The Pirate Show!

The Pirate

Jacob "Our" Pirate

Blaire the Parrot

Clues to the Treasure

Virginia Unlocking the Treasure

THE TREASURE – not the gold – THE BOOKS!!

New books at the library!

Non-fiction:
Super Simple Snacks by Nancy Tuminelly
This book has easy no-bake recipes for kids.

Joey to Kangaroo by Camilla de la Bedoyere
This easier to read book tells about the life cycle of kangaroos and has great pictures.

The Rocky Mountains by Jeffrey Zuehlke
This is an easy to read informative book that has wonderful pictures of the mountains.

Look-Alikes Around the World by Joan Steiner
You can look at this book for hours finding all the "objects" each picture contains. You will find zippers, forks, waffles, whistles, pasta (plus a whole bunch more) that create each picture.

Look-Alikes Christmas by Joan Steiner
You can find more than 1,000 objects hidden in this book!

World Book's Science & Nature Guides Series
This 12 volume set has information about amphibians & reptiles, birds, butterflies, fossils, freshwater life, insects, mammals, rocks & minerals, sea shells, trees, and wild flowers; with a resources and cumulative index to help find things.

Chapter Books:
Bad Kitty Gets a Bath by Nick Bruel
Bad Kitty really needs a bath. See if this will happen or not? (this is in graphic novel form)

Bad Kitty vs Uncle Murray by Nick Bruel
Bad Kitty's owners have left her and Puppy alone for a week with Uncle Murray as their pet sitter. Can he make it out alive? (this is in graphic novel form)

Happy Birthday Bad Kitty by Nick Bruel
It's Bad Kitty's birthday and guess who's on the guest list? It's Chatty Kitty, Strange Kitty, Stinky Kitty and her other neighborhood "pals". (this is in graphic novel form)

Gabby & Gator by James Burks
Gator never seemed to fit in with other neighborhood pets. Gabby never seemed to fit in with the other neighborhood children. When they meet, their fun and adventures prove that the best friends are those who accept you as you are. (this is in graphic novel form)

Hereville How Mirka Got Her Sword by Barry Deutsch
Mirka is not your typical eleven-year-old child. All she really wants to do is fight dragons! But she'll need a sword. Thus the title: How Mirka Got Her Sword. (this is in graphic novel form)

One Square Inch by Claudia Mills
When their mother's behavior changes and she starts to neglect them, Cooper and his sister take refuge in Inchland, an imaginary country that their grandfather gave them. This book deals with the sensitive, realistic portrait of a family dealing with bipolar disorder.

Indian Summer by Tracy Richardson
Marcie Horton is not looking forward to the summer at her grandparent's lake cottage. That is, until the woods near their home are threatened with development by the wealthy president of the university where her parents teach. Marcie is guided by a mysterious spirit in her quest to save the forest. Will she be successful in saving this forest?

Nate the Great and the Owl Express by Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
In this story about Nate, his mission is to guard an owl named Hoot. Hoot disappears, of course. Then Nate is searching for clues to find the vanishing owl.

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
After a peculiar ad appears in the paper, dozens of children enroll to take a series of mysterious, mind-bending tests. Only four children will succeed. Then the challenge begins. The four children are to go on a secret undercover mission at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened. The only rule is that there are no rules.

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey by Trenton Lee Stewart
In this book the four children go on a mind-bending international scavenger hunt to find Mr. Benedict himself.

The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner's Dilemma by Trenton Lee Stewart
An unexplained blackout engulfs Stonetown and the four children follow clues on an adventure that threatens to separate them from their families, friends, and even one another.

Most Wanted by Kate Thompson
While making his daily deliveries, a baker's son finds himself holding a stallion's golden lead. He soon discovers it is the most powerful creature in all of Rome and he must treat it as an honored guest. What will the emperor do when he finds the boy with his prized horse?

Benched by Rich Wallace
This is book 3 in the Kickers series. Ben learns some lessons in self-control and sportsmanship when his behavior on the soccer field gets him sent to the bench.

Picture Books:
I Can Help by David Hyde Costello
When a duck gets lost, several animals help. They all end up helping each other as the story unfolds.

Jump by Scott M. Fischer
A bug sees a frog and jumps away. The frog sees a cat and jumps away. The cat sees a dog and jumps away. The story goes on and on like this until . . .

