DISPLAY: Sleepover With a Good Book

By Jen Malone

Meghan, Paige, and Anna-Marie are super excited about the sleepover, and not even the last-minute addition of Anna-Marie's socially awkward, soon-to-be stepsister Veronica can dampen their spirits. But when they awaken the next morning the basement is a disaster, Meghan's left eyebrow has been shaved off, she is in possession of the Class Bad Boy's signature hoodie, and there are a slew of baby chicks in the bathtub! Worst of all, Anna-Marie is missing! And the worst thing is, none of them can remember anything beyond the hypnotism trick performed by the two-bit magician Veronica arranged!

Sleepover Sleuths

By Carolyn Keene

When eight-year-old Nancy is invited to a sleepover party with a dolls theme, the host's doll goes missing and Nancy tries to solve her first case.

The Everything Girls Ultimate Sleepover Book

By Laura Mcintyre

The Everything Girls Ultimate Sleepover Party Book is packed with ideas for throwing the most amazing sleepover party ever! Inside, you'll find ideas for decorations, snacks, and activities for your celebration.

Wish Upon a Sleepover

By Suzanne Selfors

A group of misfits has a sleepover that involves a scavenger hunt and slightly magical soup in this story of newfound friendship in unexpected places.

The Yawns Are Coming

By Chris Eliopoulos

Two best friends get together for a sleepover, but their plans to stay up all night are foiled when they are besieged by the Yawns and other harbingers of sleep.

Super Slumber Parties

By Brooks Whitney

Creative ideas for games, crafts, food, decorations, and favors, as well as planning and trouble-shooting tips, to guarantee a successful sleepover. Is it possible to make slumber parties even more fun than they already are? Absolutely, say the fun experts at American Girl Library. The secret's in the planning, and "Super Slumber Parties" contains ideas for all kinds of themes, crafts, invitations, food, games, and more.

Cool Slumber Parties

By Karen Kenney

Provides an introduction to party planning, details the process of planning a slumber party, and includes sample invitations, with suggested menus and activities.

Froggy's Sleepover

By Jonathan London

Froggy is excited about his first sleepover, but a series of events sends Froggy and Max back and forth between their houses, until it seems they will never fall asleep.

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Review: Fowl Play

Fowl Play By Kristin O'Donnell Tubb New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2024. Fiction 277 pages. Still reeling from her beloved uncle's death, Chloe Alvarez is comforted and confused when at his last will and testament reading, Uncle Will gifts her his African Grey parrot, Charlie. Charlie has a robust vocabulary and loves to make Alexa requests for her favorite songs, but when she starts saying things like, "homicide," and "cyanide," Chloe becomes convinced that Uncle Will may have met his demise by murder instead of a genetic disease, as was previously thought. Ultimately, bringing in her brother, Grammy, and Uncle Frank (and of course Charlie,) Chloe's ragtag and adoring family support her search for answers ---going on stakeouts, engaging in fast pursuits, and searching for clues. But as the suspects stack up and the mystery grows, Chole will learn that the process of death and grieving is complicated, and in the end her Uncle Will's words that, ...

Review: Alice with a Why

Alice with a Why By Anna James New York: Penguin, 2026. Fiction. 240 pgs. In 1919, in the aftermath of the first World War, Alyce is living with her grandmother in the English countryside. Her grandmother, also named Alice, tells Alyce (with a y) stories from her childhood adventures in a wonderful land filled with white rabbits and mad hatters. Alyce doesn't really believe the silly stories, she just misses her father who was killed in the war. One day, Alyce receives a mysterious invitation to tea, and subsequently falls into a pond where she is transported to Wonderland. Her grandmother, of course, is that Alice. Alyce is prompted by the Mad Hatter, Dormouse, and March Hare to seek out the Time Being and put an end to the war between the Sun King and the Queen of the Moon. Thus begins Alyce's adventure through Wonderland. I have a certain soft spot for the original story of Alice in Wonderland. It is one of my particular favorites and I often have a hard time reading new int...

Review: Blood in the Water

Blood in the Water By Tiffany D. Jackson New York: Scholastic, 2025. Fiction. 255 pages. 12-year-old Kaylani McKinnon can't help but feel like a fish out of water. She's a Brooklyn girl spending her summer on Martha's Vineyard surrounded by wealthy family friends in their mansion. All she really wants is to stay home all summer where she her incarcerated father can easily reach her, and she can keep working to find ways to prove him innocent of fraud and embezzlement. Despite her protests, she finds herself on the island with the snooty granddaughters of her host. Soon after Kaylani's arrival, a popular teen boy is found murdered and she decides to conduct her own investigation. As she tries to discover what happened to Chadwick Cooper, Kaylani finds that not everything on Martha's Vineyard is as perfect as it appears. Thrillers for middle grade readers can be hard to find, but Tiffany D. Jackson succeeds in her first middle grade novel. A quick moving plot, tight d...

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