Family - Kids Fiction

Poor Chicky All he wants is for someone to love and care for him And just when he thinks he has that in Pat, his new owner, he soon realizes Pat doesn't have time to care for him. So Chicky leaves on a mission...

Gus is a cute and cuddly puppy from a big litter of brothers and sisters. Gus is a black Goldendoodle, and he feels left out because his siblings are yellow. But when Gus meets a tall man and a lady carrying a baby, he...

The Dancing Little Girl is a cute tale about a little girl named Azian who tells her daddy she wants to be on the Majorette team at her school because she has such a love for dance. Azian teaches us that if we try...

Sometimes it's hard to resist temptation In The Dinkadunk Tree and Me, the main character has been warned by his mother not to eat the fruit of the Dinkadunk Tree, but when his friends start munching away, he finds it hard to say no...

A little girl with a wild imagination explores what her life would look like if she and her family lived in the ocean. She decides a warm body of water would be best, and she pictures her mom and dad and brother and sister...

Have you ever really, really wanted something but didn't get it? Of course. It happens to us all. And it's all right to be disappointed. But what if your feelings are much stronger than that? That's what Ally faces in But ... I Wanted...

Two little caterpillars, with beauty. Beauty on the outside and beauty in the inside. Their mother knows that one day, shell have to let them fly away. Any mother, who love their children, will teach them the right things, about life. Love starts at...

How would you feel if your family life was turned upside down? How would you feel if someone you loved went to jail? Would you feel sad? Would you be embarrassed? Would you be angry? When a young girl's father is sent to jail...

How would you feel if your family life was turned upside down? How would you feel if someone you loved went to jail? Would you feel sad? Would you be embarrassed? Would you be angry? When a young girl's father is sent to jail...

Before the Baudelaires became orphans, before he encountered A Series of Unfortunate Events, even before the invention of Netflix, Lemony Snicket was a boy discovering the mysteries of the world. Match wits with Lemony Snicket to solve thirteen mini-mysteries. Paintings have been falling off...

In the fading town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea, young apprentice Lemony Snicket has a new case to solve when he and his chaperone are hired to find a missing girl. Is the girl a runaway? Or was she kidnapped? Was she seen last at the grocery...

As thunder and lightning approach, a family gathers inside to play, sing, eat, and snuggle together until the weather clears. This sweet story captures both the excitement of a thunderstorm and the reassurance children need during a storm. The lively, rhythmic text mimics the...

Emma's Grandmother lives in the computer. They see each other on Skype. They have fun playing peek-a-boo and Grandma does silly things that make Emma laugh. But will Grandma ever come out of the computer? This is a must book for your child's library...

My name is Charlie Chucky, and I am the son of an international super spy. When people began to go missing in a creepy forest next to my school camp, it was up to me to find them. But I didn't expect to be...

A New York Times bestseller for three years and counting! "A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes." --School Library Journal (starred review) "Unflinching and realistic." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) From award-winning author Sharon Draper comes a story that will forever change how...

The Greatest is a story to be enjoyed byboth big and little people...A boy loves to play ball but gets hurt andputs his bat and glove away in a closetfull of boyhood dreams.This is the tale of how that boy grows tobe a man...

"Riveting and intriguing, The Prophet Calls is an unforgettable coming-of-age story." - Shelf Awareness, Starred Review "Readers will love Gentry Forrester--a brave girl who questions the world around her and finds her own answers. A fantastic debut by Melanie Sumrow." - Erin Entrada Kelly,...

Penguin wants to fly like other birds, but he has trouble doing so when he tries! Penguin is confused because he has wings and can flap, waddle, and leap like other birds, but he lands flat on his stomach when he tries to fly....

This sweet story about a girl named Alma and a stray dog named Lulu shows how a girl and a dog can rescue each other. Lulu's ears flap in the wind as the rescue truck rolls into the lot. Lulu's tail thumps- Everything smells...

A heart-warming story about having the courage to face your fears! Snowy Bear doesn't like the dark. When Dad wants to take him outside and show him the moon, Snowy Bear is very afraid. But when Grandad leads Snowy Bear outside to face his...

In the aftermath of a hurricane, Sara's got a new secret--and an old crush--to decipher. A hurricane hits the New Jersey shore, and while Sara's hometown of Stellamar is spared from any major damage, things will still never be the same. At home, a...

Ruby's mom is in prison, and to tell anyone the truth is to risk true friendship in this novel from the author of The Summer Before Boys that accurately and sensitively addresses a subject too often overlooked. Eleven-year-old Ruby Danes is about to start...

From Afghanistan to America, family matters most in this "empowering mystery" (Publishers Weekly), a companion to Shooting Kabul, which Kirkus Reviews called a "story with much to offer." A rough and tumble tomboy, twelve-year-old Ariana couldn't be more different from her cousin Laila, who...

Mogie is a real-life Labradoodle with a special talent: he always knows just what a sick kid needs! Get to know this passionate pup with this story by a Newbery Honoree. Give that dog a puddle and he'd splash. Give him a whistle and...

Ruby wants first prize at the fifth grade science fair--and she thinks her quirky, creative, Rube Goldberg-esque invention is just the way to get it! Ten-year-old Ruby Goldberg is determined to win her school science fair and beat her nemesis Dominic Robinson. She's snagged...

An adorable follow-up to The Biggest Kiss, which School Library Journal called "a wonderful cuddle-up-and-read choice." There are hugs for wrigglers, and hugs for gigglers. Hugs that are tickly, and hugs that are prickly...But what kind of hug is absolutely PERFECT? This fabulous feel-good...

