Alamosa Public Library

Best friends, neighbors, and cousins, Slingshot and Burp outfit themselves like Old West cowboys to charge boldly into the Southwestern desert that is their backyard, finding themselves boots-deep in adventure.

After an abusive childhood in 1930s New York, Cedric Wymann, now orphaned, is taken in by a cousin suffering from mustard gas poisoning who becomes a father, helps him reconnect with friends, and finds him a fencing teacher, giving Cedric a means to avenge past wrongs and forge a better future.

In early 1980s New Mexico, thirteen-year-old Jackson Jones recruits his cousins and sisters to help tend an elderly neighbor's neglected apple orchard for the chance to make big money and, perhaps, to own the orchard.

"Cousins Mike and Kate investigate after Marco and Pedro, the twin batters from the Minnesota Twins, are subjected to a water-balloon attack"--

When he goes to visit his grandparents and his cousin on the island of Tobago, Gregory misses home at first, but as he gets to know both the island ways and his relatives, Gregory begins to enjoy himself.

Eight-year-old cousins Patrick and Beth find themselves 1450's England during the War of the Roses, where they discover the missing treasures and meet the person who has been sending notes through the Imagination Station.

During a visit to the Chicago Cubs' Wrigley field, cousins Mike and Kate investigate why someone has been tampering with the famous ivy vines growing on the outfield walls. Includes historical note.

Chronicles the adventures of Princess Bella and her pet unicorn and best friend for life, Glimmer.

Lucius, Smiley and Phoney are attacked by rat creatures in the forrest, barely making it to Lucius' tavern. At the farm, Fone Bone and Thorn are having strange dreams and Gran'ma Ben suddenly begins revealing long-kept secrets and new dangers.

"One day Maisy wakes up to a wonderful surprise: it's snowing! After putting on her coat, scarf, and gloves, she heads outside, where everything looks beautiful covered in snow, even if it's cold. Brrr! In the park, Eddie and Cyril are catching snowflakes on their tongues, while Charley and Tallulah throw snowballs. Maisy joins in the fun, and soon she and her friends are building a snowman and sledding down a hill. Yippee! When it gets too cold,...