Akron Public Library

Mary Beth Latham is first and foremost a mother, whose three teenaged children come first, before her career as a landscape gardener, or even her life as the wife of a doctor. Caring for her family and preserving their everyday life is paramount. And so, when one of her sons, Max, becomes depressed, Mary Beth becomes focused on him, and is blindsided by a shocking act of violence.

Lucy loves to tell monster stories. One day she discovers a real monster: the librarian in charge of the summer reading program. But no one will believe her, and the monster knows who she is and is coming to get her.

"Pete is spending the day at the seashore. He has fun collecting shells and building a sand castle. But the beach is very hot. There is a whole ocean for Pete to cool off in, but it looks scary. Pete's brother, Bob, offers to teach Pete to surf. Will that be enough to help Pete get over his fear of the water?"--Description from Amazon.com.

Gr 5-7-Luke, a third child, hides quietly in his house, eluding the Population Police because he lives in a society in which families are only allowed two children. Now he has a chance to come out of the shadows by taking on an assumed identity and leaving home. This sequel to Among the Hidden (S & S, 1998) has Luke, now Lee, entering the Hendricks School for boys and a completely new existence where he feels lost and confused by his surroundings....

When Geronimo's fears begin taking over his life, Thea and Trap decide to cure him by taking him to the jungle, where he must eat bug soup, swim in raging rivers, and even wrangle snakes.

Ten years ago, Grace saw something that would forever change the course of history. When evil in its purest form is unleashed on the world, she and others from their religious community are already hidden deep in the hills of Tennessee, abiding by every rule that will keep them safe, pure--and alive. As long as they stay there, behind the red perimeter.

Bear's animal friends come to his rescue when he becomes lost and frightened in the woods.

Spending the summer in Tarrytown, New York, is a lot of fun for ten-year-old Sheila even though her friends make her face up to some self-truths she does not want to admit.

Sam is scared of everything except his monster friend, Leonardo. Kerry is afraid of everything except her monster friend, Frankenthaler. When the two kids get together and are scared of each other, the monsters leave them alone to work it out. As it turns out, the kids have a lot in common and decide to be friends.

Junie B. Jones goes on a field trip to the farm. There is no gift shop and she doesn't want to go home empty handed so guess what......