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Author
Series
Alcatraz Smedry adventures volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
When a hero is needed to save the doomed kingdom of Mokia from the evil Librarians, thirteen-year-old Alcatraz Smedry, whose family talents include getting lost and breaking things, answers the call.
24) I'm a librarian
Author
Series
Publisher
Abrams Appleseed
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
"Welcome to Tinyville Town, where everyone has a job to do. In this book, we see what it's like in a day in the life of a librarian--
25) Dear librarian
Author
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
In this story based on the author's life, a young homeless girl finds a different kind of home in the library.
Author
Publisher
NorthSouth
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"When the sun goes down, fireflies, bats, and nighthawks wake up. Together they follow the call of the Night Librarian and visit the Twilight Library. The creatures make themselves comfortable on the forest floor as the Night Librarian transports them to the land of imagination with her silken silver stories"--Dust jacket flap.
27) The haunted howl
Author
Series
Key hunters volume 3
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
In their third trip through the enchanted library, Cleo and Evan land in "The Werewolf's Curse" where Evan is promptly bitten by a werewolf, and the two need to find the cure--and the next key--before the full moon rises and Evan becomes stuck in this horror story forever.
29) The wizard's war
Author
Series
Key hunters volume 4
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
This time Cleo, Evan, and Ms. Crowley (who, it turns out, is the missing Ms. Hilliard's sister) find themselves in a confusing fantasy book, caught up in a war with wizards, elves, trolls, and the mighty Golden Dragon--and while they manage to find their missing librarian, their quest does not end there.
30) Sparrow
Author
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Fourteen-year-old Sparrow Cooke of Brooklyn has always been the kind of child who prefers reading books to playing with friends (not that she has many of those) and since fifth grade the one person who seemed to understand her was the school librarian--so when Mrs. Wexler was killed in an accident, Sparrow's world came apart, and when she was found on the edge of the school roof everyone assumed that it was a suicide attempt, which Sparrow denies,...
Author
Series
Alcatraz vs. the evil librarians volume 1
Publisher
Tom Doherty Associates, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
On his thirteenth birthday, foster child Alcatraz Smedry receives a bag of sand which is immediately stolen by the evil Librarians who are trying to take over the world, and Alcatraz is introduced to his grandfather and his own special talent, and told that he must use it to save civilization.
32) Building books
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Katie loves to build. She loves the way the blocks click together, the way they crash when they topple to the floor. But most of all, she loves to build something brand-new. Unlike her brother, she hates reading. Owen loves to read. He loves the way the pages rustle when he turns them, the way the paper smells. But most of all, he loves to read something brand-new. But, unlike his sister, he has no interest in building. When their rivalry finally...
Author
Series
Publisher
Picture Window Books, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
When Katie's parents take her to the library one rainy Saturday, she finds a lot of her friends and, with the help of librarian Miss Bliss, takes home some "super-duper" books. Includes glossary, discussion questions, and an interview.
Author
Series
Kit the wizard volume 2
Publisher
Walker Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Kit Spencer may be the youngest wizard ever, but she sure doesn't feel like the best wizard. Her magic keeps going wrong, and other weird stuff is happening: talking animals, exploding fireballs, and a very strange new arrival in the local park. Kit and her two best friends, Alita and Josh, set off with Faith the librarian to investigate the wild magic that's causing so much commotion. Their journey takes them to Scotland, where they meet a loch-full...
35) Me and Ms. Too
Author
Publisher
Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
For as long as Molly can remember, it's always just been her and Dad. Dad, who likes to splash in the pool, who likes to spin at the park, who bakes the best cookies around. But that was before Dad married Ms. Too. Ms. Too doesn't like to splash. She doesn't like to spin. And she can't bake anything. "But Molly, you used to love Ms. Too." That was before, when she was Molly's favorite librarian. Now everything has changed. But as Molly and Ms. Too...
Author
Series
Mermicorns volume 3
Publisher
Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Mermicorns Serena and Lily try to use simple invisibility magic while doing a school project about magical mistakes, and learn a powerful lesson about using magic responsibly.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
A New York City library branch has been designated for possible closure yet the bookish, socially awkward Pearl, the daughter of the librarian, can't imagine a world without the library. When the head of their Edna St. Vincent Millay statue goes missing, closure is closer than ever. But Pearl is determined to save the library. And with a ragtag neighborhood library crew-including a constantly tap-dancing girl, an older boy she has a crush on, and...
Author
Series
Alcatraz Smedry volume 2
Publisher
Starcape, a Tom Doherty Associates Book
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"In his second skirmish against the Evil Librarians who rule the world, Alcatraz and his ragtag crew of freedom fighters track Grandpa Smedry to the ancient and mysterious Library of Alexandria. Hushlanders-people who live in the Librarian-controlled lands of Canada, Europe, and the Americas-believe the Library was destroyed long ago. Free Kingdomers know the truth: the Library of Alexandria is still around, and it's one of the most dangerous places...
Author
Series
Library of Ever volume 2
Publisher
Imprint, a part of Macmillan Publishing Group, LLC
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Lenora returns to the magical Library -- which holds every book ever known on its shelves. But she discovers the Library is under new management, its incredible rooms and corridors turned dark and sinister. She quickly connects with a secret resistance that's trying to free knowledge from the shadows threatening it. Her new friends introduce her to an ancient lost city, hang gliding, and mathematical beings larger than the universe itself. And they...
40) Los cuentos de Pura Belpré: de cómo una puertorriqueña transformó las bibliotecas con sus historias
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Español, una division de Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
La abuela de Pura siempre tiene una historia que compartir. Canta ¡Qui-qui-ri-quí! para el Señor Gallo, retumba Boróm, Boróm para el Señor Zapo, y cuenta la historia de una hermosa cucaracha que se enamora de un ratón. Pura abraza estas historias con la misma pasión con la que los coquíes se aferran a las hojas verdes. Cuando Pura crece y se muda de Puerto Rico a Harlem, consisgue un trabajo en la biblioteca, donde se rodea de historias,...
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