Finding Langston

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2019-05-23 10:29

Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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Finding Langston
Finding Langston

Lesa Cline-Ransome
(Juvenile Fiction - J Clinera)

Discovering a book of Langston Hughes' poetry in the library helps Langston cope with the loss of his mother, relocating from Alabama to Chicago as part of the Great Migration, and being bullied. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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  • Hidden Figures: The True Story of Four Black Women and the Space Race


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


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • We Dream of Space


  • Freewater


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Dream of Space


  • Overground Railroad


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Show Me a Sign


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


  • Love in the Library


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Night Diary


  • Overground Railroad


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Number the Stars


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Love in the Library


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Freewater


  • Finding Langston


  • Number the Stars


  • Finding Langston


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


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Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy

Submitted by Ellen A. on Thu, 2019-05-16 10:10

When Wallace and Grace are on a scavenger hunt, they stumble upon a puppy named Jasper who can't find his way home. Will the owl detectives be able to follow clues to get the lost puppy home? Recommended for ages 6–9.

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Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy
Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy

Heather Alexander
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Alexand)
Series: Wallace and Grace Mysteries; 3

When Wallace and Grace are on a scavenger hunt, they stumble upon a puppy named Jasper who can't find his way home. Will the owl detectives be able to follow clues to get the lost puppy home? Recommended for ages 6–9.
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Mystery

  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Indiana Bones


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


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Masterminds


  • The Lost Library


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Pear Affair


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Absent Author


  • The Strangers


  • The Lost Library


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Strangers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Masterminds


  • The Absent Author


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Vanquishers


  • Squirm


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Vanquishers


  • Hold Fast


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Secret Letters


  • Squirm


  • Hold Fast


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


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The Strangers

Submitted by Ellen A. on Fri, 2019-05-10 14:10

Receiving reports that three children with their names and birth dates have been kidnapped, three siblings investigate complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that turns their lives upside down. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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The Strangers
The Strangers

Margaret Peterson Haddix
(Juvenile Fiction - J Haddix)
Series: Greystone Secrets; 1

Receiving reports that three children with their names and birth dates have been kidnapped, three siblings investigate complex codes, hidden rooms, and a dangerous secret that turns their lives upside down. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Mystery

  • The Lost Library


  • The Strangers


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


  • The Lost Library


  • Wretched Waterpark


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


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Hold Fast


  • Indiana Bones


  • Indiana Bones


  • Hold Fast


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Absent Author


  • The Strangers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Secret Letters


  • Masterminds


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Absent Author


  • Masterminds


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Squirm


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Midnight Children


  • Squirm


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Secret Letters


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Squirm

Submitted by Ellen A. on Fri, 2019-05-10 13:13

Discovering the address of the father who left when he was only four years old, Billy is forced to move repeatedly with his activist mother before embarking on a summer of unconventional travel and animal rescue. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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Squirm
Squirm

Carl Hiaasen
(Juvenile Fiction - J Hiaasen)

Discovering the address of the father who left when he was only four years old, Billy is forced to move repeatedly with his activist mother before embarking on a summer of unconventional travel and animal rescue. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Mystery

  • The Lost Library


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Lost Library


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Squirm


  • Masterminds


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


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Midnight Children


  • Indiana Bones


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Vanquishers


  • Hold Fast


  • Squirm


  • The Absent Author


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Strangers


  • Masterminds


  • The Midnight Children


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


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


  • Hold Fast


  • The Vanquishers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Strangers


  • The Pear Affair


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King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats

Submitted by Ellen A. on Wed, 2019-05-08 20:27

King's human, Kayla, has baked some treats for a friend's new puppy, Thor, but some go missing and it's up to King to find the culprit. Recommended for ages 6–9.

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

Dori Hillestad Butler
(Juvenile Early Readers - J-ER But)
Series: King & Kayla; 1

King's human, Kayla, has baked some treats for a friend's new puppy, Thor, but some go missing and it's up to King to find the culprit. Recommended for ages 6–9.
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Mystery

  • The Lost Library


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


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Squirm


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Strangers


  • Hold Fast


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


  • The Strangers


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Pear Affair


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Absent Author


  • The Absent Author


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Midnight Children


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Lost Library


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Vanquishers


  • Hold Fast


  • The Pear Affair


  • Masterminds


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Squirm


  • Masterminds


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The Parker Inheritance

Submitted by Ellen A. on Wed, 2019-05-08 19:07

Spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, Candice discovers the letter that sent her grandmother on a treasure hunt, and with her new friend Brandon, sets off to expose the injustice once committed against a local Black family. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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The Parker Inheritance
The Parker Inheritance

Varian Johnson
(Juvenile Fiction - J Johnson)

