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The Curse on Spectacle Key
by Chantel Acevedo
When his family moves into a lighthouse in Spectacle Key, Florida, where strange things begin to happen, Frank Fernandez meets a mysterious girl who needs his help with lifting the island's dark curse.
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A Place to Shine
by Marie Arnold
This touching story, combining both humor and magical realism, follows 10-year-old Sunny Williams and her little brother, Miles, as they discover love, family, and the power of music when their beloved Nanna is placed into a care home after developing dementia.
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The Monstrous Adventures of Mummy Man and Waffles
by Steve Behling
Spending the summer with his grandpa, a former Hollywood makeup and special effects artist for classic horror films, 11-year-old Wen (aka Waffles) accidentally brings his props to life and must stop an all-out monster invasion with the help of Mummy Man and his pet turtle, Frank.
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The Night War
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
In 1942, with the Nazis occupying much of France, 12-year-old Miriam, who is Jewish, escapes to a boarding school near the famous Chateau de Chenonceau. There, she is called upon to undertake a deadly task and encounters the person who will save her life and countless others.
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Carter Avery's Tricky Fourth-Grade Year
by Rob Buyea
Carter Avery finally has a teacher who understands that he has a hard time sitting still and keeping quiet. So when people try to get Ms. Krane fired, he embarks on a secret mission to save her.
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The Wandering Hour
by Zack Loran Clark
New Rotterdam is no place for a kid and that's what Emrys Houtman likes about it. Emrys obsessively documents his town's urban legends and cryptid sightings in a Wiki, along with his neighbors and fellow horror fans Hazel and Serena. It's all in good fun until one day, the trio stumbles upon the Doomsday Archives, a collection of relics with dazzling powers and dangerous consequences. When a mysterious blood-red hourglass begins appearing around town and children begin to go missing, the trio must band together to stop the horrors plaguing New Rotterdam, or risk losing their home... and possibly their lives.
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Roswell Johnson Saves the World!
by Chris Colfer
When he is accidentally abducted by aliens, a dream come true, 11-year-old Roswell Johnson discovers that the Earth is in grave danger. He joins forces with a team of quirky extraterrestrials to save his planet from a tyrannical invasion, hoping to restore his faith in humanity along the way.
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Marikit and the Ocean of Stars
by Caris Avendaäno Cruz
When shadow creatures upend her life, Marikit discovers the patchwork dress her mother made for her is a map to lead her to safety in the magical lands of the engkantos where she finds the key to saving her family.
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The Girl from Earth's End
by Tara Dairman
To save her father, 12-year-old Henna, a gifted gardener, attends St. Basil's Conservatory, a botanical boarding school rumored to house a legendary, long-extinct plant with miraculous healing powers. While searching for the seeds, Henna learns to flourish with a little help from her newfound friends.
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They Call Me No Sam!
by Drew Daywalt
When insolent pug Sam, who was adopted by scientists to keep their son company while they work on a top-secret research project, causes canine chaos daily, the family isn't sure how much more they can take... until Sam's heroic actions stop the bad guys from stealing their confidential findings.
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Ferris
by Kate DiCamillo
During the summer before fifth grade, Ferris Wilkey has her hands full with her little sister terrorizing the town, her Aunt Shirley moving into their basement, and her grandmother seeing a ghost, one who has wild, impractical and illuminating plans.
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Mixed Doubles
by John Feinstein
A nationally ranked tennis star, 11-year-old Andi Carillo, with offers coming out of the woodwork, must learn how to handle new emotions and face tough opponents, including her jealous teammate. Can Andi close out this match and win?
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The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle
by Dan Gutman
This historical fiction account of Cleopatra's Needle that resides in Central Park, New York, is narrated by five kids who watched the Needle at each phase of its history, recounting the daring story of how something that seemed impossible succeeded against all odds.
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The Secret Letters
by Margaret Peterson Haddix
When Colin and Nevaeh both find mysterious letters dating back to the 1970s, one of which reads like a confession to a crime, their new friendship is threatened because the letter pits their families against each other.
