The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
Presents the original text of the Mark Twain story that relates the escapades of Tom Sawyer and his friends in a small, 19th-century town on the Mississippi River, and provides side notes, illustrations, and annotations that contain information on the history, geography, and social customs of the day.
FIC
year: 2017
copies: 238
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 950
subjects: misouri fiction, mississippi river fiction, sawyer, tom (fictitious character), adventure and adventurers, sawyer, tom (fictional character), mississippi river, missouri, boys [X], sawyer, tom, clemens, samuel langhorne, adventure fiction, large type books, runaway children, mississippi river valley, fugitive slaves, southern states, adventure stories, humorous fiction, finn, huckleberry (fictitious character), fiction, historical fiction, adventure fiction, child witnesses, bildungsromans, humorous stories, bildungsromans, united states, sawyer, tom, humorous stories, adventure stories, sawyer, tom (fictitious character), adventure, fiction book, quest, mississippi, audiobooks, compact discs, humorous fiction, witnesses, electronic books, action and adventure fiction
Tom Sawyer
A simplified retelling of the classic story of the mischievous 19th-century boy in a Mississippi River town and his friends, Huck Finn and Becky Thatcher, as they run away from home, witness a murder, and find treasure in a cave.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 9
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 500
subjects: graphic novels, comic books, strips, etc, reading materials, mississippi river, missouri, short films, animated films, children's films, twain, mark, dvd-video discs, feature films, musical films, films for the hearing impaired, boys [X], sawyer, tom (fictitious character), adventure and adventurers, cartoons and comics, sawyer, tom (fictional character), child witnesses, runaway children, mississippi river valley, bildungsromans, humorous fiction, adventure fiction
Newsgirl
Twelve-year-old Amelia Forrester arrives in San Francisco with her family in 1851 and dresses like a boy in the mostly-male town, cutting her hair and wearing a cap to work as a newsboy in order to sell Eastern newspapers and participate in the biggest stories of the day.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 7
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 640
The Storm In The Barn
Eleven-year-old Jack Clark struggles with everyday obstacles while his family and community contend with the challenges brought on by the Dust Bowl in 1937 Kansas.
FIC
year: 2011
copies: 59
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 430
subjects: boys [X], families, rain and rainfall, dust bowl era, 1931-1939, kansas, family life, rain, historical fiction, cartoons and comics, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, historical fiction, graphic novels
The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer
A graphic adaptation of the story of Tom Sawyer, a spirited boy growing up in a Mississippi River town in the nineteenth century who has many adventures, including witnessing a murder, running away to an island and pretending to be a pirate, watching his own funeral, and falling in love.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 1
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 850
subjects: twain, mark, sawyer, tom (fictitious character), boys [X], adventure and adventurers, missouri
Guyku
A collection of haiku poetry for boys that features poems about tree-climbing, kite-flying, and other related topics.
811
year: 2010
copies: 64
call number/section: 811
lexile:
subjects: haiku, american, children's poetry, american, seasons, boys [X], haiku, poetry, american poetry, electronic books, climate, picture books for children, electronic books
Stephen Crane's The Red Badge Of Courage
A graphic novel adaptation of Stephen Crane's tale of a youth whose dreams of glory on the battlefield clash with the realities of war.
FIC
year: 2005
copies: 6
call number/section: FIC
lexile:
subjects: boys [X], soldiers, chancellorsville, battle of, chancellorsville, va., 1863, united states
100 Great Poems For Boys
A collection of one hundred poems for boys, with selections by William Blake, Robert Browning, Eugene Field, Carl Sandburg, and others.
821
year: 2011
copies: 3
call number/section: 821
lexile:
subjects: boys [X], english poetry, american poetry, children's poetry, english, children's poetry, american
Boy Talk
"Discusses body changes that happen to boys during puberty, such as acne, body hair, body odor, mood swings, crushes, and more, and gives suggestions to teen boys for taking care of their hygiene and keeping good relationships"--Provided by publisher.
612.66
year: 2011
copies: 3
call number/section: 612.66
lexile:
Nine Doors
Emery reluctantly agrees to Richard's suggestion that they play pranks on their neighbors and videotape their reactions, and he has a difficult time trying to back out of the game when things start getting serious.
FIC
year: 2009
copies: 15
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 470
Boys Who Rocked The World
Presents short stories profiling the lives and achievements of forty-six young men in history who impacted the world before they were twenty years old.
920
year: 2012
copies: 6
call number/section: 920
lexile: 1090
The Heartbreak Messenger
Quentin thinks delivering break-up messages will be a great way to earn extra money, but starts to question his service when he realizes how complicated emotions can be.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 19
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 670
The Adventures Of Huckleberry Finn
Designed to acquaint readers with famous stories, this book, in graphic novel format, retells Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," a story of a boy and a runaway slave as they float down the Mississippi River on a raft.
FIC
year: 2014
copies: 263
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 980
subjects: mississippi river, missouri, finn, huckleberry (fictitious character), boys [X], clemens, samuel langhorne, finn, huckleberry (fictional character), voyages and travels, missouri fiction, missouri fiction, mississippi river fiction, humorous fiction, humorous stories, runaway children, male friendship, fugitive slaves, race relations, large type books, huckleberry finn (fictional character), friendship, slaves, cartoons and comics, mississippi river valley, slavery, adventure and adventurers, adventure fiction, united states, audiobooks, voyages and travel, large print books, finn, huckleberry, action and adventure fiction, humorous fiction, bildungsromans, adventure stories, humorous stories, bildungsromans, adventure fiction, finn, huckleberry (fictional character), adventure stories, historical fiction, picaresque literature, compact discs, tourism, comic books, strips, etc, graphic novels, electronic books, graphic novels, electronic books
The Horse And His Boy
In Narnia, where some horses talk, two runaways on a desperate journey meet and join forces.
FIC
year: 2004
copies: 162
call number/section: FIC
lexile: 970
subjects: fantasy, narnia (imaginary place), horses, good and evil, fantasy fiction, magic, audiobooks, boys [X], fantasy fiction
The Boy, The Bear, The Baron, The Bard
Presents a wordless story in which a young boy chases his soccer ball into an abandoned theater and is suddenly transported to the stage of the Globe Theater, inspiring the ire of William Shakespeare who pursues the lad through London and back into his own time.
FIC
year: 2007
copies: 17
call number/section: FIC
lexile: