Girls & Women - Kids Fiction

Emily is excited when she finds out she can get a pet for her birthday.....but will she get the pet she really wants?Author: Jymm RobinsonISBN-10: 1693059223ISBN-13: 9781693059223Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/26/2019Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.21lbsSize: 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.08d

Atiena loves to observe the night sky. In fact, her name is Swahili, and it means "Guardian of the night". She is thrilled to see what she can discover, but not everyone agrees. Come along and join Atiena as she makes a wish upon...

When Mulan's father was too ill to fight in the army, his daughter, Mulan, cut off her hair and put on men's clothes. She rode away from her village and went to the army, to become a great soldier. Ladybird Readers is a graded...

A school with horses? What could be better? For best friends Claire Cotton and Roxanne Harrison - not much. That is, until a new arrival threatens to ruin everything. Can they survive jealousy, a dare and bad decisions as they discover what it really...

Makenna is an extraordinary eight-year-old--with an extraordinary goal to match Makenna has always dreamed of becoming a rock star. She closes her eyes and imagines herself on the stage, playing her own original songs to cheering fans. She believes that with hard work and...

Dreams can be pursued at any age, and Deja, Trenise, and Shauna, three vibrant and self-assured 14-year-olds, embody this truth. Their paths cross during freshman orientation, leading to the swift formation of a deep friendship. Recognizing their shared creativity, the trio decides to launch...

The Marvalann Collection is a 10-book series of affirmations to little girls of color.The collection is to promote healthy self-esteem and to foster positive images of self. The book titles offer words of affirmation and the body of each book confirms the front-page affirmation.The...

"I never met a carb I didn't like," moaned Ava.Teen sleuths Ava and Carol were looking forward to a fun, relaxing vacation in Italy. But when they witness a kidnapping and discover half of an ancient ring at the scene of the crime, the...

It's Christmas--so why not accept a dare to explore a creepy old haunted house? Fearless best friends Ava and Carol set out to prove that the Butcher house isn't haunted. Only, Carol is pretty sure she saw something inside one of the windows--and moments...

The rhyming text in this story sparkles with Anna's excitement and anticipation about her special ballet costume. She envisions its soft pink net, puffy bow, lace, and glittering sequins. She can hardly wait to see it. Throughout this charming tale is woven a happy...

All Maggie the Mermaid wanted to do was be great? "Great at what?" her teacher asked. Hmmm. Perhaps the librarian would have an idea for her. And, indeed she did. The librarian gave her a book titled THE OFFICIAL MERMAID HANDBOOK. It was only...

Summary: The purpose of this book is to reinforce to African American girls the color of their skin is beautiful. We want our girls to associate the color of their skin with things that are positive, and in this case, things that are sweet....

You are beloved. You are ENOUGH. In a world with so many competing voices, it's more important than ever that hearts hear this early and often. This beautifully hand-illustrated storybook echoes love's timeless mystery: you are loved, so loved, just for being YOU This...

With so many hairstyles to choose from, how can anyone pick just one? Mommy Do My Hair is a beautifully illustrated book that celebrates the special bond mothers and daughters have when it comes to daily hairdos.Author: Yesenia HernandezISBN-10: 1943258732ISBN-13: 9781943258734Publisher: Warren Publishing, IncLanguage:...

**Gift Edition**Ten-year-old Jackie excels at being in charge. Her skills keep everything from gardens to five unruly brothers in line. So when a curious chrysalis appears in Jackie's front yard, she naturally decides to take charge of it. The creature that emerges is not...

Quotes and Poems for Beautiful Little Girls is the perfect little "pick-up" and reminder for beautiful girls, all over the world. This book is filled with tiny quotes and poems that will inspire and uplift every little girl, who has ever had doubts about...

After Emily Star's father died, making her an orphan, Emily was shipped off to New Moon Farm, owned by her mother's snobbish relatives. Convinced she will hate her new life, Emily reluctantly tries to get along with her relatives and fit in at school....

Dorothy Downs spent many years learning how one special Miccosukee girl was given the gift of becoming an artist. This inspiring story tells how the beauties of the Everglades are measured into the sewn bands of colored cloth and patchwork rainbow design that have...

This single paperback volume contains the first two adventures of The Diary of Janie Ray: The Impossible Medallion and The Day My Mom Got Grounded Eleven year old Janie Ray just got a new diary from her mom. At first, she writes all about...

Trudy's parents are older than other kids' parents. As she enters middle school, Ma and Pop are in their sixties and seventies--so old, in fact, that most people mistake them for her grandparents. As if that isn't complicated enough, Trudy's also having a hard...

Thirteen-year-old Bella wants to be a lector just like her grandfather, who sits on a special platform in the cigar factory, reading great novels, the newspaper, and union news to workers as they roll the cigars. Being a lector is an important role in...

A 1960s Indian village populated by endearing characters springs to life in Farhana's Zia's novel about privilege, perspective, and opportunity. Impulsive and passionate, Basanta may not always understand the consequences of her actions, but that doesn't stop her from involving herself in the lives...

At the center of Australia is a vast red desert known as the Outback. For twelve-year-old Amy from Melbourne who arrives to visit her aunt, it is a world unlike anything she's ever seen before. But then she meets Lana, a local Aboriginal girl...

This enchanting story tells of two outsiders who find a deep kinship in each other. The Mer-Child--with his pale green skin, surf-white hair, and shimmering tail--is not fully accepted in the sea world or the human world. The Little Girl--the child of a black...

This beautifully written story, loosely inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale "Thumbelina," was created in response to the gorgeous award-winning art of Nasrin Khosravi. Author Uma Krishnaswami's sensitive and poetic tale opens when Lina, a tiny girl no bigger than a thumb, is...

