Kids

The journey of Little Charlie book cover

The journey of Little Charlie

Christopher Paul Curtis

jFICTION Curtis, Christopher Paul
Kids, Historical Fiction

When his poor sharecropper father is killed in an accident and leaves the family in debt, twelve-year-old Little Charlie agrees to accompany fearsome plantation overseer Cap'n Buck north in pursuit of people who have stolen from him; Cap'n Buck tells Little Charlie that his father's debt will be cleared when the fugitives are captured, which seems like a good deal until Little Charlie comes face-to-face with the people he is chasing.

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Bud, not Buddy

Christopher Paul Curtis

jFICTION Curtis, Christopher Paul
Kids, Historical Fiction

Ten-year-old Bud, a motherless boy living in Flint, Michigan, during the Great Depression, escapes a bad foster home and sets out in search of the man he believes to be his father--the renowned bandleader, H.E. Calloway of Grand Rapids.

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The Watsons go to Birmingham--1963

Christopher Paul Curtis

jFICTION Curtis, Christopher Paul
Kids, Historical Fiction

The ordinary interactions and everyday routines of the Watsons, an African American family living in Flint, Michigan, are drastically changed after they go to visit Grandma in Alabama in the summer of 1963.

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Walk two moons

Sharon Creech

jFICTION Creech, Sharon
Kids

After her mother leaves home suddenly, as thirteen-year-old Sal and her grandparents take a car trip retracing her mother's route, Sal recounts the story of her friend Phoebe, whose mother also left.

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Aru Shah and the song of death

Roshani Chokshi

jFICTION Chokshi, Roshani
Kids, Fantasy

Accused of stealing the god of love's bow and arrow, Aru has ten days to find the real thief or risk being kicked out of the Otherworld.

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See you in the cosmos

Jack Cheng

jFICTION Cheng, Jack
Kids

"Eleven-year-old Alex Petroski, along with his dog, Carl Sagan, makes big discoveries about his family on a road trip and he records it all on a golden iPod he intends to launch into space"--

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The storm runner

Jennifer Cervantes

jFICTION Cervantes, Jennifer
Kids, Fantasy

To prevent the Mayan gods from battling each other and destroying the world, thirteen-year-old Zane must unravel an ancient prophecy, stop an evil god, and discover how the physical disability that makes him reliant on a cane also connects him to his father and his ancestry.

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Hurricane Child

Kheryn Callender

jFICTION Callender, Kheryn
Kids, LGBTQ+

Born on Water Island in the Virgin Islands during a hurricane, twelve-year-old Caroline falls in love with another girl and together they set out in a hurricane to find Caroline's missing mother.

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Talking leaves book cover

Talking leaves

Joseph Bruchac

jFICTION Bruchac, Joseph
Kids, Historical Fiction

"The story of Sequoyah and the creation of the Cherokee syllabary, as told by his thirteen year old son"--

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The wild robot escapes

Peter Brown

jFICTION Brown, Peter
Kids, Science Fiction

Shipwrecked on a remote, wild island, Robot Roz learned from the unwelcoming animal inhabitants and adapted to her surroundings--but can she survive the challenges of the civilized world and find her way home to Brightbill and the island? After being captured by the Recons and returned to civilization for reprogramming, Roz is sent to Hilltop Farm where she befriends her owner's family and animals, but pines for her son, Brightbill.

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