"They say magic is long-gone…but is it? A chain of fantastical mishaps in schoolboy Bert’s dull life spiral out of control–but then he’s rescued by Finch, a plucky girl-adventurer with metal legs. Soon they’re sailing through the clouds on a pirate airship bound for the forgotten land of Mirinor. Magic is their destination, for reasons Bert will soon discover."
"After Hattie and her three best friends watch one of their class-mates publicly defriended in the school cafeteria, they make a loyalty pact promising never to mistreat each other. But after Hattie unwittingly breaks the pact, her friends begin ignoring her. ... Can Hattie figure out how to break the spell and make things right again?"
"Lauren and her best friend, Tara, are...trying out for the school play. Lauren, who loves to sing, wonders if maybe, just maybe, she will be the star instead of Tara this time. But when the show is cast, Lauren lands in the ensemble, while Tara scores the lead role. Their teacher explains: Lauren just doesn't look the part of the all-American girl. What audience would believe that she, half-Jewish, half-Chinese Lauren, was the everygirl star from Pleasant Valley, USA?"
"Twelve-year-old Zee is back now. He disappeared for a year and nobody knows where he went or what happened to him. Not even his best friends Justin, Nia, and Lyric. But ever since Zee has been back, he's been... different. After Zee freaks out at his friends playing hide-and-seek at an odd party in his backyard--the first time his friends are back together since his reappearance--strange things begin to occur. Everyone who played in the game has a mark on their wrist. And then they disappear..."
"Nin had never liked Wednesdays, but this one took the biscuit. On this Wednesday she woke up to find that it was raining buckets and that her brother had ceased to exist.
Nin realizes she is the only person to remember Toby because whoever took him is about to make her disappear too. Enter Skerridge the Bogeyman, who steals kids for Mr. Strood. With his spindle, he draws all memories of Nin out of her mother's head. She escapes to the Drift, a land filled with the fabulous and the dreadful. What is the sorcerers' secret and will Nin and Toby escape their fate at the House of Strood?"
"Ten-year-old Perry Owens has learned everything he needs to know from comic books. So when Perry receives a troubling message from his favorite uncle, Zeke, he knows exactly what’s wrong. Obviously, evil newts wearing trench coats must have kidnapped Zeke. Now they’re holding him hostage somewhere on Bunny Island, the remote vacation destination that Zeke calls home."
"When Ohkwa'ri overhears a group of older boys planning a raid on a neighboring village, he immediately tells his Mohawk elders. He has done the right thing -- but he has also made enemies. Grabber and his friends will do anything they can to hurt him, especially during the village-wide game of Tekwaarathon (lacrosse). Ohkwa'ri believes in the path of peace, but can peaceful ways work against Grabber's wrath?"
"At just twelve years old and already he's a criminal genius, plotting to restore his family's fortune with a spot of corruption and kidnapping. ... Let the misadventure begin."
"Before the fight a reporter asked me if I thought I was as good as Joe Louis or Sugar Ray was at my age and I told him, I don't think I'm as good, I'm better. Got more FLOW than Joe, more SLAY than Ray. I'm sweeter, stronger, and faster. As a matter of fact, I'm so fast I can't even catch myself."
"Finally, Amira is twelve. She wants to learn to read and write, to set free all the big ideas she finds herself sketching in the sand. But girls like Amira don't go to school. Still, she can't help but hope for something more. Her dreams are pushed aside whn the Janjaweed militia storms her small village, shattering life as she knows it. As Amira starts a long journey toward a new life at a refugee camp, she feels her spirit slipping away..."
"Wild Willie and I were off to Japan in search of a legendary ancient samurai scroll that holds the secret to a long-lost fighting technique. The scroll had fallen into the wrong hands, and it was up to us to track it down and save the day. But first, we would have to fight a group of talented ninjas. Holey cheese--this would be on adventure I would never forget!"
