Books and Reading: Brooklyn Books

Trixie and her dad take take a walk to their Brooklyn laundromat. All goes well until tragedy strikes: Trixie's beloved Knuffle Bunny is trapped in a washing machine, and Trixie can't tell her dad about it, because she can't talk!

When the power goes out in a hot summer night, a Brooklyn family finds a way to lighten the mood and keep things cool.

From days on the stoop, playing hopscotch and watching fireworks from the rooftops, to school field trips into the city, where zoos and museums await, Michelle introduces readers to her favorite places and things to do.

Inkling the bandapat finds himself in Brooklyn with a new friend in need, Hank. He wants to help Hank with a bully, but there's one problem: bandapats are invisible.

A boy explores the city streets on a snowy day. Simple and timeless, with gorgeous illustrations.

Lydia Grace is sent to her uncle in the city when her small-town parents can't afford to keep her. Uncle Jim is quiet and never smiles, but maybe Lydia Grace's green thumb can cheer him up.

Twelve-year-old Georges (the S is silent) just moved to a new apartment, and with a new room comes a new friend: Safer. Safer drinks coffee, speaks in code, and doesn't like to go outside. Oh, and he's absolutely positive that one of their neighbors is a murderer.

After a crazy summer with their mother in Oakland, Delphine and her sisters readjust to life in 1960's Brooklyn. Their dad's got a new girlfriend, their uncle came back different from Vietnam, and Delphine's starting sixth grade. Can anything go right?

Deja's life is hard enough when she moves into a homeless shelter, but now she has to go to a new school. She especially doesn't understand the unit on the September 11th attacks. It was a long time ago, right? And talking about it only makes her father upset. With new friends, Deja learns about how the attacks affected her country, her city, and her family.

An instant classic, Jacqueline Woodson's free verse memoir sees her early years in South Carolina and her life-changing move to Brooklyn in the 1970s.

The classic story of Francie, a girl coming of age in the Williamsburg slums in the 1910s. Poverty, alcoholism, and a looming war force Francie to grow up quick, and her triumphs and hardships are as true today as they were 100 years ago.

Matt's life is one tragedy after another. His mother is dead, and he has to work at a funeral home to cover for his alcoholic father. But when he meets Lovey, who has it even worse, life looks like it might change for both of them.

Ali tries to keep his head down and focus on boxing and school, which means protecting his trouble-making best friend and brother. But a simple misunderstanding can escalate quickly in Bed Stuy, and soon Ali finds himself in over his head.

Sierra is an artist, and the walls and buildings of Brooklyn are her canvas. She's looking forward to a graffiti-filled summer, but strange and terrible happenings force her into a new world of magic and secrets.

Calvin Schwa is so nondescript that he can essentially disappear in plain sight. But when his friend Antsy Bonano realizes they can use his unusual un-noticeability for pranks and theft, life gets a little too interesting for both of them.