ReadSquared Reading Program

Reading Lists

2025 Adult - Escape into Art

Books about art, art mysteries, and art history!

Board Books for Infants & Toddlers

You'll find books just right for our very youngest library patrons on this list.

Children's Lit: Fantasy Fiction

On this list you will find books featuring fantastical creatures such as elves, dragons, unicorns or fairies, stories set in otherworldly realms, kids with amazing s ...
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Picture Books: Culture & Community

Whether functioning as windows or mirrors, picture books can provide young children with glimpses into cultures and communities near and far.

Picture Books: Mermaids

Stories about mermaids for younger children, with illustrations revealing the many ways mermaids have been imagined by various cultures throughout human history.

Picture Books: Pizza Party!

Books, pizza, books about pizza...what more do you need?

First Chapter Books: Fantasy Fiction

Ready to move beyond the Early Readers section? Try one of these fantasies featuring knights, dragons, wizards, magical unicorns, or perilous quests!

First Chapter Books: Mermaids

Books about mermaids for readers transitioning from picture books to longer fiction.

First Chapter Books: Scary Stories

Some of these first chapter books are REALLY scary, others merely delightfully spooky. Read if you dare!

Children's Lit: Art Heists, Forgeries & More

If your passion is art, maybe you would like to read about other young artists, or perhaps an art-themed mystery featuring art theft, forgeries or long-forgotten paintings hiding mysterious clues.

Children's Lit: Celebrating Black Voices

Celebrate Black voices with these chapter and picture books written by Black authors!

Children's Lit: Dragons

If you love Tui Sutherland's Wings of Fire series, you might discover a few new favorite dragon fantasies on this list.

Children's Lit: Endangered Species

Read about endangered animals and the people determined not to let them go extinct in these nonfiction and picture books.

Children's Lit: LGBTQ+ Books

On this list you will find books in a variety of genres--fantasy, historical, mystery, realistic, etc.--that feature LGBTQ+ characters.

Children's Lit: Magic School

If you've read all the Harry Potter books at least twice, you will probably find a new series to love on this list!

Children's Lit: Survive & Thrive

Through disaster, war, and more, these heroic protagonists can survive anything that comes at them. Several of these titles are set during the recent covid pan ...
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Children's Nonfiction: All About Artists

Learn more about one of your favorite artists, or maybe even discover a new favorite.

Children's Nonfiction: All About Bioluminescence

Books about mysterious creatures that literally glow in the dark.

Children's Nonfiction: All About Coral Reefs

These books feature shimmering coral in rainbow colors, the impact of global warming on our oceans, and the mysterious creatures that need coral to survive.

Children's Nonfiction: All About Scientists

Read about famous scientists and their remarkable discoveries in these biographies.

Children's Nonfiction: Designed by Architects

Learn about the people who design and build our world.

Children's Nonfiction: Famous Mathematicians

Learn about famous mathematicians and their contributions to society.

Children's Nonfiction: Ocean Life

Books about fascinating sea creatures such as octopi, jellyfish, blobfish, anemones, sea stars and squid.

Children's Nonfiction: Planetary Passport

Travel around the world with these nonfiction books about different places all over the planet.

Children's Nonfiction: Save Our Oceans!

Read about early ocean conservationists, learn why healthy oceans are vital to our planet, and discover ways that kids and teens can help.

Children's Nonfiction: Survive & Thrive

What would you do if....? These books include tips for surviving various natural disasters, biographies of everyday people who somehow managed to survive the m ...
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Teen Lit: Holiday Romance

De-stress during a hectic season with a holiday romance.

Teen Lit: Celebrating Black Voices

Celebrate Black voices with these young adult books written by Black authors and about Black teens.

Teen Lit: LGBTQ+ Books

Spanning genres, from Sci-Fi to Thrillers to Romance to Graphic Novels and Novels in Verse, all of these titles have on thing in common: LGBTQ+ Representation. Place ...
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Teen Lit: By the Sea

Disappear into cool, crystal-blue water, letting the ocean waves drown out the worries of life and wash away all that icky sweat with these YA ocean-inspired books! ...
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