Girls & Women - Kids Fiction

The story goes... Grandmama could hit the ball a mile, catch anything that was thrown, and do everything else -- just like Josh Gibson. But unfortunately, no matter how well a girl growing up in the 1940s played the game of baseball, she would...

* "[A] heartwarming and richly engaging tale." --Kirkus Reviews, starred review When Inge Maria Jensen's mother dies, the ten-year-old girl in braids is sent from Copenhagen to live on her grandmother's farm on the Danish island of Bornholm. The whimsical Inge is desperate to...

When Nancy Drew receives a valuable moonstone as a gift from an unknown person, she is amazed and puzzled. But it is only the first of several startling events in this complex mystery that challenge the ingenuity of the pretty sleuth. Why are the...

Set in Pennsylvania, the fifth book in the American Horse Tale series follows the story of a young girl who moves to a small rural town and begins a friendship with the horse next door. Nat is a city girl through and through. She...

A hilarious and empowering picture book about a small but strong Viking girl who is determined to be a warrior and make a name for herself. Filled with humor and heart, this clever picture book about perseverance and following your dreams stars Helga, a...

In book 6 of the Major Eights series, someone is leaving notes for the band. Do the Major Eights have a secret admirer? Scarlet is flattered when she finds a sweet message in her locker. But she doesn't know who it's from. Is it...

Friends make everything better--and so do cookies!--in this warm-hearted novel in the tradition of The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, with a middle grade dash of sugar and spice. The campers in Flowerpot Cabin have nothing in common. There's Grace, the quiet one. Emma,...

Liberty Porter is your average eight-year-old girl. Except for the fact that her dad is the newly-elected President of the United States. She just moved into her new house--the White House. And she's about to start at her new school. It's hard being the...

When a ferocious storm hits their ship, young Mary and Jean become stranded on a deserted island. They're not the only survivors; with them are four babies. Immediately the sisters set out to make the island a home for themselves and the little ones....

The perfect gift for lovers of ghost stories. Three of Mary Downing Hahn's scariest ghost stories are in this handsome boxed set: Wait Till Helen Comes, All the Lovely Bad Ones, and Deep and Dark and Dangerous.Author: Mary Downing HahnISBN-10: 0547612206ISBN-13: 9780547612201Publisher: Clarion BooksLanguage:...

More than anything, Ida Bidson wants to become a teacher. To do that, she must finish eighth grade, then go on to high school. But her dream falters when the one-room school in her remote Colorado town shuts down. Her only hope is to...

Daddy Can Do Anything (Except Kill a Spider) is a look inside how children see their parents while rethinking traditional gender roles. Showing men as caring and loving fathers while also showing women taking on the part of the protector is essential for children....

In Smile, Sophia, a smart, relatable picture book by author/illustrator Skylaar Amann, a serious dino-loving little girl just doesn't feel like smiling...and that's okay. Sophia loves finding fossils and digging up dinosaur bones. But she doesn't love the way all the grownups just want...

Every year, Calla and her family participate in the town's showcase, but this year, she is determined to create a song garden without the help of her parents. Her friends all have great ideas, but writing a song doesn't come as easily to Calla....

When faced with the danger of giants, ogres, and witches, other damsels might quake with fear . . . but not LillyBelle At the School for Damsels, LillyBelle enjoys many damsel-in-training classes, like cake baking and vocal training, but the rule that a damsel...

From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the historical novel based on the life of Junko Tabei, the first female climber to summit Mount Everest. Junko is bad at athletics. Really bad. Other students laugh because they think she is...

Look out for Little Women--now a major motion picture starring Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, Timoth e Chalamet, and Meryl Streep Louisa May Alcott's enchanting tale of the March sisters continues with this beautiful keepsake edition of Good Wives, the second novel in the Little...

