Akron Public Library

Four children help Prince Caspian and his army of Talking Beasts to free Narnia from evil.

Presents the story of George F. Babbitt, the owner of a real estate company in the 1920's. Through the life and times of the main character, the author provides a satirical view of the sociology of American business and middle-class culture.

Provides information on the physical characteristics, behavior, future, and different species of elephants.

Kids have a perennial interest in animals, but the most popular seem to be the predators. KidHaven's "Nature's Predators series capitalizes on kid's high interest by talking about these fascinating animals and how they hunt, trap, kill their prey, and how, they in turn, become the prey.

"Five New Yorkers must come together in order to save their city from destruction in the first book of a stunning new series by Hugo award-winning and NYT bestselling author N. K. Jemisin. Every great city has a soul. Some are ancient as myths, and others are as new and destructive as children. New York? She's got six. When a young man crosses the bridge into New York City, something changes. He doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even...

Beezus Quimby tries very hard to be patient with her little sister, but four-year-old Ramona has the habit of doing the most unpredictable, annoying, embarrassing things in the world.

Describes the life cycle, behavior, and physical characteristics of honeybees, as well as how they make honey and carry pollen from one flower to another.

Third grader Judy Moody is in a first day of school bad mood until she gets an assignment to create a collage all about herself and begins creating her masterpiece, the Me collage.

This book is a satire of early 19th century British society. A bewitching beauty who bends men to her will using charm, sex, and guile. An awkward man who remains loyal to his friends, even when those friends don't deserve his affection. A mother who cannot get over the loss of her husband and devotes her life to her child. Though written in 1847-48, William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair is peopled by types who remain familiar today. The novel's...

Chaos can ensue if you give a moose a muffin. He suddenly has a cycle of urgent requests. A moose? Oh dear... What do you do when....?