Girls & Women - Kids Fiction

A collection of wintery crime and mystery stories by thirteen of the most exciting and diverse authors in children's books today! Co-edited by Serena Patel, the award-winning author of the Anisha: Accidental Detective series and by Robin Stevens, author of the bestselling Murder Most...

Author: Majdi OsmanISBN-10: 1536239771ISBN-13: 9781536239775Publisher: Mit Kids PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 40Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbs

A fun-and-friendship-filled follow-up to Maven Takes the Lead in the must-read middle grade series from Girl Scouts of the USA, starring a group of fifth graders who love making the world a better place. This novel written by New York Times bestselling author Sayantani...

"If your child is looking to start getting into creepy, eerie books but they are still really young then this would be a good starting point. Suspenseful, scary, dark, and mysterious." -Picture Book ReviewsIn the quiet town of Willow Creek, whispers echo about the...

When fourteen-year-old Jessica Graves was sent to spend the summer at her aunt's house in the countryside, she was definitely not pleased. She had much better things to do with her summer vacation. But that all changed when she discovered an ancient, red leather-bound...

The second book in the humorous, heartfelt, highly illustrated series about a girl who doodles to cope with her anxiety, from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sara Shepard. Halfway through the fifth grade, Penny Lowry is discovering that things are actually going ....

The summer before middle school is a time of anxiety and change. A pitch-perfect novel in verse about one girl's wish to simultaneously break free and to belong. In the summer before her first year of middle school, word-chanting, rope-skipping Phee skips her way...

Super-smart inventor Mariella doesn't have time for sleep in this funny and life-affirming gem from award-winning beloved author Eoin Colfer, featuring full colour illustrations from rising star Katy Halford.Mariella loves nothing more than inventing but bedtime keeps getting in the way of all her...

I Know I Can is a children's book geared towards younger readers; specifically young girls ages 2-8 years old. It features a female character named Ryland who through self-discovery and awareness gains confidence in different everyday scenarios. The book is read from the stance...

On a summer vacation to Mexico, popularity-obsessed Kat ends up on a teen adventure tour where she meets Nando, a young Mayan guide (who happens to be quite a cutie). As they travel to different Mayan ruins each day, Nando tells Kat his original...

This story about a Muslim girl bound by traditional Islamic customs but who yearns for something more explores women's rights, freedom, religion, and identity. In the Libyan city of Ghadames, Malika watches her merchant father depart on one of his caravan expeditions. She too...

Author: Nicola DesChampsISBN-10: 150376625XISBN-13: 9781503766259Publisher: Pi KidsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/10/2023Pages: 32Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.30lbsSize: 6.10h x 6.00w x 0.50d

Author: Ralph BristoutISBN-13: 9798218576547Publisher: Clouds Over MarcyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/03/2025Pages: 32Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.19lbsSize: 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.07d

Damsel Not In Distress is a laugh-out-loud, gender-busting picture book featuring a powerful heroine who definitely doesn't need rescuing!Author: Bethan StevensISBN-10: 071127519XISBN-13: 9780711275195Publisher: Frances Lincoln LtdLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/07/2024Pages: 32Format: Hardcover

Author: Girl ScoutsISBN-10: 0063317885ISBN-13: 9780063317888Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2025Pages: 32Format: Hardcover

My friends and I are headed to the Big Apple George, Bess, and I continue our investigation of the Miss Pretty Face Beauty Pageant in New York City, where the next round of competition is being held. When I get there, Pretty Face Cosmetics...

"The author of Little Lord Fauntleroy was the J.K. Rowling of her time." - The Economist."The Secret Garden is one of the most influential children's books ever written." ― The New York Times."In The Secret Garden, the orphan Mary's rightful inheritance is ultimately herself...

Mary Rodgers's Freaky Friday has been making middle graders laugh aloud for more than forty years. Now the original body-swapping tale has a brand-new repackaged cover just in time for the upcoming spin-off movie sequel, Freakier Friday.Annabel Andrews is tired of her mother telling...

This is the story of Mabel, the chatty dress form of a budding fashion designer, and her furry companion, a little Yorkie named Brooklyn, and their fashion adventures through NYC from sample room to runway. Mabel and her trusty sidekick, the pipsqueak Yorkie, take...

Divine AND FRIENDS These girlfriends get through bad hair days together -- and anything else that life in L.A. throws at them Kylie Sanderson isn't looking for a handout or anyone's charity -- what she needs, as she summons up her courage outside the...

You Can Tell Time With Speedy And Friends teaches young kids about the concept of time. It is one of a series of activity books featuring Speedy and his animal friends. Children learn to tell time through mazes, word-finds, puzzles, and many more fun...

Author: Stacey SoltISBN-13: 9798230591849Publisher: Stacey SoltLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/30/2020Pages: 120Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.29lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.28d

Author: Julie Sykes, Linda ChapmanISBN-10: 0593899806ISBN-13: 9780593899809Publisher: Random House Books for Young ReadersLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/02/2025Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbs

Renowned creator Sandra Magsamen brings girls of every age an extraordinary celebration of individuality and self-love in this reimagined picture book edition of her beloved backlist classic! I'll be anything I imagine I can be. I'll be happy with who I am and what...

This beautifully illustrated picture books tells the story of the spirit of the sea, referred to as Nuliajuq, Sedna, Takannaaluk, and many other Inuktitut names. Once a young woman who refused to marry, the lies and deceit of a treacherous bird and her own...

