Girl Power meets Goodness Gracious Me!
Three fun-loving Anglo-Asian sisters rule the roost since their mom died. They’ve got a reputation at school for being the coolest babes in town, and what they don’t need is an interfering Auntie-ji from India cramping their style. The girls decide the only way out of the problem is an arranged marriage -- for their auntie.
Ty Lewis is elated when the school coach recruits him for the football team. Unfortunately, Ty's uncle Gus-his guardian since the death of Ty's parents-insists the boy has no time for sports. He has to earn his keep by scrubbing toilets for Gus's cleaning service.
Ty's only relief comes in his too-rare visits with his brother Thane, a college football star headed for the NFL. But when one of Gus's clients, who happens to be the local mob boss, finds out how famous Thane is, things spiral out of control.
The Herdmans plus Halloween have always spelled disaster. Every year, these six kids -- the worst in the history of Woodrow Wilson School and possibly even the world -- wreak havoc on the whole town. They steal candy, spray-paint kids, and take anything that's not nailed down.
Now the mayor has had it. He's decided to cancel Halloween. There won't be any Herdmans to contend with this year, but there won't be any candy, either. And what's Halloween without candy? And without trick-or-treating? The Herdmans manage to turn the worst Halloween ever into the best Halloween ever in this uproarious sequel to The Best Christmas Pageant Ever.
Cassie spends her days watching Grandfather and Caleb in the barn, looking out at Papa working the fields, spying on Sarah feeding the goslings. She's an observer, a writer, a storyteller. Everything is as it should be.
But change is inevitable, even on the prairie. Something new is expected, and Sarah says it will be the perfect gift. Cassie isn't so sure. But just as life changes, people change too. And Cassie learns that unexpected surprises can bring great joy.
More Perfect than the Moon invites us back to the Witting family farm, visited in the Newbery Medal-winning Sarah, Plain and Tall; Skylark; and Caleb's Story. With her lyrical prose, Patricia MacLachlan writes about a family's boundless capacity for love.
Brian Jacques is the New York Times best-selling author of Mattimeo and Mossflower. In Mariel of Redwall, he tells the tale of two mice, Joseph the Bellmaker and his daughter Mariel, who are separated when the rat pirate king, Gabool the Wild, raids their ship. Mariel vows to find her father and recover the prized bell Gabool stole from their treasure.
Edwina "Eddie" Beckey and Sally Hobart are best friends. They love to jump rope, camp, and eat chocolate doughnuts with sprinkles. Eddie wears different colored rubber bands on her wrist. She nevers takes them off until the one day she finds an important reason to pass them on to Sally. Acclaimed author Alison McGhee is known for her brilliant adult novels, such as Shadow Baby. Christina Moore's poignant narration adds new dimensions to this amazing story of true friendship.
For eighth-grader Delia Douglas, competing in the World Double Dutch Championships with her best friends is a dream that has come true through hours of hard practice. But that dream is now threatened by a terrible secret: Delia can't read. And unless she finds the courage to reach out and get help, she might never jump in another Double Dutch meet again.
Shohei, Honoria, and Elias are best friends, banding together to survive the halls of The Peshtigo School for the gifted. But some things are beginning to change. Unexpected feelings are developing and dealing with the authority of parents and teachers is becoming more difficult. Luckily, through it all, they've got each other. Greg Leitich Smith's amusing and smart debut has received rave reviews from critics.
Newbery Award-winning author Linda Sue Park's The Firekeeper's Son received a starred review in Publishers Weekly. Sanghee's father lights a bonfire on top of the mountain near their Korean village every night. It is a signal to the next mountain, where another fire is lit as a signal to the next mountain, and so on all the way to the King's palace. If the first isn't lit, the others won't be lit, and the King will know that trouble has come to the land. One evening, Sang-hee notices that the fire is not lit. Has trouble come?
Acclaimed children's author Shutta Crum presents an attractive tale of country living. Brenda Gail Munson is very excited to be staying with her great-grandparents up on the mountain for the summer. But her cousin Melvin has come to visit too, and he's so annoying! When Melvin taunts Brenda, she throws a handful of dirt and stones at him. But instead of hitting Melvin, the dirt and stones hit Morning Glory, great-grandmother's favorite laying hen! Will Morning Glory be all right?
Third-grader Jake Drake has always been good with computers. Now the local computer store is sponsoring his elementary school's science fair. The grand prize is a brand-new computer, so Jake is more than ready to get started on his project. But first he needs an idea. And maybe a partner, too. Jake Drake Know-It-All is the second addition to Andrew Clements' series, which began with Jake Drake Bully Buster. Filled with characters and situations that all school-aged children will identify with, Clements' good-natured Jake Drake books are perfect first chapter books. Imparting a message of the value of teamwork and friendship, Jake Drake Know-It-All will fascinate listeners of all ages. Narrator Johnny Heller keeps the pace just right as Jake makes his scientific discoveries.
Jeremy Heere is your average high school dork. Day after day, he stares at beautiful Christine, the girl he can never have, and dryly notes the small defeats that come his way on his Humiliation Sheets… until he hears about the "squip." A pill-sized supercomputer that you swallow, the squip is a technological breakthrough guaranteed to make anybody cool. By instructing Jeremy on everything from what to wear, to how to walk and talk, to who to ditch, the squip transforms him from an unimaginable geek into a member of the social elite. Soon he is friends with his former tormentors and has the attention of the Hottest Girls in School. But Jeremy discovers that there is a dark side to having a computer inside your brain--and it can have disastrous consequences.
