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Penny and Clover, Up and Over (The Lucky Dogs)
by Erica S. PerlLearning to read doesn't need to be ruff with this rhyming tail about a pair of lovable pups, now with a fresh look!Penny is a small, frisky puppy. Clover is a big, careful canine. While Penny has no problem jumping over a log, Clover isn't so sure she can do it. Can Clover come up with the courage to take a leap of faith and follow her friend?
Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
by Adam Grant#1 New York Times Bestseller&“This brilliant book will shatter your assumptions about what it takes to improve and succeed. I wish I could go back in time and gift it to my younger self. It would&’ve helped me find a more joyful path to progress.&” —Serena Williams, 23-time Grand Slam singles tennis championThe #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again illuminates how we can elevate ourselves and others to unexpected heights.We live in a world that&’s obsessed with talent. We celebrate gifted students in school, natural athletes in sports, and child prodigies in music. But admiring people who start out with innate advantages leads us to overlook the distance we ourselves can travel. We underestimate the range of skills that we can learn and how good we can become. We can all improve at improving. And when opportunity doesn&’t knock, there are ways to build a door.Hidden Potential offers a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Adam Grant weaves together groundbreaking evidence, surprising insights, and vivid storytelling that takes us from the classroom to the boardroom, the playground to the Olympics, and underground to outer space. He shows that progress depends less on how hard you work than how well you learn. Growth is not about the genius you possess—it&’s about the character you develop. Grant explores how to build the character skills and motivational structures to realize our own potential, and how to design systems that create opportunities for those who have been underrated and overlooked.Many writers have chronicled the habits of superstars who accomplish great things. This book reveals how anyone can rise to achieve greater things. The true measure of your potential is not the height of the peak you&’ve reached, but how far you&’ve climbed to get there.
Batpig: When Pigs Fly (A Batpig Book #1)
by Rob HarrellIntroducing a supremely hilarious graphic novel featuring an unstoppable, super-swine hero who boldly fights for justice . . . in between taking mud baths and eating tasty sandwiches.Gary Yorkshire was your perfectly average, fuzzy pink pig who loved tasty sandwiches, video games, mud baths, and hanging out with his friends Carl the fish and Brooklyn the bat. Until one day . . . a radioactive bat bite gives him powers he never would have dreamed of! Inspired by his old Crimson Swine comics, Gary decides that he'll use his powers for good and becomes (drumroll) Batpig! Now he just needs a good zinger of a Batpig slogan, a spandex costume that flatters his rear end . . . and maybe a little advice about how in the world to defeat supervillains?
Beyond Anxiety: Curiosity, Creativity, and Finding Your Life's Purpose
by Martha BeckINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERINDIE BESTSELLERUSA TODAY BESTSELLERFrom bestselling author Martha Beck, a new path to overcoming anxiety by awakening the creativity withinWe live in an epidemic of anxiety. Most of us assume that the key to overcoming it is to think our way out. And for a while it works. But there is always something that sends us back into the anxious spiral we&’ve been trying to climb out of.In Beyond Anxiety, Dr. Martha Beck explains why anxiety is skyrocketing around you, and likely within you. She also tells you how to not only reduce your anxiety but use it to propel you into a life filled with peace, meaning, and joy.Using a combination of the latest neuroscience as well as her background in sociology and coaching, Beck explains how our brains tend to get stuck in an &“anxiety spiral,&” a feedback system that can increase anxiety indefinitely. To climb out, we must engage different parts of our nervous system—the parts involved in creativity. Beck provides instructions for engaging the &“creativity spiral,&” in a process that not only shuts down anxiety but leads to innovative problem solving, a sense of meaning and purpose, and joyful, intimate connection with others—and with the world.The opposite of anxiety, it turns out, is a wonderful new way of life—one that can calm and inspire us as individuals and help us become a source of healing for everything around us.
Goldwyn: A Biography
by A. Scott BergThe legacy of silver screen tycoon Samuel Goldwyn comes to vivid life in this acclaimed biography from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of Wilson, Lindbergh, and Max Perkins: Editor of Genius.He was the premier dream-maker of his era—a fierce independent force in a time when studios ruled. He was a producer of silver-screen sagas who may have been, in the words of Harper's Bazaar, &“the last Hollywood tycoon.&” In this riveting book, biographer A. Scott Berg tells the life story of Samuel Goldwyn, as rich with drama as any feature-length epic, and as compelling as the history of Hollywood itself.
