Day the world stopped turning by Morpurgo, Michael 

BTSB Prebound(Feiwel and Friends, 2019)

BTSB #: 659217 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 5.8 MG+ Lexile: 900

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Autistic children - Fiction World War, 1939-1945 - France - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Romanies - Fiction Soldiers - Fiction Hope - Fiction Human-animal communication - Fiction Flamingos - Fiction Camargue (France) - History|y20th century - Fiction France - History|y1940-1945, German occupation - Fiction

Summary: In the unique landscape of the Camargue in the South of France during WW2, a young autistic boy lives on his parents' farm among the salt flats and the flamingos that live there. There are lots of things he doesn't understand, but he does know how to heal animals. He loves routine and music too; every week he goes to market with his mother, to ride his special horse on the town carousel. But then the Germans come, with their guns, and take the town.

Do not go in there! by Horn, Ariel 

BTSB Prebound(Imprint, 2020)

BTSB #: 463771 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-7   


Genres: Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Monsters - Fiction Humorous fiction Doors - Fiction Fear - Fiction Hope - Fiction Attitude (Psychology) - Fiction

Summary: Monsters Morton and Bogart encounter a closed door. Bogart wants to make sure it stays totally closed, but Morton imagines there are amazing experiences beyond! A story on the power of imagination while touching on themes of anxiety, curiosity, and bravery.

Dreams for a daughter by Weatherford, Carole Boston 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2021)

BTSB #: 924767 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   
AR: 3.4 LG Lexile: 730 AD

Genres: Multicultural Family Life

Subjects: Mother-daughter relationship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Hope - Fiction

Summary: A black mother describes her dreams for her newborn daughter, and her hopes for a future in which her little one will grow to cross borders and bridge boundaries, be her best self, and find love.

Hobart by Briggs, Anita 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2007)

BTSB #: P00147 Available

Dewey: EAges: 5-8   


Genres: Animals

Subjects: Pigs - Fiction Farm life - Fiction Domestic animals - Fiction Hope - Fiction

Summary: Four budding artists, a tap dancer, a poet, a singer, and an acrobat, who just happen to be pigs, live out their dreams and avoid becoming bacon.

Hugo and the Impossible Thing by Smith, Renee Felice 

BTSB Prebound(Flamingo Books, 2021)

BTSB #: 827129 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-7   
F&P: K

Genres: Animals

Subjects: Determination (Personality trait) - Fiction Hope - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Forest animals - Fiction

Summary: All the forest animals know it is impossible to make it through the Impossible Thing, but a small dog named Hugo is determined to try, inspiring hope in his friends.

Rain before rainbows by Prasadam-Halls, Smriti 

BTSB Prebound(Candlewick Press, 2020)

BTSB #: 730342 Available

Dewey: EAges: 3-7   
F&P: L

Genres: Fantasy Fiction

Subjects: Grief - Fiction Loss (Psychology) - Fiction Foxes - Fiction Hope - Fiction Optimism - Fiction Stories in rhyme

Summary: In this heartfelt story about courage, change, and moving on, a girl and her companion fox travel together away from a sorrowful past, through challenging and stormy times, toward color and light and life.