Girls & Women - Kids Fiction

Sometimes, when Sofia lies in bed at night and closes her eyes, something magical happens: everything she imagines becomes real Tonight her room changes into a sea with waves as high as the walls. On this occasion, and to the background of Ludwig Beethoven's...

All my life I have done what my family wanted. I have performed and made them happy. Until now. Now I have broken out on my own Sarah Tracy has spent her entire life under constant supervision, always under the thumb of one older...

This is an inspirational and contemporary story of a young, African-American girl who goes to visit her grandma for a family reunion. While there, she tries to become the family hoops star. She wonders if she has the skill and the will. The story...

She was considered the "devil in her skirt" and "queen of pedals" Italian cycling icon Alfonsina Strada made a lot of headlines in the 1920s when she competed in the prestigious Giro d'Italia bike race - despite the rules because only men were allowed...

One creative middle-schooler discovers that the best friend a girl can have is the one she makes herself in this charming magical realism adventure. Jade's life hasn't exactly been normal lately, especially since her dad's cancer diagnosis. Jade wishes her family could leave their...

It's the beginning of term and Alice-Miranda is delighted to be back at school. There is excitement in the air with the news of Miss Reedy and Mr. Plumpton's engagement and fast-approaching wedding. When a surprise arrival is added to the mix, both the...

"I'm excited to be a sister in our foster family, but I'm worried about new rules.I feel happy and sad at the same time.What about when our help isn't needed anymore?"It's Okay to Wonder is a story about Avery, a loquacious girl whose parents...

Young Maureen shares a lot with her teenage sister, Wendy: the TV, the couch, games, snacks, pranks, jokes, their mom, their busy cartoonist dad, his art supplies, Wendy's clothes, Wendy's friends, Wendy's boyfriend, Wendy's super private diary...wait, what's going on here? When THE SISTERS...

If you enjoy Nancy Drew, Hardy Boys and the Boxcar Children, you'll love the 'Ava and Carol Detective Agency' series, a thrilling mystery series for children of all ages.Praise for The Ava and Carol Detective Agency Series: 'It was rip roaring fun, it moved...

When Little Red Riding Hood sets off to deliver muffins to her grandmother, you can bet that a big bad wolf isn't far behind Set on the midwestern prairie, this is a Little Red Riding Hood that will captivate youngsters with its feisty heroines...

There's a new girl in town! After Ida May's last best friend moved away, she swore she'd never have another. But then she met fun, sparkly Stacey Merriweather, and now she and Ida are like two peas in a pod. When the friends discover...

Readers of Eight Cousins, rejoice -- Rose Campbell is back in town It's been two years since she left Boston for a trip abroad with Uncle Alex and her companion, Phebe. She's all grown up now, and the beautiful, warm-hearted young heiress is quite...

It's time for Grayling to be a hero. Her mother, a hedge witch, has been turned into a tree by evil forces. Tangles and toadstools Lacking confidence after years of being called "Feeble Wits" by her mother, Grayling heads off dubiously into the wilds...

Intentionally created to build self-confidence, this beautiful children's book helps your child build a positive association with the color brown and love their melanated skin. My Brown Skin reminds Black and Brown children to love their beautiful brown skin. This fun lyrical story is...

Discover Delights in the Adventure of a Young GirlKatie John is a young girl with an inquisitive and independent mind. This delightful classical story by Mary Calhoun brings her to life in her daily adventures exploring her new home and neighborhood. There is more...

Sunday with Grandma Mae is a book about a little girl that spends her Sunday with her grandma. Join them as they go to church and enjoy their favorite snack in the park before heading back home. A charming story of a grandmother and...

To follow your dreams is a hard enough task; when others interfere it can seem to be impossible. This is a story about a little crab reaching its dreams while the crabs around it continue to pull it down. The story inspires us to...

One resourceful girl. One determined squirrel. Great minds meet their match in this tale of persistence and learning that compromise can be a wonderful thing. Pearl has built three bird feeders--one looks like a house, one looks like a tube, and one looks like...

Reggie hears other girls in her class talk about dyeing their hair and wearing makeup for their class picture. This makes her feel bad about her own appearance, with her big, red mane and freckles. But try as she might, Reggie can't seem to...

Kimmie is overwhelmed with deadlines. By night, she fulfills tooth fairy false teeth commissions. By day, she and her friend Myron scramble to create the perfect invention to enter in their school's Invent-A-Thon, and to beat her rival, Harold Adams. And now, Kimmie has...

Middle-schooler Marika is caught between two worlds. She and her friend Beth are passionate about women's rights, and they plan to join a national rally to support the cause. But it's 1970, and the equal rights movement has a lot of resistance--including from Marika's...

One creative middle-schooler discovers that the best friend a girl can have is the one she makes herself in this charming magical realism read. Jade's life hasn't exactly been normal lately, especially since her dad's cancer diagnosis. Jade wishes her family could leave their...

I'm supposed to be made of sugar and spice and all things nice.But I'm sweet and sourand not a little flower. I am a girl I am a girl I am a girl Meet a little girl who's spontaneous, fast, and strong and loves...

"Angel de la Luna is a beautifully told, and at times, heartbreaking coming of age and coming to America story. Evelina Galang is a masterful storyteller and through her brilliant voice and craft, Angel and her family become ours too."--Edwidge DanticatAngel has just lost...

Emily, Adriane, and Kara are all drawn to a secretplace deep in the woods. It is much harder thanit would be because Kara will not cooperate with theother two mages. There they discover a portal toanother world through which strange and wondrousanimals have emerged,...

