Arcadia Public Library

Seventh-grader Tristan Strong feels anything but strong ever since he failed to save his best friend when they were in a bus accident together. All he has left of Eddie is the journal his friend wrote stories in. Tristan is dreading the month he's going to spend on his grandparents' farm. But on his first night there, a sticky creature shows up and steals Eddie's notebook. Tristan chases after it, and a tug-of-war ensues between them underneath a...

Welcome to the Old Plantation, a place where rabbits trick, foxes hunt, turtles race, possums play dead, bears swing upside-down, and everyone gets caught up in the laughter and music of life. You will too.

Mose the fireman. Relates the tall tale adventures of Mose Humphries, a nineteenth-century fireman in New York City. Stormalong. Recounts some of the astounding adventures of the legendary New England sea captain who could tie an octopus in knots. Pecos Bill. Incidents from the life of Pecos Bill, from his childhood among the coyotes to his unusual wedding day. Brer Rabbit and Boss Lion. When mean old Boss Lion threatens the peaceful folk of Brer...