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The Chocolate Touch
by Patrick Skene Catling
A young boy turns his likes into gold with a magical coin, only to discover that too much of a good thing is not good.
In this zany twist on the legend of King Midas and his golden touch, a boy acquires a magical gift that turns everything his lips touch into chocolate! Kids will eat this up for summer reading or ... (Goodreads)
Freckle Juice
by Judy Blume
A young boy's attempt to purchase a magically concocted potion to give him freckles.
Nicky has freckles: they cover his face, his ears, and the whole back of his neck. Sitting behind him in class, Andrew once counted eighty-six of them, and that was just a start! If Andrew had ... (Goodreads)
The Favorite
by Kiera Cass
A competition to win the heart of the prince, filled with drama, romance, and betrayal.
Revisit the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1, New York Times, bestselling Selection series in this digital original novella., While America Singer's heart was torn between Aspen and Prince Maxon, ... (Barnes & Noble)
How to Eat Fried Worms
by Thomas Rockwell
A young boy takes a dare that leads to a comedic story of courage and friendship.
Alan challenges Billy to eat a worm a day for 15 days. The winner gets $50. Tom prepares the worms in a variety of ways to make them more appetizing, using condiments such as ketchup , mustard , ... (Wikipedia)
Much Ado About You
by Eloisa James
A young woman travels to England to escape scandal and finds love with a charming nobleman. A witty and romantic tale.
When you're the oldest daughter, you don't get to have any fun! Witty, orphaned Tess Essex faces her duty: marry well and marry quickly, so she can arrange matches for her three sisters – beautiful ... (Goodreads)
Ghosts
by Raina Telgemeier
A young girl's journey of self-discovery as she navigates her family's secrets, cultural heritage and spiritual beliefs.
The novel opens as the family is ordering at the drive-through of an fictional Double-Back Burger (the colors and logos of which are based on In-N-Out Burger ) before leaving southern California for ... (Wikipedia)
Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
by Judi Barrett
A whimsical story of a town where food literally falls from the sky.
A grandfather reads a bedtime story, chronicling the lives of the citizens of an imaginary town called Chewandswallow, which is characterized by food raining from the sky. The sky provided the ... (Wikipedia)
The Berenstain Bears Go to the Doctor
by Stan Berenstain
Sister Bear is afraid of going to the doctor, but with Mama and Papa's help, she learns that it's not so scary after all.
It's time for a routine check-up with Dr. Gert Grizzly. Sister Bear is brave about her booster shot, and Brother Bear is fine, but–achoo!--is that Papa Bear sneezing? ... (Goodreads)
Sideways Stories from Wayside School
by Louis Sachar
A collection of humorous tales set in an offbeat school, featuring a cast of eccentric characters.
There was a terrible mistake - Wayside School was built with one classroom on top of another, thirty stories high (The builder said he was sorry.) Maybe that's why all kinds of funny things happened ... (Goodreads)
Henry Huggins
by Beverly Cleary
A young boy's everyday adventures in a small town, meeting friends and facing challenges.
In the first novel from Newbery Award-winning author Beverly Cleary, boys and girls alike will instantly be charmed by an average boy whose life is turned upside down when he meets a lovable puppy ... (Goodreads)
Love Comes Softly
by Janette Oke
A young woman's journey of resilience and faith as she navigates the struggles of frontier life.
Marty Claridge ( Katherine Heigl ) has just moved out to the West with her husband Aaron Claridge (Oliver Macready), who dies in a riding accident shortly after. Expecting her late husband's baby, ... (Wikipedia)
There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroom
by Louis Sachar
A bullied boy learns to stand up for himself and find his own courage.
Bradley Chalkers is the protagonist of the book. He is the oldest student in the fifth-grade class, having repeated fourth grade. In his school, he sits at the back of the class, last seat, last row, ... (Wikipedia)
Lilac Girls
by Martha Hall Kelly
A story of three women's lives, intertwined by World War II, and their remarkable courage.
Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this powerful debut novel reveals an incredible story of love, redemption, and terrible secrets that were hidden for decades. On the eve of a ... (Goodreads)
The Summer of the Swans
by Betsy Byars
A young girl searches for her missing brother while navigating the challenges of adolescence and family dynamics.
Sometimes you don't know what you love—until you almost lose it. Sara's fourteenth summer was turning out to be the most confusing time of her life. Up until then, things had flowed smoothly, like ... (Goodreads)
Betsy-Tacy and Tib
by Maud Hart Lovelace
The adventures of three best friends in a small town, exploring their world and growing up together.
Three of a Kind Betsy and Tacy are best friends. Then Tib moves into the neighborhood and the three of them start to play together. The grown-ups think they will quarrel, but they don't. Sometimes ... (Goodreads)
Piercing the Darkness
by Frank E. Peretti
A supernatural battle of good and evil set in a small town.
