Most Circulated Titles

Ghosts /

Telgemeier, Raina,


School Library Journal starred, June 2016. Booklist starred, June 2016. Pub Weekly, June 2016. Kirkus Starred, July 2016. Horn Book, September 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2016. Library Media Connection starred, January 2017. Horn Book, April 2017. Kirkus starred, July 15, 2016. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July 2016. Horn book guide starred, Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, June 2016. Booklist starred, June 2016. Pub Weekly, June 2016. Kirkus Starred, July 2016. Horn Book, September 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), July 2016. Library Media Connection starred, January 2017. Horn Book, April 2017. Kirkus starred, July 15, 2016. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, July 2016. Horn book guide starred, Catrina and her family have moved to the coast of Northern California for the sake of her little sister, Maya, who has cystic fibrosis--and Cat is even less happy about the move when she is told that her new town is inhabited by ghosts, and Maya sets her heart on meeting one.

Date Published:2016

Refugee /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, July 2017. Pub Weekly, May 2017. Kirkus Starred, June 2017. Library Media Connection, October 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Christian Library, April 2018. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, This powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge: Josef a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany, Isabel a Cuban girl in 1994, and Mahmoud a Syrian boy in 2015.
Date Published:2017

Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal, July 2017. Pub Weekly, May 2017. Kirkus Starred, June 2017. Library Media Connection, October 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Christian Library, April 2018. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, This powerful novel tells the story of three different children seeking refuge: Josef a Jewish boy living in 1930s Nazi Germany, Isabel a Cuban girl in 1994, and Mahmoud a Syrian boy in 2015.

Date Published:2017

Not if I save you first /

Carter, Ally,


School Library Journal, March 2018. Booklist starred, February 2018. Publishers Weekly, January 2018. Kirkus Review, February 2018. Texas Lone Star Reading List. School Library Journal. Booklist starred. Booklist Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Six years ago Maddie lived in Washington D.C. with her father, a Secret Service agent assigned to the President's family, and her best friend was Logan, the President's son; but after her father was wounded in an attempted kidnapping the two of them moved to a remote cabin in Alaska and Logan never replied to her letters--but now he has suddenly turned up on her doorstep, and, while she has no intention of forgiving him for his silence, she soon realizes that first she has to save him from the winter wilderness and the men who are pursuing him.
Date Published:2019

School Library Journal, March 2018. Booklist starred, February 2018. Publishers Weekly, January 2018. Kirkus Review, February 2018. Texas Lone Star Reading List. School Library Journal. Booklist starred. Booklist Starred Reviews, Publishers Weekly, School Library Connection, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Kirkus Reviews. Publishers Weekly. Six years ago Maddie lived in Washington D.C. with her father, a Secret Service agent assigned to the President's family, and her best friend was Logan, the President's son; but after her father was wounded in an attempted kidnapping the two of them moved to a remote cabin in Alaska and Logan never replied to her letters--but now he has suddenly turned up on her doorstep, and, while she has no intention of forgiving him for his silence, she soon realizes that first she has to save him from the winter wilderness and the men who are pursuing him.

Date Published:2019

Blended /

Draper, Sharon M. (Sharon Mills),


"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex. Booklist, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, November 2018. Booklist, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2018. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Notable Children's Trade Books. Horn Book Guide, "Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2018

"A Caitlyn Dlouhy Book." Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex. Booklist, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, School Library Journal starred, November 2018. Booklist, November 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), November 2018. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Notable Children's Trade Books. Horn Book Guide, "Piano-prodigy Isabella, eleven, whose black father and white mother struggle to share custody, never feels whole, especially as racial tensions affect her school, her parents both become engaged, and she and her stepbrother are stopped by police"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2018

Smile /

Telgemeier, Raina,


School Library Journal, March 2010. Publisher's Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. New York Times, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2010. Kirkus Review, January 2010. School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Horn Book, October 2010. The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.
Date Published:2010

School Library Journal, March 2010. Publisher's Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. New York Times, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2010. Kirkus Review, January 2010. School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Horn Book, October 2010. The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.

