Novels 
Showing 1 - 20 of 226
There are a total of 1474 valid entries on the list.
Author:
Formats:
Description:
"For the youngest in a long line of witches, demons used to be no big deal. A spell and a quick prick of the finger, and a witch like Ber could summon a demon to do anything she needed--clean a mess, send a message, you name it. But that was before Ber was diagnosed with diabetes. Now each time she tests her blood sugar, accidental demons are slipping into the human dimension...and causing absolute chaos. Good thing Ber and her older sister, Marve,...
Author:
Description:
"Spanning over five hundred years, a novel telling the stories of four girls from different generations of a Jewish family, many of them forced to leave their country and start a new life"--
3. All mixed up
Author:
Description:
"It's 2002--less than one year after the September 11th attacks--and sixth-grader Kamal Rao is tackling a brave new world of challenges, including figuring out who he really is and how he fits in. Even with New York City in its backyard, the suburban town where he lives is anything but open-minded. That means Kamal--frequently picked on and feeling ostracized--usually spends his time alone, making mud pies in the backyard or cooking recipes with his...
Author:
Description:
"A heartwarming contemporary middle-grade from the author of The Doughnut Fix: As twelve-year-old chess prodigy Milo Bloom grapples with the anxiety that's ruining his game, the last thing he needs is for a brand-new half sister to show up at his door. Twelve-year old chess prodigy Milo Bloom has lost the zone, that magical place his mind goesor used to go when he plays chess. When he plays now, all he can think about is how bad it will be if he loses...
Author:
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Description:
"Alliana spends her days tending to her stepfamily's inn at the edge of the abyss, but when she rescues an orphaned nightdragon and later helps an apprentice witch, she seizes her chance to escape her stepmother's tyranny and find her own happily ever after"--
Author:
Description:
Fearing her mother may leave again, eleven-year-old Tilly Gubbers tries to locate the amber necklace her mother gifted her and joins two others, Leon and Nell, in their own quests for objects that hold deeper significance.
Author:
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
Formats:
Description:
"When Donovan left his copy of The Adventurers on the kitchen counter, he didn't think his mom would read it--much less have a problem with it. It's just an adventure novel about two characters trying to stop an evil genius. But soon the entire town is freaking out about whether the book's main characters are gay, Donovan's mom is trying to get the book removed from the school curriculum, and Donovan is caught in the middle"--
Author:
Description:
"Eden Jones is a nonbinary kid who has Social Anxiety Disorder, and when their mother announces she is throwing a birthday party and inviting all their friends they are thrown into a panic--because while Eden's three 'friends' are all real kids at school they have almost never actually spoken to any of them"--
Author:
Average Rating:
3.5 stars
Description:
"Eleven-year-old Macy Weaver knows relationships are complicated. Fresh off her latest friendship breakup, she's spent most of her summer break on her own. So when Macy's mother decides to go back to college three states away, Macy jumps on the chance to move--anything for a fresh start. But Macy's new home isn't exactly what she expected. Her mother's never around and her dad's always working. Lonelier than ever, Macy sets her sights on finding a...
Author:
Description:
"Eleven-year-old Meadow Witch apprentice Anwen Sedge, along with her grandmother and rival Cerys, find themselves in the Sky Kingdom with giants after a dead king falls onto their rural village, prompting them to solve the mystery of the king's death before they can return home"--
Author:
Description:
"Benji Zeb has to balance preparing for his bar mitzvah, his feelings for a school bully, and being a werewolf in this heartfelt, coming-of-age novel for middle-grade readers"--
12. Big tree
Author:
Average Rating:
4.5 stars
Formats:
Description:
"Sycamore seed siblings Merwin and Louise must use their wits and imaginations to navigate a mysterious and often dangerous world, filled with talking plants, monsters, meteors, and the fear of never finding the right conditions to set down roots and become big trees"--
13. Billions to burn
Author:
Formats:
Description:
"Twelve-year-old African American Zeus embarks on a treasure hunt to find his grandfather and uncover the secrets that destroyed his grandfather's printing company during the Harlem Renaissance"--
14. Blackberry fox
Author:
Description:
During a summer holiday in Wales, Portia and Ben discover a mysterious door in a forest, unaware that it is a portal to a perilous Otherworld, and they unwittingly open the door, unleashing a powerful evil that endangers both the human and fairy realms, forcing them to confront the consequences of their actions.
Author:
Description:
"Brooklyn girl Kaylani McKinnon is thrust into an intricate web of lies when a shocking murder on Martha's Vineyard threatens to expose dangerous secrets"--
Author:
Description:
"A determined thirteen-year-old bee charmer enters a fantastical, world-traveling Faire as she fights to save her family's home"--
Author:
Description:
Three Filipino children--Bayani, Isay, and Aaron--venture into a mystical land of monsters and gods from Filipino lore, where they must navigate dangers and find their way back home.
Author:
Average Rating:
4 stars
Description:
Seventh-grader Reese struggles to cope with his dad's opioid addiction but finds solace in two new friends who are also dealing with issues beyond their control.
19. Breda's island
Author:
Description:
"After Breda Moriarity gets caught stealing one too many times, Breda's mom sends her to Ireland, a place she has never been, to live with the grandfather she has never met. While Breda doesn't want to be in this strange land, she finally gets to meet Granda, her mom's father. He's a grumpy farmer who is also a seancha,̕ a traditional Gaelic storyteller. But the most important story is the one nobody will talk about: what happened to her absent father....
Author:
Formats:
Description:
During her first trip to Korea, twelve-year-old Yumi discovers a magical ink brush in her grandfather's attic which inadvertently summons a dokkaebi, a creature from Korean fairy tales, and embarks on an adventure through Seoul while navigating newfound powers and the consequences of her magic.