Check out the books discussed by librarians at the virtual program held in September 2022!
Early Elementary (Grades K-3)
Bones series, by David A. Adler
Young Cam Jansen series, by David A. Adler
Fly Guy series, by Ted Arnold
Madeline series, by Ludwig Bemelmans
From Head to Toe, by Eric Carle
Happy Narwhalidays, by Ben Clanton
Pete the Cat series, by James Dean
Katie Woo series, by Fran Manushkin
Fancy Nancy series, by Jane O’Connor
Fletcher and the Falling Leaves, by Julia Rawlinson
Goodnight Goon, by Michael Rex
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs, by Jon Sciezka
He Came with the Couch, by David Slonim
Pete’s a Pizza, by William Steig
The Librarian from the Black Lagoon, by Mike Thaler
Eloise series, by Kay Thompson
Scaredy Squirrel series, by Melanie Watt
Elephant and Piggie series, by Mo Willems
The Pigeon Will Ride the Roller Coaster, by Mo Willems
A Unicorn Named Sparkle, by Amy Young
Middle Grade/Tween (Grades 4-7)
The Prydain Chronicles series, by Lloyd Alexander
The Line Tender, by Kate Allen
Posted, by John David Anderson
Riley’s Ghost, by John David Anderson
Crispin: The Cross of Lead, by Avi
Brixton Brothers series, by Mac Barnett
On My Honor, by Marion Dane Bauer
Dream, Annie, Dream, by Waka T. Brown
Because of Mr. Terupt series, by Rob Buyea
Flunked, by Jen Calonita
Swim Team, by Johnnie Christmas
A Perfect Mistake, by Melanie Conklin
Just Roll With It, by Lee Durfey-Lavoie
Taking up Space, by Alyson Gerber
Refugee, by Alan Gratz
Operation Do-Over, by Gordon Korman
Restart, by Gordon Korman
Deadman’s Castle, by Iain Lawrence
Merci Suarez Changes Gears, by Meg Medina
Bridge to Terabithia, by Katherine Paterson
Solimar: The Sword of the Monarchs, by Pam Muñoz Ryan
Wayside Stories from Wayside School, by Louis Sachar
Bomb: The Race to Build and Steal the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin
Nanny Piggins series, by R.A. Spratt
Babysitters Club graphic novel series, by Raina Telgemeier
The Devil’s Arithmetic, by Jane Yolen
YA/Teens (Grades 8-12)
Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, by Becky Albertalli
Scout’s Honor, by Lily Anderson
Waking Romeo, by Kathryn Barker
Three Dark Crowns, by Kendare Blake
The Selection series, by Kiera Cass
We Are Not Free, by Traci Chee
Alex & Eliza: A Love Story, by Melissa De la Cruz
Poisoned, by Jennifer Donnelly
Stepsister, by Jennifer Donnelly
The Disasters, by M.K. England
The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia, by Candace Fleming
Murder Among Friends: How Leopold and Loeb Tried to Commit the Perfect Crime, by Candace Fleming
These Violent Delights and Our Violent Ends, by Chloe Gong
The Summer I Turned Pretty, by Jenny Han
To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, by Jenny Han
The How & the Why, by Cynthia Hand
The Janies series , by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
The Mary series, by Cynthia Hand, Brodi Ashton, and Jodi Meadows
Her Royal Highness, by Rachel Hawkins
Royals, by Rachel Hawkins
Break the Fall, by Jennifer Iacopelli
Survive the Dome, by Kosoko Jackson
The Box in the Woods, by Maureen Johnson
Truly Devious trilogy, by Maureen Johnson
The Aurora Cycle trilogy, by Amie Kaufman and Jay Kristoff
A Curse so Dark and Lonely, by Brigid Kemmerer
Family of Liars, by E. Lockhart
Be not Far from Me, by Mindy McGinnis
The Initial Insult and The Last Laugh duology, by Mindy McGinnis
Nothing More to Tell, by Karen M. McManus
You’ll Be the Death of Me, by Karen M. McManus
Vampire Academy series, by Richelle Mead
Holding up the Universe, by Jennifer Niven
Merciful Crow, by Margaret Owen
There Will Come a Darkness, by Katy Rose Pool
The Fountains of Silence, by Ruta Sepetys
I Must Betray You, by Ruta Sepetys
A Twisted Tale series, by various authors
The 5th Wave, by Richard Yancey
American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang