Publication year 1941
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Family, Perseverance, Childhood & Youth, Siblings, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Social Class, Economics
Tags Children`s Literature
Juvenile Literature
The books in this collection navigate themes and ideas appropriate for younger readers. Whether you're looking for contemporary hits like Front Desk by Kelly Yang or beloved classics like Louisa May Alcott's Little Women, you can explore this collection to find a title that will excite the young readers in your life.
The Moffats
The Mona Lisa Vanishes
The Most Important Thing
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
The Mouse and the Motorcycle
The Music Of Dolphins
The Mysterious Benedict Society
The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey
The Mystery of Locked Rooms
Then
The Name of This Book Is Secret
The Nazi Hunters
The Neverending Story
The Next Great Paulie Fink
The Night Diary
The Night Gardener
The Nightingale and the Rose
The Notorious Benedict Arnold
The Nurture Assumption
Theodore Boone
Publication year 1941
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Family, Perseverance, Childhood & Youth, Siblings, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Social Class, Economics
Tags Children`s Literature
Publication year 2023
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Art, The Past, Fame
Tags Children`s Literature, Mystery & Crime Fiction, World History, Arts & Culture
Publication year 2017
Genre Short Story Collection, Fiction
Themes Family, Conflict, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Daughters & Sons, Fathers, Self Discovery
Tags Realistic Fiction, Children`s Literature
Publication year 2009
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Safety & Danger, Truth & Lies
Tags Historical Fiction, Children`s Literature, Military & War, World History, Action & Adventure, Humor
Rodman Philbrick’s The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg (2009) is a historical fiction novel for middle-grade readers. It won the Newbery Honor award for its story about a young boy’s travels across Civil War America in search of his lost brother. The 2011 e-book edition is the basis for this study guide. Plot SummaryHomer Figg, 12 years old in 1863, lives on a farm in Maine with his older brother, Harold. They’re in... Read The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg Summary
Publication year 1965
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Friendship
Tags Fantasy, Animals, Coming of Age, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, Classic Fiction
Publication year 1996
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Childhood & Youth, Nature Versus Nurture, Animals
Tags Animals, Fantasy, Realistic Fiction, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 2007
Genre Novel, Fiction
Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Children`s Literature, Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure
The Mysterious Benedict Society (2007) by Trenton Lee Stewart is a New York Times best-selling children’s novel, the first in a mystery series that includes two sequels and a prequel. The book was included on reading lists published by notable several organizations, including the Association for Library Service to Children, Books for Youth, and the Texas Library Association.Plot SummaryFour children, Reynie Muldoon, Sticky Washington, Kate Wetherall, and Constance Contraire, respond to a newspaper advertisement for... Read The Mysterious Benedict Society Summary
Publication year 2008
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Friendship, Childhood & Youth, Teamwork, Self Discovery, Trust & Doubt, Truth & Lies
Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, Science Fiction
Publication year -12024
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Friendship, Teamwork, Self Discovery
Tags Mystery & Crime Fiction, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, Realistic Fiction, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 2008
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Family, Revenge, Art, Safety & Danger, Good & Evil
Tags Historical Fiction, Action & Adventure, Survival Fiction, Holocaust, World War II, Military & War, Trauma & Abuse, Children`s Literature, World History
Publication year 2007
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Coming of Age, Good & Evil, Friendship
Tags Fantasy, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, Humor
The Name of This Book Is Secret (2007) is the first book in the middle grade fantasy series The Secret Series by Pseudonymous Bosch, the pen name of writer Raphael Simon. The book is told by an intrusive narrator, the author, Pseudonymous Bosch. The narrator frequently breaks the fourth wall to address the reader directly and interrupts the story to warn the reader of the dangerous nature of the story he is telling, sometimes considering... Read The Name of This Book Is Secret Summary
