Washoe County Library System

Two boys discover that their mother loves them equally but in different ways.

Long ago in China, three brothers become tired of chasing birds from their family's rice fields and experiment with ways to make the job easier.

The Malloy girls and the Hatford boys continue to get in trouble as they try to outdo each other in bottle racing, spelling, and baseball.

Alexander experiences feelings of disappointment, anger, embarrassment, and jealousy when his younger brother is diagnosed with autism.

Relates the adventures of a family with two fathers, four adopted boys, and a variety of pets as they make their way through a school year, Kindergarten through sixth grade, and deal with a grumpy new neighbor.

Seventh-grader Hercules Beal has to figure out how to fulfill his teacher's assignment of performing the Twelve Labors of Hercules in real life, and discovers important things about friendship, community, and himself along the way. From award-winning author Gary D. Schmidt, a warm and witty novel in the tradition of The Wednesday Wars,in which a seventh grader has to figure out how to fulfill an assignment to perform the Twelve Labors of Hercules...

Jack writes a letter to the Librarian because he needs help. His brother has been eaten by a book!

When Bertie Bear gets angry and climbs his favorite tree for a good sulk, he finds that it magically provides him with everything he needs.

When his big brother leaves to become a soldier, a boy does what he can to take his place in the family.