Fiction

The Newbery Honor Book and New York Times Bestseller that is historical fiction with a hint of mystery about living at Alcatraz not as a prisoner, but as a kid meeting some of the most famous criminals in our history. Al Capone Does My Shirts has become an instant classic for all kids to read!

Raised in a cult, twelve-year-old Zylnn has been taught that the outside world is dark and full of liars, but when her father rescues her, Zylnn experiences new aspects of life for the first time and has to make a decision about the cult.

This series is about a girl named Gillian (Gilly) Cobbler who ends up going to a school run by former villains, called Fairy Tale Reform School, due to her thievery. She and her friends, Jax, Kayla, Jocelyn, Ollie, Maxine, and others end up saving Enchantasia from villains like Alva, the witch who cursed Princess Rose, and Rumplestiliskin, who made deals and plans to restart the world.

In a story told from different viewpoints, five sixth-graders, facing various challenges and under pressure to do well on statewide assessment tests, agree to a plan for acing the tests.

Seven students are about to have their lives changed by one amazing teacher in this school story sequel filled with unique characters every reader can relate to.

Nikki Demere is an orphan and a kleptomaniac, making her the perfect girl to portray the Trevors' daughter in witness protection, but she soon learns that the biggest threat to her new family's security comes from her own past.

"High School. Two words that struck fear into the heart of every armless middle schooler I knew. Which was me. And like two people online."

Expelled from boarding school, Charles' presence at home proves disruptive, especially for sister Rachel, a gifted seventh grader juggling friendships and school activities.

Learning from his dying grandfather that a magical circus at the heart of his favorite bedtime stories is real, young Micah and his friend Jenny embark on a journey to claim a miracle from the circus's wondrous magician, the Lightbender.

Thirteen-year-old Samantha faces some stiff competition when a new friend is interested in the same boy Samantha has a crush on, and another girl starts an Internet version of her business of passing secrets, unread, from one classmate to another.