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8,507 books about writing & storytelling
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Calma Harrison #1
The Crimes and Punishments of Miss Payne
Barry Jonsberg
Smart-talking Calma and her struggling classmate Kiffo team up for a dangerous mission when they begin tailing a teacher
Ages 13–17
The Dove Dove: Funny Homograph Riddles
Marvin Terban
Words that look the same but sound different take center stage in this collection of over seventy clever riddles that pl
Ages 7–11
Criss Cross
Lynne Rae Perkins
Small-town teenagers in the 1960s grapple with new feelings and shifting identities as they search for the meaning of lo
Ages 10–14
Jellicoe Road
Melina Marchetta
Taylor Markham searches for her identity and the truth about her past while living at an Australian boarding school afte
Ages 14–18
Kids at Work: Lewis Hine and the Crusade Against Child Labor
Russell Freedman
A dedicated teacher uses his camera to document the harsh realities of working children, sparking a national movement fo
Ages 10–14
Ordinary People Change the World #8
I Am Martin Luther King, Jr.
Brad Meltzer
Witness how a commitment to nonviolence helped lead a movement as this biography follows the life and peaceful bravery o
Ages 5–9
Maggot Moon
Sally Gardner
For the teen who feels like an outsider, this gripping story follows a dyslexic boy standing up to a ruthless regime in
Ages 12–17
The View From Saturday
E.L. Konigsburg
Four distinct students find their lives intersecting through an Academic Bowl team, discovering how small acts of kindne
Ages 9–13
Hating Alison Ashley
Robin Klein
Erica Yurgen and Alison Ashley go head-to-head in a fierce classroom competition to prove who is the true undisputed sta
Ages 10–14
Cue for Treason
Geoffrey Trease
Fleeing an evil villain, Peter and Kit hide in plain sight as apprentices to William Shakespeare, only to stumble upon a
Ages 10–14
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat
Javaka Steptoe
Young Jean-Michel Basquiat finds inspiration in the pulsing energy of New York City and proves that art doesn't have to
Ages 6–10
The View from Saturday
E. L. Konigsburg
Four unique students form an unexpected bond when their teacher recruits them to represent their sixth-grade class in a
Ages 9–13
The Midwife's Apprentice
Karen Cushman
A nameless orphan in medieval Europe begins a new life as a midwife's apprentice, uncovering her own strength despite he
Ages 10–14
Ever After High
The Legend of Shadow High
Shannon Hale
Monsters and fairy tales collide as Frankie and Draculaura tumble into Ever After High to stop the Evil Queen from seizi
Ages 8–12
Silent to the Bone
E. L. Konigsburg
Accused of a crime he didn't commit, thirteen-year-old Branwell stops speaking, leaving his best friend Connor to find t
Ages 11–15
The Master Puppeteer
Katherine Paterson
In the hungry streets of eighteenth-century Osaka, a thirteen-year-old boy searches for a way to survive within the trad
Ages 10–14
Planet Janet #1
Planet Janet
Dyan Sheldon
Sixteen-year-old Janet records every awkward moment of her life as she experiments with a Dark Phase, new diets, and the
Ages 12–17
The Other Side of Truth #1
The Other Side of Truth
Beverley Naidoo
Twelve-year-old Sade and her brother Femi must flee Nigeria for London after their family is targeted by a corrupt gover
Ages 10–14
Escapist Dream #1
Escapist Dream
Louis Bulaong
A shy geek and a serious programmer must team up to fix glitchy bugs that are turning a virtual reality paradise of supe
Ages 13–18
The Story of Mankind
Hendrik Willem van Loon
Mankind’s journey from cave-dwelling ancestors to modern society comes to life in this sweeping narrative covering anthr
Ages 10–16
How Do You Live?
Genzaburō Yoshino
For the teen grappling with how to be a good person in an unfair world, this Japanese classic offers a gentle, philosoph
Ages 12–18
Zebra Forest
Adina Rishe Gewirtz
For the child grappling with complicated family secrets or a parent's past, this gripping story explores how the truth c
Ages 10–14
They Were Strong and Good
Robert Lawson
An artist looks back at the everyday lives of his ancestors, honoring the ordinary people who were never famous but rema
Ages 7–10
Amazing Grace #2
Boundless Grace
Mary Hoffman
Grace travels to Africa to visit her father and meets his new family for the very first time.
Ages 4–8
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