Colorado Parks & Wildlife Research Library

"When a school variety show leaves Olive stranded without an act to join, she wonders why all of her friends have already formed their own groups without her."--Publisher's description.

When her favorite rock band Lulu and the Handbags announces a contest, Georgia is determined the all-girl rock band she's in will win--even if she has to ask her brother Rafe for help.

From New York Times bestselling adult author Joseph Fink comes a wickedly fun middle grade novel about a Halloween-obsessed girl named Esther Gold, who goes out trick-or-treating for one last year, only to find her town under the thrall of a mysterious presence. Esther Gold loves Halloween more than anything in the world. So she is determined to go trick-or-treating again this year despite the fact that her parents think she is officially too old....

"Gabe doesn't know where he belongs anymore. His family is caught up in their own lives and his friends barely have time for him ... In a desperate move for attention ... Gabe sets off fireworks in the woods near his house and causes a small forest fire ... In the chaos of the destruction, a coyote named Rill ... finds herself far from home ... Gabe and Rill's paths irrevocably cross when Gabe is tasked with cleaning up the forest ... The damage to...

"For the first time in her life, Natalie feels confident. Her talents are being recognized, she has supportive friends, and she's spending a ton of time with her crush, Derek! But when Derek tells Natalie that he just wants to be friends, Natalie's self-confidence quickly changes to self-doubt. As she tries to recover from her broken heart, Natalie casts aside her talents and even her friends. With no one to turn to, Natalie will have to pull herself...

Stacey invites her Baby-sitters Club friends to New York City for a long weekend full of activities but, much to her dismay, nothing turns out exactly as planned.

Dave has fully transformed into a caveman and his lack of brainpower makes it difficult to focus on school, football, and his friend's idea to save the Swamp and the spirits from the cave that have taken over Dave and his dog's bodies.

Every year, Blue Sargent stands next to her clairvoyant mother as the soon-to-be dead walk past. Blue herself never sees them--not until this year, when a boy emerges from the dark and speaks directly to her. His name is Gansey, and Blue soon discovers that he is a rich student at Aglionby, the local private school. Blue has a policy of staying away from Aglionby boys. Known as Raven Boys, they can only mean trouble. But Blue is drawn to Gansey,...

An eleven-year-old foster child tries to cope with her longings and fears as she schemes against everyone who tries to be friendly. At eleven, Gilly is nobody's real kid. If only she could find her beautiful mother, Courtney, and live with her instead of in the ugly foster home where she has just been placed! How could she, the great Gilly Hopkins, known throughout the county for her brilliance and unmanageability, be expected to tolerate Maime Trotter,...

THE POET X - a stunning New York Times bestseller with a powerful and unforgettable YA voice. Perfect for fans of Tomi Adeyemi's The Children of Blood and Bone, Angie Thomas's The Hate U Give and Sarah Crossan's One. Xiomara has always kept her words to herself. When it comes to standing her ground in her Harlem neighbourhood, she lets her fists and her fierceness do the talking. But X has secrets - her feelings for a boy in her bio class, and the...