Girls & Women - Kids Fiction

With its taut pacing and lyrical writing, New York Times bestselling author Andrea Beaty's critically acclaimed mystery, Secrets of the Cicada Summer, has been hailed as "the kind of satisfying read that summer is all about" (School Library Journal). Lily has read every Nancy...

Fourth in cartoonist Amy Ignatow's Popularity Papers series, The Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt & Julie Graham-Chang finds the two best friends on summer vacation after surviving their first year in junior high school. It's summertime, and Lydia and Julie are going on...

Maya has been part of the group ever since the day Candace asked her if she wanted to "do lunch" in the cafeteria. Yet when Candace suddenly deems her unworthy, Maya's so-called friends just blow her off. While Maya just wants the girls back...

Author/illustrator Amy Ignatow's signature sense of humor is on full display in The Long-Distance Dispatch Between Lydia Goldblatt and Julie Graham-Chang--second in the Popularity Paper series--as the best friends navigate their way through junior high school. After spending all of fifth grade studying popularity...

From the author of the Judy Moody books, this exciting novel captures the warmth, humor, and squabbles of three spunky sisters. Meet the Sisters Club: twelve-year-old Alex, aspiring actress and born drama queen; eight-year-old Joey, homework lover and pioneer wannabe; and smack in the...

Duck, duck, goose . . .A coyote's on the loose Goose, goose, pig . . .And he's really, really big Follow a gang of wacky farm animals as they run from a...well, they aren't quite sure what it is, but it be a coyote....

Winnie knows that change isn't all it's cracked up to be, especially when it means her best friend, Amanda, might be dropping her for someone else. Throw in a grumpy teenage sister, a cat who gets trapped in the wall, and a crush who...

The yellow dress Erandi wants for her birthday will look beautiful with her long, thick braids. But Mama's fishing net is full of holes, and there isn't enough money to buy both a new net and a birthday dress. The only solution lies with...

National Jewish Book Awards Finalist: Anna's grandmother always told her that the truth was the safest lie--but in Nazi-occupied Warsaw, the truth about Anna's identity is the most dangerous thing there is It's 1940, and nine-year-old Anna Bauman and her parents are among the...

Yes, there they were, by the ocean liner's railing. Uncle Alec was swinging his hat like a boy, with Phebe smiling and nodding on one side and Rose kissing both hands delightedly on the other as she recognized familiar faces and heard familiar voices...

The girl sits up, puts her hands nonchalantly in her pockets, and begins to whistle. "Oh, don't, Jo," says Amy. "It's so boyish!" "Well, that's why I do it," says Jo. "I detest rude, unladylike girls!" "And I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!" Even though...

Following on from I AM JULIET (August 2014), this is the second title in a new series for young people that focuses on the reinterpretation of Shakespeare's classic and enduring plays. Ages: 10+ She is the girl who will be queen: Ophelia, daughter of...

Can Julie learn kung fu and get her black belt? Real kid power is more inspirational than Kung Fu Panda or The Karate Kid! When Julie takes a kung fu class, she thinks getting a black belt will be easy. But her bold teacher...

Amelia may not be thrilled about sharing the backseat with her sister--but no family road trip is too long when a best friend visit is the destination When Amelia and her big sister Cleo share the backseat of the car for a family road...

Louisa May Alcott (1832 - 1888) was an American novelist best known as author of the Little Women series of novels. This single volume contains six of her most popular novels, complete and unabridged: An Old-fashioned Girl: Polly, the old-fashioned girl, becomes friends with...

Dear Diary... Who knew a sports field could cause so much drama? That's what Bess, George, and I are investigating. Ever since George's cousin Carrie Kim announced her candidacy for city council, along with her platform of building a new football field and a...

Dear Diary... All I wanted to do was buy a new book, read, and relax. But when Bess, George, and I visited the local bookstore in Avondale, we found it in flames, and before we knew it, we were in the middle of another...

Dear Diary... Bess, George, and I are actually in Alaska! Everywhere you look, there are massive mountains and sparkling deep-blue waters. We're on the maiden voyage of the Arctic Star luxury cruise ship, and my old friend Becca Wright, the assistant cruise director, needs...

It all began on a lavender blue day--the kind of day when anything can happen. It was on such a day that Anna Lavinia's father saw a double rainbow and went chasing after it. And it is on such a day that she and...

With Amelia's great ideas, advice, and just plain fun doodles, you'll never be bored again Only the enterprising Amelia--while left in the doctor's waiting room waiting for her big sister, Cleo--would invent this never-fail Boredom Survival Guide that no girl will want to leave...

A read-aloud for children from Patrick Modiano, a Nobel Prize winner in literature. "A quirky and utterly charming chapter book in picture-book format, with the famed illustrator Sempe's radiant and adorable illustrations."--Booklist In this enchanting picture book about intangible memories, Catherine Certitude, a dancer...

There are so many plants to discover in the North! Join Meeka as she explores the tundra to find all sorts of plants, from Arctic cotton to purple saxifrage and everything in between. What blooming, growing greenery will she discover next?Author: Danny ChristopherISBN-10: 1774502739ISBN-13:...

Yoko is off on an intergalactic journey this time One night, on an isolated moor, Yoko, Vic and Pol are eagerly waiting for their friend Khany. When she arrives, she whisks them away on a shuttle and takes them not to one of the...

Lark Kingsley had everything: money, looks, the boyfriend of her dreams, and a secret worth dying for...With the truth of Lark's disappearance nearly in her grasp, Raven will stop at nothing to expose those responsible and find the missing heiress. But will she lose...

