Themed Book Lists
- All Kinds of Families for Middle School Readers
- Being Different: Recommended books for middle readers
- The Best of Both Worlds; Children's books on the Asian Experience in America
- César Chávez
- Cornbread and Cornrows: African American Fiction
- From Good Night moon to Good Morning Chick
- Heroes Booklist for Middle School Readers
- ¡Leamos Amigos! Children's Books Celebrating Hispanic Cultures
- Looking In/Looking out: Multicultural Books for Middle School Readers
- Mysteries for Middle School Readers
- Off to School; Books to read with children getting ready to start school
- Peace Be With Us Booklist for Middle School Readers
- Peace Be With Us Booklist for K-5 Readers
- Recommended Read-Alouds for D.E.A.R. (Drop Everything and Read) Day
- Science Fiction for Middle School Readers
- Stories For a Dark and Spooky Night
- Survival in Books for Middle School Readers
- Tender Boys; Males in Non-Traditional Roles
- If You Liked Harry Potter
- War and Peace Booklist for Middle School Readers
We also maintain in-house bibliographies on a variety of topics, including social issues, multicultural titles, California history, California authors, ancient civilizations, and easy, easy readers, that you may consult in the library.