**A “laugh-out-loud hilarious” (Teenreads) contemporary young adult romance that explores friendship, love, and personal identity.“Fast and funny.”—VOYA**Frannie Falconer is desperate to get the attention of her crush, Jeffrey, but too shy to make a move. When her gay best friend, Marcus, suggests a clever plan to get closer to Jeffrey by chatting online, Frannie is hesitant. So, Marcus takes over at the keyboard and soon his plan is a success! But the mor...

Highlights presents "Michael Spreckle! Where Have You Been?" written by Christopher Tebbetts. Michael went into a cave to get some moss and stalactite drippings for his jungle journal . . . and that was just the beginning!

A love story about opening your heart, by Rainbow Rowell, the New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park.Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they're off to university and Wren's decided she doesn't want to be one half of a pair any more – she wants to dance, meet boys, go to parties and let loose. It's not so easy for Cath. She's horribly shy and has always buried herself in t...

A new generation Famous Five: Jo, Dylan, Allie, and Max are the children of the four kids - and not forgetting Timmy II to make up the Five!In book ten, Allie becomes the big star of a TV talent show. But things are not as they seem.The Famous Five meet Scooby Doo! All the heritage of the original Famous Five - adventure, mystery, action - combined with a great modern-day feel and lots of laughs.All 24 books in the series feature black and white ins...

A new generation Famous Five: Jo, Dylan, Allie, and Max are the children of the four kids - and not forgetting Timmy II to make up the Five!In book seventeen, a mysterious rose blight is affecting people.The Famous Five meet Scooby Doo! All the heritage of the original Famous Five - adventure, mystery, action - combined with a great modern-day feel and lots of laughs.All 24 books in the series feature black and white inside illustrations and have be...

Daniel has been crazy about Mac from the moment she transferred to his school. She's smart, funny, loyal and fiercely independent. The only problem is, when life gets too hard for Mac, she runs away. But she always comes back. Except now Mac's grandmother is dead, their house is about to be torn down and she's been humiliated in front of the entire school. When Daniel finds out Mac has been saying goodbye to her friends, he realizes she's planning on leaving for good. Gett...

It's an ordinary nightmare of a family trip until Theo realizes that the beautiful girl beside the hotel pool is his childhood babysitter—and his first crush.Theo hasn't seen Ronnie for five years, but when she invites him to go with her—and her toddler son, Zach—on a road trip, he leaps at the opportunity to ditch his parents and head to Hollywood. They've only gone a few miles before Theo begins to regret his impulsive decision. Zach cries nonstop, and when they ...

When Shawn and Daniel witness a gang beating behind the local mall they flee the scene, terrified that they've been seen. They recognize one of the attackers as a locally infamous gang member. When they learn that the kid who was attacked is in critical condition, Shawn wants to go to the police, but Daniel convinces him that they are in more danger if they speak up. The threats they receive from other members of the gang reinforce the boys' fears. When the gang attacks Daniel, Shawn has t...

After years of waiting, it is finally Libby Ryan’s turn to shine at the Practical County Fair. Libby is filled with excitement as she and her granddad pick out two calves for her to raise on her family’s cattle farm, in hopes of winning the annual steer competition. Against her father’s advice, Libby gives the calves names, even though both steers will eventually be auctioned off. After a few months of preparing for the Practical County Fair, Libby finds that she is growing closer to her s...

A Funny Chapter Book for Reluctant ReadersMax and his big brother Cody can't wait for a day at the beach.Sun. Sand. Waves. What could possibly go wrong?Well... there was that one time when Max tried bodyboarding and got totally body-slammed by a wave-face first, sand in his teeth and all. Now he's not so sure he's ready to jump back into the ocean.But with Cody cheering him on and adventure calling, Max must decide if he's brave enough to g...