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JoJo & BowBow Take the Stage
JoJo Siwa - 2018
With her crew of friends behind her and the support of her trusty sidekick BowBow, JoJo’s sure their summer will be as sweet as it gets. Then she meets Grace—the new kid on the block with tons of talent to offer—and JoJo knows her plan for a rockin’ party is complete! But Kyra, resident mean girl and head of the party-planning committee, has other ideas. JoJo doesn’t know why Kyra dislikes Grace; but it soon becomes clear that she’ll do anything to exclude JoJo’s new friend. When Kyra’s jealousy of Grace threatens to ruin the entire block party, JoJo knows it’s time to rally her Siwanatorz and save the day. After all: Being a Siwanator means—above all—being kind. And even bullies aren’t always what they seem…
Ms Wiz Spells Trouble
Terence Blacker - 1988
"Wherever things need livening up." Things are certainly livened up at St Barnabas School when Class Three's new teacher arrives. She has a magic rat, a rather rude owl, and some very special powers. But when Podge's dad is turned into a warthog and the School Inspector loses his trousers, Class Three has to admit—Ms Wiz spells trouble!
365 Days of Wonder: Mr. Browne's Book of Precepts
R.J. Palacio - 2014
Browne and his love of precepts. Simply put, precepts are principles to live by, and Mr. Browne has compiled 365 of them—one for each day of the year—drawn from popular songs to children’s books to inscriptions on Egyptian tombstones to fortune cookies. His selections celebrate kindness, hopefulness, the goodness of human beings, the strength of people’s hearts, and the power of people’s wills. Interspersed with the precepts are letters and emails from characters who appeared in Wonder. Readers hear from Summer, Jack, Charlotte, Julian, and Amos. There’s something for everyone here, with words of wisdom from such noteworthy people as Anne Frank, Martin Luther King Jr., Confucius, Goethe, Sappho—and over 100 readers of Wonder who sent R. J. Palacio their own precepts.
Space Brat
Bruce Coville - 1992
Space Brat is Bruce Coville's first installment in the Space Brat series, illustrated by Kathrine Coville.After running off, Blork loses his way and lands in a strange place ruled by a grumpy man named Squat, a creature who, Blork discovers, is nastier and brattier than Blork.
Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Lemony Snicket - 2012
Far from anyone he knew or trusted, a young Lemony Snicket started an apprenticeship for a secret organization shrouded in mystery and secrecy. He asked questions that shouldn't have been on his mind. Now he has written an account that should not be published that shouldn't be read. Not even by you. Seriously, we recommend that you do NOT ask your parents for this, the first book in his new ALL THE WRONG QUESTIONS series.Lemony Snicket, in case you don't already know, grew up to be the author of A Series of Unfortunate Events series.
The Money Pit Mystery
Eric Walters - 1999
It also features the discovery of a human skull -- and then of an entire body. At the same time he skillfully and sensitively portrays an 11-year-old boy and his 13-year-old sister as they come to terms with their grandfather's failing mental health. No one should be surprised. Eric Walters has carved out his own successful niche in a very competitive field.The Money Pit Mystery is the story of Sam and Beth, who accompany their mother on a visit with their grandfather at his home on Oak Island. This is their first visit in three years, since their mother and grand-dad had a terrible fight over something nobody wants to talk about. Something strange now seems to be happening to grand-dad, a fact confirmed by his odd behavior and the disgusting state of his once-immaculate home. He's also spending a lot of time engaged in a bizarre hunt for a 200-year-old treasure. When amateur magician Sam is bitten by the treasure bug too, the whole family is plunged into a break-neck-speed mystery in which the winner will take all.
Charlettes' Web
Darren Camp - 2017
Camp's Sci-Fi adaptation and re-imagining of the beloved children's book "Charlotte's Web" by E. B. White.
The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother
Elvira Woodruff - 1990
The set includes everything for mixing up magic formulas, and guarantees that each child using the set can make a wish that will come true.Nelly adores her grandmother and mixes up a formula that makes her young again. But to Nelly's amazement, her grandmother continues getting younger and younger. Luckily Nelly's cousin Ben is on the way. Will they be able to save Grandma before she shrinks into nothing?Proof!
Sports Illustrated Baseball's Greatest
Sports Illustrated - 2013
rank on the list of the best shortstops? At third base, would you rather have Mike Schmidt or Brooks Robinson? Is Fenway or Wrigley the better ballpark?This book will end many arguments-and start some new ones. Sports Illustrated's has polled its Major League Baseball experts to determine the ultimate Top 10 in more than 20 categories. The rankings appear alongside stunning photography and classic stories from SI's archives. This is the best of the best in the major leagues, or, more simply, Baseball's Greatest.
Cake Pop Crush
Suzanne Nelson - 2013
They have to find ways to bring in new customers, especial after Perk Up, a big chain coffee and pastry shop, opens across the street. To make a bad matter worse, Dane, the cute new boy at school is the son of Perk Up’s CEO. She should hate him...but he’s really sort of sweet. How’s a girl supposed to deal? Ali begins to create incredible cake pops using her deceased mom’s cookbook.
Amelia's Middle School Survival Guide: Amelia's Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments, Amelia's Guide to Gossip
Marissa Moss - 2009
And no one is better at capturing the middle school experience than Marissa Moss’s Amelia. Now two bestselling classic Amelia books, Amelia’s Most Unforgettable Embarrassing Moments and Amelia’s Guide to Gossip, are available in this special bind-up that comes with a special Amelia eraser key chain!
Rosie Goodwin Omnibus: The Bad Apple, No One's Girl, Dancing Till Midnight
Rosie Goodwin - 2014
One cold December night in 1959 she can take no more. She and her son Davey escape to her mother. But Paul is in trouble with dangerous men. Unable to pay his debts, he blackmails Louise and those who love her, keeping a shadowy presence in their lives. Even the arrival of Charlie Fox, a stranger who becomes a true friend, cannot guarantee that the future will be safe...No One's GirlJane Reynolds seems a devoted daughter, but her father's cruelty has left her afraid to love. After his sudden death she becomes a virtual recluse, leaving her small farm only to go to market. But everything changes when she finds a young runaway hiding near her cottage. Alice, too, is unloved and in pain, and as the pair become friends, Jane begins to wonder whether she could offer the girl the loving home she's never had. But dark secrets in both their pasts threaten everything Jane hopes for...Dancing Till MidnightGrace Collins, orphaned as a child, was raised by her severely religious aunt. Starved of love, she falls for the first man who shows her affection, Barry Swan. Then Grace falls pregnant. They marry and, for a while, Grace knows happiness. Barry adores her and is a wonderful father, but something is missing. When Barry takes her dancing, the gap seems to be filled - until she meets Philip Golding. He sweeps Grace off her feet but as he draws her into a web of deceit, she discovers that all that glitters is not gold...
The Wishing Spell
Chris Colfer - 2012
Through the mysterious powers of a cherished book of stories, they leave their world behind and find themselves in a foreign land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.But after a series of encounters with witches, wolves, goblins, and trolls alike, getting back home is going to be harder than they thought.
The Black Star of Kingston
S.D. Smith - 2015
Old wars haunt. New enemies threaten. An oath is born. A hero rises.
Who Was Roald Dahl?
True Kelley - 2012
Now in this Who Was . . . ? biography, children will learn of his real-life adventures. A flying ace for the British Air Force, he was married to an Academy Award-winning actress. He also wrote books and screenplays for adults. Entertaining and readable, this biography has 80 black-and-white illustrations.