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  • Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret

    By Judy Blume (J Blum)

    Margaret Simon, almost twelve, has just moved from New York City to the suburbs, and she's anxious to fit in with her new friends. When she's asked to join a secret club she jumps at the chance. But when the girls start talking about boys, bras, and getting their first periods, Margaret starts to wonder if she's normal. There are some things about growing up that are hard for her to talk about, even with her friends. Lucky for Margaret, she's got someone else to confide in...someone who always listens.

  • Charlotte's Web

    By E.B. White (J Whit, J CD Whit)

    Some Pig. Humble. Radiant. Charlotte's spiderweb tells of her feelings for a little pig named Wilbur, who simply wants a friend. They also express the love of a girl named Fern, who saved Wilbur's life when he was born the runt of his litter. E.B. White's Newbery Honor Book is a tender novel of friendship, love, life, and death that will continue to be enjoyed by generations to come.

  • A Light in the Attic

    By Shel Silverstein (J811.54 Silv)

    A collection of humorous poems and drawings.

  • Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

    By Alvin Schwartz (J398.25 Schw)

    Stories of ghosts and witches, "jump" stories, scary songs, and modern-day scary stories.

  • The Witches

    By Roald Dahl (J Dahl, CD J Dahl)

    A young boy and his Norwegian grandmother, who is an expert on witches, together foil a witch's plot to destroy the world's children by turning them into mice.

  • The Giver

    By Lois Lowry (J Lowr, CD J Lowr)

    The haunting story centers on twelve-year-old Jonas, who lives in a seemingly ideal, if colorless, world of conformity and contentment. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver of Memory does he begin to understand the dark, complex secrets behind his fragile community.

  • Blubber

    By Judy Blume (J Blum, CD J Blum)

    Jill goes along with the rest of the fifth-grade class in tormenting a classmate and then finds out what it's like when she, too, becomes a target.

  • Melissa

    By Alex Gino (J Gino, CD J Gino, PLAY J Gino)

    When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then her teacher announces that their class play is going to be Charlotte's Web. George really, really, REALLY wants to play Charlotte. But the teacher says she can't even try out for the part . . . because she's a boy. With the help of her best friend, Kelly, George comes up with a plan. Not just so she can be Charlotte -- but so everyone can know who she is, once and for all.

  • New Kid

    By Jerry Craft (J Craf)

    Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school known for its academics, where Jordan is one of the few kids of color in his entire grade. He soon finds himself torn between two worlds-and not really fitting into either one. Can He learn to navigate his new school culture while keeping his neighborhood friends and staying true to himself?

  • Indian No More

    By Charlene Willing McManis (J Mcma)

    Regina Petit's family has always been Umpqua, and living on the Grand Ronde reservation is all the10 year old has ever known. But when the federal government signs a bill into law that says Regina's tribe no longer exists, She becomes "Indian no more" overnight. Her family signs up for the Indian Relocation program and moves to Los Angeles where she finds a whole new world. For the first time in her life, Regina comes face to face with the viciousness of racism, personally and toward her new friends. The family struggles without their tribal community and land., Regina must find out: Who is Regina Petit? Is she Indian? Is she American?

  • A Good Kind of Trouble

    By Lisa Moore Ramée (J Rame)

    After attending a powerful protest, Shayla starts wearing an armband to school to support the Black Lives Matter movement, but when the school gives her an ultimatum, she is forced to choose between her education and her identity.