A collection of six Step into Reading leveled readers featuring the characters from Nickelodeon's Shimmer and Shine Join Leah, Shimmer, and Shine from Nickelodeon's Shimmer and Shine in this collection of Step into Reading leveled readers featuring six awesome tales about birthdays, mermaids, movies,...

Batgirl(TM) races to the rescue in her first Step into Reading book Batgirl(TM), Batman(TM), and the rest of the DC Super Friends(TM) star in this all-new Step into Reading leveled reader. Girls and boys ages 4 to 6 will love learning about this keen...

A night at the museum and a broken sculpture lead to artistic injustice--unless Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew can find the true culprit! Nancy, Bess, and George are so excited. Their favorite new art teacher, Miss Alcott, is taking them on their best...

Have you ever wondered how Santa knows exactly when you fall asleep? Does he really have time to check if every single child's been naughty or nice? And do the naughty kids actually end up with coal? How Santa Really Works has the real...

Sisters are different in so many ways, yet alike in many more. But there is one heartfelt way in which they are most alike--they love each other so very much. David McPhail's celebration of the joys--and trials--of sisterhood has been a favorite with sisters...

Award winning author/adapter/illustrator Paul O. Zelinsky's Caldecott Medal Winning book! Perfect for readers of all fairy tales. "A breathtaking interpretation gives the fairy tale new art-historical roots, with illustrations that daringly-and effectively-mimic the masters of Italian Renaissance painting."--Publishers Weekly Trapped in a tower with...

From New York Times bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning author Neil Gaiman comes an affirming poem for unconventional, powerful, growing daughters at any age. A much-loved baby grows into a young woman: brave, adventurous, and lucky. Exploring, traveling, bathed in sunshine, surrounded by the wonders...

How did a tiny foal end up at Oak Tree Farm? Jasmine and her friend Tom scramble to keep the scared creature alive--while searching for his owner--in a story perfect for horse lovers. While walking her collie, Jasmine hears a whinny from one of...

Alice-Miranda and her friends are heading into the Australian outback for a desert adventure. What mysteries will they stumble upon?Author: Jacqueline HarveyISBN-10: 1760891037ISBN-13: 9781760891039Publisher: Puffin (Au Yr)Language: EnglishPublished: 04/01/2021Pages: 368Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 7.70h x 5.10w x 1.10d

The show must go on--and it's up to Nancy Drew and the Clue Crew to track down a missing performer in this musical mystery! It's opening day of the first Broadway musical to hit River Heights, and Nancy, Bess, and George are thrilled that...

Anne and Gilbert join in domestic harmony in this artfully packaged edition of the fourth book in the Anne of Green Gables series. Anne is marrying Gilbert Blythe! While she's deliriously happy to finally be with her version of Prince Charming, she's devastated when...

Anne Shirley is off to college in this artfully packaged edition of the third book in the Anne of Green Gables series. Anne is finally off to Redmond College! While she's sad to be leaving Marilla and the twins, she's excited to finally become...

It's bad enough to be humiliated, Anastasia Krupnik realizes. But to be humiliated in front of an audience--and in front of the world's most glamorous gym teacher--and while wearing a royal blue gym suit? That's the pits. Now that she's decided to become a...

Highlighting girls' volleyball, a sport that has overtaken girls' basketball in popularity, Volleyball Vibe shows how engagement in sports can boost self-esteem, confidence and foster responsibility and teamwork. The main character, Ria, is a teen girl whose obsession with beauty and fashion leads her...

Another Lola Jones escapade with our book-loving third grader Lola and her twenty-nine classmates don't understand the words to a traditional song they're meant to sing at the upcoming Winter Concert, so they make up their own, very silly (and very funny) words. Lola's...

On a special family visit to her grandparents in Israel, Dabi's parents insist that she dress and act like a "little lady." But when she finds a kindred curious spirit in her aunt, who takes her on a new adventure, Dabi makes more than...

