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Nikki Maxwell might just get her first kiss with her crush, Brandon, in this seventh installment of the #1 New York Times bestselling Dork Diaries series! Nikki’s juggling a lot this month. A reality TV crew is following Nikki and her friends as they record their hit song together, plus there...

In the race to create the Undefeatable Minion, Dr. Critchlore’s longtime rival, Dr. Pravus, is winning. As Dr. Critchlore rallies his troops, Runt is kidnapped. As the last prince of Andirat, he must lead the rebellion in his home country. Isolated from his minion friends, Runt grows suspicious of the rebels, who seem to be working with Dr. Pravus.

Runt Higgins needs answers, fast. Someone cursed him to die on his sixteenth birthday, but no one seems to know who cursed him or why. Runt decides he must find the Great Library, where all true knowledge is hidden. Unfortunately, the only people who know the location of the Great Library are a covert network of librarian-spies who’d rather die than give up the Library’s secrets. And when one of Runt’s professors is attacked, it soon becomes clear that others are also out to find the Library at any cost.

Eighth grade is set to be a good year for Diggy Lawson: He’s chosen a great calf to compete at the Minnesota State Fair, he’ll see a lot of July, the girl he secretly likes at 4-H, and he and his dad Pop have big plans for April Fool’s Day. But everything changes when classmate Wayne Graf’s mother dies, which brings to light the secret that Pop is Wayne’s father, too. Suddenly, Diggy has a half brother, who moves in and messes up his life. Wayne threatens Diggy’s chances at the State Fair, horns in on his girl, and rattles his easy relationship with Pop.

Not everyone loves Dr. Critchlore’s as much as Runt. After a series of disasters, each worse than the next, it’s clear that someone is trying to shut the school down. It’s up to Runt, who knows the place better than anybody, to figure out who’s behind the attacks ... and to save his home, and Dr. Critchlore himself, from total destruction.

The Friendship Fairies – sisters Emme, Holly and Jess – are excited to visit the travelling circus. But when they arrive, everything's shut up because one of the clowns has lost his smile! Meanwhile, the fairies' mum is on another spy mission – to clear an infestation of Kweddies from a local warehouse...

A book of naughty stories for good boys and girls! Have you ever refused to get out of bed, or lied about cheating on a test, or tricked someone into thinking you were a ghost? Of course you haven't, because you're a GOOD kid. Unlike the awful children in these POOEY stories!

Angus and Lucy love books. They have hundreds of them. But when the books are taken away, Angus and Lucy's family soon discover they cannot live without them.

Runt Higgins has a long to-do list. He needs to find out who cursed him, and why; he needs to make up with his best friend, Syke; and he needs to pass the Junior Henchman Training Program. That last one? Not likely. Professor Murphy hates Runt and is actively trying to fail him. The only way for Runt to pass the class and stay at Dr. Critchlore’s school is to locate a rare mineral that Dr. Critchlore needs to make an Undefeatable Minion. To find it, Runt must travel to icy Upper Worb and battle gyrfalcons, yetis ... and the loathsome team from Dr. Pravus’s school. Their newest member?

Shabba me whiskers! MR GUM is 20 years old (and some). And he’s NOT happy about it. But everyone else is – and this very special anniversary recording of the bestselling children’s audiobook is bursting out the nostrils with fun and original extras from the Mr Gum world. Including an...

Twelve-year-old Mateo dreams of the sky, while his eleven-year-old sister, Sofia, can fix any engine you put in front of her. Their favorite place in the world is their Abuelo's dusty, hillside hangar in the heart of the Andes mountains, home to a small, bright yellow plane they've lovingly rebuilt: the Condorito. But their tinkering days turn into a high-flying quest when they discover their grandfather's lost map. It's a brittle, hand-drawn guide to a legendary Inca treasure—the Inti Raymi's Glimmer, a mythical golden sun disc hidden somewhere in the clouds.

Embark on a whole new adventure set in a Minecraft version of feudal Japan. A realm where warlords vie for the coveted title of Shogun. Alliances and warfare shape the destiny of the land, and amidst the chaos strides Akira Hanzo, a young samurai without a master--a Ronin! Join him on a gripping journey through towering bamboo forests and sprawling landscapes, where honor clashes with betrayal.

On August 20th, a group of young explorers was charged with a dangerous mission. They were to travel across wild country to deliver a valuable parcel. It would test the resolve of the brave young explorers. Most of all, it would provide us all with a pair of unlikely heroes to admire and remember for many years to come.

Sprocc, a young splingtwanger-player, leaves his home planet Blipp in search of musical freedom, pursued by the overly ambitious Musical Inquisitor. Lured by the promise of fame and fortune, Sprocc enters the annual Worst Band in the Universe Competition...

Deep in the Scottish Highlands, many years from now... Gertie Gif, a lowly cleaning droid from the village of Loch Lan, sets out on an heroic quest to liberate her fellow robo-folk from the curse of a legendary, battery-draining laptop who lives in the castle on the hill.

Tiger and Crocodile are both looking for a goodnight kiss in this clever story. But the animals along the way don't seem very forthcoming! Perhaps it's those sharp little teeth that they can see when Tiger and Crocodile yawn. Then they see a sharp-toothed shadow … eek! But don't worry it's just Daddy Croc and Mummy Tiger, come to kiss their little ones goodnight.

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling series comes a delightfully book-tacular new adventure...do YOU have what it takes to catch a BOOKWORM? Read alongside the How to Catch kids as they scour their books for the squiggly-giggly Bookworm that has escaped their local bookstore! It's...

The Star-Shaman's Apprentice Fraser has a secret. In the sleepy village of Dewdrop Hollow, he's known for being clumsy with fences and hopeless at churning butter. But when the sun goes down, Fraser's true talent awakens. He can read the sky. He knows the prickly, cold scent of a constellation and the fizzy, lemon-tang of a shooting star. One night, a star doesn't fall down, it falls up, pulling Fraser to the forbidden summit of Whisperwind Peak. There, in a cave glowing with magic, he meets Eldrin: a powerful shaman with eyes made of swirling, living stardust.

Ben has always loved the stories his Grandpa Silas told about the mysterious Jaguar River. But his most prized possession is his grandpa's map a crinkled, faded piece of paper showing the long, winding river, marked with a single, tiny, muddy paw print. One sunny morning, Ben's scruffy, three-legged dog, Pip, nudges the map with his wet nose, leaving a fresh paw print right beside the old one. For Ben, it's a sign. The river is calling.

When a mysterious plague begins infecting humans and animals alike, three unlikely house cats find themselves thrust into a dangerous wilderness, far from the safety of home. Rocky, Luna, and Gato must navigate a world turning against them, facing feral horses, fierce wolf packs, and their own fears of the great wild. Can these domesticated cats survive in the wild? Can they find their way back home? With humor, heart, and unexpected courage, they'll discover that sometimes family isn't about where you're from–it's about who stands beside you when everything goes wrong.