Rating: (143 reviews)
Author: Carrie Jones
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books
Product Description
Zara collects phobias the way other girls collect Facebook friends. Little wonder, since life’s been pretty rough so far. Her father left, her stepfather just died, and her mother’s pretty much checked out. Now Zara’s living with her grandmother in sleepy, cold Maine so that [...]
Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: Margaret M. Holmes
Publisher: Magination Press
Product Description
Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous and had bad dreams. Then he met someone who helped him talk about the terrible thing, and made him [...]
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: (11 reviews)
Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
This scrumptious follow-up to the bestselling Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons captures the spirit of the holiday season. From making the same kind of cookies at the same time each year (tradition) to decorating them with lots of sprinkles (celebrate), youngsters will gobble up vocabulary words and holiday [...]
Rating: (17 reviews)
Author: Gershen Kaufman
Publisher: Free Spirit Publishing
Product Description
First published in 1990, this perennial best-seller has helped countless children build self-esteem and assertiveness skills.
Newly revised and updated, it’s the ultimate resource for any kid who’s ever been picked on at school, bossed around, blamed for things he or she didn’t do, or treated unfairly—and [...]
Rating: (6 reviews)
Author: Patti Kelley Criswell
Publisher: Amer Girl
Product Description
This book helps girls learn how to spot bullying and stand up and speak out against it. Quizzes, quotes from real girls, and “what would you do?” scenarios give readers lots of ideas for dealing with bullies, including clever comebacks and ways to ask adults for [...]
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.
Author: Katie Tait
Publisher: Scholastic
Product Description
The Care Bears try to help Grumpy Bear find his Christmas spirit.Children will love to read about these adorable bears and learn about their special caring mission as the Care Bears teach them the importance of caring for others and sharing their feelings.
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: Puffin
Product Description
On Christmas Eve, Scrooge sits in his house with not a kind word for anyone; he just wants to be left alone until the “humbug” of Christmas is over. But four ghostly visitors—his former business partner, followed by the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Christmas Present, and Christmas Yet to Come—show him [...]
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: (10 reviews)
Author: Louise Hay
Publisher: Hay House
Product Description
“Your thoughts create your life!” This is the message that Louise Hay has been teaching people throughout the world for more than 27 years. Now, children can learn and understand the powerful idea that they have control over their thoughts and words, and in turn, what happens [...]
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: (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: (10 reviews)
Author: Nancy Holyoke
Publisher: American Girl Publishing Inc
Product Description
THIS EDITION IS INTENDED FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Girls learn how to handle fancy restaurants, troublemaking party guests, embarrassing accidents, and more through helpful advice, quizzes, and letters from girls just like them. Updated conte
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: (2 reviews)
Author: Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Product Description
Three adorable characters in three adorable board books! These clever twists on dinnertime, bedtime, and clean-up time will delight all the little mess-makers, picky eaters, and night owls in your life.
Rating: (2 reviews)
Author: Beverly Lewis
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Product Description
It’s almost Christmas, and Eric Hagel is spying on the new neighbor. What’s going on next door? Why is the house always flickering with candlelight? And what about the eerie flute music every morning at 6:00?
When Mr. Tressler puts up a Christmas tree, Eric’s eyes nearly [...]
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: (57 reviews)
Author: Lauren Kate
Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Product Description
There’s something achingly familiar about Daniel Grigori.
Mysterious and aloof, he captures Luce Price’s attention from the moment she sees him on her first day at the Sword & Cross boarding school in sultry Savannah, Georgia. He’s the one bright spot in a place where [...]
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: (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: 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: (1 reviews)
Author: Virginia Kroll
Publisher: Zonderkidz
Product Description
Part of the Traditions of Faith series, this book explores the tradition of the manger straw in Poland. This story, set during WWII, follows a young girl named Marta who goes to church to get a piece of manger straw in order to have luck and wealth in [...]
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 [...]
Rating: (10 reviews)
Author: Adolph Moser
Publisher: Landmark Editions
Author: Charles Dickens
Publisher: HarperCollins
Product Description
In this luminous picture book adaptation of Charles Dickens’ immortal classic, the story of Ebenezer Scrooge leaps off the page to warm the soul of one and all. Be swept away in an unforgettable Christmas Eve, from Scrooge’s first “Bah, humbug!” to the arrival of the Ghost of Christmas Past; from [...]
Rating: (20 reviews)
Author: Maya Angelou
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
Product Description
“ANGELS AND Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward,” Maya Angelou writes, “and speak the word aloud. Peace.” Angelou’s moving poem is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of humanity. First read at the 2005 White House tree-lighting ceremony, it comes alive again as a fully illustrated [...]
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 [...]
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, [...]
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Publisher: Disney Press
Product Description The timeless tale of an old miser who must face Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Yet-to-Come, is re-imagined by cinematic visionary Robert Zemeckis. The three Ghosts remind Scrooge of the man he once used to be, the cold truth of who he is today, and what will happen if Scrooge does [...]
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: (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 [...]
