Grades 3–5, 2026–27

Inspired by true events, this award-winning novel by Katherine Applegate tells the story of a captive gorilla and the elephant he befriends.

In this classic novel, John Midas discovers that you can have too much a good thing when everything he touches turns to chocolate.

When 12-year-old Aru Shah lights a cursed lamp in the Museum of Ancient Indian Art and Culture, she releases an ancient demon. Now she must find a way to stop the demon and rescue her friends and family.

When middle schooler Pie Pennelli is told by the Byrd twins that his recent hockey game had exactly the same moves and score as the one they'd played on a toy the night before, he is unsure what to think about this possible magic.

Third-grader Maggie Schultz decides she does not want to learn how to read and write cursive.

Nick Allen is a lively kid with big plans. When his newest idea catches on like wildfire, Nick surprises his teachers, his school, and even himself.

Siblings Evan and Jessie engage in an all-out war to sell the most lemonade before school starts.

While shopping for groceries, ten-year-old India Opal Buloni finds a dog that will change her life.

During the Gold Rush, twelve-year-old Jack journeys to California in hopes of striking it rich.

Kyle and eleven other kids get the chance to stay overnight in Mr. Lemoncello's new, high-tech library. The children must solve a series of puzzles in order to find a way out of the library and win an amazing prize.

Named after a long line of men in his family, twelve-year-old Andrew Joseph Tyler visits his ancestral home in Missouri and gets transported back in time.