Rating: (60 reviews)
Author: Margaret Peterson Haddix
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Product Description
Thirteen-year-old Jonah has always known that he was adopted, and he’s never thought it was any big deal. Then he and a new friend, Chip, who’s also adoped, begin receiving mysterious letters. The first one says, “You are one of the missing.” The [...]
Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Jane Yolen
Publisher: The Blue Sky Press
Product Description
Parents and children can never have enough ways to say “I love you”–and now, America’s favorite dinosaurs are giving families a funny book, perfect for bedtime, storytime, anytime. Even when little dinosaurs are naughty, it’s important to remind them that no matter what they do, [...]
Rating: (86 reviews)
Author: Truman Capote
Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers
Product Description
First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote’s rural Alabama boyhood has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory–”a tiny gem of a holiday story” (School Library [...]
Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Birnbaum Travel Guides
Publisher: Disney Editions
Product Description
Children are perhaps Walt Disney World’s biggest fans. On playgrounds and in classrooms, there’s always excited talk about who went to Walt Disney World and what they did each day-or minute. It has become almost a rite of passage to visit America’s most popular travel destination, [...]
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Rosemary Wells
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Product Description
Everybody’s favorite bunnies celebrate Christmas and Valentine’s Day in two adorable shaped board books just right for toddlers. When Santa mixes up their stockings, Max and Ruby are in for a big surprise on Christmas morning! And when Ruby uses all the candy to make her Valentine [...]
Rating: (72 reviews)
Author: Brandon Mull
Publisher: Aladdin
Product Description
Very strange things are afoot at Fablehaven. Someone or something has released a plague that transforms beings of light into creatures of darkness. Seth discovers the problem early, but as the infectious disease spreads, it becomes clear that the preserve cannot hold out for long. In dire need [...]
Author: Beverly Cleary
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
Kids everywhere feel connected to Ramona’s unique way of looking at the world as she tries to adjust to new teachers, feels jealous about Susan’s curls, and is secretly pleased by Yard Ape’s teasing. The scrapes she gets herself into—like wearing pajamas to school or accidentally making egg yolk shampoo—are funny [...]
Rating: (67 reviews)
Author: Sarah Dessen
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Product Description
It’s been so long since Auden slept at night. Ever since her parents’ divorce—or since the fighting started. Now she has the chance to spend a carefree summer with her dad and his new family in the charming beach town where they live.
A job in a clothes [...]
Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Joanna Cole
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
It’s natural for children to be concerned about the arrival of a new baby at their house. Most big brothers and sisters feel loving and tender one minute, angry or jealous the next. With over forty vivid full-color photographs and a clear, supportive textby award-winning author Joanna Cole, [...]
Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Kenny Rogers
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Product Description
“I reckon there’s nuthin’ worth learnin’ from the coloreds,” DJ answered, again turning to the window.
“That right?” his father asked ‘Nuthin’ worth learning from them folks?”
“Yeah,” DJ said. “Nuthin’. Completely nuthin’.”
In the quiet, rural town of Canaan, Texas, a clash between two classmates — one, a tough [...]
Rating: (15 reviews)
Author: Jude Watson
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Product Description
A Clue found in Book 3 sends Amy and Dan jetting off to find out just what’s behind the fierce rivalry between the Tomas and Ekaterina branches of the Cahill family. Was a Clue stolen from the Tomas branch? Where is it now? And most important, can [...]
Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: Jacqueline Kelly
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Product Description
Calpurnia Virginia Tate is eleven years old in 1899 when she wonders why the yellow grasshoppers in her Texas backyard are so much bigger than the green ones.With a little help from her notoriously cantankerous grandfather, an avid naturalist, she figures out that the [...]
Rating: (50 reviews)
Author: Trenton Lee Stewart
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Product Description
The Mysterious Benedict Society is back with a new mission, significantly closer to home. After reuniting for a celebratory scavenger hunt, Reynie, Kate, Sticky, and Constance are forced to go on an unexpected search–a search to find Mr. Benedict. It seems that [...]
Rating: (59 reviews)
Author: Kate DiCamillo
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
In a highly awaited new novel, Kate DiCamillo conjures a haunting fable about trusting the unexpected — and making the extraordinary come true.
What if? Why not? Could it be?
When a fortuneteller’s tent appears in the market square of the city of Baltese, orphan Peter Augustus Duchene knows the [...]
