Fiction Books

Beaty, Andrea. Rosie Revere and the Raucous Riveters. Audio. Read by Rachel L. Jacobs. Holland, OH: Dreamscape Media, 2018.

Rosie is an inventor. One day while trying to invent something to help her uncle with his snake problem, Rosie’s aunt arrives. Her aunt takes Rosie to meet a group of women who built airplanes during World War II. They need Rosie to solve a big problem. If Rosie is going to succeed, she will need help from all her friends.

Chokshi, Roshani. Aru Shah and the End of Time. New York: Disney Hyperion, 2018.

Aru does not fit in at her middle school. And, although Aru lives in a museum, nothing interesting ever happens to her. In order to try and fit in, she often tells lies to seem more exciting. One day three students confront Aru about her lies and dare her to light a museum lamp that Aru claims is cursed. But what if it actually is?

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Finding Langston. New York: Holiday House, 2018.

Langston and his dad moved from Alabama to Chicago after Langston’s mom died. They live in a one-room apartment with newspaper covering holes in the walls. The other kids at school call Langston “Country.” The class bully always waits for Langston after school. Then Langston finds a place that makes everything better.

Creech, Sharon. Saving Winslow. Audio. Read by Kirby Heyborne. New York: Harper Audio, 2018.

Louie’s father put a basket with a baby donkey on the floor. The donkey's mother had died. Louie's parents think the baby donkey will die too. Louie decides he will save the donkey. If Louie's brother wasn't away in the army, he could help. But Louie must rely on his new friend Nora to help keep the donkey alive.

Dahl, Roald. The BFG. DVD. Directed by Steven Spielberg. Burbank, CA: Walt Disney, 2016.

Sophie, an orphan, sees a giant outside her window one night. Sophie pretends she is asleep, but the giant grabs her. He carries Sophie back to Giant Country. Sophie thinks the giant is going to eat her, but he is a Big Friendly Giant. With the BFG's help, Sophie must stop the other giants from stealing and eating children.

Elliott, Zetta. Dragons in a Bag. New York: Random House, 2018.

Jaxon’s mom needs to appear in court to save their apartment. She leaves Jaxon with a woman she calls Ma. But Ma is not his grandmother, she’s a witch. Ma needs to deliver three dragons to the magical realm and takes Jaxon along. Things don’t go as planned when they accidentally land in the time of dinosaurs instead.

Fagan, Cary. Wolfie & Fly. Toronto: Tundra, 2017.

All Wolfie wants to do is read by herself. One day when she is home alone, her neighbor, Fly, bangs on her door. When he begs, Wolfie lets Fly in to hide from his brother. At first, Wolfie is not happy that Fly is there. But, with the help of a giant cardboard box submarine, Wolfie and Fly go on an amazing adventure.

Lewis, Gill. A Story Like the Wind. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2017.

Rami is on a small, lost boat with strangers. The only thing Rami carries is a small case. When the strangers offer Rami something to eat and drink, he refuses. He thinks he has nothing to share in return. When the strangers realize his case holds an instrument, they ask him to play it, to help them get through the night.

Magoon, Kekla. The Season of Styx Malone. Audio. Directed by Garet Scott. New York: Listening Library, 2018.

Caleb and Bobby Gene meet Styx Malone in the woods behind their house. They were looking for a place to hide a bag of fireworks they got by trading their little sister. Styx tells the brothers that he can help them trade the fireworks for a moped. But even more than that, Styx can help the brothers be more than ordinary.

McGhee, Alison. Dear Sister. New York: Atheneum, 2018.

After being an only child for eight years, Brother is not happy to have a little sister. She cries all the time, expects him to read her the same story over and over again, and doesn’t have to eat her lima beans. He even gets in trouble for the cards and pictures he makes for her. But as he gets older, his feelings might change.

Medina, Meg. Merci Suárez Changes Gears. Audio. Read by Frankie Corzo. Grand Haven, MI: Brilliance Audio, 2018.

Merci gets a scholarship to go to private school. She doesn’t live in a big house like the other students. Merci lives in a small house next door to her grandparents, and her aunt lives next door to them. When her grandfather starts to forget things, Merci is worried. Lots of things cause Merci to worry this year.

Meisel, Peter. Stinky Spike the Pirate Dog. New York: Bloomsbury, 2017.

Spike works at a shipyard. One day while protecting a barrel of fish from some birds, Spike falls into the ocean. The current pulls him out to sea. Luckily, Spike finds a floating bucket he can climb into, but the bucket is full of rotting fish. After floating past sharks and a whale, Spike finally sees a ship. It is a pirate ship.

Miedoso, Andres. Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Haunted House Next Door. New York: Little Simon, 2017.

Andres is moving into a new house. His parents think it will be easy to make new friends when they see a boy Andres’ age next door. Andres likes when things are normal and boring. Desmond, the boy next door, is not normal and boring. When scary things start to appear at home, Andres is happy Desmond lives nearby.

Palacio, R. J. Wonder. DVD. Directed by Stephen Chbosky. Santa Monica, CA: Lionsgate, 2018.

August didn’t look like other babies when he was born. Now that he’s older, he likes to wear a space helmet when he goes out, so that people don’t stare. He doesn’t have many friends, other than his sister and her best friend. This year he will be attending school for the first time, and he won’t be wearing his helmet.

Sell, Chad. The Cardboard Kingdom. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.

In the Cardboard Kingdom, you can be whatever you want. You just have to build it out of cardboard. You can be a prince, a knight, a hunter, a robot, or the owner of an inn. When things are hard at home, you can escape to the Kingdom. Everyone finds a way to fit in, but what about the neighborhood bully?