Publication year 2013
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Tags World History, Children`s Literature, World War II, Military & War, Action & Adventure
The Nazi Hunters, by Neal Bascomb, published in 2013, is the story of the manhunt and capture of Adolf Eichmann, the "World's Most Notorious Nazi" in Argentina, 1961. The story centers on the agents of the Mossad and Shin Bet—Israeli intelligence and investigatory agencies—painstakingly detailing their plans, and execution, along with the capture’s aftermath. In addition to these, the recollections of Auschwitz survivor and witness Zeev Sapir feature prominently. Looming over the entire narrative is... Read The Nazi Hunters Summary
Publication year 1979
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Grief, Self Discovery, Coming of Age
Tags Fantasy, Action & Adventure, Classic Fiction, Symbolic Narrative, Children`s Literature
The Neverending Story (originally titled Die unendliche Geschichte) is a 1979 Young Adult fantasy novel by German author Michael Ende. The book describes the adventures of a boy named Bastian who initially reads about and then physically enters the world of Fantastica, which is threatened by a sinister, amorphous of destruction called “the Nothing.” Like Ende’s other novels, Momo (1973) and The Night of Wishes: Or the Satanarchaeolidealcohellish Notion Potion (1989), the novel is a... Read The Neverending Story Summary
Publication year 2019
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Self Discovery, Community, Fame
Tags Realistic Fiction, Humor, Bullying, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, Modern Classic Fiction
Publication year 2018
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Family
Tags Historical Fiction, Children`s Literature, World History, Indian Literature
The Night Diary, Veera Hiranandani’s 2018 work of historical fiction for middle-grade and young adult readers, consists of 60 diary entries spanning approximately four months. In it, the author chronicles the events of India’s post-World War II independence from Britain and subsequent partition through the voice of a 12-year-old Indian girl, Nisha. The fictional family in the novel is loosely based on the childhood experiences of Hiranandani’s father, whose family, like Nisha’s, made the journey... Read The Night Diary Summary
Publication year 2014
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Siblings, Truth & Lies, Social Class, Grief
Tags Fantasy, Horror & Suspense, Historical Fiction, Children`s Literature, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Religion & Spirituality
Publication year 1888
Genre Short Story, Fiction
Themes Love, Art, Power & Greed
Tags Symbolic Narrative, Fantasy, Romance, Irish Literature, Children`s Literature, World History, Fairy Tale & Folklore, Classic Fiction
“The Nightingale and the Rose” is a children’s story by Irish writer Oscar Wilde, included in his 1888 fairy tale collection, The Happy Prince and Other Tales. Like many of the other stories in the collection, “The Nightingale and the Rose” is a fable examining the nature of love and self-sacrifice. “The Nightingale and the Rose” conforms to the simplistic story structure of traditional fairy tales while subverting many of the genre’s norms.This guide refers... Read The Nightingale and the Rose Summary
Publication year 2010
Genre Biography, Nonfiction
Tags US History, American Revolution, Children`s Literature, Military & War, World History, Biography
The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism and Treachery, written by Steven Sheinkin and published in 2010, is a biography for young readers about one of America's notable war heroes who was also her most famous traitor—Benedict Arnold. How this startling reversal came about is traced in the book, which is rigorously researched yet presented in the manner of an adventure novel. Sheinkin confronts the moral ambiguities that lie at the heart... Read The Notorious Benedict Arnold Summary
Publication year 1998
Genre Book, Nonfiction
Themes Nature Versus Nurture, Childhood & Youth, Coming of Age, Daughters & Sons, Family, Fathers, Friendship, Mothers
Tags Psychology, Parenting, Science & Nature, Sociology, Children`s Literature, Education, Education, Social Science, Psychology
Publication year 2010
Genre Novel, Fiction
Themes Justice, Family, Education, Immigration, Guilt
Tags Crime & Law, Action & Adventure, Children`s Literature, Horror & Suspense, Mystery & Crime Fiction, Realistic Fiction
Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is a 2010 middle-grade novel written by John Grisham, and it is the first installment in the Theodore Boone series. Grisham is an experienced layer and writer of over 30 novels, with most of his writing in the legal thriller genre. Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer is Grisham’s first foray into writing for a younger audience, which the author called a challenge in shifting the way he thought about his writing approach... Read Theodore Boone Summary