Finders Keepers
In Wisconsin, ten-year-old Christa and eleven-year-old Alex team up to search for the lost treasure of Al Capone near where Alex has just moved into his grandfather's house and Christa is spending what may be her family's last summer in their cabin.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 8
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 590
subjects: treasure troves, friendship, families [X], buried treasure, wisconsin [X], adventure and adventurers, family life, adventure fiction
Blankets
An autobiographical graphic novel based on the author's experiences growing up in a religious family in rural Wisconsin, describing his rivalry with his brother, and his experiences with first love.
FIC
year: 2015
copies: 3
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
The Rhino In Right Field
In 1948, Nikko Spirakis, twelve, loves baseball but must get past his hard-working immigrant parents--and the rhino in the outfield--to become a batboy for the local minor league team.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: baseball, friendship, family life, immigrants, greek americans, historical fiction, wisconsin [X], sports fiction, baseball stories, families [X]
Billy Miller Makes A Wish
"On his eighth birthday, Billy Miller wishes for something exciting to happen.
FIC
year: 2022
copies: 35
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: birthdays, families [X], humorous stories, surprise, wishes, family life, humorous fiction, wisconsin [X], humorous fiction
The Pumpkin War
Twelve-year-old Billie enjoys summer on Wisconsin's Madeline Island, where she harvests honey, mucks llamas stalls, and grows a giant pumpkin, determined to reclaim her title in the annual pumpkin race.
FIC
year: 2019
copies: 4
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: farm life, families [X], friendship, pumpkins, racing, islands, family life, wisconsin [X]
Shotgun Lovesongs
Three brothers return home to their small town of Little Wing, Wisconsin, for a wedding and to reunite with another brother who stayed to farm their land, and, while there, they learn about the true meaning of adult friendship and love.
FIC
year:
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: brothers, homecoming, sibling rivalry, families [X], change (psychology), maturation (psychology), family life, developmental psychology, domestic fiction, psychological fiction, fiction / literary, fiction / coming of age, fiction / family life, wisconsin [X], domestic fiction, psychological fiction
Just Do This One Thing For Me
Stuck at the lake in the middle of a Wisconsin winter, Drew and his younger sister and brother struggle to stay together after their manipulative, con artist mother dies, which they can only do if they can keep her death a secret.
FIC
year: 2024
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 840