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Twelve-year-old author-in-training and gadget-making enthusiast, Issy Garcia, dreams of bringing her steampunk inventions to life. If only she could convince her scientist parents to share space with her in their backyard barn lab. But they won't let Issy near their precious "real science" experiments. That is until they end up stuck in one. When a mysterious storm hovers over her family's new home in Cornville, Arizona, and rogue lightning streaks through the house, Issy's parents go missing.

After moving to a new house, the lives of Charlie, Kate, and Neil get turned upside down when they learn the house might be haunted. Horrific dreams filled with paranormal specters that bleed into the real world and a wicked cult operating out of the school become everyday occurrences for this family. Can these teens put a stop to the great evil they've stumbled upon?

The inspiring stories of six people who changed history, including Geoffrey Chaucer, writer of the first great works of English literature; William Shakespeare, writer of the greatest plays in history; Charles Dickens, who wanted to make England a better place; Victor Hugo, the French writer who cared about the poor; Leo Tolstoy, the man who wrote War and Peace; and Rudyard Kipling, who wrote The Jungle Book and won a Nobel Prize.

There are two files on Sahara Jones. The one the school counselor keeps is evidence that she is a fifth grader who needs special education. The other is the book Sahara is secretly writing, her Heart-Wrenching Life Story and Amazing Adventures.

Astronaut. Ballerina. Chef. Doctor. What do you want to be? Samara and Lyric are cousins who love to visit their grandmother, MeMe. The girls talk about all the wonderful things they want to be. Their self-esteem and confidence grow as they learn about women who have done what they hope to do.

Bernie is having a wonderful day until he realizes that he needs to do something special with an old apple. In the end, Bernie uses his old apple to make friends and make his world a happier place.

Jacob is having the best day ever! There are lions and bears. There are otters and snakes and birds, and so much more! And when the day is over, Jacob can’t wait to come back and see it all again!

Jake and Luke just want to play basketball. Unfortunately, a very unkind bully tries to ruin their fun. After a bit of a tussle, Jake takes the high road and becomes a true winner!

Anne was determined. She would find a way to keep her brother safe! She would find a way to have a better life! She would find a way to help Helen understand sign language! Anne found a way to make her dreams come true, and she changed the world while she was doing it.

There’s a shiny red box sitting on the table. When Jenny opens it, she has a big surprise! After her father teaches her all about the tools inside, Jenny can’t wait to learn about building and fixing with her wonderful present!

Louis stood staring in the store window. There it was! The thing that he just had to have. The thing that would change his life. Louis started there, but he didn’t stop there. Before he was finished, the world was happier place, and it all started with what he saw in that window!