June 2026 Book List
DB85357 Galaxy Zack (Books 1-4) by O’Ryan, Ray
Annotation: Moving from Earth to the futuristic planet Nebulon in 2120, eight-year-old Zack is nervous about starting school and meeting people and aliens in Hello, Nebulon! Compilation also includes Journey to Juno, The Prehistoric Planet, and Monsters in Space! For grades K-3.
LT9513 BR14104 DBC12387 Dinosaurs Before Dark by Osbourne, Mary Pope
Annotation: Eight-and-a-half-year-old Jack and his seven-year-old sister Annie find a magic tree house in the woods near their home. Climbing inside, they are whisked back to the prehistoric time of dinosaurs. But how will they return to their own time? For grades 2-4.
DB120940 The Absent Alpacas by Whaley, Kayla
Annotation: Abigail ‘Abbi’ Wallace is excited to see the alpacas at the Maine State Fair. But there’s only one alpaca left–the rest are missing! What sent the alpacas packing? Abbi; her dog, Barkley; and her friends Lydia and Daniel are ready to sniff out this mystery! For grades 2-4.
DB41836The Dinosaur That Followed Me Home by Coville, Bruce
Annotation: Stuart Glassman had such an unusual adventure at Camp Haunted Hills last summer that he is not planning to go again. But when he receives an invitation from Harry Housen, the special effects genius at the movie camp, Stuart can’t resist. Soon Stuart, his friend Brenda Connors, and her cousin Winston are involved in a new movie that transports them into the past. For grades 3-6. 1990. Third book in the Camp Haunted Hills series.
BR22809 DB95705 The Dummy Meets the Mummy! by Stine, R.L.
Annotation: After being put back to sleep and abandoned in an old museum, Slappy is brought to life and seeks revenge. But when the museum closes, Slappy and his newly risen friends are locked inside with Arragotus, an ancient mummy with his own vengeful plan. For grades 3-6.
JLT Ria DB114304 A Bit of Earth by Riazi, Karuna
Annotation: Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives for as long as she can remember–first because of her parents’ constant travel, and then because of their deaths. Maria has always been a difficult child, and it never takes long for her guardians to tire of her. So when old friends of her parents offer to “give her a better life” in the United States, Maria is shipped to a host family across the world. When Maria arrives on Long Island, things are not quite what she was expecting. Mr. Clayborne has left on an extended business trip, Mrs. Clayborne seems emotionally fraught, and inexplicable things keep happening in the Claybornes’ sprawling house. And then Maria finds a locked gate to an off-limits garden. Since she’s never been good at following rules, Maria decides to investigate and discovers something she never thought she’d find: a place where she feels at home. For grades 4-7.
DB121276 Isabel in Bloom by Respicio, Mae
Annotation: Making friends in a new city, and new country, is hard for twelve-year-old Filipina-American Isabel, but joining the gardening and cooking club at school helps her find her way. For grades 4-7.
DBC24874 On the Wings of Wonder by Cosper, Doug
Annotation: When Case’s mother disappears, two unlikely companions, Case and Mira, team up to use their powers of wonder against an evil enemy and help find his mom. For grades 5-8.
DB127265 The Forgotten Sisters by Hale, Shannon
Annotation: Miri has spent a year at the king’s palace, learning all about being a proper princess. But instead of returning to her beloved Mount Eskel, Miri is ordered to journey to a distant swamp and start a princess academy for three sisters, cousins of the royal family. Unfortunately, Astrid, Felissa, and Sus are more interested in hunting and fishing than becoming princesses. As Miri spends more time with the sisters, she realizes the king and queen’s interest in them hides a long-buried secret. She must rely on her own strength and intelligence to unravel the mystery, protect the girls, complete her assignment, and finally make her way home. For grades 5-8.
DB129372 Ash’s Cabin by Wang, Jen
Annotation: Ash has always felt alone. Adults ignore the climate crisis. Other kids Ash’s age are more interested in pop stars and popularity contests than in fighting for change. Even Ash’s family seems to be sleepwalking through life. The only person who ever seemed to get Ash was their Grandpa Edwin. Before he died, he used to talk about building a secret cabin, deep in the California wilderness. Did he ever build it? What if it’s still there, waiting for him to come back…or for Ash to find it? To Ash, that maybe-mythical cabin is starting to feel like the perfect place for a fresh start and an escape from the miserable feeling of alienation that haunts their daily life. But making the wilds your home isn’t easy. And as much as Ash wants to be alone…can they really be happy alone? Can they survive alone? For grades 6-9.
BR24005 DB106420 Kaleidoscope by Selznick, Brian
Annotation: Two people are bound to each other through time and space, memory and dreams. At the center of their relationship is a mystery about the nature of grief and love, which constantly changes. For grades 6-9.
DB29689Dinosaur Planet by McCaffrey, Anne
Annotation: The Federated Sentient Planets launch a mission to Ireta to locate new energy sources and study the life forms. As Kai and Varian, the expeditions leaders, compile the data, they discover that the strange animal life originated on prehistoric Earth. When their spaceship disappears, they fear they have been abandoned on Ireta as part of an experiment. For junior and senior high readers.
