Lamar Public Library

Eleven-year-old Nate Wright is living out loud and he wouldn't have it any other way! Even though his friends won't let him be the lead singer in their band, Nate continues to rock. This Big Nate collection features daily and Sunday strips that originally appeared in newspapers and on the Web at comics.com. - back cover.

A child explores the ordinary life of his extraordinary great-grandfather, as expressed in his topiary garden.

In rhyming text based on "The night before Christmas," Billy is too nervous to sleep the night before he begins preschool, but a kind teacher and new friends fill the day with fun.

Using colorful photos and early concepts, this series provides a fun introduction to the world of healthy foods.

Fourteen-year-old Amy Cahill and her younger brother Dan thought they could return to their regular lives when they found the 39 clues. But the Vespers, powerful enemies will stop at nothing to get the clues. And with the Vespers rising, the world is in jeopardy.

Brother Bear's act of kindness is repaid when he shares his knowledge of airplane modelmaking with young Billy. Includes Bible verses.

Join Mouse from "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" as he tries to figure out who's leaving Easter eggs all over his house.

The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick to visit the North and South Poles, where they mingle with native animals-reindeer, musk oxen, polar bears, caribou, and all sorts of penguins. They discover how the animals stay warm in the freezing cold, learn why it's colder at the South Pole than at the North Pole, find out that one pole is located on land and the other isn't, and learn that scientists are studying climate change to keep both poles icy cold....

Zitlally's family is undocumented, and her father has just been arrested for speeding and deported back to Mexico. As her family waits for him to return-they've paid a coyote to guide him back across the border-they receive news that he and the coyote's other charges have been kidnapped and are being held for ransom. Meanwhile, Zitlally and a new friend find a dog in the forest near their trailer park. They name it Star for the star-shaped patch over...