Swim, Mo, Swim! (Mo Jackson #5)
by David A. AdlerMo is going swimming in the perenially popular, Geisel Award–winning readers series by David A. Adler, now with a fresh look!It's Field Day at summer camp and Mo's group, the Guppies, is competing for extra ice cream! He and his friends are doing their best at everything from the three-legged race to the potato sack race, and as the day nears its end, each group has won one medal each. It's all on Mo to break the tie in the final event: swimming!
Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society (Charlie Thorne)
by Stuart GibbsIn the fourth installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlie Thorne series—which #1 New York Times bestselling author Chris Grabenstein called &“a real page-burner&”—Charlie searches for Isaac Newton&’s secret treasure across Europe and Australia.Charlie Thorne is a genius. Charlie Thorne is fearless. Charlie Thorne may have finally met her match. Charlie Thorne is used to being on the run. Ever since she was recruited by the CIA to track down Einstein&’s most dangerous equation, Charlie and former CIA agents, Dante Garcia and Milana Moon, have traveled around the world to prevent history&’s greatest discoveries from falling into the wrong hands. But after beating others to the secrets hidden by Einstein, Darwin, and Cleopatra, they find they are not the only ones searching for an immensely powerful discovery of Isaac Newton&’s. From a chase over the rooftops of Cambridge University to scaling the Sydney Harbour Bridge to skirting a volcanic eruption, Charlie will need to think one step ahead of her opponents to follow Newton&’s trail of devious clues and keep herself out of the hands of the many enemies who are hot on her tail.
This Little Pup Went to the Market (Good Dog #14)
by Cam HigginsIn this adorable fourteenth book of the Good Dog series, Bo and his family visit the farmer&’s market!What&’s not to love about the smell of fresh-baked bread, gleaming piles of fruit, and homemade treats? Bo is having a splendid time exploring until he realizes one of his animal friends from the farm has accidentally tagged along. Our pup finds that he&’s in for a day of locally-grown chaos and fun. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Good Dog chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
Powerless (The Powerless Trilogy)
by Lauren RobertsA New York Times bestseller! This sparkling edition includes a special case stamping, bonus content, and a teaser to book two in this heart-pounding series! Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, this young adult fantasy follows the forbidden romance between a powerful prince and an ordinary girl as they try to survive their kingdom&’s grueling laws pitting them against each other.She is the very thing he&’s spent his whole life hunting. He is the very thing she&’s spent her whole life pretending to be. Only the extraordinary belong in the kingdom of Ilya—the exceptional, the empowered, the Elites. The powers these Elites have possessed for decades were graciously gifted to them by the Plague, though not all were fortunate enough to both survive the sickness and reap the reward. Those born Ordinary are just that—ordinary. And when the king decreed that all Ordinaries be banished to preserve his Elite society, lacking an ability suddenly became a crime—making Paedyn Gray a felon by fate and a thief by necessity. Surviving in the slums as an Ordinary is no simple task, and Paedyn knows this better than most. Having been trained by her father to be keenly observant since she was a child, Paedyn poses as a Psychic in the crowded city, blending in with the Elites as best she can to stay alive and out of trouble…easier said than done. When Paeydn unsuspectingly saves one of Ilya&’s princes, she finds herself thrown into the Purging Trials. The brutal competition exists to showcase the Elites&’ powers—the very thing Paedyn lacks. If the Trials and the opponents within them don&’t kill her, the prince she&’s fighting feelings for certainly will if he discovers what she is…completely Ordinary.
