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	Comfort Joyce Moyer Hostetter (2009) , 306 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Families Historical New Books Wars and Conflicts
Request this book from the Library Comfort starts off where Blue left off. Ann Fay is ready to leave the polio hospital. Ann Fay's father is coming home from fighting World War II. Ann Fay thinks things will finally go back to normal. Too much has changed. Her brother Bobby died in the hospital. Ann Fay has to wear a brace on her leg and use crutches to get around. Worst of all, her daddy is broken too. The fighting has changed him. As Ann Fay struggles to keep her family together, she is offered a chance to go to a special facility for Polio survivors. She decides to take a chance, but is forced to return home when tragedy strikes again. Ann Fay must find a way to balance her family's struggles with her own. Librarian review written by Lisa

	Lola at the Library Anna McQuinn (2006) , 0 pages Audience: Toddlers Preschool Primary (K-3rd grade) Category: Bedtime Stories Beginning Readers Early Literacy: Print Motivation Families National Library Card Month
Request this book from the Library Lola loves Tuesdays! Tuesdays are wonderful days because every Tuesday Lola and her mommy go to the library. Lola packs her library card and her borrowed library books in her backpack. Then she and Mommy walk together to the library and return their books. Lola loves going to storytime to listen to stories and learn songs. Then she chooses her own books from the children's area and checks them out. After going to the library, Lola and Mommy stop to have a special snack together. Every night when Mommy tucks Lola into bed, she reads a story. Hearing a bedtime story is Lola's favorite way to end the day. Librarian review written by Elizabeth

	Constance and the Great Escape Pierre Le Gall (2009) , 32 pages Audience: Primary (K-3rd grade) Category: Families Humor New Books Pets
Request this book from the Library Constance is sure that her mean parents do not want her and her huge cat Tiny to be happy. Her parents, teachers, and principal plot together to send Constance away to a boarding school for bad kids. Her parents say it is for her own good, but Constance knows better. At the strict new school, Constance thinks of a plan that might just help her be sent back home to Tiny. Librarian review written by Elizabeth

	Also Known as Harper Ann Haywood Leal (2009) , 243 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Families Friendship New Books Realistic Fiction
Request this book from the Library Harper is a poet. More than anything, she wants to read her poems at the County Poem Contest. Last year, Harper's dad refused to sign the permission slip. This year, her daddy is gone. But before she can turn in her slip, Harper's mom looses their apartment. Soon Harper and her brother are living with their mother in a hotel. Since Harper's mom has to work two jobs, Harper can not even go to school. She has to stay with her brother. While at the hotel, Harper and Hemingway meet other children who are homeless. While Harper really wants to help her mom, what about school? What about her poems? Harper's new friends help her realize her dream of sharing her poems in a most unexpected way. Librarian review written by Lisa

	Something to Do David Lucas (2009) , 0 pages Audience: Toddlers Preschool Primary (K-3rd grade) Category: Bears Early Literacy: Narrative Skills Families New Books
Request this book from the Library Baby bear is bored. There's nothing to do. So baby bear wakes up papa bear. They go for a long walk and find a stick. When the stick breaks, they discover they can write with the broken pieces. Papa draws one line, baby bear draws another, and soon they have a ladder to climb on. Where can they go? Soon they discover they can use their imaginations to have lots of fun! Librarian review written by Elizabeth

	Peeny Butter Fudge Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison (2009) , 32 pages Audience: Preschool Primary (K-3rd grade) Category: African-American Families Multigenerational New Books Rhyming Books
Request this book from the Library When a mom drops off her three children at their grandmother's house, she leaves a written schedule for everyone to follow. But Nana has her own ideas about what makes a fun afternoon. And as a special surprise, Nana teaches the children a secret family recipe for peeny peanut butter fudge! This rhyming story shows us there's no better place than Grandma's house. Librarian review written by Elizabeth

	Wild Things Clay Carmichael (2009) , 240 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Animals Families Feelings Friendship Multigenerational New Books Realistic Fiction
Request this book from the Library This is the story of learning to trust and finding your family. Zoe is an orphan who basically raised herself, even before her mother died. She's sent to live with Uncle Henry, who is a famous heart surgeon turned withdrawn sculptor. He tries to relate to Zoe, but his moods can't always be relied on. Zoe tries to make friends with a stray cat who roams near the house, but Mr. C'mere, as she calls him, has his own issues with people. Eventually, Zoe, Henry, and various friends and neighbors from their small North Carolina town come together and form their own circle of people to rely on, all well-drawn and interesting characters you'll wish you could sit down for dinner with. Librarian review written by Becker

	Umbrella Summer Lisa Graff (2009) , 240 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Category: Death and Grieving Families Feelings Friendship
Request this book from the Library Annie is learning that there are so many things that can go wrong and cause injury and death. She should know. Her older brother Jared died last year in a freak baseball accident that affected his heart. She's had to give up or modify most of her favorite things to stay safe. She reads medical books to find out what illnesses she might get. Her mom and dad are grieving too. Even though Jared is gone, don't they still have to be her parents? When Mrs. Finch moves into the haunted house across the street, can she show Annie that the caution she uses as a protective umbrella is making her miss out on some of the best things in life? Librarian review written by Kristi

	Autism and Me: Sibling Stories Ouisie Shapiro (2009) , 32 pages Audience: Intermediate (4th-6th grade) Adults & Parents Category: Disability/Special Needs Families New Books Nonfiction
Request this book from the Library Even after all the years of studying, not too much is known about autism. What is known is that children with autism have a hard time fitting in. In this book, brothers and sisters share their feelings about growing up with an autistic sibling. What shines through is the love and hope that each of these kids bring to their difficult situations. Librarian review written by Lisa

	On Our Way Home Sebastien Braun (2009) , 32 pages Audience: Preschool Primary (K-3rd grade) Category: Bears Beginning Readers Families
Request this book from the Library A little bear and his father walk home together. They have so much fun doing many different things! They race, eat berries and watch the stars come out. This is a great book for beginning readers because of the simple vocabularly and the large print. Librarian review written by Emily W

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