Let's Build a Little Train
From the boiler to the coupling, build a little train along with an engineer and her workers. This rhyming story will have readers chugging along with the team as the train takes shape. Just don't forget the caboose! Woot woot!
Blame it on the Pumpkin
What's the best-and worst-part of Halloween?The pumpkins, of course.Enjoy these 8 scary stories centered on a Halloween event-a pumpkin patch festival, a pumpkin-growing contest, a s矇ance...Just beware of those rotting jack-o-lanterns.Includes stories by Pamela K. Kinney, Jennifer Kyrnin, Greg Partick, S. P. Mount, and more.Deja Vu edition
City Beet
When a notice for a community potluck is posted, Victoria and her neighbor Mrs. Kosta decide to bring a beet salad as their contribution. But first they need to grow this special vegetable for their dish. They plant the seeds in their garden plot, and throughout the summer they water, fertilize, weed, and mulch. And they watch their beet grow and grow and grow. On potluck day, it's time to harvest so they can make their salad. Victoria grabs the garlic and the grater and Mrs. Kosta steps up to remove the beautiful red veg from its underground home. But their care and attention has grown the biggest beet ever, and it stubbornly refuses to come loose. This beet won't budge! Will Victoria and Mrs. Kosta be able to make their special salad? Not to worry--help comes in all shapes and sizes. This clever, humorous take on an old folktale is a celebration of community and the ways we all come together. Back matter includes a beet salad recipe.
The Confession
A group of teens protect the killer among them in this chilling young adult thriller from Goosebumps author R.L. Stine. When their classmate Al dies, Julie and her friends aren't exactly broken up about it. They couldn't stand him and even found themselves wishing he were dead more than once. But no matter what everyone else seems to suspect, Julie knows her friends, and there's no way any of them actually did anything about their shared hatred of Al. Her friends aren't killers. But then one of them confesses to the group. It's a terrible shock, but Julie and the others aren't going to turn on one of their own just like that--Al was terrible, after all. They make a pact to keep the killer's secret. It had to have been a one-time thing...right?
School-Tripped
Watch out, Big City! Babymouse is on a field trip without a chaperone in the third book in the Babymousetastic, highly illustrated Babymouse: Tales from the Locker series--now in paperback! Babymouse's art class is headed to a museum in the Big City. And now that they're middle schoolers, she and her friends will be totally unsupervised! She can't wait to check out all the world-famous art...that is, until she overhears Felicia Furrypaws planning to ditch the museum and hit the town instead. Babymouse decides to test her freedom with an urban adventure of her own. Will she make it back to the museum before the bus leaves? Or will life in the Big City trip her up big-time? Highly illustrated with black-and-white art throughout and a dozen or so comic pages, this is the perfect showcase for the Holms' signature humor. Middle school may never be the same!
Coloring Fun with the Nice, New Karate Kid
Would you like to reinforce the positive character traits in The Nice, New Karate Kid for the children in your life? This companion coloring book encourages kids to fight the Disrespect and Trouble monsters by using respect and harmony. This activity book for all ages contains pictures based on characters and character-building themes found in the book: The Nice, New Karate Kid: A Dojo Kun Character Book on Fighting Disrespect and Trouble.See karate girl Michi, karate boys Makoto and Damian, the Disrespect monster (a housefly larva), and the Trouble monster (a root maggot fly larva) in various scenes. You'll also find karate-inspired pictures and artistic designs for a variety of hobby coloring levels.This coloring book includes: -21 unique designs with two copies of each one to color. -Printed on one side so colors don't bleed through. -Pictures vary in difficulty. -Karate and art-based themes to reinforce positive character traits found in The Nice, New Karate Kid.Reinforce fun, creativity and positive values: buy this book today.
The Pug Who Wanted to Be a Pumpkin
Peggy and Chloe must conquer their fears to go trick-or-treating in this fifth story in the illustrated middle grade series about the adorable and silly Peggy the pug! Peggy the pug's family are getting ready for Halloween, but Peggy's friend Chloe is too scared of monsters to look forward to trick-or-treating. Peggy can't let her best friend miss out on all the Halloween fun. She'll just have to conquer her own fears and go trick-or-treating with Chloe to keep her safe. But first she needs the perfect costume...
