For ages: 9-12

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Twelve-year-old Josephine has a lot on her plate, best friend issues, first crush issues, divorced parent issues, twin brother issues . . . and then her mom hits her with news that shakes her to her core: a breast cancer diagnosis. Josephine doesn't want anyone to know, not even her best friend. Sharing the news means...

For ages: 6-8

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Periods say stop. They tell us when a sentence ends, and they help us shorten words. Follow along and learn all about hard-working periods.

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Michael Dahl is the prolific author of the bestselling Goodnight, Baseball picture book and more than 200 other books for children and young adults. He has won the AEP...

For ages: for ages  8-9

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Pararescue Corps features the engaging and action-based stories perfect for high interest readers who love military action stories. Each title includes a specialized glossary, writing prompts, discussion questions, and nonfiction information on pararescuemen and the United States Air Force.

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For ages: 6-8

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Lucia Lacorte loves games. But few friends enjoy playing games with her. When she loses, she cries and yells. And when she wins, its even worse: She dances around and rubs it in. You see, Lucia Lacorte is a very poor sport. Can anyone get through to Lucia and show her that being a good sport is the fun in fun and games?...

For ages: 9-12

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Thomas Jefferson's Corps of Discovery included Captains Lewis and Clark and a crew of 28 men to chart a route from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean. All the crew but one volunteered for the mission. York, the enslaved man taken on the journey, did not choose to go. Slaves did not have choices. York's contributions to the...

For ages: 8-10
Description: Seaside Sanctuary is supposed to be a safe place for marine animals, but suddenly dolphins are getting sick-and no one can explain why. Since Elsa Roth spends all of her time at the sanctuary, a perk of her parents' jobs there, she's well acquainted with all the animals. Elsa is especially worried about Star, a young...

For Ages: Pre K - 4

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Award-winning author and professor Alexs Pate delivers a message of hope and self-discovery in a time of uncertainty in our world. YOU is a beautiful picture book celebrating every readers' individuality and talents. With an authentic voice, YOU's poetic message of love and optimism for the future speaks directly to...

For ages: 5-8

For ages 9-12:

In front of her followers, Daphne is a hilarious, on-the-rise vlog star. But at school Daphne is the ever-skeptical Annabelle Louis, seventh-grade super geek and perennial new kid. To cope with her mom's upcoming military assignment in Afghanistan and her start at a brand new middle school, Annabelle's parents send her to a therapist...

For ages: 8-10

Xander Stone is your average twelve-year-old boy. And, like any average twelve-year-old boy, he didn't believe in unicorns. No way. No how. NOT A CHANCE. Then one day -- BLECH! -- one puked on him. Yes, PUKED on him! Filthy, sticky-icky, rainbow-colored puke. If seeing is believing, Xander got beliefed all over his favorite sneakers...

For ages: 8-10

After her family moves across the country and she starts at a new school, Shelby Bloom struggles to make friends and find her place. She tries to share other kids' interests but doesn't fit in with the fashionistas, the burping boys, or the rock star wannabes. Finally, Shelby discovers she has more in common with the horse-loving...

For Ages: 5-7

When the rest of the Nearly Fearless Monkey Pirates don't believe that octo-sharks are real, Captain Banana Beard insists they go on a hunt for the mythical creature. Will the crew discover anything more than trouble in this swashbuckling adventure?

Author Bio:

Michael A. Steelehas is the writer of more than ninety books for children...

For Ages: 4-8

Harrison P. Spader sat a little too close. Shook hands a little too long. High-fived a little too hard. And hugged a little too much. Harrison P. Spader was a personal space invader. But that all changes when he learns the Space Saver rhyme: Arms out front, then out real wide. Now place your arms back by your sides. Author Christianne...

For ages: 4-7

Piper is a picky piglet! Especially when it comes to food. She prefers foods that begin with the letter P. Can she overcome her picky eating habits?

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Betsy grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin, she has taught Kindergarten in five different states. She loves her morning runs and...

For Ages: 6-10

In the autumn of 1912, the football team from Carlisle Indian Industrial School took the field at the U.S. Military Academy, home to the bigger, stronger, and better-equipped West Points Cadets. Sportswriters billed the game as a sort of rematch, pitting against each other the descendants of U.S. soldiers and American Indians who...

For Ages: 8 - 10
Learn to create your own games, animation, presentations, and musical projects in no time at all with Coding from Scratch. Whether you're just learning to code or need a refresher, this visual guide to coding will cover all the basics - coding tools, where to find them, and how to use them - with hands-on, step-by-step...

For ages: 12-18

Sabrina Sebastian's goal in life is to be an investigative reporter. For her first big story, she researches a popular website called Scream Site, where people post scary videos and compete for the most "screams." While Sabrina's friends and her sister, Faith, talk nonstop about the creepy viral videos, Sabrina just hopes that...

For ages: 12-18

In the sequel to the Newbery Honor-winning novel Paperboy, Victor Vollmer sets off to fulfill a final request of Mr. Spiro, the aging neighbor who became his friend and mentor. Now a few years older and working as a newspaper copyboy, Victor plans to spread Mr. Spiro’s ashes at the mouth of the Mississippi River as the former merchant...

For ages: 6-8

Beatrice “Bumble B.” Flinn is funny (she loves jokes), smart (she loves science), and creative (she loves to draw). Beatrice is also very clumsy and tends to bumble her way through life, which is how she got the nickname Bumble B. (the fact that she loves bugs and hates her full name plays a role as well). But clumsiness doesn’t damper...

For ages: 5-8

Meet Yasmin! Yasmin is a spirited second-grader who's always on the lookout for those "aha" moments to help her solve life's little problems. Taking inspiration from her surroundings and her big imagination, she boldly faces any situation, assuming her imagination doesn't get too big, of course! A creative thinker and curious explorer...

For Ages: 4-8

At every Thanksgiving there are two tables — the kiddie table and the adult table. So why in the world would an 8-year-old girl be stuck at the kiddie table? She is NOT a baby. She is NOT a toddler. She is a grown-up! She can do two-digit multiplication and knows how to cut her own food. She deserves to be at the adult table! And after...

For ages: 2-4

Transform toilet training into an action-packed, fun-filled mission!

There comes a time when every toddler must answer the call — the call of doodie! Their mission: identify the target (the toilet), open fire (pee and poo), and make a clean getaway (wash those hands). With each success, little soldiers move up the ranks, from rookie...

For ages: 9-12

Eleven-year-old Jameson O'Malley's dad is on Mars. The only way to see him, other than squinting into the night sky, is through the JICC - short for Jameson's Interplanetary Communication Console. Jameson thought the JICC would help shorten the millions of miles that stretch between Base Ripley and Mars, but he's is starting to realize...

For ages: 4-8

Marvin the moose and Woody the beaver are BFFs. But their friendship is tested when Marvin does something totally AWESOME and Woody remains ordinary. The other forest animals now adore Marvin - calling in his new superhero services to help right wrongs, solve problems, and fix trouble. They even build a statue in his honor! Woody...