Book Bundles
Youth Services Staff, who specialize in books for children and teens, are happy to pull a custom bundle of books for you. These titles will be automatically placed on hold, and you will be notified when they are ready for you to schedule a pick-up. You will need your library card number for this request. Please allow a minimum of 2 business days to fill these requests.
Book Lists
Youth Services Staff, who specialize in books for children and teens, are happy to make recommended reading lists. Please allow a minimum of 2 business days to fill these requests. These titles will not be automatically placed on hold for you. You do not need a library card for this request.
Iowa Children's Choice Award 2024 - 2025
Title: A duet for home
Title: Finally seen
Title: A rover's story
Title: Swim team
Title: Lines of courage
Title: Falling short
Title: The secret letters
Title: Maizy Chen's last chance
Title: Home away from home
Title: On air with Zoe Washington
Title: Lasagna Means I Love You
Title: Over and Out
Newbery Awards
Title: Trap a Tiger
Title: Wish in the Dark
Title: We Dream of Space
Title: All Thirteen
Title: Fighting Words
Title: Hello Universe
Title: Roller Girl
Title: My Father's Dragon
Title: Shiloh
Title: Girl Who Drank the Moon
Title: Rabbit Hill
Title: El Deafo
Title: Westing Game
Title: Mr Poppers Penguins
Title: Merci Suarez
Title: Single Shard
Title: Mixed-up files
Title: New Kid
Title: Other Words for Home
Title: Cricket in Times Square
Title: Good Masters
Title: One Crazy Summer
Title: The Night Diary
Title: Three Times Lucky
Goldfinch Book Awards 2023 - 2024
Title: Aaron Slater,i llustrator
Title: Bear is a bear
Title: Change sings
Title: Click-Clack, Good Night
Title: The couch potato
Title: If You Come to Earth
Title: Mars! Earthlings welcome
Title: Mel Fell
Title: Norman didn't do it
Title: Our table
Title: Ten beautiful things
Title: This Very Tree
Title: This way, Charlie
Title: When Langston Dances
Title: The year we learned to fly
Newbery Awards
Title: Trap a Tiger
Title: Wish in the Dark
Title: We Dream of Space
Title: All Thirteen
Title: Fighting Words
Title: Hello Universe
Title: Roller Girl
Title: My Father's Dragon
Title: Shiloh
Title: Girl Who Drank the Moon
Title: Rabbit Hill
Title: El Deafo
Title: Westing Game
Title: Mr Poppers Penguins
Title: Merci Suarez
Title: Single Shard
Title: Mixed-up files
Title: New Kid
Title: Other Words for Home
Title: Cricket in Times Square
Title: Good Masters
Title: One Crazy Summer
Title: The Night Diary
Title: Three Times Lucky
Iowa Children's Choice Award 2023 - 2024
Title: Amari and the Night Brothers
Title: Barakah Beats
Title: Better With Butter
Title: Clarice the Brave
Title: The Comeback
Title: Dear Student
Title: The Elephant in the Room
Title: Just Harriet
Title: Maya and the Robot
Title: Once Upon a Tim
Title: A Place to Hang the Moon
Title: Rez Dogs
Title: A Soft Place to Land
Title: Sunshine
Title: 365 Days to Alaska
Title: What Lives in the Woods
Title: Where We Used to Roam
Title: Willodeen
Title: The Lion of Mars
First Chapter Books
Title: Simon Seahorse
Title: Good Dog
Title: Doggo and Pupper
Title: Sydney & Taylor
Title: Ballet Bunnies
Title: Kingdom of Wrenly
Title: Fergus and Zeke
