Girls & Women - Kids Fiction

George, Bess, and I were so excited when we won an amazing vacation at an eco-resort in Costa Rica. Fun, sun, surf -- all in the name of ecology and helping to keep our planet clean. But, as always, dirty business seems to follow...

In Green with Envy, book two in the Eco Mystery trilogy, Nancy continues her investigation into the ecological abuses at the Casa Verde resort in Costa Rica. Everything's not as shiny and clean as it seems, and Nancy must figure out who is dumping...

Life echoes art in this sassy, heartwrenching coming-of-age story from the author of Imaginary Girls. It's summer and Dani Callanzano has been abandoned by everyone she knows. Her dad moved out, her mom is all preoccupied being broken-hearted, and her closest friend just moved...

There's nothing like a pair of sparkly, shiny, and pretty la-di-da shoes to bring out the Big Cheese in a girl. But Louise's mother doesn't quite see it that way. Instead Louise has to wear the dull and drab brown tie shoes she has...

Emily is hosting a pony-themed sleepover this time around and the best part is that a real live pony will be there Ms. Sullivan is bringing over her pony, Ladybug, so the girls can learn to ride and take care of her. Em is...

Popularity is as easy as a good secret. Serena just wants to fly under the radar at her new school. But Serena is deaf, and she can read lips really well-even across the busy cafeteria. So when the popular girls discover her talent, there's...

When Bess and George dared me to try out for the new reality TV show Mystery Solved!, I never thought I'd actually get picked. But the next thing I knew, I was off to Paris for the shoot. I was all set for a...

I'm hunting for something other than clues for a change: dinosaur bones Bess, George, and I travel out to the desert to join a paleontology dig. The other volunteers are a pretty quirky bunch, but we're all having a great time...until an important find...

To my friend Bess, the major Hollywood production coming to River Heights is her chance for fame as an extra. To me it's a chance to get involved in a big mystery. Looks like the drama on this set really kicks up when the...

One brave girl, one strong pony, one desperate ride to deliver a crucial message that would change the course of American history. Betsy is the girl power answer to Paul Revere. Repeated for over two hundred years as an oral tradition, the legend of...

Evie Gomez finally has it all: a sweet boyfriend, two mejor amigas, and an upcoming sixtee era that's the talk of the school. Qu cool, no? Too bad reality has a way of ruining things. When her grades start to slip, Evie's parents threaten...

Evie Gomez is one chill chica. She and her best friend, Raquel, hang with the Flojos, a kick-back crew named for their designer flip-flops. And their habit of doing absolutely nothing. But the return of long-lost amiga mejor Dee Dee wrecks Evie and Raquel's...

The long-awaited and highly anticipated sequel to the Newbery Honor winner Our Only May Amelia, by the bestselling and cherished author Jennifer Holm. May Amelia Jackson captured readers' hearts in the Newbery Honor Book Our Only May Amelia. Now, after more than ten years,...

Once upon a crime, in a faraway land know as River Heights... Hi, it's me, Nancy Drew. I thought meeting my hero, mystery writer Hazel Perrault, would be a dream come true. As soon as I found out she was joining forces with a...

Mercy O'Connor is becoming an angel. She can feel her wings sprouting from her shoulder blades. They itch. Sometimes she even hears them rustling. And angels don't need to eat. So Mercy has decided she doesn't need to either. She is not sick, doesn't...

Evie is an adventurous, book-loving sixth grade girl who shows courage and resourcefulness in her efforts to help her friends, save her school from disaster, and find the identity of her real parents. She loves Ferngarden School, a small independent middle school set near...

Follow MD and Finn as they go on a camping adventure with their friend, Penny Join them as they engage their critical thinking skills to learn how to read a map and draw constellations from the night sky. Continue learning about constellations through the...

When you are "the new girl" how do you make new friends? When 7-year-old Josie has a hard time making new friends at her new school, she is sad. However, when her mother helped her find that special pair of shoes, things change. In...

Meet Petee Pioneer, a girl who is being teased at school because of her name. To guide her, rhyming words are used to explain who she is and what she is called toward because of the Christ anointing. An example daily faith confession is...

No water, no dreams. Ashanti has big dreams - bigger than the bucket she hauls her family's water in. Bigger than her tiny African village. Ashanti longs to go to school but her days are spent as the water carrier. With news of the...

Too girly or too boyish. Too thin or too fat. Too quiet, too loud. Be ambitious, but don't hurt feelings. Be inquisitive, but don't interrupt. Be outspoken, but don't be bossy. Most of all, be yourself--but be a lady.What's a girl to do in...

How good is too good? Alice Henderson is about to find out.Cricket careers start at club level. That's what Alice's friend Old George tells her. But how can she start her career when she can't even make her first team?Will Alice finally get to...

Princess Ten Ten and the Dark Skies is the fourth story of the new Guardian Princess book series. Princess Ten Ten is the Guardian of the Skies. She helps fight the terrible air pollution that has darkened the once beautiful skies of her city....

In this sequel to the popular Sugared and Spiced, 100 Monologues for Girls, you'll meet 100 girls in many different circumstances - whether she's the little sister giving advice to her older brother, the girl who just lost her best friend, the "Loneliest Girl...

Follow Amanda on another imaginative presidential journey. A fanciful little girl who dreams of being President of the United States, Amanda announces her re-election campaign trip will take place via her dream train. As she and her puppy, Coolidge, enjoy an electrifying whistle-stop ride...

