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How do you face your fears when everything is terrifying?Fifteen-year-old Brynn can’t stop thinking about death. Her intrusive thoughts and severe anxiety leave her feeling helpless—and hopeless. So after her mom interprets one of Brynn’s blog posts as a suicide note, she takes extreme measures, confiscating Brynn’s phone, blocking her Internet access, and banishing her to stay with her father who lives “off the grid” on a houseboat in the Florida mangroves. Isolated from her online friends—her only friends—Brynn resigns herself to a summer of mind-numbing boredom and loneliness… until Skylar appears.Skylar is everything Brynn isn’t—sultry, athletic, and confident. Yet Brynn feels at home around this fearless girl who pushes her to try new things and makes her belly flutter with nerves that have nothing to do with anxiety. When Brynn discovers that Skylar is trapped in the bayou and can’t tell her why, she resolves to free her new crush from the dark waters, even if it means confrontin

After Grandma gets sick, Christina must spend lonely days with her grumpy Uncle Ralph in a spooky, isolated Victorian mansion, but things change when she meets the ghost of a little boy, who may be li

Readers can journey to an unusual land where zebras play hockey and spiders dance amidst a magical environment filled with an eclectic array of wondrous things, enhanced with bright paper collages and

Ten-year-old Abbie, bullied at school for being small, wants to get a big black dog, but two months of living with a little Yorkshire terrier changes his mind about a number of things.

After Grandma gets sick, Christina must spend lonely days with her grumpy Uncle Ralph in a spooky, isolated Victorian mansion, but things change when she meets the ghost of a little boy, who may be li

The whole kingdom has gathered to celebrate Hanukkah—but a dastardly dragon keeps interrupting the festivities. Can the Eight Knights of Hanukkah set things right?It’s the last night of Hanukkah and e

You’ll laugh out loud when Mac and Mac try to hatch a kitten…out of a watermelon. This easy-to-read intro to graphic novels is perfect for “fans of all things goofy” according to School Library Journa

Mole digs with his new shovel, finding useful things for the other animals and a new friend for himself, despite his brother's insistence that there is no treasure to be found.

In this update of the classic fable, City Mouse and his cousin, Country Mouse, exchange visits and, although they find many things to like in each other's homes, they quickly learn that each prefers h

Cat wants a fish. In his search he ends up buying presents for all his friends but no fish. When Cat returns home and presents his friends with their new things, they are all very happy, which for Cat

"Chipmunk and Bear spend a snowy day together and discover that they like to do all of the same things."--

While enjoying a morning together, a little boy asks his grandfather a series of questions about how things got to be the way they are, such as tall trees, deep holes, and big dinosaurs in the museum

An adaptation of a Japanese folktale in which a feudal lord seeks a samurai cat to rid his castle of a savage rat, but soon discovers that violence is not always the best way to accomplish things.

Keeping themselves entertained is not a problem to Orville and Wilbur Riot as these two mischievous brothers can make an adventure out of the silliest things.

Having moved to a poor neighborhood in Puerto Rico, Luz is less than thrilled with the change in her life, but things get better as time moves along and Luz begins to understand her connection to the

Demonstrates the many things that Christmas is to different people, including Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, presents, prayers, and the birth of the Christ child. Reprint.

Offers readers a colorful overview of how the many things that represent Halloween, such as black cats and candied apples, originally came to be part of this festive celebration through ancient belief

Demonstrates the many things that Christmas is to different people, including the birth of the Christ Child, Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, Christmas trees, presents, and prayers.

With her new shoes and shiny lunch box, young Ivy Green is excited about her first day at school, but as the day draws closer, she begins to get nervous about silly things and must calm herself down b

Enjoying the thrill of trade, Amos agrees to take Sam's magical bearhide in place of his prizewinning gourd, yet things don't turn out as planned and Amos is in for some surprises, in a colorfully ill

When Mrs. McTeague leaves for work, her husband thinks he is going to have a day of leisure at home, but things do not turn out at all like he expected, in a humorous rendition of a traditional tale.

