Lists and Suggestions for Kids
List: Adventure
Amari and the night brothers
Alston, B. B.
Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor Black girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing br... More
Thirteen-year-old Amari, a poor Black girl from the projects, gets an invitation from her missing brother to join the Bureau of Supernatural Affairs and join in the fight against an evil magician. Less
The Jumbies
Baptiste, Tracey
Also available on Overdrive, Hoopla and RB Digital. Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courag... More
Also available on Overdrive, Hoopla and RB Digital. Eleven-year-old Corinne must call on her courage and an ancient magic to stop an evil spirit and save her island home. Less
The Last Kids On Earth
Brallier, Max
Also available on Overdrive "After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old J... More
Also available on Overdrive "After a monster apocalypse hits town, average thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan builds a team of friends to help slay the eerily intelligent monster known as Blarg"-- Less
The Luck Uglies
Durham, Paul (Paul Joseph)
Also available on Hoopla. Eleven-year-old Rye O'Chanter and her two friends delve into the se... More
Also available on Hoopla. Eleven-year-old Rye O'Chanter and her two friends delve into the secret lore of their village when mysterious creatures of legend reappear on the night of the Black Moon, leading them to the notorious secret society, the Luck Uglies. Less
The Castle In The Mist
Ephron, Amy
Also available on Overdrive. "Sent for the summer to their aunt's sleepy village in the E... More
Also available on Overdrive. "Sent for the summer to their aunt's sleepy village in the English countryside, Tess and Max find the key to a castle hidden from time and learn that wishes can come true, if they wish carefully"-- Less
The Voyage to Magical North
Fayers, Claire
"Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne and her friend Peter find themselves in an adventure with pirat... More
"Twelve-year-old Brine Seaborne and her friend Peter find themselves in an adventure with pirates, invisible bears, and a seriously evil magician" Less
Belly Up
Gibbs, Stuart
Also available on Overdrive. Twelve-year-old Teddy investigates when a popular Texas zoo's st... More
Also available on Overdrive. Twelve-year-old Teddy investigates when a popular Texas zoo's star attraction--Henry the hippopotamus--is murdered. Less
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library
Grabenstein, Chris
Also available on Overdrive. "Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town libr... More
Also available on Overdrive. "Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape"--Provided by publisher. Less
Take Me to the River
Hobbs, Will
Also available on Overdrive and Hoopla. When North Carolina fourteen-year-old Dylan Sands joins his... More
Also available on Overdrive and Hoopla. When North Carolina fourteen-year-old Dylan Sands joins his fifteen-year-old cousin Rio in running the Rio Grande River, they face a tropical storm and a fugitive kidnapper. Less
Uncle Shawn and Bill and the almost entirely unplanned adventure
Kennedy, A. L.
Badger Bill needs rescuing. He's been kidnapped by two nasty sisters who are about to make him ... More
Badger Bill needs rescuing. He's been kidnapped by two nasty sisters who are about to make him fight a boxing match against three even nastier dogs. The four most depressed llamas in the history of llamas need rescuing too. They are about to be turned into llama pies. But never fear--Uncle Shawn is here! He loves rescuing things. He has a rescuing plan, which involves dancing, and a mole, and an electric fence. What could possibly go wrong?" Less
Masterminds
Korman, Gordon
Also available on Overdrive and Hoolpa. "A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the D... More
Also available on Overdrive and Hoolpa. "A group of kids discovers they were cloned from the DNA of some of the greatest criminal masterminds in history for a sociological experiment"-- Less
The Boundless
Oppel, Kenneth
Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada,... More
Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada, teenaged Will enlists the aid of a traveling circus to save the train from villains. Less
The Inquisitor's Tale or, the three magical children and their holy dog
Gidwitz, Adam
Also available on Overdrive. Crossing paths at an inn, thirteenth-century travelers impart the tale... More
Also available on Overdrive. Crossing paths at an inn, thirteenth-century travelers impart the tales of a monastery oblate, a Jewish refugee, and a psychic peasant girl with a loyal greyhound, the three of whom join forces on a chase through France to escape persecution. Less
Beast : face-to-face with the Florida bigfoot
Key, Watt.
Adam says he can't remember where he was for the two months he went missing in a Florida swamp.... More
Adam says he can't remember where he was for the two months he went missing in a Florida swamp. That's not true. He does remember. The truth: He was driving with his parents, and the car crashed when his father swerved to avoid colliding with a giant Sasquatch-like creature standing in the highway. Haunted by his parents' disappearance and hounded for claiming to have seen Bigfoot, Adam sets off into the deadly wilderness on a hunt for answers as to what really happened that night. The answer he finds is more terrifying--and more fascinating--than he could have imagined. Less
Pahua and the soul stealer
Lee, Lori M.
While trying to rescue her brother's soul from the spirit world, eleven-year-old Pahua discover... More
While trying to rescue her brother's soul from the spirit world, eleven-year-old Pahua discovers that she is the reincarnation of a legendary shaman warrior.-- Provided by Publisher. Less
Keeper Of The Lost Cities
Messenger, Shannon
Also available on Overdrive. At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have a... More
Also available on Overdrive. At age twelve, Sophie learns that the remarkable abilities that have always caused her to stand out identify her as an elf, and after being brought to Eternalia to hone her skills, discovers that she has secrets buried in her memory for which some would kill. Less
The Map to Everywhere
Ryan, Carrie
Also available on Oberdrive, and Hoopla and as a Playaway. Twelve-year-old Fin, a master thief fro... More
Also available on Oberdrive, and Hoopla and as a Playaway. Twelve-year-old Fin, a master thief from the pirate world of Khaznot Quay, and Marrill, also twelve, of Arizona, cross paths in the magical world of the Pirate Stream while on a quest for a mysterious map. Less
Wolf Hollow
Wolk, Lauren
Also available on Overdrive. "Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's... More
Also available on Overdrive. "Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran" Less