Recommendations for Kids

Quijana is a girl in pieces. One-half Guatemalan, one-half American: When Quijana's Guatemalan cousins move to town, her dad seems ashamed that she doesn't know more about her family's heritage.

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Kwame Mbalia's epic fantasy, a middle grade American Gods set in a richly-imagined world populated with African American folk heroes and West African gods.

Told in dazzling maps and informative sidebars, Manhattan explores the 400+ year history of Manhattan Island.

An inventive and timely look at one of the biggest scandals to ever rock our nation: Watergate, told engagingly in screenplay format with primary sources.In this middle grade re-telling of one of t

Moon is everything Christine isn't. She’s confident, impulsive, artistic . . .

Barbara Dee explores the subject of #MeToo for the middle grade audience in this heart-wrenching—and ultimately uplifting—novel about experiencing harassment and unwanted attention from classmates.

Having survived sinister scarecrows and the malevolent "Smiling Man" in Small Spaces, newly minted best friends Ollie, Coco and Brian spend winter break together along with their parents at Mount H

The official NaNoWriMo handbook that inspires young people to tackle audacious goals and complete their creative projects.

Karina Chopra would have never imagined becoming friends with the boy next door--after all, they've avoided each other for years and she assumes Chris is just like the boys he hangs out with, who s

New York Times bestselling author Margaret Peterson Haddix, the master of cliffhangers, delivers a pulse-pounding mystery perfect for fans of Jacqueline West and Kat Yeh, full of secrets, surprises