Matti and Massi Missions Washington, DC
Meet adventure-seeking brothers who are in a race against time to complete missions around the globe.Matti and Massi touch down in the United States of America and are handed their Mission Bag and Mission Checklist. Guided by their local Mission Coach Nia, they must perform six tasks before their flight takes off for home.Can they catch a butterfly? How many flags are there around the Washington Monument? Who is Jordan, and why is she talking with her hands?Join Matti and Massi on their journey through Washington, DC and help them collect evidence before time runs out.Let's go!Features American Sign Language
Michael Mickelstick Helps a Friend
Michael Mickelstick Helps a Friend is the third installment of the series. In this book, Michael Mickelstick is faced with the challenge of show and tell day at school. The problem is Michael has nothing to show or tell about. He learns some new things about himself when he take action to solve his problem. It turns out that he is not the only one with this problem and he is able to help himself and his friend!
Michael Mickelstick Helps a Friend
Michael Mickelstick Helps a Friend is the third installment of the series. In this book, Michael Mickelstick is faced with the challenge of show and tell day at school. The problem is Michael has nothing to show or tell about. He learns some new things about himself when he take action to solve his problem. It turns out that he is not the only one with this problem and he is able to help himself and his friend!
Like Father, Like Daughter
On January 26, 2020, the world mourned the loss of the nine people in the Calabasas helicopter crash. Included in that number are NBA Hall of Famer, Kobe Bryant, and his amazingly talented 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant. Their untimely demise left many heartbroken, but their relationship and dedication to the sport they loved still uplifts us all.
Roxie, the Traveling Rocker
Roxie loves to rock and read as she travels to the homes of three children and enjoys their hundreds of books. The children discover she is magical when she grows bigger in size--with a POOF-POP-as each one grows up. But Roxie is not prepared for what she discovers in her last home. Join Roxie as she travels from home to home and ends up on the biggest adventure of her life.
The Pug Who Wanted to Be a Bunny
Peggy competes with her new sibling in this third story in the illustrated middle grade series about the adorable and silly Peggy the pug! Peggy the pug's family have adopted an adorable little bunny, just in time for Easter. Peggy used to be top dog, but now she has to share their attention with this long-eared newcomer. Jealous of the new pet, Peggy decides that she must become a rabbit to compete. Can every-bunny learn to get along and realize that there's more than enough love to go around?
Where Do Diggers Hunt for Easter Eggs?
Celebrate Easter with your favorite Diggers! A perfect addition to any Easter Day surprise for little truck lovers and fans of the bestselling Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night? How do trucks celebrate Easter? Do they dye eggs bold and bright? Do they appreciate fragrant flowers? How about going to a parade? For sure! Follow tractors, cranes, cement mixers--and more--for a fun and festive day full of surprises! Children who can't get enough of trucks will love all the books in the bestselling Where Do... series, including: Where Do Diggers Sleep at Night?Where Do Diggers Celebrate Christmas?Where Do Diggers Trick-or-Treat?Where Do Diggers Take Vacation?Where Do Diggers Say I Love You?Where Do Diggers Celebrate Hanukkah?Diggers Love Their Mommies!Diggers Love Their Daddies!
Confessions of a Class Clown
Jack's hilarious online videos might get thousands of views . . . but is fame worth the price of friendship? Now in paperback, the humor of I Funny meets the multiple perspectives of Because of Mr. Terupt. Meet Jack Reynolds. Making people laugh is his life's work. Jack's wacky MyTube channel is really starting to take off. The only problem is, for the truly epic posts, he needs a collaborator. And, well, he doesn't exactly have any friends. So Jack has to swallow his pride and join the new after-school club Speed Friendshipping. But who would make the best partner in comedy?Brielle, Miss Perfect candidate for student body president?Mario, whose mom won't even let him have a smart phone?Or Tasha, the quiet, mysterious girl with a shaved head and a crocheted hat for every day of the week? One of these kids could help catapult Jack to internet fame . . . or even become a true friend. But what will it cost him to go viral? With an unfailing knack for the middle-grade voice, Arianne Costner, author of My Life as a Potato, explores themes of friendship, belonging, and the ways social media can put pressure on today's kids.