"THE MAGIC SUNGLASSES" is the hugely entertaining story of Samantha, a slightly plump and shy young girl's extraordinary adventures when she dares to dream she can be successful, that she too can be discovered and sing and perform on stage, just like the stars...

The streets are eerily empty, and everyone in the Jewish community is terrified of Peter the Hermit. His men, the Crusaders, are moving through the town on their way to the Holy Land. They have been known to batter down doors and burn Jewish...

Ten-year-old Rose's perfect life is upended when her long-absent disaster of a mother turns up. Can she hold her family together as everything unravels? Growing up on the farm it was always just Rose and grandma, working the land that had been in the...

Discover the summer camp adventure of a lifetime in this charmingly cheerful middle grade novel. Lauren, Isla, Jade, and Archer meet the first day of summer camp, and friendship magic is made in Firefly Cabin. If only they could immortalize their summer memories by...

Sahara Jones is going into fifth grade-again. Although she won't be "Sahara Special" anymore (special needs, that is), she doesn't expect this year to be any better than last year. Fifth grade is going to be different, though, because Sahara's class is getting a...

A birthday party sets the scene in this sweet and relatable story for anyone who's ever been the odd girl out. It's Ginger's birthday, and she has to invite all the girls in her class to her party, including Lyla Browning. Lyla isn't like...

The world is a stage for Mallory McDonald When Mallory tries out for a part in the school play and gets the lead, she is super excited. But not everyone shares her enthusiasm, especially her best friend Mary Ann. In fact, the more excited...

It's New Year's Eve and Mallory can't wait to celebrate Her camp friends are coming to Fern Falls and she and Mary Ann have planned out every last detail for a perfect winter reunion and New Year's Eve party. But what Mallory hadn't planned...

Mallory is in Washington, D.C., with her fourth grade class. She can't wait to see the famous monuments and museums. But from the moment she sets foot in the nation's capital, there's one thing she doesn't see much of . . . her best...

Life as a ship's boy aboard HMS Dolphin is a dream come true for Jacky Faber. Gone are the days of scavenging for food and fighting for survival on the streets of eighteenth-century London. Instead, Jacky is becoming a skilled and respected sailor as...

A cemetery of dark secrets... and Nancy's in the middle of it Shady Glen was no different from any other cemetery -- maybe a little spooky, but harmless nonetheless. At least that's what Nancy thought until she stumbled onto a treasure map...and stumbled into...

A year has passed since Nellie Nova built her time machine, the Purple Flyer. She and her brother, Niles, have been busy traveling throughout history to meet amazing women. Everyone in the Nova family, including their "Auntie" Amelia Earhart is very happy that the...

Raising cultural sensitive kids can be a challenge. YOU... Have to expose them to a wealth of diverse books and products. "Straight Talk" is a great step in that direction.The book uses hair as vehicle to spur conversation about the common cultural experience of...

Mariah really wants to take over her parents' fruit shop one day, but they don't think she can do it. Why? Because she's blind. When her parents leave on vacation, Mariah gets her hands on the keys to the store. With the help of...

Folly Beach is truly a magical place. The little barrier island is just off the coast of South Carolina. There's plenty to do, but that's not what makes Folly Beach so special. Folly Beach happens to have mermaids When Ashlyn meets a real-life mermaid,...

The timeless Newbery Honor Book from bestselling author Katherine Paterson about a wisecracking, ornery, completely unforgettable young heroine. Eleven-year-old Gilly has been stuck in more foster families than she can remember, and she's hated them all. She has a reputation for being brash, brilliant,...

San Francisco has tons to offer tourists like Bess, George, and me. Fresh crabs, cable cars, hikes -- and stalkers Well, maybe stalkers is a little harsh, but this older couple, Ed and Harriet, keeps popping up everywhere. Coincidental or not, Ed and Harriet's...

The arrival of the ultra-cool new girl, Maxine, also brings the mysterious appearance of incredibly mean notes in Amelia's locker in this relatable installment of the bestselling Amelia series. When a new girl Maxine comes to the 6th grade, she seems more like an...

Two women, one war. Helen, at age twelve, is not prepared to deal with her famous beauty: to have the face that will launch a thousand ships, kill fifty thousand men, and cause the fall of the world's greatest city. But when she is...

Just as I'm gearing up to help plan the Mahoney Library's seventy-fifth anniversary celebration, the beautiful old clock, the very centerpiece of the library, is stolen. There's nothing like a good theft to stop a party! Naturally, I throw down the streamers and get...

How about a seat at a mystery dinner on a riverboat? Yes, please! I jumped at the invitation to go along with Bess, George, and George's mom, who was hired to cater the dinner. It's all fun until there's an actual theft, and there's...

On Christmas Day I will bring you a bell from P re No l's very own sleigh That's the promise Beatrice makes when the children from the village ask whether Santa is real or not. Beatrice is, after all, the most clever girl in...

My friends and I knew before we got to Arches National Park that it's full of red cliffs arches, and rock formations -- plenty of places for hiking, biking, and getting lost. It's a good thing there are park rangers and guides to help...

She argues with her mother. She occasionally skips class. And she alternately crushes on two totally different boys. But Chloe King is by no means your typical teenager. The girl can scale buildings and see in the dark. Sometimes, at night, she even likes...

Based on an extraordinary true story, this young adult novel follows of one young enslaved woman's struggle to take what is rightfully hers. When I was four and my daddy left, I cried, but I understood. He had become part of the Gone. Oney...