A Door in the Dark (Waxways #1)
by Scott ReintgenAn instant New York Times bestseller! &“For readers who have just finished Naomi Novik&’s The Golden Enclaves and are ravenous for more dark academia&” (Booklist), this &“pulse-pounding&” (Publishers Weekly, starred review) fantasy thriller follows six teenage wizards as they fight to make it home alive after a malfunctioning spell leaves them stranded in the wilderness.Ren Monroe has spent four years proving she&’s one of the best wizards in her generation. But top marks at Balmerick University will mean nothing if she fails to get recruited into one of the major houses. Enter Theo Brood. If being rich were a sin, he&’d already be halfway to hell. After a failed and disastrous party trick, fate has the two of them crossing paths at the public waxway portal the day before holidays; Theo&’s punishment is to travel home with the scholarship kids—which doesn&’t sit well with any of them. A fight breaks out. In the chaos, the portal spell malfunctions. All six students are snatched from the safety of the school&’s campus and set down in the middle of nowhere. And one of them is dead on arrival. If anyone can get them through the punishing wilderness with limited magical reserves it&’s Ren. She&’s been in survival mode her entire life. But no magic could prepare her for the tangled secrets the rest of the group is harboring, or for what&’s following them through the dark woods…
Bo Hatches a Plan (Good Dog #11)
by Cam HigginsIn this adorable eleventh book of the Good Dog series, Bo eagerly waits for the new baby chicks!Springtime has arrived at the Davis family farm! With the warmer weather comes mud playtime, new blooms, and new hatchlings in the chicken coop! When Bo is tasked with guarding the eggs, he promises the chickens there won&’t be any horsing around. But when his best puppy pal, Scrapper, shows up with the zoomies…well, things become eggs-tra difficult. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Good Dog chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
Finch House
by Ciera BurchEncanto meets Coraline in this &“supremely successful, atmospheric&” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade story that deals with family ties, fear of change, and generational trauma as it follows a girl who must convince an old, haunted house to release its hold on her and her family.Eleven-year-old Micah has no interest in moving out of her grandfather&’s house. She loves living with Poppop and their shared hobby of driving around rich neighborhoods to find treasures in others&’ trash. To avoid packing, Micah goes for a bike ride and ends up at Finch House, the decrepit Victorian that Poppop says is Off Limits. Except when she gets there, it&’s all fixed up and there&’s a boy named Theo in the front yard. Surely that means Finch House isn&’t Off Limits anymore? But when Poppop finds her there, Micah is only met with his disappointment. By the next day, Poppop is nowhere to be found. After searching everywhere, Micah&’s instincts lead her back to Finch House. But once Theo invites her inside, Micah realizes she can&’t leave. And that, with its strange whispers and deep-dark shadows, Finch House isn&’t just a house…it&’s alive. Can Micah find a way to convince the house to let her go? Or will she be forced to stay in Finch House forever?
All Ears (FunJungle)
by Stuart GibbsIn the ninth novel in New York Times bestselling author Stuart Gibbs&’s FunJungle series, resident sleuth Teddy Fitzroy is on the case to find a missing elephant and clear his friend of vandalism.When a herd of elephants interrupts the big Friday night football game, the police enlist Teddy and his father to assist them in getting the animals safely back home to the elephant sanctuary. Only when they arrive, their owners realize one of the elephants has gone missing! The lone African elephant, Tanzy, is still out there somewhere. Then Teddy&’s best friend, Xavier, is accused of vandalizing a bulldozer in protest of a builder ruining a beloved piece of land they call TurtleTown. Teddy is torn. His best friend needs him but so does Tanzy. Can Teddy crack both cases before someone gets hurt?
Threat of the Spider (The Web of the Spider)
by Michael P. SpradlinA twelve-year-old boy searches for his father and fights for free press amid the chilling rise of Hitler&’s Germany in this second book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided.Ansel has never been afraid to say what&’s on his mind. He&’s always the first among his friends to speak up when something doesn&’t feel right. When the Hitler Youth first set up shop in Heroldsberg the year before, Ansel quickly made enemies of the chapter&’s arrogant leader, Hans. Of course, Ansel is also twelve years old, so he spends much of his time reading his favorite Dirk Goodly, Boy Detective novels and trying to make his friends laugh. But more and more of his classmates have been swayed by Hans&’s tactics and the Youth organization is growing throughout the city. Ansel knows that Hans and his group are spreading false information—after all, Ansel&’s father is a journalist for the local paper and has been going toe to toe with Nazi propaganda for a long time. Then Ansel&’s father goes missing right before a prominent Nazi leader comes to town. With the local police in the Nazi&’s pocket, can Ansel and his friends use their detective skills to find his father and thwart the Nazi&’s plans to suppress the truth?
