Juvenile & Young Adult / Themes

Racing in the Rain

by Garth Stein

Have you ever wondered what your dog is thinking?

Meet one funny dog—Enzo, the lovable mutt who tells this story. Enzo knows he is different from other dogs: most dogs love to chase cars, but Enzo longs to...

Jake Ransom and the Howling Sphinx

by James Rollins

Using his father's watch as a key, Jake intends to return to Calypsos. Instead he's thrust into a strange desert land where he's joined by his friends Marika, Pindor, and Bach'uuk and his sister, Kady. As they...

When You Reach Me

by Rebecca Stead

Winner of the 2010 John Newbery Medal

Four mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever.

By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know...

We Beat the Street: How a Friendship Pact Led to Success

by Sampson Davis

Growing up on the rough streets of Newark, New Jersey, Rameck, George,and Sampson could easily have followed their childhood friends into drug dealing, gangs, and prison.  But when a presentation at their school...

Smells Like Pirates

by Suzanne Selfors

Homer thought that being inducted as a member of the treasure hunting society L.O.S.T. would be the key to finding pirate Rumpold Smeller's missing fortune. But when Homer's sworn enemy, Lorelei, forms an evil...

Training the Best Dog Ever: A 5-Week Program Using the Power of Positive Reinforcement

by Larry Kay & Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz

Training the Best Dog Ever, originally published in hardcover as The Love That Dog Training Program, is a book based on love and kindness. It features a program of positive reinforcement and no-fail techniques...

The Underdogs

by Mike Lupica

New York Times bestseller Mike Lupica tackles football!

Will Tyler may not be the biggest running back around, but no one can touch him when it comes to hitting the hole and finding the end zone. And no one...

The Dork Diaries Collection: Dork Diaries; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3

by Rachel Renee Russell

This delightfully dorky boxed set will include the first three books of the New York Times, USA TODAY, and Publishers Weekly bestelling Dork Diaries series, which chronicles the not-so-fabulous life of Nikki...

Magic Tree House #11: Lions at Lunchtime

Magic Tree House #11

by Mary Pope Osborne & Sal Murdocca

Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House!

"Where are the lions?"

Jack wonders when the Magic Tree House whisks him and his sister...

Love You Forever

by Robert Munsch & Sheila McGraw

A young woman holds her newborn son

And looks at him lovingly. Softly she sings to him:

"I'll love you forever

I'll like you for always

As long as I'm living

My baby you'll be."

So begins the story that has...

Where She Went

by Gayle Forman

The highly anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling and critically acclaimed If I Stay

Picking up several years after the dramatic conclusion of If I Stay, Where She Went continues the story of Adam...

Monster

by Walter Dean Myers

This New York Times bestselling novel and National Book Award nominee from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial. Presented as a...

Wings of Fire Book Three: The Hidden Kingdom

by Tui T. Sutherland

The WINGS OF FIRE saga continues! Deep in the rainforest, danger awaits . . . The dragonets of destiny aren't sure what to expect in the RainWing kingdom - Glory hopes to learn more about her family, and since...

Elijah of Buxton

by Christopher Paul Curtis

Master storyteller Christopher Paul Curtis's Newbery Honor novel, featuring his trademark humor, unique narrative voice, and new cover art--now in paperback! Eleven-year-old Elijah lives in Buxton, Canada, a...

A Series of Unfortunate Events #5: The Austere Academy

A Series of Unfortunate Events #5

by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist & Michael Kupperman

As the three Baudelaire orphans warily approach their new home Prufrock Preparatory School : they can′t help but notice the enormous stone arch bearing the school′s motto Memento Mori or "Remember you will...

I Survived #8: I Survived the Japanese Tsunami, 2011

by Lauren Tarshis

The disaster felt around the world . . . Visiting his dad's hometown in Japan four months after his father's death would be hard enough for Ben. But one morning the pain turns to fear: first, a massive earthquake...

Wild Thing

by Dandi Daley Mackall

Twelve-year-old Winnie Willis has a way with horses. She can gentle the wildest mare, but other parts of her life don't always come as easily. Along with her dad and sister, Lizzy, Winnie is learning how to...

Hold On Tight

by Abbi Glines

Dewayne Falco has been a fixture in Sea Breeze since his appearance in the very first book, Breathe. He always had the one-liners and smart remarks that made you laugh. But there was never any insight into his...

In a Blink

Never Girls #1

by Kiki Thorpe & RH Disney

A New York Times Bestseller

The Disney Fairies star in a magical all-new early chapter book series for kids ages 6 to 10—The Never Girls!

Kate craves adventure and excitement.

Mia loves dresses, roses, and anything...

Jewel Society #2: Diamonds Are a Thief's Best Friend

by Hope McLean

The espionage continues in New York City with the second book in this original heist series! Still smarting after their last run-in with the Rivals, the Jewels focus on their upcoming trip to the Big Apple....