From the acclaimed author of Just Add Magic--now a hit streaming original series--comes a story of two sisters, one summer vacation, and one big mystery for them to solve. Stella and Josie live for their summers at the boardwalk--each one a carbon copy of...

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...

The tenth book in a delicious series by New York Times bestselling author Sheryl Berk and her cupcake-obsessed daughter, Carrie.When Delaney's parents pressure her to quit PLC, things start to get sticky. Can the PLC manage to stay together?When Delaney discovers there's been a...

Nancy and her friends are faced with another chilling mystery in this twelfth book of the Nancy Drew Diaries, a fresh approach to the classic mystery series. When Bess asks Nancy and George to be counselors at her old camp, they're a little wary....

When her horse show performance goes horribly wrong, Nina wonders if a Halloween ghost could be involved in this fourth book in a contemporary middle grade series in the tradition of Marguerite Henry's Misty of Chincoteague. Nina Peralt's boarding and lesson barn will be...

Medusa hopes immortality will put an end to her mean girl status--but her plan for popularity is unfavorably flawed. All Medusa wants is to be more like her two sisters and the other kids in her class: immortal. As the only mortal at Mount...

Love's a competition in this Goddess Girls tale--and Aphrodite is putting her matchmaking skills to the test After a teeny misunderstanding (okay, so maybe accidentally starting a war isn't exactly teeny), Aphrodite is failing Hero-logy. To raise her grade, she concocts a brilliant plan:...

Sophie has to choose between fame and friendship in this confectionary companion to It's Raining Cupcakes. Twelve-year-old Sophie has always dreamed of becoming an actress and being in front of the camera. So when she's offered an opportunity to audition for a TV commercial...

When the cash box is stolen from the local carnival, all signs point to Ned as the thief. He couldn't possibly have done this--or could he? But, as with all of Nancy's cases, this goes much deeper than a few missing bucks as she...

Amelia gets assigned a school science project with the worst partners ever How will she survive the science fair? When Amelia's science teacher Mr. Engels announces that the 7th graders are all going to compete in the science fair, Amelia is counting on working...

Snip! Snip! Cassie is convinced her big sister hates her. First, Hillary cuts off Cassie's hair (so she won't look like such a "baby!"). Then she stops talking to her. But Cassie knows a secret about Hillary's biggest fear. And she's going to use...

Clare Dunkle's acclaimed fantasy trilogy-- now available in paperback For thousands of years, young women have been vanishing from Hallow Hill, never to be seen again. Now Kate and Emily have moved there with no idea of the land's dreadful heritage--until Marak decides to...

Uh oh Siona's family needs her help Siona is worried about her mum going back to work at her hair salon while a dangerous virus is on the loose, making so many people sick Siona decides to do something to help her mum cut...

"Little Black Girls- Big Big World" follows Zoe and Chase as they explore and travel to different places, learn about different possibilities, and gain knowledge about different opportunities that they have as black girls. They learn that there are no limitations for what they...

A Celebration of Curly Hair Love As Claire struggles to accept her big, unruly, curly hair, she embarks on a journey of self-love and acceptance...and along the way discovers that she and her hair have ALWAYS been perfect.Filled with empowerment and page after page...

When I Grow Up What Will I Be? -- is something many kids think about.Michali Mazor, the 15-year-old author of "What I want to Be When I Grow Up", shares her musings of childhood as she describes in adorable rhymes and lovely illustrations the...

FROM AMERICA'S MOST TRUSTED NAME IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION Every book in the Bank Street Ready-to-Read series is targeted at the individual abilities of children ages four to eight. The three interconnecting levels of the series are structured to grow along with a child's...

Meet Payton An ambitious 'Mini Entrepreneur' on a mission to help other children, like herself, surprise and support their military family members all over the world. Join Payton on her journey to discover how to start a business and what inspired her along the...

Ivy is worried that she is spoiled rotten because she is an only child, so she asks for Bean's help to find a baby sister. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.Author: Annie BarrowsISBN-10: 1532144873ISBN-13:...

The kids of Pancake Court thought there weren't any mysteries until Bean, Private Investigator, and her assistant, Ivy, invent some. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spotlight is a division of ABDO.Author: Annie BarrowsISBN-10: 1532144865ISBN-13: 9781532144868Publisher: Chapter BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2020Pages:...

Mickey navigates the pitfalls, heartbreaks, and triumphs of seventh grade in this uplifting companion to I'm Ok, which award-winning author Gene Luen Yang praised as "funny and heartfelt." For the first time in her confident, bold life, Mickey McDonald is nervous about starting school....

In a startling turn of events, Alice-Miranda unexpectedly finishes the school term earlier than planned. Holidays should be a time for fun and a chance to catch up with friends, but it seems all is not well at Highton Hall. There is trouble afoot...

Captain Pearl Fairweather is a brave, fair and strong pirate captain. She and her diverse crew of twenty-four women sail the seven seas on the good ship, Harmony, looking only for adventure. All is well, until the day Captain Sandy McCross sails into their...

A spellbinding story about chasing love, fighting family, losing friends and starting all over again, from the internationally acclaimed Lisa Moore.Sixteen-year-old Flannery Malone has it bad. She's been in love with Tyrone O'Rourke since the days she still believed in Santa Claus. But Tyrone...

In her first adventure, 10-year-old Macaroni McDuffy helped save Snowy, her friend Anisha's dog. But now Macaroni can't get something out of her head: She's seen a man on the elevator, carrying a jeweled case just like Mrs. Smith's - but Mrs. Smith is...