Books & Libraries

DON’T MISS BRIDGE OF CLAY, MARKUS ZUSAK’S FIRST NOVEL SINCE THE BOOK THIEF. The extraordinary #1 New York Times bestseller that is now a major motion picture, Markus Zusak's unforgettable story is about the ability of books to feed the soul. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by...

Experience the action-packed first book in #1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson’s laugh-out-loud middle-grade fantasy series like never before—now with all new covers! AN ANCIENT RIVALRY REAWAKENS. Everything I’d known about the world was a lie. On my thirteenth birthday...

It's raining and Billy can't stand the thought of another boring indoor recess. So he convinces his buddies to sneak into the library for a Super Samurai Showdown - some imaginary play featuring gods, samurai, and huge stacks of books....

Are you afraid of the dark? Stella Batts never thought she was. In fact she's not feeling afraid of anything right now. She's just excited. Her class read the most books out of every class in school. The prize is a sleepover in the library.

Discover what James Patterson calls “the coolest library in the world” in the New York Times bestselling, award-winning Mr. Lemoncello’s Library series! "A worthy successor to . . . Willy Wonka." —Booklist, starred review LISTEN to the books, PLAY the games, and SOLVE the puzzles in...

In the thrilling third book in Chris Colfer's #1 New York Times bestselling A Tale of Magic... series, a dark and mysterious menace has surfaced in the Land of Stories, threatening to destroy the entire world. As the doors were pushed, flames and magma spewed out from between the cracks...

Casey is tired of always being the new kid at school. His dad calls moving an adventure, but Casey thinks it’s just lonely. Now, living in The Gates, Casey finally feels settled—that is until the library, and his dad’s job, seems to be threatened.

A girl follows a group of strangers inside the giant Library of Doom. The strangers want their evil friends released from the pages a pop-up book....

The inspiring true story of how one visionary woman used children’s books to help heal a generation of Germany’s children after WWII and went on to set up the International Youth Library and International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Written by Katherine Paterson, the beloved and...

A brilliant collection of bestselling stories from Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, read aloud by stars Josie Lawrence, Steven Pacey and Imelda Staunton – perfect for listening to at home, in the car, at bedtime or any time at all! Travel the world with the little snail and the humpback...

Sleuthing duo Emily and James tackle their most challenging mystery yet, set on the haunting Alcatraz Island. Legendary literary game maker Garrison Griswold is back in action - this time with "Unlock the Rock", an extravaganza on Alcatraz Island. But just as the fun starts to take off for...

A love letter to books and reading by beloved Newbery Award-winning author Katherine Paterson....

The Page Turners, two powerful books from the Library of Doom, have fallen into the hands of an evil magician. He turns the books into two terrible tornadoes, to destroy the Librarian....

The Library of Ever is an instant classic for middle grade listeners and booklovers everywhere - an adventure across time and space, as a young girl becomes a warrior for the forces of knowledge. With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored - until she discovers a...

The beloved New York Times bestselling author of the modern classic Frindle celebrates books and the joy of reading with a new school story to love! Sixth grader Alec can’t put a good book down. So when Principal Vance lays down the law—pay attention in class, or else—Alec takes action. He...

An inspiring tale of a fourth grader who fights back when her favorite book is banned from the school library - by starting her own illegal locker library....

When you have a problem, where can you go for answers? The library! When Matt has an assignment that he can't figure out, he and his friends join Ms. Gillian, the Specialist, on another Adventure in Makerspace....

#1 New York Times bestseller! “Knives Out feel by way of Lemony Snicket…This archly told, never muddled debut whodunit reveals a roster of distinct characters, a labyrinthine setting and plot, and a mystery that is as clever as its heroine.” – Publishers Weekly, starred review “The...

Return to the world of Nightbooks . . . if you dare. Dead stories—and dead witches—are back to haunt Alex and Yasmin. To find a happy ending, Alex will have to write it, in this sequel to Nightbooks from acclaimed author J. A. White. Alex thought he was done with witches. But when Natacha...

The iconic anthology series of horror tales that's now a feature film! Walking corpses, dancing bones, knife-wielding madmen, and narrow escapes from death—they're all here in this chilling collection of ghost stories, collected and retold by folklorist Alvin Schwartz. Brought to...