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General Recommendations
IndyPL Staff Picks 2025 - Best of Fiction for Kids
Created on:
Nov 22, 2025
11 items
We had eight different staff members send some of their favorite "J Fiction" titles. The list includes the newly nam...
6 likes
If You Liked...
Diary of A Wimpy Kid
By:
IndyPL_RobinB
IndyPL_RobinB
Created on:
Nov 13, 2025
15 items
If you can’t get enough of Greg Heffley’s awkward adventures, you’re in luck! These books capture the same mix of humor, doodle...
General Recommendations
Twins FTW!
By:
IndyPL_SarahS
IndyPL_SarahS
Created on:
Nov 12, 2024
25 items
A highly random smattering of novels and graphic novels published in the last few years featuring twins for National Twin Day. ...
1 like
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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
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
Dreaming of Dragons
By:
IndyPL_BambiP
IndyPL_BambiP
Created on:
Feb 27, 2023
31 items
Who doesn't love dragons? Either they are fierce and scary or cute and cuddly. Enter this land of dragons, who will your favor...
5 likes
General Recommendations
Thankful for Books - Martindale-Brightwood November Display
By:
IndyPL_SarahT
IndyPL_SarahT
Created on:
Nov 08, 2022
52 items
Come see our November display and check out some of the featured books! We have old favorites and brand new books featuring div...
1 like
General Recommendations
Magical creatures
By:
IndyPL_SarahS
IndyPL_SarahS
Created on:
May 02, 2022
21 items
These series about cute animals with magical powers will keep you entranced. #indyplkids
2 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
General Recommendations
West Indianapolis Staff Picks
By:
IndyPL_MeeganE
IndyPL_MeeganE
Created on:
Mar 29, 2021
12 items
Just in time for spring, fresh-picked favorite books and movies from the West Indy Staff! Stop by to see them on display, or us...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Rick Riordan Readalikes
By:
IndyPL_SarahS
IndyPL_SarahS
Created on:
Mar 18, 2021
19 items
If you love stories of modern kids fighting the biggest bad guys from mythology all around the world, you should totally read e...
2 likes
General Recommendations
For a Magical Adventure Start Here
By:
IndyPL_KeithD
IndyPL_KeithD
Created on:
Jan 21, 2021
18 items
This is a collection of middle grade fantasy and adventure books. More specifically, these books are the first in their respect...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Spies, Thrillers and Heists for Middle Grades
By:
IndyPL_CarrieS
IndyPL_CarrieS
Created on:
Oct 14, 2020
25 items
Page turning action, mysterious disappearing parents, top secret schools for exceptional boys and girls, bad guys out for world...
9 likes
General Recommendations
Paper & Ebooks: Middle-grade Fantasy & Adventure
By:
IndyPL_CarrieS
IndyPL_CarrieS
Created on:
May 02, 2020
68 items
Exciting stories for fans of fantasy! These are just right for late grade school and middle school readers. We've listed both ...
General Recommendations
Great Read-Alouds for Grades 4-6
By:
IndyPL_BambiP
IndyPL_BambiP
Created on:
Feb 29, 2020
51 items
Reading aloud to your children is not something you should stop just because they have learned to read on their own. These are ...
5 likes
Topic Guide
National Chocolate Day
By:
IndyPL_KatieK
IndyPL_KatieK
Created on:
Oct 16, 2019
18 items
October 28th is National Chocolate Day, just in time for trick-or-treating and cookie baking! Here are all kind of mysteries an...
2 likes
If You Liked...
Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
By:
IndyPL_CarrieS
IndyPL_CarrieS
Created on:
Sep 09, 2019
36 items
these books offer the same kind of suspense and thrills. This is a list of middle grade books for future Stephen King fans. I...
2 likes
General Recommendations
Something Mysterious for Middle Grade Readers
By:
IndyPL_CarrieS
IndyPL_CarrieS
Created on:
Jun 19, 2019
30 items
Go beyond Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys... These books will keep you guessing! #indyplkids
4 likes
General Recommendations
IndyPL's 100 Favorite books for kids & teens
By:
IndyPL_TamiE
IndyPL_TamiE
Created on:
Apr 22, 2019
100 items
Check out the 100 favorites submitted by kids, the community, as well as Library staff. Classics, new titles, and a few by Hoos...
5 likes
