"Baby Monkey, Private Eye" by Brian Selznick A baby monkey has adventures as a detective and solves a series of mysteries. | |
"A Big Mooncake for Little Star" by Grace Lin The cake that Little Star made is so delicious, but can she resist eating it? | |
"The Cat Who Lived with Anne Frank" by David Lee Miller Mouschi the cat relates the experiences of Anne Frank and people like her. | |
"Dreamers" by Yuyi Morales The author and her son discover how they fit into their new country with help from their local library. | |
"A Moon for Moe and Mo" by Jane Breskin Zalben Moses and Mohammed share a picnic and learn about each other's holidays. | |
"A Parade of Elephants" by Kevin Henkes Five elephants march from dusk to dawn, up and down, through and around. | |
"Tiger vs. Nightmare" by Emily Tetri Tiger and her monster gather their courage to fend off a fearsome nightmare. |
"All Three Stooges" by Erica S. Perl While preparing for their b'nai mitzvah, Noah and Dash find their friendships tested by personal tragedy. | |
"Be Prepared" by Vera Brosgol A misfit girl and her brother attend summer camp, where they struggle with everything from plumbing to snobby tentmates. | |
"Cardboard Kingdom" by Chad Sell Neighborhood kids create an imaginative world out of cardboard where they have adventures with robots and monsters. | |
"In the Land of Happy Tears" by David Stromberg A collection of tales full of timeless wisdom translated from their original Yiddish by famed Jewish authors | |
"Soccer School" by Alex Bellos and Ben Lyttleton The rules and history of soccer are used to explore a number of topics, from fashion design to geography to math. | |
"Sweep" by Jonathan Auxier Nan is an orphan who works in a dangerous world. She discovers a friendly monster, and together, they try to start a new life. | |
"Waste of Space" by Stuart Gibbs Everyone is a suspect after a billionaire is poisoned, and Dash must figure out who did it. Concludes the "Moon Base Alpha" series. |
"Americanized" by Sara Saedi Memoir of a girl that discovers that she is in the United States illegally after her family fled Iran when she was little. | |
"Harbor Me" by Jacqueline Woodson A group of middle school students, led by an inspiring teacher, comes together to share stories and appreciate their differences. | |
"Length of a String" by Elissa Brent Weissman While Imani searches for her birth parents, she discovers the history of adoption in her family in her great-grandmother's diary. | |
"New Kid" by Jerry Craft Jordan transfers to a prestigious private school and finds himself torn between two different worlds and not fitting into either. | |
"Mirage" by Somaiya Daud Dreamer Amani is kidnapped by the evil Vathek empire and forced to be a body double for Princess Maram. | |
"On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas When Bri, an aspiring rapper, pours her anger and frustration into a new song, she finds herself in the middle of a controversy. | |
Pride" by Ibi Zoboi A modern take on "Pride and Prejudice," Zuri wants nothing to do with arrogant Darius, but their mutual dislike shifts to understanding. |