A Whisper in the Walls (Waxways #2)
by Scott ReintgenIn this sequel to the New York Times bestselling, &“pulse-pounding&” (Publishers Weekly) A Door in the Dark, Ren&’s intellect and cunning are stretched to the limit in her quest to take down the system that stole her father&’s life.Ren Monroe is one step closer to avenging her father's death. Bonding with Theo Brood has allowed her to infiltrate one of the oldest houses in Kathor. But Theo&’s father is playing his own game. He exiles Theo, isolating Ren in an attempt to break the unwelcome grasp she has on his son. Ren might possess more resources than she ever imagined growing up, but her plans of revenge will vanish without allies. Enter House Tin Vori. Years ago, the Broods led an unprecedented raid to destroy one of the other ancient houses. Their only mistake was not finishing the job. A few of the Tin Vori siblings survived, and they haven&’t forgotten the crimes committed against their family that fateful night. Quietly, they&’ve plotted their own revenge, waiting for just the right moment to strike. And Ren Monroe might be their best chance. Like fire, the Tin&’Vori siblings are as dangerous as they are useful, both gifted in rare magics. Ren must decide how to unleash them against House Brood without hurting Theo in the process. Her feelings for Theo are growing past the boundaries of their bond, and Ren finds herself balanced on a knife&’s edge, a breath away from immense power or utter ruin.
Rise of the Spider (The Web of the Spider #1)
by Michael P. SpradlinWitness the chilling rise of Hitler&’s Germany through the eyes of a twelve-year-old boy in this first book in the action-packed middle grade series Web of the Spider for fans of I Survived and A Night Divided.1929, Heroldsberg, Germany. Rolf might only be twelve years old, but he&’s old enough to know that things have not been good in his country since the end of the Great War. Half of Germany is out of work, and a new political movement is taking hold that scares him. Every night, Rolf&’s father and older brother, Romer, have increasingly heated arguments about politics at the dinner table. And when two members of the new Nazi Party, Hans and Nils, move to town as part of the Hitler Youth, Rolf is uneasy to see how enamored Romer is by their promises of bringing Germany to glory. Rolf doesn&’t trust Hans and Nils for a moment. For all their talk of greatness, they act more like bullies, antagonizing shop owners who are Rolf&’s friends and neighbors. Yet Romer becomes increasingly obsessed with their message of division, and Rolf watches in horror as his family fractures even further. When there is an act of vandalism against a Jewish-owned business in town, Rolf fears Romer might have had something to do with it. Can Rolf find a way to intervene before things get any worse?
Escuela de espías malvados (Spy School)
by Stuart GibbsEn el tercer libro de la exitosa serie Escuela de espías de Stuart Gibbs, que ha aparecido en las listas de los más vendidos del New York Times, el superespía Ben Ripley se pasa al lado oscuro como agente encubierto dentro de la mismísima escuela de espías malvados de ARAÑA. Cuando expulsan a Ben de la escuela de espías, es reclutado por la malvada organización criminal ARAÑA para su programa de entrenamiento. Ben acepta con la secreta esperanza de estar actuando como agente encubierto al servicio de los buenos. Como era de esperar, ARAÑA está tramando algo a gran escala y terriblemente siniestro. ¿Podrá Ben descubrir qué maquina ARAÑA y avisar a los buenos sin ser descubierto antes de que sea demasiado tarde?
UnSouled: Unwind; Unwholly; Unsouled; Undivided; Unbound (Unwind Dystology #3)
by Neal ShustermanTeens fight for their humanity in this thrilling third book in the New York Times bestselling Unwind Dystology series by Neal Shusterman.Connor and Lev are on the run after the destruction of the Graveyard, the last safe haven for AWOL unwinds. But for the first time, they&’re not just running away—they&’re running towards answers, in the form of a woman Proactive Citizenry has tried to erase from history itself. If they can find her and learn why the shadowy figures behind unwinding are so afraid of her, they may discover the key to ending the unwinding process forever. Cam, the rewound boy, is plotting to take down the organization that created him. He knows that if he can bring Proactive Citizenry to its knees, it will show Risa how he truly feels about her. And without Risa, Cam is having trouble remembering what it feels like to be human. With the Juvenile Authority and vindictive parts pirates hunting them, the group&’s paths will converge explosively—and everyone will be changed.
