Creepy Crayon!

Jasper Rabbit is struggling in school when he finds a pointy purple crayon. Soon after, Jasper aces his spelling test and wins the poster contest for his purple drawing! But how much credit does the crayon deserve? Can Jasper get rid of the creepy crayon before it’s too late? This morality tale with black and white illustrations evokes The Twilight Zone. Follow Jasper Rabbit’s other eerie tales in Creepy Carrots! and A Creepy Pair of Underwear! Recommended for ages 4–7.

Creepy Crayon!

Aaron Reynolds
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Rey)
Series: Creepy Tales


Jasper Rabbit is struggling in school when he finds a pointy purple crayon. Soon after, Jasper aces his spelling test and wins the poster contest for his purple drawing! But how much credit does the crayon deserve? Can Jasper get rid of the creepy crayon before it’s too late? This morality tale with black and white illustrations evokes The Twilight Zone. Follow Jasper Rabbit’s other eerie tales in Creepy Carrots! and A Creepy Pair of Underwear! Recommended for ages 4–7.

Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Room on the Broom


  • Fox at Night


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Haunted Library


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • The Haunted Library


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Things in the Basement


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Fox at Night


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Things in the Basement


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Vampire Baby


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Hardly Haunted


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


The Case of the Missing Marquess

Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother. Recommended for ages 9–12.

The Case of the Missing Marquess

Nancy Springer
(Juvenile Fiction - J Springe)
Series: An Enola Holmes Mystery; 1

Enola Holmes, much younger sister of detective Sherlock Holmes, must travel to London in disguise to unravel the disappearance of her missing mother. Recommended for ages 9–12.


Mystery

  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Lost Library


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Indiana Bones


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • The Lost Library


  • The Strangers


  • Squirm


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Hold Fast


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Strangers


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Absent Author


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Squirm


  • The Vanquishers


  • Hold Fast


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Masterminds


  • The Absent Author


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Masterminds


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Pear Affair


Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery

Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery

Deborah Howe, James Howe
(Juvenile Fiction - J Howe)

Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire. Recommended for ages 9–12.


Mystery

  • The Absent Author


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Lost Library


  • Squirm


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Pear Affair


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Vanquishers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Strangers


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Squirm


  • The Absent Author


  • The Lost Library


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • The Secret Letters


  • Masterminds


  • The Pear Affair


  • Hold Fast


  • Masterminds


  • The Strangers


  • The Midnight Children


The Absent Author

Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. Recommended for ages 6–9.

The Absent Author

Ron Roy
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J Roy)
Series: A to Z Mysteries; 1

Dink Duncan and his two friends investigate the apparent kidnapping of famous mystery author Wallis Wallace. Recommended for ages 6–9.


Mystery

  • Hold Fast


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Secret Letters


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats


  • The Lost Library


  • Masterminds


  • The Midnight Children


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Squirm


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Strangers


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Absent Author


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Vanquishers


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Strangers


  • Masterminds


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Squirm


  • The Lost Library


  • The Absent Author


  • Hold Fast


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


Frindle

When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Frindle

Andrew Clements
(Juvenile Fiction - J Cl)


When he decides to turn his fifth grade teacher's love of the dictionary around on her, clever Nick Allen invents a new word and begins a chain of events that quickly moves beyond his control. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Realistic Fiction

  • Melissa


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • The Sea in Winter


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • Judy Moody


  • Starfish


  • Front Desk


  • The Sea in Winter


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • Tumble


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • New Kid


  • Melissa


  • Frindle


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Hello, Universe


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • Consider the  Octopus


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Wink


  • Wink


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Judy Moody


  • New Kid


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Blended


  • Frindle


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • Consider the  Octopus


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • Hello, Universe


  • Blended


  • Front Desk


  • King of the Ice


  • Tumble


  • Starfish


  • King of the Ice


Anna Hibiscus

Anna Hibiscus, who lives in Africa with her whole family, loves to splash in the sea and have parties for her aunties, but Anna would love to see snow. Recommended for ages 6–9.

Anna Hibiscus

Atinuke
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J Atinuke)
Series: Anna Hibiscus: book 1


Anna Hibiscus, who lives in Africa with her whole family, loves to splash in the sea and have parties for her aunties, but Anna would love to see snow. Recommended for ages 6–9.

Realistic Fiction

  • Starfish


  • New Kid


  • New Kid


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Hello, Universe


  • The Sea in Winter


  • Tumble


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • Consider the  Octopus


  • Frindle


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • The Sea in Winter


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Consider the  Octopus


  • Judy Moody


  • Front Desk


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • Front Desk


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Starfish


  • Judy Moody


  • Blended


  • Wink


  • Melissa


  • Blended


  • Melissa


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • King of the Ice


  • Frindle


  • Wink


  • King of the Ice


  • Hello, Universe


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • Tumble


  • Anna Hibiscus


Esperanza Rising

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. Recommended for ages 9-12+.

Esperanza Rising

Pam Muñoz Ryan
(Juvenile Fiction - J Ryan)

Esperanza and her mother are forced to leave their life of wealth and privilege in Mexico to go work in the labor camps of Southern California, where they must adapt to the harsh circumstances facing Mexican farm workers on the eve of the Great Depression. Recommended for ages 9-12+.


Historical Stories

  • Love in the Library


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Night Diary


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Freewater


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Finding Langston


  • Freewater


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Number the Stars


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The Night Diary


  • We Dream of Space


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Love in the Library


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Overground Railroad


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Finding Langston


  • One Crazy Summer


  • We Dream of Space


  • Number the Stars


  • Overground Railroad


Number the Stars

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. Recommended for ages 9-12.

Number the Stars

Lois Lowry
(Juvenile Fiction - J Lowry)

In 1943, during the German occupation of Denmark, ten-year-old Annemarie learns how to be brave and courageous when she helps shelter her Jewish friend from the Nazis. Recommended for ages 9-12.


Historical Stories

  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Dream of Space


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Love in the Library


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Finding Langston


  • The Night Diary


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Love in the Library


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


  • We Dream of Space


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Freewater


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Salt: A Story of Friendship in a Time of War


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • Freewater


  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Finding Langston


Wildfire

13-year-old Sam is at summer camp while his mother is in rehab, but when the camp is evacuated ahead of a fast moving wildfire, he makes the mistake of going back for his phone. Sam finds himself left behind, disoriented, and running for his life—together with a girl, Delphy, from a different camp.

Wildfire

Rodman Philbrick
(Juvenile Fiction - J Philbri)


13-year-old Sam is at summer camp while his mother is in rehab, but when the camp is evacuated ahead of a fast moving wildfire, he makes the mistake of going back for his phone. Sam finds himself left behind, disoriented, and running for his life—together with a girl, Delphy, from a different camp.

Adventure

  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Northwind


  • Silverwing


  • The Wild Robot


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


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Wildwood


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


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Hike


  • Pax


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Northwind


  • Wildwood


  • Wildfire


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


  • Bug Boys


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


  • The Hike


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Silverwing


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Collectors


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Bug Boys


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Wildfire


  • The Collectors


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Pax


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Wild Robot


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