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The Bad Guys in The Furball Strikes Back (The Bad Guys #3)
by Aaron BlabeyNOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE!"I wish I'd had these books as a kid. Hilarious!" -- Dav Pilkey, creator of Captain Underpants and Dog ManThey may look like Bad Guys, but these wannabe heroes are doing good deeds...whether you like it or not! This New York Times bestselling illustrated series is perfect for fans of Dog Man and Captain Underpants.The Bad Guys are about to have a very BAD day!Mr. Wolf and his bad buddies have messed with the wrong guinea pig -- one who is secretly an evil mad scientist. And the nasty little furball wants revenge! Will they survive? Will they be heroes? And will they ever stop trying to eat each other?!?It's time for the Bad Guys to spring into action!
Bad Kitty Takes the Test (Bad Kitty)
by Nick BruelIt's something everyone has to do at least once. Kitty is no different. In this new edition of the beloved, bestselling Bad Kitty series from author-illustrator Nick Bruel, Bad Kitty takes. . . the test!Based on her previous bad behavior, the Society of Cat Aptitude has determined that Kitty is not only a bad kitty but a bad cat. In order to redeem her feline status, Kitty must take an aptitude test to determine if she deserves to be a cat. If she fails, she will no longer be able to be a cat. With the help of Chatty Kitty, who is the instructor at Cat School, and Uncle Murray, who thinks he's just there to renew his driver's license, Kitty learns all about being a cat and a little about herself.
Bad News (The Bad Books #3)
by Pseudonymous BoschThe can't-miss final installment of beloved author Pseudonymous Bosch's bestselling Bad Books trilogy!At Earth Ranch, Clay encountered a haunted library, a castaway boy, and a fire-breathing dragon--not to mention incredible magic. Now he faces his most dangerous foes yet: the mysterious white-gloved members of the Midnight Sun, whose scheming leads Clay to a dragon reserve. Up against impossible odds, will Clay and his Secret Series Allies be able to triumph over these villains once and for all?Packed with action, humor, magic, mystery, and dragons, Pseudonymous Bosch answers long-simmering questions as he delivers his most exciting adventure yet.
Baking Class: 50 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Bake! (Cooking Class)
by Deanna CookFollowing the best-selling book Cooking Class, this delightful baking cookbook for children ages 8–12 features 50 easy-to-follow, kid-friendly recipes. Lively step-by-step photos teach bakers-in-training how to knead dough, make biscuits, decorate cookies, and produce a perfect pie, along with essential skills like following directions and accurately measuring ingredients. Kids will learn to make both sweet and savory treats and will use fresh fruits and vegetables in recipes such as Bursting with Blueberries Muffins, Zombie Zucchini Bread, and Peachy Keen Crumble. Bonus goodie bag stickers, pop-out gift tags, and bake sale signs encourage kids to share their homemade delights with pride. 2017 NPR's Best Books of the Year 2017 IACP Cookbook Award Winner 2017 National Parenting Product Awards Winner 2018 Mom's Choice Award Gold Winner 2019 New York Times "Best Cookbooks for Kids" Also available in this series: Cooking Class and Cooking Class Global Feast!
Baking in the Fairy Mound
by Cassandra RasmussenMaude finds herself trapped in a realm of fairies. But with the help of an old woman, she works to free herself and help her family in the process.
Balance Beam: Tips, Rules, And Legendary Stars (Gymnastics Ser.)
by Heather E. SchwartzLeaps, turns, and handsprings are hard enough, but a beam is added, difficulty is maximized. In this book gymnasts will learn the best tips and tricks to conquering the balance beam.
Balderdash!: John Newbery and the Boisterous Birth of Children's Books
by Michelle Markel Nancy CarpenterThis rollicking and fascinating picture book biography chronicles the life of the first pioneer of children's books—John Newbery himself. While most children's books in the 18th century contained lessons and rules, John Newbery imagined them overflowing with entertaining stories, science, and games. He believed that every book should be made for the reader's enjoyment. Newbery—for whom the prestigious Newbery Medal is named—became a celebrated author and publisher, changing the world of children's books forever. This book about his life and legacy is as full of energy and delight as any young reader could wish.
Ballpark Mysteries #13: The Capital Catch
by Mark Meyers David KellyBatter up! Baseball action and exciting whodunits star in this series! Next up is Washington D.C. and the Nationals team! <p><p> Mike and Kate are about to face their biggest, most important mystery yet! Why? It involves the president of the United States! The president’s brother is a catcher on the Nationals baseball team, and someone is stealing his equipment! Can these super-sleuths help the commander in chief catch a criminal? <p> Ballpark Mysteries are the all-star matchup of fun sleuthing and baseball action, perfect for readers of Ron Roy’s A to Z Mysteries and Matt Christopher’s sports books, and younger siblings of Mike Lupica fans. Each Ballpark Mystery also features Dugout Notes, with more amazing baseball facts.
Ballpark Mysteries Super Special #2: Christmas in Cooperstown
by David A. Kelly Mark MeyersMike and Kate get the BEST Christmas present ever—a mystery at the Baseball Hall of Fame! After volunteering to wrap presents for charity, Mike and Kate get a special thank-you: a sleepover at the Baseball Hall of Fame! But when they’re sneaking around the museum late at night, their flashlight reveals that one of the famous baseball cards on display is a fake! Can they find the real card, catch the crook, and get the presents to the charity’s Christmas party on time? It’s up to Mike and Kate to turn this Christmas mess into a Christmas miracle! Ballpark Mysteries are the all-star matchup of fun sleuthing and baseball action, perfect for readers of Ron Roy’s A to Z Mysteries and Matt Christopher’s sports books, and younger siblings of Mike Lupica fans. Each Ballpark Mystery also features Dugout Notes, with amazing baseball facts.
Barkus: Book 1 (Barkus #1)
by Patricia Maclachlan Marc BoutavantMeet Barkus. Barkus is loyal. Barkus is generous. Barkus is family.The exuberant Barkus and his lucky young owner whirl and twirl across the pages of this delightful pre-chapter book series from award-winning author Patricia MacLachlan. The accessible text is ideal for even the newest independent reader, while the warm, humorous story and energetic illustrations will appeal to picture book readers as well as advanced readers.
Baseball Genius
by Derek Jeter Tim GreenAn average kid with an above average talent for predicting baseball pitches tries to help his favorite player out of a slump in this entertaining novel from bestselling authors Tim Green and Derek Jeter.Jalen DeLuca loves baseball. Unfortunately his dad can’t afford to keep him on the travel team. His dad runs a diner and makes enough to cover the bills, but there isn’t enough to cover any extras. So Jalen decides to take matters into his own hands and he sneaks into the home of the New York Yankee’s star second baseman, James Yager, and steals a couple of balls from his personal batting cage. He knows that if he can sell them, he’ll be able to keep himself on the team. But like the best-laid plans—or in this case the worst!—Jalen’s scheme goes wrong when Yager catches him. But Jalen has a secret: his baseball genius. He can analyze and predict almost exactly what a pitcher is going to do with his next pitch. He can’t quite explain how he knows, he just knows. And after proving to Yager that he really can do this, using a televised game and predicting pitch after pitch with perfect accuracy, the two agree to a deal. Jalen will help Yager out of his batting slump and Yager won’t press charges. However, when he begins to suspect that the team’s general manager has his own agenda, Jalen’s going to need his friends and his unusual baseball talent to save not only Yager’s career, but his own good name.
Basil and the Lost Colony (The Great Mouse Detective #5)
by Eve Titus Paul GaldoneNamed one of “13 Detective Book Series You Obsessed Over as a Kid” by Buzzfeed.com and the inspiration for a hit Disney film, the masterful Great Mouse Detective is back and scurrying off to solve the mystery of a Lost Colony in Switzerland.Basil of Baker Street—mouse detective genius—is off on a perilous expedition leading thirty-two mice up a towering mountain. Their objective: to locate and rescue a famous colony of mice that have been missing for six centuries! A clue in the form of an arrow with strange markings has sent Basil scurrying off to Switzerland in search of the lost colony. But the path is not smooth for our Sherlock Holmes of the Mouse World. Before he can solve this baffling mystery, he must confront the mysterious snow mouse and the sinister plots of evil Professor Ratigan, ruler of the mouse underworld!
