Bound To Stay Bound

Because of the rabbit by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2019)

BTSB #: 586995 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.3 MG RC: 3.8 3-5 Lexile: 660 F&P: R

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Rabbits - Fiction School stories Home schooling - Fiction Interpersonal relations - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Family life - Maine - Fiction Maine - Fiction

Summary: On the last night of summer, Emma and her Maine game warden father rescue a small domestic rabbit stuck in a fence; the very next day Emma starts fifth grade after years of being home schooled, excited and apprehensive about making new friends, but she is paired with Jack, a hyperactive boy, who does not seem to fit in with anyone--except that they share a love of animals, which draws them together, because of the rabbit.

Dazzle makes a wish [Book Buddies Volume: Book 3]by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2023)

BTSB #: 587000 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   


Genres: Chapter Books

Subjects: Stuffed animals (Toys) - Fiction Unicorns - Fiction Friendship - Fiction

Summary: Will lonely Maya's wish for a friend come true when she borrows Dazzle, a toy unicorn, from the library? What about Dazzle's wish for a place to belong? Will they be able to help each other make their wishes come true?

Half a chance by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2014)

BTSB #: 587008 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.5 MG RC: 4.3 3-5 Lexile: 690

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Photography - Fiction Father-daughter relationship - Fiction Friendship - Fiction New Hampshire - Fiction

Summary: Lucy, with her mother and her photographer father, has just moved to a small rural community in New Hampshire, and with her new friend Nate she plans to spend the summer taking photos for a contest, but pictures sometimes reveal more than people are willing to see.

Handful of stars by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2015)

BTSB #: 587014 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.4 MG RC: 4.3 3-5

Genres: Multicultural Family Life Animals

Subjects: Migrant labor - Fiction Latinos (U.S.) - Fiction Blind dogs - Fiction Dogs - Fiction Grandparents - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Blueberry industry - Fiction Maine - Fiction

Summary: When her blind dog slips his collar, twelve-year old Lily meets Salma Santiago, a young Hispanic girl whose migrant family is in Maine for the blueberry-picking season, and, based partly on their mutual love of dogs, the two forge a friendship while painting bee boxes for Lily's grandfather--but as the Blueberry Queen pageant approaches Lily and Selma are confronted with some of the hard truths of prejudice and migrant life.

Home away from home by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic, 2023)

BTSB #: 587028 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.1 MG

Genres: Family Life Animals

Subjects: Grandmothers - Fiction Wildlife rescue - Fiction Neighbors - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Gyrfalcons - Fiction Maine - Fiction

Summary: Mia is spending her summer with her grandmother in a small Maine town, expecting it to be an oasis of stability in her changing life, but there is a new know-it-all boy next door, and soon she finds herself competing with Cayman in identifying an injured bird of prey--and pretty much everything else.

Ivy lost and found [Book Buddies Volume: Book 1]by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 587054 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.3 LG F&P: M

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Dolls - Fiction Stepfamilies - Fiction Change (Psychology) - Fiction Adjustment (Psychology) - Fiction Adventure fiction Libraries - Fiction

Summary: Ivy was Anne the librarian's doll when she was a young girl. But now she has moved to Anne's library to be its newest Book Buddy-a toy that can be checked out just like a book. Ivy isn't sure she wants to be borrowed. She'd rather just be Anne's favorite toy. Fern, a child who visits the library with her stepfamily, also wishes things could go back to the way they were, when Fern had her dad all to herself. When Fern takes Ivy home, an unexpected outdoor adventure helps both adjust to change.

Marco Polo brave explorer [Book Buddies Volume: Book 2]by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2022)

BTSB #: 587080 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.3 LG Lexile: 550 F&P: M

Genres: Family Life Chapter Books

Subjects: Decoration and ornament - Fiction Toys - Fiction Mice - Fiction Adventure fiction

Summary: Marco Polo is a retired Christmas ornament, but in his mind he is a great mouse explorer. Because he's tiny and likely to be lost, he is the least-borrowed of the Book Buddies--toys that children can check out of the library just like a book--and he almost never leaves the library. But the little mouse finally meets the right match in Seth, a boy who is about to attend his first sleepover. Are both boy and mouse in for an unexpected adventure?

Rules by Lord, Cynthia 

BTSB Prebound(Scholastic Press, 2006)

BTSB #: 587340 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 3.9 MG RC: 4.5 6-8 Lexile: 780 F&P: R

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Autism - Fiction Siblings - Fiction People with disabilities - Fiction

Summary: Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic.