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General Recommendations
"My Kid Wants to Read Wicked, What Do I Give Them?"
By:
IndyPL_TaylorVT
IndyPL_TaylorVT
Created on:
Oct 02, 2025
16 items
"Wicked: For Good" is coming to theaters on November 21st, the second part of the movie adaptation of the hit Broadwa...
3 likes
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Mysteries, Puzzles, and Escape Rooms
By:
IndyPL_JaredW
IndyPL_JaredW
Created on:
Apr 23, 2025
20 items
If you love escape rooms and solving puzzles to figure out mysteries, then you should check out these books!
On this list, yo...
General Recommendations
Books for kids about paleontologists
By:
IndyPL_AmyF
IndyPL_AmyF
Created on:
Mar 07, 2025
17 items
How do we know so much about dinosaurs? People who search for fossils and study them are called paleontologists. Find out about...
General Recommendations
IndyPL Staff Picks 2024 - Best of Nonfiction for Kids
Created on:
Nov 25, 2024
11 items
A small selection of non-fiction titles that Library staff found noteworthy.
#IndyPLKids
#IndyPLStaffPicks
2 likes
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IndyPL Staff Picks 2024 - Best of Fiction for Kids
Created on:
Nov 25, 2024
16 items
Some of our favorite new fiction titles published for kids. At the very bottom of the list, enjoy older bonus material: st...
2 likes
If You Liked...
Little Women
By:
IndyPL_RobinB
IndyPL_RobinB
Created on:
Sep 03, 2024
15 items
These books offer rich, character-driven stories with strong female protagonists, similar to Little Women. They explore themes ...
1 like
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Spooky Middle Grade Reads for Any Time of The Year
By:
IndyPL_RyanL
IndyPL_RyanL
Created on:
Jan 23, 2024
21 items
Who doesn't love a good spooky story? Winter (or any season) is an excellent time to cozy up with a spooky book. These books wi...
7 likes
If You Liked...
I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919
By:
IndyPL_SarahS
IndyPL_SarahS
Created on:
Dec 28, 2023
24 items
Looking for thrilling adventures of survival by realistic kids like in the I Survived books? This list has you covered. #IndyPL...
1 like
General Recommendations
Kids all over the world
By:
IndyPL_BethP
IndyPL_BethP
Created on:
Sep 23, 2023
15 items
Stories about kids in different countries #IndyPLKids
3 likes
General Recommendations
The Game is AFoot: Middle Grade Mysteries
By:
IndyPL_RyanL
IndyPL_RyanL
Created on:
Sep 13, 2023
21 items
Enjoy these middle grade mysteries that will delight readers of all ages! #IndyPLKids
4 likes
General Recommendations
Axis & Allies: World War II Stories for 4-8th Graders
By:
IndyPL_CarrieS
IndyPL_CarrieS
Created on:
May 12, 2023
47 items
WW2 is a topic we come back to again and again in stories. Acts of heroism stir us. We look for answers to the big question o...
1 like
General Recommendations
True Stores from WWII: Non-fiction for Kids
By:
IndyPL_CarrieS
IndyPL_CarrieS
Created on:
May 01, 2023
15 items
The topic of World War 2 has captivated many generations. True tales of heroism, escape, injustice and survival are sure to ed...
3 likes
General Recommendations
Books About the Holocaust for Kids
By:
IndyPL_TammieB
IndyPL_TammieB
Created on:
Apr 12, 2023
25 items
The events surrounding the Holocaust in WWII have always been a fascination for readers of all ages. There have always been and...
1 like
General Recommendations
Jewish fantasy books for kids
By:
IndyPL_SarahS
IndyPL_SarahS
Created on:
Mar 18, 2023
13 items
Golems and dybbuks and demons, oh my! These Jewish kids have to deal with all kinds of messes. #IndyPLKids
5 likes
General Recommendations
The Hundred Acre Wood
By:
IndyPL_BarbaraOL
IndyPL_BarbaraOL
Created on:
Dec 21, 2022
23 items
Winnie-the-Pooh, Christopher Robin, Piglet, Eeyore, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga and Roo, Tigger and all the friends of the forest contin...
3 likes
General Recommendations
IndyPL Staff Picks 2022- Tween and Teen Reads
Created on:
Dec 06, 2022
18 items
Tweens and teens will enjoy these reads, which include some of our favorite nonfiction and fiction reads this year. #indyplkids...
4 likes
General Recommendations
West Indianapolis Staff Faves
By:
IndyPL_MeganS
IndyPL_MeganS
Created on:
Dec 02, 2022
6 items
Each month, every staff member at West Indianapolis picks a "fave" -- a book they finished recently and enjoyed, a mo...
General Recommendations
Mysteries and history for tweens and teens 2022
By:
IndyPL_TamiE
IndyPL_TamiE
Created on:
Oct 31, 2022
8 items
Some of the great historical juvenile and teen fiction books that I've read during 2022! #IndyPLTeens
#indyPLKids
5 likes
If You Liked...
The Adventures of Captain Underpants
By:
IndyPL_GipsonS
IndyPL_GipsonS
Created on:
Jan 15, 2022
14 items
These wacky (and sometimes gross) book series are full of goofy characters, wild plots, and comic book style illustrations. Fan...
Genre Guide
Cozy Mysteries for Kids
By:
IndyPL_GipsonS
IndyPL_GipsonS
Created on:
Dec 15, 2021
15 items
When the weather gets cold, all I want to do is curl up by the fire with a cup of hot cocoa and dive into a good mystery! This ...
4 likes
Top Picks
2022 Read Aloud Indiana: Middle Grades
By:
IndyPL_SarahB
IndyPL_SarahB
Created on:
Dec 10, 2021
27 items
Each year, a committee of the Indiana Library Federation looks at hundereds of books published in the prior three years. They l...
1 like
Top Picks
2022 Read Aloud Indiana: Upper Elementary Grades
By:
IndyPL_SarahB
IndyPL_SarahB
Created on:
Dec 10, 2021
29 items
Each year, a committee of the Indiana Library Federation looks at hundereds of books published in the prior three years. They l...
1 like
General Recommendations
Mystery and Murder...for kids
By:
IndyPL_KathleenS
IndyPL_KathleenS
Created on:
Sep 22, 2021
10 items
For young sleuths who don't want anything too scary or gory but love a good mystery #indyplkids
1 like
General Recommendations
Hispanic Heritage Month
Created on:
Aug 27, 2021
22 items
This #IndyPLKids edition of Hispanic Heritage Month celebrates Hispanic authors for youth ages 0-12. Visit your branch and chec...
3 likes
General Recommendations
sHerlocks
By:
IndyPL_SarahS
IndyPL_SarahS
Created on:
Aug 19, 2021
14 items
Whether it's a female relative or a version of the Great Detective himself cast into a different setting, Holmeses of all shape...
9 likes