"I was just minding my business at home when I got a telephone call from my uncle Samuel S. Stingysnout. He wanted to invite the entire Stilton family to creepy, faraway Penny Pincher Castle for a big surprise....I'm not much of a traveling mouse, and I hate surprises...I could tell this was going to be one super-spooky trip!"
"Nicholas is a math and music genius with no friends and a huge problem: His father has lost his job, and they'll have to sell their house, which holds the only memory Nicholas has of his younger brother. Just in time, Nicholas's senile grandfather arrives, filled with tales of priceless treasure he has hidden somewhere in town--but where?"
"The kingdom is in disarray and Drew Ferran is grudgingly being groomed for the throne. When a revenge plot by Prince Lucas is revealed, Drew seizes the opportunity to flee his obligations in pursuit of the renegade prince. But Drew and his allies are in trouble, as they encounter rogue militias of lawless Werelords and a nation of invading Catlords determined to wrest power from Drew's paws. With the odds stacked against him, Drew must face up to his kingship and embrace the Wolf or all of Lyssia will be lost."
"When Stella and her younger brother, Tom, move to their new London home, they become mystified by the disappearances of Harry, their elderly neighbor's dog. Where does he go? And why does he keep reappearing wet-through? Their quest to solve the riddle over the summer holidays leads to a boat buried under a grassy mound - and a tunnel that takes them to a secret lake. Who is the boy rowing towards them? Why is he so terrified?...Stella and Tom soon discover that they have travelled back in time to their home and its gardens almost 100 years earlier. Here they make both friends and enemies and uncover startling connections between the past and present."
"It all started with a peanut butter cup . . .which leads Ben Braver to a secret school for kids with super abilities. Ben has never had any special powers—and maybe never will. But could this be his chance to become the superhero he's always dreamed of?"
"Life is tough for Fletcher Bowman. He's an orphan from the countryside who's just arrived at the prestigious Knights Academy, where he doesn't know anyone or anything about being a knight. Lucky for Fletcher he quickly makes one friend - the excitable Izzy Richmond. But when Fletcher and Izzy venture off-campus, they awaken a long-sleeping threat to Knighton that threatens to destroy the kingdom."
"When Mara hears about a new store called Frightville, she can't wait to check it out. On its shelves are strange and unusual gifts of all kinds. It's there that she comes face-to-face with Charlotte, a small figurine of a friendly-looking girl.
Mara instantly feels that Charlotte is meant to live with her. But once Charlotte is in the dollhouse, strange things start to happen. There are odd noises in the night, and objects from Mara's room start to go missing. Is Mara imagining things, or is this doll actually haunted?"
"'What is the Unbelievable FIB?' That's the question 11-year-old Prudence Potts discovers on a baffling card no one else in Middleton--except Abe, a new kid with a knack for solving riddles--seems to see. Then a mysterious man asks for ABE and Pru's help investigating mythical beings infiltrating the town, and that's just one of the things Pru finds hard to believe. Soon Pru and ABE discover another world beneath the surface of their quiet town, where Viking gods lurk just out of sight. They must race to secure the Eye of Odin, source of all knowledge - and the key to stopping a war that could destroy both human and immortal realms."
"I'm with my best friends Robin and Frankie (and my sometimes friend, Penny) when a TORNADO scoops us up and whisks us away. As soon as we land, I can tell we're not in Smithville anymore -- we've been transported into The Wonderful Wizard of Oz! We're excited to meet Dorothy and Toto . . . but the story isn't going as planned. The Wicked Witch of the East locks us in her dungeon, so we have no way of getting the magic slippers that will take Dorothy home. Plus, the Emerald City is under attack, and the Wizard himself may be in danger!"
"Klawde is not your average cat. He's an emperor from another planet, exiled to Earth. He's cruel. He's cunning. He's brilliant... and he's about to become Raj Banerjee's best friend. Whether he likes it or not."
"Klawde and Raj are back! As summer turns to fall, our favorite warlord cat remains in his pitiful exiled existence. But Raj has an even scarier prospect than cosmic exile: starting at a new school."
