Author: Daisy Meadows
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Product Description
This Valentine’s Day isn’t so sweet!
Where’s the love? Jack Frost and his goblins have stolen the magical objects that make Valentine’s Day so special. Now sweethearts are sad, and friends and families are fighting! Even Rachel and Kirsty aren’t getting along.
When Juliet the Valentine Fairy asks the girls for help, [...]
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Wende Devlin
Publisher: Aladdin
Product Description
Old Cyrus Grape doesn’t like children. And he insists that the skating pond is his. Mr. Whiskers knows this isn’t true, but since he can’t prove it, there’ll be no skating…not even on Christmas Day!
That is…unless cleaning Mr. Whiskers’ house uncovers some important information.
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: (1 reviews)
Author: Jimmy Gownley
Publisher: Atheneum
Product Description
In A Very Ninja Christmas, join Amelia and the gang for holiday-themed fun. With Amelia, of course, even Christmas is anything but typical!
Rating: (8 reviews)
Author: Tony Fucile
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
Don’t move! A master of animation explores the elusive art of doing nothing in this comical tale of two very active imaginations.
Frankie and Sal have already played every sport and board game invented, baked and eaten batches of cookies, and painted a zillion pictures. What’s left to do? [...]
Rating: (9 reviews)
Author: Felicia Bond
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
One day it rains hearts, and Cornelia Augusta catches them. Each heart is special in its own way, and Cornelia Augusta knows exactly who to send them to.
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: (17 reviews)
Author: Richelle Mead
Publisher: Razorbill
Product Description
Tear into the utterly addictive Vampire Academy series this holiday season!
Now you can have the first three novels in the New York Times Bestselling VAMPIRE ACADEMY series in a special edition box set! Find out where it all began for Guardian Rose Hathaway and her bloodthirsty best friend [...]
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Naomi Kleinberg
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Product Description
ELMO AND SANTA Grover are getting ready for the Sesame Street Christmas block party, with lots of laughs along the way. Hand in hand with other beloved Sesame Street characters, they gently teach young children a heartfelt message about the spirit of the [...]
Rating: (11 reviews)
Author: Jacky Davis
Publisher: Dial
Product Description
At the playground, Lulu asks her friend Sam if he wants to play with her. Sam likes Diggers, while Lulu thinks Monkeys is the best game. Sam suggests playing under the castle, but Lulu knows that the top is the most fun. They just canÂ’t agree! And then [...]
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: (105 reviews)
Author: James Dashner
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Product Description
When Thomas wakes up in the lift, the only thing he can remember is his first name. His memory is blank. But he’s not alone. When the lift’s doors open, Thomas finds himself surrounded by kids who welcome him to the Glade—a large, open [...]
Rating: (52 reviews)
Author: Brian Dennis
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Product Description
Nubs, an Iraqi dog of war, never had a home or a person of his own. He was the leader of a pack of wild dogs living off the land and barely surviving. But Nubs’s life changed when he met Marine Major Brian [...]
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: (3 reviews)
Author: Cecily von Ziegesar
Publisher: Poppy
Product Description
The ninth engrossing novel in the #1 bestselling It Girl series. Popular Gossip Girl character Jenny Humphrey never goes looking for trouble; but trouble always seems to find her. What Waverly Academy mischief will Jenny, Tinsley, and Callie stir up now?
It’s January, and a new semester at [...]
Author: Nancy Krulik
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Product Description Winter Break is approaching, and everyone at Joyce Kilmer Middle School is in the holiday spirit. Everyone except the Pops, that is! Jenny can’t wait for the holidays, but her good mood quickly evaporates when she picks Dana as her “Secret Snowflake” in English class and finds out that [...]
Rating: (1 reviews)
Author: Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Publisher: HMH Books
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Product Description
After being stranded in a desert after a crash, a pilot comes in contact with a captivating little prince who recounts his journey from planet to planet and his search for what is most important in life. For over sixty-five years Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s classic, [...]
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: (1 reviews)
Author: Sue Bentley
Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap
Product Description
Molly is so excited to spend Christmas with her family. . . she can’t wait for the snow, food, and presents! But Molly just can’t seem to keep herself out of trouble. Luckily, she finds a distraction in Flame, the snow white kitten. With his magical [...]
Rating: (428 reviews)
Author: E. B. White
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
Beloved by generations, Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little are two of the most cherished stories of all time. Now, for the first time ever, these treasured classics are available in lavish new collectors’ editions. In addition to a larger trim size, the original black-and-white art by Garth [...]
