A little girl's belief in Santa is restored in this ode to the magic of Christmas. This is a holiday gift readers will treasure for years to come!It's two weeks before Christmas, and Deja is worried that Santa might not be able to visit her--after all, as a city kid, she doesn't have a chimney for him to come down and none of the parking spots on her block could fit a sleigh, let alone eight reindeer! But with a little help from her family, community, and Santa him...

Winner of Top Fiction Award, In the Margins Committee, 2016.I don’t plan on getting in any trouble.Tamara had thought that when she got out of juvie, things would be easier. But before long, it seems like her life is spiraling into chaos.If she can’t prove to her probation officer that she is innocent of the allegations against her, she’s going back to prison, and Tamara just can’t let that happen.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Very different from the books I normally read but ...

The third installment in a hilarious and charming chapter book series featuring exuberant and irresistible third-grader Millie Magnus.Millie Magnus just knows she was born for the stage. So when the Overlook Little Theatre holds auditions for a new show, she's certain she will be the star. Even better, Grandma Sookie, a real-life singing star, is in town just in time to give Millie all of her advice.But when the cast list is announced, Millie Magnus...

Just months after retiring at the age of 35 and selling her staffing business for seven figures, Heidi McNulty lost her husband to PTSD-related suicide. As the mother of three young children facing a mountain of uncertainty, McNulty was determined to protect all that she had built for her family—and committed to evolving her mindset and values in order to survive.In Buying Time, McNulty teaches young entrepreneurs the foundational strategies she used to achieve her own fin...

From a ferocious new talent, a story collection excavating the desire, humor, and horror in the everyday lives of Black women and girls—for readers of Deesha Philyaw and Kelly Link.Set in the American South, Lydia Mathis’s debut collection has a voice that vibrates on the page and her sharply drawn, authentic characters shine a light on what we’re willing to do to ourselves and to others in service of our desires. The madness in the ordinary rules here: an overwork...

Maggie Andrews catches alligators for a living, sells romance novels with her twin sister, and has approximately zero interest in dead bodies. So when she rolls up to a routine gator call and finds her biggest rival face-down in the mud with a bullet in his head, she does what any reasonable woman would do. She calls 911, texts her sister, and immediately becomes the prime suspect.Now the new detective in town thinks Maggie and her sister have motive, opportunity, and a missing gun...

Solving murders, smooching criminology professors, and just the right amount of alligators combine in Swamp Princess, the cozy mystery + rom-com follow up to Gator Queen!Maggie Andrews is swamped—literally—as she tries to balance running her family's gator trapping business, "defining the relationship" with tattooed professor Jack Bianchi, and helping her twin sister Vera with her bookstore.When she's invited to speak at a conference about the dangers hunting for cryptids i...

Solving murders, kissing criminology professors, and just the right amount of alligators combine in Swamp Princess, the cozy mystery + romance follow up to Gator Queen.Maggie Andrews is swamped—literally—as she tries to balance running her family's gator trapping business, "defining the relationship" with tattooed professor Jack Bianchi, and helping her twin sister Vera with her bookstore.When she's invited to speak at a conference about t...

From mega-bestselling author Tiffany D. Jackson comes this highly anticipated follow-up to her Edgar Award-nominated, instant middle-grade bestseller Blood in the Water.Ghost in the Night is another spine-tingling, can't-put-it-down murder mystery, this time set in America's Most Haunted City.Savannah, Georgia, with its mossy trees and ornate old homes, is a place rich in history...and ghosts. Ghosts are what pique Harmony...

Solve Animal Mysteries from A to Z with young clue hunters Abbi, Daniel, and Lydia!A is for ALPACAS: It's time for the alpaca costume contest, and Abigail "Abbi" Wallace is excited to see it at the Maine State Fair. But there’s only one alpaca left—the rest are missing! What sent the alpacas packing? Abbi; her dog, Barkley; and her friends Lydia and Daniel are ready to sniff out this mystery!Bats in the Castle: Abbi, Lydia, and Daniel love ...

Join Moose and Sparkle on magical adventures to find the rest of their pack! Perfect for fans of the Magic Puppy series.Siblings Moose, Sparkle, Rocky, and Tobey are superpuppies. Each pup has a special power that will help them with their mission of keeping humans safe—from superstrength to flight to phasing through objects to teleportation.But when the big dogs in their superpack go missing, it’s up to the superpuppies to save the day. Will Moose and Spar...

When her internship turns out to be a scam, a desperate American in Greece agrees to fake date an equally desperate bad boy prince who she can’t stand in this glittering, enemies-to-lovers rom com by a debut author, perfect for fans of Meghan Quinn.Scammed out of her dream internship. Nearly run over by a royal entourage. Things can’t get much worse for Grace Curtis, who just wanted to enjoy her summer abroad. . .Grace’s idea of paradise? The clear...