Most Circulated Titles

The lost library

Stead, Rebecca.


Bluestem Nominee 2026. Publishers Weekly, June 2023. Booklist, June 2023. New York Times, September 2023. Horn Book, September 2023. Kirkus Review, July 2023. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. New York Times. When a mysterious Little Free Library guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.
Date Published:2023

Bluestem Nominee 2026. Publishers Weekly, June 2023. Booklist, June 2023. New York Times, September 2023. Horn Book, September 2023. Kirkus Review, July 2023. Publishers Weekly. Booklist. New York Times. When a mysterious Little Free Library guarded by a large orange cat appears overnight, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change.

Date Published:2023

Dani Bocafuego. [2], El ataque de las ranas ninja /

Vernon, Ursula.


Translation of: Dragonbreath. [2], Attack of the ninja frogs. When Suki the salamander--the new foreign exchange student--is being stalked by ninja frogs, Danny, Wendell the iguana, and Suki travel to Great-Grandfather Dragonbreath's home in mythical Japan to find a solution for the problem.
Date Published:2011

Dog Man : A Tale of Two Kitties

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


School Library Journal, August 2017. Kirkus Review, June 2017. School Library Journal. Kirkus Review. "Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, hasn't always been a paws-itive addition to the police force. While he can muzzle miscreants, he tends to leave a slick of slobber in his wake! This time, Petey the cat's dragged in a tiny bit of trouble -- a double in the form of a super-cute kitten. Dog Man will have to work twice as hard to bust these furballs and remain top dog!"--Amazon.com.
Date Published:2017

School Library Journal, August 2017. Kirkus Review, June 2017. School Library Journal. Kirkus Review. "Dog Man, the newest hero from the creator of Captain Underpants, hasn't always been a paws-itive addition to the police force. While he can muzzle miscreants, he tends to leave a slick of slobber in his wake! This time, Petey the cat's dragged in a tiny bit of trouble -- a double in the form of a super-cute kitten. Dog Man will have to work twice as hard to bust these furballs and remain top dog!"--Amazon.com.

Date Published:2017

Minecraft. Guide to: the Nether & the End /

Milton, Stephanie.


"Mojang official product"--Front cover. Other title: Minecraft: guide to the Nether & the End. "Survival is difficult in the perilous Nether and End dimensions, and you'll need to up your game if you want to make it back to the Overworld. The official "Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End" will teach you how to navigate the alien terrain, battle the native mobs and find rare blocks and items. With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the definitive guide to survival in the Nether and the End"--Back cover.
Date Published:2017

"Mojang official product"--Front cover. Other title: Minecraft: guide to the Nether & the End. "Survival is difficult in the perilous Nether and End dimensions, and you'll need to up your game if you want to make it back to the Overworld. The official "Minecraft: Guide to the Nether & the End" will teach you how to navigate the alien terrain, battle the native mobs and find rare blocks and items. With insider info and tips from the experts at Mojang, this is the definitive guide to survival in the Nether and the End"--Back cover.

Date Published:2017

Squished

Lloyd, Megan Wagner.


Publishers Weekly, January 2023. Kirkus Starred, February 2023. Publishers Weekly. Kirkus Starred. "Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room--her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2023

Publishers Weekly, January 2023. Kirkus Starred, February 2023. Publishers Weekly. Kirkus Starred. "Eleven-year-old Avery Lee loves living in Hickory Valley, Maryland. She loves her neighborhood, school, and the end-of-summer fair she always goes to with her two best friends. But she's tired of feeling squished by her six siblings! They're noisy and chaotic and the younger kids love her a little too much. All Avery wants is her own room--her own space to be alone and make art. So she's furious when Theo, her grumpy older brother, gets his own room instead, and her wild baby brother, Max, moves into the room she already shares with her clinging sister Pearl! Avery hatches a plan to finally get her own room, all while trying to get Max to sleep at night, navigating changes in her friendships, and working on an art entry for the fair"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2023

Curlfriends. New in town /

Miller, Sharee, (Illustrator),


BLUESTEM NOMINEE 2025-26. School Library Journal, August 2023. Pub Weekly, September 2023. Horn Book, September 2023. Kirkus Review, September 2023. School Library Journal. Pub Weekly. Horn Book. "Charlie has a foolproof plan for the first day at her new middle school. Even though she's used to starting over as the new kid-thanks to her military family's constant moving-making friends has never been easy for her. But this time, her first impression needs to last, since this is where her family plans to settle for good. So she's hiding any interests that may seem 'babyish,' updating her look, and doing her best to leave her shyness behind her...but is erasing the real Charlie the best way to make friends? When not everything goes exactly to plan-like, AT ALL-Charlie is ready to give up on making new friendships. Then she meets the Curlfriends, a group of Black girls who couldn't be more different from each other, and learns that maybe there is a place for Charlie to be her true self after all"--Publisher.
Date Published:2023

BLUESTEM NOMINEE 2025-26. School Library Journal, August 2023. Pub Weekly, September 2023. Horn Book, September 2023. Kirkus Review, September 2023. School Library Journal. Pub Weekly. Horn Book. "Charlie has a foolproof plan for the first day at her new middle school. Even though she's used to starting over as the new kid-thanks to her military family's constant moving-making friends has never been easy for her. But this time, her first impression needs to last, since this is where her family plans to settle for good. So she's hiding any interests that may seem 'babyish,' updating her look, and doing her best to leave her shyness behind her...but is erasing the real Charlie the best way to make friends? When not everything goes exactly to plan-like, AT ALL-Charlie is ready to give up on making new friendships. Then she meets the Curlfriends, a group of Black girls who couldn't be more different from each other, and learns that maybe there is a place for Charlie to be her true self after all"--Publisher.

