by Megan Wagner Lloyd J GRAPH LLOYD, M. Mom and Dad are getting ready for the new baby, and Liam and Noah are twins who are always together. Maggie loves animals and can't wait to get her own pet that she can take care of. Too bad she is allergic! Maggie tries different kinds of…
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Choose Your Own Adventure: Eighth Grade Witch
by Andrew Gaska J GRAPH GASKA, A. Rabbit and her family have just moved into the "haunted" house of the town. Is it really haunted? Is she a witch? You can explore different stories as you choose Rabbit's adventures. …
Chef Yasmina and the Potato Panic
by Wauter Manneart J GRAPH MANNEART, W. Yasmina is a great chef who makes wonderful lunches and dinners for her dad. She gets fresh grown vegetables from her neighbors, until a big company takes away the land they grow their vegetables on. Yasmina and her neighbors have to figure out the secret ingredient the big company is…
Big Apple Diaries
by Alyssa Bermudez J GRAPH B BERMUDEZ, A. Alyssa loves to draw and has a crush on Alejandro. She is in middle school and everything is changing, it is a confusing time. I can not imagine what it was like to be a child in New York city when 9/11 happened, but Alyssa describes everything she is…
Baloney and Friends—Going Up!
by Greg Pizzoli J GRAPH PIZZOLI, G. Baloney, Peanut, Bizz and Krabbit have different adventures--going camping, finding Baloney's sneeze, exploring what a ladder does. Baloney, Peanut, and Bizz are happy and excited about stuff, and Krabbit is grumpy. The author also teaches readers how to start their own comics which is great. …
Where are you Leopold? The Invisibility Game
Where are you Leopold? The Invisibility Game by Michel-Yves Scmitt and Vincent Caut.
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls
Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera This is a story filled with magic, and spirits. Cece is growing up in a desert community that has to protect itself from dark criaturas that menace humans during a specific time every year. Cece’s sister Juana has been stolen by the the darkest criatura of all, and she will do anything to save her.…
What is Chasing Duck?
What is Chasing Duck? by Jan Thomas A delightful, silly, cumulative story. Duck is being chased by something and runs away as fast as he can. Sheep and Donkey are scared too so they run with Duck. What creature could possibly be chasing them and why? Read the story to find out! Perfect for fans of Elephant and Piggie and…
E-Book – Operatic by Kyo Maclear and Byron Eggenschwiler
Have you ever had a hard time making friends? Charlie is more of a shy, quiet person, but she is able to connect with people through music. She discovers opera music and Maria Callas specifically, and is able to be more empathetic to her friends Luka and Emile. Charlie sees that she is not the…
Magic on the Map! Let’s Mooove! by Courtney Sheinmel and Bianca Turetsky
Would you like to ride in a magic camper that talks to you? Finn and Molly decide to check out the camper their dad has brought home while their parents are asleep. When they go inside, they find out that the camper can talk to them and take them places very quickly! The camper takes…