Life with Mammoth by Ian Fraser
Cavemen Ogg and Bob search for their pet mammoth to give him a bath. What will they find out?

The Boss Baby by Marla Frazee
When the baby arrives, he is the boss of everything!

Toot Toot Beep Beep by Emma Garcia
This book desribes the noises vehicles make. Then all is quiet. I wonder why?

The Big Snow by Berta and Elmer Hader
The friends in the little stone house put out food for the birds and animals during a big snow.

Miss Dorothy and Her Bookmobile by Gloria Houston
When Dorothy was little she loved books and wanted to become a librarian in a brick library just like the one she went to when she was young. But, when she grows up she ends up having a bookmobile that goes all over the land. She brings books to people at school, at the farm, even in the middle of a river.

Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies
Two teams of bats play an exciting game of baseball at night.

Aaron's Hair by Robert Munsch
Aaron is having a bad hair day. He yells at his hair and his hair jumps off his head and runs away. How will Aaron get it back?

Skippyjon Jones and the Big Bones by Jucy Schachner
Skippyjon goes on an adventure about dinosaurs.

Imagine a Place by Sarah L. Thomson
This book is incredible. It starts with a picture, but it changes as your eyes and imagination look across the page.

Mouse and Mole A Winter Wonderland by Wong Herbert Yee
Mole does not want to go outside because it's too cold and windy. Mouse goes out to play anyway. He gets lonely and builds a sno-mole. His sno-mole is okay, but it's nice to know his best friend will be waiting for him when he comes inside.

Henry and Mudge The First Book by Cynthia Rylant
This is the first book in this series. It tells how Henry and Mudge become best buds.

Young Hoosier Nominees for 2011-2012 Picture Books

Princess K.I.M. and the Lie that Grew-After new girl Kim tells her classmates she is from a royal family, her lie grows and grows.







The Boy Who Invented TV -This picture-book biography explains how Farnsworth held on to his dream to develop television and the scientific concepts behind it.








Adventures in Cartooning -Once upon a time...a princess tried to make a comic. And with the help of a magical cartooning elf, she learned how--well enough to draw her way out of an encounter with a dangerous dragon, near-death by drowning, and into her very own adventure! --from publisher description.





Are You Ready to Play Outside? -Friends Elephant and Piggie are playing outside when it starts to rain, and then they must decide what to do.












The Fantastic Undersea Life of Jacques Cousteau -This exciting picture book biography introduces young readers to Jacques Cousteau, the world's ambassador of the oceans.








Ain't Nothing But A Man- Historian Scott Reynolds Nelson recounts how he came to discover the real John Henry, an African-American railroad worker who became a legend in the famous song.







Bats at the Library-Bored with another normal, inky evening, bats discover an open library window and fly in to enjoy the photocopier, water fountain, and especially the books and stories found there.






Peace Week in Miss Fox's Class - For "Peace Week," the animals in Miss Fox's class find ways to be peaceful, instead of squabbling with each other.









The Mitten -A retelling of the traditional tale of how a boy's lost mitten becomes a refuge from the cold for an increasing number of animals.









Big Chickens Fly the Coop - Four fearful chickens venture out to see the farmhouse, with humorous results.







Lousy Rotten Stinkin' Grapes -Retells the fable of a frustrated fox that, after many tries to reach a high bunch of grapes, decides they must be sour anyway.









Spot the Plot - Thirteen witty and wacky poems pose riddles that challenge readers to "Name That Book." With a glass slipper here and a spiderweb there, Lynn Munsinger's adorable illustrations lead young readers to the solutions. From Goodnight Moon to Madeline, children and parents alike will delight in recognizing their most cherished stories.






Before Columbus - This study of Native American societies is adapted for younger readers from Charles C. Mann's best-selling 1491. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, the book argues that the people of North and South America lived in enormous cities, raised pyramids hundreds of years before the Egyptians did, engineered corn, and farmed the rainforests.





The Curious Garden -Liam discovers a hidden garden and with careful tending spreads color throughout the gray city.










Miss Mingo and the First Day of School -Miss Mingo helps all of the animal students in her class overcome their shyness on the first day of school by encouraging them to share something special about themselves. Includes facts about animals.







