Lamar Public Library

During Mile's in-school suspension, he finds himself in a fierce battle with a classmate turned insidious termite who is determined to destroy books and the Black and Brown history they contain, and only Miles can stop him.

Gideon is a little boy who wants to be a hero and get his picture in the paper--but first he has to figure out just what a hero is.

When his animal friends offer amusing explanations for thunder and lightning, Franklin overcomes his fear of such storms.

In this seventh entry in the New York Times–bestselling series, two unlikely best friends get creative as they prepare for the Science Fair.
It's the Science Fair, and the second grade is all over it! Some kids are making man-eating robots. Some kids are holding their breath for a very, very long time. Some kids are doing interesting things with vacuum cleaners. The theme, obviously, is global warming. But what should Ivy and Bean...

In the fifth entry in the New York Times–bestselling series, two friends come up with a crazy plan to lure wild animals home.
Bean's day is going downhill, and it's only nine in the morning. Is it her fault she licked syrup off her plate? Is it her fault Nancy's yarn got used up? Yes. Bean wonders if being good is worth the effort. Ivy says yes, that if you're really good, animals will love you and follow you home. Wow! Ivy and...

"Del plays striker on his high school soccer team, the Cardinals, and they've gone almost three seasons undefeated. To Del, it's just a game, but some of the players think winning is all that matters. When an ugly tackle results in a major loss for the Cardinals against their main rival, the Rebels, things get heated between the teams. That night, one of Del's teammates has his ankle broken by an unknown assailant, leaving him unable to take part...

Eric wants to find out about the old man who has moved in next door, so he and the other Cul-de-sac Kids decide to pay him a Christmas visit.

Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student. In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter...

"When Layla arrives for her first day of school at Unicornia, the school for unicorns, she realizes that she's not like the other kids there. They're all pastel colors and know the rules to Horn Ball and none of them come from the Woods like Layla does. Try as she might to make friends, Layla's just...different. But when her class gets lost during a field trip to the Fiddle Dee Deep Forest, it's up to Layla to step up and save the day"--

Nick is determined to clear his brother's name when a vicious rumor jeopardizes Markus's lacrosse scholarship.