Grandfather's Garden
Grandfather's Garden has the endearing quality of a classic of a new kind. As with the Harry Potter books, its rollicking stream of quirky tales is for "kids, teens, moms, dads, grandmoms, granddads, and the close, warm delight of reading aloud to kids at bedtime."A lonely child who lives beneath the clatter of the stairs in a busy household dreams of a magic island where he can live in the wonder of Grandfather's garden. Eggplants big as elephants. Tap dancing stalks of celery. The tootling flutes of a merry string of asparagus. But best of all are the stories that Grandfather weaves into funny fables for children from all around the world.We meet the Clam that made a Pearl. The Baby Carrot who wanted to be a speed boat racer. Thudglinka and the Nasty Thistles. Phyllis the Talking Pillbox. Babbage the Cabbage. Flippo the Dippo who circles the earth skywriting Joy to the World. And most of all, the powerful Mifwump, who sees all, knows all, and can be everywhere all at onceA grandfather with four grandchildren, David Loye, internationally known evolutionary systems scientist, author of the National Award winning The Healing of a Nation, is this book's 94-year-old author.Grandfather of "a very talented young lady and irresistible twins," A. Christopher Simon, whose whimsical brush has delighted readers of classics and many other books for leading publishers, is the book's 92-year-old illustrator."Battered by the daily, hourly, every minute punch of bad news, kids are being forced to deal with an increasingly scary world," Dr Loye observes. "Locking kids, teens, and adults into rigid separate levels for readership cuts apart what I've set out to gain with the offbeat humor of whimsical fables to bind aroused kids and teens to adults in common cause."The need for a powerful new moral action-oriented unity of mind is highlighted, Loye says, by how the all-seeing, all-knowing Mifwump bursts out of the central story in Grandfather's Garden to call for deep driving change."The way you big folk in the real world are loading us up with awful problems," the Mifwump tells us,"we just can't take it any more. It's time for the best of us in storyland to break out into your real world to save you with a playful, peaceful, but powerful new Revolution of Joy versus Gloom.""Link up and Join up," these feisty Grandfathers urge kids, teens, and fired up moms, dads, and grandparents. "Use this perfect new gift book for the Holidays to tap into the power of the internet and go viral with Mifwump for search word and ongoing insider reports."
Grandfather's Garden
Grandfather's Garden has the endearing quality of a classic of a new kind. As with the Harry Potter books, its rollicking stream of quirky tales is for "kids, teens, moms, dads, grandmoms, granddads, and the close, warm delight of reading aloud to kids at bedtime."A lonely child who lives beneath the clatter of the stairs in a busy household dreams of a magic island where he can live in the wonder of Grandfather's garden. Eggplants big as elephants. Tap dancing stalks of celery. The tootling flutes of a merry string of asparagus. But best of all are the stories that Grandfather weaves into funny fables for children from all around the world.We meet the Clam that made a Pearl. The Baby Carrot who wanted to be a speed boat racer. Thudglinka and the Nasty Thistles. Phyllis the Talking Pillbox. Babbage the Cabbage. Flippo the Dippo who circles the earth skywriting Joy to the World. And most of all, the powerful Mifwump, who sees all, knows all, and can be everywhere all at onceA grandfather with four grandchildren, David Loye, internationally known evolutionary systems scientist, author of the National Award winning The Healing of a Nation, is this book's 94-year-old author.Grandfather of "a very talented young lady and irresistible twins," A. Christopher Simon, whose whimsical brush has delighted readers of classics and many other books for leading publishers, is the book's 92-year-old illustrator."Battered by the daily, hourly, every minute punch of bad news, kids are being forced to deal with an increasingly scary world," Dr Loye observes. "Locking kids, teens, and adults into rigid separate levels for readership cuts apart what I've set out to gain with the offbeat humor of whimsical fables to bind aroused kids and teens to adults in common cause."The need for a powerful new moral action-oriented unity of mind is highlighted, Loye says, by how the all-seeing, all-knowing Mifwump bursts out of the central story in Grandfather's Garden to call for deep driving change."The way you big folk in the real world are loading us up with awful problems," the Mifwump tells us,"we just can't take it any more. It's time for the best of us in storyland to break out into your real world to save you with a playful, peaceful, but powerful new Revolution of Joy versus Gloom.""Link up and Join up," these feisty Grandfathers urge kids, teens, and fired up moms, dads, and grandparents. "Use this perfect new gift book for the Holidays to tap into the power of the internet and go viral with Mifwump for search word and ongoing insider reports."
Short Story Compilations of Horror and Mystery
Short Story Compilations of Horror and Mystery includes 40 stories to make you sit on the edge of your chair in suspense and anticipation, from the living and the dead.They will stir up emotions of betrayal, revenge, temptation, fear, and coming-of-age issues.Short stories are perfect for bedtime when they're filled with a mix of spine-chilling and breathtaking thrillers and mystery. There's something for everyone. Read at your own risk.
