Cosmoe was an adventure-seeking 13-year-old orphan back on Earth, until the strange night he was yanked into space. Now he's got all the adventure he craved and more aboard the Neon Wiener--part spaceship, part food truck--selling their trademarked dish of 'Galactic Hot Dogs'.
Cosmoe and his friends are serving up the wildly popular wieners at food competitions across the multiverse, until they run into some trouble. Princess Dagger, a half-evil, half-awesome princess manages to kidnap herself onto their ship and suddenly her all-evil mother is gunning for the Neon Wiener.
The friends travel the galaxy, driven by Cosmoe's oath to "fight space-jerks in all their many forms," visiting strange planets, battling alien monsters, dodging space pirates, and making the galaxy a better place--all while perfecting the recipe for the perfect hot dog!
France is aflame with rumors of witchcraft and treachery. Who will be burn for their transgressions? Find out in this haunting original novel based on the hit CW television show, Reign.
Something sinister has been sweeping the villages surrounding the French court. Rumors of Satan's horsemen traveling the countryside and claiming the souls of villagers have sent the people reeling into a religious frenzy and soon fear and suspicion lead them to accuse a young girl of witchcraft. After the prisoner is brought to the palace for questioning, Mary, Greer, Kenna, and Lola work to prove her innocence. But there are others who will stop at nothing to see the girl and her secrets silenced forever...
A romantic comedy that's "a good choice for fans of John Green" (Booklist) about high school, heartbreak, and having all the answers.What if the secrets of dating and love were revealed in one simple formula? That's the tantalizing proposition high school senior Shane Chambliss offers the hopeless and hapless guys who come to him for relationship advice. After the girl of his dreams breaks his heart, Shane devises a mysterious formula called the Galgorithm and establishes himself as the resident dating guru at Kingsview High School. But his attempts to master the art of romance go outrageously awry. As Shane tries to navigate the ensuing drama, he must follow his heart, abandon all the rules, and ignore his own advice in a quest for true love. What he discovers, no formula could ever predict...
Wild Boy and Clarissa have cracked a number of cases under the guidance of their mentor, Marcus-member of a secret league of crime-solving Gentlemen. But in the eyes of a hostile public, the friends remain outlaws.
As winter freezes London, a new terror grips the streets: a poisoner leaves victims deranged with fear before exacting grim death. And Marcus is among the first to fall. Can the former sideshow freak and the feisty acrobat work on their own to expose a criminal mastermind, and find a cure, before all is lost?
In their second riveting mystery-adventure, Wild Boy and Clarissa race from rotten slums to royal palaces to save their city-and clear their names.
Martin Moone is eleven and completely fed up with being the only boy in a family of girls. He's desperate for a decent wingman to help him navigate his idiotic life. So when best mate Padraic suggests Martin get an imaginary friendor 'IF' for short he decides to give it a go.
His first attempt is Loopy Lou, a hyperactive goofball who loves writing rubbish rap songs. But Martin soon gets fed up with Lou and decides to trade in his IF for someone a little less wacky. Enter Sean ˜Caution' Murphy, an imaginary office clerk in a bad suit with a passion for laziness and a head full of dodgy jokes. Sean guides Martin through the perils of the playground, from dealing with his sisters' pranks to beating bullies. But getting rid of Lou is not that easy, and having TWO imaginary friends is a recipe for trouble!
From Jarrett J. Krosoczka comes Last Panda Standing, the third installment in the hilarious, high-action illustrated middle grade series featuring two platypus detectives, perfect for fans of Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Big Nate, and Jarrett's own Lunch Lady series.
The Kalamazoo City mayoral race is heating up, and Frank Pandini Jr. has been threatened by a mysterious assailant. He requests a special Platypus Police Squad protection detail: Detective Rick Zengo. This leaves O'Malley to be partnered up with Jo Cooper, the newest detective on the force. Can Zengo get to the bottom of the attacks, without O'Malley backing him up?
A humorous and romantic sequel to Between the Lines. Jodi Picoult is the author of twenty-three novels, including the #1 New York Times bestsellers Lone Wolf, Between the Lines, Sing You Home, House Rules, Handle with Care, Change of Heart, Nineteen Minutes, and My Sister's Keeper. Samantha van Leer is a sophomore at Vassar College majoring in psychology with a minor in human development. She has four dogs: Alvin, Harvey, Dudley, and Oliver-for whom the prince in this story is named.
When Pinkalicious and her class go on a field trip to the zoo, she can't wait to see all the different types of birds at the birdhouse, especially the rare pink parakeet! Pinkalicious sees lovebirds, peacocks, toucans, and even one very chatty parrot, but no parakeet, until she spies one escaping from the birdhouse! Everyone gets in a flap, and it's up to Pinkalicious to bring her feathered friend back home.
Beginning readers will cheer as Pinkalicious saves the day in this I Can Read adventure!
What this story needs
is a pig
in a wig
on a boat
with some friends
having fun
in the sun,
So come on board! Join Pig on an exciting boat ride where she discovers that life is a lot more fun with more friends.
The original Princess Diaries series sold over 5 million copies in the US (15 million worldwide), spent 82 weeks on the USA Today bestsellers list, and inspired two beloved films.
Olivia Grace Clarisse Harrison has always known she was different. Brought up by her aunt's family in New Jersey, book-and-music-loving Olivia feels out of place in their life of high fashion and fancy cars. But she never could have imagined how out of place she really was until Mia Thermopolis, Princess of Genovia, pops into her school and announces that Olivia is her long-lost sister. Olivia is a princess. A dream come true, right? But princesses have problems too.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Chasing Vermeer in this clever middle grade debut
When Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather's painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That's great news for Theo, who's struggling to hang onto her family's two-hundred-year-old townhouse and support her unstable mother on her grandfather's legacy of $463. There's just one problem: Theo's grandfather was a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and she worries the painting may be stolen.
With the help of some unusual new friends, Theo's search for answers takes her all around Manhattan, and introduces her to a side of the city, and her grandfather, that she never knew. To solve the mystery, she'll have to abandon her hard-won self-reliance and build a community, one serendipitous friendship at a time.
"Uniquely readable, entirely charming, and a pleasure from start to finish. Debuts this good are meant to be discovered.", SLJFuse 8 Blog
"Riveting from start to finish.", BookPage
