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

  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Shadows


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Savvy


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Iron Trial


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Savvy


  • The Lost Stone


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Princess in Black


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Bob


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Shadows


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Bob


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Iron Trial


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


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

  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Bob


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Savvy


  • The Shadows


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Shadows


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Savvy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Iron Trial


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Princess in Black


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Lost Stone


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Bob


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Princess in Black


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


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

  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Iron Trial


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Bob


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Lost Stone


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Shadows


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Bob


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Savvy


  • Savvy


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Shadows


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


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

  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Bob


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Bob


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Princess in Black


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Iron Trial


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Iron Trial


  • Savvy


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Savvy


  • The Shadows


  • The Shadows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Artemis Fowl


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

  • Savvy


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Bob


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Iron Trial


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Shadows


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Savvy


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Shadows


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Princess in Black


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Bob


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Howl's Moving Castle


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

  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Bob


  • The Shadows


  • The Lost Stone


  • Bob


  • Savvy


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Princess in Black


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Savvy


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Shadows


  • The Iron Trial


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Iron Trial


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


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

  • The Collectors


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Silverwing


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Wildwood


  • Wildwood


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Silverwing


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Heroes Unite!


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


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


  • Mountain Top Mystery


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


  • Wildfire


  • Northwind


  • How to Stay Invisible


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


  • The Hike


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Collectors


  • Bug Boys


  • Northwind


  • Pax


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Wild Robot


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Bug Boys


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Hike


  • Wildfire


  • Pax


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Wild Robot


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

  • Fox at Night


  • The Haunted Library


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Vampire Baby


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted Library


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Room on the Broom


  • Fox at Night


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Things in the Basement


  • Room on the Broom


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


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

  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Room on the Broom


  • Vampire Baby


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Things in the Basement


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Haunted Library


  • Fox at Night


  • Fox at Night


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted Library


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Room on the Broom


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Things in the Basement


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

  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Vampire Baby


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted Library


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Fox at Night


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Things in the Basement


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Things in the Basement


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Fox at Night


  • The Haunted Library


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


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