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver's Travels is one of the few works of English literature which is also a landmark in world literature. Jonathan Swift's account of Lemuel Gulliver's adventures in the fantastical societies of 'remote nations' was an instant best-seller on publication in 1726 and has remained in the public imagination ever since, as both a satiric fantasy and an analysis of the human condition. This scholarly edition offers an authoritative text, based on the widest possible historical collation of the many editions published in Swift's lifetime; a detailed introduction and textual apparatus; and appendices and illustrations presenting important ancillary material with new clarity. Extensive notes and commentary open out the many layers of meaning and allusion in the text, identify new sources and parallels and offer wide-ranging historical background information. An important addition to the Cambridge Swift Edition, this volume will be indispensable for scholars and students of eighteenth-century literature and ideas.
Comet the Red Bus
Comet the Red Bus: Around the City, is the first book of a series of fun and colourful children's books. This book is an introduction to the character of Comet the Red Bus and Billie the Bus Driver. Containing bright colour pictures throughout the book will give children much delight while reading the rhyming words.
My Weirder-est School #12: Lil Mouse Is in the House!
With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading! For this final installment of the My Weirder-est School arc, it's time to break out the caps and gowns!A.J. and his friends are graduating from third grade. Eeeeek!The kids have the chance to choose a guest speaker for the ceremony, and their minds are all set on one person: the most popular singer and rapper in the world, Lil Mouse! Will they be able to get their favorite celebrity and have the greatest graduation in the history of graduations?Perfect for reluctant readers and all kids hungry for funny school stories, Dan Gutman's hugely popular My Weird School chapter book series has something for everyone. Don't miss the hilarious adventures of A.J. and the gang!
Matti and Massi Missions Dubai
Meet adventure-seeking brothers who are in a race against time to complete missions around the globe.Matti and Massi touch down in the United Arab Emirates and are handed their Mission Bag and Mission Checklist. Guided by their local Mission Coach Maryam, they must perform six tasks before their flight takes off for home.How will they cross The Creek? Will they be able to reach the top of the Burj al Arab? Who are Zayed and Latifa?Join Matti and Massi on their journey through Dubai and help them collect evidence before time runs out.Yalla!
Afraid of the Dark
'Afraid of the Dark' is a story about a twelve-year-old boy who is mysteriously transported from the present day back to 1969 while visiting Disneyland, finding himself as a star player in the Chicago Cubs dugout during a game late in that storied season when the 'fabulous' Cubs collapsed in September. Trying to fulfill the wish of his loving grandfather, who has raised him, he single-handedly brings the Cubs back to the brink of making it to the World Series. But much stands in the way and the boy finds out that there are more important matters in life than baseball. Tommy Hartnett is faced with overcoming evil to save the life of his future grandmother, whom he has never met as a child.
Because I'm Awesome! A Trail of Fun
"Because I'm Awesome! A Trail of Fun" is a heartwarming story about a precocious boy Joshua, who has High-functioning Autism. He is hyper-focused on what he's doing, which today is making a mess and staying one step ahead of his mom. He is a whirlwind of a kid racing through the house with such a zest for life and a ton of energy. When asked why he does what he does, this clever boy replies with a brilliant answer, "Because I'm Awesome!""Because I'm Awesome! A Trail of Fun" This is the first in a series of books that tell the heartfelt stories of Joshua, a boy with high-functioning Autism. These books share stories of ​his experiences including hyperactivity, sensory overload, and many other adventures.
Alfie & Oak
Alfie loves his Nana! They always have so much fun together. So when Mum says they can't go see her right now, he doesn't understand why. Why can't they just take the bus and walk down the road? Why does he have to travel halfway around the world to get his hug from Nana? A pleasure to read out loud, this funny and warm rhyming story should be shared with every grandparent and expat child.
Truckload of Trouble
Happy Birthday, Buddy the Beagle!Join all of Buddy's friends for the best birthday party on Blueberry Street. Buddy's life seems perfect until his human, Henry, takes in Jack, a stray cattle dog with blue fur. Henry gives Jack plenty of attention and Buddy feels jealous. How will he ever get rid of this bossy intruder who ruins his happy home?
