Girls & Women - Kids Fiction

The Kicks are dedicated to soccer and to friendship--but can they balance all their goals? Find out in book four in the fun and empowering New York Times bestselling middle grade series from star soccer player, Olympic gold medalist, and World Cup champion, Alex...

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.John Bunyan, author of Pilgrim's Progress, only mentioned one of his children in his memoirs: Mary. Born blind in 17th-century England, she held a special place in her father's heart.When Mr. Bunyan was arrested for...

Nancy is asked to locate a stolen pearl necklace that is unusual and very valuable. She soon learns that strange and dangerous people are responsible for the theft. They harass her at home and intensify it when she and her father go to Japan,...

Nancy and her friends Bess and George spend an exciting week exploring a mysterious zigzag house with its fantastically crooked staircase, its bizarre serpent picture, and an unpredictable robot that nearly causes the young detective to lose her life. But despite the threat of...

Ruby and her three BFFs go camping in this third installment of the relatable and empowering The Invincible Girls Club chapter book series that fans of The Baby-Sitters Club will love! Ruby's life turns upside-down when her parents give her some big news: she's...

In Princess Mix-up Mystery, Nancy Drew and her friends must uncover a stinky plot at the local princess makeover beauty parlor. Who switched out the delicious-smelling Strawberry Spritz spray for one that smells like rotten eggs and turns the girls' hair blue?Author: Carolyn KeeneISBN-10:...

A child reminds everyone to embrace their own special something in this joyful expression of self-love. When a drawing of a little girl comes to life, she boldly declares that she doesn't want to be erased, or put into a picture that doesn't feel...

Sugar and spice and everything nice, Add tough and smart and full of heart, Girls are skillful, magnificent, and dandy, Girls aren't made of cotton candy!Written in poetic form, Girls Aren't Made of Cotton Candy explores the limitless potential and talents of girls.Author: Jennifer...

The Babysitter's Club meets Sunny Side Up--the girls are back to take on the challenge of summer lifeguard tryouts in the perfect summer read featuring female friendship and overcoming the odds!Jenna's been a star on her swim team, but lately she feels a lot...

In book 2 of the Major Eights series, Scarlet goes solo and risks alienating her bandmates. After their Battle of the Bands competition, the girls are famous! Everyone knows who they are now--even strangers recognize them! But the attention starts to go to Scarlet's...

In the next two installments of the four-book arc that began with City Secrets, the tide has turned at the elite Canterwood Crest Academy....Will Sasha Silver dethrone Heather Fox and become the school's Queen Bee? Packed with BFF scandal, lying roommates, secrets between teammates,...

Collects Edge of Spider-Verse #2, Spider-Gwen #1-5 (2015A), Spider-Gwen (2015B) #1-6. A spectacular spider-powered hero for a new generation! On the most tragic day of her life, Earth-65's Gwen Stacy was convinced the Lizard died in her arms along with Peter Parker. Now a...

Terry Scott, a young archaeology professor, seeks Nancy's help in unearthing a secret of antiquity which can only be unlocked by three black keys. While on an archaeological expedition in Mexico, Terry and Dr. Joshua Pitt came across a clue to buried treasure. The...

Mr. Drew is on the trail of an international ring of jewel thieves and asks Nancy to assist him. The trail leads to a summer resort area. Before Nancy has a chance to start work on her father's case, a golf caddy tells her...

Once again, Nancy faces two puzzling mysteries at once The first concerns a valuable collection of rare books that Mrs. Horace Merriam commissioned anart dealer to sell--has he swindled her instead? The second mystery revolves around the baffling theft of a beautiful marble statue....

Generations of children have treasured the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines shes a princess in order to survive hard times at Miss Minchins London boarding school. Now, this classic novel is available in two beautiful new collectors editions. With Tasha...

Evie wants to be scared, but she'll get more than she bargained for in this thrilling, witchy chapter book adventure For fans of Sir Simon: Super Scarer and other spooky, kid-friendly books. Evie wants to be scared, and the usual scary stories just aren't...

