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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
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...
6 likes
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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
General Recommendations
Monstrous March
By:
IndyPL_RyanL
IndyPL_RyanL
Created on:
Mar 09, 2024
13 items
This is a collection of fiction titles that include monsters, which are written for tweens, teens, and young adults. #IndyPLK...
4 likes
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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
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Thankful for Books - Martindale-Brightwood November Display
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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
Villains to cheer for
By:
IndyPL_SarahS
IndyPL_SarahS
Created on:
Aug 19, 2020
9 items
Just because they're bad guys doesn't mean they're bad guys. #indyplkids
4 likes
General Recommendations
Classics for Children
By:
IndyPL_ShelbyG
IndyPL_ShelbyG
Created on:
Jun 07, 2020
19 items
A list of classics and books to introduce children to more advanced reading. For ages 9-12. #IndyPLKids
1 like
Topic Guide
The Best Literary Moms
By:
IndyPL_AngieL
IndyPL_AngieL
Created on:
May 07, 2020
27 items
“To the world, you are a mother, but to your family, you are the world.” —Unknown
Literature is filled with mothers and mother...
1 like
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 ...
Topic Guide
Top 10 Challenged Books of 2019
By:
IndyPL_KatieB
IndyPL_KatieB
Created on:
Apr 20, 2020
15 items
Every year, the American Library Association releases the top 10 challenged books from the previous year. How many of 2019's ti...
1 like
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
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
Children's Books to Inspire a Love of Fantasy
By:
IndyPL_JosephL
IndyPL_JosephL
Created on:
Aug 03, 2019
25 items
Fantasy titles are, in many ways, a gateway for kids. A good, fantastical picture book will spark a child's imagination and ma...
5 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
Topic Guide
I Can Bear-ly Contain My Love For These Books
By:
IndyPL_ShaiS
IndyPL_ShaiS
Created on:
Dec 22, 2018
15 items
Do you love bears? Want to explore more about them? Behold! Books across several genres, ranging in age from picture books to t...
4 likes
Top Picks
Ms. Sarah's Favorite Books for Children/Teens
By:
IndyPL_SarahL
IndyPL_SarahL
Created on:
Dec 19, 2018
23 items
A list of my all-time favorite books (that I might have read more than once) #indyplkids
2 likes
