Sweet, funny, silly, or scary, many writers have found inspiration in birds! Check out these feathered books for independent readers. Chapter Books Little Bird by Cynthia Voigt Strange Birds by Celia Perez The High Skies Adventure of Blue Jay the Pirate Wishtree by Katherine Applegate Owl Diaries by Rebecca Elliott Nest by...
For some reason, every summer I get the urge to take a deep dive into mysteries and thrillers. Forget trips to the beach; I want a trip to a haunted castle! If your J Fiction reader is anything like me, here are some of our...
Twelve-year-old Maya prefers reading comic books over doing her math homework. But when strange things start happening in her neighborhood, her normal life is turned upside down. It starts when all the color drains out of the world, as if someone sucked it away through a...
These books celebrate Black girl empowerment. From their curls to their imagination, these books show that Black women are capable of doing anything they aspire to and believe in! Bedtime Bonnet by Nancy Amanda Redd and Nneka Myers As family members braid, brush, twirl, roll, and tighten...
Love stories about mythical creatures? Check out these chapter books, full of adventures with dragons! The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis Although Aventurine is a dragon, she's too young and small to fly outside of her cave. But when she encounters a traveller who feeds...
