Kids Fiction

These kids fiction books are new to our shelves in the last 30 days (most recent on top).

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List

GEORGE the Flybot and the lost camera on Mount Everest / by Nessa Bellido Schwarz ; illustrated by Jason Fruchter.
"Meet GEORGE the flybot, a one-of-a-kind robotic fly on his first official mission! With instructions from Darcy Luna, his boss at Fly on the Wall Inc., GEORGE zips off to the Himalayas to search for a camera that went missing during an ill-fated 1924 Mou…
The trouble with heroes / Kate Messner.
"One summer. 46 mountain peaks. A second chance to make things right. Finn Connelly is nothing like his dad, a star athlete and firefighter hero who always ran toward danger until he died two years ago. Finn is about to fail seventh grade and has never m…
Nina Peanut and the mystery of the ghost shoe / Sarah Bowie.
"Nina Peanut’s life has just about calmed down since the big talent show of Nina Peanut: Creative Genius, when suddenly she latches onto two new obsessions: running for class president and ghost hunting! Based on—frankly sketchy—evidence, Nina is convince…
Karen's ghost / a graphic novel by DK Yingst ; with colors by Braden Lamb.
"Karen thinks there's a ghost in her house! But she has never really seen the ghost of Old Ben Brewer . . . until now. Karen and her stepsister, Kristy, have found out that Ben Brewer and his spooky friends are going to have a birthday party in their atti…
Chef's secret / Kelly Yang
"Jason Yao has a secret . . . actually, lots of secrets! For one thing, it’s hard being a professional chef, helping to run a motel, and being a regular kid! And now that Mia Tang is officially his girlfriend, Jason’s life has reached a whole new level of…
Steve. 2, A rare egg / Kelly Collier.
"Steve makes an intriguing discovery as he is munching leftover party cake in the picnic area. The thingamabob, as he has named it, is oval shaped and smooth. Hmm. It must be an egg! True, no one has ever seen a red egg before … but that must be because t…
Sunflower hour / by Poppy Green ; illustrated by Jennifer A. Bell.
"All summer long, Sophie Mouse has been looking forward to the one golden hour when the sunflowers are in their best bloom. She has even planned a whole picnic to celebrate! But no one seems as interested in the sunflowers as Sophie is. How can she convin…
Adia Kelbara and the High Queen's tomb / Isi Hendrix.
"Adia Kelbara may have defeated the power-hungry god Olark and saved Zaria, but now she must face something even more terrifying: her first semester as a student at the Academy of Shamans. As her abilities are tested during orientation, a mysterious affli…
Jamie Smart's Max & Chaffy. Welcome to Animal Island.
"Max Boggle loves finding things. He loves putting them back where they belong even better! When Orlando the pilot mentions a mysterious creature that he’s spotted in the woods, Max can’t wait to find out more. Armed with his curiosity and three clues in …
The summer of the bone horses / by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve ; illustrated by Steph Littlebird.
This "book follows a present-day Lakota child connecting with extended family, embracing new experiences, and growing up along the way. When Eddie’s parents drive from the Black Hills to the Dakota plains to drop him off with Grandpa and Grandma High Elk…
The village beyond the mist / Sachiko Kashiwaba ; illustrations by Miho Satake ; translated from the Japanese by Avery Fischer Udagawa
"A mountain town that’s not on any map, a messy bookstore with infinite doors, and a spoiled prince under a forgetful wizard’s curse . . . this summer might hold more than Lina bargained for! When a gust of wind carries off her umbrella, it leads Lina dow…
The puzzling fate of Millicent Graves / written and illustrated by Dora M. Mitchell.
"Twelve-year-old Millicent Grave’s life is a mess. After her mom sank all their money into a fancy fish tank business, her family had to move to an apartment with three creepy landladies. Then fate (or, actually, the Fates) leads Millie to discover a room…
Astronautical! / written and illustrated by Brooklin Stormie.
