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May 10

The Visitors by Greg Howard - 10/10

The abandoned Hollow Pines plantation in Georgetown is haunted. Among the lost souls trapped at Hollow Pines is a twelve year-old boy....

How to Hide a Lion at Christmas by Helen Stephens - 8/10

Apr 23

Picture Books

How to Hide a Lion at Christmas by Helen Stephens - 8/10

Iris' family is going to spend Christmas with her aunt, and her parents say she can't bring her pet lion along. Her lion, being quite...

Dancing Through the Snow by Jean Little - 7/10

Mar 6

Middle Grade

Dancing Through the Snow by Jean Little - 7/10

Min, a child in the foster care system, has learned not to trust anyone. Now she is being moved to a new home for the fifth time, right...

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd - 9/10

Feb 2

Middle Grade

A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd - 9/10

Felicity is a word collector. She sees words on people, and in places, and she collects the ones she likes. Her family never seems to...

Dec 10, 2023

Middle Grade

Wonder by R. J. Palacio - 10/10

August is going into grade five, and for the first time in his life will be attending a mainstream school. Having been born with a facial...

Oct 15, 2023

Middle Grade

North of Nowhere by Liz Kessler - 8/10

A week in the sleepy seaside town of Porthaven was not what Mia had in mind for a perfect vacation. Some new and mysterious friends...

Sep 6, 2023

Middle Grade

The Candymakers by Wendy Mass - 9/10

The new candy competition has kicked off and Logan, Miles, Daisy, and Phillip are eager to start working on their sweet creations. The...

Jul 17, 2023

Middle Grade

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu - 8/10

Ever since Hazel was six years old, Jack has been her best friend. They understand each other in a way that no one else can. When Jack...

Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James - 9/10

Jul 4, 2023

Middle Grade

Pages & Co: Tilly and the Bookwanderers by Anna James - 9/10

Some people have a deeper connection with stories than others. Growing up in a huge bookstore, books have always been a part of Tilly's...

Girl of the Southern Sea by Michelle Kadarusman - 8/10

Jun 22, 2023

Young Adult

Girl of the Southern Sea by Michelle Kadarusman - 8/10

life hasn't been the same since Nia's mother died. As an aspiring writer, it is heartbreaking to watch her little brother going to...

Danny, Who Fell In A Hole by Cary Fagan - 7/10

May 22, 2023

Chapter Books

Danny, Who Fell In A Hole by Cary Fagan - 7/10

Danny had always been the odd one out; the practical one in his creative family. When his parents announce a big move AND they give away...

Dec 6, 2022

Middle Grade

Eventown by Corey Ann Haydu

Elodee's family is going through a hard time, and their entire community is in agreement that the family needs a fresh start. The perfect...

Jul 17, 2022

Chapter Books

Goth Girl Series by Chris Riddell

Ada Goth lives in the enormous Ghastly-Gorm Hall, where things are anything but normal. Between the monsters that her father invites to...

May 4, 2022

Middle Grade

The Honest Truth by Dan Gemeinhart

Mark is on a mission to fulfill a promise; a mission that he will never return from. Mark is going to climb Mt. Ranier, and nothing can...

May 1, 2022

Middle Grade

A Place to Belong by Cynthia Kadohata

A young girl named Hanako is forced to relocate with her family to Japan after World War II. With the journey through Hiroshima to her...

Apr 20, 2022

Chapter Books

Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo

When a young girl moves to a new town with her father, she feels very lonely. That is until she meets a wonderful dog named Winn-Dixie,...

Apr 17, 2022

Middle Grade

The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman

Two girls, both displaced by the explosion at the Chernobyl power plant in 1986, form an unlikely friendship that will last them a...

Feb 3, 2022

Middle Grade

Escape from Aleppo by N. H. Senzai

It is 2013 and Syria is falling apart. A young girl named Nadia lives in Aleppo, a large Syrian city, and she is right in the centre of...

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Jan 5, 2022

Young Adult

A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray

Sixteen year old Gemma Doyle is tired of her sheltered life in India, and wants to go to school in London. She is furious with her mother...

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr

Dec 17, 2021

Middle Grade

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Eleanor Coerr

Sadako Sasaki was only two years old when Hiroshima was bombed. For years, her grandmother's death was the only way the bombing had...

Sep 5, 2021

Middle Grade

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

Amal lives in a small Pakistani village, and school is the highlight of her days. She wants to be a teacher when she is older, and her...

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