Fiction

Micah's grandfather Ephraim has always told him fantastic stories about the magical Circus Mirandus. Now that Ephraim is dying, he tells Micah that the circus is indeed real and its powerful magician known as the Lightbender owes him a miracle. Micah...

Tiana, her family, and her dog, along with many others, leave their town due to a terrible drought. Mateo and his brother welcome the strangers with kindness as opposed to others that want them out of there. Tiana warns her friends about the high risk...

Meet Marcos Mostaza. He is almost 11 years old and he would love to live near Disney World in Florida. For the meantime, he must content himself with living with his family near Zaragoza and hanging out with his friends Hanif and Lorena. The book...

A young Polynesian boy is ostracized by his community because he is afraid of the ocean. To regain his honor, he must perform an act of bravery. He travels to a sacred island all alone, and survives the dangers there, earning himself the name Mafatu, or...

Based on the 1902 film by G. Melies, this graphic novel shows the fantastic voyage of a group of astronomers to the moon. There, they encounter a hostile group of aliens and are forced to make a quick escape. They return to Earth with a little...

Celina Guerrera is proud of her Mexican heritage. At school, she is confronted by racism. Her friends and family, especially her grandmother, help her confront the ignorance. Told in verse, this novel will inspire conversations about injustice, racial...

Twelve-year-old Petra Luna is in America after escaping the Mexican Revolution. Now that they are safe, Petra leads her family from a smallpox-stricken refugee camp to San Antonio, meeting with both opportunities and obstacles at every turn. As her...

If you are in eighth grade and are over six feet tall, you frequently get picked on. When Marcus gets expelled for fighting, his mother decides it’s time for a change. She takes him and his younger brother to Puerto Rico to spend a week with relatives...

When Mr. Roski first saw it, he thought it was the most boring store ever. Still, he decided to rent it. Two months later, Lala Bengala walks into his salon. He adds color and wow to her life. In his one-of-a-kind establishment, where men, women,...

Boy has always been relegated to the outskirts of his medieval village. With a hump on his back, a mysterious past, and a tendency to speak to animals, he is often made fun of. Everything changes upon the arrival of a shadowy pilgrim named Secundus. ...

Told in verse, Lula Viramontes wants to be someone people cannot ignore. Her dreams seem unattainable because she must pick grapes with her family in California, take care of her ailing mother, and keep her father's volatile temper at bay. Once she...

Humans can pledge their lives to kings, gods, or even money in search of protection. When a sect arrives in Clonmel promising to put an end to the raiders’ attacks, people offer them gold. This group, however, has sinister motives. Their secrets come...

Even though the marauders known as the Outsiders have been expelled from Clonmel, they killed Halt's only brother before leaving. Now, Halt, Will, and Horace are after them. The Outsiders have divided the kingdom into factions, and they want to destroy...

Justina and her friends are now in their third year of school. A new girl named Letitia has joined the Barnowls. She does not like to follow the rules, and, for some strange reason, the teachers don't seem to mind. The day after a big party, the girls...

Soon after an uncomfortable truce is made with the Skandians, news comes that the Skandian leader has been captured by a desert tribe. The Rangers and Will are soon sent to save him. The warriors have never faced anything like the desert with its...

Laura Rodríguez Colón has a plan: no matter what any adult says, she will live with her parents again. One day, she finds an abandoned puppy. It must be fate. Perhaps this is what she needs to put her plan inmotion.

A hunter finds a siren by a lake and invites him to visit his world. She likes it so much; she abandons the sea to live on land. Later, he begins to bring home orphaned animal cubs. Soon, they create a close-knit family.

Everyone says Joy Applebloom is a person who sees the glass as half full. Her new best friend Benny has been acting rather strangely lately. Something must be happening at school. She will not give up until she discovers what is going on and makes him...

Aniana del Mar glides through the water like a dolphin, but she keeps her swimming classes a secret. Years ago, her mother lost a loved one to drowning, and she has never gotten over the loss. One day, due to juvenile arthritis, Aniana is put on bed...