Title: Bug Blonksy
Title: Princess Rules
Title: Tales of Sasha
Title: Press Start
Title: My Furry Foster Family
Title: Katie Woo's
Title: Here's Hank
Title: Meet Yasmin
Title: Haggis and Tank
Title: Itty Bitty Princess Kitty
Title: Mighty Robot
Title: Monster and Boy
Title: Sofia Martinez
Title: Humphrey
Title: Major Eights
Title: Diary of a Pug
Title: Sophie Mouse
Title: Yeti Files
Title: The Magic Mirror
Title: Bea Garcia
Title: Princess in Black
Title: Infamous Ratsos
Title: Sparkleton
Title: Starla Jean
Title: Mack Rhino
Title: Monster and Me
Title: Fort Builders
First Graphic Novels
Title: First Graphic Novels
Title: Grumpy Monkey
Title: BunBun & BonBon
Title: Pup Detectives
Title: Kitten Construction
Title: Fabled Stables
Title: Pea, Bee & Jay
Title: Poppy & Sam
Title: Arlo & Pips
Title: Unicorn and Yeti
Title: Baloney and Friends
Title: Squidding Around
Title: Cookie & Broccoli
Title: Archie & Reddie
Title: Donut Feed the Squirrels
Title: Fox & Rabbit
Title: Narwhal
Title: New Shoes
Title: Pizza and Taco
Title: Squish
Title: Bird & Squirrel
Title: Peter & Ernesto
Title: Bigby Bear
Title: Wolf in Underpants
Title: Bink and Gollie
Title: Hippopotamister
Title: Layla and the Bots
Title: Shark and Bot
Title: Ollie and Bea
2nd - 3rd Grade
Title: Ways to Make Sunshine
Title: Mr. Wolf's Class
Title: Who Would Win
Title: Wind Riders
Title: Armadillo and Hare
Title: Lola Levine
Title: Alvin Ho
Title: Juana and Lucas
Title: Jasmine Toguchi
Title: Ugly Cat & Pablo
Title: Dinosaur Club
Title: Sports Illustrated Kids
Title: Wayside School
Title: Trouble with Chickens
Title: The Terribles
Title: Heroes in Training
Title: Stink
Title: Zoey and Sassafras
Title: The Wish Library
Title: Princess Pulverizer
Title: Kitty
Title: Ellray Jakes
Title: Fabio Flamingo
Title: Ninja Kid
Title: Word Travelers
Title: Miles-Lewis
4th-5th Grade
Title: Last Last Day of Summer
Title: Beyond the Bright Sea
Title: Tristan Strong
Title: Save Me a Seat
Title: El Deafo
Title: Last Kids on Earth
Title: Other Words for Home
Title: Canyon's Edge
Title: Lemonade War
Title: Hazardous Tales
Title: Hello Universe
Title: Merci Suarez
Title: Wing and Claw
Title: Twins
Title: The Penderwicks
Title: First Rule of Punk
Title: Dactyl Hill Squad
Title: Wild Robot
Title: Unicorn Quest
Title: Science Comics
Title: Boy Called Bat
Title: The Vanderbeekers
If You Like Dog Man
Title: When Pigs Fly
Title: Max Meow
Title: Mac B
Title: Real Pigeons
Title: Two Dogs in a Trenchcoat
Title: Klawde
Title: Stick Dog
Title: Bad Guys
Title: Kung Pow Chicken
Title: Lucy and Andy Neanderthal
Title: Sparks
Title: Dragonbreath
Title: Evil Emperor Penguin
Title: HiLO
Title: Inspector Flytrap
Title: Catstronauts
Title: Cat Ninja
Title: Bad Kitty
Title: Edison Beaker
Title: Hot Dog
Title: Bird and Squirrel
Title: Yeti Files
Title: Kitty Quest
Title: Mighty Jack
Title: Investigators
Title: Catwad
Title: Platypus Police Squad
Title: Chicken Squad
Title: Billy Stuart
Title: Snazzy Cat Capers
Title: Dog Diaries
Title: Incredibly Dead Pets
Title: Infamous Ratsos
Title: Agent Moose
Title: Mayor Good Boy
Title: Spy Penguins
If You Like Wings of Fire
Title: Silverwing
Title: Land of Roar
Title: Riders of the Realm
Title: Dragon Mountain
Title: City of Dragons
