Regional Library System Book Sets

Listed below are the book sets owned by all the Nebraska Regional Library Systems. If you see a set that you wish to check out, please contact the proper system. Phone numbers and email addresses for all the systems are listed following the book titles. Enjoy!

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie -10 copies	SELS
The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson -10 copies	SELS
Always Faithful by Julie Miller - 6 copies	MLS
Anna's Blizzard by Allison Hart - 20 copies	NELS
As Simple as Snow, by Gregory Galloway	ELS
A Bird in the House by Margaret Laurence, 22 copies	NELS
Black Elk Speaks by John G. Neihardt – 40 copies	MLS
Black Juice by Margo Lanagan - 15 copies-Paperback	SELS
Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems by John Grandits— Poetry - 15 copies	SELS
The Book Thief (with study guide) Marcus Zusack 20 9th-Adult Yes	RVLS
The Book Thief by Marcus Zusak - 10 copies, 1 CD	NELS
The Book Thief by Markus Zukas - Two sets of 10 copies	MLS
The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak	ELS
Breaking Point by Alex Flinn	ELS
The Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson – 14 copies	MLS
The Cabin Faced West by Jean Fritz – 16 copies	MLS
The Ceremony and Other Stories by Weldon Kees – 3 copies	MLS
Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson - 20 copies	MLS
City of Ember Jeanne DuPrau 20 Copies 5th-8th	RVLS
City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau	ELS
Copper Sun by Sharon M. Draper - 15 copies-Paperback	SELS
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam Cynthia Kadohata - 20 copies 5th—8th	RVLS
Crazy Horse by Mari Sandoz - 15 copies	MLS
Crazy Horse by Mari Sandoz - 30 copies	NELS
Crazy Horse Mari Sandoz - 18 copies - Adult	RVLS
Crossing the Wire by Will Hobbs - 20 copies	NELS
Crossing the Wire, by Will Hobbs	ELS
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, by Mark Haddon	ELS
Dakota: A Piritual Georgraphy by Kathleen Norris - 5 copies	NELS
Dealing With Dragons by Patricia Wrede - 20 copies	MLS
Diamonds in the Shadow by Carolyn B Cooney, 15 copies	NELS
Downsiders, by Neal Shusterman	ELS
Dread Locks: Dark Fusion #1, by Neal Shusterman	ELS
Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie, by Jordon Sonnenblick	ELS
Eagle Blue Michael D’orso - 20 copies - 10th—Adult	RVLS
Elijah of Buxton (with study guide) Christopher Paul Curtis - 20 copies - 3rd—7th	RVLS
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis - 20 copies	NELS
Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine - 15 Copies	MLS
Escape:The Story of the Great Houdini Sid Fleischman - 20 copies - 4th—8th	RVLS
Esperanza Rising (with study guide) Pam Munoz Ryan- 20 copies - 4th—9th	RVLS
The Falconer's Knot by Mary Hoffman - 20 copies	NELS
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson - 20 copies	NELS
A Friend at Midnighy by Carolyne B Cooney	PLS
A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer	ELS
Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald - 8 copies	NELS
Green Glass Sea (with study guide) Ellen Klages 15 Copies - 5th —8th	RVLS
Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages - 15 copies	NELS
The Green Glass Sea, by Ellen Klages	ELS
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen - 20 copies	MLS
Hattie Big Sky (with study guide) Kirby Larson 20 copies - 7th—12th	RVLS
Haunted by Heather Graham – 12 copies	MLS
Heat by Mike Lupica - 15 copies-Paperback & 1 CD	SELS
Heat Mike Lupica - 20 copies - 4th—7th	RVLS
Holes (with study guide) Louis Sachar - 20 copies - 5th—9th	RVLS
The Home Place by Wright Morris – 17 copies	MLS
Hunger of Mercy by Richard Rodriguez – 16 copies	NELS
Hurt Go Happy by Ginny Rorby - 15 copies-Paperback	SELS
I Am Legend, by Richard Matheson	ELS
I am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak	ELS
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou – 8 copies	NELS
Impossible by Nancy Werlin - 10 copies-Hardcover	SELS
Ink Heart by Cornelia Funke - 15 Copies	MLS
Invisible, by Pete Hautman	ELS
Jazz Walter Dean Myers - 20 copies - 5th—9th	RVLS
Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos - 20 copies	MLS
The Landry News by Andrew Clements - 20 copies	MLS
A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich - 10 Copies	MLS
A Lantern in Her Hand by Bess Streeter Aldrich - 10 copeis	NELS
Lawn Boy by Gary Paulsen - 20 copies	NELS
Life As We Knew It, by Susan Beth Pfeffer	ELS
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan - 20 copies	MLS
The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan	ELS
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis – 16 copies	MLS
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow - 10 copies-Hardcover	SELS
Looking for Alaska, by John Green	ELS
Lost in Translation: A Life in a New Language by Eva Hoffman – 12 copies	NELS
Luck by Jean Craighead George - 20 copies	NELS
Middle School is Worse Than Meatloaf by Jennifer L Holm - 20 copies	NELS
Mission Compromised by Oliver North - 12 copies	MLS
Morgan's Run by Colleen McCullough - 10 copies	MLS
My Antonia by Willa Cather – 17 copies	MLS
My Daniel by Pam Conrad - 20 copies	MLS
My Dog May Be a Genius (poetry) Jack Prelutsky - 20 copies - K—5th	RVLS
The Names by N. Scott Momaday – 16 copies	NELS
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman - 20 copies	MLS
New Moon, by Stephenie Meyer	ELS
Nobody’s Princess by Esther M. Friesner - 15 copies-Paperback	SELS
O Pioneers! by Willa Cather – 19 copies	MLS
Old Jules by Mari Sandoz - 15 copies	NELS
Once Upon a Town by Bob Greene - 15 copies	NELS
One False Move Alex Kava 12 Adult No	RVLS
One False Move by Alex Kava - 10 copies	NELS
One False Move by Alex Kava - 20 copies	MLS
Our Lady of the Forest by David Guterson – 10 copies	MLS
Our White House: Looking In Looking Out by 108 Renowned Authors and Illus. - 10 copies	SELS
Peak by Roland Smith - 20 copies	MLS
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld - 20 copies	MLS
A Perfect Snow by Nora Martin	ELS
Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi - 15 copies-Paperback	SELS
Petey by Ben Mikaelson - 20 copies	NELS
Petey, by Ben Mikaelsen	ELS
Pretties, by Scott Westerfeld	ELS
Pride of Baghdad by Brian K. Vaughan - 15 copies-Paperback	SELS
Punished by David Lubar - 20 copies	MLS
Red Glass by Laura Resau, 15 copies	NLS
Regarding the Fountain by Kate Klise - 20 copies	MLS
Re-Gifters (graphic novel) Mike Carey - 16 copies 7th—12th	RVLS
Rescue Josh McGuire by Ben Michaelsen - 15 copies, 4th-6th grade	MLS
Rescue Josh McGuire by Ben Mikaelsen 15 copies, 4th-6th grade	RVLS
Rescue Josh McGuire by Bob Mikaelson - 14 copies, 4th-6th grade	NELS
Rescue Josh McGuire, by Ben Mikaelsen - Copies, 4th-6th grade	ELS
Restoring the Burnt Child by William Kloefkorn - 10 copies, Adult	NELS
Restoring the Burnt Child by William Kloefkorn - 10 copies, Adult	MLS
Restoring the Burnt Child by William Kloefkorn 10 copies, Adult	RVLS
Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan - 20 copies	NELS
Room One by Andrew Clements, 21 copies	NELS
Rules (with study guide) Cynthia Lord, 20 copies, 4th—6th grade	RVLS
Rules by Cynthia Lord - 20 copies, 4th—6th grade	MLS
Runner, by Carl Deuker	ELS
Running Out of Time by Margaret Peterson Haddix - 20 copies	MLS
Savage Beauty the life of Edna St. Vincent Millay by Nancy Mitford – 10 copies	MLS
The Schwa Was Here by Neal Shusterman - 20 copies	MLS
Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan - 20 copies, 1 CD (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, #2)	NELS
Shattering Glass by Gail Giles	ELS
Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor – 19 copies	MLS
Shingling the Fog and Other Plains Lies by Roger Welsch – 35 copies	MLS
Sledding Hill by Chris Crutcher 15 copies	SELS
Sledding Hill, by Chris Crutcher	ELS
Sleeping Freshman Never Lie, by David Lubar	ELS
Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie David Lubar - 20 copies - 7th—12th	RVLS
So Yesterday, by Scott Westerfeld	ELS
Sojourner Truth by Nell Irvin Painter – 10 copies	NELS
Specials, by Scott Westerfeld	ELS
Stiff: the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach -15 copies-Paperback & 1 CD	SELS
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, by Mary Roach	ELS
A Story Like the Wind by Laurens VanDer Post - 9 copies	MLS
Stranded Ben Mikaelsen - 20 copies -4th-6th grade	RVLS
Stuck in Neutral by Terry Truman - 10 copies-Paperback	SELS
Taker by J.M. Steele -15 copies-Paperback	SELS
The Titan's Curse by Rick Riordan - 20 copies	MLS
Tornado! by Betsy Byars - 20 copies	NELS
Touching Spirit Bear Ben Mikaelsen - 17 copies 5th—8th grade	RVLS
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen - 20 copies	MLS
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt – 15 copies	MLS
Twilight, by Stephenie Meyer	ELS
Twisted, by Laurie Halse Anderson	ELS
Uglies, by Scott Westerfeld	ELS
Uglies by Scott Westerfeld -15 copies-Paperback	SELS
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D Schmidt - 20 copies	NELS
What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell - 10 copies-Hardcover	SELS
Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls - 20 copies	MLS
White Star: A Dog on the Titanic by Marty Crisp - 20 copies	MLS
Yellow Flag by Robert Lipsyte - 20 copies	NELS

