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


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


  • Number the Stars


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


  • Freewater


  • Freewater


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • We Dream of Space


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Finding Langston


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Love in the Library


  • Overground Railroad


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


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • We Dream of Space


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Love in the Library


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Night Diary


  • Finding Langston


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


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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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  • The Pear Affair


  • Indiana Bones


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Midnight Children


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Hold Fast


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Masterminds


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Squirm


  • The Strangers


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Strangers


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • The Absent Author


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


  • The Lost Library


  • Hold Fast


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Vanquishers


  • Squirm


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Pear Affair


  • Masterminds


  • The Lost Library


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • 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

  • The Secret Letters


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Vanquishers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Hold Fast


  • Squirm


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Masterminds


  • Masterminds


  • The Midnight Children


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


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Vanquishers


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Hold Fast


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Absent Author


  • Squirm


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Secret Letters


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


  • The Strangers


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Strangers


  • The Lost Library


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Lost Library


  • The Absent Author


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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

  • The Lost Library


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Masterminds


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Absent Author


  • Hold Fast


  • Indiana Bones


  • Squirm


  • The Lost Library


  • The Strangers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Squirm


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


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


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Indiana Bones


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


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Pear Affair


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Pear Affair


  • Masterminds


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • The Strangers


  • The Absent Author


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Midnight Children


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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

  • Wretched Waterpark


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


  • The Pear Affair


  • Squirm


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Hold Fast


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Strangers


  • Masterminds


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Squirm


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Pear Affair


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Midnight Children


  • Masterminds


  • The Lost Library


  • Indiana Bones


  • Hold Fast


  • The Vanquishers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


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


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Absent Author


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Secret Letters


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Lost Library


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Strangers


  • The Absent Author


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Secret Letters


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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

  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Indiana Bones


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


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Masterminds


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Strangers


  • The Absent Author


  • The Strangers


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Vanquishers


  • Squirm


  • The Lost Library


  • The Pear Affair


  • Hold Fast


  • The Lost Library


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • Squirm


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


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Indiana Bones


  • Masterminds


  • Hold Fast


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


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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 Cardboard Kingdom


  • Pax


  • The Collectors


  • Jungle Adventure


  • Wildfire


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Bug Boys


  • Northwind


  • Pax


  • Heroes Unite!


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Wild Robot


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


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  • Wildwood


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • Wildfire


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  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


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


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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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  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


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  • A Kind of Spark


  • Judy Moody


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  • The Sea in Winter


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  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


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  • A Kind of Spark


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Wink


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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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  • Love in the Library


  • Esperanza Rising


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


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


  • Love in the Library


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Finding Langston


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Night Diary


  • Freewater


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Number the Stars


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Overground Railroad


  • We Dream of Space


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The Night Diary


  • Overground Railroad


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


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


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Number the Stars


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Freewater


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Blackbird Girls


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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

  • One Crazy Summer


  • Hello Lighthouse


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


  • The Night Diary


  • Freewater


  • Number the Stars


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Blackbird Girls


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


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Freewater


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • The Night Diary


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Show Me a Sign


  • We Dream of Space


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


  • Finding Langston


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Dream of Space


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Finding Langston


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Love in the Library


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Overground Railroad


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


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


  • Love in the Library


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