Everything depends on Raymie, and she has a plan. Her dad ran off with the dental hygienist and Raymie just knows that if she wins the Little Miss Central Florida Tire Competition her father will see it in the paper, leave the hygienist, and come back home. She wasn't counting on competition like Louisiana Elefante who comes from a show business family but faints at the drop of a hat, and Beverly Tapinski who wants to sabotage the contest. Each of the girls has their own troubles to overcome. Who will win the contest? What will Raymie say when she finally gets to talk to her dad? What are the secrets the other girls are reluctant to talk about?
Like other Kate DiCamillo books, "Ramie Nightingale" is a heartwarming tale of three girls who are at odds with each other at first, but must come together to face a few challenges. School Library Journal recommends this title for grades four to seven. Click on the link above to reserve a copy today.
--Trea P., Bridgeton Trails
St. Louis County Library is a great place for families to gather and discover the joys of reading. We encourage reading in many ways but one of my favorites is our annual Family Read Night. This year's Family Read Night will be held on Friday, September 11, 7:00 p.m. at the Headquarters branch. Doors will open at 6:00 p.m.
This year we welcome two children's literature giants on the same stage!
R.L. Stine is the king of scary stories with his Goosebumps series. Kids just can't get enough of them. Those books spawned a TV show in the 1990s and be on the lookout for a new movie starring Jack Black in theaters this fall.
Marc Brown is best known for the adored Arthur books which launched a kid's cartoon that is still going strong after almost twenty years. Brown also illustrates many picture books for other authors.
These two authors have teamed up for a not-so-cuddly picture book "The Little Shop of Monsters"where you don't choose the monsters, the monsters choose you.
--Desiree S., Headquarters
April is going to be a fantastic month for author events here at the St. Louis County Library! Be sure to come out for at least one (or all) of them.
Friday, April 4, 7:00 p.m. Daniel Boone Branch
First up will be Brandon Mull. Mull is the author of the hugely popular Fablehaven series as well as the Candy Shop War series and Beyonders series. He will be promoting a new series "Sky Raiders: Five Kingdoms." Cole Randolph was just trying to have a fun time with his friends on
Halloween. But when a
spooky haunted house turns out to be a portal to something much
creepier, Cole finds himself on an adventure on a whole different level.
Saturday, April 5, 7:00 p.m. Headquarters Branch
Have we got a treat for you! The Middle Grade Reader Showcase featuring Eoin Colfer, Jonathan Stroud and Ridley Pearson is going to be a blast! Three great authors on one stage equals awesome.
Author of the sensationally popular Artemis Fowl series, Eoin Colfer
discusses his new W.A.R.P series, a wickedly smart science fiction
series featuring a wormhole time machine, a teen FBI agent, and a
magician turned assassin. Jonathan Stroud, creator of the bestselling
Bartimaeus trilogy, presents his new paranormal series Lockwood & Co. about a ghost detective agency. And St. Louis favorite Ridley
Pearson presents the seventh installment in his sensationally popular
Kingdom Keepers series, a collaborative project written through feedback
from his fans around the world.
Monday, April 7, 7:00 p.m. Headquarters Branch
Melissa De La Cruz is a popular teen/adult author. Packed with royal politics, shocking betrayals, forbidden affairs, and
uneasy alliances, "The Ring and the Crown" is the first installment in a
new alternate history fantasy series and follows the lives of a
princess and young sorceress who switch places to rule the most powerful
empire the world has ever seen. De la Cruz is also the author of the
popular Blue Blood series and "The Witches of East End," now a Lifetime
television series.
Saturday, April 19, 7:00 p.m. Headquarters Branch
10th Annual Family Read Night Featuring Lemony Snicket
The
mysterious Lemony Snicket is the author of the sensationally popular "A Series of Unfortunate Events" and "All the Wrong Questions."
For more information about author events click here.
--Desiree S., Headquarters
St. Louis County Library is pleased to announce our 8th annual Family Read Night with featured guest Cal Ripken Jr. Ripken has written a new series of chapter books for young readers that are sure to please baseball lovers. His newest book "Super-Sized Slugger" will be here soon.
Click here for more information on Family Read Night.
