A Mouse and the Motorcycle, by Beverly Cleary

A reckless young mouse named Ralph makes friends with a boy in room 215 of the Mountain View Inn and discovers the joys of motorcycling.

Ship of Dreams, by Dean Morrissey

Young Joey, curious about whether the sandman really exists, takes flight in a dream one night in his familiar red wagon.

Paintball for Fun, by Pamella Dell

An introduction to paintball games, discussing paintball equipment, clothing, safety, and rules, describing different types of games, and including a look at places to play, professional leagues, and famous paintball players.

Tales of the Cryptids, by Kelly Halls

Cryptozoology is the study of animals that may or may not be real: familiar animals like Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster, and those that are less familiar like the Marozi of Kenya, the Orang-pendek of Sumatra and the Thylacine of Tasmania. Meet these and more in this introduction to cryptozoology.

Interrupting Chicken, by David Ezra Stein

Little Red Chicken wants Papa to read her a bedtime story, but interrupts him almost as soon as he begins each tale.

Amulet #1: The Stonekeeper, by Kibuishi

After moving to their ancestral home, Emily and Navin's mother is kidnapped by a tentacled creature in the basement that leads the children on a deadly chase into the magical world below their home.

Captain Underpants: an epic novel, by Dav Pilkey

When George and Harold hypnotize their principal into thinking that he is the superhero Captain Underpants, he leads them to the lair of the nefarious Dr. Diaper, where they must defeat his evil robot henchmen.

Bone series, by Jeff Smith

Smith's epic concerns three blobby creatures who have stumbled into a valley full of monsters, magic, farmers, an exiled princess and a huge, cynical dragon.

Tea with Milk, by Allen Say

After growing up near San Francisco, a young Japanese woman returns with her parents to their native Japan, but she feels foreign and out of place.

The Saint Patrick's Day Shellelagh, by Janet Nolan

On his way from Ireland to America to escape the potato famine, young Fergus carves a shillelagh from his favorite blackthorn tree, and each St. Patrick's Day for generations, his story is retold by one of his descendants.

Grandfather's Journey, by Allen Say

A Japanese American man recounts his grandfather's journey to America which he later also undertakes, and the feelings of being torn by a love for two different countries.

An Ellis Island Christmas, by Maximine Rhea Leighton

Having left Poland and braved ocean storms to join her father in America, Krysia arrives at Ellis Island on Christmas Eve.

Annushka's voyage, by Edith Tarbescu

The Sabbath candlesticks given to them by their grandmother when they leave Russia help two sisters make it safely to join their father in New York.

Silent Movie, by Avi

In the early years of the twentieth century, a Swedish family encounters separation and other hardships upon immigrating to New York City until the son is cast in a silent movie, in a picture book that evokes an actual silent movie.

Oh, Brother, by Arthur Yorink

Milton and Morris, twins from England, survive shipwreck, squalor and sibling rivalry to become members of the court of Her Royal Majesty.

How Many Days to American, by Eve Bunting

Refugees from a Caribbean island embark on a dangerous boat trip to America where they have a special reason to celebrate Thanksgiving.

Hanna's Christmas, by Melissa Peterson

Hanna wishes her family hadn't moved to America. She misses Sweden, she misses the farm, and, most of all, she misses her grandmother. When her mother tells her that she won't have time to prepare a proper Swedish Christmas, Hanna is even more disappointed. Luckily, her grandmother sends her a magical creature—a tomten—tucked away in the packing straw of a crate filled with presents. Hanna's mischievous new friend gets her into all sorts of trouble, but will he find a way to help her celebrate a proper Christmas after all?

When Jessie came across America, by Amy Hest

A thirteen-year-old Jewish orphan reluctantly leaves her grandmother and immigrates to New York City, where she works for three years sewing lace and earning money to bring Grandmother to the United States, too.

The Dream Jar, by Bonnie Pryor

After emigrating to America, each member of a Russian family works hard to contribute to the family's dream of someday owning and running a store.

Oranges on the Golden Mountain, by Elizabeth Partridge

When hard times fall on his family, Jo Lee is sent from China to San Francisco, where he helps his uncle fish and dreams of being reunited with his mother and sister.

Hope in my Heart, by Kathryn Lasky

After her family immigrates to America from Italy in 1903, ten-year-old Sofia is quarantined at the Ellis Island Immigration Station, where she makes a good friend but endures nightmarish conditions. Includes historical notes.

American Too, by Elisa Bartone

Story of how one young girl's imagination made her American dream come true.

The Orphan of Ellis Island, by Elvira Woodruff

During a school trip to Ellis Island, Dominick Avaro, a ten-year-old foster child, travels back in time to 1908 Italy and accompanies two young emigrants to America.

Behind the Mountains, by Edwidge Danticat

Writing in the notebook which her teacher gave her, thirteen-year-old Celiane describes life with her mother and brother in Haiti as well as her experiences in Brooklyn after the family finally immigrates there to be reunited with her father.

A Lion to Guard Us, by Clyde Robert Bulla

Left on their own in London, three impoverished children draw upon all their resources to stay together and make their way to the Virginia colony in search of their father.

How I became an American, by Karin Gundisch

In 1902, ten-year-old Johann and his family, Germans who had been living in Austria-Hungary, board a ship to immigrate to Youngstown, Ohio, where they make a new life as Americans.

Hannah's Journal, by Marissa Moss

In the Russian shtetl where she and her family live, Hannah is given a diary for her tenth birthday, and in it she records the dramatic story of her journey to America.

The American Wei, by Marion Hess Pomeranc

When Wei Fong loses his first tooth while going to his family's naturalization ceremony many soon-to-be Americans join in the search.

The Keeping Quilt, by Patricia Polacco

A homemade quilt ties together the lives of four generations of an immigrant Jewish family, remaining a symbol of their enduring love and faith.

Landed, by Milley Lee

After leaving his village in southeastern China, twelve-year-old Sun is held at Angel Island, San Francisco, before being released to join his father, a merchant living in the area. Includes historical notes.

The Long Way Westward, by Joan Sandin

Relates the experiences of two young brothers and their family, immigrants from Sweden, from their arrival in New York through the journey to their new home in Minnesota.

In America, by Marissa Moss

While Walter and his grandfather walk to the Post Office, Grandfather recounts how he decided to come to America, while his brother Herschel stayed in Lithuania.

Frogs, by Nicholas C.

This is an example of a book made by a third grader in library class.

Dewey Rap with Mr. FitzPatrick's class

In observance of National Poetry Month, students perform the Dewey Rap as a culminating activity for their Dewey Decimal Classification unit.