Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympics
Written by John Feinstein
Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $7.99
Bestselling sportswriter and Edgar Award winner John Feinstein is back with another sports mystery featuring Stevie Thomas and Susan Carol Anderson—this one set at the summer Olympics in London. In this book, Susan Carol isn't a reporter—she's an Olympian, competing as a swimmer at her first Olympic games. Stevie is both...
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Scaring Lessons (Disney/Pixar Monsters University)
Written by RH Disney
Illustrated by RH Disney
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $3.99
Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met, they couldn't stand each other. The prequel to Disney/Pixar's blockbuster hit
Monsters, Inc., Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences...
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Scaring Lessons (Disney/Pixar Monsters University)
Written by RH Disney
Illustrated by RH Disney
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 32 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $12.99
Mike Wazowski and James P. "Sulley" Sullivan are an inseparable pair, but that wasn't always the case. From the moment these two mismatched monsters met, they couldn't stand each other. The prequel to Disney/Pixar's blockbuster hit
Monsters, Inc., Monsters University unlocks the door to how Mike and Sulley overcame their differences...
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The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls
Written by Julie Schumacher
Format: Trade Paperback, 240 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $8.99
I'm Adrienne Haus, survivor of a mother-daughter book club. Most of us didn't want to join. My mother signed me up because I was stuck at home all summer, with my knee in a brace. CeeCee's parents forced her to join after cancelling her Paris trip because she bashed up their...
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The Year of Luminous Love
Written by Lurlene McDaniel
Format: Hardcover, 384 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $16.99
In the vein of
Eat, Pray, Love, but for teens, this inspirational novel is set against the backdrop of Tennessee horse country as well as the historic cities of Italy and the Italian countryside. The story unfolds as three teenage girls, recently graduated from high school, plan the next phase of...
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The Year of Luminous Love
Written by Lurlene McDaniel
Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $10.99
In the vein of
Eat, Pray, Love, but for teens, this inspirational novel is set against the backdrop of Tennessee horse country as well as the historic cities of Italy and the Italian countryside. The story unfolds as three teenage girls, recently graduated from high school, plan the next phase of...
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The Year of Luminous Love
Written by Lurlene McDaniel
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 384 pages
On Sale: May 14, 2013
Price: $19.99
In the vein of
Eat, Pray, Love, but for teens, this inspirational novel is set against the backdrop of Tennessee horse country as well as the historic cities of Italy and the Italian countryside. The story unfolds as three teenage girls, recently graduated from high school, plan the next phase of...
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Disappearing Desmond
Written by Anna Alter
Format: eBook, 36 pages
On Sale: April 24, 2013
Price: $10.99
Desmond likes to disappear, blend into the background, and hide in the cleverest of places. But when a new student named Gloria arrives at his school, Desmond finds himself noticed for the first time. Can Gloria help Desmond get used to the life in the spotlight?
Anna Alter’s charming story is an...
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Bink and Gollie: Best Friends Forever
Written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
Illustrated by Tony Fucile
Format: Hardcover, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $15.99
All righty, then! Celebrate the tall and short of a marvelous friendship with a new Bink and Gollie adventure.Gollie is quite sure she has royal blood in her veins, but can Bink survive her friend’s queenly airs — especially if pancakes are not part of the deal? Bink wonders what it...
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Bink and Gollie: Two for One
Written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee
Illustrated by Tony Fucile
Format: Trade Paperback, 96 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $6.99
"Utterly chuckle-worthy, charming, and (thank goodness) still refreshing." — Kirkus ReviewsThe state fair is in town, and now Bink and Gollie - utter opposites and best friends extraordinaire - must use teamwork and their gray matter while navigating its many wonders. Will the energetic Bink win the world's largest donut in...
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Hedgehog's Magic Tricks
Written by Ruth Paul
Illustrated by Ruth Paul
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $12.99
A gentle picture book demonstrates that sometimes a little help from friends is all the magic you need.Like many amateur magicians, Hedgehog finds that his tricks don’t always proceed as planned. Mouse doesn’t quite disappear, Rabbit (being larger than Hedgehog) is difficult to pull from the hat, and Duckling is not...
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Pip and Posy: The Big Balloon
Written by Axel Scheffler
Illustrated by Axel Scheffler
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $12.99
Pip and Posy are friends (most of the time!) in the newest title in this series about the dramas of toddler life.Pip is very proud of his big red balloon. But when he lets the balloon go and it pops, he is inconsolable. Luckily, Posy has a very clever idea to...
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Welcome to Silver Street Farm
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Katharine McEwen
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: April 23, 2013
Price: $4.99
Some animal farms are up in the hills, or down winding lanes. But Silver Street Farm is different — it’s in the middle of a city, and it’s run by kids!Even though Meera, Gemma, and Karl live in the city, they’ve always wanted a farm of their own. And it looks...
