fiction

When a boy finds a canteen in his garage, he finds his superpower--helping everyone, from the postman to the local birds.

"Asher of Steel Rim might be a halfway-decent thief, but he's not exactly the realm's most popular guy. As an outcast among outcasts, some hate him for his scale-tipped, pointed ears. Others wish him dead because he's a magi in a land where those born with etherarchy are outlawed. In the wild, desert wastelands of Drakfell, Asher finally finds the opportunity he's been waiting A chance to avenge his mother's death by taking down the legendary leader of the Mage Hunters herself. The Black Valkyrie. To get his shot, Asher joins a crew of Knights determined to steal a true dragon egg. But Asher's journey of personal vengeance lands him right in the middle of a war that goes far beyond anything he could've imagined."--.

Encourages young readers to follow along as Daniel visits several places in his neighborhood, including the school, the bakery, and the library.

"Shocking news reaches them--an old friend has been killed, and a dangerous package he was protecting has gone missing. The gang's search leads them into the antiques business, where the tricks of the trade are as old as the objects themselves. As they encounter drug dealers, art forgers, and online fraudsters--as well as heartache close to home--Elizabeth, Joyce, Ron, and Ibrahim have no idea whom to trust. With the body count rising, the clock ticking down, and trouble firmly on their tail, has their luck finally run out?"--.

Meadow is enjoying a carefree country summer, tending her beloved 4-H chickens and freely exploring the outdoors. Content at home with her father, brother, and Nanna, Meadow wishes she could stay a kid forever. Everything changes the day the man in the green car stops her on the road, alarming her with an uncomfortable request. The brief encounter fills her with a strange new anxiety that she can't share with anyone. As fear fills her every move, she makes her world smaller and smaller to feel safe. But when a friend is also approached by the driver of the green car, Meadow realizes she must talk about what happened to protect others. Like the jack pine growing from the rocky cliff, Meadow can't fight growing up any longer, but maybe she can change her corner of the world for the better.

Two boys' lives are changed forever when a sinister travelling carnival stops at their Illinois town.

This English-Spanish lift-the-flap board book helps children link words and pictures.

"The Berk Dragon Riders finds a baby dragon in the forest who is part of an entirely new species! After discovering it has the ability to fly in a flaming cyclone pattern, they name the species the Tymphoomerang and the dragon Torch. But Toothless isn't nearly as excited about Torch as everyone else is--does he know something Hiccup and his friends don't?"--Back cover.

In The Itsy Bitsy Spider, a small arachnid shows the power of perseverance--and baby is introduced to a favorite song and the concepts of rhythm and rhyme.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat celebrates the sweetness of father-child relationships--and introduces baby to a favorite song and the concepts of rhythm and rhyme.