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The Extraterrestrial Zoo: Finding the Lost One by Samantha Van LeerWhen meteors suddenly dropped to Earth -- containing eggs with extraterrestrial babies inside -- the government called in the experts. Ava’s parents hatched, cared for, raised, and researched these unique beings –- and Ava was part of the team. So many extraterrestrial living beings (ELBs) arrived that the government funded a Zoo for visitors to see them up close. It was a huge success in its day.
But now Ava is 13, and so much has changed. A terrible car accident claimed her mother. Her father, in deep despair, left Ava and the Zoo in the care of his brother, who’s healing from his own emotional wounds. Then the alien babies stopped coming, and so did the public.
So when fifteen year old Harley shows up as an intern for the Zoo, Ava feels blindsided. This is her show!
And then a terrible storm changes everything. Now the once-beloved ELBs are loose in the world, and being hunted. Ava’s uncle is MIA. And all she has is this strange new boy to help her save everything she loves.
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Two hundred years ago, an island disappeared. Benny has just two weeks to find it. Everly "Benny" Benedict and her mom have always managed to get by, though they're broke most of the time. But all that could change. Benny's just learned she's the sole heir to the vast fortune of Evelyn Terry, a mysterious ancestor from the 1800s! There's a catch, though. First Benny needs to play―and win―a game: following clues that are more than a century old, she must find her way to the tiny island Evelyn wrote about in her diary. It was somewhere off the shoreline of Evelyn's home town, but according to legend, it vanished long ago and hasn't appeared on maps for hundreds of years. Yet Benny has only a couple weeks to locate it. If she's successful, she'll collect the inheritance. But what if there's more than a fortune at stake in this game? What if Benny has to break an ancient curse to win? |
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The Mysterious Magic of Lighthouse Lane by Erin StewartLucy thinks people are seriously overrated. People come with feelings, and Lucy can’t escape them because of her so-called “gift” of empathy. She can feel the tension when her parents fight and can’t escape the truth of what went wrong in her relationship with her former best friend. So when Lucy’s parents suggest spending her summer vacation with her reclusive grandfather at his isolated cabin on Prince Edward Island, she jumps at the chance to get away from people, feelings—all of it.
Lucy arrives at her grandfather’s with a small suitcase and her camera. From behind the lens, she can watch the world without having to feel any of it. While exploring her new home, Lucy finds her grandmother’s old camera and a darkroom that hasn’t been used since Nana passed away five years ago. Lucy starts taking pictures of the people in her grandfather’s town and developing photos the old-fashioned way.
The finished photos reveal everything about the subjects—their deepest fears and hidden desires. Along with a quirky neighbor and her reluctant grandfather, Lucy sets out to get to the bottom of the photographic magic. But can she uncover the truth of her grandmother’s legacy and figure out what to do with the magical photos before summer ends?
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| Camp Big Top by Alexandra DiazMario has been banished, to circus camp of all places, after stealing his parents’ credit card.
Luna is an aerial artist, but her body seems to have grown curvier overnight, making it harder to perform on the silks.
Ricky is destined to be a stilt-walking star, but his attention span keeps him from safely learning the basics.
Betina has a natural talent for clowning comedy, so long as no one is watching her.
When the landlord threatens to close down Camp Big Top forever, these four kids must join forces to save it. But first, they will have to build trust in each other…and in themselves. |
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Cupcakes & Camp by Coco SimonMia plans to spend the rest of her summer hanging out with her Cupcake Club friends and her fashionista friends in Manhattan. Who knows, maybe she’ll even be able to meet up with her crush, Aaron—the possibilities are endless. That is, until Mia’s mom tells her she’s going to sleepaway camp.
Now, Mia has to spend the rest of her summer away from her friends, with no phone, and in an itchy uniform. The whole situation is enough to make even the most easy-going baker salty. Can Mia find a way to mix in some fun?
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Crazy for Comicsby Steve MetzgerMeet Walter and Christopher. These nine-year-old twins MUST have the latest comic book featuring their favorite superhero, Frabbit (half frog & half rabbit). But Harold, the neighborhood bully, stands in their way. Enjoy wacky misunderstandings, riddles that nobody gets, goofy puns, and silly fantasy sequences. |
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Hey, you―yes, you!
Remember when we found that really deep hole and you jumped in and I had to jump in to rescue you and at the bottom of the hole we found the cave of the legendary Peanut Butter Beast?
That was one of our deepest―and most dangerous―adventures ever!
What? You don’t remember?
Well, have I got a story for you!
Let me remind you how it all went down … and down … and down … and down … |
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Sally O'Malley is an orphan working at a mineral spring hotel in the woods of central Oregon--that is, until she's chucked out like chewed-on chicken bones, due entirely to an unfortunate incident with a pig and some church ladies.
And so Sally decides to head west to the sea. Glorious, she's heard. Fierce, she's heard. Why not see for herself? Before long Sally encounters a dangerous bobcat--and that's just the first day! Safe in the knowledge that she's fearless, she continues on her journey with no place to belong and no one to depend on. And that's just fine with her.
Then a lady called Major, an old donkey, a loyal dog, and an abominable brat show Sally that she's not quite as brave as she thinks. It turns out that counting on someone else is the scariest thing of all.
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