In 1913, during the Mexican Revolution, Petra Luna's mother dies. Before her father is forced to fight with the federales, the 12-year-old promises to take care of her grandmother and siblings. When the federales attack her town, Petra and her family...

Set in Oaxaca, an 11-year-old girl named Clara is marked for la Loteria. Life and Death deal the cards and Clara's fate is in their hands. She is totally unaware of what is happening. All she knows is that her cousin has disappeared. She will stop at...

Hermes is given a diary after telling his younger brother that Santa Claus does not exist and breaking his mother’s computer. With no video games all summer as a punishment, he writes about his vacation and feelings.

Minni lives in the poorest section of Mumbai, with very little access to water and long lines at the community spigot. Lately, that access is further threatened by shortages and thieves. One day, she finds the head of the water mafia where she just...

Beverly Tapinski has run away from home plenty of times, but that was when she was just a kid. By now, she figures, it’s not running away. It’s leaving. Determined to make it on her own, Beverly finds a job and a place to live and tries to forget about...

Louisiana is not too concerned when her grandmother wakes her up in the middle of the night and tells her they must leave home right away. She never thought she meant permanently. Separated from her best friends Raymie and Beverly, she tries to figure...

In this 2016 National Book Award Finalist, Raymie Clarke is convinced that if she were to win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, her father, who left town two days ago with a dental hygienist, would see her picture in the paper and,...

Billy has always dreamed of having two dogs. When he saves enough money to get Old Dan and Annita, he is immensely happy. Times are tough in the Ozarks, but they become the best hunting team in the valley. When tragedy strikes, Billy learns that there...

Amari knows three things: her brother Quinton has disappeared, nobody talks about it, and his mysterious invitation to the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs is her only clue. Could mermaids, aliens, and magic be real? Surrounded by danger, especially an...

Join Nectar and Ambrosia on a new adventure as they travel to a war-torn Troy. Once there, they meet Achilles, Patroclus, Paris and all the relevant figures of the of the Trojan War. They need to find Ulysses because Apollo told him about Nectar's...

When Jason and the Argonauts go in search of the Golden Fleece, Nectar and Ambrosia decide to accompany them and quench their thirst for adventure. Later they meet Medea, and she tells them something about their past that they did not know.

Nectar and Ambrosia undertake a secret mission to the underworld. Hades has kidnapped Persephone, and they must find a way to save her. Everything is more complicated when they can't get help from the gods.

Thirteen-year-old Melien loves horror stories. She reads, writes, and draws terrifying characters. Her classmates call her the strangest girl in the world. One day, she discovers that her drawings and characters have come to life! This chapter book...

Holling Hoodwood has just started seventh grade and his teacher, Mrs. Baker, seems to have something against him. Why else would she make him read Shakespeare outside of school? It's 1967, the Vietnam War is happening, and his father says the family...

When Justice is assigned to visit Mr. Arthur in Smuggler's Lodge, which is rumored to be haunted, she realizes that not everything there is what it appears to be. Will she be able to figure out the truth about the lodge and her school in time?

From her first day at school, Justice Jones realizes she will have more than one mystery to solve. Some seem harmless enough, but why are the teachers hiding secrets about a murdered maid?

While doing research online, Cacha finds Francisco's blog. Thanks to the web, the two begin a friendship, sharing many things, including the difficulties both went through when their parents divorced. This book comes with a separate workbook with fun...

Told in verse, this is the story of Ellie, who is tired of constantly being fat shamed. She finds solace in swimming because, in the water, she feels weightless. She meets Catalina, a friend who does not judge her, and starts seeing a new therapist. ...

While at the tree house, Jack tells the story of one of his thrilling adventures. His friends decide to share their own tales, each trying to outdo the others.

Merci is in sixth grade, and she does not have a big house or go on fancy vacations like the other students at Seaward Pines Elementary Academy. Things seem different this year, and not just at school. Her beloved grandfather is acting strangely,...

Time is coming to an end for Brystal Evergreen. Almost one year ago she made a pact with Death. To make matters worse, some dark and sinister has risen from the bowels of the Earth. In order to stop it, all the fairies and witches must band together. ...