Most Circulated Titles

Son of the mob

Korman, Gordon.


Seventeen-year-old Vince's life is constantly complicated by the fact that he is the son of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that threatens to destroy his romance with the daughter of an FBI agent.
Date Published:2002

Two degrees

Gratz, Alan, 1972-


School Library Journal, November 2022. Kirkus Review, August 2022. Publishers Weekly Annex, October 2022. When three children endure separate climate change disasters--a wildfire in the California woods, a close encounter with a hungry polar bear in Canada, and a massive hurricane in Florid--they emerge from their experiences committed to changing the world.
Date Published:2022

The breadwinner

Ellis, Deborah.


Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely been outdoors. Barred from attending school, shopping at the market, or even playing in the streets of Kabul, the heroine of Deborah Ellis's engrossing children's novel The Breadwinner is trapped inside her family's one-room home. That is, until the Taliban hauls away her father and Parvana realizes that it's up to her to become the "breadwinner" and disguise herself as a boy to support her mother, two sisters, and baby brother. Set in the early years of the Taliban regime, this topical novel for middle readers explores the harsh realities of life for girls and women in modern-day Afghanistan.
Date Published:2000

Since the Taliban took over Afghanistan, 11-year-old Parvana has rarely been outdoors. Barred from attending school, shopping at the market, or even playing in the streets of Kabul, the heroine of Deborah Ellis's engrossing children's novel The Breadwinner is trapped inside her family's one-room home. That is, until the Taliban hauls away her father and Parvana realizes that it's up to her to become the "breadwinner" and disguise herself as a boy to support her mother, two sisters, and baby brother. Set in the early years of the Taliban regime, this topical novel for middle readers explores the harsh realities of life for girls and women in modern-day Afghanistan.

Date Published:2000

Slacker

Korman, Gordon.


School Library Journal, March 2016. Booklist, February 2016. Kirkus Review, February 2016. Publishers Weekly Annex, March 2016. School Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. When eighth-grader Cameron Boxer creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents, teachers, and sister into letting him continue to concentrate on his video-gaming--but before he knows it other kids are taking it seriously, and soon he finds himself president of the P.A.G., and involved in community service, so the boy who never cared about anything is now the center of everything, whether he likes it or not.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal, March 2016. Booklist, February 2016. Kirkus Review, February 2016. Publishers Weekly Annex, March 2016. School Library Journal. Booklist. Kirkus Review. When eighth-grader Cameron Boxer creates the Positive Action Group at school he intends it as a diversion to fool his parents, teachers, and sister into letting him continue to concentrate on his video-gaming--but before he knows it other kids are taking it seriously, and soon he finds himself president of the P.A.G., and involved in community service, so the boy who never cared about anything is now the center of everything, whether he likes it or not.

Date Published:2016

The crossover

Alexander, Kwame.


School Library Journal starred, March 2014. Library Media Connection starred, August 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, February 2014. Pub Weekly, January 2014. Kirkus Starred, January 2014. Booklist, March 2014. New York Times, May 2014. Horn Book, May 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2014. School Library Journal starred. Library Media Connection starred. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. School Library Journal starred, March 2014. Library Media Connection starred, August 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, February 2014. Pub Weekly, January 2014. Kirkus Starred, January 2014. Booklist, March 2014. New York Times, May 2014. Horn Book, May 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2014. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.
Date Published:2014

School Library Journal starred, March 2014. Library Media Connection starred, August 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, February 2014. Pub Weekly, January 2014. Kirkus Starred, January 2014. Booklist, March 2014. New York Times, May 2014. Horn Book, May 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2014. School Library Journal starred. Library Media Connection starred. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre. School Library Journal starred, March 2014. Library Media Connection starred, August 2014. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, February 2014. Pub Weekly, January 2014. Kirkus Starred, January 2014. Booklist, March 2014. New York Times, May 2014. Horn Book, May 2014. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), August 2014. Fourteen-year-old twin basketball stars Josh and Jordan wrestle with highs and lows on and off the court as their father ignores his declining health.

Date Published:2014

Smile

Telgemeier, Raina.


School Library Journal, March 2010. Publisher's Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. New York Times, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2010. Kirkus Review, January 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. School Library Journal, March 2010. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Publisher's Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. New York Times, May 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2010. Kirkus Review, January 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Horn Book, October 2010. Book Links (A.L.A.), October 2010. Wilson's Children. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.
Date Published:2010

School Library Journal, March 2010. Publisher's Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. New York Times, May 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2010. Kirkus Review, January 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. School Library Journal, March 2010. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Publisher's Weekly, December 2009. Booklist, December 2009. New York Times, May 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), March 2010. Kirkus Review, January 2010. Wilson's Children, October 2010. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.), January 2011. Book Links (A.L.A.), January 2011. Horn Book, October 2010. Book Links (A.L.A.), October 2010. Wilson's Children. Notable/Best Books (A.L.A.). School Library Journal. The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school.

Date Published:2010

Scythe

Shusterman, Neal.