If I Was Big
Join Max as he imagines all the things he could do if he were larger than life, only to realize that he is happy being just the size he is. Can you use your imagination to help Max think of more fun things he could do if he were really big? Can you also help Max think of some things he might not be able to do if he were so big?
Sprinkles
"I want the pretty, pink, super-sprinkly doughnut, please..."Sprinkles is a sweet story about Julia, who learns just how messy sprinkles on a doughnut can be. The sprinkles seem to have a mind of their own as they bounce, tumble, and dance around her new home. Julia has a real mess on her hands and very little time before her grandma's visit. Can she round up all the sprinkles in time? Join Julia, her dad, and Luna the cat as they find out how fun (and messy!) sprinkles on a doughnut can be.Sprinkles will delight readers with its relatable plot, use of personification and charming watercolor illustrations. Story themes include: single parenting, multigenerational families, urban living, responsibility and humor.
Battle of the Beast
Lemony Snicket meets Roald Dahl in this "fresh game of cat and mouse" (Kirkus Reviews) that's the riotously funny, deliciously macabre, and highly illustrated third book in the middle grade The Beast and the Bethany series in which Bethany and Ebenezer find themselves with a surprising new roommate: the beast itself. After being vanquished in spectacular fashion that included an umbrella with human-puddling capabilities and a darn good show, the beast is transferred to a hidden island and placed in an impenetrable cage where it can no longer hurt anyone or carry out its dastardly plan to make Bethany its next meal. Meaning Bethany and Ebenezer's lives are finally beast free and they can pursue their do-gooding activities in peace--even if the "gooding" part is questionable. But when it's revealed that the beast has lost its memory and D.0.R.R.I.S. declares that it's no longer dangerous, the beast is delivered back where it came from: Ebenezer and Bethany's house. Can the beast really be good? Or, if its newfound manners aren't to be trusted, what could it be planning next?
Swimmers
Fish dream of becoming Olympic swimmers...Olympic swimmers dream that they're fish. It's a very unlikely dream. Swimmers uses humor and poetry to show the reader how a page can be a deep, blue sea or an Olympic swimming pool and blurs the line between what is and isn't possible. Filled with quirky text and amusing illustrations of sturgeons in swimwear and tuna taking the gold, Swimmers merges the worlds of fish and people in this English-language translation of an entirely original book. About the PublisherTapioca Stories, a New York-based publishing house with Latin American soul, introduces young English readers to the finest Latin American children's books, originally written in Spanish and Portuguese.
Every Dog in the Neighborhood
How many dogs live in the neighborhood? Louis decides to find out--by meeting every single one. Louis really wants a dog, but his Grandma insists, "There are enough dogs in the neighborhood already." While Louis disagrees, he realizes he needs more information to support his argument: so he sets out to figure out how many dogs live in the neighborhood. While Grandma sets out on errands of her own, Louis starts knocking on doors. He meets big dogs and little dogs, dogs with jobs, dogs who eat socks, and dogs who are much missed. (He also meets cats, and birds, and one very big python, but those don't count!) By the time he gets home Louis is ready to tell Grandma just how many dogs are in the neighborhood. . . . But Grandma thinks he just might have missed one. A particularly loveable dog. A dog who needs a new home. Maybe there are enough dogs in the neighborhood after all. Philip Stead and Caldecott Medalist Matt Cordell team up once again for a sweet, offbeat tale about a loving grandparent and grandchild in the tradition of Follow That Frog and Special Delivery. Perfect for dog lovers, of course--but the charming, subtle messages of community and compassion will appeal across the animal kingdom. A Mathical Book Prize Honor BookNominated for the Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book AwardA South Carolina Book Award NomineeAn American Library Association Notable Children's BookA School Library Journal Best Book of the YearA New York Public Library Best Books of the YearA Shelf Awareness Best Children's Book of the YearA Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionA Horn Book Fanfare Title
Mr. Maloof
Every kid is a bit goofy, and Mr. Maloof was no different. Until he grew up and became quite a grump. Then one day a little blue hair appeared right on the top of his head. With his new blue hair and the help of some neighborhood kids, Mr. Maloof is reminded the importance of staying young at heart.
I Am a Stone
After spending countless years lying at the bottom of a river, a small stone is plucked from the water by a little girl and taken on a great adventure. A humorous, rhyming tale full of fun and surprises.
Off To College
Off to College is a lighthearted and comical reference book that every parent should put in the backpack of their college-bound young adult. It is a guide to navigating social situations, from the simple to the complex, and it reinforce that one's actions will be met with potential consequences.
