Calvin Coconut: The Zippy Fix

Author: Graham Salisbury

Call Number: F SAL

Calvin tries to earn money to buy Stella, the babysitter, a present for her sixteenth birthday because he feels guilty for taking advantage of her allergy to cats.

Ocean Animal Research

First grade came to the library in March for ocean animal research. Each student researched ocean invertebrates, mammals, fish, crustaceans, and birds. They were able to choose animals of each type to learn more about. It was exciting to be a part of these students first library research project.

Arctic Animal Research

Third grade came to the library in March for arctic animal research. They used library resources to complete several activities including making a life size penguin and arctic food chain. We had fun and they learned a lot in the process.

Jake Ransom and the Skull King's Shadow

Author: James Rollins
Call Number: F ROL

Jack Ransom and his sister, Kady, are sent on a wild hunt for answers when a mysterious letter arrives on the doorstep and leads them to a strange world inhabited by a mix of long-lost civilizations, where they hope to learn the truth about their parents' disappearance.

Dying to Meet You

Author: Kate Klise
Call Number: F KLI

In this story told mostly through letters, children's book author, I. B. Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer.

11 Birthdays

Author: Wendy Mass
Call Number: F MAS

After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.

The Old Willis Place

Author: Mary Downing Hahn
Call Number: F HAH

Tired of the rules that have bound them ever since "the bad thing happened," twelve-year-old Diana ignores her brother's warnings and befriends the daughter of the new caretaker, setting in motion events that lead to the release of the spirit of an evil, crazy woman who once ruled the old Willis place.

Umbrella Summer

Author: Lisa Graff

Call Number: F GRA

After her brother Jared dies, ten-year-old Annie worries about the hidden dangers of everything, from bug bites to bicycle riding, until she is befriended by a new neighbor who is grieving her own loss.

Secret Language of Girls

Author: Frances O'Roark Dowell
Call Number: F DOW

Marylin and Kate have been friends since nursery school, but when Marylin becomes a middle school cheerleader and Kate begins to develop other interests, their relationship is put to the test.

Book Fair Diner

The Book Fair Diner came to Taylor recently. There were so many good books to choose from! Thank you to the Book Fair moms for all of their hard work that made it possible!

Check out the awesome decorations!