Mary GrandPré

Cleonardo's father is an inventor. So was her grandfather, her great-grandfather, and all the great-greats before them. Cleo wants to be an inventor too. She tries to help her father in his workshop, but he never uses her great ideas. Can Cleo invent something big and important and perfect all by herself?

2) Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone

Author

Banned & Challenged
NYT - Children’s & Young Adult Series
NYT - Children’s Series

Series

Harry Potter
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 1
Thorndike large print young adult

Language

English

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Formats

Book, Audio CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

Description

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

3) Harry Potter and the chamber of secrets

Author

Book, Audio CD, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print

Series

Harry Potter volume 2
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 2

Language

English

Formats

Description

When the Chamber of Secrets is opened again at the Hogswart School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, second-year student Harry Potter finds himself in danger from a dark power that has once more been released on the school.

4) Harry Potter and the deathly hallows

Author

Series

Harry Potter
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 7

Language

English

Formats

Description

'Give me Harry Potter,' said Voldemort's voice, 'and none shall be harmed. Give me Harry Potter, and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter, and you will be rewarded.'
As he climbs into the sidecar of Hagrid's motorbike and takes to the skies, leaving Privet Drive for the last time, Harry Potter knows that Lord Voldemort and the Death Eaters are not far behind. The protective charm that has kept Harry safe until now

...

5) Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban

Author

Series

Harry Potter volume 3
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 3

Language

English

Formats

Description

During his third year at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry Potter must confront the devious and dangerous wizard responsible for his parents' deaths.

6) Harry Potter and the half-blood prince

Author

Book, Audio CD, eAudiobook, eBook

Series

Harry Potter
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 6

Language

English

Formats

Description

There it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blazing green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind whenever they had entered a building... wherever they had murdered...
When Dumbledore arrives at Privet Drive one summer night to collect Harry Potter, his wand hand is blackened and shrivelled, but he does not reveal why. Secrets and suspicion are spreading through the wizarding world, and Hogwarts itself

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7) Harry Potter and the goblet of fire

Author

Series

Harry Potter volume 4
Year ... at Hogwarts volume 4

Language

English

Formats

Description

Harry Potter wants to get away from the pernicious Dursleys and go to the International Quidditch Cup with Hermione, Ron, and the Weasleys. He wants to dream about Cho Chang, his crush (and maybe do more than dream). He wants to find out about the mysterious event involving two other rival schools of magic, and a competition that hasn't happened for a hundred years. He wants to be a normal, fourteen-year-old wizard. Unfortunately for Harry Potter,...

8) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Author

Series

Year ... at Hogwarts volume 5
Harry Potter volume 5

Language

English

Formats

Description

When the government of the magic world and authorities at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry refuse to believe in the growing threat of a freshly revived Lord Voldemort, fifteen-year-old Harry Potter finds support from his loyal friends in facing the evil wizard and other new terrors.

9) Sweep dreams

Author

Willard, Nancy

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

A man who loves a magical, dancing broom learns how to make her happy, finds her after she is stolen, and finally sets her free and hopes that she will someday return home.

10) Vincent can't sleep: Van Gogh paints the night sky

Author

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

Describes how Van Gogh's insomnia, possibly a symptom of mental or phyical illness, allowed him to view the night sky while everyone else was asleep and influenced how he saw the world around him.

11) The noisy paint box: the colors and sounds of Kandinsky's abstract art

Author

Physical Desc

33 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

Describes how Vasya Kandinsky's creative life was profoundly shaped by a neurological condition called synesthesia which caused him to experienced colors as sounds and sounds as colors.

12) Lucia and the light

Author

Root, Phyllis

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm

Language

English

Description

One winter in the Far North the sun disappears and Lucia, accompanied by her milk-white cat, braves the freezing cold and trolls who want to eat her, trying to find the sun and bring it back.

13) Flight of the last dragon

Author

Burleigh, Robert

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm

Language

English

Description

Ultimon, once king of the dragons and now the last survivor, climbs out of the sewers in which he has been hiding and takes one last flight. Includes notes about the constellation Draco.

14) Plum: poems

Author

Mitton, Tony

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 31 cm

Language

English

Description

A collection of poems, including "Mrs. Bhattarchaya's Chapati Zap Machine," "The Snake and the Apple," and "Freak Cat-flea."

15) Through the window: views of Marc Chagall's life and art

Author

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

"Known for both his paintings and stained-glass windows, Marc Chagall rose from humble beginnings to become one of the world's most renowned artists. Admired for his use of color and the powerful emotion in his work, Chagall led a career that spanned decades and continents, and he never stopped growing. This lyrical narrative shows readers, through many different windows, the pre-WWI childhood and wartime experiences that shaped Chagall's path."--Publisher's...

16) Aunt Claire's yellow beehive hair

Author

Blumenthal, Deborah

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

A girl, seeking her connection to family past and present, creates a special book in tribute and remembrance, leaving blank pages for future memories.

17) Mornings with Monet

Author

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

"Readers follow Claude Monet and learn about his favorite subjects to paint, his style of painting, and his studio on the Seine."--Provided by publisher.

18) The Wee Hours

Author

Watson, Stephanie

Physical Desc

1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

"A child's dreams take the form of mischievous Wee Hours who ransack her bedroom until the milder morning hours come and put the Wee Hours to bed"--

19) A dragon's guide to the care and feeding of humans

Author

Yep, Laurence

Physical Desc

152 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language

English

Description

Crusty dragon Miss Drake's new pet human, precocious ten-year-old Winnie, not only thinks Miss Drake is her pet, she accidentally brings to life her "sketchlings" of mysterious and fantastic creatures hidden in San Francisco, causing mayhem among its residents.

20) A dragon's guide to making your human smarter

Author

Yep, Laurence

Series

Dragon's guide volume 2

Physical Desc

294 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Language

English

Description