Kids and Teen Books

Many members of our staff enjoy reading children's and young adult books! You will see reviews from many of us, plus some guest youth readers!

 

 

Staff Pick Badge
Ready, Set, Dough! By Kelly J. Baptist Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9780593429174
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Crown Books for Young Readers - October 17th, 2023

Zoe is determined to win the top prize for the school's fundraiser by selling the most cookie dough, but wasn't prepared for the price she had to pay to win. This award-winning author works for our local school and this is her eighth book. Loved it!  Recommended by Robin

Ages 8-12

 


Staff Pick Badge
Remember Us By Jacqueline Woodson Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780399545467
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Nancy Paulsen Books - October 10th, 2023

Recommended by Robin! Ages 8-12.


Staff Pick Badge
The Puppets of Spelhorst (The Norendy Tales) By Kate DiCamillo, Julie Morstad (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Kate DiCamillo, Julie Morstad (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781536216752
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Candlewick - October 10th, 2023

My favorite storyteller Kate DiCamillo gives us an original fairy tale--with enchanting illustrations by Julie Morstad--in which five puppets confront circumstances beyond their control with patience, cunning, and high spirits. Exciting and heartwarming! -Robin

Ages 8-12


Staff Pick Badge
Dogtown (A Dogtown Book #1) By Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illustrator) Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250811608
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Feiwel & Friends - September 19th, 2023

In Dogtown, a shelter for unwanted canine and robot dogs, an extraordinary bond develops between Chance, a longing three-legged dog, Metalhead, an empathetic robot, and Mouse, their friendly ally, as they strive to find forever homes. Recommended by Robin

Ages 8-12


Staff Pick Badge
The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall Book 1 By Ali Standish Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9780063275577
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: HarperCollins - September 12th, 2023

When young Arthur Conan Doyle is offered a spot at Baskerville Hall, a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children, he is thrilled to be chosen. He soon discovers that his new school is a peculiar place. Arthur quickly makes friends - - and enemies, too-- deadly foes who wants him expelled . . . or worse. Recommended by Robin

Ages 8-12


Staff Pick Badge
Mist By Marta Palazzesi, Christopher Turner (Translator) Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781636550695
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Red Comet Press - September 5th, 2023

Recommended by Beth! Ages 8-12.


Staff Pick Badge
The Lost Library By Rebecca Stead, Wendy Mass Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9781250838810
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Feiwel & Friends - August 29th, 2023

A mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in front of a house of a ghost librarian. 11-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Recommended by Robin

Ages 8-12.

 


Staff Pick Badge
Fenris & Mott By Greg van Eekhout Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780062970640
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: HarperCollins - August 8th, 2023

Mott finds what she thinks is an abandoned puppy, who turns out to be not only a wolf, but actually Fenris, the Moon-eating wolf who will bring about Ragnarok --the end of the world in Norse mythology. Can Mott keep herself and Fenris safe from the Norse gods pursuing them and also keep him from eating Los Angeles? Read and find out!  -Stephen

Ages 8-12


Staff Pick Badge
Sparrow Being Sparrow By Gail Donovan, Elysia Case (Illustrator) Cover Image
By Gail Donovan, Elysia Case (Illustrator)
$17.99
ISBN: 9781665916691
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Atheneum Books for Young Readers - July 25th, 2023

An endearingly energetic fourth grader takes on the big job of finding new homes for her neighbor's seven cats in this heartwarming illustrated middle grade novel. So good! -Robin

Ages 8-10

 

 


Staff Pick Badge
The Horrible Bag of Terrible Things #1 (The Horrible Bag Series #1) By Rob Renzetti Cover Image
$17.99
ISBN: 9780593519523
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Penguin Workshop - July 18th, 2023

After a terrible thing climbs out of a horrible bag and kidnaps Zenith's sister Apogee, he must venture into a strange, nightmarish land to rescue her. An exciting adventure full of colorful (and frequently terrible) characters. -Stephen

Ages 8-12.


Staff Pick Badge
The International House of Dereliction By Jacqueline Davies Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9780063258075
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Clarion Books - July 18th, 2023

In this not-so-scary ghost story, quirky, tool-wielding Alice begins to repair the dilapidated mansion next door--only to discover the old house is home to ghosts, and they need mending, too! Home is where the heart is. But can a house have a heart of its own? -Robin

Ages 8-12


Staff Pick Badge
Warrior Girl Unearthed By Angeline Boulley Cover Image
$19.99
ISBN: 9781250766588
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) - May 2nd, 2023

Recommended by Beth! Ages 13+.


Staff Pick Badge
The Turtle of Michigan: A Novel By Naomi Shihab Nye Cover Image
$9.99
ISBN: 9780063014176
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Greenwillow Books - March 14th, 2023

8-year-old Aref and his mother leave their home in Oman and his grandfather to join his father in Ann Arbor, Michigan for three years. Excellent, positive story what it means to adjust to a new place and meeting new friends of all ages. And turtles, don't forget turtles. -Robin

Ages 8-12


Staff Pick Badge
The Ogress and the Orphans By Kelly Barnhill Cover Image
$10.99
ISBN: 9781643754017
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Algonquin Young Readers - October 31st, 2023

A kind ogress leaves food on people's doorsteps, but when a child goes missing from the orphanage, the town accuses her. And is the mayor REALLY a human? And who destroyed the library years ago? I loved this book!  -Robin

Ages 8-12


Staff Pick Badge
She Is a Haunting By Trang Thanh Tran Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781547610815
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Bloomsbury YA - February 28th, 2023

This gorgeously written, deeply haunting ghost story explores complex family dynamics and exhilarating, forbidden romance as a teen girl tries to save her family and herself from a deadly haunted house. One of the best ghost stories I've read. -Stephen

Ages 13+.


Staff Pick Badge
The Luminaries By Susan Dennard Cover Image
$12.99
ISBN: 9781250194107
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Tor Teen - October 17th, 2023

Winnie's greatest dream is to join the ancient order of the Luminaries- monster hunters in her very unusual, very dangerous town where nightmares come to life. She must overcome her own family's treacherous past and her own fear to reach her dream. Creepy setting, dynamic, kick-a%$ characters, twists and turns. A great read! 

Ages 13+


Staff Pick Badge
The Last Mapmaker By Christina Soontornvat Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781536230178
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Candlewick - November 14th, 2023

Recommended by Diana! Ages 8-12.


Staff Pick Badge
Northwind By Gary Paulsen Cover Image
$8.99
ISBN: 9781250909275
Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 Days
Published: Square Fish - January 9th, 2024

This is the last book written by Paulsen, the author of Hatchet.  Leif is an orphan, raised by seaman on ships. At 12, he is set adrift on a canoe when the ship is besieged by cholera, and told to keep paddling north along the coast.  Like his other books, this one is a survival adventure in the wild with the wonder and danger of nature. -Robin

Ages 8-12