"A century ago, planet Zephyr exploded under mysterious circumstances. Ever since, generations have been living out their lives on the remaining floating planet chunks. Brothers Max and Lari and their father Captain Cherryhair deliver goods around the gal…
The Bad Guys in mission unpluckable. [Full-color edition] / Aaron Blabey with color by Sarah Mitchell.
"The Bad Guys next mission? Rescue 10,000 chickens from a high-tech cage farm. But they are up against sizzling lasers, one feisty tarantula, and their very own Mr. Snake...who's also known as 'The Chicken Swallower.' What could possibly go wrong?" --publ…
Once for yes / Allie Millington.
"The Odenburgh, an old apartment building made of brick and blunt opinions, is the last of its kind in a swiftly changing neighborhood. After years of putting up with people and their many problems, the Odenburgh knows there’s no point in getting attached…
The deadly fates / Dhonielle Clayton.
"After saving the world from the diabolical Ace of Anarchy, Ella, Brigit, and Jason return for year three at the Arcanum Training Institute. But the heroes' return is far from welcoming. Ella’s big reveal last year threw everything into chaos, unearthing …
I am Rebel / Ross Montgomery.
"'I’m Tom’s dog, and he’s my human. We belong to each other.' Rebel is a good dog. He loves his simple, perfect life on the farm with his owner, Tom—until one day, when the war comes too close. Tom is determined to join the rebellion to defeat the king’s …
Lone wolf on vacation / written by Kiah Thomas ; illustrated by K-Fai Steele.
"Wolf is excited for a peaceful, refreshing vacation: There, there’ll be nobody he knows. Nobody he doesn’t know. Nobody to bother him at all. Total relaxation. But from a sing-along bus ride to a broken elevator to a hotel room snafu, Wolf can’t seem to …
Emma all stirred up! : the graphic novel / by Coco Simon ; illustrated by Giulia Campobello at Glass House Graphics.
"Emma is not thrilled with always having to rearrange her schedule so she can babysit her younger brother, Jake. Now, Emma’s parents have broken some news that threatens to push Emma over the edge—since Emma and Jake are going to the same day camp this su…
The girl in the walls / Meg Eden Kuyatt.
"After a hard school year, V has been sent to her Grandma Jojo's house for the summer in order to get away from it all. But unlike neurodivergent, artistic, sock-collecting V, Jojo is uptight, critical, and obsessed with her spotless house. She doesn't ge…
Revenge of the raccoons / written by Susan Tan ; illustrated by Wendy Tan Shiau Wei
"Ember comes face-to-face with evil twin sister raccoons who are looking for trouble! Will Ember and the other pets be able to stop the raccoons from plotting revenge against the entire neighborhood?" --publisher's website
Spider-Man swings through / story by Sabrina Moyle ; pictures by Eunice Moyle.
"Super heroes are people, too! Explore New York City with Spider-Man as the beloved web-slinger vanquishes villains while dodging Frisbees, slinging groceries, and soaking up the sun in Coney Island. His responsibilities may be great, but he always makes…
Lone Wolf goes to the library / written by Kiah Thomas ; illustrated by K-Fai Steele.
"Wolf’s library book is overdue, and the librarian says if it’s not returned today, he will never ever be able to check a book out again. Wolf loves books. He can’t let this happen. Even worse: the book is due by the end of story time. Story time means …
Cat on the run in hidden layers! / Aaron Blabey.
"Brains washed! Internet wiped! Villains unmasked! Who know being the world's #1 cat video star could be so dangerous?! This is it! Princess Beautiful has had enough! It's time to clean out hte litter tray." --back cover
The thirteen doors of Black House / by Laura Lavoie.
"Maya Murtagh can’t wait to spend a week at Black House, a looming seaside mansion that was once home to her favorite mystery author, Augusta Black. After a falling out with her best friend and journalism partner, she needs ideas for a juicy new story tha…
Joey the good / Erin Fry.
