2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Fiction

The Forget-Me-Not Summer

When their parents, a screenwriter and a film editor, go off on summer projects, Marigold, twelve, Zinnia, eleven, and Lily, five, must visit their Great Aunt Sunny in Cape Cod, where they learn much about themselves and each other and grow closer than ever.

Stormbreaker: An Alex Rider Adventure

Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original Series!
Meet the orphan turned teen superspy who's saving the world one mission at a time—from #1 New York Times bestselling author!

 
They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. But Alex Rider knows that’s a lie, and the bullet holes in the windshield prove it. Yet he never suspected the truth: his uncle was really a spy for Britain’s top secret intelligence agency. And now Alex has been recruited to find his uncle’s killers . . .

Princess Academy

The main idea of the Princess Academy series is centered around Miri, a young girl from a mining village, who is unexpectedly selected to attend a princess academy to prepare for the possibility of marrying the prince. The series explores themes of friendship, loyalty, family, and the importance of education, while also subverting traditional fairy tale tropes. Miri's journey is one of self-discovery, where she must balance her loyalty to her mountain home with the allure of royal life. 

Among the Hidden

At a time in the future, when having more than two children is illegal, 12-year-old Luke Garner is third born, a shadow child—his very existence punishable by death.
He spends his whole life hiding and knows only his immediate family and their small farm.
When a new housing development is built near his family's home, Luke is forced into even greater secrecy, spending days and nights in his attic room. But after catching a glimpse of someone in one of the new houses, Luke is sure he's found another third child.

Football Genius

Troy, a sixth-grader with an unusual gift for predicting football plays before they occur, attempts to use his ability to help his favorite team, the Atlanta Falcons, but he must first prove himself to the coach and players.