"In book three of this hysterical series, Klawde faces a challenger he never imagined: a dog, who has arrived on Earth to settle the intergalactic score. He's hyper, he's loyal, he's an all-around-good boy, and he's here to bring Klawde to justice. Can our ferocious feline evade the long paw of the law?"
"Once our world was full of dragons who lived in harmony with humans. But after a group of rogue dragons, the Raptors, tried to take over Earth, all dragons were banished to another realm. Most humans forgot about the dragons, claiming they never existed. Eleven-year-old Sirin knows the truth -- she grew up with stories passed down through the generations. However, when her mother falls ill, even Sirin has trouble believing in magic . . . until she sees a mysterious streak of silver in the night sky."
"Sirin, Allie, and Joss have joined forces with the legendary silver dragon Lysander, the only creature capable of opening portals between the two worlds. But the powerful Lennix clan is following the children's every move and will stop at nothing to capture Lysander. After generations of plotting, the Lennixes -- and their bloodthirsty dragon allies, the Raptors -- are terrifyingly close to establishing a brutal dragon regime on Earth, just like they did centuries ago."
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"Sara Crewe looks like a little princess--that's what her schoolmates say when Sara's rich father brings her to Miss Minchin's Select Seminary for girls. Yet when Sara's fortunes vanish and she must live as a servant in a cold attic room, she proves that being a real princess takes heart, hope, and perhaps a little Magic."
"When Roo's parents are murdered, she learns she has an eccentric uncle, who has agreed to take her into his home. Once a tuberculosis sanitarium for children of the rich, the strange house is teeming with ghost stories and secrets. Roo doesn't believe in ghosts or fairy stories, but what are those eerie noises she keeps hearing? And who is that strange wild boy who lives on the river? People are lying to her, and Roo becomes determined to find the truth."
"Kat's mother is a medium, an not the kind that fits between small and large; Kat's mom sees spirits and communicates with them. An, even worse, Kat has just discovered that she can see spirits, too. Now, it's up to Kat and her best friend Jac to help a spirit trapped in their school cross over successfully. The question is, can they do it without having to switch schools themselves?
"Zombies. curses. Hauntings and ghosts. These are just some of the bad things Cassidy Bean writes about in her journal. It might seem gruesome or a little weird, but Cassidy believes that the best way to conquer her fears is to document them."
"This handbook uncovers little-known facts about the elite school attended by heirs of some of the world’s most well-known heroes. But when the sons and daughters of some of the world’s most well-known villains are invited to go there, all havoc breaks loose. Write-ins and secret notes reveal what Mal and her friends—as well as the Auradon kids—are really thinking about each other. Take a peek inside to see who says what next!"
"Josie usually keeps to herself, but she comes out of her shell when she and her dog, Clementine, volunteer at the local hospital during the holiday season. Josie loves dressing up in silly costumes, singing carols, and helping to prepare for the big Christmas Festival. That is, until she learns that this year's Festival has been canceled."
"Last summer, Quinnen was the star pitcher of her baseball team, the Panthers. They were headed for the championship, and her loudest supporter at every game was her best friend and older sister, Haley. This summer, everything is different. Haley’s death, at the end of last summer, has left Quinnen and her parents reeling. Without Haley in the stands, Quinnen doesn’t want to play baseball. It seems like nothing can fill the Haley-sized hole in her world..."
"The life of a fox is filled with dangers, but Isla has begun to learn mysterious skills meant to help her survive...Now Isla must navigate this bewildering and deadly terrain, all while being hunted by a ruthless enemy. In order to survive, she will need to master the ancient arts of her kind -- magical gifts of cunning known only to foxes. She must unravel the secrets of foxcraft."
"A girl is locked in a room in an old, abandoned house. She has been hiding there for more than a hundred years. Another girl, Jules, arrives at the ruined house and sees a pale face in an upstairs window. Who is up there, she wonders, behind a locked door?"