It follows the journey of Sally Beth Roe as she tries to escape her past and slowly overcomes her constant struggle to discern the Truth. Also told is the story of another small town, similar to that ... (Wikipedia)
Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet
by Jennifer L. Armentrout
A collection of romantic short stories about chance encounters that lead to love.
Whether or not you believe in fate, or luck, or love at first sight, every romance has to start somewhere. MEET CUTE is an anthology of original short stories featuring tales of "how they first met" ... (Goodreads)
Stink: The Incredible Shrinking Kid
by Megan McDonald
A boy named Stink shrinks to the size of a bug and has to navigate his way through the challenges of being small.
In his first solo adventure, Judy Moody's younger bother stars in this funny, homespun saga that reflects the familiar voice of a kid who pictures himself with super powers to deal with the travails ... (Goodreads)
The Arrangement
by Mary Balogh
A widow and a war hero agree to a marriage of convenience, but soon find themselves falling in love.
Desperate to escape his mother’s matchmaking, Vincent Hunt, Viscount Darleigh, flees to a remote country village. But even there, another marital trap is sprung. So when Miss Sophia Fry’s ... (Goodreads)
The Jewel
by Amy Ewing
In a dystopian society, a young girl is taken from her impoverished life to become a surrogate for the wealthy elite.
New York Times bestselling author Amy Ewing delivers a dark and riveting tale that "will have fans of Oliver’s Delirium , Cass’s The Selection , and DeStefano’s Wither breathless.”* The Jewel has ... (Barnes & Noble)
Katy and the Big Snow
by Virginia Lee Burton
A plucky snowplow named Katy saves the day when a big snowstorm hits the city.
Katy, a brave and untiring tractor, who pushes a bulldozer in the summer and a snowplow in the winter, makes it possible for the townspeople to do their jobs. In 2009, we are celebrating the 100th ... (Barnes & Noble)
Cardcaptor Sakura: Master of the Clow, Vol. 1
by CLAMP
Sakura accidentally releases magical cards and must capture them all to prevent chaos. With the help of friends, she becomes a Cardcaptor.
Cardcaptor Sakura takes place in the fictional Japanese city of Tomoeda which is somewhere near Tokyo . Ten-year-old Sakura Kinomoto accidentally releases a set of magical cards known as Clow Cards ... (Wikipedia)
Superfudge
by Judy Blume
Peter Hatcher's life is turned upside down when his little brother Fudge arrives. Chaos and hilarity ensue.
The Hatcher family temporarily moves from New York City to Princeton, New Jersey . Fudge is extremely jealous of his new baby sister, Tamara, who earns the nickname "Tootsie" from their mother Ann's ... (Wikipedia)
The Brilliant World of Tom Gates
by Liz Pichon
Follow Tom Gates as he navigates school, family, and friends with his doodles, jokes, and creative imagination.
“Tom Gates can easily be seen as a British cousin to Jeff Kinney’s Greg Heffley.” —,Publishers Weekly,Meet Tom Gates. When his teachers don’t have their beady eyes on him, he likes to draw pictures ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Unteachables
by Gordon Korman
A group of misfits, deemed unteachable by their school, band together to prove their worth and challenge their teacher's expectations.
“Any book that makes me both laugh out loud and tear up on the subway will always hold a special place in my heart. I found I unexpectedly learned a lot from the misfit group known as Unteachables, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Let's Pretend This Never Happened
by Jim Benton
A humorous memoir of the author's bizarre and awkward childhood experiences.
Read the hilarious, candid, (and sometimes not-so-nice,) diaries of Jamie Kelly, who promises that everything in her diary is true...or at least as true as it needs to be. School was okay today. ... (Goodreads)
The Queen
by Kiera Cass
A young girl competes for the heart of a prince in a dystopian society where love is a political tool.
Don't miss this digital original novella set in the captivating world of Kiera Cass's #1, New York Times, bestselling Selection series., Before America Singer's story began, another girl came to the ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Pigeon Finds a Hot Dog!
by Mo Willems
A hungry pigeon finds a hot dog and is determined to eat it, but a sly duckling tries to convince him otherwise.
When Pigeon finds a delicious hot dog, he can hardly wait to shove the entire thing in his beak. But . . . then a very sly and hungry duckling enters the scene and wants a bite. Who will be the more ... (Goodreads)
First Comes Marriage
by Mary Balogh
A marriage of convenience between two strangers leads to unexpected love and passion.
Against the scandal and seduction of Regency England, New York Times bestselling author Mary Balogh introduces an extraordinary family—the fiery, sensual Huxtables. Vanessa is the second daughter, ... (Goodreads)
Dancing at Midnight
by Julia Quinn
Lady Arabella Blydon and Lord John Blackwood's love story unfolds amidst the glittering ballrooms of Regency London.
Lady Arabella Blydon has beauty and a brain, and she’s tired of men who can see only one without the other. When a suitor tells Arabella he’s willing to overlook her appalling bluestocking tendencies ... (Goodreads)
