When Christopher, a cautious city kid is shipped off to small-town Vermont for the summer, he schemes to get home, far away from perilous encounters with insects, skunks, bears, and relatives—worst of all his swamp-loving cousin, Darwinna.Desperate to go home, Christopher takes on odd jobs with quirky neighbors to secretly earn his plane fare back to San Francisco. Meanwhile he’s forced to contend with disastrous swim lessons, swampy misadventures, and a suspicious kid who writes h...

Fifteen-year-old Shifty knows all about moving around and next to nothing about where he came from. When he's assigned to a new foster home and family, he tries hard to keep cool and stay out of trouble. But it seems like the more he tries to do the right thing, the more trouble he finds. As Shifty navigates a series of messy summer adventures, he struggles to find a balance between the street-wise spirit that has helped him survive and his longing for a place to call home. Lynne E. Hazen ...

Every bunny at Grand Rabbits School is excited about the spring play. As the star, Zoe has to lead her whole class in the Bunny Hop. But she has one big problem—wicked Winifred has made her forget how to hop! If only Prince Charming-Whiskers or Frida, the fairy godrabbit, can help . . .The play's the thing in this early chapter book, which is perfect for very young readers.

Seymour has always dreamed of being a great artist. But he's shy about showing his artwork and, being a snail, he's slow. Who will hire him?When Seymour finds a job at the Speedy Arts Gallery, he is thrilled- until he finds himself sliming envelopes shut and delivering packages. Well, even great artists have to start somewhere. And who knows? Seymour's big break might be just around the corner!

In her small town, dubbed "Dullsville," sixteen-year-old Raven -- a vampire-crazed goth-girl -- is an outcast. But not for long...The intriguing and rumored-to-be haunted mansion on top of Benson Hill has stood vacant and boarded-up for years. That is, until its mysteriously strange new occupants move in. Who are these creepy people -- especially the handsome, dark, and elusive Alexander Sterling? Or rather, what are they? Could the town prattle actually ring true? Are they vampire...

When Gwennie the golden retriever rolls in something stinky at the beach, she may have ruined Peter and Beth's plans for her to win a prize at the county fair. The kids, however, aren't ready to give up. They decide to take the long way back home, and see if any of their quirky neighbors can help turn their dog back into her typical, sweet smelling self.

**From the author of the City Love trilogy comes an empowering young-adult romance that encourages everyone to find courage in the face of adversity.“Noelle's journey from victim to victor . . . is an important story for anyone who has felt the sting of their peers' cruelty.”—VOYA“Emotionally satisfying from beginning to end.”—Kirkus Reviews**Noelle's life is all about survival. Even her best friend doesn't know how much she gets bullied, or the wa...

WARNING: You are about to read my UTTERLY BIGGEST SECRETS. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary.Ella can’t wait to have Christmas at Moonlight Gardens Caravan Park, right on the beach, with her best friend Zoe, and her ‘Summer Best Friends Forever’ Jessie and Ana. But when Ella’s SBFFs go missing, she’s dragged off to Krafty Kids Klass (bleuchhh!) and a HORRIFICALLY HORRIBLE thing happens, her perfect holiday turns into CHAOS!

True love needs no disguise.Kaitlyn Nichols craves a little mystery and mayhem in her life. Having a secret agent for a father should do the trick, but unfortunately Dad is no 007, and danger is nowhere on the horizon.But all that changes when Mr. Nichols brings home Blaine, a seventeen-year-old hottie who's about to enter the Witness Protection Program. Suddenly Kaitlyn's in the perilous position of protecting the cutest guy she's ever met!When Dad...

Twelve-year-old Lucy Desberg is a natural problem solver. After the local homecoming queen shows up at her family’s struggling drugstore with a beauty disaster that Lucy helps to fix, Lucy has a long line of makeover customers for every school dance and bat mitzvah. But all the makeup tips in the world won’t help save the pharmacy. If only she could find a way to make the pharmacy the center of town again—a place where people want to spend time, like in the old days. Lucy dreams up a solut...

It’s Ella’s big chance for a STARRING role in this year’s school play. But while Peach Parker is busy trying to stop Ella from succeeding, Zoe ends up winning the prize part. Zoe spends all her time rehearsing with the new girl, Amethyst, so Ella tells her to go be HER new BFF! Oh no! Will Ella and Zoe patch up their FRIENDSHIP in time to save the play?

WARNING: You are about to read my UTTERLY BIGGEST SECRETS. Can I trust you? OK then. I’m Ella, and this is my diary.Ella and Zoe start their own dog walking business. When their only job turns out to be minding a lizard — and then SNEAKY Peach Parker starts behaving VERY SUSPICIOUSLY — Ella starts to wonder what's up. Zoe and Ella must go UNDERCOVER!With their detective notebooks in hand, can Ella and Zoe discover the TERRIBLE TRUTH?