The Lost Library

Submitted by Angelica C. on Tue, 2023-11-21 13:33

When a mysterious little free library appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, 11-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Recommended for ages 9–12.

See Mystery Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

The Lost Library
The Lost Library

Rebecca Stead
(Juvenile Fiction - J Stead)


When a mysterious little free library appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, 11-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Recommended for ages 9–12.
more

 

Mystery

  • The Lost Library


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • Hold Fast


  • Indiana Bones


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Vanquishers


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Strangers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • The Absent Author


  • Masterminds


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Squirm


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Masterminds


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Lost Library


  • The Strangers


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Squirm


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


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


  • The Parker Inheritance


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


more >

We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:48

Rufus is determined to stand up and fight for civil rights. While his parents risk getting fired for attending marches, Rufus realizes he can still attend them and decides to join the Children's Crusade despite being met with police dogs and fire hoses at the marches. Recommended for ages 9-12.

See Historical Stories Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963
We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963

Shelia Moses
(Juvenile Fiction - J Moses)

Rufus is determined to stand up and fight for civil rights. While his parents risk getting fired for attending marches, Rufus realizes he can still attend them and decides to join the Children's Crusade despite being met with police dogs and fire hoses at the marches. Recommended for ages 9-12.
more

 

Historical Stories

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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Night Diary


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Finding Langston


  • Freewater


  • Love in the Library


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Overground Railroad


  • One Crazy Summer


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


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


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


  • Number the Stars


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • We Dream of Space


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Love in the Library


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


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Number the Stars


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Freewater


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Overground Railroad


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Night Diary


more >

We Dream of Space

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:46

Three siblings alternate narration of their anxieties, hopes, and fears as they await the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Recommended for ages 9-12. 

See Historical Stories Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

We Dream of Space
We Dream of Space

Erin Entrada Kelly
(Juvenile Fiction - J Kelly)

Three siblings alternate narration of their anxieties, hopes, and fears as they await the launch of the Space Shuttle Challenger. Recommended for ages 9-12. 
more

 

Historical Stories

  • Show Me a Sign


  • Finding Langston


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Love in the Library


  • Freewater


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Number the Stars


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Esperanza Rising


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


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Night Diary


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Love in the Library


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Freewater


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Overground Railroad


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Show Me a Sign


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


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


  • Prairie Lotus


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


  • The Night Diary


  • We Dream of Space


  • Overground Railroad


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Number the Stars


  • One Crazy Summer


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


more >

Show Me a Sign

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:42

Mary lives on Martha's Vineyard in 1805 where everyone knows sign language and a quarter of the population is also Deaf. When an outsider scientist comes into the community searching for the reason why so many of the island's inhabitants are Deaf, Mary soon finds herself in the middle of his heinous plans. Recommended for ages 9-12. 

See Historical Stories Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

Show Me a Sign
Show Me a Sign

Ann Clare LeZotte
(Juvenile Fiction - J Lezotte)

Mary lives on Martha's Vineyard in 1805 where everyone knows sign language and a quarter of the population is also Deaf. When an outsider scientist comes into the community searching for the reason why so many of the island's inhabitants are Deaf, Mary soon finds herself in the middle of his heinous plans. Recommended for ages 9-12. 
more

 

Historical Stories

  • We Dream of Space


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Freewater


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Love in the Library


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


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Finding Langston


  • Number the Stars


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Night Diary


  • We Dream of Space


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Finding Langston


  • The Night Diary


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • Overground Railroad


  • The War that Saved My Life


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Love in the Library


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Freewater


  • Show Me a Sign


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Prairie Lotus


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


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


more >

Prairie Lotus

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:37

Hanna travels with her father to start fresh with other settlers in Dakota territory. She works on getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend while also navigating racism and prejudice in the small settler town for being half Chinese. Recommended for ages 9-12.

See Historical Stories Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

Prairie Lotus
Prairie Lotus

Linda Sue Park
(Juvenile Fiction - J Park)

Hanna travels with her father to start fresh with other settlers in Dakota territory. She works on getting an education, becoming a dressmaker in her father's shop, and making at least one friend while also navigating racism and prejudice in the small settler town for being half Chinese. Recommended for ages 9-12.
more

 

Historical Stories

  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Night Diary


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Love in the Library


  • We Dream of Space


  • We Dream of Space


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Finding Langston


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Finding Langston


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Esperanza Rising


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


  • Freewater


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Freewater


  • Love in the Library


  • Number the Stars


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Overground Railroad


  • Overground Railroad


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


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Show Me a Sign


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


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


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


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Number the Stars


  • The Night Diary


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


more >

The Legend of Auntie Po

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:31

Despite the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain focused on her job in the Sierra Nevada logging camp, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about the legend Auntie Po. Recommended for ages 9-12+.