A Motorbike of My Own
Come on a little adventure to see how Sonny, a young boy, goes from wishing to ride motorbikes with his friends to fixing up an old motorbike with his dad. In this book, Sonny learns how to be patient whilst waiting for his motorbike to be fixed. He gains confidence whilst his dad's teaching him to ride his motorbike. Yes, he has a few accidents along the way, but he is determined to to ride with his friends so he accepts his dad's clever ways of helping. Before long, he's out riding and having a blast.
A Motorbike of My Own
Come on a little adventure to see how Sonny, a young boy, goes from wishing to ride motorbikes with his friends to fixing up an old motorbike with his dad. In this book, Sonny learns how to be patient whilst waiting for his motorbike to be fixed. He gains confidence whilst his dad's teaching him to ride his motorbike. Yes, he has a few accidents along the way, but he is determined to to ride with his friends so he accepts his dad's clever ways of helping. Before long, he's out riding and having a blast.
Don't Go to Sleep
"Fans of true-crime murder mysteries won't want to miss this one."--Booklist, STARRED Review on The Perfect Place to DieIt's 1918, WW1 is in full swing, and a Spanish Influenza outbreak is on the horizon. In the midst of the chaos, families are being terrorized and people are being killed by a lone man with an axe. As Gianna and her friend Enzo investigate the heinous crimes, she realizes she's connected to the killer in a way she could have never imagined.Gianna is the average seventeen-year-old girl living in 1918 New Orleans. She worries about her family's store, the great war, and a mysterious illness that's about to take hold of the city she loves.It doesn't help that there also appears to be a mad man on the loose in her neighborhood. The attacks started as burglaries but soon escalate to cold blooded murder. There's a killer out there, and the police can't seem to figure out how to stop him.Gianna enlists the help of her friend Enzo to investigate. And as they study the crimes, they see a common link between the victims, and Gianna can't help but wonder if it's the same man who attacked her family years before.As Gianna gets closer to the killer, she discovers a connection between them that she never would have suspected.
The Girl from the Well
"[A] Stephen Kinglike horror story...A chilling, bloody ghost story that resonates."--KirkusFrom the highly acclaimed author of the Bone Witch trilogy comes a chilling story of a Japanese ghost looking for vengeance and the boy who has no choice but to trust her, lauded as a "a fantastically creepy story sure to keep readers up at night"--RT Book ReviewsI am where dead children go.Okiku is a lonely soul. She has wandered the world for centuries, freeing the spirits of the murdered-dead. Once a victim herself, she now takes the lives of killers with the vengeance they're due. But releasing innocent ghosts from their ethereal tethers does not bring Okiku peace. Still she drifts on.Such is her existence, until she meets Tark. Evil writhes beneath the moody teen's skin, trapped by a series of intricate tattoos. While his neighbors fear him, Okiku knows the boy is not a monster. Tark needs to be freed from the malevolence that clings to him. There's just one problem: if the demon dies, so does its host.Suspenseful and creepy, The Girl from the Well is perfect for readers looking for: Spooky books for young adultsJapanese horror novelsGhost stories for teensEast Asian folklorePraise for The Girl from the Well"There's a superior creep factor that is pervasive in every lyrical word of Chupeco's debut, and it's perfect for teens who enjoy traditional horror movies...the story is solidly scary and well worth the read."--Booklist"Chupeco makes a powerful debut with this unsettling ghost story...told in a marvelously disjointed fashion from Okiku's numbers-obsessed point of view, this story unfolds with creepy imagery and an intimate appreciation for Japanese horror, myth, and legend."--Publishers Weekly STARRED review"It hit all the right horror notes with me, and I absolutely recommend it to fans looking for a good scare."--The Book Smugglers
One Crazy Connection
Cory is miserable. Just a few weeks into third grade, his normally good grades have turned terrible. And he knows why. It's that new teacher. She dresses weird, doesn't brush her hair, and is the only person in the classroom who laughs at her own dumb jokes. But worst of all, try as he might, Cory just can't seem to understand her. Everything she does upsets him.Cory's mom knows what to do. She convinces Cory to look for just one thing that he and his teacher have in common ... just one. And if he can find that one connection, he'll get along with his teacher and his grades will improve.She and Cory agree to try this strategy for one week, Monday through Friday. If he can't find anything about his teacher he likes by then, Mom will have a talk with the teacher. But Mom knows it would be much better for her to guide Cory into solving this problem himself.As the week progresses, Cory comes home from school each day with the same answer to Mom's same question. No, he couldn't find anything he liked about his teacher today.As the deadline approaches, Mom starts to worry. What if this teacher truly doesn't have anything to offer? Could Cory remain in her class for years to come? Would he still be in third grade when he was sixteen years old? She could just envision the newspaper headlines if that were to happen.Does Cory eventually find some common ground with his teacher? Does he eventually pass third grade and maybe even learn to like her? Or does his mom have to have a chat with the teacher, the principal, the school board, or who knows who? The story of Cory, his mom, and his teacher shows why looking for the best in a person helps us find the gift of connection and understanding. Author Sandy Adams of Trafalgar, Indiana, employs her experiences as a parent and substitute teacher to fashion a heart-warming tale born out of a real story, though she has "enhanced" the original quite a bit. Children and adults alike will laugh and learn throughout, while also enjoying rich, colorful illustrations by Bryan Werts of Louisville, Kentucky.
