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Best friends Carlos and Ricky race all the time, but when their bikes are sabotaged before a major race, they can't trust each other. They'll have to band together to figure out who's pulling a double-cross.

Passionate Ninja discovers what she loves to do!Life is hard! It's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out. The Ninja Life Hacks book series is:Geared to kids 4-10Perfect for boys & girlsEarly readersGrades K - 6th grade and upExcellent resource for counselors, parents, and teachers alikeMeets ASCA standards: M1, M2, M4, B-SMS 1, B-SMS 2, B-SMS 6, B-SMS 7, B-SMS 9, B-SS 4Meets CASEL competencies: Self-Management, Self-Awareness, Social Awareness, Relationship SkillsCollect the entire Ninja Life Hacks book collection and box sets!

Newbery Medal-winning author Matt de la Peña's I Will Save You is a "heartwarming, root-for-the-underdog novel." [SLJ] Kidd is running from his past and his future. No mom, no dad, and there's nothing for him at the group home but therapy. He doesn't belong at the beach where he works either, unless he finds a reason to stay. Olivia is blond hair, blue eyes, rich dad. The prettiest girl in Cardiff. She's hiding something from Kidd-but could they ever be together anyway? Devon is mean, mysterious, and driven by a death wish. A best friend and worst enemy. He followed Kidd all the way to the beach and he's not leaving until he teaches him a few lessons about life. And Olivia."A taut psychological novel...[with] intriguing, well-developed characters...[that] will stay with readers."-Booklist"De la Peña skillfully captures the slippery sides of a schizophrenic personality in this heartwarming, root-for-the-underdog novel."-SLJAn Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award FinalistALA-YALSA Best Book for Young ReadersAn ALA-YALSA Quick PickA Junior Library Guild Selection

With the help of his grandmother, his dead father's best friend, and his own best friend-a math whiz-Mickey prepares to compete in the most important pool championship of his life, despite his mother's reservations.

Readers of Diary of a Wimpy Kid and The Secret series will love Cheesie's wacky lists, drawings, and made-up words as he tells the story of the time he became famous! Sort of. Cheesie and his best friend, Georgie, are exploring a construction site when they find a weird-looking . . . thingie . . . sticking out of the muddy ground. Whatever it is, it's very old. And very valuable! Before they know it, Cheesie and Georgie discover they're in possession of an object that dates all the way back to pre-Colonial times. They're instant celebrities! At least at school. Will Cheesie and Georgie hold on to the ancient artifact and the fame it brings, or give it away for the good of all? Only time will tell!

"Think of it as a game, Jack.Play the game right and you might outlast the Nazis."Caught up in Hitler's Final Solution to annihilate Europe's Jews, fifteen-year-old Jack Mandelbaum is torn from his family and thrown into the nightmarish world of the concentration camps. Here, simple existence is a constant struggle, and Jack must learn to live hour to hour, day to day. Despite intolerable conditions, he resolves not to hate his captors and vows to see his family again. But even with his strong will to survive, how long can Jack continue to play this life-and-death game?Award-winning author Andrea Warren has crafted an unforgettable true story of a boy becoming a man in the shadow of the Third Reich.

In The Last Chance for Logan County, the third Legendary Alston Boys mystery from Edgar Award nominee Lamar Giles?now in paperback?Otto and Sheed team up with the Epic Ellisons against a corporation that wants Logan County's weirdness for itself!Otto and Sheed are back in yet another legendary adventure that just might take all their deduction skills, and a little help, to solve.With their journey through the last mirror on the left behind them, Otto and Sheed are ready for things to get back to normal. But their trip to that other dimension had side effects, and they come on quickly?starting with a thunderstorm that rains carnivorous frogs!And that's only the beginning. When a suspicious company called GOO, obsessed with Logan County's weirdness, shows up and starts buying all the property in town?and threatening to take Sheed away from Otto?some of the adults start acting stranger than usual, almost... zombie-like?With the help of Otto's mom, Sheed's dad, and the Epic Ellison twins, can the Legendary Alston Boys find a way to save their town and keep their family together?

We've all heard the dreaded words, "I'm bored." How do we teach our children to entertain themselves? Find out what happens in this children's book about battling boredom.Life is hard! It's even harder for children who are just trying to figure things out. The new children's book series, Ninja Life Hacks, was developed to help children learn valuable life skills. Fun, pint-size characters in comedic books easy enough for young readers, yet witty enough for adults.The Ninja Life Hacks book series is geared to kids 4-10. Perfect for boys, girls, early readers, primary school students, or toddlers. Excellent resource for counselors, parents, and teachers alike.Collect all the Ninja Life Hacks books and visit the author's profile for fun freebies!Ninja Life Hacks Emotions and Feelings Box SetNinja Life Hacks Growth Mindset Box SetNinja Life Hacks Leadership Box SetNinja Life Hacks Mover and Shaker Box SetNinja Life Hacks Self-Management Box SetNinja Life Hacks Self-Awareness Box SetNinja Life Hacks Decision-Making Box SetNinja Life Hacks Social Awareness and Relationship Skills Box SetNinja Life Hacks Ninjas Go! Box SetNinjas on Holiday Box SetNinja Life Hacks Mindsets Box SetNinja Life Hacks Behaviors Box SetAngry Ninja Toy Box SetNinja Life Hacks Emotions and Feelings Toy Box SetNinja Life Hacks Reversible Toy Box Set

Samuel, 13, spends his days in the forest, hunting for food for his family. He has grown up on the frontier of a British colony, America. Far from any town, or news of the war against the King that American patriots have begun near Boston.But the war comes to them. British soldiers and Iroquois attack. Samuel's parents are taken away, prisoners. Samuel follows, hiding, moving silently, determined to find a way to rescue them. Each day he confronts the enemy, and the tragedy and horror of this war. But he also discovers allies, men and women working secretly for the patriot cause. And he learns that he must go deep into enemy territory to find his parents: all the way to the British headquarters, New York City.

Ash has never thought much about being intersex. But when he gets his period and his parents pressure him to try being a girl, he must fight for who he really is

When Jameson is kidnapped and taken to sea, he must learn how to survive.Jameson Cooper always assumed he would grow up to be a printer like his father. But after the unexpected death of his parents, his fortunes change forever when he is wrongly accused of stealing bread and sentenced to indentured servitude. In a twist of fate, he is suddenly knocked out and kidnapped, and awakens on board the Destiny, captained by the fearsome Attack Jack, a privateer in the service of Queen Anne.Now Jameson must learn to be a sailor, using the skills he learned from his father to aid Attack Jack in mapping the New World so that they can claim new territories for England. But Jameson finds out that the captain and his first mate, Solitaire Peep, have a secret hidden deep in a cave on a mysterious island. England's future might hang in the balance...and so might Jameson's.With a sympathetic hero and a climactic resolution, this exciting historical fiction adventure from Susan Verrico will captivate readers and keep them on the edge of their seats.

A new big brother finds lots to love about his new baby.

Join the whimsical characters on a delightful journey through 'Joyful Tales of Laughter and Learning.' As each page unfolds, young readers explore the joy of daily activities, from putting on socks with Samantha to dancing with Jumping Jack's Toothbrush Tango. The book entertains and introduces the importance of daily routines through playful rhymes and interactive elements. It's a heartwarming and educational jamboree that sparks laughter, learning, and a world of imagination for children aged 3 and above.

In the aftermath of 9/11, high school sophomore Omid grapples with finding the right words to connect with his grandfather, embrace his Iranian heritage, and express his feelings towards a girl, until he immerses himself in the rhymes and rhythms of rap music and finds his voice.