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Alice-Miranda on Vacation
Written by Jacqueline Harvey
Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $6.99
Girls who are fans of Judy Moody, Matilda and Clementine will love Alice-Miranda, the precocious and endearing heroine whose adventures continue in book #2 of the Alice-Miranda series.
Alice-Miranda Highton-Smith-Kennington-Jones has survived her first semester at boarding school. Now she's headed home for break—and she's invited Jacinta Headlington-Bear, the school's second-best tantrum thrower, to join her. The...
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Bluebird
Written by Bob Staake
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $17.99
"Like nothing you have seen before," raves
Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.
In his most beautiful and moving work to date, Bob Staake explores the universal themes of loneliness, bullying, and the importance of friendship. In this emotional picture book, readers will be captivated as they follow the journey of...
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Bluebird
Written by Bob Staake
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 40 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $20.99
"Like nothing you have seen before," raves
Kirkus Reviews in a starred review.
In his most beautiful and moving work to date, Bob Staake explores the universal themes of loneliness, bullying, and the importance of friendship. In this emotional picture book, readers will be captivated as they follow the journey of...
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Balloon Toons: My Friend, Fred (the Plant)
Written by Daniel Cleary
Illustrated by Kanako Usui
Format: Hardcover, 40 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $11.99
Here's an offbeat story about a catboy who's best friend is a sunflower named Fred. When Fred and his buddy pass by a skeptical skateboarding cat-kid, he asks sneering questions about Fred and the duo's friendship. After a near miss with wilting heat and a fun, rain-soaked flower dance, the former...
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Houndsley and Catina Plink and Plunk
Candlewick Sparks
Written by James Howe
Illustrated by Marie-Louise Gay
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $3.99
Houndsley loves to canoe. Catina loves to ride bikes. But when Houndsley takes Catina out canoeing, she chatters the whole time, drowning out the sounds Houndsley loves, like the call of birds or the plink and plunk of the paddles. And when Catina wants to go biking, Houndsley balks at going...
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Joe and Sparky, Superstars!
Candlewick Sparks
Written by Jamie Michalak
Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $3.99
The unlikely duo return in a very funny tale of friendship, derring-do, and the discovery that, bold or shy, anyone can become a superstar.When fun-seeking Joe, a giraffe, takes a reluctant Sparky, a turtle, on a wild ride across the famous cageless zoo to see a mysterious box displaying a talent...
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The Kissing Booth
Written by Beth Reekles
Format: eBook, 448 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $6.99
A cool, sexy romance novel written by seventeen-year-old British sensation Beth Reekles.
Meet Rochelle “Elle” Evans: pretty, popular—and never been kissed. Meet Noah Flynn: badass, volatile—and a total player.
When Elle decides to run a kissing booth at her school's Spring Carnival, she locks lips with Noah and her life is turned upside down. Her head...
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Nine Days
Written by Fred Hiatt
Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $17.99
A fast-paced contemporary thriller in the vein of James Patterson and Anthony Horowitz set against the bustling backdrop of Hong Kong, Vietnam, and the border of China. This heart-pounding adventure takes place as two teens, an American teenage boy and his friend, a Chinese girl from his Washington, DC-area high school...
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Nine Days
Written by Fred Hiatt
Format: eBook, 256 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $10.99
A fast-paced contemporary thriller in the vein of James Patterson and Anthony Horowitz set against the bustling backdrop of Hong Kong, Vietnam, and the border of China. This heart-pounding adventure takes place as two teens, an American teenage boy and his friend, a Chinese girl from his Washington, DC-area high school...
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Nine Days
Written by Fred Hiatt
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 256 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $20.99
A fast-paced contemporary thriller in the vein of James Patterson and Anthony Horowitz set against the bustling backdrop of Hong Kong, Vietnam, and the border of China. This heart-pounding adventure takes place as two teens, an American teenage boy and his friend, a Chinese girl from his Washington, DC-area high school...
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Peppa Pig and the Muddy Puddles
Written by Candlewick Press
Illustrated by Candlewick Press
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $12.99
Peppa Pig is back! Get ready to join in on two new adventures starring the beloved, award-winning U.K. sensation.There’s so much rain! When Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig tuck them into bed, Peppa and her little brother, George, dream of all the puddles there will be to jump in the next...
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Revenge of a Not-So-Pretty Girl
Written by Carolita Blythe
Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $10.99
Fans of Walter Dean Myers and Rita Williams-Garcia's One Crazy Summer will cherish this gripping story of an African American girl living in 1980s Brooklyn, who overcomes abuse and neglect in discovering real friendship, self-respect, and that pretty and mean don't always win.
Girls who are pretty have a way of...
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