This harrowing, and ultimately hopeful novel in verse sensitively depicts a girl's journey through the aftermath of abuse. One day after school, on the couch in the basement, Tori's uncle did something bad. Afterward, Tori tells her mom. Even though telling was a brave...

After one girl's parents lose their home, it would seem easy for her to lose hope, too--but in this inspiring story of family and friendship, just the opposite happens. Griselda "Geez" Zaragoza has a love for beautiful things, like her collection of vintage teacups...

AN AMAZON BESTSELLING BOOK FOR KIDS! GIRL POWER! Xavier Academy is having a computer coding competition with a huge cash prize! Sixth grader Sophie Washington and her friend Chloe can't wait to enter with their other classmates, Nathan and Toby. The only problem is...

Seeing the story illustrated with artwork by Ricardo Cort s gives it new life, and gives readers a whole new way of being drawn in. Kincaid and Cort s also capture the kind of wonder that children see new experiences through, making this adventure...

A jock turned model gets a chance at love in this romantic comedy by Debbie Rigaud. Who doesn't want to be a cover girl? London Abrams's first love is volleyball, so why does she enter an online modeling competition? Answer: superhottie Brent St. John....

Bella must go on a special quest for a magical crystal in order to save her beloved Glimmer in the fourth book in the Unicorn Magic series! After a sparkly visit with her cousin, Violet, Bella is having a fun time at a party...

Anne's family grows ever larger--and ever more joyful--in this artfully packaged edition of the fifth book in the Anne of Green Gables series. It's been fifteen years since Anne Shirley married Gilbert Blythe, and they are still blissfully happy, delighting in their six children:...

Amanda has always dreamed of being captain of a cheerleading squad, and this year, she is! But she soon realizes that being captain is harder than she thought. Not only does she have to lead the squad, she has to inspire them, and that's...

This is a companion book to Mary Alice Monroe's novel, Swimming Lessons, the sequel to The Beach House. In the novel, the readers witness a young mother, Toy, writing a journal for her daughter, Little Lovie. This is the journal Toy is writing. Using...

Daughters of the Faith: Ordinary Girls Who Lived Extraordinary Lives.As a teenager growing up in nineteenth-century England, Eliza Shirley was the picture of a proper young lady. She loved crinolines, kid-leather gloves, and her best friend, Beck. But Eliza longed for more than an...

Meet The COBBLE STREET COUSINS Lily, who wants to be a poet Tess, who wants to be a Broadway star Rosie, who wants a little cottage with flowers by the door Lily has a wonderful idea -- to surprise Aunt Lucy with a dollhouse...

Readers can watch Pinkalicious and Peterrific on the funtastic PBS Kids TV series Pinkalicious & Peterrific A fun Pinkalicious I Can Read story about puppy sitting from #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria KannPinkalicious is expecting to have a pinkatastic weekend puppy sitting....

Stay tuned for a brand-new show coming in winter 2018 to PBS Kids: Pinkalicious & Peterrific Pinkalicious has a pinkabulous imagination, and now you can join in her artistic fun This pinkerrific giant sticker book features more than 100 full-color pages of Pinkalicious places,...

Rosie has a lot of questions. She wonders if there are doctors for animals, big and small? Someone with medicine that can help them all? Join Rosie, an inquisitive little girl, as she discovers a new career in the STEM fields, empowering her with...

There's trouble at the North Pole when Santa Claus is down with a bad flu on Christmas Eve and is too sick to deliver presents. His doctor insists that Christmas is cancelled, breaking the elves' hearts and putting the yuletide season in jeopardy. But...

A fun day at the pool turns into a day at the hair salon as three young girls, Lila, Sarah, and Ashley, navigate the world of Black hair and help Ashley figure out how to style her curls. My Girls & Curls is all...

Ayesha Dean wants to be a detective when she grows up. But that's still a long while away. So, a trip to Istanbul with her best friends should have meant visits to ancient ruins, exploring magnificent mosques and palaces, and eating the best doner...