Date Published:2010

The crossover /The Crossover #1 : (Graphic Novel) /

Alexander, Kwame,


School Library Journal starred, July 2019. Kirkus Starred, July 2019. Booklist, July 2019. Horn Book, November 2019. Publishers Weekly Annex, June 2019. School Library Journal starred. Kirkus Starred. Booklist. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Date Published:2019

School Library Journal starred, July 2019. Kirkus Starred, July 2019. Booklist, July 2019. Horn Book, November 2019. Publishers Weekly Annex, June 2019. School Library Journal starred. Kirkus Starred. Booklist. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

Date Published:2019

New kid /

Craft, Jerry,


Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal starred, November 2018. Booklist starred, November 2018. Pub Weekly, November 2018. Kirkus Starred, November 2018. New York Times, March 2019. Horn Book, January 2019. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, As Jordan travels from his Washington Heights neighborhood to the upscale Riverdale private school where he's starting seventh grade, he finds himself torn between two worlds---and not really fitting into either one.
Date Published:2019

Junior Library Guild. School Library Journal starred, November 2018. Booklist starred, November 2018. Pub Weekly, November 2018. Kirkus Starred, November 2018. New York Times, March 2019. Horn Book, January 2019. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, As Jordan travels from his Washington Heights neighborhood to the upscale Riverdale private school where he's starting seventh grade, he finds himself torn between two worlds---and not really fitting into either one.

Date Published:2019

Sisters /

Telgemeier, Raina,


Companion to: Smile. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Booklist starred, June 2014. Horn Book Starred, November 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. New York Times, August 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2014. Library Media Connection, January 2015. Junior Library Guild. In graphic novel format, Raina Telgemeier shares the story of her relationship with her younger sister.
Date Published:2014

Companion to: Smile. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Booklist starred, June 2014. Horn Book Starred, November 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. New York Times, August 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2014. Library Media Connection, January 2015. Junior Library Guild. In graphic novel format, Raina Telgemeier shares the story of her relationship with her younger sister.

Date Published:2014

Legend : A Legend novel / Legend #1 /

Lu, Marie, 1984-,


School Library Journal, October 2011. Booklist starred, October 2011. Library Media Connection starred, January 2012. Pub Weekly, October 2011. Kirkus Starred, October 2011. New York Times, December 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2011. Horn Book, November 2011. Wilson's Senior High School, November 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. ALA Booklist. ALA Best Book For Young Adults. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.
Date Published:2011

School Library Journal, October 2011. Booklist starred, October 2011. Library Media Connection starred, January 2012. Pub Weekly, October 2011. Kirkus Starred, October 2011. New York Times, December 2011. Horn Book, April 2012. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2011. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2011. Horn Book, November 2011. Wilson's Senior High School, November 2012. Wilson's Junior High School, October 2012. ALA Booklist. ALA Best Book For Young Adults. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Kirkus Review, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal, Voice of Youth Advocates, In a dark future, when North America has split into two warring nations, fifteen-year-olds Day, a famous criminal, and prodigy June, the brilliant soldier hired to capture him, discover that they have a common enemy.

Date Published:2011

Projekt 1065 /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


School Library Journal starred, August 2016. Booklist, July 2016. Kirkus Starred, July 2016. Horn Book, October 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2016. Teacher Librarian, October 2016. It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, August 2016. Booklist, July 2016. Kirkus Starred, July 2016. Horn Book, October 2017. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2016. Teacher Librarian, October 2016. It is 1943, and thirteen-year-old Michael O'Shaunessey, son of the Irish ambassador to Nazi Germany in Berlin, is also a spy for the British Secret Service, so he has joined the Hitler Youth, and pretending that he agrees with their violence and book-burning is hard enough--but when he is asked to find out more about "Projekt 1065" both his and his parents' lives get a lot more dangerous.