Spending the summer in Lambert, South Carolina, Candice discovers the letter that sent her grandmother on a treasure hunt, and with her new friend Brandon, sets off to expose the injustice once committed against a local Black family. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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Mystery

  • The Strangers


  • Indiana Bones


  • Hold Fast


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Squirm


  • Masterminds


  • Wretched Waterpark


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


  • The Lost Library


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


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


  • Squirm


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Secret Letters


  • Masterminds


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Vanquishers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Absent Author


  • The Midnight Children


  • Hold Fast


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Strangers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Lost Library


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Dactyl Hill Squad

Submitted by Ellen A. on Wed, 2019-04-17 18:40

During the Civil War, orphan Magdalys Roca is just trying to survive, but when she receives a letter telling her that her brother Montez is wounded, she is determined to reach him. Her ability to communicate telepathically with dinosaurs may help. 

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Dactyl Hill Squad
Dactyl Hill Squad

Daniel Jose Older
(Juvenile Fiction - J Older)
Series: Dactyl Hill Squad; 1


During the Civil War, orphan Magdalys Roca is just trying to survive, but when she receives a letter telling her that her brother Montez is wounded, she is determined to reach him. Her ability to communicate telepathically with dinosaurs may help. 
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  • Silverwing


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Pax


  • The Wild Robot


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Wildwood


  • The Hike


  • The Collectors


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


  • Heroes Unite!


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Northwind


  • Mountain Top Mystery


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


  • Pax


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Bug Boys


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


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Wild Robot


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Wildfire


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Hike


  • Wildwood


  • Bug Boys


  • Wildfire


  • Northwind


  • Silverwing


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


  • The Collectors


  • How to Stay Invisible


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Louisiana's Way Home

Submitted by Ellen A. on Wed, 2019-04-17 16:06

Louisiana Elefante's grandmother wakes her up in the middle of the night and tells her they need to leave home immediately, and this time, Granny intends for them never to return. Recommended for ages 9–12.

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Louisiana's Way Home
Louisiana's Way Home

Kate DiCamillo
(Juvenile Fiction - J Dicamil)


Louisiana Elefante's grandmother wakes her up in the middle of the night and tells her they need to leave home immediately, and this time, Granny intends for them never to return. Recommended for ages 9–12.
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  • Louisiana's Way Home


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  • Louisiana's Way Home


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  • Blended


  • King of the Ice


  • Tumble


  • Consider the Octopus


  • New Kid


  • Starfish


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Frindle


  • Front Desk


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  • Blended


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • Front Desk


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  • Judy Moody


  • King of the Ice


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • Frindle


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Wink


  • Melissa


  • The Sea in Winter


  • Consider the Octopus


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • The Sea in Winter


  • Tumble


  • Wink


  • Judy Moody


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Starfish


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The Night Diary

Submitted by Ellen A. on Wed, 2019-04-17 14:30

The 12-year-old daughter of a refugee family forced to flee their home in the aftermath of the 1947 separation of Pakistan and India embarks on a treacherous journey that she records in a series of letters written to her late mother. Recommended for ages 9-12.

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The Night Diary
The Night Diary

Veera Hiranandani
(Juvenile Fiction - J Hiranan)

The 12-year-old daughter of a refugee family forced to flee their home in the aftermath of the 1947 separation of Pakistan and India embarks on a treacherous journey that she records in a series of letters written to her late mother. Recommended for ages 9-12.
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  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


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


  • Freewater


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Night Diary


  • Finding Langston


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


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


  • We Dream of Space


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • One Crazy Summer


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Number the Stars


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Freewater


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Number the Stars


  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Dream of Space


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


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The War that Saved My Life


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


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Night Diary


  • Love in the Library


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Love in the Library


  • Overground Railroad


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Finding Langston


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


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Hello Lighthouse

Submitted by Ellen A. on Tue, 2019-04-16 20:47

Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper. Recommended for ages 6-9.

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Hello Lighthouse
Hello Lighthouse

Sophie Blackall
(Juvenile Picture Books - Ej Bla)

Explores the life of one lighthouse as it beams its message out to sea through shifting seasons, changeable weather, and the tenure of its final keeper. Recommended for ages 6-9.
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Historical Stories

  • The Night Diary


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Love in the Library


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Freewater


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Finding Langston


  • Number the Stars


  • Freewater


  • We Dream of Space


  • Overground Railroad


  • We Dream of Space


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Overground Railroad


  • Hello Lighthouse


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


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Hello Lighthouse


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


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Finding Langston


  • Love in the Library


  • Number the Stars


  • The Night Diary


  • The War that Saved My Life


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


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Show Me a Sign


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


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


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