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 Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Shadows


  • The Iron Trial


  • Savvy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Bob


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Shadows


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Iron Trial


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Lost Stone


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Savvy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Bob


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 Iron Trial


  • Savvy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Princess in Black


  • Bob


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Princess in Black


  • Bob


  • Savvy


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Shadows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Shadows


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Lost Stone


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • 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

  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Savvy


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Savvy


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Shadows


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Shadows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Princess in Black


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Bob


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Bob


  • The Iron Trial


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


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

  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Iron Trial


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Shadows


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Savvy


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Shadows


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Savvy


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Bob


  • Bob


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Princess in Black


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


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

  • Bob


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Princess in Black


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Shadows


  • Savvy


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Lost Stone


  • Savvy


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Iron Trial


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Princess in Black


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Iron Trial


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Shadows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Bob


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

  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Iron Trial


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Bob


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Savvy


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Shadows


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Lost Stone


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Shadows


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Bob


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Savvy


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Willa the Wisp


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 Cardboard Kingdom


  • Wildwood


  • The Collectors


  • Heroes Unite!


  • The Wild Robot


  • The Collectors


  • Northwind


  • The Hike


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Wildfire


  • Silverwing


  • Northwind


  • Pax


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Hike


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


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Bug Boys


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


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


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


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Pax


  • The Wild Robot


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Bug Boys


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Silverwing


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • How to Stay Invisible


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


  • Wildwood


  • 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

  • Vampire Baby


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Vampire Baby


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted Library


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Fox at Night


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Room on the Broom


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Room on the Broom


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Haunted Library


  • Fox at Night


  • Things in the Basement


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


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

  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Haunted Library


  • Fox at Night


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Fox at Night


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Things in the Basement


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Room on the Broom


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Things in the Basement


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Haunted Library


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Creepy Crayon!


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

  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Fox at Night


  • Fox at Night


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Room on the Broom


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Haunted Library


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Haunted Library


  • Vampire Baby


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Things in the Basement


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Room on the Broom


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Things in the Basement


  • 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


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Vampire Baby


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!


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