Dial If You Dare
In this short horror novel for middle-grade readers, Alex and his older cousins awaken the ghost of a serial killer when they dial a mysterious phone number.
In this short horror novel for middle-grade readers, Alex and his older cousins awaken the ghost of a serial killer when they dial a mysterious phone number.
In this short horror novel for middle-grade readers, a mysterious glow in the cemetery near her home leads Clara into a haunted mausoleum.
In this cute rhyming picture book told in few words, a sloth tumbles from a tree onto a road and hurts its toe. A helpful truck driver brings the sloth to a wildlife vet, and soon enough the sloth is returning to its wilderness home.
In this illustrated picture book, Sam’s grandmother is going away for the winter, and he worries about how they’ll keep in touch. She tells him that she can send a hug on the wind, kisses in the rain and fireflies to say good night—and Sam realizes his grandma will always be there for him no matter the distance.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book examines parks, gardens and public green spaces throughout history and shares why it’s important to protect them for future generations.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Timeline series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated book explores our relationship with water and how we use, control and take care of it.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Footprints series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book explores how microbes can help address some of the most pressing environmental challenges on Earth.
In this follow-up to My Best Friend Is Extinct, Henry and his friends attend a summer camp led by a shady head counselor. Luckily, there’s still fun to be had: Henry reunites with Yarp, a prehistoric short-faced bear, and discovers a herd of gentle mega sloths. When a wildfire encroaches, everyone has to band together to escape.
Babies and toddlers are invited to physically interact with the pages in this board book of silly before-and-after scenarios.
A mother and son experiencing domestic violence have to flee their home, moving from place to place to find safe shelter, until finally they’re able to go back home again and make it the strongest house yet.
Part of the Orca Biography series for middle-grade readers, this illustrated nonfiction book tells the story of how an enslaved boy, Edmond Albius, discovered how to hand-pollinate vanilla, a technique that is still used all over the world today.
After a young girl moves to a small island community, she and a local Indigenous boy form a strong friendship over the summer. When they begin the fourth grade together, the two find adventure while navigating the challenges and prejudices of their lives.
In this sequel to the critically acclaimed The Unlovable Alina Butt, after lots of friendship drama and not being able to attend a school trip to Paris, twelve-year-old Alina reluctantly travels back to Pakistan with her family, where she gains a new perspective on family, opportunity and what really matters in life.
Part of the nonfiction Orca Wild series for middle-grade readers and illustrated with color photographs throughout, this book introduces kids to North American bison. It discusses bison history, habitat, biology and threats to survival, and how scientists, conservationists and young people are working to protect bison everywhere.
When Carlito sees monarch butterflies fluttering in the park, he is reminded of his home country of Mexico and the migration journey he and the butterflies went on.
In this colorful picture book about imagination and play, little Cristina plays with her dollhouse and toy rabbit in a day that involves chores, meals and dreams.
Dragonfly invites the reader to journey with her to visit the places in our lives that give rise to brilliant dreams for the future, from our bookshelf, where we picture the stories we will tell, to the blanket of moss, where we feel nurtured and peaceful.
This nonfiction picture book tells the true story of an Anna's hummingbird that built a nest and raised its babies on a family's balcony in the city. Illustrated with photographs throughout.
In this early chapter book, Lark and Connor help their halmoni's friend Miss June try to find out who stole her quilt and get it back in time to display it at the local quilt show.
In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, thirteen-year-old Polly and her friends discover they'll need more than entrepreneurial spirit to make their middle school matchmaking business a success.
In this high-interest accessible novel for teen readers, sixteen-year-old Maya's life is thrown off-balance when the rock-star father of her best friend kisses her in the back of a limo.
In this middle-grade novel, Wolfgang and his mother move in with his grandfather in the wake of his father's death, and Wolfie's new friend Jimmy helps him find solace through hockey. But Wolfgang can't stop wondering why his father's cause of death is such a secret.
Sixteen-year-old Charlie Abbotts feels responsible for her father's mental health. When he takes off to go canoeing at a remote lake after a period of depression, she fears he's planning suicide, and goes after him.
Mia wants a dog but her mom gets her a plant, which she thinks is boring...until the plant starts gobbling up more and more of her stuff. Can Mia figure out what this plant needs before it eats everything?