"Twelve-year-old sweat-averse Joey is psyched for his summer of relaxation and perfecting his butt-shaped indentation on the couch. Sure, he wishes that his best friend, Xander, wasn’t always busy with his new cross-country team, but Joey is certain that …
Keepers of the marsh / Maura Jortner
"Twelve-year-old Lana isn’t looking for trouble when she ventures into the swampy marsh behind her family’s home in Galveston Bay. She’s just sweaty and bored and lonely, sick of sitting around doing nothing. Her family never goes anywhere. Her mom and h…
Miraculous chibi. 2, Curiosity kicked the cat and other tales / written by Josh Trujillo and Carrie Harris ; art and colors by Lex Hobson and Brenda Hickey ; lettering by Adel E. Talemi.
"Ladybug and Cat Noir return for some more super-charged superhero antics. Ladybug is writing a secret letter! Can Cat Noir discover what it says? Plus: Marinette is baking up a surprise. But her cake is burnt. . . then salty! Gah! Is Marinette being a su…
Growing home / written by Beth Ferry ; illustrated by the Fan brothers.
"Ivy is the beloved houseplant of young Jillian Tupper of Number 3 Ramshorn Drive, much to the constant dismay of Toasty the goldfish, who is technically the family pet—swimming in his special place of honor, the antique octagonal fish tank—and should be …
The Midwatch Institute for wayward girls / Judith Rossell.
"Maggie Fishbone is not expecting much when she’s sent to the Midwatch Institute for Orphans, Runaways, and Wayward Girls—the last resort after causing a ruckus at the orphanage where she was living. Except . . . the Institute isn’t some dreadful, dreary …
Meet me at sunset / Lee Heart ; lettering and illustrations by Kate Forrester.
"This is going to be the summer Julie finally catches the attention of her crush, James! She has the perfect outfits, ice-breaking jokes, and a list of places she can oh-so-casually run into him. At least that was the plan until Julie’s parents decided to…
Bad badger : a love story / Maryrose Wood ; illustrated by Giulia Ghigini.
"Septimus is not good at being a badger. He adores the sunset. He dreams of going to Venice. And he lives alone in a charming cottage by the sea. He’s not unhappy with his tidy, solitary life, but there are times when being so bad at badgerdom makes him w…
I survived the sinking of the Titanic, 1912 [special edition] / by Lauren Tarshis ; illustrated by Scott Dawson.
"George Calder must be the luckiest kid alive — he and his little sister, Phoebe, are sailing with their aunt on the Titanic, the greatest ship ever built! George can't resist exploring every inch of the incredible boat, even if it gets him into trouble. …
Elsewhere in Odyssey. Volume one / story by Evan David.
"The little city of Odyssey is host to an ever-expanding series of faith-filled adventures, yet the wider scope of many of these stories is often only hinted at by the regulars at Whit's End. Collected here are the exciting follow-up stories that Adventur…
The Wright 3 / by Blue Balliett ; illustrated by Brett Helquist.
"Supersleuths Petra and Calder, along with Calder’s old friend Tommy, are cryptically drawn into another art mystery—this time involving a Frank Lloyd Wright architectural masterpiece, the Robie House. But when a well-meaning classroom art restoration pro…
Camp frenemies / Liz Montague.
"Beatrice, Roxy, and Virginia have conquered sixth grade, and now they’re ready for the next big milestone: their first week at sleepaway camp. Beatrice isn’t happy about this. After all, she prefers stuffed animals over people. Roxy doesn’t think camp i…
The wish switch / Lynn Painter.
"Emma tries to tap into her town's mythical magic to get four wishes granted, but when things go epically wrong, she must team up with Jackson, her infuriating new neighbor, in order to set things right"--Provided by publisher
Hoops / Matt Tavares.
"A work of fiction inspired by a true story, Matt Tavares’s debut graphic novel dramatizes the historic struggle for gender equality in high school sports. It is 1975 in Indiana, and the Wilkins Regional High School girls’ basketball team is in their roo…
Junie B. Jones and the stupid smelly bus : the graphic novel / adapted by Colleen AF Venable ; illustrated by Honie Beam ; with colors by Kiwi Byrd.
"Junie B. is almost six. Almost six is when you go to kindergarten. And TODAY is Junie B.'s first day of school! Only guess what? Junie B. does NOT want to ride the school bus home. It smells on the bus. Plus also, what if there are meanies on the bus who…
Guardian of Earth / written by Michael Dahl ; illustrated by Dan Schoening.
