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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Historical Stories

  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The Night Diary


  • Esperanza Rising


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


  • We Dream of Space


  • Number the Stars


  • Freewater


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Love in the Library


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Blackbird Girls


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


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Finding Langston


  • Esperanza Rising


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


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


  • Overground Railroad


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Show Me a Sign


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


  • Finding Langston


  • Love in the Library


  • Overground Railroad


  • Number the Stars


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Freewater


  • One Crazy Summer


  • The Night Diary


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Prairie Lotus


  • We Dream of Space


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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

  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Strangers


  • Squirm


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Lost Library


  • The Strangers


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Indiana Bones


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Absent Author


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Lost Library


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


  • The Vanquishers


  • Squirm


  • Masterminds


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Masterminds


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


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Absent Author


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Secret Letters


  • Hold Fast


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


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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

  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Strangers


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Secret Letters


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Strangers


  • The Pear Affair


  • Masterminds


  • Squirm


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Indiana Bones


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


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


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Lost Library


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Hold Fast


  • Hold Fast


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Absent Author


  • Indiana Bones


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Absent Author


  • The Lost Library


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Pear Affair


  • Masterminds


  • Squirm


  • The Midnight Children


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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 Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Squirm


  • The Strangers


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Strangers


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


  • The Lost Library


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Absent Author


  • The Secret Letters


  • Hold Fast


  • Masterminds


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Midnight Children


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


  • The Absent Author


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Lost Library


  • Indiana Bones


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • Hold Fast


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Squirm


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Masterminds


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • The Pear Affair


  • Indiana Bones


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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

  • Indiana Bones


  • Squirm


  • The Lost Library


  • The Midnight Children


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Strangers


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Masterminds


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Pear Affair


  • The Strangers


  • Masterminds


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Hold Fast


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Hold Fast


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Pear Affair


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Vanquishers


  • The Vanquishers


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


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Absent Author


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Secret Letters


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • Squirm


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


  • The Absent Author


  • The Lost Library


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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 Strangers


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Pear Affair


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


  • The Vanquishers


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • Wretched Waterpark


  • The Midnight Children


  • The Strangers


  • The Midnight Children


  • Masterminds


  • The Vanquishers


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


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Hold Fast


  • The Secret Letters


  • Squirm


  • The Secret Letters


  • Hold Fast


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Pear Affair


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


  • Wallace and Grace and the Lost Puppy


  • Squirm


  • The Lost Library


  • The Parker Inheritance


  • Masterminds


  • Indiana Bones


  • The Lost Library


  • The Absent Author


  • Big Bad Detective Agency


  • The Absent Author


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • Bunnicula : A Rabbit-tale of Mystery


  • The Case of the Missing Marquess


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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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Adventure

  • Jungle Adventure


  • Jungle Adventure


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


  • Wildfire


  • Wildwood


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


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Heroes Unite!


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


  • The Hike


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Pax


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • Wildfire


  • Pax


  • The Wild Robot


  • The Wild Robot


  • Dactyl Hill Squad


  • How to Stay Invisible


  • Heroes Unite!


  • The Hike


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


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Mountain Top Mystery


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • The Secret Explorers and the Lost Whales


  • The Canyon's Edge


  • Northwind


  • Bug Boys


  • The Cardboard Kingdom


  • Northwind


  • The Collectors


  • Bug Boys


  • Silverwing


  • Survival Scout: Lost in the Mountains


  • Silverwing


  • Wildwood


  • The Collectors


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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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  • Blended


  • Tumble


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • Anna Hibiscus


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • Wink


  • The Sea in Winter


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • Judy Moody


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • King of the Ice


  • Louisiana's Way Home


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Starfish


  • Blended


  • Tumble


  • Judy Moody


  • Melissa


  • Consider the Octopus


  • Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same!


  • Starfish


  • Front Desk


  • Meet Yasmin!


  • Consider the Octopus


  • A Kind of Spark


  • New Kid


  • New Kid


  • Genesis Begins Again


  • Melissa


  • Wink


  • The Season of Styx Malone


  • Frindle


  • Hello, Universe


  • King of the Ice


  • The Sea in Winter


  • Hello, Universe


  • Frindle


  • A Kind of Spark


  • Front Desk


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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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Historical Stories

  • Number the Stars


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • The Night Diary


  • We Dream of Space


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


  • Freewater


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Prairie Lotus


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


  • Prairie Lotus


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • We Dream of Space


  • Finding Langston


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Overground Railroad


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Freewater


  • Love in the Library


  • Esperanza Rising


  • Love in the Library


  • Number the Stars


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Finding Langston


  • Esperanza Rising


  • One Crazy Summer


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


  • The Night Diary


  • Overground Railroad


  • Show Me a Sign


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


  • One Crazy Summer


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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

  • The Night Diary


  • We Dream of Space


  • Number the Stars


  • Love in the Library


  • Hello Lighthouse


  • Finding Langston


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Sarah, Plain and Tall


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Number the Stars


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


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


  • Esperanza Rising


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


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • Love in the Library


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


  • Overground Railroad


  • Prairie Lotus


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Prairie Lotus


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Esperanza Rising


  • The Night Diary


  • Finding Langston


  • One Crazy Summer


  • Freewater


  • Freewater


  • Show Me a Sign


  • The Legend of Auntie Po


  • Gittel's Journey: An Ellis Island Story


  • Overground Railroad


  • The Blackbird Girls


  • We Dream of Space


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


  • We Were the Fire: Birmingham 1963


  • The War that Saved My Life


  • Show Me a Sign


  • Hello Lighthouse


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