![Diary of a Wimpy Kid](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0810993139.jpg?itok=5PFiARuq)
Greg Heffley’s mom makes him keep a journal — NOT a diary! — Greg forcefully asserts. In his journal, Greg uses words and comics to recount life in middle school beginning at the end of summer school. Greg’s voice and stick figures ring true and set the tenor for tales told in other Wimpy Kid books.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
![Cabin Fever](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419702238.jpg?itok=On33bYcl)
Greg Heffley thinks kids who don’t celebrate Christmas have it much better; they don’t have to behave between Thanksgiving and the time Santa comes! Greg’s concerns about his conduct, his family’s traditions, and possible trouble at school make for a memorable tale.
Cabin Fever
![The Third Wheel](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1419705849.jpg?itok=sTxFFllc)
A lot can happen when friends go to a Valentine’s Day dance together — and it’s not always expected! Greg’s diary entries and line drawings again present the angst of middle school and familiar problems of growing up.
The Third Wheel
![Splat Says Thank You](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0061978744.jpg?itok=H2Lke9A_)
Splat, a likeable, fuzzy cat is grateful for many things, especially his friend Seymour. To show him, Splat makes more than a card; he makes a thank you book! Expressive, textured illustrations on open backgrounds show Splat’s range of emotions as he thinks about his buddy.
Splat Says Thank You
![How Tia Lola Saved the Summer](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375866876.jpg?itok=g4fmjBQH)
Miguel Guzman isn’t exactly looking forward to the summer now that his mother has agreed to let the Sword family — a father, his three daughters, and their dog — live with them while they decide whether or not to move to Vermont. Little does Miguel know his aunt has something up her sleeve that just may make this the best summer ever. With her usual flair, Tía Lola decides to start a summer camp, complete with magical swords, nighttime treasure hunts, campfires, barbecues, and an end-of-summer surprise!
How Tia Lola Saved the Summer
![How Tia Lola Learned to Teach](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375864601.jpg?itok=Aih65AVS)
“Just as warm and upbeat as How Tía Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (2001), the second book about Miguel and Juanita’s aunt, who comes from the Dominican Republic to live with the kids’ family in Vermont, is written in the same lively, playful style. Language is a central focus as Tía Lola volunteers to teach Spanish in the local elementary school. The story builds to a tense climax when her visa is about to expire, and the whole town rallies for her to stay. Readers will enjoy both the messages and the humor in Tía’s wry, wise sayings.” — Booklist
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach
![How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426304137.jpg?itok=flvZC3Q6)
Another fictionalized account which brings to life westward expansion. As with …California Gold Rush, fact is made distinct from fiction.
How to Get Rich on the Oregon Trail
![How to Get Rich in the California Gold Rush: An Adventurer's Guide to the Fabulous Riches Discovered in 1848](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1426303157.jpg?itok=hj8vrPZv)
A fictionalized journal of a prospector brings the Gold Rush to life for readers. Fact and fiction are clearly differentiated while enlivening the history.
How to Get Rich in the California Gold Rush: An Adventurer’s Guide to the Fabulous Riches Discovered in 1848
![Ralph Marsiello's Halloween Drawing Book](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1570915423.jpg?itok=K0hpanSR)
Nothing suggests Halloween like a picture of a fierce or funny Jack-o-lantern, a sky full of bats or ghosts. What would a Halloween night be without a witch, a haunted house or a graveyard? Readers can create these and other signs of the celebration line by line, perhaps individualize them, and read other “spook-tacular books”.
Ralph Marsiello’s Halloween Drawing Book
![Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0312553668.jpg?itok=UKr8j0Xe)
This silly-spooky parody of Ludwig Bemelman’s Madeline (opens in a new window) emulates the original’s cadence, storyline and illustration but with a decidedly Halloween-y twist. It begins, “In a creepy old castle/all covered in spines/lived twelve ugly monsters in two crooked lines… The ugliest one was Frankenstein.” It is sure to amuse even those not familiar with the original.
Frankenstein: A Monstrous Parody
![Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match/Marisol McDonald no combina](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0892392355_1.jpg?itok=WHvU7933)
Meet Marisol McDonald, a spunky young girl with fiery red hair and brown skin who wears green polka dots with purple stripes, mixes English and Spanish, and eats peanut butter and jelly burritos. Everyone tells her she doesn’t match, until one day she tries matching — and discovers that it makes her miserable. At the end of the day, however, her teacher shares a special secret with her and lets her know she likes Marisol for who she is: a creative, bilingual Peruvian-Scottish-American! This poignant story, based on Monica Brown’s childhood, celebrates each individual’s uniqueness and reminds children that it’s ok not to fit into boxes that other people may put you into. Bilingual text.