Basil in the Wild West (The Great Mouse Detective #4)
by Eve Titus Paul GaldoneNamed one of “13 Detective Book Series You Obsessed Over as a Kid” by Buzzfeed.com and the inspiration for a hit Disney film, the masterful Great Mouse Detective is back and tackling America’s most ruthless outlaws in the Wild West!In this case of the smiling smugglers, Basil is off to the Wild West. But this time the Sherlock Holmes of the mouse world takes on the Big Cheeses of American mouse crime! Basil’s first stop is New Mexico, where a notorious gang of smiling smugglers is holed up with their ruthless leader, JJ, who is trying to set up his own superstate with the profits from his ill-gotten gains! Then, Basil heads to the Grand Canyon, to solve the mystery of “The Thing” that is terrifying guests at The Hathaway Hotel. Basil’s number-one suspect is Monterey Jack, one of America’s Most Wanted mouse outlaws, a wily and dangerous foe! Basil, his faithful companion Dr. Dawson, and their loyal pony from CLOPS (Cheese Lovers Official Pony Service) take off for the burning desert chase. Everyone calls it Mission Impossible. Has the genius detective finally met his match?
Batgirl at Super Hero High (DC Super Hero Girls)
by Lisa YeeGet your cape on with the DC Super Hero GirlsTM-- the unprecedented new Super Hero universe especially for girls! Readers of all ages can fly high with the all-new adventures of Wonder WomanTM, SupergirlTM, BatgirlTM, and some of the world's most iconic female super heroes as high schoolers! Batgirl has always hidden in the shadows--but does she have what it takes to stand in the spotlight at Super Hero High? Barbara Gordon has always been an off-the-charts, just-forget-about-the-test super-genius and tech whiz, and then she gets the offer of a lifetime when Supergirl recognizes that Barbara's talents make her an ideal candidate for Super Hero High. Donning the cape and cowl, Barbara Gordon becomes Batgirl, ready to train at the most elite school on the planet, next to some of the most powerful teenagers in the galaxy. She's always had the heart of a hero . . . but now she'll have to prove that she can be one. Good thing she loves a challenge! Award-winning author Lisa Yee brings mystery, thrills, and laughs to this groundbreaking series that follows DC Comics most iconic female Super Heroes and Super-Villains. Move over BatmanTM and SupermanTM--the DC Super Hero Girls are ready to save the day and have fun doing it! Praise for DC Super Hero Girls: "Sure to have wide appeal, this book is a solid option to balance collections saturated with male superheroes." - School Library Journal
Batman Battles Mr. Freeze
by Laurie S. SuttonTeam up with Batman, Robin, and more of your favorite heroes as they battle Mr. Freeze and the Penguin in this action-packed chapter book retelling of the Batman animated film, Mechs vs. Mutants that comes with full-color images from the film throughout!Gotham City has frozen over, and that’s just the beginning. Mr. Freeze and the Penguin are taking over the planet. First step: jumbo-size Killer Croc and Chemo. Second step: unleash the monsters! While Nightwing, The Flash, Robin, and Dr. Langstrom create all-new tech, Batman and Green Arrow don their mech suits to take on the big, bad guys. It’s a larger-than-life battle, but can machine defeat monster before it’s ice world forever? BATMAN and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics.
The Battle for Amphibopolis: A Graphic Novel (Nnewts #3)
by Doug TenNapelThe final chapter of the epic Nnewts adventure!In the final, epic installment of the Nnewts trilogy, the fate of all Nnewts hangs in the balance! Herk, falling under the influence of Blakk Mudd, is slowly turning into a Lizzark and abandoning his Nnewt friends. Herk's siblings, Sissy and Zerk, have been corrupted by evil and the Lizzark army is still threatening Amphibopolis with total destruction. Now the Nnewts need a true hero to step up and save the day before it's too late!
Battle for Bearhaven (Secrets of Bearhaven #4)
by K. E. RochaSpencer Plain is ready to help build a new Bearhaven--a place where bears live in community and help rescue other bears around the world. But the city itself is in trouble now--the evil Pam wants to capture the bears and sell them, and it's up to the Council to move the city to a safe, new location. Except that Pam shows up right in the middle of their move, cutting off Spencer from his parents and kidnapping most of the Bearhaven bears. Spencer doesn't know how to keep the free bears safe, save the captured bears, and get word to his parents at the new Bearhaven all at once, but he's going to have to figure it out, fast, to stop Pam once and for all!
