Sammie, a budding naturalist, knows of a secret and wonderful place: Winghaven, an abandoned lot in the middle of the suburbs where wildlife flourishes. She spends hours making notes and drawings in her meticulous field journal. When Bram, a new boy, turns up with his camera, Sammie worries he’ll give away her hidden haven—after all, the other boys at school bully her. But Bram is a scientist like Sammie, and together they observe tiny pond creatures, a pileated woodpecker with a red crest...

A spooky tale of virtual school gone very, very wrong . . .Not every kid would be thrilled to move to rural Alaska, but sixth grader Lucy is eager to leave her bullies behind and start over. However, it turns out that Lucy's new school does remote learning from October to April, when the roads become too icy to navigate safely. Being the new kid is hard enough—how is she going to make friends when she can't meet anyone in person?!Luckily, the sixth grade cl...

A friendly resource to help you prepare for exciting domestic or international travel—on your ownSolo Travel For Dummies teaches you how to plan the solo trip of a lifetime with must-know info, insider tricks, safety essentials, and more. Whether you're a seasoned jetsetter or nervous first timer, you'll learn everything you need to know. Choose your destination, plan a fulfilling itinerary, save money, and stay safe, no matter where in the world you may r...

Suppose you were hunting around in the desert for a fossil and instead you found a real (and very large) dinosaur, genus Stegosaurus. Joan and Joey Brown did! Nobody believed they had found one, which was just as well because George (as they called him) was very shy.He was a loyal friend, doing his best to help the twins make money to finance their mother's dry little ranch on Cricket Creek. George ate sagebrush, looked for fossils, and fought an plane (which he thought was a ptero...

"A powerhouse debut. Eileen Ruvane is definitely one to watch." —Harlan Coben, New York Times bestselling authorPerfect for fans of Krystal Sutherland and Courtney Summers, this YA debut follows a girl who pretends to be a psychic to solve a long-ago murder—and starts having real visions of the futureKess Turner is used to starting over. Her mom has dragged her all around the country her whole life...

Follow the captivating yet perilous life of one sea turtle in this dazzling nonfiction tale by the co-founder of the Ocean Conservation Society, perfect for fans of Jason Chin's ISLAND. The Secret Life of a Sea Turtle features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!On a beach at the Ría Lagartos nature reserve in Mexico, a sea turtle is born.Newly hatched into a big world, she breaks out of an egg buried in the sand. Now...

With all of my heart, I believe it is truethat there is a heaven for animals, too.Children and readers of all ages will find comfort after the loss of a pet in nationally-bestselling author Nancy Tillman's reassuring picture book, The Heaven of Animals. In the heaven of animals, the love you have for your animal friends lives on through the process of grieving and healing.Discover more of Nancy Tillman's heartwarming stories for all of life's milest...

RAVE REVIEWS ARE IN: "Good, righteous, slightly disgusting fun." —Kirkus ReviewsFor fans of SHREK, a big-hearted family story!How to Be a Proper Ogre features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!Mary Beth doesn’t quite fit in with her family of ogres. She’s not green. She’s not gross. She’s not scary.But when Mary Beth has to stand up for herself and her family, she fi...

Can a girl and a ghost get their happily ever after? Find out in this sweet new teen romance from the award-winning author of Flipped**.**Gemma and Jimmy have known each other practically all of Gemma's life, but it isn't until she starts high school that she notices that eternally-fifteen-year-old Jimmy is . . . well . . . enchanting! He's kinder and funnier than the other boys her age, and she feels like her best self when she's with him...

"Get ready for a smart, fun, sharply written, page-turning heart-clencher of a story. I would follow Avery and Jax anywhere. And I will read everything Erin Soderberg Downing writes." - Natalie Lloyd, bestselling author of Hummingbird and The Witching WindIn this alternating narrative by bestselling author Erin Soderberg Downing, a decades-old family secret is buried within the sand, water, and woods... waiting for cousins Avery and Jax to...

A divorced sleuth in her thirties must bring peace back to her small town after a murder tears neighbors and family members apart in this series debut from Agatha Award nominee Allison Brook, perfect for fans of Cynthia Riggs and Eva Gates.Delia Dickens has come home to Dickens Island, a small island in the Long Island Sound, after a twelve-year stint in Manhattan. She’s looking forward to helping her father revitalize the general store that the family owns as well ...

An instant New York Times bestseller!“An absolute delight!” —Katherine Applegate, #1 New York Times bestselling and Newbery Award–winning author of The One and Only IvanAn unlikely team of talkative plants, a curious spider, and a grumpy goldfish use their newfound magical abilities to defend their family from a greedy human in this “utterly charming” (Booklist) mi...