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Mimi and the Cutie Catastrophe: A Graphix Chapters Book (Mimi #1)

Mimi and the Cutie Catastrophe: A Graphix Chapters Book (Mimi #1)

by Grant, Shauna J. / Graphix

Rising star Shauna J. Grant makes her Graphix Chapters debut with this humorous and wholesome series.Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters!Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6-8. With approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension, these engaging stories with unforgettable characters help children become lifelong readers.Meet Mimi. She's charming! She's cheerful! She's cute!But that's not all! She's also a loyal friend and fun playmate, who has the best adventures with Penelope, her magical toy dog. But when Mimi notices people treating her like she's too…

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The Sea of Terror

The Sea of Terror

by Gibbs, Stuart / Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Join Tim and his friends on a treacherous journey across the seas in the laugh-out-loud funny, highly illustrated third book of the New York Times bestselling Once Upon a Tim series from Spy School author Stuart Gibbs. After helping Princess Grace foil the villainous Prince Ruprecht-twice!-junior knights Tim, Belinda, and Ferkle are on a new quest-this time to recover the Queen of Merryland’s precious golden fleece (and more importantly, the protective amulet in its pocket) from the Kingdom of Dinkum. The safety of all Merryland depends upon them. But first, they must face the deadly Sea of Terror and the dastardly perils it contains. Tim and his friends will have to use every…

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39 Clues: The Maze of Bones: A Graphic Novel (39 Clues Graphic Novel #1)

39 Clues: The Maze of Bones: A Graphic Novel (39 Clues Graphic Novel #1)

by Riordan, Rick / Graphix

The graphic novel adaptation of the mega-bestseller that launched a global phenomenon!Minutes before she died Grace Cahill changed her will, leaving her descendants an impossible decision: You have a choice - one million dollars or a clue.Grace is the last matriarch of the Cahills, the world's most powerful family. Everyone from Marie Curie to Harry Houdini is related to the Cahills, yet the source of the family power is lost. 39 Clues hidden around the world will reveal the family's secret, but no one has been able to assemble them. Now the clues race is on, and young Amy and Dan must decide what's important: hunting clues or uncovering what REALLY happened to their…

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Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Library Edition)

Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea: A Graphic Novel (Dog Man #11): From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Library Edition)

by Pilkey, Dav / Graphix

DOG MAN IS BACK! The highly anticipated new graphic novel in the #1 worldwide bestselling series starring everyone's favorite canine superhero by award-winning author and illustrator Dav Pilkey!Piggy has returned, and his newest plot is his most diabolical yet. WHAT other new villains are on the horizon? WHERE are they all coming from? And WHO will step forward to save the city when scoundrels sabotage our Supa Buddies?With themes of friendship and doing good, Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea is packed with action and hilarity. Featuring "Chomp-O-Rama," a brand-new song, a monstrous Mighty Mite -- and so much more than ever before! IT'S HEROIC, IT'S EPIC!For more…

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Falling Out of Time

Falling Out of Time

by Haddix, Margaret Peterson / Katherine Tegen Books

Return to the world of the bestselling Running Out of Time with this middle grade thriller from Margaret Peterson Haddix, where Zola discovers she's related to Jessie Keyser and her seemingly perfect utopian world is covering up a dark reality.Twelve-year-old Zola thinks she has the perfect life. She thinks everyone does, now that it's 2193, and humanity has solved all its problems. Insta-Closets deliver new clothes every morning, Insta-Ovens deliver gourmet meals on demand, and virtual reality goggles let her have any adventure she wants, with friends from all over the world.Then one day Zola finds a handwritten note in her Insta-Closet: If you want to see things as they really…

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Mihi Ever After: A Giant Problem

Mihi Ever After: A Giant Problem

by Keller, Tae / Henry Holt & Company

Newbery Medalist Tae Keller continues the fantasy adventures of Mihi Whan Park and her friends as they revisit the fairy tale realm to solve a giant problem. After just barely surviving their last trip to the Rainbow Realm, Mihi Whan Park and her friends Reese and Savannah know that stepping back through the library refrigerator and into the magical fairy-tale world would be a dangerous choice. But when they discover that Mihi's nemesis, Genevieve, has crossed through the fridge and into the Rainbow Realm herself, Mihi, Reese, and Savannah decide they must bring her home. Through the refrigerator they go, and when they arrive, they find the world has changed. Atop an enormous…

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Mimi and the Boo-Hoo Blahs: A Graphix Chapters Book (Mimi #2)

Mimi and the Boo-Hoo Blahs: A Graphix Chapters Book (Mimi #2)

by Grant, Shauna J. / Graphix

Mimi returns for another misadventure in this sweet, funny Graphix Chapters series by Shauna J. Grant.Get drawn into reading with Graphix Chapters!Graphix Chapters are ideal books for beginning and newly independent readers aged 6-8. With approachable page counts, easy-to-follow paneling, and artwork that supports text comprehension, these engaging stories with unforgettable characters help children become lifelong readers.Boo-hoo! Mimi is not having a good day. She can't get her pigtails to sit right, she's not in the mood for her favorite breakfast, and she's far from feeling like her usual self. Mimi has a case of the Blahs, where nothing feels quite right. With the help…

