The kids are home for another week, the gifts that looked so tempting just days ago have lost some of their luster, the wallet is empty and the weather dictates indoor activities. Welcome to the season of The Bored and the Broke.  Luckily, the public library shines in times like this.

To your rescue, we offer this end of the year list. Hopefully you will find something for everyone trapped inside for the foreseeable future. Venture out to your favorite branch library and let the gathering begin.

Picture Books

Bear Despair by Gaëtan Dorémus

Cold Snap by Eileen Spinelli

Red Knit Cap Girl by Naoko Stoop

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Lemonade in Winter: A Book About Two Kids Counting Money by Emily Jenkins and G. Brian Karas

Abe Lincoln’s Dream by Lane Smith

House held up by trees : not far from here… by  Ted Kooser

I’m Bored by Michael Ian Black

 Readers

Sadie and Ratz by Sonya Hartnett

Chapter Books

Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

Amar’e Stoudemire basketball series titles, Home Court and the STAT titles (Standing tall and talented)

Wonder by RJ Palacio

Earwig and the Witch by Diana Wynne Jones

Summer of the Gypsy Moths by Sara Pennypacker

See you at Harry’s by Jo Knowles

Teens

Where things come back by John Corey Whaley

The Throne of Glass by Sarah Maas

Purity by Jackson Pearce

The Dark Unwinding by Sharon Cameron

The Humming Room by Ellen Porter

Perks of being a wallflower by Stephen Chbosky, (DVD currently on order for the library)

Many thanks to our selection librarians in Limitless Libraries and the Main Children’s department for their suggestions.

And remember, “Libraries will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no libraries.”

-laurie