"Danger is never far from Audra's family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian Cossack soldiers, who insist that everyone must become Russian -- they have banned Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language. But Audra knows her parents are involved in something secret and perilous. When Cossacks arrive abruptly at their door, Audra's parents insist that she flee, taking with her an important package and instructions for where to deliver it. But escape means abandoning her parents to a terrible fate."
"Bob sets out on a dangerous journey in search of his long-lost sister with the help of his two best friends, Ivan and Ruby. As a hurricane approaches and time is running out, Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family ."
"Greg and his family hit the road for a cross-country camping trip, ready for the adventure of a lifetime. But things take an unexpected turn, and they find themselves stranded at an RV park that’s not exactly a summertime paradise. When the skies open up and the water starts to rise, the Heffleys wonder if they can save their vacation—or if they’re already in too deep."
"Ellie Magari just learned that her mother is dead. Perhaps that would be sad if Ellie had ever met the woman. Exactly who was Ellie's mom? Does it even matter that she's gone? Perhaps a dead mom can still help Ellie figure out what it means to be a girl in the world today. Either way, Ellie wouldn't mind a role model beyond her master chef Dad."
"Nate and his mother are running away. Fleeing from an emotionally abusive situation, they hide out in an abandoned cottage in the middle of a forest. Though it's old and run-down, at least it's a place of their own. Then Nate's mother heads off for groceries and doesn't return. Has she run into trouble, or simply abandoned him? He is left alone and afraid, with the dark closing in on him..."
"Delsie loves tracking the weather--lately, though, it seems the squalls are in her own life... Luckily, she has...Ronan, a new friend who is caring and courageous but also troubled by the losses he's endured. As Ronan and Delsie traipse around Cape Cod on their adventures, they both learn what it means to be angry versus sad, broken versus whole, and abandoned versus loved. And that, together, they can weather any storm."
"Corey Maduro should be thrilled about the Orioles going to the big Grand Slam Tournament. But whenever he thinks about playing, he feels sick. For one thing, he's in a monster hitting slump, which shows no signs of ending. Then there's Katelyn Moss, who thinks she deserves Corey's center field job and tries to outdo him at everything."
"Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who's the grumpiest dwarf of all?
For the first time ever, hear the real story of Snow while and the Seven Dwarves from the hero himself: Grump the dwarf!"
"It is December 17, 2010: Nadia’s twelfth birthday and the beginning of the Arab Spring. Soon anti-government protests erupt across the Middle East and, one by one, countries are thrown into turmoil. As civil war flares in Syria and bombs fall across Nadia’s home city of Aleppo, her family decides to flee to safety. Inspired by current events, this novel sheds light on the complicated situation in Syria that has led to an international refugee crisis, and tells the story of one girl’s journey to safety."
"Is a ghost dog's bark worse than its bite?
Lucas Trainer has just moved from the big city to the quiet town of Hounds Hollow, but not everything is as peaceful as it seems. People have been mysteriously disappearing, and there are rumors of ghostly dogs prowling about at night."
"Space-obsessed 12-year-old Paola Santiago and her two best friends, Emma and Dante, know the rule: Stay away from the river. It's all they've heard since a schoolmate of theirs drowned a year ago. Pao is embarrassed to admit that she has been told to stay away for even longer than that, because her mother is constantly warning her about La Llorona, the wailing ghost woman who wanders the banks of the Gila at night, looking for young people to drag into its murky depths..."
"Something in the drawing howled. It was so loud and so close that Court jumped. Then a nightmare lurched out of the dark borders of the drawing. It was gorilla strong and wolverine fierce, and being small on the page didn't stop it from being huge compared to everything around it. The monster's snarling face grew larger and larger as it rushed toward her. Then, when it filled the margins of the page, it hi some invisible boundary that stopped it--barely. The paper bulged and rippled, like it was struggling to contain the world inside..."
"Ross Maloy has always just wanted to fit in. But when he's diagnosed with a rare eye cancer, he's suddenly the standout 'cancer kid' of the seventh grade... When life gives you cancer, make music...and draw batpigs."