Henry Heckelbeck Does Not Need a Sitter (Henry Heckelbeck #15)
by Wanda CovenIn this fifteenth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry tries to prove he&’s too old for a babysitter!Henry&’s parents are going on a date night and have hired a babysitter. But Henry&’s not a baby, he&’s a wizard! And the last thing he needs is a nosy stranger looking into his room and discovering his magic Book of Spells. Can Henry convince his parents that he&’s old enough to stay home alone? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
Belly Up: Belly Up; Poached; Big Game (FunJungle)
by Stuart GibbsTwelve-year-old Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Fitzroy believes that Henry, the hippopotamus at the brand-new FunJungle, has been murdered. The zoo’s top brass claim the hippo went belly up the natural way, but Teddy and his feisty friend Summer McCraken have other ideas. Could the culprit be FunJungle’s animal-hating head of operations? Or is it FunJungle’s owner—Summer’s dad—a man who is much more concerned about money than animal welfare? The deeper Teddy and Summer dig, the more danger they’re in—because when it comes to hippo homicide, the truth can’t be caged!
Henry Heckelbeck Camping Expert (Henry Heckelbeck #16)
by Wanda CovenIn this sixteenth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry goes camping with his friends!Henry Heckelbeck is going camping for the very first time! Henry and his friends decide to play a wildlife-spotting game and compete for an extra s&’more. But while his friends spot lizards and mushrooms, Henry can&’t seem to find any animals! Will a little bit of magic help him score one more s&’more? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
Beach Paws (Good Dog #12)
by Cam HigginsIn this sunny twelfth book of the Good Dog series, Bo&’s first-ever beach trip comes to a halt when he stumbles upon a lost pup!Bo is ready to get his paws into the soft sand at the beach! With his human family by his side and the refreshing waves, it&’s looking like the ultimate day of fun in the sun. But when a lost pup wanders into Bo&’s path, Bo quickly puts a hold on beach time to lend a helping paw. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Good Dog chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
Camp Twisted Pine
by Ciera BurchWhispering Pines meets Small Spaces in this spooky &“part campfire tale, part eco-fable, all charm&” (Kirkus Reviews) middle grade novel about a girl whose first summer camp experience is disrupted by a menacing creature abducting her fellow campers.Eleven-year-old Naomi loves all things outdoors—birds and beetles, bats and bunnies—in theory. She explores nature in the best possible way: the cold, hard facts in books. So when her parents&’ announcement of their impending divorce comes hand in hand with sending Naomi and her younger twin brothers to summer camp while they figure things out, it&’s salt in the wound for Naomi and her avoidance of hands-on experience. Camp Twisted Pine could be worse. The counselors are nice, and Naomi likes her cabinmates, especially Jackie, whose blunt personality and frank dislike of the camp draw Naomi in quickly. Jackie is also hard of hearing and uses a hearing aid, and the girls quickly develop a routine of sign language lessons in their free time, which Naomi sees as a welcome break when all the s&’mores-making and nature walks get to be a bit much. But the campers aren&’t the only ones who roam the grounds of Camp Twisted Pine. When people start to go missing, including Jackie, Naomi has to find a way to save everyone—and herself. Her practical knowledge of the outdoors may still be rudimentary at best, but she has years of studying and the scientific method to fall back on. Can Naomi identify and stop the dangerous predator before it&’s too late?
Heidi Heckelbeck The Secret's Out! (Heidi Heckelbeck #36)
by Wanda CovenHeidi&’s magical secret may be out of the bag in this thirty-sixth Heidi Heckelbeck adventure!Is the town of Brewster ready to learn the truth about Heidi Heckelbeck? Or would Heidi be better off if her magic disappeared forever? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Heidi Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
The Kitty-Catwalk (Itty Bitty Princess Kitty #14)
by Melody MewsItty strikes a pose for fashion and fun in this fourteenth Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter book!The Lollyland Fashion Show is fast approaching! Itty Bitty Princess Kitty can&’t wait to wear something bold and new. But everyone thinks she should wear a fussy and fancy princess dress instead. Itty knows that being herself never goes out of style…but is she willing to break some fashion rules along the way? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on every page, the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.