School Library Journal starred, October 2016. Booklist starred, October 2016. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2016. Pub Weekly, October 2016. Kirkus Starred, August 2016. New York Times, November 2016. Horn Book, November 2016. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2017. ""In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, October 2016. Booklist starred, October 2016. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2016. Pub Weekly, October 2016. Kirkus Starred, August 2016. New York Times, November 2016. Horn Book, November 2016. Voice of Youth Advocates (V.O.Y.A.), February 2017. ""In a world where disease has been eliminated, the only way to die is to be randomly killed ('gleaned') by professional reapers ('scythes'). Two teens must compete with each other to become a scythe--a position neither of them wants. The one who becomes a scythe must kill the one who doesn't"--

Date Published:2016

Restart

Korman, Gordon.


Chase does not remember falling off the roof, in fact he does not remember anything about himself, and when he gets back to middle school he begins to learn who he was through the reactions of the other kids--trouble is, he really is not sure he likes the Chase that is being revealed, but can he take the opportunity amnesia has provided and restart his life?
Date Published:2017

Dog Man: Lord of the fleas

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


Kirkus Starred, August 2018. Kirkus Starred. "When a new bunch of baddies bust up the town, Dog Man is called into action--and this time he isn't alone. With a cute kitten and a remarkable robot by his side, our heroes must save the day by joining forces with an unlikely ally: Petey, the World's Most Evil Cat. But can the villainous Petey avoid vengeance and venture into virtue?"--OCLC.
Date Published:2018

Sisters

Telgemeier, Raina.


Companion to: Smile. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Booklist starred, June 2014. Horn Book Starred, November 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. New York Times, August 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2014. Library Media Connection, January 2015. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Booklist starred, June 2014. Horn Book Starred, November 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. New York Times, August 2014. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. In graphic novel format, Raina Telgemeier shares the story of her relationship with her younger sister.
Date Published:2014

Companion to: Smile. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Booklist starred, June 2014. Horn Book Starred, November 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. New York Times, August 2014. Horn Book, April 2015. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2014. Library Media Connection, January 2015. School Library Journal starred, July 2014. Booklist starred, June 2014. Horn Book Starred, November 2014. Pub Weekly, May 2014. Kirkus Starred, June 2014. New York Times, August 2014. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. In graphic novel format, Raina Telgemeier shares the story of her relationship with her younger sister.

Date Published:2014

Counting by 7s

Sloan, Holly Goldberg, 1958-


Twelve-year-old genius and outsider Willow Chance must figure out how to connect with other people and find a surrogate family for herself after her parents are killed in a car accident.
Date Published:2012

The reluctant journal of Henry K. Larsen

Nielsen, Susin, 1964-


A young teen rebuilds his life after the worst-case bully scenario.
Date Published:2012

Variant

Wells, Robison E.


After years in foster homes, seventeen-year-old Benson Fisher applies to New Mexico's Maxfield Academy in hopes of securing a brighter future, but instead he finds that the school is a prison and no one is what he or she seems.
Date Published:2011

Diary of a Wimpy Kid: a novel in cartoons

Kinney, Jeff.



Date Published:2007

Safe as houses : a novel

Walters, Eric, 1957-


School Library Journal. Publisher's Weekly. Bulletin (Center for Children's books). Kirkus Review. A babysitter and her two charges escape to the roof of a house during Hurricane Hazel on October 15, 1954, but they are not safe there.
Date Published:2007

We all fall down : a novel

Walters, Eric, 1957-


Resource Links, June 2006. Will, a grade nine student will be spending the day at his father's workplace tomorrow - September 11, 2001 - but Will isn't looking forward to it. Will's dad works for an international trading company on the eighty-fifth floor in the south building of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. When the second plane piloted by terrorists deliberately crashes into the tower below Will's father's office Will and his father must make a life-threatening choice.
Date Published:2006

Resource Links, June 2006. Will, a grade nine student will be spending the day at his father's workplace tomorrow - September 11, 2001 - but Will isn't looking forward to it. Will's dad works for an international trading company on the eighty-fifth floor in the south building of the World Trade Center in Manhattan. When the second plane piloted by terrorists deliberately crashes into the tower below Will's father's office Will and his father must make a life-threatening choice.

Date Published:2006

The hunger games

Collins, Suzanne.


Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen accidentally becomes a contender in the annual Hunger Games, a grave competition hosted by the Capitol where young boys and girls are pitted against one another in a televised fight to the death.
Date Published:2008

We are all made of molecules

Nielsen-Fernlund, Susin, 1964-


Thirteen-year-old brilliant but socially-challenged Stewart and mean-girl Ashley must find common ground when, two years after Stewart's mother died, his father moves in with his new girlfriend--Ashley's mother, whose gay ex-husband lives in their guest house.
Date Published:2015

The thing about jellyfish

Benjamin, Ali,


Twelve-year-old Suzy Swanson wades through her intense grief over the loss of her best friend by investigating the rare jellyfish she is convinced was responsible for her friend's death.
Date Published:2015

Dog Man

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


School Library Journal starred, July 2016. Booklist starred, August 2016. Pub Weekly, May 2016. Kirkus Review, June 2016. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2016. Library Media Connection, January 2017. Horn Book, April 2017. "George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?"--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2016

School Library Journal starred, July 2016. Booklist starred, August 2016. Pub Weekly, May 2016. Kirkus Review, June 2016. School Library Journal starred. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Bulletin (Center for Children's books), September 2016. Library Media Connection, January 2017. Horn Book, April 2017. "George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?"--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2016