Frank Carlson Library

"Ethan knows that killing animals for fun is against the Hunter's Code. Or does he?"--Unedited summary from book.

"As the lighthouse keeper's daughter, Lampie must light a lantern every evening to warn ships away from the rocks. It is a lot of responsibility that her invalid father has given her. One stormy night something goes wrong, her father is furious, and the town insists someone must pay. Lampie is sent to work as a servant at the admiral's Black House, where rumors of a monster lurk. What she finds up in the tower is unexpected, and not altogether tame,...

The only thing Rosalind Ling Geraghty loves more than watching NASA launches with her dad is building rockets with him. When he dies unexpectedly, all Ro has left of him is an unfinished model rocket they had been working on together. Benjamin Burns doesn't like science, but he can't get enough of Spacebound, a popular comic book series. When he finds a sketch that suggests that his dad created the comics, he's thrilled. Too bad his dad walked out...

No matter how hard twelve-year-old North Olson tries to do what's right, he can't seem to please his dad. When a major flood threatens to destroy his hometown, North is left in charge of his little sister Rosie. A blizzard blows in and his great-grandmother disappears. Can North find his great-grandmother and keep Rosie safe as the flood waters continue to rise? Will he finally make his dad proud?

"After a tough year, Lucy, Freddy, and Herb Peach are ready for vacation. Lucy wants to read all of the books on the summer reading list. Freddy wants to work on his art projects (when he isn't stuck in summer school). Herb wants to swim every day. Then their dad makes a big announcement: one of the inventions their mom came up with before she passed away has sold, and now they're millionaires! But Dad has bigger plans than blowing the cash on fun...