**“Lowe echoes the whimsy of J.K. Rowling with…charismatic characters.” —Publishers Weekly“Fans of Matilda…will be happy to meet another spunky girl.” —School Library JournalCat Campbell is a late-blooming witch whose magical abilities have yet to be mastered in this charming coming-of-age story set in the world of The Power of Poppy Pendle.**Cat Campbell has had magical powers since the day she was born, but she didn’t always know that. Ca...

Penderwicks meets Edward Eager in this moving story “that will remind readers of Roald Dahl’s Matilda” (School Library Journal) about a young witch found in a flowerpot who embarks on a journey to discover her roots.The morning Nora Ratcliff finds a baby in the flowerpot on her front steps her life changes forever. She had always wanted a child, but after her husband passed away, Nora never thought it would be possible. She decides to nam...

Matilda meets The Penderwicks in this charming, magical story about a young witch who accidentally travels back in time—the fourth in the “effervescent” (Kirkus Reviews) Poppy Pendle series.Della Dupree has the so-called honor of being named after the legendary founder of the prestigious witchcraft school, Ruthersfield Academy. Her namesake left incredibly big shoes to fill, and most days, Della doesn’t feel like she’s up...

“Some scars are too deep to ever heal,” Leah Gabriella Allen whispered in hushed anguish.The orphaned young woman knows all too well about scars…a thick burn spanning her left palm…a deep rigid scar adorning her right hip…a scar etched across her bottom lip…There were countless more, exposed as well as hidden deep within. After years of foster and group home instability, Gabriella naively falls in the thorny arms of the abusive Brent Sadler. The constant bruise of cruelty is ever present i...

Free-spirited Opal Gilbert seems to have everything she needs to keep living a happy life in Sunset Cove as she refurbishes vintage furniture to sell at her funky ocean-side boutique, Bless This Mess. Until Lincoln Cole, a new-to-town ex-Marine nursing deep wounds and harboring hurts he can’t seem to shake, wanders into her shop. Opal knows a person in need when she sees one and offers Lincoln a job in her workshop. But the brooding former soldier has no interest in Opal’s offer. Thanks bu...

“There is a strong essence of Roald Dahl to this story…a crowd-pleaser.” —Library Media Connection“[A] sweet story about true friendship.” —School Library JournalPoppy has magical powers, but she would rather be a baker. Can she find a way to follow her own path? This charming novel includes more than a dozen delectable recipes!Ten-year-old Poppy, born to ordinary parents, has inherited coveted witc...

Edith Nesbit's The Enchanted Castle (Illustrated) is a luminous Edwardian fantasy in which Gerald, Jimmy, Kathleen, and Mabel discover a seemingly magical estate, a sleeping "princess," and a ring whose enchantments prove both comic and unsettling. Nesbit's prose combines brisk realism with fairy-tale wonder, grounding marvels in recognizable childhood quarrels, misunderstandings, and play. Published in 1907, the novel belongs to the golden age of British children's literature, yet it subt...

Everyone in the circus has a secret - Claire's is just more unusual than most . . .After her grandmother falls ill, Claire finds a sequin star among her treasures. Why does Claire’s wealthy grandmother own such a cheap piece? The mystery deepens when the brooch hurtles Claire back in time to 1932.Claire finds herself stranded in the camp of Sterling Brothers Circus. She is allowed to stay – if she works hard. The Great Depression has made life difficult for...

A delightful collection of 35 original stories devised especially to read to young children at bedtime. Parents and children will welcome these soothing stories that encourage sweet dreams and peaceful nights. Sensitively written, with themes and characters young children will welcome and relate to, each story carefully covers the ordinary events of the day, at home or at school, helping parents and children to talk them through. Stories include Twitchety Toes, The Perfect Bed, The Wobbly ...

Eva and her friends are opening a bakery, in the seventh installment of this New York Times bestselling series!Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Eva's friend M...

Girls FC: the best team for football and friendshipTwins Daisy and Dylan love playing football, but try as they might, they are always late for matches. Living in a converted windmill with a scatty mum, a disorganized dad, ballet-mad twin brothers and countless pets doesn't help. Unfortunately the twins’ laid-back attitude annoys some of their team-mates. Luckily their Scottish granny is on hand with some tactics of her own to get the twins to arrive on time!

Reg and Keely are twins. Keely loves painting and bugs. Reg loves rocks. Keely sings crazy rhymes. Reg plays softball. Shawna and Burt are their friends. In this series of linked stories, the childrenís deep involvement with their daily activities never falters, from a bug walk, through incidents flying a kite and dividing labor at clean up time, to a chance to swim in the river on a hot summer's day.