• General Recommendations
  • Staff-Created List

CRRL Guest Picks: Principal Harold Morton

Harold Morton is principal at Salem Elementary in Spotsylvania. Here, he shares some favorite books for young readers.

Central Rappahannock Regional Library

8 items

  • "This is a story of a little girl who becomes friends with a scruffy dog. Together, they have adventures and meet a retired librarian who shares amazing stories. Later, Opal, the little girl, must fight to find her dog and keep her from being taken…
    Book, 2005Waterville, Maine : Thorndike Press, 2005. — FICTION DiC
  • "This book is about an impulsive little boy who makes lots of bad decisions. Some say he is hyper; others say he is just wired. Either way, you'll enjoy the odd things that go through his mind. Maybe we've all made some of the same bad choices that…
    Book, 1998New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998. — FICTION Gan
  • "Junie B. Jones is a first grader who is impulsive and loud and lovable. Read about all of her adventures." First of a series. Also available as an eBook and on audio.
    Book, 2012New York : Random House, [2012], ©2012. — FICTION Par
  • "Kenny, a small rabbit, finds himself in the middle of an epic battle between a local retired knight and dragon-slayer and an intelligent dragon. The townspeople demand a battle. How can Kenny prevent this tragedy?" Also available on audio CD.
    Book, 2008New York : Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, [2008], ©2008. — FICTION DiT
  • "This is a classic story of siblings competing to earn money with their lemonade stands. Will it be the brother who can talk to anyone or the math-smart little sister? There's no telling if this battle will ever end." Also available as an eBook and…
    Book, 2007Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2007. — FICTION Dav
  • "Cam is a kid with a photographic memory who helps her friends solve mysteries." Also available on audio to download. First of the Cam Jansen series.
    Paperback, 2004New York : Puffin, 2004.
  • "This book starts as a story about a teenage boy and his dad going to rescue a dog and turns into an adventure on a school bus with a tough girl, a cool guy, and a wise, old dog who take on some bad guys." Also available on audio CD.
    Book, 2013New York : Wendy Lamb Books, [2013], ©2013. — FICTION Pau
  • "This is the story about the life of a class' pet hamster who makes observations about the humans around him." Also available as an eBook and on audio CD.
    Paperback, 2005New York : Puffin, 2005.