Children's/Teen

In this modern fairy tale, a strong, brave maiden is invited to attend the prince’s royal ball, but at the dance, she ends up finding true love in a most surprising place.

“The prince is smart and strong,”

she confided in her mother.

“But if I’m being honest,

I see him as a brother.”

Her mother said, “Just go!

And have a bit of fun.

Join us for a celebration of queer girls in YA, in honor of the 10 year anniversary of acclaimed writer Malinda Lo's Ash! Featuring local authors Rebecca Kim Wells, Sara Farizan, Rory Power, Adrienne Kisner, Molly Booth, and Rebecca Podos reflecting on their experiences publishing queer YA and how representation in young adult literature has changed and grown in the last decade, you won't want to miss this special

Inspiration struck when Momofuku Ando spotted the long lines for a simple bowl of ramen following World War II. Magic Ramen tells the true story behind the creation of one of the world's most popular foods.

A young girl with an eating disorder must find the strength to recover in this moving middle-grade novel from Jen Petro-Roy.

Before she had an eating disorder, twelve-year-old Riley was many things: an aspiring artist, a runner, a sister, and a friend.

Cilla Lee-Jenkins returns to pursue her dreams of becoming a successful author while dealing with her Chinese-American family in Cilla Lee-Jenkins: The Epic Story by local writer Susan Tan and illustrator Dana Wulfekotte.

In a companion volume to his award-winning adaptation of The Odyssey, the incomparable graphic novelist Gareth Hinds masterfully adapts Homer’s classic wartime epic. 

Join Sarah Tuttle for a reading from Spot, Spike, Spiral, and interact with a variety of reptiles, including a chameleon! Animal education will be provided by the New England Herpetological Society (learn more at www.neherp.com). 

Spot, Spike, Spiral is a striking board book that introduces patterns and shapes displayed in living things by featuring nine spotted, spiked, or spiraled creatures.

This new book from Sara Levine features a cantankerous talking cactus as a narrator, revealing to readers the significance of different colors of flowers in terms of which pollinators (bees, bats, birds, etc.) different colors “talk” to. A fun nonfiction presentation of science info that may be new to many kids--and adults!

Disillusioned by the propaganda of Nazi Germany, Sophie Scholl, her brother, and his fellow soldiers formed the White Rose, a group that wrote and distributed anonymous letters criticizing the Nazi regime and calling for action from their fellow German citizens. The following year, Sophie and her brother were arrested for treason and interrogated for information about their collaborators.

Everyone has a fear of missing out on something--a party, a basketball game, a hangout after school. But what if it’s life that you’ll be missing out on?