"During a routine test flight above the deserts of the Southwest, ace pilot Hal Jordan has a too-close-for-comfort encounter with a UFO. His jet takes a nosedive, but before Hal bites the dust, a strange green glow appears and prevents the crash. The myst…
Treasure Island / Robert Louis Stevenson ; illustrations by David Mackintosh.
"One of the best-loved adventure stories ever written, Treasure Island's timeless tale of pirates, lost treasure maps, mutiny and derring-do has appealed to generations of readers ever since Robert Louis Stevenson penned it in 1881 with the claim: "If thi…
Olivia Wolf and the trip through time  / José Fragoso ; English translation, Cecilia Ross.
"Monstrocity school is celebrating its annual science fair! Olivia and her friends are itching to present their inventions. Vane has even managed to create a time machine! But what’s wrong with Mario the Mummy? He’s sickly and pale and in order to cure hi…
Spelling it out / Margaret Finnegan.
"Ben Bellini didn’t mean to become a champion speller—after all, he’s not a nerd—but he sure does like spelling bee glory now that it’s found him. He might even be good enough for the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC! And what better way to…
Catty Corner lands on her feet / by Julie Murphy ; illustrated by Eve Farb.
"Introducing Catty! She’s a confident second grader who happens to be half-cat, like her mother and grandmother...Catty hits a few rough patches at her new school. So she turns to her fuzzy diary—AKA her 'scratch pad'—where she shares her big feelings and…
Catty Corner pounces into action / Julie Murphy ; art by Eve Farb.
"Holy macaroni! Someone is stealing tasty snacks and crafty food art at Friendswood elementary school. Luckily Catty Corner and her best friends, Jo and Bebe, are on the case. Soon they’re following clues and tracking down leads. But the three friends can…
The beat I drum / Dusti Bowling.
"Connor Bradley is dreading the first day of high school. Not just because he is new, or because he misses his best friends, but because he knows the other kids won’t understand his barking and tics. Connor has Tourette Syndrome, and every day has been a …
J vs. K / Kwame Alexander and Jerry Craft.
"J and K are the most creative fifth graders at Dean Ashley Public School (DAPS). J loves to draw and his wordless stories are J-ENIUS! K loves to write and his stories are K-LASSIC!! Both J and K are determined to win the DAPS annual creative storytellin…
The gate, the girl, and the dragon / Grace Lin.
"Jin is a Stone Lion—one of the guardians of the Old City Gate who is charged to watch over humans and protect the Sacred Sphere. But to Jin, those boring duties feel like a waste of time. What isn’t a waste of time? Perfecting his zuqiu kick, scoring a G…
Into the rapids / Ann Braden.
"When a super-storm hits Addy’s remote mountain town, knocking out the bridge and cutting her home off from the main road, she worries that she won’t be able to get to the survival camp she’s been looking forward to attending. The camp’s the place where h…
Josephine Baker / by Deborah Lerme Goodman ; illustrated by Vladimir Semionov.
"You are Josephine Baker, a famous American entertainer living in Paris. One day, an officer for the Allies approaches you, asking you to make the most critical decision of your life–are you willing to smuggle tactical information on sheet music, conceale…
Sonic Prime. Volume 1 / story by Man of Action & Erik Wiese ; adaptation by Hayden Robel ; letters by Brian Kolek.
"Sonic is used to fighting it out with Dr. Eggman, and with the help of his friends Tails, Knuckles, Amy, and Rouge, he usually comes out on top! But, during their latest explosive battle, a collision with the Paradox Prism sends Sonic to a parallel world…
The burning season / Caroline Starr Rose.
"Twelve-year-old Opal has a secret: she's deathly afraid of fire. Still Opal is preparing to become a fourth-generation lookout on Wolf Mountain, deep in the New Mexico wilderness. She, Mom, and Gran live at ten thousand feet in a single room at the top o…
Emily Windsnap and the crystal caves / Liz Kessler ; illustrations by Erin Farley.
