Chapter Books

For twelve-year-old Hailey, the upcoming annual family duck hunt is a chance to prove that she's finally ready to join her family in the duck blind. She's also hoping that Cocoa, the excitable young dog she chose last fall against her parents' advice,...

Twins Harley and Rhiannon Hummingbird have always been competitive. But there's one thing the siblings can agree on--they can't wait to travel from their Oklahoma home to their grandparents' new cabin in northern Wisconsin. Both Harley and Rhiannon are...

Ali is annoyed by his little brother, but Fateh is just looking forward to a special treat! It's cooking day with Dadi! Ali is excited, but Fateh is getting in the way--as usual! Why does Fateh keep blowing in Ali's face? But when Dadi brings out the...

Betty and her family of yetis just moved to their new apartment. Betty's never lived around humans before now. When friendly neighbors bring the Yetis dinner, Betty eats spaghetti for the first time and it's nothing like she expected! Will Betty adjust...

Friends Marco and Maddie are having a shared birthday party, and nonbinary fourth-grader Riley is ready to celebrate! Marco's moms make the best homemade ice cream for the party, but it takes a long time to make. Riley can't wait for it to be ready! In...

Fish, snakes, horses, cats, guinea pigs--you name an animal, and nonbinary fourth-grader Riley loves it! But nothing is better than a big, fluffy dog, and Riley would love to have one. Since that might never happen, Riley is more than happy to watch one...

Mama's extended family is ready for their annual summer softball game, and nonbinary fourth-grader Riley can't wait to see everyone. But this year, the start of summer is even busier than the end of school! There are T-shirts to print, empanadas to fold,...

Nonbinary fourth-grader Riley is ready to clean out their room, and Riley never does anything on a small scale. So it's no surprise when a room declutter turns into a full house declutter, which turns into a full neighborhood sale with everyone involved...

Rodney Locust is finally twelve, the age his dad says he must be to attend the annual deer hunt on his family's allotment in the hills of eastern Oklahoma. But there's a lot of work to do before Rodney can grab his rifle and step foot in the woods,...

Matt wants to make the Evergreen racing team, but his chances are seriously threatened when a new boy moves to town and resorts to cheating in order to win.

Katie's class is learning about houses, and her classmate Peter's father, Mr. Patel, invites the class to see a new house he is building. The students learn the steps to building a house, and best of all, discover who the new homeowner is.

Life in lower Manhattan is normal for Molly, her dads, and younger sister. But on September 11, 2001, everything changes. Molly and her younger sister, Adeline, are at school when the first plane hits the World Trade Center. When the Twin Towers fall,...

Fifteen-year-old Constance is looking forward to a new life in the New World. There's nothing left for her in England--no family and no future. She agrees to set sail on the Mayflower, along with her employer. But the ocean crossing is harder than anyone...

London schoolgirl Hettie hears the whispers and sees the worry creeping across her parents' faces. She watches as the windows in her home are blacked out. She helps her dad build a bomb shelter. She learns how to wear a gas mask. War, led by Adolf...

Years of bad weather and natural disasters have choked Italy's food supply, and the people of Florence are dying of starvation. Breadlines are battlegrounds, and young Maria has to fight for her family's every loaf. Adding to the misery, the Black Plague...

Will Ali the Great be Ali the Goof? Ali is sure that he will have the best show-and-tell in class--his magic tricks! But Ali gets flustered when one after another, his tricks all fail. How can he overcome his embarrassment? Sometimes, a magician just...

Your brother has been missing in the Arizona mountains for weeks. You know that he was there to search for the Lost Dutchman's Gold Mine. Stories say that the lost mine holds a fortune that's just waiting to be found. But now your brother appears to be...

After years of study, you know as much as anyone about the Knights Templar. The mysterious order of religious warriors grew to have great power and wealth in Europe in the 1100s. But in the 1300s, the organization dissolved and scattered. Nobody is sure...

When Spanish gold is found on the North Carolina coast, your mind begins to race. Through your studies, you know that the infamous pirate Blackbeard was active in that area in the 1700s. Could this be the first clue to finding his long-lost treasure?...

Ali and his classmates build robots, but will competition lead to a meltdown? Ms. Alex brings out the makerspace cart, and the class is excited to build robots! But competitive Ali wants to make it a contest, and his fuse runs short when things fall...