Ideas to Inspire

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit by Nahoko Uehashi

Balsa was a wanderer and warrior for hire. Then she rescued a boy flung into a raging river — and at that moment, her destiny changed. Now Balsa must protect the boy — the Prince Chagum — on his quest to deliver the great egg of the water spirit to its source in the sea. As they travel across the land of Yogo and discover the truth about the spirit, they find themselves hunted by two deadly enemies: the egg-eating monster Rarunga . . . and the prince’s own father.

–$5.00

  Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass

Wendy Mass weaves an intricate and compelling story about strangers coming together under different circumstances and establishing unlikely friendships. With breathtaking descriptions of nature and its ultimate phenomenon, the eclipse, Every Soul a Star is a powerful and humorous story about dealing with change and discovering one’s place in the universe.

$6.00

Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree by Lauren Tarshis

Super logical Emma-Jean has little in common with her seventh-grade classmates until she joins forces with them to defeat the school mean girl.

$3.00

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw by Jeff Kinney

Greg’s father thinks he should just toughen up! Could military school be the answer?

$6.00

April’s Scholastic Tab has 32 items for $5 or less, so come and get a flyer from room 1103, “the Reading Room.”