Fiction

This is narrative of incident, gentle "real-life" stories about utterly believable characters in relatable scenarios. The adults and children are flawed and loveable, the grown ups make mistake and get cross and drink the occasional beer and run out of money and have to borrow it from their kids' piggy banks.

Milo, tired of problems with his sister, parents, and classmates, finds a book in the library which promises to make him perfect in just three days.

When a bored Princess Patricia Priscilla makes her chambermaid switch identities with her so she can attend the village school, her attitude changes and she plans a new way to celebrate her sixteenth birthday.

The Gooney Bird Greene series is a collection of six children’s books by Lois Lowry. They feature a second-grade girl named Gooney Bird Greene who tells stories about her life that are true but unusual. She likes to dress in colorful outfits and use big words.The books are humorous and educational, and they show how storytelling can enrich learning and crativity. 

In the RUBY LU series, spirited and fabulous 8-year-old Ruby's life is turned upside down when her cousin, Flying Duck, emigrates from China to live with her. Ruby loves the idea of having a new friend, but when Flying Duck's family is there, Ruby's family stops speaking English at home.

The Alvin Ho series is a collection of humorous children’s books written by Lenore Look and illustrated by LeUyen Pham. The series follows the adventures of Alvin Ho, a second-grader who is afraid of everything, but pretends to be a superhero at home. 

Tommy and Annika have a new neighbor, Pippi Longstocking, who has a horse, a monkey, upside-down braids, no grown-ups telling her what to do, and a way of making everything exciting.

Dani is happy to be starting school and she is even happier when she meets a girl named Ella who becomes her best friend, but something unexpected happens to Dani and Ella's friendship.

Three mice brothers, ignoring the class system separating the four clans of rodents in their farmhouse, befriend a lower class mouse and form a team to fight cats.

Each Martin Bridge chapter book is filled with all the joy, creativity, amusement, thrills, spills and occasional disappointments of life as an eight-year-old boy. From toy rocket competitions to Junior Badger camping trips to adventures in the mall at night, Martin’s escapades are always true to life. Written with sensitivity and humor by Jessica Scott Kerrin and warmly illustrated by Joseph Kelly, Martin Bridge is a series all children can connect with.