This brown little library (#64694) has a small selection of children's. fiction, & nonfiction…read morebooks. reads: : "The boxcar children:Houseboat Mystery" (gertrude chandler warner). the boxcar children (henry, jessie, violet,& benny) have moved into an housboat in a small town. they noted with curiousity how seemngly random facts seem related: -why was a horse looking so thin, malnourished? -why a man was being extorted $$? what secret was he trying to hide? -why was a vase stolen from an auction? is the strange behavior of a boy who bought a box of clothes related? -a missing clock. discovering the stolen vase in their houseboat. is the "break-in of their houseboat related? -is the mysterious black car with 2 men part of the puzzle? -the adults in the story soon find a connection with random facts that stood out. *story may be simplistic, geared for young readers,. in a small town, it wasn't "rocket science".

this large blue and white framed library (#90076) is located in front of the Monument Crisis…read moreCenter, design is unique. inside is mostly children's book in english & spanish. reads: "Esperanza Rising" (Pam Munoz Ryan) *novel is a fictionalized version of her grandmother's experience living in Mexico, then moving to the U.S. it describes an immigrant's trials & tribulations. -when wealthy Papa is murdered by bandits in Mexica, Experanza's mom declines to marry a "corrupt" uncle banker. he wanted her status so he could attain political office. -Mom's entourage escaped secretly to California. mom subsequently get's sick from valley fever, then influenza. -Experanza ,while still a minor, decides to do manual labor to support the family. -Grandma is also smuggled out of Mexico a year later, re-uniting the family.

this oversized blue library (#115332) is of the standard materials, just arranged in different…read moredimensions. more room for bigger children's and fiction books. reads: "The Easter Cat" (Meindert Dejong) *a delightful book for cat lovers in the 3rd grade -Millicent is "adopted" by a stray blue eyed kitten -despite house rules against cats in house re her mom's allergy she tries to find ways to keep the kitten. -in her desire to keep the cat and to avoid criticism, she hides from her family. this creates a "missing girl" crisis so the police are called. -the policeman wisely proposes that a solution can be crafted for all: mom should look if her allergy can be alleviated by new medications. Millicent should investigate if the kitten is "lost". if not, Millicent can make plans for the kitten.

this darker, beige. oblong library (#78625) is filled with fictions and childrens books…read more read: "Crazy Lady" Jane leslie Conly -novel starts in Tenley Heights with Maxine aka Crazy Lady aka Maxine Flooter traipising around town asserting her right of way with her son Ronald in tow. -townspeople are very supportive of the 2 though the kids aren't, just keeping out of their way and labeling her "crazy' -Vernon, the "hero"/main character` interacts with Maxine during a shopping episode, finds she's sane but eccentric. when prompt if he needed help Vernon discloses his failings (F) in English. Maxine refers him to Miss Annie, a former English teacher. -Miss Annie suggests he paid her by helping out with cleaning Maxine's house. Vernon eventuallly discovers Maxine is an alcoholic and her son is physcially disabled and seemingly mentally challenged. via a suggestion by Ronald's teacher, Miss Marlow, Vernon agrees to help Ronald prepare for the special Olympics. -the whole town turns out in spirit for the festival to raise $ to send Ronald to the Special Olympics. $123 was spent to outfit Ronald with new shoes and clothes. -Ronald enjoyed it immensely, though he didn't win any medals, he ate many hot dogs, got many participation awards. -soon after, the town was disappointed to learn that Ronald's mom had given up custody of Ronald to an out of town relative. the town was sad, everyone came with gifts and to say goodbye. -Vernon also heard the lst word spoken by Ronald: "dawee" after he learned how to draw a stick dog. *very, inspiring book for young readers.

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this brownish library (#78975) has white framed transparent windows. library has a variety of…read morechildren's and fiction books. read: "Drawn Together" (Minh Le/Dan Santat) 17.99 *this pricey pictorial by Disney has stunning graphics, little text. unknown how long it can hold attention span of a young person. -story evolves about an American born youngster and his Vietnamese grandfather. -one spoke English, the other Vietnamese. for years, they couldn't relate. -one day, the youth randomly draw a pic of himself as a wizard, in response, grandfather drew himself as a warrior. -instantly, a bond was formed. in future visits, they drew pictorials to communicate.....they were both exquisite artists....

this video flatscreen styled white library (#84503) is full of children's books for early readers…read moreto late teen readers. read: "Animal Ark: Terrier in the Tinsel" (Ben M. Baglio) *geared for early readers who have an interest in dogs -a seemingly complex situation devolves into: --Twinkle follows his master's (Percy Green) ambulance to the hospital and waits outside. --Twinkle is befriended by Charlie, a young patient, at the hospital. --Charlie wants a dog for xmas. --Mandy, an animal hospital worker, tried to find a new home for Twinkle who were was assuumed to be a lost stray. when Percy Green was traced to the Twinkle. Green wanted keep Twinkle thought his physical abiliities was an hindrance. . --Charlie's apartment didn't allow dogs. --Mandy devised a plan whereby Charlie could come to Green"s home to take the dog for daily walks. Green keeps thr dpg. **everyone was happy with the arrangement. nice dog story for early readers.

this dark framed vanilla library has a mix selection of fiction and nonfiction books…read more reads: "The Light Between Oceans" (M.L. Stedman) *novel revolves around an Australian lighthouse station circa 1926 -WWI vet Tom & his wife, Isabel. decides to live on the lighthouse & raise a family. living was hellish. Isabel lost 3 children due to 2 miscarriages and 1 stillbirth. -later a dead man and baby grace in an escape craft washes up onto the lighthouse rocks. they were fleeing anti-german xenophonia on the mainline.. Isabel decide Lucy is hers, to raise. get tom to agree, -after 2 years, the baby was discovered by the police and returned to Grace's mother. = -tom agreed he was responsible for everything, facing 20 years. **with Isabel and Grace's mom providing testimony., Tom got a 3 month light sentence and Isabel had to go to a mental hospital. -Lucy-Grace later marries & arrives belatedly to visit Tom & Isabel.

this blue framed brown little library (#23543) has a small selection of fiction & nonfiction books…read more read: "Last Words" (George Carlin with Tony Hendra) *a semi autobiography narrated by his co-author. -from Carlin's roots in New York, to his time in the military to fame as a comedian. success wasn't always assured. he got a few lucky breaks. -Carlin was doing small shows until he gained notice on the Merv Griffin & Mike Douglas shows. he had to produce new material. so he did.. -like many celebrities, Carlin faced tax problems due to missteps by his accounting firm who didn't pay his taxes. -under new management, Carlin make it big via the Johnny Carson show & HBO specials. -G. Carlin gained notoriety for his "7 dirty words" he couldn't say on TV. he also authored 3 books, won 5 Emmys for comedy, did 14 HBO specials, 140 "Tonight" shows... **Carlin was one of my early favorite comedians.

After coming down the last little Free Library down the bumpy driveway, I happened to come across…read morethis one. I don't think it's listed on their website. This one is called Lila's little free library and is really pretty in turquoise white with green trim. There's even a laminated card attached to the side which explains the whole idea of little Free Library. Really in extremely well constructed large box appears to be completely made out of wood on a very solid wood post. This one is going to last for many years. I put in some brand new business books that I had.