Katie the Catsitter #3: Secrets and Sidekicks
What’s better than BFFs? Super sidekick BFFs! Katie can’t wait to have Beth join her for sidekick training! Until . . . it turns out Beth might be a way better sidekick than Katie! And now Beth and Marie are hanging out all the time, Jess is acting super weird, and Katie still needs to tell her mom about being a sidekick. Oh yeah, and giant robots are attacking the city. So. That’s not great.
Can Katie and 217 super-unusual cats work together to save the city (and seventh grade)? Or is Katie about to be in super trouble? Bonus: includes instructions to make your own friendship bracelet!
Sweet Valley Twins #3: Choosing Sides
No matter what Elizabeth does she can't stop her best friend, Amy Sutton, from trying out for the Unicorn Club's cheering squad. Elizabeth is sure that the Unicorns are going to steal Amy away from her but when it is revealed that Jessica and the rest of the Unicorns don't want Amy, what should Elizabeth do? The Unicorns will do anything to keep Amy off the squad! Can Elizabeth stand by and watch Amy get hurt? And if Elizabeth takes Amy's side against the Unicorns does this mean she'll be taking a stand against her own twin sister?
Wires Crossed
Is this what middle school is all about? Being stuck in the middle? Twelve-year-old Mia feels like everything and everyone is changing—and she is caught in the middle. Stuck between old friends and new friends...between feeling like a kid and growing up...
Just as her longtime bff Addy is gravitating towards the popular crowd and starting to care more about school dances than treehouse playdates, Mia finds out that her favorite science camp friend, Tariq, is moving to town and will be going to school with her. She's super excited and can't wait to show him around and help him make friends.
But when Tariq arrives in town, he seems like he's grown up a lot, too. No more braces or glasses. A new hair cut. And who knew he was also a soccer star, immediately making the team mid-season?? He's welcomed to Buttonwood Bay Middle School with open arms in a way that Mia can't even recognize, and now she's feeling more lost than ever.
The Beast of Buckingham Palace
It is 2120 and London is in ruins. The young Prince Alfred has never known a life outside Buckingham Palace - but when strange goings-on breach its walls and stalk the corridors in the dead of night, he is thrust into a world of mystery, adventure and monsters. And when his mother, the Queen, is dragged away to the Tower of London, Alfred must screw up his courage and battle to save her, himself and the entire city.
The Best Witch in Paris
Luna rides a battered old broom that keeps crashing itself into the school pond. She has a witch’s hat and wand and sometimes she’s quite good at magic, but she isn’t completely sure that she’s a real witch. When she swaps her moonstone ring for an Australian boobook owl in the Lost Forest, the mysterious bird seller makes her promise to keep the bird hidden for as long as she can. This is not easy when you live with very inquisitive aunts. And it’s not easy when you find out that the fearsome Madame Valadon, the Best Witch in Paris, is missing her boobook owl and she’s sure that Luna knows something about it.
Snow & Rose
Snow and Rose didn't know they were in a fairy tale. People never do. . . .
Once, they lived in a big house with spectacular gardens and an army of servants.
Once, they had a father and mother who loved them more than the sun and moon.
But that was before their father disappeared into the woods and their mother disappeared into sorrow.
This is the story of two sisters and the enchanted woods that have been waiting for them to break a set of terrible spells.
The Trials of Apollo: The Tower of Nero
The battle for Camp Jupiter is over. New Rome is safe. Tarquin and his army of the undead have been defeated. Somehow Apollo has made it out alive, with a little bit of help from the Hunters of Artemis. But though the battle may have been won, the war is far from over. Now Apollo and Meg must get ready for the final - and, let's face it, probably fatal - adventure. They must face the last emperor, the terrifying Nero, and destroy him once and for all. Can Apollo find his godly form again? Will Meg be able to face up to her troubled past? Destiny awaits.
The Chronicles of Weatherwhy: The Age of Enchantment
In Whetherwhy, everyone has magic inside them – grown from the changing seasons of spring, summer, autumn and winter. But a rare few are Enchanters: people born with magic in their bones, who can wield all four seasons of magic. When Juniper discovers she is an Enchanter, she is invited to study at Thistledown Academy. Unwilling to be left behind, her twin brother, Rafferty, follows her to the capital city of Stormgrove and takes up an apprenticeship at a bookbindery. As Juniper learns to wield enchantment, Rafferty becomes involved with a mysterious secret society that meets after dark. Monsters are creeping out of the shadows and dangers lurk in unexpected places. Amid night markets and magic lessons, the twins realise there is more to enchantment than they ever imagined – and the adventure that follows brings their paths together again in ways they could never have expected.
Lockett & Wilde's Dreadfully Haunting Mysteries: The Ghosts of the Manor
Matilda Lockett is used to playing the ghost of Poor Dead Edna in her aunt's spooky stage show. But when she experiences a most dreadful haunting at Beauchamp Manor, Matilda discovers she really can see ghosts! When she teams up with ghost boy Edgar Wilde, a new snooping partnership is formed: Lockett & Wilde Supernatural Sleuths.
Small Acts
There are people everywhere who need help, who might seem okay on the outside but aren't on the inside. People whose whole entire day can be changed ...