Title: Unwanteds
Title: Wing & Claw
Title: Raya
Title: Dactyl Hill
Title: Dragonwatch
Title: Last Dragon Chronicles
Title: Nevermoor
Title: Endling
Title: Unicorn Rescue Society
Title: Dragon Egg Princess
Title: Dragon Girls
Title: Last Dogs
Title: Wizards of Once
Title: Gregor
Title: Girl Giant
Title: Dragon Wrenly
Title: Girl Drank Moon
Title: Searching for Dragons
Title: Winterling
Title: Dragon Warrior
Title: The Dragon Prince
Title: Wilderlore
If You Like Raina Telgemeier
Title: Katie the Catsitter
Title: Allergic
Title: Invisible Emmie
Title: Stargazing
Title: Shirley & Jamila
Title: Breakaways
Title: Click
Title: Awkward
Title: Roller Girl
Title: Bad Sister
Title: New Girl
Title: Amina's Voice
Title: Horse Girl
Title: Sunny Side Up
Title: Magical Reality Nadia
Title: Meg Jo Beth Amy
Title: Cardboard Kingdom
Title: Brinkley Yearbooks
Title: Cupcake Diaries
Title: More to the Story
Title: Stepping Stones
Title: Finding Perfect
Title: Save Me a Seat
Title: Okay Witch
Title: Making Friends
Title: Animal Rescue Friends
Title: Star Scouts
Title: Snapdragon
Title: Nat Enough
Title: Super Hero High
Title: Real Friends
Title: Donut the Destroyer
Title: Be Prepared
Title: House on Sunrise Lagoon
Title: Keep It Like a Secret
Title: Mia Madison
Title: Art Club
Science Fiction
Title: Orpheus Plot
Title: Glitch
Title: Finn
Title: 5 Worlds
Title: Chronicle Dark Star
Title: Once Upon Space
Title: Jupiter Pirates
Title: WondLa
Title: Star Scouts
Title: City of Ember
Title: Cleo Porter
Title: Last Last Day of Summer
Title: Dragon Pearl
Title: Finn Caspian
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Title: Finn Caspian
Title: Cragbridge Hall
Title: Sanity & Tallulah
Title: Fuzzy
Title: Trouble in the Stars
Title: Time Museum
Title: We're Not From Here
Title: Sal & Gabi
Title: Emperor of the Universe
Title: Albert Hopper
Title: Cleopatra in Space
Title: Astronuts
Title: Space Case
Title: In the Red
Title: Space Dumplins
Title: A Wrinkle in Time
Title: Galactic Hot Dog
Title: Mars Patel
Title: Zita the Space Girl
Title: Last Gate
Title: Leonard
Title: Lion of Mars
Title: The Last Human
Title: Ace Takes Flight
Scary Stories
Title: Shadowghast
Title: Gloom Town
Title: Ghost Girl
Title: Thirteenth Cat
Title: Scary Tales
Title: Took
Title: Night Gardener
Title: Ghosts of Graylock
Title: Tale Dark and Grimm
Title: Serafina and the Black Cloak
Title: Doll Bones
Title: Disney Chills
Title: Short & Shivery
Title: Jumbies
Title: Thornhill
Title: Rise of Zombert
Title: Beware the Bell Witch
Title: Big Book of Mysteries
Title: Curse of the Werepenguin
Title: Nest
Title: Weirn Books
Title: Things in the Basement
Title: Splendors & Glooms
Title: Spirit Hunters
Title: Hide and Don't Seek
Title: Don't Turn Out the Lights
Title: Warren the 13th
Title: Night of the Living Ted
Title: Watch Hollow
Title: Hobgoblin
Title: Night Frights
Title: Monsterious
Title: Monster Club
Title: Haru
Title: Los Monstruos
Title: Spooky Sleuths
Title: Ghost of Spruce Point
If you like Mysteries
Title: In-Between
Title: Secret of Ragnar's Gold
Title: Explorer's Code
Title: Super Puzzletastic Mysteries
Title: Greystone Secrets
Title: Three Times Lucky
Title: Parker Inheritance
Title: The Name of This Book Is?
