Stories for young minds
Picture books, middle grade, YA, and teen fiction from independent authors writing for the next generation of readers.
the Amazing Adventures of Jimmy crikey
By: Wallace E Briggs
Jimmy Crikey is the alien orphaned on Earth after his Intergalactic ambassador parents died. He was left in the care of a kindly ‘Aunt’ Ethel. Endowed with a bright red mop of hair, big blue eyes,...
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Black Hole Radio - Nebulis
By: Ann Birdgenaw
Stay tuned for another exciting episode of Black Hole Radio–Nebulis!Hawk, Matt and Celeste and all the sixth grade are going on a field trip to . . . the Planetarium! It’s going to be so cool beca...
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Bobbi and the Beachcombers
By: S C Hamill
A Musical, Interactive Picture Book About Caring for Our Beaches.Bobbi and the Beachcombers is a joyful, moving, and beautifully illustrated interactive and musical picture book that brings children, ...
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Endingen Mole
By: Stephen Ferrett
Endingen Mole has always lived a quiet, solitary life – until a fallen cupboard reveals a hidden map and awakens memories long buried. With questions swirling and a sense of purpose stirring, he set...
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Lines of Courage
By: Jennifer Nielsen
Jennifer A. Nielsen, award-winning author of A Night Divided and Rescue, artfully weaves together the stories of five kids living through World War I, each of whom holds the key to the others' futures...
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The Free State of Jax
By: Jennifer Nielsen
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer A. Nielsen, this charmingly quirky coming-of-age story about a boy fighting for his freedom and a place to call home is brimming with mystery and adv...
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Elliot and the Goblin War (The Underworld Chronicles Book 1)
By: Jennifer Nielsen
As of today, there are only 7 children who have ever read this book and lived to tell about it. 95 children successfully read the first chapter, but upon beginning chapter 2, they started blabbering i...
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Big Nate: Code Red! (Volume 34)
By: Lincoln Peirce
Mischievous, imaginative sixth-grader Nate Wright is a favorite of middle grade readers everywhere. Thanks to his hilarious schemes, grand ideas, and unusual approach to friendship, there's never a du...
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Nelly Takes New York: A Little Girl's Adventures in the Big Apple (Big City Adventures)
By: Allison Pataki
The Big Apple may be hiding in the place you least expect it in this spunky introduction to the best parts of New York.Nelly lives in New York, the greatest city in the world.Every morning, she wakes ...
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The Stowaway (Choose Your Own Adventure New Classics)
By: Griffin McElroy
From Griffin McElroy, co-author of the New York Times bestselling graphic novel series The Adventure Zone, comes a laugh-out-loud science fiction thrill ride you won't be able to put down.Choose Your ...
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Cuddly Critters for Little Geniuses (Big Words for Little Geniuses Book 2)
By: Susan Patterson
Axolotes, chinchillas, and sugar gliders—oh my! This charming illustrated follow-up to the bestselling Big Words for Little Geniuses spotlights the world's oddest and cutest animals. From sloths to ...
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Bigger Words for Little Geniuses
By: Susan Patterson
Kids are never too young to start learning! With big, fun-to-say words for every letter of the alphabet, this brilliant picture book from bestselling authors James and Susan Patterson delivers read-al...
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