"Katie and Andy Lawrence thought moving to a new town―especially one named Appleton―was awful enough. They were wrong. When their parents take them to Appleton's famous apple orchard for a haunted hayride, weird things start happening... Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence disappear―and in their place, Katie and Andy find creepy shrunken applehead dolls! Can Katie and Andy find a way to turn their parents back to normal before it's too late?"
"Amanda Peterson has a pet cemetery in her backyard. It's where she's buried all her family's dear departed pets, like Ralphie the hamster, Herman the goldfish, and Snitch the canary. But when Amanda and her friends set out to bury a dead squirrel, they accidentally dig up a grave that's already occupied―and not by a pet. The scary old lady who lives next door has lots of buried secrets. And she'll do anything to keep them that way…."
"Everyone in Baskerville knows about Jimmy Leeds. In fact, Adam Riley and his friends have been telling scary stories about Jimmy for years—stories they don’t really believe. After all, how can anyone believe in a half-human beast with horns and hooves? But the legend of Jimmy Leeds isn’t just a story. When all the kids in the neighborhood decide to have a giant campout, Adam and his friends learn much too late that the streets of Baskerville aren’t safe—especially after dark."
"When Jaxon is sent to spend the day with a mean old lady his mother calls Ma, he finds out she's not his grandmother--but she is a witch! She needs his help delivering baby dragons to a magical world where they'll be safe. There are two rules when it comes to the dragons: don't let them out of the bag, and don't feed them anything sweet. Before he knows it, Jax and his friends Vikram and Kavita have broken both rules! Will Jax get the baby dragons delivered safe and sound? Or will they be lost in Brooklyn forever?"
"Jaxon had just one job--to return three baby dragons to the realm of magic. But when he got there, only two dragons were left in the bag. His best friend's sister, Kavita, is a dragon thief! Kavita only wanted what was best for the baby dragon. But now every time she feeds it, the dragon grows and grows! How can she possibly keep it secret? Even worse, stealing it has upset the balance between the worlds. The gates to the other realm have shut tight! Jaxon needs all the help he can get to find Kavita, outsmart a trickster named Blue, and return the baby dragon to its true home."
"Amelia Fang is not looking forward to her parents' annual Barbaric Ball but she never imagined that the spoiled prince of Nocturnia would use it as his chance to capture her pet pumpkin, Squashy.
Amelia and her friends plan a daring rescue! But in Nocturnia, a darkness reigns supreme, glitter is terrifying, and unicorns are the stuff of nightmares. Will Amelia discover that things are not always what they seem?"
"Amelia and her friends are taking part in a competition to visit Pumpkin Paradis Park-the most fangtastic theme park ever! All they have to do is sell as many cookies as possible.
But the creatures of Nocturnia have started acting strangeer than usual... No one can seem to remember anything-including their own names! Can Amelia save everyone even though they've forgotten who she is?"
"Amelia is going on a trip with her Rainbow Rangers troop (led by unicorns Ricky and Graham) to Sugarplum Island!
But while exploring to earn their badges Amelia and the gang stumble upon an ancient curse and are shrunk to the size of bugs! How will they make the bloodcurdling BIG journey to break the curse when they are all so very TINY? "
"Amelia and her friends must venture beyond Nocturnia to the Kingdom of Light to rescue Queen Fairyweather.
But with Terrifying angel-kittens and unicorns lurking behind every rainbow, who can they trust? And will they uncover the villain plotting to take over the world?"
"Tristan isn't gifted or talented like his sister Jeanine, and he's always been okay with that because he can make a perfect chocolate chip cookie and he lives in the greatest city in the world. But his life takes a turn for the worse when his parents decide to move to middle-of-nowhere Petersville--a town with one street and no restaurants."
"Adventure awaits! ... Join Roland and his best friend, Garg the Barbarian, as they leave the safety of their village and embark on a quest to save Roland's mom from the White Warlock. Will our heroes survive?"