Date Published:2023

El océano

McKay, Sindy.


Translation of: About the ocean. A shared reading book that features more sophisticated text for parents or tutors along with simpler text designed to help students learn to read and about different types of animals and plants found in the world's oceans.
Date Published:2006

El mejor truco de Zorro

Ross, Dev.


Translation of: Fox's best trick ever. Adapated from an Inuit tale. A story based on a traditional Inuit tale, in which a fox who plays tricks on other animals is banished to a remote island and forced to think about his actions. Consists of alternating simple and more complex reading passages designed for children and parents to read together.
Date Published:2006

Dork Diaries : Tales from a not-so-popular party girl / Book 2

Russell, Rachel Renee.


Publisher's Weekly, May 2010. Horn Book, October 2010. Publisher's Weekly. Horn Book. Nikki's diary describes a frightful Halloween, on which she helps with her sister's ballet class party at the same time she is Brandon's date for their middle school Halloween dance, where she has promised to spend the evening with her two best friends.
Date Published:2010

Debo compartir mi helado?

Willems, Mo.


Best friends Elefante and Cerdita are complete opposites but still manage to have fun together, but when Elefante takes too long to make an important decision, it may be too late to share with Cerdita.
Date Published:2015

Diary of a wimpy kid : double down

Kinney, Jeff.


"The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie...and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?"--Back cover.
Date Published:2016

"The pressure's really piling up on Greg Heffley. His mom thinks video games are turning his brain to mush, so she wants her son to put down the controller and explore his creative side. As if that's not scary enough, Halloween's just around the corner and the frights are coming at Greg from every angle. When Greg discovers a bag of gummy worms, it sparks an idea. Can he get his mom off his back by making a movie...and will he become rich and famous in the process? Or will doubling down on this plan just double Greg's troubles?"--Back cover.

Date Published:2016

¡Un tipo grande se llevó mi pelota!

Willems, Mo.


"Un libro de Elefante y Cerdita." Piggie is upset because a whale took the ball she found, but Gerald finds a solution that pleases all of them.
Date Published:2015

Esperar no es fácil!

Willems, Mo.


Translation of: Waiting is not easy! Piggie tells Gerald she has a surprise for him, but it is not there yet so Gerald must be patient.
Date Published:2017

Cat Kid comic club

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


School Library Journal starred, March 2021. Publishers Weekly Annex, November 2020. "Join Li'l Petey, Flippy, and Molly as they introduce comic making to twenty-one funny, rambunctious, and talented frogs. Can the trio help the class unleash their own creativity?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2020

I survived the attacks of September 11, 2001

Ball, Georgia.


Based on the novel by Lauren Tarshis. When Lucas decides to skip school because he wants to discuss football with a firefighter friend of his father, he finds himself caught up in the terrorist attacks on New York City.
Date Published:2021

Star the elephant

Lai, Remy.


School Library Journal starred, March 2022. School Library Journal starred. "Star the Elephant and his herd are searching for a new home. But when Star is separated from his family, he must journey alone into the great unknown. He'll come face to face with giant spiders, the vast ocean beyond his island, and strange humans. Can Star find his way back to his family?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Good different

Kuyatt, Meg Eden.


Bluestem Nominee 2026. Booklist starred, March 2023. Pub Weekly, February 2023. Booklist starred. Pub Weekly. Kirkus Review, March 2023. "Seventh-grader Selah Godfrey knows that to be 'normal' she has to keep her feelings tightly controlled when people are around, but after hitting a fellow student, she needs to figure out just what makes her different--and why that is ok"--BTCat.
Date Published:2023

Dog Man. The scarlet shedder /

Pilkey, Dav, 1966-


"Treehouse Comix proudly presents." "After an encounter with a skunk, Dog Man, now scarlet red after being dunked in tomato juice, is exiled but must find a way to save those who shunned him when an all-new, never-before-seen villain unleashes an army of A.I. robots"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

The Misfits / A royal conundrum

Yee, Lisa.


Bluestem Nominee 2026. An elite group of underdogs trained to fight crime must save their unique school from shutting down.
Date Published:2024

The Area 51 files

Buxbaum, Julie.


Bluestem Nominee 2026. When Sky Patel-Baum is sent to live with her mysterious uncle, she never imagines she'll end up in Area 51, a top-secret military base. Sky feels like she's landed in a whole new world, even though she hasn't left the planet. Because guess what? Area 51 is full of aliens. Lots and lots of aliens. But something even stranger is happening in Area 51--aliens are going missing. Where could they be? How come everyone thinks sky and her uncle are involved in their disappearance? And why are there eyeballs in the macaroni and cheese at Area 51 Middle School? Sky must team up with her pizza-obsessed pet hedgehog, Spike, her otherworldly next-door neighbor, Elvis, and his fluffy pup, Pickles, to solve the case!
Date Published:2022

Bluestem Nominee 2026. When Sky Patel-Baum is sent to live with her mysterious uncle, she never imagines she'll end up in Area 51, a top-secret military base. Sky feels like she's landed in a whole new world, even though she hasn't left the planet. Because guess what? Area 51 is full of aliens. Lots and lots of aliens. But something even stranger is happening in Area 51--aliens are going missing. Where could they be? How come everyone thinks sky and her uncle are involved in their disappearance? And why are there eyeballs in the macaroni and cheese at Area 51 Middle School? Sky must team up with her pizza-obsessed pet hedgehog, Spike, her otherworldly next-door neighbor, Elvis, and his fluffy pup, Pickles, to solve the case!

Date Published:2022