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match/Marisol McDonald no combina
![Rocket Writes a Story](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375870865.jpg?itok=eBjanH-5)
Rocket, the small dog (How Rocket Learned to Read (opens in a new window)), loves words and wants to use them in a story. His teacher — a patient yellow bird — helps Rocket write. Not only does Rocket write (and revise) a story, he finds a friend. Concrete strategies for successful writing are presented with a light and always appealing touch.
Rocket Writes a Story
![The Big Something](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0545244595.jpg?itok=CoHEotTt)
Best friends, Jilli and Jim fret, when Jilli’s dog, Fiercely, digs under the fence and into another yard. The children muster their courage and some gummy bears to confront the witch but discover that she’s a trusted teacher who’s preparing for school. This gentle, easy-to-read story, provides readers with an important reminder.
The Big Something
![One Two That's My Shoe](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423143299.jpg?itok=_so6ixtG)
The charming child and hound first introduced in Apple Pie ABC are back. This time the girl chases her mischievous black-eared dog to reclaim her shoe through the gate to a hen house counting all the while in the cadence of a familiar nursery rhyme. Illustrations are open and appealing, adding story to the counting book.
One Two That’s My Shoe
![Over Sea, Under Stone](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/141694964X.jpg?itok=Fc0DNsD1)
While on holiday, the Drew children Barney, Simon, and Jane find a map in a hidden room in the Cornwall house, involving them and their great uncle, Merry, in a struggle between good and evil steeped in Arthurian legend. The first in the Dark is Rising sequence, the entire series exudes a strong sense of place and traditional tales. (The sequence continues with The Dark is Rising (opens in a new window) followed by Greenwitch (opens in a new window), The Grey King (opens in a new window), and concludes with Silver on the Tree (opens in a new window).
Over Sea, Under Stone
![Boggart](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0689869304.jpg?itok=sfpNd5mk)
When the Volnick family accidentally brings a Boggart home to Toronto from Scotland, the results are tumultuous and very funny. It’s up to Jess and Emily to figure out how to return the rascally spirit. The family meets the Boggart again on another visit to Scotland with similar outrageous results (which include a renowned water creature) in The Boggart & the Monster (opens in a new window). Both books are steeped in the magic and traditions of the region in which they are set.
Boggart
![Dumpling Days](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0316531332.jpg?itok=sNPKnBus)
In this 3rd book about Pacy, she and her family plan to go to Taiwan to celebrate her grandmother’s birthday.
Dumpling Days
![Pinch and Dash Make Soup](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1580893465.jpg?itok=KPLZTGXV)
Pinch is too lazy to make his own soup so visits his friend, Dash who is making some. With ingredients from both kitchens, however, the friends make a tasty soup which turns into an inedible disaster. Short chapters and engaging illustrations create an accessible, engaging book for newly independent readers.
Pinch and Dash Make Soup
![Mason Dixon Basketball Disasters](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375868755.jpg?itok=Lgy8vN7Z)
Mason winds up joining the basketball team under relentless encouragement from his best friend, Brody, even though Mason knows he’s a klutz. The disasters mount especially when the class bully joins an opposing team. Children will appreciate the situations Mason finds himself in and enjoy the gratifying resolutions.
Mason Dixon Basketball Disasters
![Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0375870288.jpg?itok=AK85RhIA)
Can the Lunch Lady protect the Breakfast Bunch of Thompson Creek School from evil mutants posing as “mathletes” in a school math competition? Readers will find out in the latest installment of kids and their offbeat superhero done in signature black/white illustration in graphic format.
Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes
![Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0807594857.jpg?itok=2VXSO5wo)
Freddie Ramos’ super running and jumping powers and his confidence disappear after the loss of his zapatos. When his special-soled shoes are found, Freddie is able to successfully confront a bully as well as his own swimming fears. Easy but lively language and line drawings present an engaging story for new readers.
Zapato Power: Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash
![Daisy's Perfect Word](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1554536456.jpg?itok=MDYsSL5M)
Daisy loves to collect words and decides that the perfect word is just the right gift to give to her teacher as a wedding present. Daisy’s daily activities, her friendships, and even dealing with a bully are sure to resonate with newly independent readers.
Daisy’s Perfect Word
![Captain America Joins the Mighty Avengers](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/1423160320.jpg?itok=nLLFdV4T)
How Captain American becomes one of the Avengers — superheroes that included Thor and the Hulk — is told in this new picture book format sure to please young Marvel Comic book fans and superhero aficionados. Bright illustrations move the text along to its exciting conclusion — and likely the next book.
Captain America Joins the Mighty Avengers
![Bink and Gollie: Two for One](/sites/default/files/styles/book_cover_mobile_1x/public/book/0763633615.jpg?itok=C265Uz7g)
Best friends don’t have to be alike, just look at tall Gollie and short Bink! They share a day at the state fair playing Whack-a-Duck, a talent show, and a visit to Madame Prunely. The line drawings capture the humor, the fun of a fair and the solid friendship of this appealing duo first introduced in Bink & Golly (opens in a new window).