Outrageous Pippi Longstocking has no parents around and no rules to follow, so she lives according to her own daredevilish ways. She's been treating her friends Tommy and Annika to wild adventures, too--like buying and eating seventy-two pounds of candy, or sailing off to...

Miskwaadesi is learning so much in school. She is learning about the world she lives in and what it means to be a part of it. However, when her class learns about the teaching Truth, Miskwaadesi doesn't understand. Her teacher Betsy asks Miskwaadesi to...

Instant New York Times Bestseller 11-year-old Alice Paul Tapper--daughter of CNN's Jake Tapper--is challenging girls everywhere to speak up When Alice Tapper noticed that the girls in her class weren't participating as much as the boys, she knew she had to do something about...

Stay tuned for a brand-new show coming in winter 2018 to PBS Kids: Pinkalicious & Peterrific Pinkalicious plans to surprise Mommy with breakfast in bed and a special poem--until she gets a case of writer's block Will inspiration strike in time?#1 New York Times...

Learn to read with the classic Amelia Bedelia! Ever since Amelia Bedelia made her debut in 1963, young readers have been laughing out loud at the antics of this literal-minded but charming housekeeper. Leave it to Amelia Bedelia to find a real cat on...

Awarded as a 2021 Malka Penn Award Honor Book, here is a timely picture book about a young girl's mission to inspire others to help the planet. The meaningful message of climate change activism is perfect for Earth Day and every day! Celebrate young...

An inspiring story of Zheng Yi Sao, the real-life pirate queen who took control of her life -- and the South China seas -- in the early 19th century. The most powerful pirate in history was a woman who was born into poverty in...

Get to know the girls of the Mother-Daughter Book Club with a paperback boxed set that contains all seven books from the series! It all started with a book club. Five very different girls become a most unlikely group of friends as they read...

Same Difference is a charming book for young readers (4-8 year olds) that addresses the sensitive and sometime divisive issues of beauty and identity. It has a lyrical, upbeat air that begs to be read aloud and offers an engaging rhyme pattern for young...

Little Miss Neat keeps her home as tidy as can be--until Mr. Muddle comes to visitAuthor: Roger HargreavesISBN-10: 0843178434ISBN-13: 9780843178432Publisher: Price Stern SloanLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/23/1998Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.07lbsSize: 4.99h x 5.52w x 0.15dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 2.9Point Value: 0.5Interest Level: Lower GradeQuiz #/Name: 123239 /...

Margaret loves her parents and hanging out with her best friend, Maizon. Then it happens, like a one-two punch, during the summer she turns eleven: first, Margaret's father dies of a heart attack, and then Maizon is accepted at an expensive boarding school, far...

Nancy receives an urgent call from her Aunt Eloise in New York, requesting her help in solving a mystery. Her neighbor's granddaughter, Chi Che Soong, has gone missing Nancy and her friends fly to New York to help track down the missing girl.Author: Carolyn...

One of Mr. Drew's new clients, Mr. Sakamaki, requests Nancy's help solving a mystery. Mr. Sakamaki recently inherited his grandfather's estate in Hawaii, but two strangers arrive, claiming to also be the grandchildren of his deceased grandfather. Can Nancy uncover the truth?Author: Carolyn KeeneISBN-10:...

Nancy meets Helene and Henri Fontaine, refugees from Centorvia who run a dancing school in River Heights. Strange circumstances have brought the brother and sister to the United States. When they receive an anonymous note threatening their lives, Nancy offers her help, but she...

What secret life-giving power does the exquisite ivory elephant charm contain? Can the trinket really protect its wearer from all harm? Nancy Drew finds out when the owner of the Bengleton Wild-Animal Show asks her to investigate one of the performers who may be...

This story was inspired by true events. The real Katie was 41 years old with three young children when she was diagnosed with dilated cardiomyopathy, a disease of the heart that was all too familiar to her family. Her father has the same condition....

