. Selena and the other children make some mistakes, but they keep trying really hard. Selena also practices her dancing at home. After a couple of years of hard work, it is time for Selena to dance in front of an audience. She is really nervous, but Miss Tutu tells her to smile, relax, and just dance. Will Selena be able to dance in front of the audience? Will she make any mistakes?
Little Fox Goes to the End of the World
by Ann Tompert and illustrated by Laura J. Bryant
As she is chasing a butterfly one day, Little Fox is told by her mother not to wander too far from their den, or Little Fox might get lost. Little Fox tells her mother that she will travel to the end of the world one day. Her mother asks her about how she will get to the end of the world. Little Fox tells her mother that she will have to go through a deep forest, and that she will see bears and tigers. Her mother asks her if she will be scared, but Little Fox has some ideas on how to be safe around the bears and the tigers. Then Little Fox tells her mother that she will have to cross the mountains, the hot desert, and a river filled with crocodiles. Her mother asks her if she will be scared by doing these things, but Little Fox also has a plan to keep on traveling. What else does Little Fox think she will have to do to go to the end of the world? What does Little Fox plan to do when she gets to the end of the world?
by Ann Tompert and illustrated by Laura J. Bryant
As she is chasing a butterfly one day, Little Fox is told by her mother not to wander too far from their den, or Little Fox might get lost. Little Fox tells her mother that she will travel to the end of the world one day. Her mother asks her about how she will get to the end of the world. Little Fox tells her mother that she will have to go through a deep forest, and that she will see bears and tigers. Her mother asks her if she will be scared, but Little Fox has some ideas on how to be safe around the bears and the tigers. Then Little Fox tells her mother that she will have to cross the mountains, the hot desert, and a river filled with crocodiles. Her mother asks her if she will be scared by doing these things, but Little Fox also has a plan to keep on traveling. What else does Little Fox think she will have to do to go to the end of the world? What does Little Fox plan to do when she gets to the end of the world?
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