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Staff Picks - Kids & Teens January 2026 |
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We're All in the Same Boat by Barney SaltzbergA short and simple story about working together - the animals learn how their actions affect others while rowing a boat. --Recommended by Nina K. |
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The Loud Librarian by Jenna BeatricePenelope loves books but has a hard time in the library because she is very loud. In the end, she discovers a way to help the library while staying true to who she is. --Recommended by Amber S. |
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Fox Point's Own Gemma Hopper: (A Graphic Novel) by Brie SpanglerGemma Hopper feels invisible because everyone only seems to care about her baseball star brother. Gemma loves baseball too but is too busy folding laundry, making lunches, getting her younger twin brothers to do their homework, and navigating the perils of middle-school friendships to take baseball seriously. It's only after getting out of her brother's shadow that she realizes she might have some baseball aspirations of her own. --Recommended by Stephanie. |
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Dear Medusa: (A Novel in Verse) by Olivia a. ColeThis intense YA novel is written in prose and poetry as the 16-year-old narrator, Alicia, navigates through her own trauma. Dear Medusa explores themes of race, sexuality, love, and healing as Alicia grapples with her trauma and seeks to reclaim her narrative, finding solidarity with another victim along the way. --Recommended by Jenny TJ. |
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Pumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellOn their last night working at the pumpkin patch, Deja convinces Josiah to ditch their jobs and explore the patch's attractions, including the Succotash Hut and the "Fudge Girl," before they part ways for college. --Recommended by Ginger.
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