"Regina Petit's family has always been Umpqua, and living on the Grand Ronde reservation is all ten-year-old Regina has ever known. Her biggest worry is that Sasquatch may actually exist out in the forest. But when the federal government signs a bill into law that says Regina's tribe no longer exists, Regina becomes 'Indian no more' overnight... Regina has never met kids of other races, and they've never met a real Indian. For the first time in her life, Regina comes face to face with the viciousness of racism, personally and toward her new friends."
"Can a whale talk to a human? Willa thinks so . . ." After her mom passes away, Willa goes to live with her dad and his new family. Can she reconnect with her old friends? Can she fit in with her new family? Can a whale help her figure all this out?
"Twelve-year old Maddie has a quirky sense of humor and loves making her classmates laugh by slapping on fake mustaches every chance she gets...When Maddie starts tripping when she walks and her hand starts curling up at her side, her mom takes her to the doctor, who confirms Maddie has a brain tumor. In an instant, her world is turned upside down." Based on a true story
"Tiffany Hart dreams of one thing: to be class president. However, dreams turn into nightmares when she ends up almost dead in an abandoned building and develops the oh-so-awful gift of ghost-seeing. Unfortunately, Tiffany only knows one person who can help her shake this ghoulish problem, her neighbor and the weirdest boy at school, Justin Henderson...Can Tiffany win the school election and solve her ghost problem?"
"Pat O'Toole has always idolized his older brother, Coop. Coop is . . . different. ... He's never really cared for anything but the thrill of being underground, and for Pat of course. so it's no surprise to anyone that after a huge fight with their parents, Coop runs away. One year later, Pat receives a package containing a digital voice recorder and a cryptic message from his brother."
"It's time for Harper and her fellow DanceStarz to head to the bright lights and big city--New York City, that is! They are excited to be competing in Nationals, the biggest competition of the year. Not only will they be competing against their fiercest rivals, the Belles, they will be competing against Harper's old dance team and her BFF from home, Eliza."
"I must be a monster. But if I can gather the right feather, the right shell, and the right crystal, I can make a wish . . . and be human again."
"It may take some trained attack-grasshoppers, a jar of spiders, and a very special peacock to save the family farm, but Paige is up to the task."
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"The Rangers, with their shadowy ways, have always made him nervous. And now fifteen-year old Will has been chosen as a Ranger's apprentice..."
"I howl to the new wolf. I put all my strength and all my hopes into the howl. The echo of it rings from the mountaintops."
"Fifteen years ago Olympus was destroyed. The Olympians settled on Titus, and Earth was quarantined. The Titans and Olympians are keeping the peace, but only just. . ."
"A battle that would change the course of World War II . . ."
"No grizzly has ever killed a human in Glacier before...until tonight"
"George and Harold are behind bars for a crime they didn't commit, and are soon pulled from prison by a time-traveling tyrant named Tippy Tinkletrousers!"
"George and Harold's time-traveling Purple Potty has landed them in a strange, backward universe."
"Birdie Cramer Bright knows practically everything there is to know about plants. Too bad she's stuck moving with her straitlaced mom to New York City. On the other hand, she does get to visit her grandmother for the first time, and Granny Mo is everything that Birdie's mother isn't-a crazy dresser, a loud singer, and, just like Birdie, a lover of the green world. But Granny Mo is something else as well: a fairy godmother. And Birdie herself is part of a long line of fairy godmothers . . ."
"Kerka Laine is not one to sit around and let things happen to her. She knows that she's destined to start training as a fairy godmother. She just hates waiting for the training to begin! When her dreams take her to Aventurine, the place where human girls go to unlock their own special kind of magic, Kerka is more than ready. What she is not prepared for is the quest the fairies give her . . ."
"Zally Guevara always has a map of where she's going. She can't wait to pack her suitcase and explore the world. But when she travels to Aventurine-a place that only girls training to become fairy godmothers can get to-she's shocked to discover there's no map for her to follow. In Aventurine, Zally is given her quest: to save a fairy queen who has lost her will to live."