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

  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Princess in Black


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Princess in Black


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Iron Trial


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Iron Trial


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Savvy


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Bob


  • Bob


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Shadows


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Lost Stone


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Savvy


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Shadows


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

  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Shadows


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Bob


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Savvy


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Bob


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Savvy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Lost Stone


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Iron Trial


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Shadows


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


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

  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Lost Stone


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Savvy


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Shadows


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Savvy


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Bob


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Bob


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Lost Stone


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Shadows


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

  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Shadows


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Princess in Black


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Lost Stone


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Iron Trial


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Princess in Black


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Bob


  • Bob


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Savvy


  • The Shadows


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Savvy


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

  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Iron Trial


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Savvy


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Savvy


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Bob


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Princess in Black


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Shadows


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Shadows


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Bob


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Lost Stone


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Princess in Black


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Adventurers Guild


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

  • Bob


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Iron Trial


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Shadows


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Princess in Black


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Bob


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Shadows


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Savvy


  • Savvy


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Lost Stone


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Princess in Black


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

  • Pax


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • The Collectors


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


  • Wildfire


  • The Collectors


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Bug Boys


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Pax


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


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


  • Northwind


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Wildwood


  • The Wild Robot


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


  • Silverwing


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Wildfire


  • The Wild Robot


  • Wildwood


  • Bug Boys


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


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


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Hike


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Silverwing


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Northwind


  • Heroes Unite!


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Hike


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


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

  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Haunted Library


  • Fox at Night


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Things in the Basement


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Things in the Basement


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Vampire Baby


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Room on the Broom


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Room on the Broom


  • Fox at Night


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Haunted Library


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


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

  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Haunted Library


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Fox at Night


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Room on the Broom


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • 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


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Room on the Broom


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Things in the Basement


  • Things in the Basement


  • Vampire Baby


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Fox at Night


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Haunted Library


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


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

  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Fox at Night


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Hardly Haunted


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Room on the Broom


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Things in the Basement


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted Library


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Things in the Basement


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Haunted Library


  • Vampire Baby


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Room on the Broom


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Vampire Baby


  • Fox at Night


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