Sometimes the Darkness is Best Left Unlit.... If a stranger was begging for your help, would you answer? When Raven stumbles upon a missing heiress's diary and the riddled pleas within its pages, she's stunned to discover a mysterious connection between them.Author: Sophie DavisISBN-10:...

Dear diary... Who would want to harm a horse? I kept asking myself that question while watching the beautiful jumpers at the annual River Heights Horse Show. The top riders from all over the country are here, and one of them, Payton Evans, is...

Dear Diary... To celebrate her birthday, George invited Bess and me on her dream trip: a three-day bike tour around the beautiful Mystic Lake Park. I'm not exactly outdoorsy, but I was excited to explore the gorgeous landscape by day and camp under the...

Little Men (1871) continues Louisa May Alcott's story of the March family. It picks up from Little Women and Good Wives to follow tomboy Jo into her married life. Jo and her husband, Prof. Bhaer, have opened a school for boys. Jo takes charge,...

Time has brought changes to the March household -- home of the girls Jo, Amy, Beth and Meg, introduced in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women. Having returned safely from war, Mr. March has become a trusted and beloved minister in the local...

Time has brought changes to the March household -- home of the girls Jo, Amy, Beth and Meg, introduced in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel Little Women. Having returned safely from war, Mr. March has become a trusted and beloved minister in the local...

Eight Cousins (1875) is a happy story about a sad girl, thirteen-year-old Rose Campbell. Orphaned and weak, Rose is on the verge of tears in the book's first glimpse. She is a "low-spirited butterfly," as author Louisa May Alcott describes her. But Rose has...

The girl sits up, puts her hands nonchalantly in her pockets, and begins to whistle. "Oh, don't, Jo," says Amy. "It's so boyish!" "Well, that's why I do it," says Jo. "I detest rude, unladylike girls!" "And I hate affected, niminy-piminy chits!" Even though...

Anne's House of Dreams is set principally on Canada's Prince Edward Island, Montgomery's birthplace and home for much of her life."Is it settled yet where you are going to live?" asked Diana, cuddling Small Anne Cordelia with the inimitable gesture of motherhood which always...

Oh what a pity, what a pity pity pity With this refrain, the old woman in the vinegar bottle complains until she gets a cottage ... then a row house ... then a mansion ... How far will she move up before she's satisfied?...

From the author of Any Which Wall, comes another story of magic and how it can change you. In Penny Dreadful the magic is small, but the transformation is big. Penelope Grey is a lonely, wealthy child in a nothern big city who, by...

Thirteen-year-old Min knows a lot about protesting, as both her parents are activists. But Min has yet to attend a protest. That all changes in June of 1989 when Min follows her parents to Tiananmen Square, where thousands of peaceful protestors are asking for...

Twelve-year-old Anya has a good life with her family in the town of Pripyat, not far from the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. But then, one night, an explosion lights up the night sky--and something about the flames doesn't look right. Anya's father, a firefighter,...

Thirteen-year-old Min knows a lot about protesting, as both her parents are activists. But Min has yet to attend a protest. That all changes in June of 1989 when Min follows her parents to Tiananmen Square, where thousands of peaceful protestors are asking for...

When a new foal is born at Poppy's family farm, the local veterinarian stops by make sure it's healthy. While Dr. Herriot is there, Poppy goes with her to check on all the adorable new farmyard friends. They visit pink piglets, baby calves, and...

Spring has sprung on the farm! Poppy is excited to plant new flowers in her garden. While they work, Dad teaches her all about the pollinators that play a role in keeping the farm going. Poppy discovers the magical secret behind the blooming flowers...

This charming and heartfelt collection features four board books full of poetic text and beautiful illustrations, showcasing the gentle love between parents and their little ones. Though we're not together we're never truly apart, because you're always on my mind and you're always in...

An inspiring novel based on the incredible life of sharpshooting star Annie Oakley. Annie's family work hard to survive on their Ohio farm. Annie's happiest when hunting game with her pa, and she doesn't care one bit that it's not the kind of thing...

Meet Bibsy Cross, the precocious eight-year-old heroine of this charming chapter book series, as she navigates a relationship with a teacher who thinks that Bibsy is just too much. Most things are easy-peasy, regular-pegular for Bibsy Cross. She loves her parents, her cat, her...

I'm beginning to think Sydney and Vic's marriage was doomed from the start. First Sydney's best friend, Candy, tried to sabotage the wedding. Then Vic's onscreen beau brought a knife to the ceremony -- and it wasn't just for cutting the cake. Luckily, we...

Bess, George, and I are heading down to Key Largo, Florida, to enjoy some fun in the sun with my old friend, marine biologist Delia Duke. But it seems that Delia's state park is clouded over with mystery: Someone has been poaching the park's...

"Today, a Princess Tomorrow Role Model" empowers young girls to dream big and aspire to be more than just princesses. It follows a young girl's journey through imaginative play and highlights the potential for her future accomplishments. Through the encouragement of her parents, she...

Raini Fraser has a penchant for getting herself into trouble.One day, trouble finds her when she gets a phone call that her estranged mother wants to see her. Her only requirement? She can't tell another soul, especially her dad. Anxious and curious, Raini is...

Ali loves basketball. She loves watching basketball games. She often daydreams about being a basketball star and scoring a winning basket. Ali gets the chance to live her basketball dreams when she and her best friend Leila decide to try out for their fifth-grade...

When you find someone who agrees to be the back end of a unicorn costume, who names their goldfish after you, and is always willing to be the dragon when you play knights and dragons, you've found a best friend. Having a best friend...

Follow the misadventures of Jade and Melissa, two spirited young girls with a penchant for pranks and a knack for mischief. When a harmless prank goes awry, they find themselves facing unexpected consequences. Caught in a whirlwind of boredom and regret, Jade and Melissa...