This is a children’s fiction book about Stuart, a boy who looks like a mouse despite being a human child. Synopsis: Stuart Little is born to the Little family in New York City- Mr. Little, Mrs. Little, and their other son George, and their cat Snowbell who dislikes Stuart because he knows Stuart is part …
This is a Children’s Fiction book about Mr. Popper, a house painter who receives a penguin in the mail. Synopsis: Mr. Popper is a house painter of little money living with his wife and two children in Stillwater, Minnesota. He is happy but also restless and longs for adventure but dreams of traveling to faraway …
This is a fiction book about Captain Ahab’s quest for revenge against Moby Dick, the giant sperm whale that bit off his leg on his ship’s previous voyage. Synopsis: This book is narrated by Ishmael. He goes to sea because he craved adventure, and travels from Manhattan to New Bedford, Massachusetts. Ishmael shares a bed …
This is a fiction book and the sequel to Tom Sawyer. It takes place in the 1840s in Missouri. I enjoyed this book a great deal and loved the characters of Huck Finn and Jim and their adventures. Synopsis: Huck Finn is around thirteen to fourteen years old. His mother is dead, and his father …
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodges Burnett The Secret Garden is a fiction book about Mary Lennox. I loved this book and found this book to be very inspiring and loved the character of Mary Lennox and all the descriptions of the garden. Synopsis: Mary Lennox is ten years old and is orphaned after her …
Synopsis: The book starts out in 1897 on a ranch in Santa Clara, California. Buck is stolen from his home and family, and sold into service as a sled dog into Alaska. He is half St. Bernard, and half shepherd. He becomes more primitive and wilder, and is forced to fight to survive and dominate …
A Little Princess by Frances Hodges Burnett This is a fiction book about Sara Crewe, the daughter of Captain Crewe. I loved this book and found it to be very heartwarming and inspiring. Synopsis: The book starts out when Sara Crewe is seven years old. Her mother died when she was an infant and her …
This is a fiction book about the Cleary family in Australia spanning from the years of 1915-1969. I found this book to be very beautiful, and I loved reading about the journey of this family. Synopsis: This book starts out in New Zealand on the fourth birthday of Meghann (“Meggie”) Cleary. She is the only …
This book is about a cat named Dewey who became the cat of the Spencer Public Library in Spencer, Iowa. When he was only a few weeks old, he was found stuffed into the return book slot at the Spencer Public Library. He was discovered by Vicki Myron, the library director.
This book is about a rescue Pitbull named Oogy. The book starts out with the rescue of Oogy by Larry Levin in 2002. He first meets Oogy when he is putting his cat Buzzy to sleep at the Ardmore Animal Hospital outside Philadelphia. Oogy had been in a dog fight and was missing half an ear and had half his face covered in scar tissue. He had been used as bait for fighting dogs.