Synopsis: A companion to Newbery Honor winning author Rodman Philbrick's Freak the Mighty. This is the dramatic, heart-wrenching tale of Max and Worm, two outsiders who turn to each other for survival.Meet Max Kane, the brooding giant-of-a-boy who escaped from his basement hiding place and faced the real world in Freak the Mighty. Still grieving over the loss of his best friend, Kevin, Max finds himself defending a young, solitary girl cruelly nicknamed…

Synopsis: Eight-year-old Jack and his younger sister Annie find a magic treehouse, which whisks them back to an ancient time zone where they see live dinosaurs.

Synopsis: A man who loves to place bets acquires a remarkable frog, which he claims can outjump any other frog in the county.

Synopsis: A TODAY SHOW #ReadWithJenna BOOK CLUB PICKNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A coming-of-age classic about a young girl growing up in Chicago • Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught in schools and universities alike, and translated around the world—from the winner of the 2019 PEN/Nabokov Award for Achievement in International Literature.“Cisneros draws on her rich [Latino] heritage...and seduces with precise, spare prose, creat[ing]…

Synopsis: A new life. A new school. A new bully. That's what Darrell Mercer faces when he and his mother move from Philadelphia to California. After spending months living in fear, Darrell is faced with a big decision. He can either keep on running from this bully or find some way to fight back.

Synopsis: This story is about Cindy Gibson, a Bluford freshman who first appears in Lost and Found. Cindy struggles with a stormy relationship with her mother, ongoing trouble at school, a dangerous boyfriend, and worse. Will her fragile family survive?

Synopsis: The 50th Anniversary Commemorative Edition of Madeleine L'Engle's ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, now a major motion picture.Fifty years ago, Madeleine L'Engle introduced the world to A Wrinkle in Time and the wonderful and unforgettable characters Meg and Charles Wallace Murry, and their friend Calvin O'Keefe.When the children learn that Mr. Murry has been captured by the Dark Thing, they time travel to Camazotz, where they…

Synopsis: Key Features Description Ryan Hart is trying to master the art of positivity as she navigates life"s challenges. “Window into a nuclear family dealing with familiar topics in a unique way.”-SLJ Ryan Hart is trying to master the art of positivity as she navigates life"s challenges. “Window into a nuclear family dealing with familiar topics in a unique way.”-SLJ Product Details Item #: NTS712026 ISBN13: 9781338729412 Format: Paperback Book Pages:…

Synopsis: A Newbery Honor BookA Coretta Scott King Honor BookA Printz Honor BookA Time Best YA Book of All Time (2021)A Los Angeles Times Book Prize Winner for Young Adult LiteratureLonglisted for the National Book Award for Young People’s LiteratureWinner of the Walter Dean Myers AwardAn Edgar Award Winner for Best Young Adult FictionParents’ Choice Gold Award WinnerAn Entertainment Weekly Best YA Book of 2017A Vulture Best YA Book of 2017A Buzzfeed Best…

Synopsis: All the Creepers have vanished from the Minecraft universe, and the people are starting to get worried. Though some believe that their disappearance is a good thing, others fear that it might be the start of an even more sinister plot.Edison and Billy decide to use their sleuthing skills to find the truth of the situation, and their investigation takes them all around the Overworld. But the missing Creepers aren’t easy to find. With the help of…

Synopsis: C.S. Lewis has once again worked his magic in this sixth book of The Chronicles of Narnia.This master of fantasy brings us ever farther in an unforgettable world filled with adventure and mystery.

Synopsis: Dear Reader, If you have not read anything about the Baudelaire orphans, then before you read even one more sentence, you should know this: Violet, Klaus, and Sunny are kindhearted and quick-witted, but their lives, I am sorry to say, are filled with bad luck and misery. All of the stories about these three children are unhappy and wretched, and this one may be the worst of them all.If you haven't got the stomach for a story that includes a…

Synopsis: From the World's No. 1 Storyteller, James and the Giant Peach is a children's classic that has captured young reader's imaginations for generations.One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeAfter James Henry Trotter's parents are tragically eaten by a rhinoceros, he goes to live with his two horrible aunts, Spiker and Sponge. Life there is no fun, until James accidentally drops some magic crystals by the old peach tree and strange…

Synopsis: From the bestselling author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda! One of TIME MAGAZINE’s 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeThe BFG is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. He is far too nice and jumbly. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by the Bloodbottler, or any of the other giants—rather than the BFG—she would have soon become breakfast. When Sophie hears that the giants are flush…