Youth Books

Preserved in China for more than 2,000 years before it was brought to the West by the French, this compact little book is widely regarded as the oldest military treatise in the world. Rumored to have...

In this Newbery Medal-winning novel, Daniel bar Jamin is fired by only one passion: to avenge his father's death by crucifixion by driving the Roman legions from his land of Israel. He joins an...

In scene after memorable scene of Sarah Orne Jewett's fictional masterpiece, The Country of the Pointed Firs, the Maine-born author recorded what she felt were the rapidly disappearing traditions,...

In 1707, young Sarah Noble and her father traveled through the wilderness to build a new home for their family. "Keep up your courage, Sarah Noble," her mother had said, but Sarah found that it was...

Mr. Andrews’ jewelry store has been robbed, and Charlie, Nick, and Pete run into an interstate gang of thieves as they try to solve the crime. If they had only known what was ahead of them in The...

The Chosen One is the fifth story in the Stay in the Castle series.In The Dark Kingdom, we fast forward and find Rinc and Vala settling into the new castle that has been built in the dark kingdom...

Michael Morpurgo's The Day the World Stopped Turning is a middle-grade novel about an extraordinary boy who sees the world differently. In the unique landscape of the Camargue (France) during World...

Ever since he can remember, Robin, son of Sir John de Bureford, has been told what is expected of him as the son of a nobleman: he must learn the ways of knighthood. But Robin's destiny is changed in...

The story of Daniel. Nebuchadnezzar turned his piercing eyes on Daniel. His face lighted up with hope. He was king of the greatest nation in the world, the first world empire, but he had been...

Illustrated retellings of the ancient Greek morality tales credited to Aesop. Edited by Joseph Jacobs.   Used in Notgrass "From Adam to Us" curriculum. Grade Level: 5th - 8th Grade.

Recognized today as the undisputed master of the American Gothic horror story, Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) revealed his genius in tales of death, terror, evil, and perversity. Highly skilled in...

Ranofer struggles to thwart the plottings of his evil brother, Gebu, so he can become master goldsmith like their father in this exciting tale of ancient Egyptian mystery and intrigue. Newbery Honor...