As brave as you by Reynolds, Jason 

BTSB Prebound(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2016)

BTSB #: 748378 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.8 MG RC: 4.6 6-8 Lexile: 750

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: African Americans - Fiction Family life - Fiction Brothers - Fiction Grandfathers - Fiction Birthdays - Fiction Summer - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: Eleven-year-old Genie and his big brother, Ernie, learn about their Grandpop's big secret that partially explains his oddities when they spend the summer with him in Virginia. Just when they think Grandpop can't get any weirder, he comes up with a crazy idea to celebrate Ernie's 14th birthday. But is Grandpop's idea of bravery really brave?

Bridge to Terabithia by Paterson, Katherine 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2007)

BTSB #: P00077 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-11   


Genres:

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction Death - Fiction School stories Virginia - Fiction

Summary: The life of a ten-year-old boy in rural Virginia expands when he becomes friends with a newcomer who subsequently meets an untimely death trying to reach their hideaway, Terabithia, during a storm.

Closed for the season by Hahn, Mary Downing 

BTSB Prebound(Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2009)

BTSB #: 410494 In Bindery

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
AR: 4.4 MG RC: 4.2 3-5 Lexile: 670 F&P: X

Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Mystery fiction Murder - Fiction Neighbors - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: When 13-year-old Logan and his family move to an old house in rural Virginia, he discovers that a woman was murdered there and joins his neighbor Arthur in a dangerous investigation to try to uncover the killer.

Closed for the season : a mystery story by Hahn, Mary Downing 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2011)

BTSB #: P01427 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-11   


Genres: Mystery Fiction

Subjects: Murder - Fiction Neighbors - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: When thirteen-year-old Logan and his family move into a run-down old house in rural Virginia, he discovers that a woman was murdered there and becomes involved with his neighbor Arthur in a dangerous investigation to try to uncover the killer.

Girl in the locked room : a ghost story by Hahn, Mary Downing 

BTSB Prebound(Clarion, 2018)

BTSB #: 410565 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-12   
AR: 4.3 MG RC: 4.7 3-5 Lexile: 650 HL F&P: X

Genres: Supernatural

Subjects: Ghosts - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Extrasensory perception - Fiction Fate and fatalism - Fiction Haunted houses - Fiction Family life - Virginia - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: Told in two voices, Jules, whose father is restoring an abandoned house, and a girl who lived there a century before begin to communicate and slowly, the girl's tragic story is revealed.

Girl in the locked room : a ghost story by Hahn, Mary Downing 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2018)

BTSB #: P06140 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   


Genres: Supernatural

Subjects: Ghosts - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Extrasensory perception - Fiction Fate and fatalism - Fiction Haunted houses - Fiction Family life - Virginia - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: Told in two voices, Jules, whose father is restoring an abandoned house, and a girl who lived there a century before begin to communicate and slowly, the girl's tragic story is revealed.

Golden spirit by Moore, Stephanie Perry 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2012)

BTSB #: P02000 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: Ten-year-old Carmen asks for God's help in meeting the challenges of her bossy nature and in facing serious issues such as domestic violence.

Happy princess by Moore, Stephanie Perry 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2012)

BTSB #: P02029 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Friendship - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: Eleven-year-old Carmen finds with the help of God she can face the new challenges of starting menstruation, and her relationships with her girlfriends, family, and boys.

Perfect joy by Moore, Stephanie Perry 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2012)

BTSB #: P02030 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Popularity - Fiction Middle schools - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: Carmen starts middle school popular with everyone but her best friends, and finding a new friend only makes things worse, then her grades start to slip and a problem arises at home and she realizes the only way she can be happy again is to turn everything over to God.

Perfect place by Harris, Teresa E. 

BTSB Prebound(Clarion, 2014)

BTSB #: 421638 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-14   
Lexile: 680

Genres: Family Life

Subjects: Home - Fiction Family life - Virginia - Fiction Great-aunts - Fiction Segregation - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Moving - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: Twelve-year-old Treasure Daniels and her younger sister must move in with Great-aunt Grace until their mother sorts herself out, but life in Black Lake, Virginia, where segregation lingers, is hard and Grace is a nightmare--at least on the surface.

Sweet honesty by Moore, Stephanie Perry 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2012)

BTSB #: P01999 Available

Dewey: FAges: 13-18   


Genres:

Subjects: Christian life - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: Fifth-grader Carmen Browne learns a series of hard lessons about friendship, boys, family, and God, when she repeatedly disobeys her parents, trying to prove how grown-up she is.

Trail trouble [Jake Maddox adventure]by Maddox, Jake 

BTSB Prebound(Stone Arch, 2020)

BTSB #: 596150 Available

Dewey: FAges: 8-12   
AR: 3.8 MG Lexile: 590 F&P: P

Genres: Adventure Fiction

Subjects: Hiking - Fiction Wilderness areas - Fiction Survival skills - Fiction Human behavior - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Shenandoah National Park (Va.) - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: On a summer vacation with his family, Marlon Keys is about to hike the Appalachian Trail. He isn't exactly thrilled about the trip--he'd rather play on his smartphone and connect with his friends back home. But when Marlon and another hiker named Nadia accidentally get separated from the group on the hike, his "boring" vacation becomes an exercise of survival.

True friends by Moore, Stephanie Perry 

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2011)

BTSB #: P01557 Available

Dewey: FAges: 10-13   


Genres:

Subjects: Prejudices - Fiction African Americans - Fiction Friendship - Fiction Christian life - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: When her African-American family moves to a new town after her father takes a football coaching job at a historically black university, ten-year-old Carmen learns important lessons about friendship and prejudice.

White House white-out [A to Z mysteries. Super edition Volume: #3]by Roy, Ron 

BTSB Prebound(Random House, 2014)

BTSB #: 769372 Available

Dewey: FAges: 6-9   
AR: 3.5 LG RC: 3.1 3-5 Lexile: 500 F&P: N

Genres: Mystery Fiction Animals

Subjects: Kidnapping - Fiction Mystery fiction Washington (D.C.) - Fiction Virginia - Fiction

Summary: #3--When Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose visit Washington, D.C., before Christmas, they uncover a plot to kidnap the president's dog.