Kids What to Read

Do you love a good book? Our Children’s Librarians do! And we’re excited to share some great recommendations with you. Each week on our website you’ll find a new review of the latest books we’ve been reading, and we'll add to this list with our faves.

Updated June 6, 2023
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Judy Moody in a Monday mood
McDonald, Megan
Paper Book
The mercurial Judy Moody will delight any kid who's known a bad mood or a bad day--and managed to laugh anyway. "Judy Moody was in a mood. Not a good mood. A bad mood. A mad-faced mood." To start, Judy Moody doesn't have high hopes for third grade. Her new desk won't...
The manifestor prophecy
Thomas, Angie
Paper Book
Instant #1 New York Times bestseller! Internationally bestselling superstar author Angie Thomas makes her middle grade debut with the launch of an inventive, hilarious, and suspenseful new contemporary fantasy trilogy inspired by African American history and folklore. It's not...
Arsenic for tea
Stevens, Robin
Paper Book
The second brilliantly plotted mystery starring Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong.      Schoolgirl detectives Daisy Wells and Hazel Wong are at Daisy's home, Fallingford, for the holidays. Daisy's glamorous mother is throwing a tea party for Daisy's birthday, and the whole family is invited,...
Pippi Longstocking
Lindgren, Astrid
Paper Book
 The beloved story of a spunky young girl and her hilarious escapades. "A rollicking story."--The Horn Book Tommy and his sister Annika have a new neighbor, and her name is Pippi Longstocking. She has crazy red pigtails, no parents to tell her what...
Amari and the Night Brothers
Alston, B. B.
Paper Book
New York Times bestseller! Artemis Fowl meets Men in Black in this exhilarating debut middle grade fantasy, the first in a series filled with #blackgirlmagic. Perfect for fans of Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the Percy Jackson series, and Nevermoor. Amari Peters has...
Inkling
Oppel, Kenneth
Paper Book
Get ready--a little ink blot is about to become your new best friend The Rylance family is stuck. Dad's got writer's block. Ethan promised to illustrate a group project at school--even though he can't draw. Sarah's still pining for a puppy. And they all miss Mom so much...
Murder at the museum
Jones, Lena
Paper Book
A second mystery for thirteen-year-old Agatha Oddly - a bold, determined heroine, and the star of this stylish new detective series. Agatha Oddlow's set to become the youngest member of the Gatekeepers' Guild, but before that, she's got a mystery to solve! There's been...
The graveyard riddle
Thompson, Lisa
Paper Book
Lisa Thompson returns to the world of her acclaimed novel The Goldfish Boy with this page-turning mystery. Melody Bird has discovered an abandoned old building in the corner of the graveyard... Though it's dark and creepy, she can't resist its pull. When she goes to explore,...
The wishing spell
Colfer, Chris; Dorman, Brandon
Paper Book
The first book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling series The Land of Stories, about two siblings who fall into a fairy-tale world! The Land of Stories tells the tale of twins Alex and Conner. Their world is about to change. ...
Nevermoor : the trials of Morrigan Crow
Townsend, Jessica
Paper Book
A breathtaking, enchanting new series by debut author Jessica Townsend, about a cursed girl who escapes death and finds herself in a magical world--but is then tested beyond her wildest imagination. Morrigan Crow is cursed. Having been born on Eventide, the unluckiest day for any...
The miraculous journey of Edward Tulane
DiCamillo, Kate
Paper Book
A New York Times bestseller! A timeless tale by the incomparable Kate DiCamillo, complete with stunning full-color plates by Bagram Ibatoulline, honors the enduring power of love. Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane...
Charlotte's web
White, E. B.
Paper Book
A new hardcover edition of E. B. White's beloved classic, Charlotte's Web. One of the stunning new Harper Classics editions of literary treasures. Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. These are the words in Charlotte's web, high in the barn. Her spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little...
The bad beginning
Snicket, Lemony.
Paper Book
NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES In the tradition of great storytellers, from Dickens to Dahl, comes an exquisitely dark comedy that is both literary and irreverent, hilarious and deftly crafted. Never before has a tale of three likeable and unfortunate children been quite so...

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