Juvenile Fiction Books

The Finisher (J BAL) By David Baldacci When Flinn enters the classroom art closet for supplies, his imagination sends him on a high-seas adventure filled with pirates, dinosaurs, mystery, and swordfights.

Circus Mirandus (J BEA) By Cassie Beasley When he realizes that his grandfather's stories of an enchanted circus are true, Micah Tuttle sets out to find the mysterious Circus Mirandus--and to use its magic to save his grandfather's life.

The Iron Trial (J BLA) By Holly Black Magisterium; Bk 1 Warned away from magic all of his life, Callum endeavors to fail the trials that would admit him to the Magisterium only to be drawn into its ranks against his will and forced to confront dark elements from his past.

The Name of This Book is Secret (J BOS) By Pseudonymous Bosch Secret; Bk 1 This is the story of a secret, and one of two friendless 11-year olds who come together to solve the mystery of a dead magician and the clues he left behind. They must solve puzzles and word games and face incredible danger to answer their questions. They encounter the dark and looming Dr. L and his accomplice, Ms. Mauvais, who have kidnapped one of their class-mates in a desperate attempt to unlock the secrets of immortality.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (J CAR) By Lewis Carroll On an ordinary summer's afternoon, Alice tumbles down a hole and an extraordinary adventure begins. In a strange world with even stranger characters, she meets a rabbit with a pocket watch, joins a Mad Hatter's Tea Party, and plays croquet with the Queen! Lost in this fantasy land, Alice finds herself growing more and more curious by the minute.

The Door by the Staircase (J MAR) By Katherine Marsh Happy to be adopted at last, twelve-year-old orphan Mary Hayes soon learns a terrifying secret about her new mother, the mysterious Madame Z.

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (J ROW) By J. K. Rowling Harry Potter; Bk 1 Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches.

Magyk (J SAG) By Angie Sage Septimus Heap; Bk 1 After learning that she is the Princess, Jenna is whisked from her home and carried toward safety by the Extraordinary Wizard, those she always believed were her father and brother, and a young guard known only as Boy 412--pursued by agents of those who killed her mother ten years earlier.

The Emerald Atlas (J STE) By John Stephens The Books of the Beginning; Bk 1 Kate, Michael, and Emma have passed from one orphanage to an-other in the ten years since their parents disappeared to protect them, but now they learn that they have special powers, a prophesied quest to find a magical book, and a fearsome enemy.

Dragonet Prophecy (J SUT) By Tui T. Sutherland Wings of Fire; Bk 1 Clay has lived his whole life under the mountain. The MudWing dragonet knows war is raging between the dragon tribes in the world outside - a war that he and four oth-er dragonets are destined to end, according to the mysterious prophecy they have been taught. When danger threatens one of their own, Clay and his friends may choose freedom over fate ... leave the mountain ... and set the dragon world on a course that no one could have predicted.

The Hobbit, or, There and Back Again (J TOL) By J. R. R. Tolkien Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit, becomes a thief for a band of dwarves and soon finds himself in the midst of a war with the evil goblins and wargs, and forced to make a decision between the call of duty and the pull of the simple life.

How to Train Your Dragon (J COW) By Cressida Cowell How to Train Your Dragon; Bk 1 Chronicles the adventures and misadventures of Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third as he tries to pass the important initiation test of his Viking clan, the Tribe of the Hairy Hooligans, by catching and training a dragon.

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (J DAH) By Roald Dahl Each of five children lucky enough to discover an entry ticket into Mr. Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory takes advantage of the situation in his own way. The Isle of the Lost (J DEL) By Melissa De la Cruz Evil tree. Bad Apple? 20 years ago, all the evil villains were banished from the kingdom of Auradon to the Isle of the Lost—a dark and dreary place protected by a force field that is impossible to leave. With no magical powers, the villains now live in total isolation, forgotten by the world. Mal learns that the key to true darkness, the Dragon's Eye, is located inside her scepter in the forbidden fortress on the far side of the island. So she sets out on a quest with her friends for the Dragon’s Eye. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures (J DIC) By Kate DiCamillo Rescuing a squirrel after an accident involving a vacuum cleaner, comic-reading cynic Flora Belle Buckman is astonished when the squirrel, Ulysses, demonstrates astonishing powers of strength and flight after being revived.

Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy (J FOX) By Karen Foxlee Ophelia, a timid 11 year-old girl grieving her mother, suspends her disbelief in things non-scientific when a boy locked in the museum where her father is working asks her to help him complete an age-old mission. Fortunately, the Milk (J GAI) By Neil Gaiman While picking up milk for his children's cereal, a father is abducted by aliens and finds himself on a wild adventure through time and space.

The Girl Who Drank the Moon (J BAR) By Kelly Regan Barnhill A witch, a swamp monster, and a perfectly tiny dragon raise a young girl named Luna, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her to save the people of the Pro-tectorate.

The Mark of the Dragonfly (J JOH) By Jaliegh Johnson Since her father's death in a factory in the Dragonfly territories, 13 year-old Piper has made a living as a scrapper in Merrow Kingdom, but the arrival of a mysterious girl sends her on a dangerous journey to distant lands.

The Tail of Emily Windsnap (J KES) By Liz Kessler Emily Windsnap; Bk 1 After finally convincing her mother that she should take swimming lessons, 12 year-old Emily discovers a terrible and wonderful secret about herself that opens up a whole new world.

The Colossus Rises (J LER) By Peter Lerangis Seven Wonders; Bk 1 Teens Jack, Marco, Aly, and Cass begin a quest to find 7 pieces of Atlantis's power that were hidden long ago and that will, if returned to Atlantis, save them from certain death due to the genetic abnormality that also gives them superior abilities.

The Magician’s Nephew (J LEW) By C. S. Lewis Chronicles of Narnia; Bk 1 When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech. Sky Raiders (J MUL) By Brandon Mull Five Kingdoms; Bk 1 Whisked through a portal to The Outskirts, an in-between world, 6th grader Cole must rescue his friends and find his way back home--before his existence is forgotten. The Wrinkled Crown (J NES) By Anne Nesbet 12 year-old Linny embarks on an epic quest to save her best friend and discovers that she is the link between the magical and logical halves of her world.

Boundless (J OPP) By Kenneth Oppel Aboard "The Boundless," the greatest train ever built, on its maiden voyage across Canada, teenaged Will enlists the aid of a traveling circus to save the train from villains.

The Lightning Thief (J RIO) By Rick Riordan Percy Jackson and the Olympians; Bk 1 12 year-old Percy Jackson learns he is a demigod, the son of a mortal woman and Poseidon, god of the sea. His mother sends him to a summer camp for demigods where he and his new friends set out on a quest to prevent a war between the gods.