New Carlisle-Olive Township Public Library: Books for Kids and Tweens: November 2025

Recent Releases

Busted
by Dan Gemeinhart

An unexpected rent hike is threatening to push 12-year-old Oscar and his grandfather, Pops, from their home at Sunny Days Retirement Community. That's why Oscar agrees to a risky job: sneaking 104-year-old Jimmy Deluca, a rumored mobster, out of the retirement home. Things get out of hand fast in this hilarious joyride. (Ages 8-12.)

War Games
by Alan Gratz

Desperate to help her poor family, American gymnast Evie competes in the 1936 Berlin Olympics with a secret goal: to join with other Olympians in a high-stakes attempt to steal Nazi gold. Fans of author Alan Gratz will know to expect fascinating details and gripping twists in this historical heist thriller. (Ages 9-13.)

The Weirdies
by Michael Buckley

After being left behind when everyone from Deadeye Manor goes on a doomed vacation, the Weirdie triplets--Barnacle, Garlic, and Melancholy--learn to fend for themselves as they navigate life at their new adoptive home on Sunshine Circle.

Thornwood
by Leah Cypess

The younger sister of Rosalin, known as Sleeping Beauty, relates how their lives have been haunted by a curse, and how she helps save the day once the curse is broken.

Kindred Dragons
by Sarah Mensinga

Even though she isn't one of the Kindred -- humans magically linked to dragon companions -- Alice forms a bond with Brim, an ailing dragon she meets while exploring near her home on Prince Edward Island. Inspired by L.M. Montgomery's classic Anne of Green Gables, this graphic novel features heartfelt friendship, a cozy historical setting, and intriguing dragon magic. (Ages 10-13.)

Coach
by Jason Reynolds

This follow-up to author Jason Reynolds' popular Track series takes you back to 1988, when Coach was a seventh-grade sprinter called Otie. Obsessed with Olympic track star Carl Lewis, Otie hopes to become an Olympian himself. But then his dad goes missing, and Otie has to balance hope against hard truths. If you love sports stories that feel like real life, you don't want to miss Coach. (Ages 10-13.)

Secrets of the Snakestone
by Piu Dasgupta

A remarkable middle-grade debut that takes readers on a thrillingly fast-paced race through the murky and magical underbelly of 19th-century Paris. Z lie is often accused of being a witch, but she doesn't believe in magic. That is until Jules climbs up from the reeking Parisian sewer and hands her the gold locket he found there. Z lie recognizes it immediately--it belongs to her missing father, who is supposed to be back in India, and it once held the magical Snakestone. If Z lie can find the stone, she might also find her father. But a sinister secret society is equally desperate to get their hands on the Snakestone and its terrible powers. Z lie and Jules must beat them to it, risking their lives in the dark tunnels twisting beneath the city streets. . .

The Free State of Jax
by Jennifer A. Nielsen

Tired of living with his neglectful and bullying relatives, twelve-year-old Jax finds solace on a nearby lake where he creates his own micronation, only to find himself entangled in a mystery that threatens his newfound freedom and forces him to confront family secrets.

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