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 Iron Trial


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Savvy


  • The Lost Stone


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Iron Trial


  • Bob


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Bob


  • Savvy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Shadows


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • 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

  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Lost Stone


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Bob


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Savvy


  • The Princess in Black


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Shadows


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Bob


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Savvy


  • The Shadows


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Iron Trial


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

  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Savvy


  • The Princess in Black


  • Bob


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Savvy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Shadows


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Shadows


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Bob


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Princess in Black


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


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

  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Lost Stone


  • Bob


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Savvy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Savvy


  • The Iron Trial


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Shadows


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Princess in Black


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Bob


  • The Shadows


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Princess in Black


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Howl's Moving Castle


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

  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Bob


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Bob


  • The Princess in Black


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Savvy


  • The Lost Stone


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Shadows


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Lost Stone


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Shadows


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Princess in Black


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Iron Trial


  • Savvy


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


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 Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Savvy


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Iron Trial


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Shadows


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Shadows


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Savvy


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Princess in Black


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Lost Stone


  • Bob


  • Bob


  • The Lost Stone


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 Canyon's Edge


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Northwind


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


  • Bug Boys


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Wild Robot


  • Silverwing


  • Pax


  • Pax


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Wildwood


  • Mountain Top Mystery


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


  • Silverwing


  • Bug Boys


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • 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


  • Wildfire


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Hike


  • The Collectors


  • The Collectors


  • Wildfire


  • Wildwood


  • The Hike


  • The Wild Robot


  • Northwind


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Heroes Unite!


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 Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Things in the Basement


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Vampire Baby


  • Fox at Night


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Haunted Library


  • Fox at Night


  • Things in the Basement


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted Library


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Room on the Broom


  • Hardly Haunted


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Ghosts in the House!


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

  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted Library


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Fox at Night


  • Vampire Baby


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Fox at Night


  • The Haunted Library


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Room on the Broom


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Room on the Broom


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Things in the Basement


  • 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

  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Hardly Haunted


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted Library


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Room on the Broom


  • Fox at Night


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Room on the Broom


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Fox at Night


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted Library


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Vampire Baby


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


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