See Historical Stories Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

The Legend of Auntie Po
The Legend of Auntie Po

Shing Yin Khor
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J GN Khor Legend of Auntie Po)

Despite the racial tumult in the years after the passage of the Chinese Exclusion Act, Mei tries to remain focused on her job in the Sierra Nevada logging camp, her close friendship with the camp foreman's daughter, and telling stories about the legend Auntie Po. Recommended for ages 9-12+.
more

 

Historical Stories

  • Number the Stars


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Overground Railroad


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The Blackbird Girls


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


  • We Dream of Space


  • Freewater


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • We Dream of Space


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Love in the Library


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • One Crazy Summer


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


  • Overground Railroad


  • Freewater


  • The Night Diary


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Number the Stars


  • Love in the Library


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The Night Diary


  • Show Me a Sign


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


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Finding Langston


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Finding Langston


more >

Freewater

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:24

Homer and his little sister Ada flee in the night in search of freedom, leaving behind their beloved mother behind on the plantation. They find refuge in a hidden community deep in the swamp with others who have escaped slavery. When Homer's new community and his mother are in threat of danger, he must make a plan to save the ones he loves. Recommended for ages 9-12.

See Historical Stories Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

Freewater
Freewater

Amina Luqman-Dawson
(Juvenile Fiction - J Luqmand)

Homer and his little sister Ada flee in the night in search of freedom, leaving behind their beloved mother behind on the plantation. They find refuge in a hidden community deep in the swamp with others who have escaped slavery. When Homer's new community and his mother are in threat of danger, he must make a plan to save the ones he loves. Recommended for ages 9-12.
more

 

Historical Stories

  • The Legend of Auntie Po


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • We Dream of Space


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Show Me a Sign


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


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Number the Stars


  • Finding Langston


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Finding Langston


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


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


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Night Diary


  • Freewater


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


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Love in the Library


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Night Diary


  • Freewater


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Love in the Library


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Overground Railroad


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • We Dream of Space


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Esperanza Rising


more >

The Blackbird Girls

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:13

Valentina and Oksana have always been enemies. When the nuclear power plant where their fathers work, Chernobyl, explodes they must work together to create a new future. Recommended for ages 9-12.

See Historical Stories Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

The Blackbird Girls
The Blackbird Girls

Anne Blankman
(Juvenile Fiction - J Blankma)

Valentina and Oksana have always been enemies. When the nuclear power plant where their fathers work, Chernobyl, explodes they must work together to create a new future. Recommended for ages 9-12.
more

 

Historical Stories

  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Number the Stars


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


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Finding Langston


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


  • Overground Railroad


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Esperanza Rising


  • We Dream of Space


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Overground Railroad


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Blackbird Girls


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


  • Love in the Library


  • Love in the Library


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Night Diary


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Number the Stars


  • Freewater


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Finding Langston


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


  • We Dream of Space


  • The War that Saved My Life


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


  • Freewater


more >

Overground Railroad

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 16:01

Looking for a better life than the sharecropping farm, Ruth and her parents journey into the unknown with thousands of other African Americans seeking better opportunities via northbound train. Written in short, but expressive, poetic lines, this tale of the Great Migration is engaging and rich. Recommended for ages 6-9.

See Historical Stories Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

Overground Railroad
Overground Railroad

Lesa Cline-Ransome
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Cli)

Looking for a better life than the sharecropping farm, Ruth and her parents journey into the unknown with thousands of other African Americans seeking better opportunities via northbound train. Written in short, but expressive, poetic lines, this tale of the Great Migration is engaging and rich. Recommended for ages 6-9.
more

 

Historical Stories

  • Prairie Lotus


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The Night Diary


  • Freewater


  • Number the Stars


  • Love in the Library


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Overground Railroad


  • Finding Langston


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


  • We Dream of Space


  • The Night Diary


  • Freewater


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


  • Finding Langston


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Esperanza Rising


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Dream of Space


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


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Number the Stars


  • Overground Railroad


  • Love in the Library


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


more >

Love in the Library

Submitted by Darcy S. on Thu, 2023-11-16 15:53

Tama is sent to live in a Japanese internment camp in the United States during World War II. Despite the harsh conditions and unfair treatment, she finds solace in her job at the library and in George, who waits at the library every morning with an arm full of books. Recommended for ages 6-9+.

See Historical Stories Staff Picks
More Staff Picks

Love in the Library
Love in the Library

Maggie Tokuda-Hall
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Tok)

Tama is sent to live in a Japanese internment camp in the United States during World War II. Despite the harsh conditions and unfair treatment, she finds solace in her job at the library and in George, who waits at the library every morning with an arm full of books. Recommended for ages 6-9+.
more

 

Historical Stories

  • Number the Stars


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


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Night Diary


  • Love in the Library


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Freewater


  • Esperanza Rising


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


  • Number the Stars


  • Esperanza Rising


  • We Dream of Space


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Overground Railroad


  • Finding Langston


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


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Freewater


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Dream of Space


  • The Night Diary


  • Finding Langston


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Love in the Library


  • Show Me a Sign


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


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


more >

Pages