The Invention of Hugo Cabret
By Brian O. Selznick
By Brian O. Selznick
Hugo (J DVD)
When twelve-year-old Hugo, an orphan living and repairing clocks within
the walls of a Paris train station in 1931, meets a mysterious toyseller
and his goddaughter, his undercover life and his biggest secret are
jeopardized.
By Cornelia Funke
The Thief Lord (J DVD)
Two brothers, having run away from the aunt who plans to adopt the
younger one, are sought by a detective hired by their aunt, but they
have found shelter with--and protection from--Venice's "Thief Lord."
Guardians of Ga'Hoole
By Kathryn Lasky
By Kathryn Lasky
Embark on a nocturnal journey to
meet Soren, a young barn owl pushed from the nest by his brother and
adopted by a mysterious school for orphaned owls. When Soren discovers
the school is home to a great evil in the owl kingdom, he and his new
friends must escape and then set upon a long and perilous journey to
find a way to save all of his kind from danger.
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker
By Anthony Horowitz
By Anthony Horowitz
After
the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old
Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for
Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
By Wendelin Van Draanen
Flipped (J DVD)
In
alternating chapters, two teenagers describe how their feelings about
themselves, each other, and their families have changed over the years.
Nancy Drew: Nancy's Mysterious Letter
By Carolyn Keene
By Carolyn Keene
Nancy Drew (J DVD)
Nancy receives a letter meant for a British heiress who has the same
name and, in her attempts to contact the other young woman, faces
danger from a man who operates a Lonely Hearts Club mail fraud.
By Beverly Cleary
Ramona and Beezus (J DVD)
Beeaus' biggest problem is her 4 year old sister Ramona. Even though Beezus knows sisters are supposed to love each other, with a sister like Ramona, it seems impossible.
By Jeanne DuPrau
City of Ember (J DVD)
In the
year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a
Messenger to run to new places in her decaying but beloved city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
By Dick King-Smith
In 1930, on the
coast of Scotland, eight-year-old Kirstie finds a large egg which
hatches into an unusual sea creature, and as he grows her family must
decide what to do with him.
By E.B. White
Charlotte's Web (J DVD)
Wilbur, the pig, is desolate when he discovers that he is destined to be the farmer's Christmas dinner until his spider friend, Charlotte, decides to help him.
By Elizabeth Goudge
The Secret of Moonacre (J DVD)
In 1842, newly orphaned Maria Merryweather, her governess, and dog
arrive at her ancestral home in an enchanted village in England's West
Country where the people's bliss is marred by a dark shadow.
By E.B. White
Stuart Little (J DVD)
The
adventures of the debonair mouse Stuart Little as he sets out in the
world to seek out his dearest friend, a little bird who stayed a few
days in his family's garden.
By Mary Norton
The Secret World of Arriety (J DVD)
Miniature
people who live in an old country house by borrowing things from the
humans are forced to emigrate from their home under the clock.
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