Cañon City Public Library

A young boy grows to manhood and old age experiencing the love and generosity of a tree which gives to him without thought of return.

Have you ever considered running away to Antarctica? Of course you have! Because its a land free of worries and responsibilities! All of your problems will surely be blown away by the icy winds of that lawless paradise! . . . Wont they? Think again, my friend. This penguin has come to tell you that his life down there is no more a picnic than yours is here. For starters, it is FREEZING. Also, penguins have a ton of natural predators. Plus, can you...

Upon finding a toy rabbit in the forest, Bear tries his very best to return it to its home but by the time its owner appears, Bear has become attached to Bunny.

"Auggie knows he's not an ordinary kid. He does plenty of ordinary things. He feels ordinary. He just doesn't look ordinary. Growing up as an ordinary boy with an extraordinary face isn't easy, but Auggie is a wonder. He and his trusty sidekick, Daisy, play ball, eat ice cream, and use their imaginations to soar through their days together. They know it's not just Auggie who's different. Everyone is different, and everyone is a wonder - if only they...

"While Lena navigates the increasingly dangerous Wilds, her best friend, Hana, lives a safe, loveless life in Portland."--

Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death.

"Jon Evans is one of the lucky ones--until he realizes that escaping his safe haven may be the only way to truly survive"--

Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police.

Illustrations and easy-to-read text celebrate the bonds of love that connect us all.

Born on an unlucky day that leaves her cursed to die on her eleventh birthday, a young girl named Morrigan Crow hopes to avoid her fate by earning a position in the Wundrous Society and thereby securing a safe home in a magical land called Nevermoor. But first she must compete against hundreds of other children in four very dangerous trials.