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Books for Kids and Tweens January 2026 |
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| Bad Cheerleader by Alex ThayerSeventh-grader Margaret, aka Bag, is determined. She doesn't let dyslexia stop her from being a bookworm. And when she realizes that her cheerleader sister Minerva is hiding something, she doesn't let her lack of school spirit stop her from joining the cheer squad to learn the truth. Read-alike: Miss Liberty by Erin Moonyeen Haley. (Ages 10-13.)
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Biggest Fake in the Universe
by Johan Rundberg
It started off innocently enough. Mo just wanted to catch a girl's eye. She was this super-talented and mysterious skater girl who looked like she had the universe all figured out. So Mo did what any self-respecting nerd would do: He put aside his chess pieces, his guinea pig, and his books on astronomy and transformed himself into a skater guy, in the hopes that she might notice him. He never expected to catch the attention of his entire town, practically all of Sweden, and the Internet. But that's exactly what happens when Mo--by a stroke of total luck--pulls off the skateboarding trick of a lifetime: he goes viral. What's a guy to do when the whole universe is expecting him to be something he's not?--
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Diary of an 8-Bit Warrior: Shadow Over Aetheria: An Unofficial Minecraft Adventure Volume 7
by Cube Kid
Everyone's favorite villager-turned-warrior, Runt and his friends have had loads of adventures already. They have worked hard (at least some of them) as students, undergone intensive training in Villagetown, battled monsters sent by Herobrine, and even successfully completed their very first quest at Owl's Reach! But their greatest adventure begins now: making their way to the capital Aetheria City! What will Runt and his friends face at the Greater Aetheria Academy? Will they finally become true warriors and get to battle Herobrine?
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Escape from Alcatraz
by Andy Marino
In 1962 Chip Carter, son of a guard at Alcatraz, stumbles on to an escape plan and finds himself forced to aid the prisoners, because he is afraid that his father is somehow involved in the plot--and he needs to find out the truth.
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Seabird
by Michelle Kadarusman
Inspired by a true story, Seabird follows the early teen years of Kartini, the daughter of a nineteenth century Javanese regent, who later became a feminist icon. Kartini's forced isolation ignites her desire for freedom and the right to have a say in the decisions that would shape her life.
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Salma Speaks Up
by Danny Ramadan
Salma embraces her voice and speaks up for herself and her friends in book 4 of the award-winning Salma series.A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection - A Silver Birch Express Award nomineeSalma's best friend Riya has had a secret: she dreams of becoming a poet So when their school's Speech Club announces an assembly where the winner will get a spot in a city-wide writing workshop, Riya convinces Salma to join the club with her. But Nathan, another member of the club, keeps criticizing the girls for not speaking English correctly. Salma grows increasingly frustrated: why does Nathan get to decide which accents are good or bad? Also, Salma is worried about her beloved Khalou Dawood, who keeps canceling their dinner plans, although he claims he's not sick. Through research and discussions with her family, Salma discovers what might be impacting Khalou and also gains the courage and confidence to embrace her voice and speak up for herself and others.*A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
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Wednesday Wilson Looks on the Fright Side
by Bree Galbraith
Wednesday Wilson is devastated to learn her house is on the do-not-knock list for Halloween trick-or-treaters because her moms don't give out candy. Thankfully, Wednesday has come up with an awesome idea for a treat that's sure to draw crowds to her house despite the list--slime! Even better, she's got a plan to turn slime into her next business venture. There are just a few things she'll have to overcome first to pull off Halloween, such as a haunted house, a giant robot spider and the scariest thing of all--the Emmas--
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Ask your librarian for more great books!
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