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Please enjoy some downloadble titles hand selected by the staff at the Newport Beach Public Library. We think these are some great titles to read out loud with your family and will be updating this list from time to time to feature a wide variety of titles.
Animal StoriesThe One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Classics
Holes by Louis Sachar
The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling
The Little Prince by Atoine de Saint-Exupéry
Mary Poppins by P. L. Travers
Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater
The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Fantasy
The Borrowers by Mary Norton
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone by J. K. Rowling
Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, illus. by Jules Feiffer
The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo, illus. by Timothy Basil Ering
Historical Fiction
P. S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George Spears
Mystery
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by E. L. Konigsburg
Hoot by Carl Hiaasen
Mr. and Mrs. Bunny - Detective Extraordinaire by Polly Horvath
Realistic Fiction
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
Wonder by R. J. Palacio
The Year of the Book by Andrea Cheng, illus Abigail Halpin
Science Fiction
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
For recommendations specific to your particular tastes, feel free to contact us directly.