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Try one of our book club kits. Each kit contains 10 books and suggested book discussion questions. Check one out today!
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Squid Games Read-Alikes
If books with high stakes, societal critiques and endless twists and turns are your jam, then this list is perfect for you!
Wickedly Good Retellings
Can't get enough of the new "Wicked" movie? Pick up one of these fairytale retellings!
Squid Games Read-Alikes
If books with high stakes, societal critiques and endless twists and turns are your jam, then this list is perfect for you!
Wickedly Good Retellings
Can't get enough of the new "Wicked" movie? Pick up one of these fairytale retellings!
A Year in Review: Best Picture Books
Check out some of our favorite picture books from 2024!
Best Thing We've Read in 2024
Check out your teen librarian's favorite books from this year!
A Year in Review: Best Picture Books
Check out some of our favorite picture books from 2024!
Best Thing We've Read in 2024
Check out your teen librarian's favorite books from this year!
2025 Award Contenders
Get your score sheets and grab a book or two from this list of finalists for the 2025 Youth Media Awards!
500 Books Before Middle School: December 2024
Travel back in time and discover books that won either the Newbery Medal for best writing or the Caldecott Award for best illustration!
2025 Award Contenders
Get your score sheets and grab a book or two from this list of finalists for the 2025 Youth Media Awards!
500 Books Before Middle School: December 2024
Travel back in time and discover books that won either the Newbery Medal for best writing or the Caldecott Award for best illustration!
Science Fiction at the Speed of Light: Short Stories
Some of sci-fi's most memorable moments come from short stories. Take a quick trip across a universe of wonders with these renowned authors!
NoveList Reading Challenge: April 2024
This month's challenge is to discover the joy of communal reading! Find a title for your locations next book group meeting and check it out!
Science Fiction at the Speed of Light: Short Stories
Some of sci-fi's most memorable moments come from short stories. Take a quick trip across a universe of wonders with these renowned authors!
NoveList Reading Challenge: April 2024
This month's challenge is to discover the joy of communal reading! Find a title for your locations next book group meeting and check it out!
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Book Club Roundup: 2024, Part 3
Recently featured titles from popular book clubs: Good Morning America (GMA), Oprah's Book Club and more.
War in Nonfiction
Learn about the wars U.S. soldiers have fought and the first-hand accounts of their lives.
Book Club Roundup: 2024, Part 3
Recently featured titles from popular book clubs: Good Morning America (GMA), Oprah's Book Club and more.
War in Nonfiction
Learn about the wars U.S. soldiers have fought and the first-hand accounts of their lives.
Cook Your Way to Good Health
Take advantage of the benefits of healthy cooking with these titles sure to inspire you to try a new recipe!
Cookies, Cakes and Pies!
You may have read "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," but have you seen these other sweet titles?
Cook Your Way to Good Health
Take advantage of the benefits of healthy cooking with these titles sure to inspire you to try a new recipe!
Cookies, Cakes and Pies!
You may have read "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie," but have you seen these other sweet titles?
A Murderful Holiday
Cutesy romcoms aren't your vibe? Don't worry, we've got you covered with these mysteries, thrillers and bone-chilling books!
NoveList Reading Challenge: September 2024
This month's challenge is to read a cozy mystery. For more read-alikes and recommendations, use NoveList Plus to help build your stack!
A Murderful Holiday
Cutesy romcoms aren't your vibe? Don't worry, we've got you covered with these mysteries, thrillers and bone-chilling books!
NoveList Reading Challenge: September 2024
This month's challenge is to read a cozy mystery. For more read-alikes and recommendations, use NoveList Plus to help build your stack!
World War II Fiction for Middle School
Dig into these gritty and suspenseful World War II novels, set in different theaters and on the home front of this life-changing war.
My Lady Jane Read-Alikes
Don't miss out on the My Lady Janies series and other fantastic books that blend historical fiction, fantasy and humor!
World War II Fiction for Middle School
Dig into these gritty and suspenseful World War II novels, set in different theaters and on the home front of this life-changing war.
My Lady Jane Read-Alikes
Don't miss out on the My Lady Janies series and other fantastic books that blend historical fiction, fantasy and humor!
Would You Survive?
These books explore humanity's struggle for survival, identity and freedom in futuristic worlds.
Los robots, los Extraterrestres, la Inteligencia Artificial
¡Cada 2 de enero celebramos ciencia ficción, y este año te invitamos a unirte a nosotros tras la lectura de estas obras clásicas!
Would You Survive?
These books explore humanity's struggle for survival, identity and freedom in futuristic worlds.
Los robots, los Extraterrestres, la Inteligencia Artificial
¡Cada 2 de enero celebramos ciencia ficción, y este año te invitamos a unirte a nosotros tras la lectura de estas obras clásicas!
Baking and Books
Cozy up this holiday season with a new recipe to try and foodie-forward book!
If You Liked... Funny Story
Try these funny and sweet stories of falling in love with the last person you'd imagine: roommates, fake relationships and polar opposites!
Baking and Books
Cozy up this holiday season with a new recipe to try and foodie-forward book!
If You Liked... Funny Story
Try these funny and sweet stories of falling in love with the last person you'd imagine: roommates, fake relationships and polar opposites!
A Murderful Holiday
Cutesy romcoms aren't your vibe? Don't worry, we've got you covered with these mysteries, thrillers and bone-chilling books!
2024 Library Summer Challenge: Horror, Mystery and Thrillers
Register for the Library Summer Challenge, and select your prize! Check out this list to see some of the awesome books you could pick from!
A Murderful Holiday
Cutesy romcoms aren't your vibe? Don't worry, we've got you covered with these mysteries, thrillers and bone-chilling books!
2024 Library Summer Challenge: Horror, Mystery and Thrillers
Register for the Library Summer Challenge, and select your prize! Check out this list to see some of the awesome books you could pick from!
Something Is Wrong With This House
It's the perfect time of year for a haunted house read. Grab one of these books for a peek into what makes a haunted home a creepy home!
¡Celebra Halloween con el Gótico Latinoamericano!
Disfruta de esta lista del neogótico latinoamericano, piérdete en las historias de horror que han capturado la atención de los lectores.
Something Is Wrong With This House
It's the perfect time of year for a haunted house read. Grab one of these books for a peek into what makes a haunted home a creepy home!
¡Celebra Halloween con el Gótico Latinoamericano!
Disfruta de esta lista del neogótico latinoamericano, piérdete en las historias de horror que han capturado la atención de los lectores.