Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom they must first defeat the bigotry within.

Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

Esme Symes-Smith
(Juvenile Fiction - J Symessm)


Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom they must first defeat the bigotry within.

Fantasy

  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Bob


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Iron Trial


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Savvy


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Iron Trial


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Bob


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Savvy


  • The Shadows


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Shadows


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


Dragons and Marshmallows

While her mother, a vet for magical creatures, is away at a conference, Zoey has an important task: care for any creatures that show up needing help. When a sick baby dragon appears, Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, work together to help the dragon get better. 

Dragons and Marshmallows

Asia Citro
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Citro)
Series: Zoey and Sassafras


While her mother, a vet for magical creatures, is away at a conference, Zoey has an important task: care for any creatures that show up needing help. When a sick baby dragon appears, Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, work together to help the dragon get better. 

Fantasy

  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Princess in Black


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Iron Trial


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Shadows


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Lost Stone


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Savvy


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Bob


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Shadows


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Bob


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Savvy


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Coldfire Curse


The Coldfire Curse

Ruskin, the pet dragon of the Prince of Wrenly, is used to a pampered royal lifestyle. But when another young dragon comes to the palace asking for help breaking an ice curse that has befallen Crestwood, and that could spread to all of Wrenly, he leaves the palace to help.  

The Coldfire Curse

Jordan Quinn
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly v. 1)
Series: The Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly


Ruskin, the pet dragon of the Prince of Wrenly, is used to a pampered royal lifestyle. But when another young dragon comes to the palace asking for help breaking an ice curse that has befallen Crestwood, and that could spread to all of Wrenly, he leaves the palace to help.  

Fantasy

  • Bob


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Lost Stone


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Iron Trial


  • Bob


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Shadows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Savvy


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Shadows


  • The Princess in Black


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Lost Stone


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Savvy


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


Willa the Wisp

8 year old Auggie Pound is a caretaker of mysterious and magical creatures at the Fabled Stables. One day, the stables magically add a new stall for a new creature. But there's a problem: the new creature must be rescued before it can move in, and Auggie must venture into the swamp to find it. 

Willa the Wisp

Jonathan Auxier
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Auxier)
Series: The Fabled Stables


8 year old Auggie Pound is a caretaker of mysterious and magical creatures at the Fabled Stables. One day, the stables magically add a new stall for a new creature. But there's a problem: the new creature must be rescued before it can move in, and Auggie must venture into the swamp to find it. 

Fantasy

  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Bob


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Iron Trial


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Princess in Black


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Savvy


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Princess in Black


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Lost Stone


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Savvy


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Iron Trial


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Shadows


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Bob


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Shadows


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


Grilled Cheese and Dragons

Princess Serena (a.k.a. "Princess Pulverizer") wants to be a knight, but her father says she first must complete a Quest of Kindness and perform eight good deeds to prove she's worthy of Knight School. With help from a friendly dragon named Dribble and a perpetually terrified knight-in-training named Lucas, can she complete her quest and discover what it really takes to be a hero?

Grilled Cheese and Dragons

Nancy E. Krulik
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Krulik)
Series: Princess Pulverizer


Princess Serena (a.k.a. "Princess Pulverizer") wants to be a knight, but her father says she first must complete a Quest of Kindness and perform eight good deeds to prove she's worthy of Knight School. With help from a friendly dragon named Dribble and a perpetually terrified knight-in-training named Lucas, can she complete her quest and discover what it really takes to be a hero?

Fantasy

  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Shadows


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Princess in Black


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Princess in Black


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Bob


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Savvy


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Bob


  • Savvy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Iron Trial


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Shadows


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Iron Trial


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


Goblin Problem!

Goblin Problem!

Diane Walker
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Walker)
Series: Dungeon Academy


As the only human at the prestigious Dungeon Academy, Zelli, who is disguised as a minotaur, tries her best to blend in with the other monsters and creatures at the school, but when she notices a smaller student being bullied by a few of the meanest and scariest, she finds herself in more trouble than she asked for. 

Fantasy

  • Goblin Problem!


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Savvy


  • The Princess in Black


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Bob


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Shadows


  • Bob


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Savvy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Shadows


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Lost Stone


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains

Stay calm and scout it out! Take inventory of what you have. Find shelter. Make a fire. Signal for help. Secure water and food. Follow Scout's trial through the mountains as she explains how to survive if you ever find yourself lost in the wilderness. 

Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains

Eaton Maxwell III
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Survival Scout v. 1)


Stay calm and scout it out! Take inventory of what you have. Find shelter. Make a fire. Signal for help. Secure water and food. Follow Scout's trial through the mountains as she explains how to survive if you ever find yourself lost in the wilderness. 

Adventure

  • Wildwood


  • Pax


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Silverwing


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team


  • The Hike


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Wildwood


  • Bug Boys


  • The Wild Robot


  • Northwind


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Collectors


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Bug Boys


  • Silverwing


  • The Wild Robot


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid


  • The Collectors


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • All Thirteen: The Incredible Cave Rescue of the Thai Boys' Soccer Team


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Northwind


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Hike


  • Pax


  • The Atlas Obscura Explorer's Guide for the World's Most Adventurous Kid


  • Wildfire


  • Wildfire


Things in the Basement

The basement in the new family house is scary to Milo, but he bravely ventures down looking for his baby sister’s special sock. When he finds a hidden door, he realizes the basement is not as small—or as empty—as he thought. Milo must face his fears in this imaginative and unpredictable quest into the unknown. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Things in the Basement

Ben Hatke
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Hatke Things in the Basement)

The basement in the new family house is scary to Milo, but he bravely ventures down looking for his baby sister’s special sock. When he finds a hidden door, he realizes the basement is not as small—or as empty—as he thought. Milo must face his fears in this imaginative and unpredictable quest into the unknown. Recommended for ages 9–12.


Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • Things in the Basement


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Room on the Broom


  • Fox at Night


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Vampire Baby


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Haunted Library


  • Vampire Baby


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted Library


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Room on the Broom


  • Fox at Night


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep

The poems in this classic collection feature vampires, trolls, ghouls, skeletons, and more. Evocative descriptions, such as the “desiccated limbs” of a witch and the “matted hair and jaws that tear” of a werewolf will give readers goosebumps. Chilling illustrations by Arthur Lobel feature the fearsome creatures and often include wandering children unaware of their gruesome fate. While the poems may not be scary enough to give kids actual nightmares, they’re still creepy enough to remind readers that monsters can be deadly. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep

Jack Prelutsky
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 811.54 Pre)

The poems in this classic collection feature vampires, trolls, ghouls, skeletons, and more. Evocative descriptions, such as the “desiccated limbs” of a witch and the “matted hair and jaws that tear” of a werewolf will give readers goosebumps. Chilling illustrations by Arthur Lobel feature the fearsome creatures and often include wandering children unaware of their gruesome fate. While the poems may not be scary enough to give kids actual nightmares, they’re still creepy enough to remind readers that monsters can be deadly. Recommended for ages 9–12.


Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Fox at Night


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Things in the Basement


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Fox at Night


  • The Haunted Library


  • Vampire Baby


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Haunted Library


  • Room on the Broom


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Room on the Broom


In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories

Alvin Schwartz, author of the terrifying Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series, retells several creepy stories from folklore in this collection for younger readers. “When there is no real danger,” Schwartz writes, “feeling scared is fun.” Classic stories like The Green Ribbon and In a Dark, Dark Room provide mild frights, while others, like In the Graveyard and The Pirate end with a laugh. Fans of this book may also enjoy Ghosts!: Ghostly Tales from Folklore, another nonfiction easy reader by Schwartz. Recommended for ages 5–8.

In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories

Alvin Schwartz
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 398.208 Sch)

Alvin Schwartz, author of the terrifying Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series, retells several creepy stories from folklore in this collection for younger readers. “When there is no real danger,” Schwartz writes, “feeling scared is fun.” Classic stories like The Green Ribbon and In a Dark, Dark Room provide mild frights, while others, like In the Graveyard and The Pirate end with a laugh. Fans of this book may also enjoy Ghosts!: Ghostly Tales from Folklore, another nonfiction easy reader by Schwartz. Recommended for ages 5–8.


Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Haunted Library


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted Library


  • Fox at Night


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Hardly Haunted


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Vampire Baby


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Things in the Basement


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Fox at Night


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Room on the Broom


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Room on the Broom


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Things in the Basement


Pages