Josh wants a friend but he doesn't know how to find somewhere to belong ...
Ollie wants to express herself but doesn't want to be noticed ...
Small Acts introduces two kids with great hearts who know that helping others can start with one small act of kindness. Josh has a plan to start with just that. So does Ollie. What Josh and Ollie don't know yet is that they need each other to make their plans work.
The Too-Tall Tales of Alma T Best: Out of Bounds
When you're 12 years old and 6 foot tall, people ask the most annoying questions. The #1 Most Annoying Question according to Alma T. Best is, 'Do you play basketball?' Uh, no. She hates basketball. Then Alma wins a scholarship to attend Holy Grace, a fancy, basketball-obsessed girls school, and she worries about fitting in. Rather than admit she lives in Shellsville, home to Holy Grace's biggest basketball rivals, she pretends to have grown up on a distant peach farm. But when a twist of fate means Alma has to suddenly produce large quantities of peaches, she finds herself in a bit of a jam.
Stage Stars: The Audition
Dad says I just haven’t met my people yet. But I wondered, Who are my people?’ Millie Von Trapp has always been too much. Talks too much. Fidgets too much. Daydreams too much. Maybe that’s why she doesn’t really have any friends. But when she discovers a theatre club called Stage Stars, all that begins to change. Can Millie audition and get the part she so desperately wants? Or will the school bully and resident diva, Sophia Jekyll, ruin her chances? And could this be the moment Millie finally finds her tribe?
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise
Five years. That's how long twelve-year-old Coyote and her dad, River, have lived on the road in an old school bus, criss-crossing the nation. It's also how long ago Coyote lost her mom and two sisters.
Coyote hasn’t been home in all that time, but when she learns that the park in her old neighborhood is being demolished―the very same park where she, her mom, and her sisters buried a treasured memory box―she devises an elaborate plan to get her dad to drive 3,600 miles back to Washington state . . . without him realizing it.
On the way, they'll pick up an eclectic group of folks. Lester has a lady love to meet. Salvador and his mom are looking to start over. Val needs a safe place to be herself. Coyote will learn that going home can sometimes be the hardest journey of all, but that with friends, she just might be able to turn her ‘once upon a time’ into a ‘happily ever after.’
The Light in Everything
Tom is quiet and timid, even though his dad has been gone for nearly two years now. Zofia is the opposite. Inside her there's a raging storm that makes her want to fight the whole world until she gets what she wants. And what she wants is for scaredy-cat Tom to get out of her life. Tom hates loud, unpredictable Zofia just as much, but he's moving into Zofia's house because his mum and Zofia's dad are in love and they're having a baby. Tom and Zofia both wish the stupid baby had never happened. But then Tom's mum gets ill and it begins to look horribly like their wish might come true.
Summer of Shipwrecks
When Sid sets off on her annual summer holiday to the Shipwreck Coast, she’s desperate for some familiarity after a year of unwanted change. Two weeks with her best friend, Lou, is exactly what she needs. They can continue their search for the millions of dollars’ worth of riches that disappeared in a tragic shipwreck over a hundred years ago. But Lou has brought along her popular new school friend Hailey, who’s more interested in boys than treasure hunting. So while Lou is busy chasing Hailey’s approval, Sid is left scrambling to catch up, wondering when everything changed. Can Sid protect her heart from getting shipwrecked too?
Escape from Cuttlefish Cove
Sure, it looks like an ordinary book. But it’s not. In this book, the pirates could actually end your adventure! You see, in this book YOU are the main character and YOU decide what happens next in the story. If you aren’t careful, you could find your story ending at the point of a pirate’s cutlass or walking the plank over shark infested waters! Or maybe you’ll discover that you’re the Pirate Captain, and rich beyond your wildest dreams. In fact, there are sixty-four different ways your story could end. Keep track of how many stories you’ve finished by using The Checklist at the back of the book. Then start a new story – either from the very beginning or jump right into a new adventure using the page numbers on The Checklist. Have courage - only the bravest reader will be able to solve all the mysteries of Cuttlefish Cove. You’ve been warned! Think carefully before you go any further. Do you have what it takes to Escape from Cuttlefish Cove?
Inside Out and Back Again
Moving to America turns Ha's life inside out. For all the ten years of her life, Ha has only known Saigon. The thrills of its markets, the joy of its traditions, the warmth of her friends close by and the beauty of her very own papaya tree. But now the Vietnam War has reached her home. Ha and her family are forced to flee as Saigon falls, and they board a ship headed towards hope. In America, Ha discovers the foreign world of Alabama. The coldness of its strangers, the dullness of its food, the strange shape of its landscape and the strength of her very own family. This is the moving story of one girl's year of change, dreams, grief, and healing as she journeys from one country to another, one life to the next. A novel in verse.
Her Majesty's League of Remarkable Young Ladies
Mischief is afoot, and Queen Victoria is not amused. Her stalker must be stopped. Forget the cavalry, this is a job for Her Majesty's League of Remarkable Young Ladies! The League's newest recruit is Winifred Weatherby, a feisty girl-genius and gadget-maker. Winnie's creations are remarkable, but is she clever enough to protect the Queen and achieve her own dream of winning the top prize in Paris for young inventors?
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