A heart-wrenching novel in verse about a poor girl surviving the Irish Land Wars, by a two-time Newbery Honor-winning author.For Anna, the family farm has always been home... But now, things are chan

Writing at Guided Reading Level A, beloved author-illustrator David McPhail reminds new readers about all the huggable things we encounter every day. I hug my cat. I hug my dog. I hug my rock. The

A board book guide to tools and what they do from beloved nonfiction author Gail Gibbons.What are tools? How do they help us make things? For busy toddlers keen on building, Gail Gibbons presents the

Writing at Guided Reading Level A, beloved author-illustrator David McPhail reminds new readers about all the huggable things we encounter every day. I hug my cat. I hug my dog. I hug my rock. The

Spotting a dog, truck, bird and butterfly while walking home from school in his urban neighborhood, a little boy becomes inspired to draw the things he has seen, in a skill-building reader featuring i

In this story about mistaken identities, several animals, an elf, and a bird-watcher are searching for different things, but find each other instead. Although no one finds what he is looking for, a wa

Ping and Pong do many things together. But Ping likes to play and Pong likes to nap. When Ping becomes Super-Ping and jumps on her mini-tramp, she gets stuck on her doghouse roof. Luckily, Pong likes

Robug tries to obey when Jake instructs it to "Fix this mess" but somehow manages to make things worse.

Ping and Pong do many things together. But Ping likes to play and Pong likes to nap. When Ping becomes Super-Ping and jumps on her mini-tramp, she gets stuck on her doghouse roof. Luckily, Pong likes

Robug tries to obey when Jake instructs it to "Fix this mess" but somehow manages to make things worse.

A forest details the things that would make it happy such as sun, flowers, trees, water, animals, and children rambling, climbing, and playing.

When Maia and her best friend, a fuzzy purple monster that visits her room each night, both get baby sisters, many things change but the girls are sure their friendship will last forever.

After moving to a bigger home in a new neighborhood, fourteen-year-old Morgan begins to miss her old friends and wishes she could go back to the way things were, but when her fairy-godmother-in-traini

When he is chosen to play the prince in Ms. Tingle's play, Gordie becomes extremely nervous due to his part in the second-grade play fiasco last year, and, thinking that things can't get any worse, st

Lerner Chanse, a new student at Cleveland Park Middle School, finds a worm that magically makes things disappear, and she hopes it will help her fit in, or get revenge, at her hated school.

Lerner Chanse, a new student at Cleveland Park Middle School, finds a worm that magically makes things disappear, and she hopes it will help her fit in, or get revenge, at her hated school.

Presents interesting facts about frogs, including how their bodies change as they grow from tadpoles into frogs, how they make sounds that can mean different things, how they hibernate, and how they d

The town of Wolf Ridge calls him The Smiley Face Killer. Bettina Holland calls him her father.Everyone knows Bettina’s father was the one who murdered her mother a decade ago. It’s the subject of podcasts, murder tours, and even a highly anticipated docuseries. But after growing up grappling with what that means, a string of copycat murders forces Bett to answer a harder question: What if hedidn’t?Old-money Bett must team up with the only person willing to investigate alongside her: bookish goth girl Eugenia, the mortician’s daughter, who everyone says puts the makeup on corpses. Can this “true crime princess” unmask a murderer who’s much closer to home than she ever imagined?Gritty, gripping, and propulsive from page one,Dead Girls Talkingis a ride for readers who love to see girls get their hands dirty as they claw their way to the truth. Peterson’s knife-sharp thriller cuts deep, with a wicked sense of humor, a wire-taut atmosphere, and a deadly serious approach to bigger issues of

Join the animals of the zodiac as they make noodles for a party in this festive book from an award-winning author and food editor.It’s almost time for the party! One-by-one all the animals of the zodiac go up the hill, each one carrying an ingredient. Horse trots up the hill with a big wok. Goat strolls up the hill with wild onions. Except for snake, that is. It’s his birthday! All of his friends have prepared long noodles to celebrate his long and happy life. Simple text is paired with delightful, friendly art in this joyous look at the Chinese tradition of preparing long noodles to celebrate birthdays, the New Year, and other festive occasions. A kid-friendly recipe for how to make Dragon Beard Noodles, a dish popular in Northern China, is included as well as a note on the Chinese Zodiac.