Synopsis: This year, as in other years, Lily has planned a spectacular summer in Rockaway, in her family's cozy house on stilts over the Atlantic Ocean. But by the summer of 1944, World War II has changed almost everyone's life. Lily's best friend, Margaret, and her family have moved to a wartime factory town, and worse, much worse, Lily's father is on his way overseas to the war.There's no one else Lily's age in Rockaway until Albert comes, a refugee…

Synopsis: Sisters Olivia and Nellie uncover a teacup in Great Aunt Minty's wildly overgrown garden, which they learn is linked to an old story about eight children who were turned into flowers by a fairy spell.

Synopsis: Left-handed preacher's son Luke Bledsoe has always felt like an outsider, until he discovers he can pitch a baseball faster than anyone else, but his father says that the left is the side of Satan and that baseball is the devil's work, leaving Luke to find a new strength in his life and in himself.

Synopsis: Bernie has convinced Walter than a lion, a tiger, and an elephant are breaking the toys he leaves outside at night. When Bernie helps Walter set a trap to capture the culprits, the reader will get a surprise! IRA/CBC Children's Choice. Full-color illustrations.

Synopsis: Moss is frustrated. His father has invited outsiders who dress in strange clothes and speak an odd language to the village's special harvest meal - and no one but Moss seems to care how that will change the way things have always been. No matter whom he talks to, no matter what he says, people just smile and tell him, "Someday you'll understand why."Impatient for answers, Moss impulsively goes into the forest alone for the first time, hoping to…

Synopsis: In the aftermath of the Civil War, recently orphaned Will must start a new life and overcome his prejudices.Courage wears many faces…The Civil War may be over, but for twelve-year-old Will Page, the pain and bitterness haven’t ended. How could they have, when the Yankees were responsible for the deaths of everyone in his entire immediate family?And now Will has to leave his comfortable home in the Shenandoah Valley and live with relatives he has…

Synopsis: Now that she's discovered the secret about her past, Amy Candler is trying to deal with the reality of who she is. Having an overprotective mother doesn't help. So Amy is thrilled when her mom is swept off her feet by a handsome man. But appearances can be deceiving. Amy starts getting bad vibes about her mother's inquisitive boyfriend. She starts fighting with Tasha, her best friend, who dismisses her worries. She starts meeting with the…

Synopsis: The sensational, highly acclaimed New York Times bestseller--now available in paperback!Prosper and Bo are orphans on the run from their cruel aunt and uncle. The brothers decide to hide out in Venice, where they meet a mysterious character who calls himself the "Thief Lord." Brilliant and charismatic, the Thief Lord leads a ring of street children who dabble in petty crimes. Prosper and Bo relish being part of this colorful new family. But the…

Synopsis: Found running wild in the forest of Ashton Place, the Incorrigibles are no ordinary children: Alexander, age ten or thereabouts, keeps his siblings in line with gentle nips; Cassiopeia, perhaps four or five, has a bark that is (usually) worse than her bite; and Beowulf, age somewhere-in-the-middle, is alarmingly adept at chasing squirrels.Luckily, Miss Penelope Lumley is no ordinary governess. Only fifteen years old and a recent graduate of the…

Synopsis: On the night before Halloween, Chris and Meg rescue a kid from a gang of bullies. At first, they think this kid is in costume -- but he turns out to be a bald, pink alien called Weirdo! Weirdo is smelly and gross, and the twins can't get rid of him. But things are about to get even worse. Weirdo has invited hundreds of aliens to town for a full-scale invasion during Halloween! Chris and Meg desperately need a plan... Can the mysterious souvenir…

Synopsis: Nory Ryan's family has lived on Maidin Bay on the west coast of Ireland for generations, raising a pig and a few chickens, planting potatoes, getting by. Every year Nory's father goes away on a fishing boat and returns with the rent money for the English lord who owns their cottage and fields, the English lord bent upon forcing the Irish from their land so he can tumble the cottages and clear the fields for grazing. Times are never easy on…

Synopsis: A collection of children's books on the subject of food and nutrition.

Synopsis: "A lush, exotic little gem—this writer’s a keeper." - Karen Hesse, Newbery Medal-winning author of Out of Dust.Walking through the misty Florida woods one morning, twelve-year-old Rob Horton is stunned to encounter a tiger—a real-life, very large tiger—pacing back and forth in a cage. What’s more, on the same extraordinary day, he meets Sistine Bailey, a girl who shows her feelings as readily as Rob hides his. As they learn to trust each other,…

Synopsis: Five of the best-selling Goosebumps books with their original covers, in an exclusive retro collector's tin.

Synopsis: “Invites comparison with Crane’s Red Badge of Courage . . . Ithink this is an even better book.”—The New York TimesWhen you read this novel about April 19, 1775, you will see the British redcoats marching in a solid column through your town. Your hands will be sweating and you will shake a little as you grip your musket because never have you shot with the aim of killing a man. But you will shoot, and shoot again and again while your shoulder…

Synopsis: This bewitching first novel is a puzzle, wrapped in a mystery, disguised as an adventure, and delivered as a work of art.When a book of unexplainable occurances brings Petra Andalee…

Synopsis: Wiglaf is off to Dragon Slayers' Academy and in for a first day of school he will never forget.

Synopsis: After a plane crash, thirteen-year-old Brian spends fifty-four days in the wilderness, learning to survive with only the aid of a hatchet given him by his mother, and learning also to survive his parents' divorce.

Synopsis: With more than 30 million books sold, the My Weird School series really gets kids reading!Help! With the Recess Enrichment Program, A.J. and the gang have to take classes even during recess in this ninth book in the My Weird School Daze series! The new teacher, Mrs. Lizzy, teaches how to make balloon animals, how to compost worms, and lots of other weird useless skills that nobody would ever want to know in a million hundred years!Perfect for…

Synopsis: The astounding first book in Virigina Euwer Wolff's MAKE LEMONADE trilogy, which continues with the award-winning TRUE BELIEVER.LaVaughn needed a part-time job. What she got was a baby-sitting gig with Jolly, an unwed teen mother. With two kids hanging in the balance, they need to make the best out of life -- and they can only do it for themselves and each other.