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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  • Love in the Library


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Number the Stars


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Night Diary


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • We Dream of Space


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


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Night Diary


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


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Love in the Library


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Number the Stars


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Freewater


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Finding Langston


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


  • Overground Railroad


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • One Crazy Summer


  • We Dream of Space


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Finding Langston


  • Freewater


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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 Secret Letters


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Indiana Bones


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Vanquishers


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


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Squirm


  • The Midnight Children


  • Masterminds


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Absent Author


  • Masterminds


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


  • The Strangers


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Vanquishers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • Hold Fast


  • The Lost Library


  • Squirm


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Lost Library


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Strangers


  • The Absent Author


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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

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


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Absent Author


  • Masterminds


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Squirm


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Lost Library


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Lost Library


  • The Secret Letters


  • Indiana Bones


  • Indiana Bones


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Strangers


  • Hold Fast


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Vanquishers


  • Masterminds


  • Hold Fast


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Absent Author


  • The Strangers


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


  • The Pear Affair


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Squirm


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Midnight Children


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


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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 Vanquishers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Masterminds


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Secret Letters


  • Hold Fast


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Lost Library


  • The Lost Library


  • The Absent Author


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Strangers


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


  • Squirm


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Strangers


  • Squirm


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Indiana Bones


  • Masterminds


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


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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

  • Squirm


  • Squirm


  • The Absent Author


  • The Absent Author


  • The Secret Letters


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


  • The Secret Letters


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Masterminds


  • The Vanquishers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Lost Library


  • The Strangers


  • Hold Fast


  • The Lost Library


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Masterminds


  • Hold Fast


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Vanquishers


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


  • The Strangers


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


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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

  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Lost Library


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Squirm


  • The Strangers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Indiana Bones


  • Hold Fast


  • The Lost Library


  • Masterminds


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Absent Author


  • The Strangers


  • The Secret Letters


  • Squirm


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Absent Author


  • Indiana Bones


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


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Hold Fast


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Midnight Children


  • Masterminds


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


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


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


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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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Adventure

  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Hike


  • The Collectors


  • Wildfire


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Northwind


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Wild Robot


  • Northwind


  • Bug Boys


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Silverwing


  • The Wild Robot


  • Heroes Unite!


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Collectors


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


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


  • The Hike


  • Wildfire


  • Pax


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Silverwing


  • Wildwood


  • Wildwood


  • Pax


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Jungle Adventure


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


  • 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


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Bug Boys


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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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  • Tumble


  • New Kid


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


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  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • Front Desk


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • Starfish


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • New Kid


  • The Sea in Winter


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • Blended


  • Starfish


  • Frindle


  • Hello, Universe


  • King of the Ice


  • Consider the Octopus


  • King of the Ice


  • Front Desk


  • Blended


  • Frindle


  • Judy Moody


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • Consider the Octopus


  • Tumble


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Melissa


  • The Sea in Winter


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Wink


  • 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

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


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Love in the Library


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


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Freewater


  • Number the Stars


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Overground Railroad


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


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Number the Stars


  • Love in the Library


  • We Dream of Space


  • We Dream of Space


  • Freewater


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The War that Saved My Life


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


  • Finding Langston


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Night Diary


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Finding Langston


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Esperanza Rising


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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

  • Number the Stars


  • We Dream of Space


  • Overground Railroad


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • One Crazy Summer


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


  • The Night Diary


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The Night Diary


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Finding Langston


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Finding Langston


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Freewater


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Number the Stars


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Love in the Library


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • We Dream of Space


  • Love in the Library


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Overground Railroad


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


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Prairie Lotus


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


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Freewater


  • Hello Lighthouse


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