In this thrilling sequel to the "spellbinding" (BOOKLIST starred review) and "mesmerizing" (Publishers Weekly starred review) middle grade fantasy adventure Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls, Cece and her sister Juana must journey into the stronghold of Devil's Alley to challenge the criatura...
Wolfish
Author: Christiane M Andrews
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young...
The Inquisitor's Tale meets The Book of Boy in this adventurous fantasy inspired by the myth of Romulus and Remus.Twelve-year-old Rae is content as the adopted daughter of shepherds, helping with the flock and reveling in the beauty of her family's hillside farm. But after a frightening encounter with a wolf - to whom...
I'm Ogre It (I Like to Read...
Author: Jeffrey Ebbeler
Publisher: Holiday House
An ogre turns out to be the best neighbor ever in this punny easy reader comic.A family gets a surprise when a fun-loving ogre moves in next door and helps a sister bond with her screen-obsessed brother. Ollie is so absorbed in the video game Smash Tower that he doesn't notice that his sister and an ogre named Tim have...
Bad Kitty Does Not Like Valentine's...
Author: NICK BRUEL
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
New York Times-bestselling author/illustrator Nick Bruel's naughty feline is back in the holiday adventure Bad Kitty Does Not Like Valentine's Day.Kitty does not like Valentine's Day. Because no one has given Kitty a Valentine.Maybe to get a Valentine, Kitty has to give a Valentine...But how?It's not easy.Roses...
Never After: The Broken Mirror...
Author: MELISSA DE LA CRUZ
Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
Real life and fairy tales collide in Never After: The Broken Mirror, book three of the funny and thrilling series from #1 New York Times-bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz.The Never After crew is back for another twisted adventure. This time, they're off to Snow Country -- that is, after they rescue the beleaguered...
How Do Dinosaurs Learn to Be Kind?
Author: JANE YOLEN
Publisher: Scholastic Press
Laugh out loud as our bestselling dinosaurs learn to be kind despite their sometimes mischievous antics.How does a dinosaur learn to be kind? Does he roar about everything that is on his mind?Does he wake up at midnight and make lots of noise? Does he take his big sister's new shoes and her toys? NO!!!A dinosaur knows...
NO! Said Custard the Squirrel
Author: Sergio Ruzzier
Publisher: Abrams Appleseed
From award-winning creator Sergio Ruzzier, an oddball "squirrel" forges his own path in this comical tale about being yourselfCustard the Squirrel, aren't you a duck? Will you please quack? Will you do anything you don't want to do?"NO!" said Custard the Squirrel. From the brilliant mind...
In Myrtle Peril (Myrtle Hardcastle...
Author: ELIZABETH C BUNCE
Publisher: Algonquin Young Readers
An Edgar® Award-Winning Series Myrtle Hardcastle - twelve-year-old Victorian Amateur Detective - returns to investigate the case of a missing heiress lost at sea, an inquiry that runs aground when a murder in plain sight has no apparent victim. When a mysterious girl attempts to stake her claim to the Snowcroft family...
Terrible Storms (What on Earth?...
Author: Raymond Bergin
Publisher: Bearport Pub Co Inc
"Hurricanes are battering the coastlines, heat waves and droughts are drying up crop fields, wildfires are tearing through ancient forests, and winter storms are sending deep freezes into parts of the world where the mercury rarely drops that low. What on Earth is causing these terrible storms? As Earth's climate...
Izzy's Tail of Trouble
Author: Caroline Adderson
Publisher: Kids Can Press
Isabel, Zoe and Rollo are back! But, this time, Isabel's sweet little puppy is turning into a dog she can't recognize. So, who's in the doghouse now? Isabel's dog, Rollo --- "the cutest, funniest puppy" ever --- just doesn't seem like himself these days. For starters, he doesn't fit into...
