Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom they must first defeat the bigotry within.

Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston

Esme Symes-Smith
(Juvenile Fiction - J Symessm)


Trapped in a rigid hierarchy where girls learn magic and boys train as knights, twelve-year-old nonbinary Callie, who dreams of becoming a knight, and their new friends find themselves embedded in an ancient war, but in order to defeat the threats outside the kingdom they must first defeat the bigotry within.

Fantasy

  • Savvy


  • Bob


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Savvy


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Shadows


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Princess in Black


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Lost Stone


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Bob


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Princess in Black


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Shadows


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Lost Stone


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Iron Trial


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


Dragons and Marshmallows

While her mother, a vet for magical creatures, is away at a conference, Zoey has an important task: care for any creatures that show up needing help. When a sick baby dragon appears, Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, work together to help the dragon get better. 

Dragons and Marshmallows

Asia Citro
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Citro)
Series: Zoey and Sassafras


While her mother, a vet for magical creatures, is away at a conference, Zoey has an important task: care for any creatures that show up needing help. When a sick baby dragon appears, Zoey and her cat, Sassafras, work together to help the dragon get better. 

Fantasy

  • Savvy


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Bob


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Bob


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Iron Trial


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Princess in Black


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Shadows


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Shadows


  • The Lost Stone


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Iron Trial


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Savvy


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


The Coldfire Curse

Ruskin, the pet dragon of the Prince of Wrenly, is used to a pampered royal lifestyle. But when another young dragon comes to the palace asking for help breaking an ice curse that has befallen Crestwood, and that could spread to all of Wrenly, he leaves the palace to help.  

The Coldfire Curse

Jordan Quinn
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly v. 1)
Series: The Dragon Kingdom of Wrenly


Ruskin, the pet dragon of the Prince of Wrenly, is used to a pampered royal lifestyle. But when another young dragon comes to the palace asking for help breaking an ice curse that has befallen Crestwood, and that could spread to all of Wrenly, he leaves the palace to help.  

Fantasy

  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Savvy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Shadows


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Iron Trial


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Bob


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Savvy


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Lost Stone


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Lost Stone


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Princess in Black


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Bob


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Shadows


Willa the Wisp

8 year old Auggie Pound is a caretaker of mysterious and magical creatures at the Fabled Stables. One day, the stables magically add a new stall for a new creature. But there's a problem: the new creature must be rescued before it can move in, and Auggie must venture into the swamp to find it. 

Willa the Wisp

Jonathan Auxier
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Auxier)
Series: The Fabled Stables


8 year old Auggie Pound is a caretaker of mysterious and magical creatures at the Fabled Stables. One day, the stables magically add a new stall for a new creature. But there's a problem: the new creature must be rescued before it can move in, and Auggie must venture into the swamp to find it. 

Fantasy

  • The Lost Stone


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Bob


  • The Iron Trial


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Savvy


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Princess in Black


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Savvy


  • The Shadows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Bob


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Shadows


Grilled Cheese and Dragons

Princess Serena (a.k.a. "Princess Pulverizer") wants to be a knight, but her father says she first must complete a Quest of Kindness and perform eight good deeds to prove she's worthy of Knight School. With help from a friendly dragon named Dribble and a perpetually terrified knight-in-training named Lucas, can she complete her quest and discover what it really takes to be a hero?

Grilled Cheese and Dragons

Nancy E. Krulik
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Krulik)
Series: Princess Pulverizer


Princess Serena (a.k.a. "Princess Pulverizer") wants to be a knight, but her father says she first must complete a Quest of Kindness and perform eight good deeds to prove she's worthy of Knight School. With help from a friendly dragon named Dribble and a perpetually terrified knight-in-training named Lucas, can she complete her quest and discover what it really takes to be a hero?

Fantasy

  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Savvy


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Princess in Black


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Shadows


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Princess in Black


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Bob


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Shadows


  • Bob


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Iron Trial


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Lost Stone


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Iron Trial


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Savvy


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Willa the Wisp


Goblin Problem!

Goblin Problem!

Diane Walker
(Juvenile First Chapter Books - J-FC Walker)
Series: Dungeon Academy


As the only human at the prestigious Dungeon Academy, Zelli, who is disguised as a minotaur, tries her best to blend in with the other monsters and creatures at the school, but when she notices a smaller student being bullied by a few of the meanest and scariest, she finds herself in more trouble than she asked for. 