"Adventure always seems to find Emily Windsnap! So when she discovers a bangle with a unique crystal under Rainbow Rocks, she and her friends are soon unraveling a whole new mystery. After learning that the crystal originally came from a familiar place—Ha…
Creaky Acres / by Calista Brill and Nilah Magruder ; colors by Ellis P. ; background inks by Akem.
"Nora is a prize-winning horseback rider in a suburban area, with a tight-knit circle of best friends. But when her mom gets a prestigious new job in a poor, rural area, she has to adjust to a lot of change: to being the only Black kid in a new class and …
The cave and other stories / Jarvis.
"Bear and Bird may not always understand each other, but they both want nothing more than for their best friend to be happy. So when they each find today’s date circled in red, they obviously assume it’s the other one’s birthday (so sorry, Snail!). And wh…
Atana and the jade mermaid / Vivian Zhou.
"Atana may be one step closer to discovering her past, but it didn’t come without a cost. Though the mermaid and her companions—Ren, the last known firebird, and Cosmos, a Witch Guard turned friend—narrowly escaped the Witch Queen, their world’s magic cyc…
Running hot and cold! / by Caleb Zane Huett ; illustrated by Alan Batson and Chirs Hill.
"When the Evoker King transformed himself into the Evoker Kid, a total noob who only wants to experience everything the world of Minecraft has to offer, he didn’t leave a clue as to what he wanted Harper and her friends to do. Now that the team is closer …
The bug bandits / Jenni L. Walsh.
"Without a mom and with her dad busy running the museum, Liberty Jacobs was practically raised by the tarantulas, leopard geckos, and rare butterflies of the Walnut Street Insectarium. She loves being the resident 'Bug Girl,' but unless Liberty and her da…
One crazy summer : the graphic novel / Rita Williams-Garcia ; illustrated by Sharee Miller
"Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters, Vonetta and Fern. She's had to be, ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years ago for a radical new life in California. But when the sisters arrive from Brooklyn to spend t…
All ears / Stuart Gibbs.
"When a herd of elephants interrupts the big Friday night football game, the police enlist Teddy and his father to assist them in getting the animals safely back home to the elephant sanctuary. Only when they arrive, their owners realize one of the elepha…
My little pony. The Storm of Zephyr Heights / writer, Jeremy Whitley ; artist, Andy Price, Kate Sherron ; colorist, Heather Breckel ; letterer, Johanna Nattalie.
"A storm is brewing! And with Queen Haven away, the Mane 6 are the only ones keeping Zephyr Heights from being blown off its mountaintop. For the first time anyone can remember, Queen Haven is taking a vacation. She’s decided to leave Zipp in charge of th…
The origami kid : a paperfolding adventure / Robert McGuire.
"Mike is bored at home on a rainy day. Luckily, he can make his own fun! With nothing but his imagination (and some origami paper), Mike sets out on an epic journey through a jungle, across an ocean, and up the tallest mountain. Along the way, he encounte…
Firestar's quest / Erin Hunter.
"It is a time of peace between the warrior Clans, and all four are thriving. Then Firestar, leader of ThunderClan, discovers a terrible secret: the warrior ancestors of StarClan have lied to him. Firestar must embark on a perilous journey to right their w…
Gravity Falls. Lost legends / by Alex Hirsch ; artists, Joe Pitt, Ian Worrel, Asaf Hanuka, Dana Terrace, Jacob Chabot, Jim Campbell, Kyle Smeallie, Meredith Gran, Mike Holmes, Priscilla Tang [and 3 others].
"Ever wondered where the creatures of Gravity Falls hide when you're not looking? What it's like to be lost in the multiverse? Or what Dipper and Pacifica text each other? Wonder no more with Lost Legends, a collection of stories too weird for TV but just…
Miss Laney is zany! / Dan Gutman ; pictures by Jim Paillot.
"A.J. has to go see Miss Laney, the speech teacher, which makes no sense at all because he already knows how to talk. Miss Laney has him say weird tongue twisters and forces him to be the lead in the third-grade play, Romeo & Juliet. And you'll never gues…