Webster Bible Church and Webster Christian School Library Blog

Sixteen-year-old Cammie Morgan attends a secret boarding school that trains teenage girls to be spies. Cammie’s skills are put to the test when her roommate’s father candidates for vice president of the United States. Cammie and Macey, with the help of some other exceptional classmates and teachers, elude kidnappers and face other threats on the campaign trail. This [...]

Follett Titlewave Is Origami Yoda real? That’s the question. Sixth-grader, Dwight, created Origami Yoda and wears him on his finger.    When Dwight, considered a “loser” by most of his classmates, talks with Yoda’s voice and dispenses advice, his words of wisdom sometimes turn out to be surprisingly helpful .   One of Dwight’s friends, Tommy, is trying [...]

Follett Titlewave “Since the death of his mother, Tobin’s family life and school life have been in disarray, but after he starts raising chickens with his seventh-grade classmate, Henry, everything starts to fall into place. ” (LC)   No home is perfect.   A lot of homes are more broken than its family members are [...]

Lucy the bear enthusiastically announces to her mother that she is going to make a new friend. Unfortunately, no matter what strategy Lucy uses–introducing herself, trying to fit in, being helpful, asking questions, etc.–things turn out wrong.  Just when Lucy stops trying so hard, a friend finds her. With inviting illustrations and delightful humor, Peter [...]

  Aidan Errolson, like any other twelve year old boy, dreamed of adventure. He wanted to travel the kingdom of Corenwald performing heroic deeds. He got his wish when Corenwald’s long time enemy, the Pyrthen Empire, tried to find a new way to invade. Aidan, with his new friends the Feechiefolk, were faced with the [...]

Fifth-grader Michael K. assists 3 aliens as they try to enlist 3.14 million kids as Spaceheadz. He gains the help of classmates, Venus and TJ, but if they don’t meet the deadline, Earth will get turned off! This chaotic cartoon-filled story will probably appeal to fans of Scieszka, especially the boy readers that he targets. [...]

It’s 1962, and 5th-grader Franny Chapman lives in fear of an atomic attack by the Russians on her Washington, D.C.-area neighborhood. Air-raid drills at school, her Air Force father on high alert, President Kennedy delivering somber speeches on TV, and her Uncle Otts building a bomb  shelter in their yard–all these things add to her [...]

Little Pea is happy living with Mama and Papa Pea and playing with his pea pals.   There’s only one problem.   He doesn’t like eating his dinner–candy, candy, candy!   When he finally chokes down the required 5 pieces of candy for dinner, Little Pea is jubilant to receive spinach for dessert!  Yum, yum, extra yum.   [...]

  Uncle Murray stays with Puppy and Kitty for the week while their family takes a trip.  In fits of paranoia, Kitty projects all kinds of evil intentions on pet-loving Uncle Murray–and cartoon mayhem ensues! OK. I admit it. I’m a cartoon snob. My straight-laced middle-aged female librarian heart considers all books with cartoons guilty [...]