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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  • Number the Stars


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Finding Langston


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  • Finding Langston


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


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Esperanza Rising


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


  • The Night Diary


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


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Dream of Space


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Freewater


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • The War that Saved My Life


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


  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Dream of Space


  • Number the Stars


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Night Diary


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Freewater


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Overground Railroad


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Love in the Library


  • Love in the Library


  • Overground Railroad


  • Esperanza Rising


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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 Pear Affair


  • The Lost Library


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Absent Author


  • The Vanquishers


  • Masterminds


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Lost Library


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Secret Letters


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


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Absent Author


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


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Vanquishers


  • Indiana Bones


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Strangers


  • Squirm


  • Hold Fast


  • Masterminds


  • The Strangers


  • Hold Fast


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Pear Affair


  • Squirm


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


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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

  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


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


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Hold Fast


  • Hold Fast


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Strangers


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Masterminds


  • Masterminds


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Absent Author


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Lost Library


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


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Strangers


  • The Vanquishers


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Midnight Children


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Lost Library


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Squirm


  • The Absent Author


  • Squirm


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


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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

  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Strangers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Secret Letters


  • Masterminds


  • Squirm


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Lost Library


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


  • The Lost Library


  • The Midnight Children


  • Hold Fast


  • The Absent Author


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Strangers


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


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Indiana Bones


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Vanquishers


  • Squirm


  • Masterminds


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Hold Fast


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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

  • The Strangers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Hold Fast


  • The Lost Library


  • The Lost Library


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


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


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Masterminds


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Masterminds


  • The Absent Author


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


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


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Midnight Children


  • Squirm


  • The Strangers


  • Hold Fast


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Absent Author


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Squirm


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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

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  • The Strangers


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Pear Affair


  • Indiana Bones


  • Masterminds


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Strangers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • Squirm


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Hold Fast


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Absent Author


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Lost Library


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


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


  • The Midnight Children


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Lost Library


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Parker Inheritance


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


  • The Absent Author


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Masterminds


  • Squirm


  • The Pear Affair


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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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  • The Collectors


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  • The Collectors


  • Wildfire


  • Mountain Top Mystery


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


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Pax


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


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  • Heroes Unite!


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Bug Boys


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


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  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Wild Robot


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  • The Hike


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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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  • Hello, Universe


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  • Anna Hibiscus


  • Starfish


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


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  • Blended


  • The Sea in Winter


  • Wink


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Frindle


  • Tumble


  • Wink


  • New Kid


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Front Desk


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • Hello, Universe


  • Judy Moody


  • Frindle


  • Starfish


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • King of the Ice


  • King of the Ice


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Judy Moody


  • The Season of Styx Malone


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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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  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Freewater


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Freewater


  • Number the Stars


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Finding Langston


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Overground Railroad


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Night Diary


  • Prairie Lotus


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Overground Railroad


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


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


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


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


  • The Night Diary


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Number the Stars


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Love in the Library


  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Dream of Space


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


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Love in the Library


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • The War that Saved My Life


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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

  • Prairie Lotus


  • Overground Railroad


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Night Diary


  • Esperanza Rising


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


  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


  • We Dream of Space


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


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Freewater


  • Finding Langston


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Freewater


  • Love in the Library


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • Finding Langston


  • Number the Stars


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • We Dream of Space


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


  • The War that Saved My Life


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


  • Love in the Library


  • Esperanza Rising


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