Juvenile & Young Adult

The Wednesdays

by Julie Bourbeau & Jason Beene

Max’s village is absolutely normal in every single way and on every single day—except Wednesday.

Most of the townsfolk shutter their windows and lock their doors to hide away from the many peculiar things...

Cecil the Pet Glacier

by Matthea Harvey & Giselle Potter

In a starred review Publishers Weekly raves: "It’s an avant-garde, surrealist story with a Hollywood-style tearjerker lurking within—and a surprisingly charming and affecting one at that."

Award-winning poet...

I Like Old Clothes

by Mary Ann Hoberman & Patrice Barton

I like old clothes, / Hand-me-down clothes, / Worn outgrown clothes, / Not-my-own clothes. . . . Originally published by Knopf in 1976 (with illustrations by Jacqueline Chwast), this poem—an exuberant celebration...

The World of Barbie (Barbie)

by Golden Books

Golden Books and Mattel are proud to celebrate 50 years of Barbie books! Girls ages 2-5 will love this this special edition Barbie Little Golden Book featuring vintage art from 1962.

Princess and the Popstar Big Golden Book (Barbie)

by Kristen L. Depken & Golden Books

Girls ages 3-7 will love this beautiful hardcover Big Golden Book based on the latest Barbie direct-to-DVD movie.

Best Friends Rock (Barbie)

by Mary Man-Kong & Random House

This full-color 8 x 8 storybook is based on Barbie's fall 2012 direct-to-DVD movie. Plus girls 3-7 will love that over 30 stickers are included.

Princess and the Popstar Little Golden Book (Barbie)

by Mary Tillworth & Golden Books

Girls ages 2-5 will love this exciting full-color Little Golden Book retelling of the new Barbie fall 2012 direct-to-DVD movie.

Star Power (Barbie)

by Mary Man-Kong & Random House

This Step 2 reader retells Barbie's latest direct-to-DVD film release. It's perfect for girls ages 4-6 who are just learning to read.

I Can Be President (Barbie)

by Christy Webster & Kellee Riley

Barbie has been a ballerina, a pet vet, a teacher, and a horse rider—and now she runs for class president in this Step 2 reader timed perfectly for the 2012 election! Girls ages 4-6 will love learning what...

Short & Shivery: Thirty Chilling Tales

by Robert D. San Souci & Katherine Coville

Thirty hair-raising tales, selected from international ghostlore, have been skillfully retold especially for young people. Eerie black-and-white illustrations, ghastly details, and strong, shuddery endings make...

Jump into the Sky

by Shelley Pearsall

Levi Battle's been left behind all his life. His mother could sing like a bird and she flew away like one, too. His father left him with his grandmother so he could work as a traveling salesman—until Levi's...

The Sweet Life of Stella Madison

by Lara M. Zeises

A warmhearted, delectable novel about what it means to love and be loved.

When Stella Madison's food-loving parents help her land a summer job at the local newspaper, there’s only one catch: she’s expected...

Hanging by a Thread

by Sophie Littlefield

“Dark secrets, a dangerous romance, and a chilling murder mystery I won’t soon forget.” —Stacey Jay, author of Juliet Immortal

In a town where appearance means everything, how deep beneath the surface...

The Penderwicks

by Jeanne Birdsall

This summer the Penderwick sisters have a wonderful surprise: a holiday on the grounds of a beautiful estate called Arundel. Soon they are busy discovering the summertime magic of Arundel's sprawling gardens,...

The Dragon's Tooth (Ashtown Burials #1)

Ashtown Burials #1

by N.D. Wilson

N. D. Wilson, author of Leepike Ridge and 100 Cupboards, returns with an action-packed adventure that will captivate fans of both Percy Jackson and Indiana Jones with lost civilizations, ancient secrets, and...

Kissing Shakespeare

by Pamela Mingle

A romantic time travel story that's ideal for fans of novels by Meg Cabot and Donna Jo Napoli--and, of course, Shakespeare.

Miranda has Shakespeare in her blood: she hopes one day to become a Shakespearean actor...

Where's Ellie?: A Hide-and-Seek Book

by Salina Yoon

Where's Ellie is a guessing game in board book form. Very young readers will love searching for Ellie the elephant among familiar colorful objects—and finding something unexpected instead. Each page offers...

Burning Up

by Caroline B. Cooney

Fifteen-year-old Macey Clare loves her Connecticut hometown, where her mother grew up and her grandparents still live, and she likes visiting her grandparents even more now that their neighbors’ handsome grandson,...

The Acorn People

by Ron Jones

Even though he knows the camp is for disabled children, Ron Jones anticipates sunny days of hiking, swimming, and boating as a counselor at Camp Wiggin. But he arrives and realizes how severely disabled the...

The Time Travelers: Volume Two

by Caroline B. Cooney

Imagine changing centuries—and making things worse, not better, on both sides of time.When 15-year-old Annie Lockwood travels back 100 years and lands in 1895, she at last finds romance. But she is a trespasser...