Sara's friend Lily has a new crush...but he might be more of a fantasy than she realizes. Sara now understands who she really is--why she has paranormal powers, why she's living in Stellamar, and why it's important to have Lady Azura in her life....

In this second installment of a paranormal series, Sara's ready to fall in love--if the ghost standing in her way will allow it! Sara has settled in to her new hometown of Stellamar and even made a good friend in Lily Randazzo. Now it's...

In this moving debut, an immigrant girl discovers that hard work and determination can make dreams come true. Katerina has a dream. It's her papa's dream, too. Her family came to America to buy their own farm. But a year later, Papa is still...

From three-time Newbery Honor author Zilpha Keatley Snyder, "an adventure story with a lot to say about identity, ambition, and character" (Kirkus Reviews). After a year living with Aunt Fiona, William is off to audition for the role of Puck in a summer production...

When a devastating sickness spreads through a thoroughbred farm community, a young horse whisperer is determined to find out why all the foals are dying in this tightly woven, tender coming-of-age novel from award-winning author Heather Henson. Twelve-year-old Sky and her father are horse...

This "first-rate," hysterically funny debut novel "that belongs on every multicultural reading list" (Kirkus Reviews) is one of Kirkus's Best Books of 2013. When Vee Crawford-Wong's history teacher assigns an essay on his family history, Vee knows he's in trouble. His parents--Chinese-born dad and...

Is it possible to start afresh when you're thoroughly weighted down? Seventeen pounds. That's the difference between Abigail Walker and Kristen Gorzca. Between chubby and slim, between teased and taunting. Abby is fine with her body and sick of seventeen pounds making her miserable,...

A powerful psychological thriller with a shocking twist from the New York Times bestselling author of the Wake trilogy. Ethan was abducted from his front yard when he was just seven years old. Now, at sixteen, he has returned to his family. It's a...

Sixteen-year-old Samar--aka Sam--is an Indian American teenager whose mom has kept her away from her old-fashioned family. It's never bothered Sam, who is busy with school, friends, and a demanding boyfriend. But things change after 9/11. A guy in a turban shows up at...

Bestselling author Gary D. Schmidt tells a coming-of-age story with the light touch of The Wednesday Wars, the heart of Okay for Now, and the unique presence of a wise and witty butler. Carter Jones is astonished early one morning when he finds a...

Meet the NeeNy Haired Family. The tiniest family of forest people anywhere. Because of their small size and shiny skin, they are really cute and chased away from their home. Can they ever find a place where they can truly belong? A nice warm...

Ally and Jake put true love to the test in this "funny and sensitive" conclusion to the He's So/She's So trilogy that's filled "with depth and wit" (Kirkus Reviews). After their long summer apart, Ally and Jake were hoping for a drama-free senior year....

When an earthquake shakes California, Alys, Janie, Charles and Claudia suspect it isn't just a typical earthquake. A year and a half after their journey into the Wildworld, they believe that the Passage between their world, the Stillworld, and that parallel universe of legend...

When Claudia Hodges-Bradley meets a fox, she knows it will be an extraordinary day. Not just any fox, this vixen is the magical familiar of the sorceress Morgana Shee. For years Morgana has guarded the solitary gate between Earth and the Wildworld, a shimmering...

Amelia embarks on her most epic adventure yet in this final addition to the Amelia Rules graphic novel series. From surviving her parents' divorce, to withstanding the terror of Joe McCarthy Elementary, to handling devastating crushes (not-so-)gracefully, Amelia Louise McBride has weathered her share...

When one pup's up, the other nine are sure to follow Young readers will love counting along as ten pups gradually wake up to nuzzle, wiggle, dine, and play. Count back down as the puppies fall asleep again, all in a fuzzy doggy jumble....

Tee (short for Leticia) Woodie and her family have moved into a big, old house that is a part of her father's inheritance from Great-uncle Sebastian. While exploring the contents of Great-uncle's antiques-and-junk store, they find a parcel marked FOR DEAR LETICIA, MY SHABTI...

Princess Bess has loads of clothes made with satin, snaps, and bows. And she changes them all day, for her lessons and ballet. But if a certain truth be told, her favorite clothes are much less bold. She carefully keeps them out of sight...

In the year since the Morning Star sailed away from Nantucket, Patience Goodspeed has navigated a ship and outwitted mutineers, but this time she faces her biggest challenge yet: boarding school Now, instead of mathematics and navigation, Patience is forced to study sewing and...

The long-awaited and highly anticipated sequel to the Newbery Honor winner Our Only May Amelia, by the bestselling and cherished author Jennifer Holm. May Amelia Jackson captured readers' hearts in the Newbery Honor Book Our Only May Amelia. Now, after more than ten years,...

Wendy's imagination never runs away from her -- it flies. Wendy Darling is not the perfect girl her parents would like her to be. Intrepid, outspoken, and willful, she's always getting into trouble. One evening, confined to the nursery by her horrible nanny, she...

Do you have relationships that are sometimes tense and disconnected? Discover one simple practice that dissolves tensions while adding to continuous harmony. Find out the four most important words to repair any relationship It seems too simple. But it is.Two elves are traveling up...

Edison packs a bag to get ready for an overnight visit with Grandma. He can't wait to show her some of his favorite things. Will Edison pack everything he needs in his overnight bag? What will Grandma like the most?Author: Meghan ColvinISBN-10: 0998136603ISBN-13: 9780998136608Publisher:...

Young readers will laugh out loud at the mis-adventures of Rosie, The Practically Perfect Puppy, while learning that nobody is perfect, and that even adults can make mistakes Mrs. Sable helps readers see the power of admitting a mistake and apologizing. Rosie teaches children...