Catherine's Christmas is set in the small but bustling town of Inverness, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, circa 1920. The events in the story are true, as recalled and told to the author by her mother Catherine Ann MacLellan (Forsyth). She was born in...

Just days before her eighteenth birthday, Lila has resolved to end her life. The horror of becoming an adult, and leaving her childhood behind, has broken her heart.Faerie, a novel for young people, is the fierce yet gently unfolding story of a hyper- imaginative...

At Stormy Hill, Ann Collins and her best friend, Ted, look forward to the birth of Lightning and Velvet's foal. When a difficult delivery leaves the filly with a twisted hock, Ted blames himself. Though the vets assure him that is not the case,...

The life of artist Georgia O'Keeffe is revealed in this biographical novel -- from her childhood when she decided to be an artist, through her art education in Chicago and New York, to her eventual rise to fame in the American Southwest. At the...

There's a new super spy in town Secret Agent Josephine may not look like a super mom, but when she goes to work, bad guys better watch out for her crafty tricks. In this Secret Agent Josephine adventure, our heroine travels to Paris to...

Fuchsia Fierce is a bold name for a bold girl, but she wasn't always so brave. Thanks to her parents, her camp counselor, and her friends, Fuchsia finally learns how to live up to her name. This vibrant picture book will teach every reader...

From debut author Rachel Ruiz, When Penny Met POTUS is a unique and clever picture book about a young girl whose mother works for the president of the United States. Penny has heard the term POTUS over and over but doesn't know what it...

A young working girl comes of age in the American West in this "fast and interesting" historical novel for fans of the Dear America and American Girl series (School Library Journal) In 1926, droves of Americans traveled by train across the United States to...

Emma is spending the summer with her Scottish cousins--who are wonderful material for her attempt to win the School Prize for most interesting holiday diary. The cousins, lofty Andy, reserved Fiona, and fierce Roddy, are experimenting with their grandfather's dilapidated old mini-submarine to see...

When a palace messenger brings word that Cinderella's new grandmother-in-law is coming to visit, everyone in the castle scrambles to prepare for her arrival. Cinderella wants everything to be perfect for her first royal guest As a special surprise, Cinderella decides to wear the...

Dear Diary, When Bess asked George and me to be counselors at her old camp, I thought I was in for a relaxing week. But trouble always finds me. I heard about a camper who had drowned in the lake years ago and dismissed...

When Seventeen-year-old Juniper Sawfeather accompanies her environmental activist father to document damage at a reported oil spill, she discovers three bodies washed up on the beach, struggling to breathe through the oil coating their skin. At first she thinks they must be surfers, but...

The Scarecrow of Oz is the ninth book in the Land of Oz series and tells of Cap'n Bill and Trot journeying to Oz and, with the help of the Scarecrow, overthrowing the cruel King Krewl of Jinxland. Lyman Frank Baum was an American...

Katie Morag pretends to be sick and stays home from school. But when she accidentally breaks her mother's best necklace, she changes her mind, and goes to school in a terrible mood. Her bad temper gets everyone in trouble with the teacher who gives...

Katie Morag is always up to something . . . whether she's mixed up in a mail-delivery problem, having bright ideas to help Grannie Island out of a spot of sheep trouble, or planning the best wedding ever, children's favorite Katie Morag McColl guarantees...

Yoko responds to a 40 year old SOS During a glider flight training course, Yoko makes a landing near an important telecommunication centre, and there meets a mysterious English Lord. A fortuitous encounter that will propel the young woman and her friends into an...

Yoko returns to the alien world underneath our own. A strange accident at an offshore platform in the Caribbean draws Yoko, Vic and Pol into a new encounter with the Vineans - aliens who have lived underground for thousands of years without the world's...

Travelling down the Rhine, Yoko and her friends save a young stranger from drowning. Sensing foul play, the young Japanese girl decides to stay with her new friend Ingrid and investigate the unusual circumstances. There, amidst the beautiful castles of the Rhine Valley, she...

Yoko meets up with her cousin Monya - who couldn't resist the temptation to use her time machine again. Her meddling with the past has caused a sacred dancer to be sentenced to death. To save the young woman and make things right, Yoko...

Travelling to Hong Kong to visit the Chinese branch of her family, Yoko is attacked by a massive, lizard-like creature. She finds a string of scientific evidence, but as the pragmatic electronics engineer's investigation progresses, the trail leads her to a mysterious little girl-and...

Emily Starr and Teddy Kent have been friends since childhood, and as Teddy is about to leave to further his education as an artist, Emily believes that their friendship is blossoming into something more. On his last night at home, they vow to think...

When a group of brave and brilliant princesses find a message in a bottle, they set off on an epic adventure to rescue a desperate prisoner. They need your help Use the stickers-and your wits-to solve riddles, invent machines, face monsters, and save the...

Jenny and Amy are best friends with each other, and with their horses, Kat and Felix. Soon a new girl arrives--small and shy, and tough as leather. She readily adopts the nickname, Ponyshoes, that snooty Laura tries to taunt her with. Through the summer,...

"This adventure is addictive..." ★★★★★Five girls with superhero-like skills A mystery hidden deep in the woods An ancient secret society Meet STEAMTEAM 5, a team of 5 girls who use science, technology, engineering, art, and math to do amazing things. The Beginning is the...

While staying at her godmother's cottage by the sea, ten-year-old Florence finds a secret passageway into the attic where she learns some surprising family secrets - about herself Why did her mum keep these secrets from her? Who is Florence's real father? And what...