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The Silver Arrow (The Silver Arrow #1) Kate and her younger brother Tom lead dull, uninteresting lives. And if their dull, uninteresting parents are anything to go by, they don’t have much to look forward to. Why can’t Kate have thrilling adventures and save the world the way people do in books? Even her 11th […]

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4th Grade and Up

525 invisibledinosaur

Help! This little girl has lost her best friend. He’s a dinosaur (not the extinct kind). He’s enormous (bigger than a panda!). He’s squeaky clean (he just had a bath). He’s invisible (maybe a bath was a bad idea).   Have you seen this little girl’s invisible dinosaur? Well, of course, you haven’t seen him. […]

Young Children

Jake Rizzi is about to spend the summer at his great-aunt Hettle’s cabin in the mossy, sodden Oregon backwoods. His parents seem to need a break from him and his ADHD. He tries not to take it personally but isn’t sure about his aunt’s off-the-grid lifestyle and strange stories about a turtle with a ruby-colored […]

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4th Grade and Up

523 the chimney

When Santa arrives at a child’s house on Christmas Eve, does he go down the chimney feet first or headfirst? What if he gets stuck? What if there’s no chimney? Maybe he slides under the door, as thin as a piece of paper? Or is it possible he pours himself through the faucet? What happens […]

Rated E For Everyone

Growing up in the Alaskan wilderness, Jackson has always prided himself on being tough. His family lives in a tiny cabin where their neighbors are grizzlies and wolves. The nearest store is a three-day walk away. Jackson loves his life. Until a fire destroys the family’s cabin, and they have to move to the town […]

522 i survived

3rd Grade and Up

521 thechristmasowl

When Little Owl’s home is cut down by people saying it will make a beautiful Christmas tree, she’s not sure she wants anything to do with Christmas, whatever that means. But then she is saved by a woman named Ellen, whose house is merrily decorated for the holiday and filled with birds who need someone […]

Rated E For Everyone

It’s the beginning of eighth grade, and Nat Beacon is nervous. Not only will she be the New Kid, but the New Kid in a Wheelchair. And the school year starts off rocky: No one seems friendly, and she can’t get to the cafeteria without help. But there are a few bright spots. Namely, her […]

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Middle School

519 christmasbookflood

Join a little girl and other townspeople as they search for the perfect gift books in welcoming bookstores, then rush home to experience the joy of gifting new worlds and adventures to someone. Based on a real Icelandic tradition where people gift books to their family and friends on Christmas Eve, The Christmas Book Flood brings all […]

Rated E For Everyone

With Thrull’s tower complete, nothing can stop Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of Worlds, from coming to our dimension. Nothing, except for thirteen-year-old Jack Sullivan and his pals June, Quint, and Dirk. Jack has been gifted the power to control an army of zombies, the only thing that could turn the tide in the coming battle. […]

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4th Grade and Up