Kids
The forgotten girl
India Hill Brown
When eleven-year-old Iris sneaks out at night to make snow angels, she was not expecting to raise the ghost of Avery Moore, a girl her own age; but bringing to light the segregated and abandoned black cemetery seems like the perfect way to help Avery get the recognition she craves, and it will also be a good idea for the school project about the history of her small North Carolina town, where racial tensions are never far from the surface--only it seems that if Avery gets everything she wants Iris will join her as a ghost, best friends forever.
The inquisitor's tale, or, the three magical children and their holy dog
Adam Gidwitz
eBOOK
Kids
"A peasant girl and her holy greyhound, an oblate on a mission from his monastery, and a young Jewish boy travel across medieval France to escape persecution and save holy texts from being burned"--
Recommended for upper elementary and above, for some content and word complexity. -Paul
Where the mountain meets the moon
Grace Lin
eBOOK
Kids
Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.
Believing the fantastic tales her father weaves every night, Minli sets out on a quest to change their family’s fortune. If you have yet to read Grace Lin’s Newbery Honor winning modern classic, now might be the perfect time to escape to Fruitless Mountain. -Casey
The strangers
Margaret Peterson Haddix
eBOOK
Kids
Told from separate viewpoints, Chess, Emma, and Finn Greystone, ages twelve, ten, and eight, investigate why their mother went missing and uncover their ties to an alternate world.
This is the beginning of a new page-turning adventure that examines assumptions about identity, family, and home, from the master of middle grade suspense. -Angie
Owl's Outstanding Donuts
Robin Yardi
eBOOK
Kids
Warned by an owl, ten-year-old Mattie discovers that someone is secretly polluting the land near her aunt's Big Sur donut shop and sets out to stop them.
This is a fun, unique book that takes place in two of my favorite places: a campground and a donut shop. There’s an anthropomorphic owl who communicates with Mattie, the main character, giving her clues about the environmental crime leading to a mystery Mattie and her friends Sasha and Beanie are trying to solve. Each chapter opens with a mouth-watering description of an inventive, gourmet donut, which is a fun bonus! -Anne W
The screaming staircase
Jonathan Stroud
eBOOK
Kids
Follows three young operatives of a Psychic Detection Agency as they battle an epidemic of ghosts in London.
Recommended for tweens and older this is an action and adventure tale with humor and grisley demises sprinkled throughout. -Paul
Roll with it
Jamie Sumner
Twelve-year-old Ellie, who has cerebral palsy, finds her life transformed when she moves with her mother to small-town Oklahoma to help care for her grandfather, who has Alzheimer's Disease.
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Yo-kai watch, volume 1
Noriyuki Konishi
eBOOK
Kids, Graphic Novels
Fun manga series about a kid with a magical watch allowing him to see yo-kai...everywhere! -Anne W
Snoopy, man's best friend
Charles M. Schulz
eBOOK
Kids, Graphic Novels, Humor
Peanuts is classic, and this collection of the famous beagle's funniest moments will make you LOL! -Anne W
The last kids on earth: june's wild flight : The Last Kids on Earth Series, Book 5.5
Max Brallier
eBOOK
Graphic Novels, Kids, Adventure, Dystopian
If you liked the other Last Kids on Earth books or the Netflix series, try this bonus story told from June's point of view, full of plenty of action and adventure! -Anne W
Can they figure out what the ghost wants, and what her story is, before it’s too late? This is a classic ghost story that also teaches readers about systemic racism in the past and present. -Anne W