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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  • Esperanza Rising


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Number the Stars


  • Freewater


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Night Diary


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Freewater


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


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Overground Railroad


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • We Dream of Space


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Overground Railroad


  • Hello Lighthouse


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


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


  • The War that Saved My Life


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


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Love in the Library


  • Love in the Library


  • Finding Langston


  • Finding Langston


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • One Crazy Summer


  • We Dream of Space


  • The Night Diary


  • Number the Stars


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Show Me a Sign


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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

  • The Midnight Children


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Strangers


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Vanquishers


  • Masterminds


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Squirm


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Lost Library


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Absent Author


  • Hold Fast


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Masterminds


  • 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


  • The Vanquishers


  • Squirm


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Indiana Bones


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Strangers


  • Hold Fast


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • Wretched Waterpark


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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 Secret Letters


  • Squirm


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Lost Library


  • The Vanquishers


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Lost Library


  • Indiana Bones


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Squirm


  • The Absent Author


  • The Strangers


  • The Midnight Children


  • Masterminds


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


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


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


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Strangers


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Midnight Children


  • Hold Fast


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Absent Author


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Hold Fast


  • Masterminds


  • The Vanquishers


  • Indiana Bones


  • 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 Parker Inheritance


  • The Lost Library


  • Hold Fast


  • Indiana Bones


  • Masterminds


  • Squirm


  • The Strangers


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


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


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


  • The Lost Library


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Absent Author


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Secret Letters


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Strangers


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Absent Author


  • Masterminds


  • Hold Fast


  • The Midnight Children


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Squirm


  • Indiana Bones


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


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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

  • Indiana Bones


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Masterminds


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Vanquishers


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Parker Inheritance


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


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Lost Library


  • The Strangers


  • The Lost Library


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Squirm


  • Squirm


  • The Absent Author


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Masterminds


  • The Absent Author


  • The Strangers


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • Hold Fast


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


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Hold Fast


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Secret Letters


  • Indiana Bones


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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


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Pear Affair


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Lost Library


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


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


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Absent Author


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


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


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Strangers


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Squirm


  • Squirm


  • Masterminds


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Absent Author


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Hold Fast


  • The Secret Letters


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Masterminds


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Indiana Bones


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • 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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  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Northwind


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Pax


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Wildwood


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • The Hike


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Collectors


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


  • Wildfire


  • The Wild Robot


  • Wildwood


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Bug Boys


  • Wildfire


  • Silverwing


  • How to Stay Invisible


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


  • Mountain Top Mystery


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


  • Pax


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Collectors


  • The Wild Robot


  • Bug Boys


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Hike


  • Northwind


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


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Silverwing


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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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  • King of the Ice


  • The Sea in Winter


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Blended


  • Starfish


  • Hello, Universe


  • Hello, Universe


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • Frindle


  • Melissa


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Wink


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • Blended


  • Tumble


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Starfish


  • Front Desk


  • Consider the Octopus


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Consider the Octopus


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • Melissa


  • New Kid


  • Judy Moody


  • Frindle


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • Tumble


  • King of the Ice


  • New Kid


  • The Sea in Winter


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • Front Desk


  • Wink


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Judy Moody


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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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Historical Stories

  • Number the Stars


  • Finding Langston


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


  • The Night Diary


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Love in the Library


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


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Dream of Space


  • Number the Stars


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Love in the Library


  • Overground Railroad


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Freewater


  • The Night Diary


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Esperanza Rising


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • One Crazy Summer


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


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


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


  • Freewater


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


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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 Legend of Auntie Po


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Dream of Space


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Finding Langston


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Love in the Library


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Freewater


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


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


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Number the Stars


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Love in the Library


  • Number the Stars


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


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Night Diary


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Freewater


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Night Diary


  • Overground Railroad


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


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


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


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