Simple and evocative language and charming illustrations describe a girl's experience on a windy day. In this gently rhyming board book, a young girl makes, flies, and loses her kite on a windy day. But when she returns home, something special is waiting for...

Gina loves playing soccer, and she can't wait to join the team at her new school. But when Gina tries to be the star of the team, her new teammates don't exactly appreciate it. Gina has to learn that teamwork is more important than...

As her family's Model T truck rattles along toward Waheegan, Sarah Ann Puckett wonders about her new home. What will life be like in a real town? Will her house be bigger than the one on the farm? She can't wait to see her...

Kelsey hears a strange sound in her bedroom and discovers a bump under the rug. She tries to fall asleep, but her imagination runs wild. What could be hiding underneath that rug? Can Kelsey face her fears and solve the mystery? A Mom's Choice...

Can Astronaut Girl save the day with a little help from science? Find out as she and her space crew blast off on new adventures in this chapter book series! When Val's teacher gives her class a science assignment to build terrariums, Val can't...

A SEARCH FOR A MISSING HORSE LEADS NANCY TO A DARK DISCOVERY! Nancy's attending the Midwest Grand Prix Dressage Championships, where many of the world's best riders and finest horses compete. But more than blue ribbons is at stake. As Nancy quickly learns, these...

"In an old house in Paristhat was covered with vineslived twelve little girlsin two straight linesthe smallest one was Madeline." Nothing frightens Madeline--not tigers, not even mice. With its endearing, courageous heroine, cheerful humor, and wonderful, whimsical drawings of Paris, the Madeline stories are...

Winner of a Newbery Honor Soonie's great-grandma was just seven years old when she was sold to a big plantation without her ma and pa, and with only some fabric and needles to call her own. She pieced together bright patches with names like...

A perfect graduation gift, all about the unconditional love we have for our little ones--at every age and stage. A Mighty Girl Best Book of the Year When Daisy is born, Daddy says she's wonderful for crying, sleeping, and playing peek-a-boo. When she's one,...

One Girl is a meditative picture book about the power of reading and how one child can change the world, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Andrea Beaty and award-winning illustrator Dow Phumiruk. One girl. One spark. Faint and fading in the dark....

A brave little girl learns who the real monsters are in this brilliantly funny original fairy tale from New York Times Best Illustrated Book-winner Bethan Woollvin. Bo wants to be just like her brothers and capture a fearsome monster, but Bo is small--too small...

Wonder Woman meets Magnus Chase in Kate O'Hearn's Valkyrie series--now available in a collectible boxed set In the world of Asgard, living among Odin, Thor, and Loki, are the Valkyries of legend. They are Norse goddesses who reap the fallen souls from human battlefields...

Mia finds that one more in the mix is always better in this treat of a tween series Mia is getting used to her new family now that her mom is remarried to Eddie and she's gained a new stepbrother, Dan. She's in the...

Paris in the 1400s. A young girl named Marguerite delights in assisting her father, Jacques, in his craft: illuminating manuscripts for the nobility of France. His current commission is a splendid book of hours for his patron, Lady Isabelle, but will he be able...

When an orphan comes to live with her stern maiden aunt, she not only manages to spread cheer and optimism among the townspeople, she also transforms the life of her lonely relative.Author: Eleanor H. PorterISBN-10: 0486432068ISBN-13: 9780486432069Publisher: Dover PublicationsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/24/2011Pages: 190Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.35lbsSize:...

Ellie the Engineer is back in another charming, hilarious, illustrated story filled with creative, STEM-powered fun! "Look out, Junie B. Jones! Ellie the engineer is thinking, making, creating, and showing enthusiasm and brilliance with her creations!" - School Library Connection on Ellie, Engineer After...

I want them. I need them. I love them. Beautiful earrings. Glorious earrings. What will a young girl do to get her ears pierced? Will she walk the dog for a year? YES Will she clean her room every day for a year? YES...