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

  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Lost Stone


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Bob


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Shadows


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Lost Stone


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Bob


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Shadows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Savvy


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Princess in Black


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Savvy


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Princess in Black


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Iron Trial


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


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

  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Bob


  • The Shadows


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Princess in Black


  • Bob


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Iron Trial


  • Savvy


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Shadows


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Princess in Black


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Savvy


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


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

  • Savvy


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Bob


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Savvy


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Lost Stone


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Shadows


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Shadows


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Princess in Black


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Lost Stone


  • Bob


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


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 Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Bob


  • The Shadows


  • The Princess in Black


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Bob


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Iron Trial


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Savvy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Savvy


  • The Shadows


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Princess in Black


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Willa the Wisp


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 Princess in Black


  • The Shadows


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Shadows


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Savvy


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Goblin Problem!


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Savvy


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Iron Trial


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Willa the Wisp


  • Bob


  • Bob


  • The Lost Stone


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Lost Stone


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

  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • The Lost Stone


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • Bob


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Savvy


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • The Lost Stone


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • The Amulet of Samarkand


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Shadows


  • Dragons and Marshmallows


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • The Shadows


  • Artemis Fowl


  • Willa the Wisp


  • The Princess in Black


  • The Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell


  • The Dragonet Prophecy


  • Howl's Moving Castle


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Adventurers Guild


  • Goblin Problem!


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • Savvy


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • Knights of the Kitchen Table


  • Bob


  • The Girl Who Drank the Moon


  • Princeless. 1, Save Yourself


  • The Iron Trial


  • Where the Mountain Meets the Moon


  • Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom


  • The Trials of Morrigan Crow


  • The Princess in Black


  • Artemis Fowl


  • The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge


  • The Iron Trial


  • Rise of the Earth Dragon


  • The Coldfire Curse


  • Grilled Cheese and Dragons


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


  • Sir Callie and the Champions of Helston


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

  • Northwind


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Wildwood


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • The Wild Robot


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


  • The Collectors


  • Bug Boys


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Jungle Adventure


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Hike


  • Pax


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Wildfire


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Northwind


  • The Hike


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


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Bug Boys


  • Wildwood


  • The Wild Robot


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Jungle Adventure


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Wildfire


  • Pax


  • Silverwing


  • The Collectors


  • Heroes Unite!


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


  • Silverwing


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


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


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

  • Vampire Baby


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • The Haunted Library


  • The Haunted Library


  • Fox at Night


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Room on the Broom


  • Vampire Baby


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Things in the Basement


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Room on the Broom


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Fox at Night


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


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

  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Room on the Broom


  • The Haunted Library


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Haunted Library


  • Hardly Haunted


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Things in the Basement


  • Vampire Baby


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Vampire Baby


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • Room on the Broom


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Fox at Night


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • Hardly Haunted


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Fox at Night


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


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

  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • Room on the Broom


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Haunted Library


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • Room on the Broom


  • Hardly Haunted


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Fox at Night


  • In a Dark, Dark Room and Other Scary Stories


  • Fox at Night


  • The Skull: A Tyrolean Folktale


  • The Haunted House Next Door


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Nightmares: Poems to Trouble Your Sleep


  • Vampire Baby


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • How to Make Friends with a Ghost


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Ghosts in the House!


  • Never Kick a Ghost and Other Silly Chillers


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Hardly Haunted


  • There’s a Ghost in this House


  • Creepy Crayon!


  • Vampire Baby


  • Los Gatos Black on Halloween


  • Beneath the Bed and Other Scary Stories


  • Leo: A Ghost Story


  • The Haunted Library


  • Things in the Basement


  • The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything


  • Ghosts in the House!


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