A young middle grade series that combines the heart and friendship of the Baby-sitters Club, with the irresistible appeal of adorable animals!All paws on deck!Imaan and her friends London and Olivia are excited to take on their newest pet sitting client: a fluffy rescue dog named Candy. Candy isn't like any of their previous clients. This poor pup is quiet, nervous, and a little sad. The girls decide that what Candy needs is to be cheered up in a major way.But how to turn a dog frown upside down? Imaan isn't sure, but she's willing to try anything! Even getting Candy some baby chick BFFs. If Imaan can win over Candy, then surely her mom will finally see that she's ready for a dog of her very own!

Mr. Lemoncello meets the Amazing Race in this quirky high-octane balloon-racing middle grade around-the-world adventure.When an unintended flight over Michigan in her class science project—a lawn chair held aloft by balloons—brings her instant celebrity, Clara Poole is invited to be the spokesperson for a round-the-world adventure race. But when her overprotective father refuses, Clara forges his signature in a moment of defiance and runs away to Paris to take her place in the skies. If only she’d read the fine print first.Partnered with a veteran aeronaut who wants nothing to do with her, Clara faces down ten treacherous stages in a race around the world—capturing flags in the perilous mountains of Nepal; being a guest of honor at a maybe-wedding in the Saharan desert; flying through rings of fire in Hong Kong—all while learning the ropes alongside a colorful cast of international competitors.But there are more...

From debut author Megan Paasch comes Dream to Me, a YA contemporary fantasy about generational magic, grief, and what it takes to forgive ourselves.Eva Sylvan didn't ask for any of this. Not the cross-country move with her sister to a town in the middle of nowhere, not the family estate, inherited from a late great-aunt, that's falling apart at the hinges, and definitely not the sudden death of her beloved father. So when the locals react with hostility to the very mention of her last name, Eva's pretty sure things can't get any worse.Until she has a dream about a gas station employee and the next day, he's in a coma.And then it happens again.Something sinister is lurking in the corners of Eva's dreams, something that's having devastating effects on the waking world. People are dropping left and right, and Eva finds herself squarely in the town's crosshairs. In order to defeat the shadows of her unconscious, Eva must not only unearth the magic tied...

On the evening of her 25th birthday, Isolde's life couldn't be more perfect. Set to marry the love of her life and get everything she has dreamed of for herself, the last thing she expected was to have a stranger step into her life and turn it upside down. But when tragedy strikes and her world falls apart, she discovers that everything she believed about herself and the world is, in fact, an illusion. Dark forces truly do exist, and her destiny is to become a beacon of light in the darkness. Now, she must harness the powers that are slowly unravelling within her, with the help of the Order she was destined to be a part of from birth and guided by a man who has secrets of his own. Set in Brisbane, Australia, this is the exciting first book in a new Urban Fantasy series that will have you hooked immediately.​

The greatest mystery mankind has faced since the dawn of time, WHERE ARE THE MISSING SOCKS? Ok, maybe not since the dawn of time. At least since we've been on this planet. But still, it's a big deal. Mystery Solvers Inc. has been answering riddles and conundrums for decades, and exposing the big bullies of the world. They're the only organization able to untangle an enigma of this magnitude. Unfortunately, it has fallen into corruption and disarray. Brady Watts, our hero, wants to be the leader of Mystery Solvers Inc. to continue making the world a better place—it would make his dad proud. But when he comes across the sock mystery, it's much more than he bargained for, and he finds himself in a race against the clock to save his family and the world. To do it, he'll have to inspire the team to join him and his goofy sidekick on the last hurrah. Mankind depends on it. A Young Adult and older story set in...

Cardboard City follows the lives of two young teens—members of a Romani family. Saida and Nikola experience harsh discrimination at school and crushing poverty in their informal settlement, spread out under a bridge in Belgrade. Their dreams of escape and of leaving deplorable conditions behind trigger a family crisis. In particular, Nikola is a gifted trumpeter and aspires to be a famous musician, but it proves challenging to surmount the enormous barriers between his present situation and the self-mastery and life of dignity he seeks. Introducing young readers to the world of Eastern Europe's Rom, Cardboard City is evocative of the virulent racism, injustice and inhumane conditions endured by this community to this very day.