Title: Boundless
Title: Greenglass House
Title: Secret Keepers
Title: Book Scavenger
Title: Westing Game
Title: Truth...Mason Buttle
Title: Explorer
Title: FunJungle
Title: Capture the Flag
Title: Just South of Home
Title: Theodosia
Title: Floors
Title: Lost Cipher
Title: Wild & Chance
Title: Detective Gordon
Title: When You Reach Me
Title: Lemoncello's Library
Title: Goolz
Title: Great Pet Heist
Title: All the Greys
Title: Key to Extraordinary
Title: Violet Veil Mysteries
Title: Kat Wolf on Thin Ice
If You Like Harry Potter
Title: Cameron Battle
Title: Nevermoor
Title: Children of the Fox
Title: Oddmire
Title: Last Shadow Warrior
Title: League of Secret Heroes
Title: Furthermore
Title: Five Kingdoms
Title: Kiranmala
Title: Theodosia
Title: Wildwood
Title: Girl Who Drank the Moon
Title: Keeper of the Lost Cities
Title: Familiars
Title: Land of Stories
Title: Amulet
Title: The Unwanteds
Title: Serafina
Title: Spiderwick Chronicles
Title: Magic Misfits
Title: The Witch's Boy
Title: Winterborne Home
Title: Gauntlet
Title: Joshua Dread
Title: Wingfeather Saga
Title: Last Fallen Star
If You Like Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Title: Super Dweeb
Title: Knights vs Dinosaurs
Title: Total Mayhem
Title: Sam Wu
Title: Peter and Ned
Title: Origami Yoda
Title: Terrible Two
Title: Doctor Proctor
Title: My Life As a
Title: Cleopatra in Space
Title: 13 Story
Title: Lunch Lady
Title: Melvin Beederman
Title: Wayside School
Title: Jedi Academy
Title: Max Crumbly
Title: Awesome Dog 5000
Title: Tom Gates
Title: Max Midknights
Title: Dumbest Idea Ever
Title: My Life as a Potato
Title: Galactic Hot Dogs
Title: Cookie Chronicles
Title: Velda the Awesomest Viking
Title: Maple's theory of fun
Title: The very worst ever
If You Like Rick Riordan
Title: Epic Series Failures
Title: When you Trap a Tiger
Title: Aru Shah
Title: Dactyl Hill Squad
Title: Seven Wonders
Title: Storm Runner
Title: Ranger's Apprentice
Title: Jumbies
Title: Dragon Pearl
Title: Tristan Strong
Title: Gregor the Overlander
Title: Menagerie
Title: Race to the Sun
Title: Love Sugar Magic
Title: Olympians
Title: Thunder Girls
Title: Unicorn Rescue Society
Title: Max Helsing
Title: Anya and the Dragon
Title: Dark Lord Clementine
Sports Stories
Title: The Turnover
Title: Fifth Quarter
Title: Before the Ever After
Title: Game Day You Choose
Title: Year in Sports
Title: Breakaways
Title: One Last Shot
Title: Power Forward
Title: Takedown
Title: Unstoppable
Title: Who Got Game Baseball
Title: JV Girls
Title: Roller Girl
Title: Skateboard Summer
Title: Hockey Night in Kenya
Title: To Dance
Title: Wild Hike
Title: Breaking the Ice
Title: I Only Surf Online
Title: Playbook
Title: Distance to Home
Title: Rip and Red
Title: Get a Grip Vivy Cohen
Title: Becoming Ali
Title: You Choose Basketball
Title: Comeback
Iowa Children's Choice 2022-23
Title: Show Me a Sign
Title: Clean Getaway
Title: Isaiah Dunn is My Hero
Title: Allergic
Title: Wild River
Title: Stand Up Yumi Chung
Title: Simon B. Rhymin'
Title: Alone
Title: Becoming Muhammad Ali
Title: Efren Divided
Title: Ways to Make Sunshine
Title: Before the Ever After
Title: Whale of the Wild
Title: Can You See Me
Title: Orange for the Sunsets
Title: City Spies
Title: Red White and Whole
Title: Wink