System Contact Information:

Eastern Library System (ESL)

Kathy Tooker, Administrator

E-mail: ktooker@alltel.net

11929 Elm Street, Suite 12

Omaha, NE 68144

PH: 402-330-7884

800-627-7884

FAX: 402-330-1859

Assistant: Nancy Meyer

Meridian Library System (MLS)

Sharon Osenga, Administrator

E-mail: sosenga@frontiernet.net

3423 Second Avenue, Suite 6

Kearney, NE 68847

PH: 308-234-2087

800-657-2192

FAX: 308-234-4040

Assistant: Delilah Gillming

Northeast Library System (NELS)

Kathy Ellerton, Administrator

E-mail: nelibry@megavision.com

3038 33rd Avenue, Suite 13

Columbus, NE 68601-2334

PH: 402-564-1586

800-578-1014

FAX: 402-564-7977

Assistant: Shelia Cermak

Panhandle Library System (PLS)

Marjorie Harrison, Coordinator

E-mail: Marjorie Harrison

1517 Broadway, Suite 129

Scottsbluff, NE 69361

PH: 308-632-1350

888-879-5303

FAX: 308-632-3978

Assistant:

Republican Valley Library System (RVLS)

Sherry Houston, Administrator

E-mail: rvlsadmin@inebraska.com

2727 West 2nd Street

Suite 233

Hastings, NE 68901

PH: 402-462-1975

800-569-4961

FAX: 402-462-1974

Assistant: Kay Kloppenborg

Last Updated: 07.2009

Southeast Library System (SELS)

Brenda Ealey, Administrator

E-mail: bsealey@alltel.net

5730 R. Street

Suite C-1

Lincoln, NE 68505

PH: 402-467-6188

800-288-6063

FAX: 402-467-6196

Assistant: Jenni Puchalla