Carissa The Crane and the Construction Crew
As you walk past a construction site and hear the buzz of the trucks, imagine...A Crane Truck singing into a microphone, a Cement Mixer drumming a drum, an Excavator strumming a guitar, and a Dump Truck keeping the beat! In this unforgettable adventure, our lead singer, Carissa the Crane, hums high above the whoosh whoosh of the train and forms a rock and roll band with her friends! Join Carissa the Crane, Mason the Mixer, Emma the Excavator and Dylan the Dump Truck for this fun and unforgettable rock and roll construction story!
Pride
Dreams mean nothing unless you have the courage to pursue them. 'The sky blazed with a golden hue that bathed everything in a soft nimbus. The goalposts shone, the grass sparkled, and the light flecked my skin like I'd been dipped in glitter. I felt peaceful - none of the nerves or excitement I usually had before a game. And it didn't seem at all strange that there wasn't a single fan in attendance, or that curlews covered the entirety of that far wing.'In the middle of the ground, his back to me, Adam swayed on the spot, a shadow shimmering around him. I knew if he turned, I was going to see something I didn't want to see. Now I felt the first tightening in my stomach, the first irregular heartbeat.'***Luke Miggs wants more than small-town life - the grind of chores on the family farm, playing footy, and drinks with friends. Like maybe doing something about his crush on Amanda Hunt, a barmaid at the local who's smart, funny, and ambitious. Or playing footy in the big league. At eighteen, it can't be too late, can it?There's the Ravens, at least, although the team's little more than battlers. If only they could take their footy seriously, like the reigning champions, the Little Reach Scorpions. Under their tyrannical coach, Claude Rankin, the Scorpions have dominated the competition for ten years. It seems nothing will be different this season.But when Adam Pride emerges from the night and tells the Ravens he wants to play for them, everything begins to change.Pride is a story of friendship and bonds and coming of age, and how the choices of our past can come back to shape our future.
The Bad Guys in Open Wide and Say Arrrgh! (the Bad Guys #15)
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog ManThey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds... whether you like it or not in this New York Times bestselling illustrated series.WEIRD?! Nothing weird EVER happens in The Bad Guys. Like, you would NEVER see a chain-saw monster confronting a velociraptor who has eaten an elderly piranha, or the disturbing antics of a deranged dentist running amok with an oversized drill. NOPE. None of that nonsense here. So relax and be entirely unsurprised by the Bad Guys' next adventure!
Spinner
Fifteen-year-old Alex is a "spinner." His friends are "dummies." Two clandestine groups of humans want his power. And an ancient evil is stalking him. If people weren't being murdered, Alex might laugh at how his life turned into a horror movie overnight. In a wheelchair since birth, his freakish ability has gotten him kicked out of ten foster homes since the age of four. Now saddled with a sadistic housemother who uses his spinning to "fix" the kids she injures, Alex and his misfit group of learning disabled classmates are the only ones who can solve the mystery of his birth before more people meet a gruesome end.They want to know who murdered their beloved teacher, and why the hot young substitute acts like she's flirting with them. Then there's the mysterious medallion that seems to have unleashed something evil, and an ancient prophecy suggesting Alex has the power to destroy the world.Friendships are tested, secrets uncovered, love spoken, and destiny revealed. The kid who's always been a loner will finally learn the value of friends, family, and loyalty. If he survives...