Battle for the Black Lion
by Natalie Shaw Style GuideAncient secrets are revealed when the forces of good and evil face off in this collectable chapter book retelling of the season one finale of Netflix’s hottest new series from DreamWorks Animation, Voltron Legendary Defender.Rediscover the epic season one finale… Lance, Hunk, Pidge, Keith, and Shiro have trained hard to master their Paladin skills, and with the power of true teamwork, have unlocked the ability to form Voltron, the universe’s most powerful defender. Now with their Altean allies, Princess Allura and Coran, the Paladins embark on their most dangerous mission yet: infiltrate the Galra Empire and collect information to rescue Pidge’s family. But the Galra Emperor, Zarkon, holds a 10,000-year-old secret that rips the Black Lion from the Paladins. Unable to form Voltron and trapped inside a particle barrier, the Paladins are forced to battle the Galra Army, not only for the Black Lion, but for the galaxy’s last hope. Young readers will love this action-packed retelling complete with color episode stills throughout! DreamWorks Voltron Legendary Defender © 2017 DreamWorks Animation LLC. TM World Events Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.
Battle for the Shadow Sword: Series 1 Book 1
by Adam BladeX-Men meets Beast Quest at the school for superheroes! An epic new adventure series from bestselling author Adam Blade!Welcome to Hero Academy! Join Jack and your other new classmates at this secret school, where the lessons are more exciting than Maths and PE. But when a portal from the evil underground realm of Noxx is discovered beneath the school, Team Hero needs your powers. The next invasion is upon us!
Bayberry Island: An Adventure About Friendship and the Journey Home (Brambleheart #2)
by Henry ColeIn Henry Cole’s beautifully illustrated sequel to Brambleheart, reminiscent of Brian Jacques’s Redwall and Avi’s Poppy series, Twig’s fantastical adventures continue as he and his animal friends set sail to reunite Char with his dragon family. Twig never thought he would leave the Hill again. But now Twig and his friends Basil and Lily find themselves on a dangerous journey downriver to bring Char home. Unsure of where they are going, or how far they will travel from home, the crew will have to work together and find their sea legs if they want to stay afloat. Will they survive the catastrophes nature throws their way and find Char's mysterious island home?
Beanstalker and Other Hilarious Scarytales
by Kiersten White<P>Once upon a time, a girl skipped into the forest and became a zombie. <P>Wait, no, that's not how this story is supposed to go. Let's try again. <P>Once upon a time, a boy did a horrible job as a sheep-sitter and burned his tongue on stolen pie. <P>No, children in these stories are always good and virtuous. From the top. <P>Once upon a time, a king and queen tried to find a princess for their son to marry, and he wound up fleeing from a group of very hairy vampires. <P>Hmmm... <P>What about, once upon a time, a bunch of fairy tales got twisted around to be completely hilarious, a tiny bit icky, and delightfully spooky scarytales... in other words, exactly what fairy tales were meant to be. <P>Grab some flaming torches, maybe don't accept that bowl of pease porridge, and get ready for a wickedly fun ride with acclaimed author Kiersten White and fairy tales like you've never heard them before.
Beast & Crown
by Joel RossA thrilling new middle grade fantasy from Texas Bluebonnet award winner Joel Ross, author of The Fog Diver. Packed with adventure and humor and filled with goblins, royals, and magic, this is a tale of unlikely heroes who embark on a daring quest.Boot boy Ji is tired of scrubbing soles and untangling shoelaces. He doesn’t want to bow and scrape. All he wants is freedom—for himself and his friends.He decides to risk everything for a chance to accompany a young nobleman to the Diadem Rite, a magical ritual that chooses the heir to the Summer Crown. Ji doesn’t care about crowns or ceremonies, but he vows that this trip will grant him and his friends new lives, far away from boots and bowing. What Ji doesn’t know is that he and his friends have a dangerous part to play in the Diadem Rite. One that will change them forever.
Beast Quest: Magror, Ogre of the Swamps
by Adam BladeThe latest book in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls!Long before Tom has the title, his father Taladon is squire to the Master of the Beasts in Avantia. And when Evil Wizard Malvel opens a portal to Gorgonia, it is up to young Taladon to stop the kingdom from falling into wicked hands...
Beast Quest: Strytor the Skeleton Dragon
by Adam BladeBattle Beasts and fight Evil with Tom and Elenna in the bestselling adventure series for boys and girls aged 7 and up!The Well of Power is guarded by the dragon Strytor. To prevent Evil Wizard Jezrin from drinking at the well and becoming invincible, Tom and Elenna must battle this deadly foe. But how can they stop an unkillable Beast?There are FOUR thrilling adventures to collect in this series - don't miss out! Quarg the Stone Dragon; Korvax the Sea Dragon; Vetrix the Poison Dragon and Strytor the Skeleton Dragon