**"Part coming of age tale and part spy thriller," this funny, suspenseful middle grade novel "could be a collaboration between Judy Blume and Ian Fleming." —Ann M. Martin, New York Times–bestsellingNicki Demere is an orphan and a pickpocket. She also happens to be the US Marshals' best bet to keep a family alive. . . .The marshals are looking for the perfect girl to join a mother, father, and son on the run from the nation's most notorious criminal...

"One of the best stories about bullying for middle grades. Highly recommended."-- School Library Journal, starred reviewBell Kirby is an expert at systems, whether he's designing the world's most elaborate habitat for his pet chinchilla, re-creating Leonardo da Vinci's greatest inventions in his garage, or avoiding Parker Hellickson, the most diabolical bully Village Green Elementary has ever seen.Since third grade, Parker has torme...

From the author of Greetings from Witness Protection! comes another unforgettable middle-grade novel about friendship and family.Devin wants to hit it big on the internet by pulling a stunt at an NBA game—one the entire nation will be watching. Addison can't turn Devin down, but he can barely manage talking to his teachers without freezing up. How's he supposed to handle the possibility of being a viral sensation?Addi's not sure why Devin is bent on pulling off this ...

A thrilling middle-grade mystery, The Ghoul of Windydown Vale is from the author of Cleo Porter and the Body Electric." Don't miss this book! It takes you to another world—and then terrifies you with surprise after surprise. Great ghoulish fun!" — R. L. Stine, author of Goosebumps and Fear StreetIn this action-packed mystery from award-winning author Jake Burt, Copper Inskeep holds Windydo...

Copper Inskeep holds Windydown Vale’s deepest and darkest secret: He is the ghoul who haunts the Vale, donning a gruesome costume not only to scare travelers away from the dangers of the surrounding swamps, but also to keepthem from discovering Windydown Vale’s best-kept secret. When a terrified girl claims she and her father were attacked by a creature, one that could not have been Copper, her accusation threatens Copper’s secret, his closest friendship, and the fate of all Windydo...

In a future forever changed by a pandemic, a girl survives in total isolation.A woman is dying. Cleo Porter has her medicine. And no way to deliver it.Like everyone else, twelve-year-old Cleo and her parents are sealed in an apartment without windows or doors. They never leave. They never get visitors. Their food is dropped off by drones. So they're safe. Safe from the disease that nearly wiped humans from the earth. Safe from everything. The trade-off?...

**From the author of When It Happens and Take Me There comes this funny and moving tale of friendship, frustration, and falling in love.“Chick lit for girls who think.”—Kirkus Reviews“An authentic picture of how complicated it is to be a teenager, especially one in love.”—Publishers WeeklyDerek:**Friendly & popularStyle: Cali surfer boyAwesome at flirtingFuture career: l...

Ashlyn Baptiste is falling. One moment she was nothing--—no memories, no self—--and then suddenly, she's plummeting through a sea of stars. Is she in a coma? She doesn't remember dying, and she has no memories of the life she left behind. All she knows is that she's trapped in a consciousness without a body and she's spending every moment watching a stranger.Breckon Cody's on the edge. He's being ripped apart by grief so intense it literally hurts to breathe. On the surface, Brecko...

Faking a relationship is never a good idea, but Andi’s convinced it won’t be fake for long. Everything will work out perfectly with Damien. Until Noah steps into the picture and confuses everything …- - -Andi’s been in love with the boy next door for years. She’s convinced Damien’s the perfect guy for her. So it’s probably not a good idea to pretend to be his girlfriend to help him snag the attention of someone else. But Andi knows it won’t be for ...

Over the years, CHERUB has put plenty of criminals behind bars. Now, for the first time ever, they've got to break one out ...Under American law, kids convicted of serious crimes can be sentenced as adults. Two hundred and eighty of these child criminals live in the sunbaked desert prison of Arizona Max. In one of the most dangerous CHERUB missions ever, James Adams has to go undercover inside Arizona Max, befriend an inmate and then bust him out.CHERUB kids are trained pro...

Danny has survived everything life has thrown at him: being abandoned at birth, multiple abusive foster homes, life as a con man in training. But when his latest "protector" dies suddenly, Danny has to think fast or he'll be back in foster care again. He decides to assume the identity of a boy who disappeared three years before. If nothing else, he figures it will buy him a little time. Much to his astonishment, his new "family" accepts him as their own—despite the fact that he looks nothi...

The summer is off to a lousy start when Levi's bike is stolen from outside the corner store. He feels even worse because he didn't lock it. But when his best friend Riley's locked bike is stolen the very next day, the boys are determined to get both of them back. When they discover there has been a string of bicycle thefts in the area, the friends hatch several plans to find the culprit. There are so many potential suspects—Steve Morrow and his gang, the tattooed guy who sits at the bus st...