Malcolm under the stars by Beck, W. H. 

BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015)

BTSB #: 101151 Available

Dewey: FAges: 9-12   
AR: 4.3 MG RC: 3.4 3-5 Lexile: 610

Genres: Mystery Fiction Animals

Subjects: Mystery fiction Rats as pets - Fiction Pets - Fiction Animals - Fiction Coins - Fiction Ciphers - Fiction School stories Secret societies - Fiction Humorous fiction

Summary: When a rare coin and a strange code are uncovered in McKenna School, Malcolm and the other classroom pets of the Midnight Academy take on their most challenging assignment yet and, through their investigations, they just might save the school from closing.

Penny's worth by Wilson, Kimberly 

Paperback(Page Street Kids, 2023)

BTSB #: 954804 Available

Dewey: EAges: 4-8   


Genres: Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Cent - Fiction Coins - Fiction Money - Fiction Self-esteem - Fiction

Summary: Hot off the minting press, Penny feels like a million bucks. But as other coins and bills are spent while she sits forgotten, she begins to doubt her value. She is too small to slot-surf with Quarter. Even penny candy sells for a dime! Refusing to be short-changed, she sets out to find her purpose at any cost. Readers will laugh at a wealth of money puns, learn a basic lesson on US currency, and discover that self-worth is truly priceless.

Runaway's gold by Burack, Emilie Christie 

BTSB Prebound(Amulet Books, 2015)

BTSB #: 171878 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 5.5 MG RC: 5.5 6-8 Lexile: 850

Genres: Historical Fiction

Subjects: Immigration and emigration - Fiction Coins - Fiction Scottish Americans - Fiction Shetland (Scotland) - History|y19th century - Fiction Scotland - History|y19th century - Fiction New York (N.Y.) - History|y1775-1865 - Fiction

Summary: The protagonist of this historical novel, which is set in the Shetland Islands and also New York City around 1840, is Christian Robertson, a crofter and son of a crofter (small, struggling tenant farmer). When Christian's brother frames him for the theft of a bag of coins, Christian must leave home and embark on a journey to return the coins and clear his name.

Twenty gold falcons by Gordon, Amy 

BTSB Prebound(Holiday House, 2010)

BTSB #: 386722 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 4.6 MG RC: 4.4 3-5 Lexile: 710

Genres: Adventure Fiction Humorous Fiction

Subjects: Historic buildings - Fiction Moving - Fiction City and town life - Fiction Coins - Fiction Falcons - Fiction School stories

Summary: Aiden is upset when, after her father's death, her mother moves them from the family farm, but soon she and new friends are searching for treasure in an old building towering over the city.