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By Lauren DeStefano. 2018
At Brassmere Academy for the Extraordinary, twelve-year-old Plum and her best friends share adventures in their dreams each night. But…
when one of them disappears, they discover alarming secrets about Brassmere and its intentions. For grades 3-6. 2018By Ann Yu-Kyung Choi. 2021
Yu-Rhee, a young Korean girl, wants to know how to tell time using a clock. Her mother tells her a…
tale from her childhood based on the traditional Korean practice of timekeeping, where the 12 animals of the zodiac are assigned to 2-hour sections of the 24-hour clock. Told from the point of view of a mountain, the story follows a child as they climb the mountainside in search of a plant to heal their ailing mother. The climb is steep, the path wild and the way difficult. The mountain watches the child struggle and calls on the animals that live on the mountainside to help the child, but as sunlight turns to moonlight, each animal claims to be too busy. Ultimately, Once Upon an Hour is a story about determination and teamwork that shows young readers the importance of helping othersBy Joy Cowley. 2018
At bedtime, a toddler hunts for his teddy bear. He describes his bear and looks in the kitchen, on the…
stairs and in the living room. But he can't find Bear. His big sister knows where to look. Bear is waiting on the boy's bed!By J. T. Geissinger. 2019
Three novels of romantic suspense which follow Eva, a woman on the run from her Russian mobster boyfriend, and Naz,…
the man originally hired to track her down. Includes Dangerous Beauty, Dangerous Desires, and Dangerous Games. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2019By Pete Begler, Peter Begler. 2017
Twelve-year-old Nell Perkins and her brothers journey deep into the Wicked Places where nightmares reside to rescue their mother. She…
was turned into a bird after being taken by a strange cloud filled with witches called the Dark Daughters. For grades 5-8. 2017By Andrea Zuill. 2016
By Jane Yolen, Melissa Sweet, Heidi E. Stemple. 2015
By Deborah Underwood, Juli Kangas. 2016
By Sarah Beth Durst. 2015
Sophie's parents run a secret shop beneath their bookstore, where dreams are bought and sold. When a mysterious Mr. Nightmare…
realizes that Sophie has a gift of bringing dreams to life, he kidnaps her parents, and it is up to Sophie and her friends to rescue them. For grades 4-7. 2015By Peter H. Reynolds, Megan McDonald. 2014
When Stink's parents win a spot in the aquarium's sleepover event, he and his two friends team up for a…
sea-creature scavenger hunt. However, after learning about all of the different animals, Stink has problems falling asleep. For grades 2-4. 2014Twelve-year-old Jessica Darling receives another cryptic list from her older sister, Bethany. While hosting a slumber party and planning a…
Halloween costume, Jessica tries to navigate the seventh grade social scene, with mixed results. Sequel to Jessica Darling's It List (DB 80184). For grades 6-9. 2014By R. L. Stine. 2015
Ever since a devastating car accident gave her a severe concussion, high school junior Lisa has been plagued by nightmares…
and hallucinations. When she accepts a babysitting job as a distraction, however, Lisa faces a different kind of terror. Some violence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2015By Jomike Tejido. 2019
The True Story of the 3 Little Pigs meets There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly in this…
clever, irreverent update of our most beloved children's classics. The little old woman who lives in a book has lost her children! But instead of sitting around and waiting for them to show up, in a refreshingly empowering, feminist take on the classic tale, she departs on a mission to find her kids herself—even if it means popping into every other fairy tale and nursery rhyme in town! She'll enlist the help of Humpty Dumpty, Jack and his beanstalk, Princess Beauty, the Three Bears, and more familiar characters in her quest to rescue her kids. This silly, irreverent picture book is a clever jaunt through our most beloved children's stories—and it's sure to become the next modern day classicBy J. R. Johansson. 2013
For four years sixteen-year-old Parker has entered the dreams of the last person he sees, never sleeping himself. Parker fears…
he will die of exhaustion. When he enters Mia's uncomplicated dreams, Parker finds rest. Desperate for sleep, Parker seeks her out. Some violence. For senior high and older readers. 2013By Cylin Busby. 2012
When a bike accident leaves him paralyzed, high school senior West blinks to communicate. West connects with Olivia, a fellow…
hospital patient, who seems to understand his dreams and nightmares. But Olivia has a secret. Some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2012By Jeremy Tugeau, Dori Hillestad Butler. 2012
When therapy dog Buddy gets to attend a sleepover with Connor at the school library, he decides it is the…
perfect time to investigate the legend of Agatha--the school ghost. For grades K-3. 2012By Nancy Redd. 2022
This joyous and loving celebration of family is the first-ever picture book to highlight Black nighttime hair traditions—and is perfect…
for every little girl who knows what it's like to lose her bonnet just before bedtime. In my family, when the sun goes down, our hair goes up! My brother slips a durag over his locs. Sis swirls her hair in a wrap around her head. Daddy covers his black waves with a cap. Mama gathers her corkscrew curls in a scarf. I always wear a bonnet over my braids, but tonight I can't find it anywhere! Bedtime Bonnet gives readers a heartwarming peek into quintessential Black nighttime hair traditions and celebrates the love between all the members of this close-knit, multi-generational family. Perfect for readers of Hair Love and Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut!By Diana Murray. 2022
Fuzzy jammies, flower beds, Sweet dreams swirling in our heads, Neigh, neigh, neigh, Played all day, Time to sleep the…
night away! Unicorns love to prance and dance the day away. But it's exhausting! Now it's time for unicorns to brush their manes, fluff their pillows, and sing the unicorn lullaby in this companion to the bestselling Unicorn DayBy Emily Winfield Martin. 2020
The New York Times bestseller that celebrates the dreams, acceptance, and love that parents have for their children . .…
. now and forever! From brave and bold to creative and clever, Emily Winfield Martin's rhythmic rhyme expresses all the loving things that parents think of when they look at their children. This is an audiobook grown-ups will love sharing over and over with kids—both young and old. The Wonderful Things You Will Be has a loving and truthful message that will endure for lifetimes and makes a great gift for any occasion, but a special stand-out for baby showers, birthdays, Easter, and graduationBy Varios Autores, Susana Andrés. 2011