Rating: (128 reviews)
Author: Jeff Kinney
Publisher: Amulet Books
Product Description
It’s summer vacation, the weather’s great, and all the kids are having fun outside. So where’s Greg Heffley? Inside his house, playing video games with the shades drawn.
Greg, a self-confessed “indoor person,” is living out his ultimate summer fantasy: no responsibilities and no rules. But Greg’s mom [...]
Rating: (14 reviews)
Author: Richard Paul Evans
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Product Description
On his way home for Christmas, Thomas needs a light for his lantern. He stops in an old candlemaker’s shop and is dismissive of all of the old man’s intricate and beautiful candles, buying an inexpensive one. However, as he continues his journey, [...]
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Dr. Cuthbert Soup
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
Product Description
The three Cheeseman children, their father, and their psychic dog are all on the run. From whom? Well the CIA, naturally. But also corporate agents #5, #29, and # 207, plus two international superspies — one of whom happens to be a chimpanzee. They [...]
Author: Truman Capote
Publisher: Perfection Learning
Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: James Patterson
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Product Description
The world is changing: the government has seized control of every aspect of society, and now, kids are disappearing. For 15-year-old Wisty and her older brother Whit, life turns upside down when they are torn from their parents one night and slammed into [...]
Rating: (55 reviews)
Author: Rebecca Stead
Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books
Product Description
Four mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever.
By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy [...]
Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: David Elliott
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
Who among us hasn’t encountered that force of nature called “a fit”? A best-selling author and illustrator depict a toddler’s tantrum in all its horror and hilarity.
Finn likes peaches. Usually. But not today. Today Finn doesn’t like
anything. Uh-oh. Is Finn going to throw a fit? Author David Elliott
directs [...]
Rating: (18 reviews)
Author: Jane O’connor
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
What could be fancier than Christmas?
Presents with elegant wrapping paper, festive decorations, Christmas cookies with sprinkles—and who could forget the tree? After all, there is no such thing as too much tinsel. Ooh la la! This year, Nancy is especially excited about decorating the Christmas tree. She bought [...]
Rating: (25 reviews)
Author: Victoria Kann
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
Being Pinkalicious is pinkatastic, especially when she’s accompanied by her pet unicorn, Goldilicious. Goldie is a roller-skating, kite-flying, high-jumping unicorn who will protect Pinkalicious from the evil wizardry of her little brother, Peter. Together, Pinkalicious and Goldilicious can conquer anything!
This enchanting follow-up to the New York Times bestselling [...]
Rating: (42 reviews)
Author: Glenn Beck
Publisher: Aladdin
Product Description
Adapted from the original bestselling novel, The Christmas Sweater: A Picture Book is the story of a young boy who finds the true meaning of Christmas in the most unlikely of places. Eddie wants a bicycle for Christmas, but his mother knits him a homemade sweater instead. His [...]
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Katherine Paterson
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
In unexpected and heartwarming ways, two–time Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson has written a collection of nine inspirational short stories that illuminate the true meaning of the Christmas story. Hope and celebration are the common threads in this exploration of the mysterious workings of the human heart.
Featuring a new [...]
Rating: (26 reviews)
Author: Francine Pascal
Publisher: Sweet Valley
Product Description
Given a pair of antique dolls by their grandparents, Jessica and Elizabeth learn that the dolls are a family legacy from a past generation of twins and that they have magical powers.
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Mike Lupica
Publisher: Philomel
Product Description
What would you do with a million dollars, if you were 13?
Nate Brodie is nicknamed “Brady” not only for his arm, but also because he’s the biggest Tom Brady fan. He’s even saved up to buy an autographed football. And when he does, he wins the chance for [...]
Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Patrick Carman
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Product Description
JOIN ANYTIME TO PLAY FOR THE CHANCE TO WIN!
WHERE ARE AMY AND DAN CAHILL? The two kids were last seen in Egypt, hunting for one of the 39 Clues that could make them the most powerful people on earth. But no one has seen the siblings since. [...]
Rating: (24 reviews)
Author: Liz Garton Scanlon
Publisher: Beach Lane Books
Product Description
All the world is here.
It is there.
It is everywhere.
All the world is right where you are.
Now.
Following a circle of family and friends through the course of a day from morning till night, this book affirms the importance of all things great and small in our [...]
Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Roald Dahl
Publisher: Puffin
Product Description
anny’s dad had a secret, but now the secret’s out and it’s going to lead Danny on the adventure of a lifetime.
Author: Anthony Horowitz
Publisher: Puffin
Product Description
Tim Diamond is the worst detective in the world—he couldn’t find his nose with both hands and a road map. Luckily, his younger brother, thirteen-yearold Nick, is the real brains behind the operation! It’s Christmastime, and once again, Tim and Nick are flat broke. Luckily for them, a famous Greek pop [...]
Rating: (55 reviews)
Author: Susan Wojciechowski
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
Pushing his friends and neighbors away in his grief over losing his wife and child, gifted woodcarver Jonathan Toomey finds his life changing when the widow McDowell asks him to carve a special Christmas gift and allow her young son to watch.
Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Elise Primavera
Publisher: Silver Whistle
Product Description It’s getting toward Christmas at the Bing Cherry Hotel, and Auntie Claus is preparing for her annual “business trip.” Just before she is ready to leave, her favorite nephew, Christopher Kringle, begins to have doubts about the family business. To settle the matter, Auntie Claus summons [...]
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Marion Dane Bauer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Product Description
When a baby was born in the manger, Mary and Joseph rejoiced. The angels sang, and kings journeyed to bring gifts. When you came into the world, there was a celebration too – because every new baby is a small miracle.
Rating: (12 reviews)
Author: Jon Scieszka
Publisher: Viking Juvenile
Product Description
How did Jon Scieszka get so funny, anyway? Growing up as one of six brothers was a good start, but that was just the beginning. Throw in Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, jokes [...]
Rating: (9 reviews)
Author:
Publisher: Golden Books
Product Description
THE “LITTLE MOMMY” in this story is an adorable little girl. We spend the day in her charming company as she cares for her dolls, treats their ills, gives them a tea party, feeds them dinner, and puts them to bed. Beautifully illustrated, this book has a timeless feel.
Rating: (29 reviews)
Author: Nikki Grimes
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing
Product Description
Ever since Barack Obama was young, Hope has lived inside him. From the beaches of Hawaii to the streets of Chicago, from the jungles of Indonesia to the plains of Kenya, he has held on to Hope. Even as a boy, Barack knew he [...]
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Sandra Boynton
Publisher: Robin Corey Books
Product Description
POOKIE’S MOM proposes a lively dance together. Pookie, being Pookie, is somewhat hesitant to try something new. But little by little, Pookie is drawn into the dance—hopping, marching, shimmying, singing. Presented in Boynton’s captivating style, this book will thoroughly delight toddlers and their caregivers alike.
Rating: (42 reviews)
Author: Ludwig Bemelmans Author And Illustrator
Publisher: Viking Press
Product Description
Set in picturesque Paris, this tale of a brave little girl’s trip to the hospital is as appealing today as it was in 1940. The combination of spirited heroine, timelessly appealing art, cheerful humor, and rhythmic text makes “Madeline” a perennial favorite with children [...]
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: John Grogan
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
With all the excitement of Christmas approaching, it’s no surprise that Marley, the lovable pup with a nose for trouble, wants to get in on the action. Anticipating his very first snowfall and Santa’s arrival, Marley jumps in to help his family every way he can. But Marley, [...]
Rating: (49 reviews)
Author: Tim McGraw, Tom Douglas
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Product Description
Ordinary days are magical when spent with those you love.
Dad and his little girl, along with their very large bloodhound, set off on an ordinary day and turn it into a wonderful adventure. From dancing by a duck pond to swinging on a tire swing, [...]
Rating: (293 reviews)
Author: Sam Mcbratney
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
“Guess how much I love you,” says Little Nutbrown Hare. Little Nutbrown Hare shows his daddy how much he loves him: as wide as he can reach and as far as he can hop. But Big Nutbrown Hare, who can reach farther and hop higher, loves him back [...]
Rating: (108 reviews)
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Product Description
Kristina Georgia Snow is the perfect daughter: gifted high school junior, quiet, never any trouble. But on a trip to visit her absentee father, Kristina disappears and Bree takes her place. Bree is the exact opposite of Kristina — she’s fearless.
Through a boy, Bree meets the monster: [...]
Author: Michael Scott
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