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Villains Academy: Baddies in Training
by Ryan Hammond
When it's announced the coveted Villain of the Week trophy is up for grabs, werewolf Bram, determined to prove himself to his new classmates, must dig deep to connect with his inner villain and become the big bad he's always dreamed of being.
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Just Gus
by McCall Hoyle
To heal from a bear attack, Gus, a livestock guardian dog, stays with Diego and his dad on the North Carolina coast where he must learn to control his instincts or lose his chance to stay in his new home.
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The House with a Dragon in It
by Nick Lake
When a mysterious hole opens up in her new foster family's living room, Summer encounters a dragon who offers her three wishes. As she uses the wishes, the magic takes a dark turn and jeopardizes Summer's deepest desire for a home
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Glass: A Cinderella Tale
by Kathryn Lasky
Living in a family of extraordinary glassblowers known for their art far and wide, Bess Wickham suspects her family's practices have become nefarious and must harness the power coursing through her veins to overcome the evil infecting her bloodline.
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The Lumbering Giants of Windy Pines
by Mo Netz
While staying in the strange town of Slumbering Giant and discovering her missing mother is actually a demon slayer, 11-year-old Jerry ventures into the forbidden woods in her trusty wheelchair to unravel the truth about the town to save her mom.
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Oh My Dog!
by Iva-Marie Palmer
After her mom dies and her family loses everything in Hurricane Emma, 12-year-old Caroline Kline doesn't believe in miracles, but when she starts walking her neighbor's dog, she discovers he can talk and he's been sent from the heavens with a message just for her.
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Wild Wave
by Rodman Philbrick
In the aftermath of a tsunami, Nick Chase and Jess Hardy must find their way to safety, but when they come across a stranded elderly couple, they work together and get help so they can all make it out alive.
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Will's Race for Home
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
In 1889, a young Black family hears about a land rush, so Will and his father set out from Texas to Oklahoma, racing thousands of others on a difficult journey to where land is free.
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The Underdogs of Upson Downs
by Craig Silvey
When a greedy landowner threatens her family's farm, Annie Shearer enters Runt, her super-fast dog, into the Agility Course Grand Championship in London, but there's only one hitch: Runt will only obey her commands if nobody else is watching.
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The Improbable Tales of Baskerville Hall
by Ali Standish
While attending Baskerville Hall, a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children, Arthur Conan Doyle and his friends (and enemies) are invited into the Clover, an illustrious social club that requires them to pass three tests, an endeavor that leads them on a dangerous adventure.
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Don't Trust the Cat
by Kristen Tracy
When she wakes up in the body of her cat, Mitten Man, bullied fifth-grader Poppy attempts to navigate the world as a cat, while Mitten Man, tired of his owner's timidity, is out to put the purr in perfectionist and take over middle school as Poppy.
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Frances and the Monster
by Refe Tuma
Trying to prove her scientific worth to her family, Frances Stenzel instead reawakens her great-grandfather's secret and most terrible invention and must find the monster before it destroys the town and everything she loves.
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Clara Poole and the Long Way Round
by Taylor Tyng
Running away to Paris to participate in a round-the-world balloon race and learn the ropes alongside a colorful cast of international competitors, Clara Poole must come to terms with the tragedy that set her fleeing to the skies in the first place in order to survive.
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A Few Bicycles More
by Christina Uss
Twelve-year-old Bicycle's trusty bike Fortune takes them to Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, where she reunites with her long-lost family and hatches a plan to share her love of cycling with her new sisters.
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Gravebooks
by J. A. White
In this thrilling sequel to Nightbooks, Alex is forced to complete a scary story each night when the witch who held him captive enters his dreams in a new way, plunging him into a nightmare—literally.
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Inside the Park
by Andrea Williams
Baseball-loving 12-year-old Timothy “Pumpsie” Strickland gets trapped inside the baseball stadium on the eve of the season's biggest game and realizes he's not alone. Foul plots are brewing, and it's up to him to save the team's postseason chances.
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Elmhurst Public Library 125 S Prospect Ave. Elmhurst, Illinois 60126 (630) 279-8696
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