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The One and Only Ruby

The One and Only Ruby

by Applegate, Katherine / HarperCollins

An instant #1 New York Times bestseller!From beloved powerhouse author Katherine Applegate comes The One and Only Ruby, starring the adorable baby elephant from the Newbery Medal-winning modern classic The One and Only Ivan and its bestselling sequel, The One and Only Bob. Ruby's story picks up a few months after the events of The One and Only Bob. Now living in a wildlife sanctuary, Ruby's caretaker from the elephant orphanage in Africa where she grew up is visiting. Seeing him again brings back a flood of memories both happy and sad of her life before the circus, and she recounts the time she spent in the African savannah to Ivan and Bob.In the timeless way that only Katherine…

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Katie the Catsitter #3: Secrets and Sidekicks

Katie the Catsitter #3: Secrets and Sidekicks

by Venable, Colleen AF / Random House Graphic

Calling all Raina Telgemeier fans! It's back to school for Katie the Catsitter in this purr-fectly irresistible graphic novel series about friendship, heroes, and cats (lots of cats)! "Readers will revel in the heroic antics." --The New York Times Katie loves skating with the Wheelas and the fact that she's officially a superhero sidekick. But now that school's starting, everything's changing. The Mousetress is getting blamed for things Katie knows she didn't do. Sidekick training is NOT as exciting as she'd hoped. Katie's best friend Beth is back in town and Beth's new boyfriend is always hanging around (ugh!). Not to mention that all of Katie's…

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Clementine Fox and the Great Island Adventure: A Graphic Novel (Clementine Fox #1)

Clementine Fox and the Great Island Adventure: A Graphic Novel (Clementine Fox #1)

by Luna, Leigh / Graphix

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Selah's Guide to Normal

Selah's Guide to Normal

by Kuyatt, Meg Eden / Scholastic Press

"The next Wonder. Good Different should be required reading." -- Good Morning AmericaAn extraordinary novel-in-verse for fans of Starfish and A Kind of Spark about a neurodivergent girl who comes to understand and celebrate her difference.Selah knows her rules for being normal.She always, always sticks to them. This means keeping her feelings locked tightly inside, despite the way they build up inside her as each school day goes on, so that she has to run to the bathroom and hide in the stall until she can calm down. So that she has to tear off her normal-person mask the second she gets home from school, and listen to her favorite pop song on repeat, trying to recharge. Selah feels like a…

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Home Away from Home

Home Away from Home

by Lord, Cynthia / Scholastic Press

From Newbery Honor Winner Cynthia Lord, a brilliant story about how to find home when everything around us is changing.Mia and her mom visit Grandma in Maine every summer, but this year Mia is going alone. Her mom will stay behind to get their house ready to sell. It'll be a new start, she says, after the divorce.Mia doesn't want a new start. She'd rather everything just stayed the same! At least things will be the same at Grandma's, though. Mia will walk to town for ice cream, and wait by the water, watching for birds, just like always.Then Mia meets Grandma's know-it-all new neighbor, who's just her age. Cayman acts like he belongs at Grandma's house. He…

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I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived Graphic Novel #7)

I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 (I Survived Graphic Novel #7)

by Tarshis, Lauren / Graphix

Could an entire city really burn to the ground? One brave boy finds out in this graphic novel adaptation of Lauren Tarshis's bestselling I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871, with text adapted by Georgia Ball and art by Cassie Anderson. Oscar Starling never wanted to move to Chicago. The smog, the stench, the thieves around every corner -- it’s so different from his old life on the farm. Will the big city ever feel like home? But shortly after Oscar arrives, a huge fire breaks out. All of Chicago is ablaze and one thing is clear: the city is like a powder keg, ready to explode. An army of firemen tries to help, but this fire is a ferocious beast that wants to devour everything in…

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Karen's Haircut: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #7)

Karen's Haircut: A Graphic Novel (Baby-Sitters Little Sister #7)

by Martin, Ann M. / Graphix

Another graphic novel in this fun series spin-off of The Baby-sitters Club, featuring Kristy's little stepsister! Karen feels like an ugly duckling. She already has to wear glasses, and now her baby teeth are starting to come out, too. Fortunately, she knows exactly what will make her look glamorous -- a new haircut. But the beauty parlor lady cuts Karen's hair all wrong! Karen is devastated and worried about what the kids at school will say. Can Karen get back to feeling like her usual confident…

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The Superteacher Project

The Superteacher Project

by Korman, Gordon / Balzer & Bray/Harperteen

From Gordon Korman, the bestselling author of Restart and The Unteachables, comes a hilarious new story about a mysterious new teacher who turns out to be an AI robot from a secret experimental program. Oliver Zahn, spitball champion and self-declared rule-wrecker of Brightling Middle School, is not a fan of his new homeroom teacher, Mr. Aidact. The guy is sort of stiff, never cracks a smile, and refers to them as “pupils.” The worst part is he catches Oliver before he can pull any of his signature pranks! It’s time for Oliver and his best friend, Nathan, to show the new teacher who’s boss. But as the weeks go by, they start to realize that Mr. Aidact is not what…

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Big Tree

Big Tree

by Selznick, Brian / Scholastic Press

The fate of all life on Earth may depend on the bravery of two little seeds in this epic adventure from the #1 New York Times bestselling creator and Caldecott Medalist of The Invention of Hugo Cabret."The tale of the natural world is the greatest story we have to tell, and Brian delivers a brilliant chapter of that tale throughout the pages of Big Tree." -- STEVEN SPIELBERG"We need brave, big stories like [Big Tree]." --The New York Times Book Review"Has the power to intrigue...affecting." -- The Wall Street Journal* "An enthralling and expansive meditation on what it means to be alive on this planet." -- Booklist, starred review* "A balanced and rich book. . . . Powerful."--The Bulletin…

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