Colonial Voices -Kay Winters' poems in the voices of different colonists, enhanced by historical notes, provide a glimpse into life in colonial times and the dramatic events of a famous rebellion.





Let's Do Nothing!- After playing actively all day two friends learn something when they try to do nothing at all.







Titanicat -A boy who has signed on as cabin boy aboard the Titanic helps ready the ship for its maiden voyage, but when it is time to set sail and he cannot find the ship's cat on board, he leaves the vessel to search for her.










Little Red Bird - After escaping from her cage to see the world, a little red bird finds it difficult to decide whether to stay free or to go home and never fly again.





Lady Liberty Biography -Tells the story of the Statue of Liberty, the sculptor, the engineer, the newspaper publisher, the poet and many others who had a part in the erection of this monument.

Young Hoosier Nominees for 2011-2012

Compound - After his parents, two sisters, and he have spent six years in a vast underground compound built by his wealthy father to protect them from a nuclear holocaust, fifteen-year-old Eli, whose twin brother and grandmother were left behind, discovers that his father has perpetrated a monstrous hoax on them all.







When the Whistle Blows - Jimmy Cannon tells about his life in the 1940s as the son of a West Virginia railroad man, loving the trains and expecting one day to work on the railroad like his father and brothers.















The Beef Princess of Practical County -Twelve-year-old Libby, the daughter of an Indiana cattle farmer, raises two calves in hopes of winning the annual steer competition at the county fair, but fails to follow her father's warning about developing a bond with animals that are destined to be sold at auction.






Bull Rider -When his older brother, a bull-riding champion, returns from the Iraq War partially paralyzed, fourteen-year-old Cam takes a break from skateboarding to enter a bull-riding contest, in hopes of winning the $15,000 prize and motivating his depressed brother to continue with his rehabilitation.





Scat - Nick and his friend Marta decide to investigate when a mysterious fire starts near a Florida wildlife preserve and an unpopular teacher goes missing.






Mudshark -Principal Wagner confidently deals with a faculty washroom crisis, a psychic parrot, and a terrorizing gerbil, but when sixty-five erasers go missing, he enlists the help of the school's best problem solver and locator of lost items, twelve-year-old Lyle Williams, aka Mudshark.













Any Which Wall -In the middle of an Iowa cornfield, four children find a magic wall that enables them to travel through time and space.









The Brooklyn Nine - Follows the fortunes of a German immigrant family through nine generations, beginning in 1845, as they experience American life and play baseball.







Where the Mountain Meets the Moon - Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.








The Year of the Bomb -In 1955 California, as "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" is filmed in their hometown, thirteen-year-old Arnie discovers a real enemy when he and three friends go against a young government agent determined to find communists at a nearby university or on the movie set.







11 Birthdays -After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again.









Everything for a Dog - In parallel stories, Bone, an orphaned dog, finds and loses a series of homes, Molly, a family pet, helps Charlie through the grief and other after-effects of his brother's death, and lonely Henry pleads for a dog of his own.









Crossing Stones -In their own voices, four young people, Muriel, Frank, Emma, and Ollie, tell of their experiences during the first World War, as the boys enlist and are sent overseas, Emma finishes school, and Muriel fights for peace and women's suffrage.






Secret Science Alliance -Eleven-year-old Julian Calendar thought changing schools would mean leaving his "nerdy" persona behind, but instead he forms an alliance with fellow inventors Greta and Ben and works with them to prevent an adult from using one of their gadgets for nefarious purposes.






Surprises according to Humphrey -While continuing to help his classmates solve their problems, Humphrey, pet hamster of Longfellow School's Room 26, faces many surprises, like rolling in a hamster ball, a substitute janitor who might be an alien, and the possibility of Mrs. Brisbane retiring.








Faith, Hope and Ivy June - During a student exchange program, seventh-graders Ivy June and Catherine share their lives, homes, and communities, finding that although their lifestyles are total opposites, they still have a lot in common.







All the Broken Pieces - Two years after being airlifted out of Vietnam in 1975, Matt Pin is haunted by the terrible secret he left behind and, now, in a loving adoptive home in the United States, a series of profound events forces him to confront his past.







A Thousand Never Evers - As the civil rights movement in the South gains momentum in 1963--and violence against African Americans intensifies--the black residents, including seventh-grader Addie Ann Pickett, in the small town of Kuckachoo, Mississippi, begin their own courageous struggle for racial justice.