Author: Stacey SoltISBN-13: 9798230629665Publisher: Stacey SoltLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/31/2020Pages: 106Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.26lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.25d

A heartwarming picture book teaching children patience and to live in the moment.Reha despises the present, all because her brother says he won't let her play with his dinosaur toys until she's older. To solve this problem, she decides to build a time machine....

An uplifting board book about courage, confidence, kindness, and finding the extraordinary in everyday moments. A perfect back-to-school pick. Today I will be FIERCE! It's a brand new day, and a young girl decides to take on the world like a brave explorer heading...

Mavis is a feistyten-year-old who lives in rural Australia with her mum, dad and sister, Doreen. It's World War Two, and Darwin is bombed. Life as she knows it changes. Her dad and UncleJohn dig a trench in the backyard, and school lessons are...

NANA'S TREASURE BOOK ADVENTUREGet ready for a thrilling adventure that will whisk you away to a world of imagination and wonder!In the heartwarming children's book "Nana's Treasure Hunt Adventure," join two curious and energetic boys, Malik and Robert, as they embark on an unforgettable...

In this groundbreaking William C. Morris Award winner for a YA debut, Gabi's life is a mess--her family, her friends, her attempts at a love life--but writing helps, especially since it turns out she's pretty good at poetry.Gabi Hernandez chronicles her last year of...

Meet the heroines who don't wait at home while boys have all the adventures... This beautifully illustrated collection brings together a selection of classic children's stories, retold by Samantha Newman. These narratives from around the world showcase strong, charismatic, independent female protagonists who know...

From Newbery Medal winner and bestselling author Sharon Creech comes a grand, sweeping yarn that is a celebration of the great and unexpected gifts of love, friendship, and forgiveness. With a starred review from Kirkus Reviews calling it an "enchanting tale to treasure," The...

Sasha Savvy Starts it Up is a middle grade book (ages 8-12). In the first book of the series, Sasha Savvy Loves to Code, 10-year old Sasha Savvy from Washington, DC, was introduced to coding and she loved it. Now she's 12, in middle...

The beloved story of four sisters growing up in the mid-19th century is now available in an unabridged, illustrated, cloth hardcover volume in Union Square and Co.'s Signature Clothbound Editions series. Ladylike Meg, tomboy Jo, sensitive Beth, and charming Amy--each March sister has her...

Author: Mari LoweISBN-10: 1646145208ISBN-13: 9781646145201Publisher: Lantern PaperbacksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2025Pages: 172Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.40dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 5.6Point Value: 7Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 520993 / Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman

Trixie Belden solved her first mystery more than 50 years ago, and her sleuthing skills have delighted readers ever since. For the first time enjoy FOUR Trixie Belden adventures in one collectible boxed set! Trixie Belden loves riding horses, exploring with her best friend...

Yoko and her friends - both Earthlings and Vineans - are back among the stars, cruising near the mysterious Ultima and its atemporal mists. Long ago, refugees fleeing their home world Vinea were lost in them. Their souls are said to still haunt this...

Evie is a Cajun girl who dreams of having her very own pair of white shrimp boots. She learns of all the quirky and hilarious regional nicknames they are called in different parts of Louisiana. When she gets her own pair of boots for...

In Fearless, Jordan is tired of living in her big sister's shadow and never having anyone believe in her. So this summer, she'll do whatever it takes to face her fears, one by one. And in the process, she just might discover what really...

It's the first day of summer vacation. Cornelia has a long list of things she wants to do before it's over. Finding her own space where her baby sister, Casey, won't get into her collections is the first thing on her list. Follow Cornelia...

Casey (short for Acacia, but don't call her that) is spending a few summer days with her parents at Disneyland. Just like they do every summer. Except this summer is different. Casey's best friend has dumped her. She starts high school in the fall,...

Eight-year-old Emma McGraw is an only child who lives with her mom in their "cozy" condo. When four-year-old Anthony Scarpetto moves in for a week while his parents are away, Emma is not happy. He's loud, he smells, and he touches her stuff. And...

Author: Alexandra MossISBN-10: 0448435357ISBN-13: 9780448435350Publisher: Grosset & DunlapLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2005Pages: 144Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.32lbsSize: 7.78h x 5.26w x 0.34dAccelerated Reader:Reading Level: 4.9Point Value: 4Interest Level: Middle GradeQuiz #/Name: 85435 / Ellie's Chance to DanceReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 01/17/2005 pg. 56

When mom's away at work, it's daddy-daughter time to play make-believe, have adventures, and more! An adorable story about the special bond between fathers and daughters.No matter if you're a single dad, married dad, or newly-expecting father-this daddy-daughter book makes a wonderful addition to...

Once upon a time, in a country very far away, there lived a little girl...And so this story begins. Life has not been kind to the little girl. She decides that to make it through life she needs to build a wall. However, the...

A cricket-loving Pakistani girl stifled by patriarchal expectations disguises herself as a boy to get a job to pay her sister's medical bills in this empowering middle grade novel-in-verse. Living with her aunt and patriarchal uncle in Karachi, Pakistan, recently orphaned twelve-year-old Aarzu detests...

Author: Peg LewisISBN-10: 1791546684ISBN-13: 9781791546687Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/11/2018Pages: 272Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.61d

Jake Maddox is back, and this time, he's playing for keeps Jake Maddox JV Girls takes the best-selling Jake Maddox Girl Sports Stories series to the next level with characters who will tackle tougher challenges, face harder opponents, and work harder than ever to...

Gymnastics team captain Tamaya Jackson sometimes feels like her hard work goes unnoticed. She finally snags her chance to shine when a local news station does a special report on the team. But nothing comes without a price. Can Tamaya handle the extra pressure...