Frank Carlson Library

The fourth book in the young adult vampire romance series that's "fun, funny, and a relief from Twilight wannabes" from the author of Out for Blood (Booklist). As the newly crowned vampire princess, Solange Drake has a lot to get used to-including some new fangs. Her family is also hosting the Blood Moon, a rare gathering, in the forest near their farm, which means Solange's best friend, the all-too-human Lucy, must keep her distance, whether...

Ivan is ready to end it all. After a failed attempt on his life, Ivan is forcibly admitted to psychiatric care, where he battles with friends, family, and doctors, as he strives to finish what he started. While adhering to the ward's strict regime, Ivan tries to mend his shattered relationship with his best friend, but something always refreshes the ever present thoughts of suicide. "You're stronger than most. You can do whatever you want, even if...

Twelve-year-old June Farrell is sure of one thing-she's great at making pies-and she plans to prove it by winning a blue ribbon in the Champlain Valley Fair pie competition. But a backlash against Vermont's civil union law threatens her family's security and their business. Even when faced with bullying, June won't give up on winning the blue ribbon, more importantly, she won't give up on her family.

Tackling issues of suicide, depression, divorce, and step-parenting with warmth, sensitivity, and even humor, Someone Else's Shoes chronicles a road trip across the Northeast that unites three young people in search of family and acceptance. Twelve-year-old Izzy, a budding stand-up comic, is already miserable about her father's new marriage and the new baby on the way. Then ten-year-old cousin Oliver and his father, Uncle Henderson, move in with Izzy...

Genre: Children's Fantasy.Word Count: 48883Shen was separated from his family during a volcanic eruption when he was three-years-old. No one has ever come forward to claim him, but he refuses to believe he's an orphan. Trained to be a sword fighter at an Arena, he uses the Battle Circuit to travel the country looking for clues about his family. All he has is a gold medallion known as the 'Mark Of Kings'.This story was written by an Australian author...

For years Poppy struggled trying to have children all while raising her four dogs. In My Life as a Dog Mom she candidly shares her honest and humorous accounts of her challenges and heroics, having you laughing as well as touching your heart. She wrote this book to help spread the awareness that families come in different forms. Poppy says, "Life isn't always a Norman Rockwell painting. It can sometimes resemble scribbles on a piece of paper with...

When Anna and Elsa find a box of their father's, King Agnarr's, things in the castle attic, they are thrilled to see what's inside. To their surprise they find a journal and a map to an unknown location. Is it a treasure map? And where would it lead? Along with their friends Olaf, Kristoff, and Sven, Anna and Elsa head out on a journey to find out what is waiting for them at the end of the map.

Emily Curtis is used to dealing with her problems while under the hood of an old Chevy, but when her mom dies, Emily's world seems shaken beyond repair. Driven from home by hospital bills they can't pay, Emily and her dad move in with his wealthy sister, who intends to make her niece more feminine-in other words, just like Whitney, Emily's perfect cousin. But when Emily hears the engine of a 1970 Dodge Challenger, and sees the cute gearhead, Zander,...

A girl tries to cheer up her grieving, forgetful grandfather by taking him on a rollicking road-trip adventure in this charming and poignant middle-grade novel Twelve-year-old Lizzie Chu has lived with her Wai Gong (grandfather) in Glasgow since her parents died when she was a baby. But Wai Gong has been acting different lately. He spends a lot of time talking to his Guan Yin statue-the Chinese goddess of compassion, kindness, and mercy-at his...

Contenu enrichi (avec fichiers audio intégrés) Abel, huit ans, vit avec son papa dans une grande ville qui ressemble à un escargot. Dans son quartier, il a ses repères favoris : l'épicerie et la petite cantine. La famille qui entoure Abel rend son enfance heureuse et douce. Les weekends avec sa marraine Manue et les vacances d'été avec Mamichat se transforment en refuge. Il y est à l'abri de l'âge adulte. Abel voudrait aussi que son papa...