New Fiction

Elementary and Middle School Fiction

Will Sparrow's Road - Karen Cushman
In 1599 England, twelve-year-old lying, thieving Will Sparrow runs away, meets many colorful characters on the road, and then reluctantly joins a traveling "oddities" exhibit, where he learns to see beyond appearances.

Legends of Zita the Spacegirl - Ken Hatke
Zita is determined to find her way home to Earth, but her exploits have made her an intergallactic megastar, and as her true self is eclipsed by her public persona, she faces a robot doppelganger, unsure of who she can trust. (graphic novel)

Best Shot in the West: The Adventures of Nat Love
- Patricia C. McKissack & Fredrick L. McKissack
Fictionalized account, in graphic novel format, of the life of Nat Love, also known as Deadwood Dick, who grew up to become the most famous African-American cowboy in the Old West.

Twelve Kinds of Ice - Ellen Bryan Obed
From the first ice, a thin skin on a bucket of water, through thickly-iced fields, streams, and gardens, a girl, her family, and friends anticipate and enjoy a winter of skating, ending with an ice show complete with costumes, refreshments, and clowns.


The Spindlers - Lauren Oliver
Accompanied by an eccentric, human-sized rat, Liza embarks on a perilous quest through an underground realm to save her brother, Patrick, whose soul has been stolen by the evilest of creatures--the spider-like spindlers.

The Whole Truth - Kit Pearson
It is 1932. Polly, almost ten, and her older sister, Maud, travel by train and boat from Winnipeg to an island between Vancouver and Victoria to live with their grandmother, who is their guardian. Will the dark secret the sisters share threaten their newfound happiness and the bonds of family love?

Splendors and Glooms - Laura Amy Schlitz
A 2013 Newbery Honor winner. When Clara vanishes after the puppeteer Grisini and two orphaned assistants were at her twelfth birthday party, suspicion of kidnapping chases the trio away from London and soon the two orphans are caught in a trap set by Grisini's ancient rival, a witch with a deadly inheritance to shed before it is too late.

Cardboard - Doug TenNapel
When cardboard creatures come magically to life, a boy must save his town from disaster. (graphic novel)

The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There - Catherynne M. Valente
After returning to Fairyland, September discovers that her stolen shadow has become the Hollow Queen, the new ruler of Fairyland Below, who is stealing the magic and shadows from Fairyland folk and refusing to give them back.

YA Fiction

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl - Jesse Andrews
Seventeen-year-old Greg has managed to become part of every social group at his Pittsburgh high school without having any friends, but his life changes when his mother forces him to befriend Rachel, a girl he once knew in Hebrew school who has leukemia.

The Crimson Crown - Cinda Williams Chima
Book 4 in the Seven Realms series. Young queen Raisa works to unite her people against a possible lover who threatens the Fells, while former streetlord and Wizard Council member Han Alister navigates a world of cutthroat politics only to discover a powerful secret.

If We Survive - Andrew Klavan
When revolutionaries seize control of a country in Central America where sixteen-year-old Will is serving at a mission, he and the other volunteers find themselves in a desperate race to escape the violence and return home.