Rating: (112 reviews)
Author: Kristin Cashore
Publisher: Harcourt Children’s Books
Product Description
Katsa has been able to kill a man with her bare hands since she was eight–she’s a Graceling, one of the rare people in her land born with an extreme skill. As niece of the king, she should be able to live a life of privilege, [...]
Rating: (196 reviews)
Author: Sarah Dessen
Publisher: Puffin
Product Description
When it comes to relationships, Remy doesn’t mess around. After all, she’s learned all there is to know from her mother, who’s currently working on husband number five. But there’s something about Dexter that seems to defy all of Remy’s rules. He certainly doesn’t seem like Mr. Right. [...]
Rating: (3 reviews)
Author: Mo Willems
Publisher: Hyperion Book CH
Product Description
Winning unanimous rave reviews, Mo Willems’ Elephant and Piggie series continues to charm readers. Featuring two lovable and funny characters, an optimistic (and sometimes reckless) pig and a cautious, pessimistic elephant, these books make reading irresistible to the beginning readers. Children who sat on their parents’ [...]
Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Bonny Becker
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
Cheery persistence wears down a curmudgeonly bear in a wry comedy of manners that ends in a most unlikely friendship.
Bear is quite sure he doesn’t like visitors. He even has a sign. So when a mouse taps on his door one day, Bear tells him to leave. But [...]
Rating: (4 reviews)
Author: Ann Brashares
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Product Description
LENA, CARMEN, BRIDGET, and Tibby have been through a lot together. But even after traveling across the world to keep these four very different friends connected, the pants remain strong, uncuffed—and remarkably flattering. Relive the magic of the pants with these four novels of [...]
Rating: (80 reviews)
Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Product Description
“The day before Christmas,
snuggled on his floor,
Bear sleeps soundly
with a great big snore….”
Bear’s friends are determined to keep Bear awake for Christmas! So they wake Bear up and have him help them find a Christmas tree, bake cakes, hang up stockings, and sing Christmas songs. Bear [...]
Rating: (40 reviews)
Author: Ellen Hopkins
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Product Description
Sometimes you don’t wake up. But if you happen to, you know things will never be the same.
Three lives, three different paths to the same destination: Aspen Springs, a psychiatric hospital for those who have attempted the ultimate act — suicide.
Vanessa is beautiful and smart, but her [...]
Rating: (7 reviews)
Author: Karma Wilson
Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry
Product Description
In the deep, dark woods
by the Strawberry Vale,
a big bear lumbers
down a small, crooked trail….
Author: Daisy Meadows
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
Product Description
No fun in Fairyland?
The Fun Day Fairies are each responsible for adding spunk and sparkle to one day of the week! But when Jack Frost steals their magic, they need Rachel and Kirsty’s help. Without the fairies’ special flags, every day of the week will be gloomy and glum.
Rachel and [...]
Rating: (13 reviews)
Author: Jeff Brown
Publisher: HarperTrophy
Product Description
Stanley Lambchop is just a normal boy, with a normal younger brother named Arthur, and two normal parents. That is, until a bulletin board falls on him during the night and flattens him to half an inch thick! From this point on, Stanley will never again be just [...]
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Patti Kelley Criswell
Publisher: American Girl
Book Description
FRIENDS gives girls everything they need to know about making new friends and making the most of the friendships they already have. The interactive book is full of quizzes, crafts, and thoughtful advice, including tips and true friendship stories from girls. Five mini posters are bound [...]
Rating: (5 reviews)
Author: Valerie Tripp
Publisher: American Girl
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Frances O’Roark Dowell
Publisher: Aladdin
Product Description
Here’s what you need to know about Phineas L. MacGuire, boy-scientistextraordinaire, aka Mac:
1. He’s allergic to purple, telephone calls, and girls, and can proveit.
2. He’s probably the world’s expert on mold, including which has thehighest stink potential.
3. He does not have a best friend. He does, however, [...]
Rating: (204 reviews)
Author: Kate Dicamillo
Publisher: Candlewick
Product Description
Once, in a house on Egypt Street, there lived a china rabbit named Edward Tulane. The rabbit was very pleased with himself, and for good reason: he was owned by a girl named Abilene, who adored him completely. And then, one day, he was lost. . . .
Kate [...]
Rating: (138 reviews)
Author: Thomas Rockwell
Publisher: Yearling
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How to Eat Fried Worms has happily repulsed children since its original publication in 1973. Now youngsters can experience this classic story in a whole new yucky way, by listening to it on audiocassette. Narrator Jay O. Sanders gives extra kick and vitality to this already lively yarn. He [...]
