The Seer of Shadows
Children's Literature: Horace Carpentine is apprenticed to Mr. Middleditch, a photographer who sometimes inserts ghostly images of loved ones to drum up more business from the grief-stricken. When he sends Horace to help him with his latest scam, Horace is shocked to realize that one of his photographs contains the image of Eleanora, a girl […]
The Magic Thief. Book One
VOYA One fateful evening, Conn attempts to pick the pocket of an old man wandering the streets of Wellmet. Conn discovers that he has removed a locus magicalicus, the magical stone of a wizard. Such stones and wizards are common enough in Wellmet; however, this wizard is not ordinary: Nevery has been banished from Wellmet […]
The Truth About Horses, Friends, and My Life As a Coward
School Library Journal: Gr 4-7?Though most girls love horses, Sophie has had only negative experiences with them. Mom had purchased a pony several years ago for Sophie's older sister to ride, but Really turned out to be a mean-spirited biter. Sweetheart, a trick-playing Arabian, and Fancy Free, a huge and intimidating Western Buckskin, were acquired […]
Winter's Tail : How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again
School Library Journal: Gr 4?6?A compassionate look at the true odyssey of an orphaned Atlantic bottlenose dolphin. Rescued from a crab trap, with severe injuries, "Winter" was brought to the Clearwater (FL) Marine Aquarium and, despite the heroic efforts of the staff, lost her tail. Trying to swim "fish-style," Winter caught the attention of a […]
Erased By a Tornado
Junior Library Guild selection.
Desmond Cole Ghost Patrol: The Haunted House Next Door. The Graphic Novel
Basketball Blues
From the Publisher: When Angie is told that she plays basketball like a boy she is heart-broken. She quits her favorite basketball team and dreams of cheerleading instead. But can cheerleading make Angie happy, or is basketball her real love? It's lucky Angie is more than just a pretty face!
The New Girl
From the Publisher: Zoe can't wait to meet Isabelle, the new girl. What will she be like, and will they be friends? But when Isabelle starts being really mean, Zoe has to choose between being mean too, or standing tall and being a good friend.
Camp Chaos
From the Publisher: "Whenever Sophie made a wish, she wished for the same thing — that her two best friends liked each other." Sophie makes a new friend when she is swapped into the other class at school. With school camp coming up, will she be forced to choose between her new bestie and her […]
Back To School
From the Publisher: Chloe's nervous about going back to school. She has to get used to a new teacher and harder work. But she didn't expect to be the only one to find the new math so difficult. Is everyone else really smarter than Chloe?