Two-Minute Drill - Brainy Scott, a great kicker who otherwise struggles with football, and star quarterback Chris, who has dyslexia, team up to help each other succeed in both football and school.

We now have the 5th book in the series of Seekers
Fire in the Sky by Erin Hunter

New audio books with cds

Ling and Ting: Not Exactly the Same by Grace Lin
Ling and Ting are identical twins that people think are exactly the same, but time and again they prove to be different.


Lulu and the Brontosaurus by Judith Viorst
Lulu's parents refuse to get her a brontosaurus for her birthday so she sets out to find one herself. Once she finds one, he does not want to belong to Lulu.


Annie and Snowball and the Magical House by Cynthia Rylant
Annie goes to the home of her new friend Sarah and enjoys seeing the pretty house full of frilly things, walking in the beautiful garden, and making a tiny garden house for a fairy tea party.


Bats at the Ballgame by Brian Lies
Two teams of bats play a nighttime baseball game.


The Odious Ogre by Morton Juster
This story is about a really rotten ogre who terrorizes the entire countryside. Nothing can stop him. But then he takes a wrong turn and encounters a kind and friendly young lady who does her best to help him. What will the result be? Will he still be rotten or change?

The Django by Levi Pinfold
Jean wants to play the banjo but the django breaks the instrument. The django gets Jean in trouble all the time. Will Jean ever get a banjo? Will the django ever leave Jean alone? What exactly is a django?

Library Mouse: A World to Explore by Daniel Kirk
This is another delightful story about the mouse that loves to read. Sarah, another mouse that lives on the other side of the library, teaches Sam about adventure. They climb, they ride a jeep, they take a flight in a plane, and learn to explore.

The Ride: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy by Kitty Griffin
This story recounts the legend of North Carolina teenager Betsy Dowdy. Her courageous ride on a cold December night in 1775 may have played a crucial role in the American Revolution. It has never been proven that Betsy Dowdy really existed, but the legend lives on.

Quackenstein Hatches a Family by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
Quackenstein the duck is all alone at the zoo. He decides to adopt an egg. The egg cracked and out came. . .what? It wasn't a duck. Quackenstein was scared and ran through the zoo. The "what" chased him everywhere he went. "What" finally caught him. Did they become a family? What exactly did come out of that egg?

Princesses Are Not Perfect by Kate Lum
Three princesses are bored with their particular skills and decide to swap jobs. What will happen? Will things turn out well or fall apart?

The Search for Wondla - Living in isolation with a robot on what appears to be an alien world populated with bizarre life forms, a twelve-year-old human girl called Eva Nine sets out on a journey to find others like her. Features "augmented reality" pages, in which readers with a webcam can access additional information about Eva Nine's world.

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Tia Lola -Juanita and Miguel's great aunt, Tía Lola, comes from the Dominican Republic to help take care of them after their parents divorce, and soon she is so involved in their small Vermont community that when her visa expires, the whole town turns out to support her.







Sabotaged -Time-travelers Jonah and Katherine are summoned to help another missing child from history, this time Virginia Dare from the Roanoke Colony, but their journey is sabotaged and goes dangerously awry, leaving them in the wrong time period. Includes author's note about the history of Roanoke Colony and Virginia Dare.






Anne Frank -Drawing on the unique historical sites, archives, expertise, and unquestioned authority of the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, the New York Times bestselling authors Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon have created the first authorized graphic biography of Anne Frank. Their account is complete, covering the lives of Anne's parents, Edith and Otto; Anne's first years in Frankfurt; the rise of Nazism; the Franks' immigration to Amsterdam; war and occupation; Anne's years in the Secret Annex; betrayal and arrest; her deportation and tragic death in Bergen-Belson; the survival of Anne's father; and his recovery and publication of her astounding diary. Carefully researched for historical authenticity, the book includes numerous panels featuring images that have been painstakingly adapted from rare photographs of Anne and her family. A remarkable collaboration of talent, Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography not only reflects the dedication of its authors but marks another milestone in the evolution of graphic nonfiction.


Hokey Pokey Elmo - Based on what is sure to be the season's hottest toy--the Hokey Pokey Elmo doll--this book encourages children to play along as they read all about Elmo doing the Hokey Pokey.