Date Published:2016

The Getaway /

Kinney, Jeff,


Junior Library Guild. Horn Book, November 2018. Booklist, Horn Book Guide, Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venemous creatures all threaten their vacation.
Date Published:2017

A night divided /

Nielsen, Jennifer A.,


School Library Journal, July 2015. Publisher's Weekly, June 2015. Booklist, August 2015. Horn Book, April 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2015. Library Media Connection, December 2015. Teacher Librarian, October 2016. School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. When the Berlin Wall went up, Gerta, her mother, and her brother Fritz were trapped on the eastern side where they were living, while her father, and her other brother Dominic were in the West--four years later, now twelve, Gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom.
Date Published:2015

School Library Journal, July 2015. Publisher's Weekly, June 2015. Booklist, August 2015. Horn Book, April 2016. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), December 2015. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2015. Library Media Connection, December 2015. Teacher Librarian, October 2016. School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Booklist. When the Berlin Wall went up, Gerta, her mother, and her brother Fritz were trapped on the eastern side where they were living, while her father, and her other brother Dominic were in the West--four years later, now twelve, Gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom.

Date Published:2015

Ground zero /

Gratz, Alan, 1972-,


School Library Journal starred, February 2021. Booklist starred, January 2021. Horn Book, March 2021. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.
Date Published:2021

School Library Journal starred, February 2021. Booklist starred, January 2021. Horn Book, March 2021. Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Brandon is visiting his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 when the attack comes; Reshmina is a girl in Afghanistan who has grown up in the aftermath of that attack but dreams of peace, becoming a teacher and escaping her village and the narrow role that the Taliban believes is appropriate for women--both are struggling to survive, both changed forever by the events of 9/11.

Date Published:2021

The Hunger Games / Hunger Games #1

Collins, Suzanne,


School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Booklist starred, September 2008. Horn Book Starred, September 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2001. Pub Weekly, November 2008. New York Times, November 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2008. Kirkus Review, September 2008. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, June 2010. Booklist, Horn Book Magazine, Kliatt, Library Journal, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, ALA Booklist. ALA Notable Book For Children. ALA Best Book For Young Adults. Library Journal, Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
Date Published:2008

School Library Journal starred, September 2008. Booklist starred, September 2008. Horn Book Starred, September 2008. Library Media Connection starred, November 2001. Pub Weekly, November 2008. New York Times, November 2008. Horn Book, April 2009. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), November 2008. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), October 2008. Kirkus Review, September 2008. Wilson's Junior High School, January 2010. Wilson's Senior High School, June 2010. Booklist, Horn Book Magazine, Kliatt, Library Journal, Library Media Connection, Publishers Weekly Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, ALA Booklist. ALA Notable Book For Children. ALA Best Book For Young Adults. Library Journal, Wilson's Senior High School, October 2011. Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.

Date Published:2008

Hard Luck

Kinney, Jeff,


Junior Library Guild. Booklist, December 2013. Horn Book, October 2014. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2013. Publishers Weekly. ALA Booklist. Wilson's Junior High Catalog. Horn Book. Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?
Date Published:2013

Junior Library Guild. Booklist, December 2013. Horn Book, October 2014. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2013. Publishers Weekly. ALA Booklist. Wilson's Junior High Catalog. Horn Book. Horn Book Guide, Publishers Weekly, Greg Heffley's on a losing streak. His best friend, Rowley Jefferson, has ditched him, and finding new friends in middle school is proving to be a tough task. To change his fortunes, Greg decides to take a leap of faith and turn his decisions over to chance. Will a roll of the dice turn things around, or is Greg's life destined to be just another hard-luck story?

Date Published:2013

The fixer / The Fixer #1 /

Barnes, Jennifer (Jennifer Lynn),


School Library Journal, April 2015. Booklist, June 2015. Horn Book, October 2016. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2015. Kirkus Review, May 2015. Library Media Connection, November 2015. When her grandfather develops dementia, sixteen-year-old Tess, who has been keeping his Montana ranch going, is whisked away to Washington, D.C., by a sister she barely knows and thrown into a world of politics, power, wealth, love triangles, and family secrets.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal, April 2015. Booklist, June 2015. Horn Book, October 2016. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2015. Kirkus Review, May 2015. Library Media Connection, November 2015. When her grandfather develops dementia, sixteen-year-old Tess, who has been keeping his Montana ranch going, is whisked away to Washington, D.C., by a sister she barely knows and thrown into a world of politics, power, wealth, love triangles, and family secrets.

