Elephant Run

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In 1941, bombs drop from the night skies of London, demolishing the apartment Nick Freestone lives in with his mother. Deciding the situation in England is too unstable, Nick's mother sends him to live with his father in Burma, hoping he will be safer living on the family's plantation.

But as soon as Nick arrives, trouble erupts in the remote Burmese elephant village. Japanese soldiers invade, and Nick's father is taken prisoner. Nick is left stranded on the plantation, forced to work as a servant to the new rulers. As life in the village grows more dangerous for Nick and his young friend, Mya, they plan their daring escape.

In this thrilling journey through the jungles of Burma, author Roland Smith explores the far-reaching effects of World War II....Read this great historical fiction book today!

See Jeff Smith Draw Bone...

 

A popular graphic novel series for several years has been the Bone series. 

After being run out of Boneville, the three Bone cousins - Fone Bone, Phoney Bone and Smiley Bone, are separated and lost in a vast uncharted desert. One by one, they find their way into a deep forested valley filled with wonderful and terrifying creatures... 

Let's see how creator Jeff Smith illustrates Bone...

It's supposed to be a happy day at the Magic Kingdom--the return of the teenaged holographic hosts. But things go very wrong when a sudden lightning storm disrupts the celebration, and Amanda's mysterious sister, Jez, disappears. The only clue is the sighting of a wild monkey in the Magic Kingdom during the storm. 

The clock is ticking...How long will it take the teens to find their friend--and what happens if they fail?

David Wiesner, March

David Wiesner is a Caldecott-award winning illustrator and author.  We have several of his books in our library.

Find out more about him and what inspires his work by watching this video.

Tuck Everlasting

Doomed to—or blessed with—eternal life after drinking from a magic spring, the Tuck family wanders about trying to live as secretly as they can. 

When ten-year-old Winnie Foster stumbles on their secret, the Tucks take her home and explain why living forever at one age is less a blessing that it might seem.

Made into a movie in 2002, this was one of Mrs. D.'s favorite books as a child.