Fantasy

  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Savvy


  • The Shadows


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Bob


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Iron Trial


  • Bob


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Shadows


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Princess in Black


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Savvy


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains

Stay calm and scout it out! Take inventory of what you have. Find shelter. Make a fire. Signal for help. Secure water and food. Follow Scout's trial through the mountains as she explains how to survive if you ever find yourself lost in the wilderness. 

Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains

Eaton Maxwell III
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Survival Scout v. 1)


Stay calm and scout it out! Take inventory of what you have. Find shelter. Make a fire. Signal for help. Secure water and food. Follow Scout's trial through the mountains as she explains how to survive if you ever find yourself lost in the wilderness. 

Adventure

  • The Collectors


  • The Collectors


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Mountain Top Mystery


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


  • The Hike


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Wildfire


  • Northwind


  • Pax


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Wildwood


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Silverwing


  • Wildfire


  • The Hike


  • Silverwing


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


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Canyon's Edge


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


  • Northwind


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Bug Boys


  • The Wild Robot


  • The Wild Robot


  • Pax


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Bug Boys


  • Wildwood


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


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


Things in the Basement

The basement in the new family house is scary to Milo, but he bravely ventures down looking for his baby sister’s special sock. When he finds a hidden door, he realizes the basement is not as small—or as empty—as he thought. Milo must face his fears in this imaginative and unpredictable quest into the unknown. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Things in the Basement

Ben Hatke
(Juvenile Graphic Novels - J-GN Hatke Things in the Basement)

The basement in the new family house is scary to Milo, but he bravely ventures down looking for his baby sister’s special sock. When he finds a hidden door, he realizes the basement is not as small—or as empty—as he thought. Milo must face his fears in this imaginative and unpredictable quest into the unknown. Recommended for ages 9–12.


Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Haunted Library


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Room on the Broom


  • Room on the Broom


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Things in the Basement


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Fox at Night


  • Fox at Night


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Things in the Basement


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted Library


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Vampire Baby


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep

The poems in this classic collection feature vampires, trolls, ghouls, skeletons, and more. Evocative descriptions, such as the “desiccated limbs” of a witch and the “matted hair and jaws that tear” of a werewolf will give readers goosebumps. Chilling illustrations by Arthur Lobel feature the fearsome creatures and often include wandering children unaware of their gruesome fate. While the poems may not be scary enough to give kids actual nightmares, they’re still creepy enough to remind readers that monsters can be deadly. Recommended for ages 9–12.

Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep

Jack Prelutsky
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 811.54 Pre)

The poems in this classic collection feature vampires, trolls, ghouls, skeletons, and more. Evocative descriptions, such as the “desiccated limbs” of a witch and the “matted hair and jaws that tear” of a werewolf will give readers goosebumps. Chilling illustrations by Arthur Lobel feature the fearsome creatures and often include wandering children unaware of their gruesome fate. While the poems may not be scary enough to give kids actual nightmares, they’re still creepy enough to remind readers that monsters can be deadly. Recommended for ages 9–12.


Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • Room on the Broom


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Vampire Baby


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Fox at Night


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Room on the Broom


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Haunted Library


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted Library


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Vampire Baby


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Fox at Night


In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories

Alvin Schwartz, author of the terrifying Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series, retells several creepy stories from folklore in this collection for younger readers. “When there is no real danger,” Schwartz writes, “feeling scared is fun.” Classic stories like The Green Ribbon and In a Dark, Dark Room provide mild frights, while others, like In the Graveyard and The Pirate end with a laugh. Fans of this book may also enjoy Ghosts!: Ghostly Tales from Folklore, another nonfiction easy reader by Schwartz. Recommended for ages 5–8.

In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories

Alvin Schwartz
(Juvenile Nonfiction - J 398.208 Sch)

Alvin Schwartz, author of the terrifying Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark series, retells several creepy stories from folklore in this collection for younger readers. “When there is no real danger,” Schwartz writes, “feeling scared is fun.” Classic stories like The Green Ribbon and In a Dark, Dark Room provide mild frights, while others, like In the Graveyard and The Pirate end with a laugh. Fans of this book may also enjoy Ghosts!: Ghostly Tales from Folklore, another nonfiction easy reader by Schwartz. Recommended for ages 5–8.


Spooky (But Not Too Scary) Stories

  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Fox at Night


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Room on the Broom


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted Library


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Fox at Night


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted Library


  • Vampire Baby


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Vampire Baby


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


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