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Mackenzie Blue #4: Mixed Messages

by Tina Wells

As a fashionista and future rock star, California girl Mackenzie “Zee” Blue’s life is busy. Zee keeps in touch with all her friends with texts, IMs, and emails—and now, Bluetopia, the coolest social...

Close to Famous

by Joan Bauer

Foster McFee dreams of having her own cooking show like her idol, celebrity chef Sonny Kroll. Macon Dillard's goal is to be a documentary filmmaker. Foster's mother Rayka longs to be a headliner instead of a...

The Twilight Saga: The Official Illustrated Guide: The Official Illustrated Guide

by Stephenie Meyer

Fans of the #1 New York Times bestselling Twilight Saga will treasure this definitive official guide!

This must-have eBook edition-the only official guide-is the definitive encyclopedic reference to the Twilight...

Frozen

by Disney

Fearless optimist Anna sets off on an epic journey—teaming up with rugged mountain man Kristoff and his loyal reindeer Sven—to find her sister Elsa, whose icy powers have trapped the kingdom of Arendelle...

Things Hoped For

by Andrew Clements

Seventeen-year-old Gwen is preparing to audition for New York City’s top music schools when her grandfather mysteriously disappears, leaving Gwen only a phone message telling her not to worry. But there’s...

Pink Boots and Ponytails (Barbie)

by Alison Inches & Random House

Girls ages 3–7 will love this full-color storybook based on the latest Barbie Sisters movie, releasing in fall 2013 on DVD and Blu-ray.

Heidi Heckelbeck Is Ready to Dance!

by Wanda Coven & Priscilla Burris

Heidi bravely enters her school’s talent show, but finds she is in need of some enchanted assistance!

It’s time for the Brewster Elementary Talent Show, but Heidi Heckelbeck doesn’t want to perform because...

My Weird School #6: Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind!

by Dan Gutman & Jim Paillot

Something weird is going on!

Music class is awesome! The teacher, Mr. Hynde, raps, break-dances, and plays bongo drums on the principal's bald head. But he goes too far when he tries to make A.J. kiss Andrea...

Dancing in Red Shoes Will Kill You

by Dorian Cirrone

Kayla never really thought of her double Ds as "problem breasts." It made them sound like children who wouldn't behave.

Kayla Callaway has prima ballerina grace and something else that most ballerinas don't have:...

Unlovely

by Celeste Conway

They look so sweet and beautiful...but what is the dark, unlovely truth?

Harley's a college guy with a brain in his head. Those old tales about the ballet school and the evils hidden within its walls are for...

How to Survive Middle School

by Donna Gephart

Fans of James Patterson's Middle School series will root for David as he goes from feeling as insignificant as a hamster to becoming an Internet superstar.

Eleven-year-old David Greenberg dreams of becoming...

Princess Posey and the First Grade Ballet

by Stephanie Greene & Stephanie Roth Sisson

Princess Posey's glittery tutu is extra busy in the ninth book in the chapter book series.

Valentine’s Day is coming! Posey is so excited about her special ballet recital and giving cards to everyone at school....

Jersey Tomatoes are the Best

by Maria Padian

This is a hilarious and heartbreaking story of two teen girls and the summer when everything changes for them. Both Henry and Eva are New Jersey natives and excellent athletes: Henry's a master on the tennis...

Punk Farm on Tour

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

FARMER JOE IS heading off to a Tractor Society Conference in Reno. But meanwhile, back at the farm . . .

. . . Cow, Sheep, Pig, Goat, and Chicken are getting ready to rock across the U.S.A. as they set out on...

Punk Farm

by Jarrett J. Krosoczka

After a long day of work, Farmer Joe goes home to bed.

But meanwhile, back at the barn . . .

Cow sets up her drums.

Pig plugs in his amp.

Goat tunes his bass.

Chicken sets up her keyboards.

And Sheep checks the microphone....

Map to the Stars

by Jen Malone

Can one down-to-earth girl plus a very famous boy and a whole lot of paparazzi ever add up to a perfect Hollywood ending?

Seventeen-year-old Annie Shelton isn't sure why her mom thinks moving to Hollywood will...

Hollywood Bliss - My Life So Far

by Chloe Rayban

Having fought attempts to turn her into a mini-me pop starlett in book one, Holly finds herself subjected to her mother's egomaniac schemes once again. Plucked from life and friends in London, Holly is transplanted...

Fizzlebert Stump

by A.F. Harrold

'There are many boys in the world, all slightly different from one another, and most of them are referred to by names. These are often John or Jack or Desmond, but sometimes they are James or Philip or Simon....

Fizzlebert Stump and the Bearded Boy

by A.F. Harrold

Fizzlebert Stump's second adventure. The bearded Barboozul family are the new stars of Fizz's circus. Their act is full of magic, mystery, fear and fun. And it's nice to have another boy around, even if he is...

Manuscripts Don't Burn

by J.A.E. Curtis

The Russian playwright and novelist Mikhail Bulgakov (1891 - 1940) is now widely acknowledged as one of the giants of twentieth-century Soviet literature, ranking with such luminaries as Pasternak and Solzhenitsyn....