Washoe County Library System

Life and excitement lie waiting for 10 year-old Winnie Foster on the other side of the iron fence that separates her from Treegap wood. One day she discovers a magic spring that promises eternal life, and meets a strange and wonderful family named Tuck. But wherever there is adventure, there is often trouble too.

When Amy and Dan Cahill trace the footsteps of a formidable military leader from the Cahill bloodline, they uncover a devastating secret about the family that changes everything.

"Billy Broccoli wants a lot of things: to be accepted in his new school; to be cool; to have his stepfather stop talking about dental floss. But the one thing he never wanted was his own personal ghost. So imagine his surprise when he ends up sharing a room with Hoover Porterhouse, a funny teenage ghost with a major attitude. When an obnoxious school bully sets out to demolish Billy, the Hoove comes up with a plan for revenge. It's all in the Hoove's...

"Jason, Julia, and Rick have crossed through the Door to Time into ancient Egypt, a land of labyrinths, riddles, and secrets. But when the passageway collapses around them, Julia ends up back at home, in the present--with the door shut tight behind her. Now the boys are trapped in the past, and there's just one way to get back to Argo Manor. They must find the long-lost map of Kilmore Cove hidden somewhere in Egypt's Land of Punt. And to do so,...

Beezus Quimby wants to be a good older sister, but little Ramona makes it so hard. She has to be the most embarrassing sister ever. Although Ramona isn't trying to get into trouble, her unmatchable imagination usually carries her there.

Ramona at 7 1/2 sometimes feels discriminated against by being the youngest in the family.

When a camper disappears from the dangerous lookout at Skull Cliff, the cousins wonder if it is the old town curse at work. Then the police discover a ransom note, and everyone is in search of a kidnapper. But Jeff, David, and Claire can't make the clues fit. Was the bossy boy from the city kidnapped, or did somehting even spookier take place on Skull Cliff?

Raised to be a thief, blind orphan Peter Nimble, age ten, steals from a mysterious stranger three pairs of magical eyes, that lead him to a hidden island where he must decide to become a hero or resume his life of crime.

"Life is not easy for twelve-year old Erec Rex. His single mother can barely support her six adopted kids. And they've moved into an apartment so tiny that Erec sleeps with the washing machine. Worse, there is a strange force within Erec that is making him do odd things. His urge to obey these thoughts grows, until it becomes impossible to resist them. Then one morning, Erec's mother is missing. The force inside Erec commands him to find her, leading...

A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem. The Newbery Medal-winning author of Walk Two Moons, Sharon Creech, brings readers a story with enormous heart. Love That Dog shows how one boy named Jack finds his voice with the help of a teacher, a pencil, some yellow paper, and of course, a dog. Written as a series of free-verse...