Book Recommendations

Twelve-year-old Mike (short for Michaela) is inseparable from her brother Red. then one day Red disappears. One minute he is here, the next…gone. No warning. No time to prepare. This is a story that is equal parts mystery, romance and tragedy. It is the story of how the memories of those we have lost can help transform our fears of being alone into a greater appreciation of what remains.

Mrs. Branyon

When Sarah Byrnes was three years old she was badly burned in a mysterious accident and her father refused to allow her to get reconstructive surgery.   Eric Calhoun, Moby to his friends, eats constantly and has the size to prove it.  Because they both have the “terminal uglies” as they call it, Sarah and Eric become best friends.  When Eric joins the high school swim team and starts to slim down and Sarah confronts the “mystery” of her accident, their friendship undergoes a test that leaves Sarah hospitalized.  Will they be able to get through the pain and come out on the other side stronger?  Chirs Crutcher weaves a powerful story about the joys and pains of friendship.

Mrs. Branyon

Scout Finch lives in the South of the Great Depression.  Her father Atticus Finch and her brother Jem and their maid Calpurnia all contribute to the growth and development of this 6 year old.  It is the year she discovers prejudice, hatred, and violence.  Yet with these discoveries, she finds that her father is one of the best people she has ever known, her brother is her hero, and the mysterious Boo Radley is not as scary as she has always thought.

Mrs. Branyon

If someone invited you to go to a new and different galaxy, would you go?  Meg Murry and Charles Wallace decide definitely yes they would go to rescue their father and bring him back to the dimension where they live.  Can they do it or will they be defeated by the evil forces which are trying to stop them?

Mrs. Branyon