October Picks

1. 100 People Who Made History by Ben Gilliland
   Full of true-life stories and famous celebrities, 100 People Who Made History contains all the people you'd expect to find, and plenty that you wouldn't! Inventors and explorers rub shoulders with political leaders, sports stars, and entertainers from all over the world.

2. The Children's Book of Heroes by William J. Bennett

   A treasury filled with the celebration of heroic deeds, both real and fictional, that will delight and inspire readers through excerpts exemplifying valor and spirit.

3. The Magic Finger by Roald Dahl
   To the Gregg family, hunting is just plain fun. To the girl who lives next door, it's just plain horrible. She tries to be polite. She tries to talk them out of it, but the Greggs only laugh at her. Then one day the Greggs go too far, and the little girl turns her Magic Finger on them. When she's very, very angry, the little girl's Magic Finger takes over. She really can’t control it, and now it's turned the Greggs into birds! Before they know it, the Greggs are living in a nest, and that's just the beginning of their problems.

4. The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler Warner
   Follow Henry, Jessie, Violet, and Benny Alden as they embark on new adventures and solve mysteries!

5. Judy Moody Was In A Mood by Megan Mcdonald
   To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. Her new desk won't have an armadillo sticker with her name on it. Her new classroom will not have a porcupine named Roger. And with her luck, she'll get stuck sitting in the first row, where Mr. Todd will notice every time she tries to pass a note to her best friend, Rocky. An aspiring doctor, Judy does have a little brother who comes in handy for practicing medicine, a cool new pet, and a huge Band-Aid collection.