Date Published:2016

Forget me not /

Terry, Ellie,


School Library Journal, November 2016. Library Media Connection starred, March 2017. Publisher's Weekly, January 2017. Booklist, February 2017. Horn Book, October 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2017. School Library Journal. Library Media Connection starred. Publisher's Weekly. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal. When her mother breaks up with yet another boyfriend, Calliope meets Jinsong at her latest middle school, who becomes her friend despite her Tourette Syndrome and the embarrassment it can cause.
Date Published:2018

School Library Journal, November 2016. Library Media Connection starred, March 2017. Publisher's Weekly, January 2017. Booklist, February 2017. Horn Book, October 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2017. School Library Journal. Library Media Connection starred. Publisher's Weekly. ALA Booklist. Horn Book. Publishers Weekly. School Library Journal. When her mother breaks up with yet another boyfriend, Calliope meets Jinsong at her latest middle school, who becomes her friend despite her Tourette Syndrome and the embarrassment it can cause.

Date Published:2018

Squint /

Morris, Chad,


Includes discussion questions. AudioFile, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, October 2018. Kirkus Review, August 2018. Kirkus Reviews. School Library Journal. Flint Minett has keratoconus, an eye disease that could eventually make him blind, but desperately wants to win a comic book art contest so that he and his new friend McKell Panganiban will be better accepted at middle school. Through a series of challenges, the two friends learn how to trust each other, believe in themselves, and see what really matters.
Date Published:

Includes discussion questions. AudioFile, School Library Journal, School Library Journal, October 2018. Kirkus Review, August 2018. Kirkus Reviews. School Library Journal. Flint Minett has keratoconus, an eye disease that could eventually make him blind, but desperately wants to win a comic book art contest so that he and his new friend McKell Panganiban will be better accepted at middle school. Through a series of challenges, the two friends learn how to trust each other, believe in themselves, and see what really matters.

Date Published:

One for sorrow : a ghost story /

Hahn, Mary Downing,


Publisher's Weekly, May 2017. Booklist, May 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2017. Kirkus Review, May 2017. Library Media Connection, May 2017. Horn Book, May 2017. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. "When unlikeable Elsie dies in the influenza pandemic of 1918, she comes back to haunt Annie to make sure she'll be Annie's best--and only--friend soon"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2017

Publisher's Weekly, May 2017. Booklist, May 2017. Horn Book, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), June 2017. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), June 2017. Kirkus Review, May 2017. Library Media Connection, May 2017. Horn Book, May 2017. ALA Booklist. Bulletin(Center for Children's Books). Horn Book. Kirkus Reviews. "When unlikeable Elsie dies in the influenza pandemic of 1918, she comes back to haunt Annie to make sure she'll be Annie's best--and only--friend soon"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2017

Rebound / The Crossover Novella /

Alexander, Kwame,


Prequel to: The crossover. School Library Journal starred, April 2018. Booklist starred, March 2018. Kirkus Starred, March 2018. New York Times, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2018. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book Starred, July 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.
Date Published:2018

Prequel to: The crossover. School Library Journal starred, April 2018. Booklist starred, March 2018. Kirkus Starred, March 2018. New York Times, April 2018. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), May 2018. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), April 2018. Publishers Weekly Annex, April 2018. Junior Library Guild. Horn Book Starred, July 2018. Horn Book, November 2018. Booklist Starred Reviews, Horn Book Guide Starred, Kirkus Review, Publishers Weekly, School Library Journal Starred, Voice of Youth Advocates, In the summer of 1988, twelve-year-old Chuck Bell is sent to stay with his grandparents, where he discovers jazz and basketball and learns more about his family's past.

Date Published:2018