Spiderwick Chronicles

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a series about the adventures of the Grace children, twins Simon and Jared and their older sister Mallory, after they move into the Spiderwick Estate and discover a world of mythical creatures that they never knew existed. 

This exciting fantasy series was made into a movie a few years ago.

Can the 12 books in the Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket be summed up in 120 seconds?  Let's see when we watch this video....

You can find books from this series using the call number FIC SNI.

TeachingBooks.net Meet-the-Author Program | Kate DiCamillo

Meet Kate DiCamillo

Let's meet the author of several great stories as she shares what inspires her to write and she Introduces the real china rabbit that helped inspire her to writeThe Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane.

Meet Rick Riordan

Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson books answers questions sent in by his fans. Some of them were serious and some of them we're pretty silly! You can find his books in our library at FIC RIO.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

When Willy Wonka decides to let five children into his chocolate factory, he decides to release five golden tickets in five separate chocolate bars, causing complete mayhem. The tickets start to be found, with the fifth going to a very special boy, called Charlie Bucket.
This famous children's book has been made into a movie twice.  Here is the trailer to the newest film version...

Lord of the Rings

The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins, who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ringbearer - to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.

The Marvels

Brian Selznick, the creator of “The Invention of Hugo Cabret,” gives us a behind-the-scenes look at the process he used to make the stunning trailer for his new book, "The Marvels."