Staff Picks - Kids & Teens
November 2025

KIDS
Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple by Liz Garton Scanlon
Bibsy Cross and the Bad Apple
by Liz Garton Scanlon

Precocious eight-year-old Bibsy navigates a relationship with a teacher who thinks she talks too much. -- Recommended by AR.
The Magician's Nephew by C. S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew
by C. S. Lewis

When Digory and Polly try to return the wicked witch Jadis to her own world, the magic gets mixed up and they all land in Narnia where they witness Aslan blessing the animals with human speech. -- Recommended by koh.
Emily's Cupcake Magic! by Coco Simon
Emily's Cupcake Magic!
by Coco Simon

Cupcake Club founder Katie Brown's stepsister, Emily, enters a baking contest at her new school and discovers her own way to bake. -- Recommended by AR.

                                                                                                                       
TEENS
Sunrise on the Reaping (the Hunger Games) by Suzanne Collins
Sunrise on the Reaping (the Hunger Games)
by Suzanne Collins

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves. -- Recommended by SA.
The Others by Cheryl Isaacs
The Others
by Cheryl Isaacs

We return to Crook's Falls, and Avery wants the perfect summer with Stella and Key. Key is her new boyfriend! But even though Key and the town have returned to normal, something is not quite right. The shadow of the Black Water hasn't relinquished its hold just yet. Reflections in the mirrors are behaving strangely, moving on their own, reaching out to touch her side. With her family’s safety in the balance, Avery must decide: Run away to the safety of normal life with Key, or return to Lake’s Edge and face her reflection, before her home is subsumed by darkness once and for all. -- Recommended by Chantalle U.

                                                                                                                       

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