Wishing Shelf Book Awards Red Ribbon Winner!When eleven-year-old Eleanor receives a gift from her father, she never imagines it will open a portal to a fairytale world. Upon reading the first sentence of chapter one, she finds herself standing in the middle of Nightshade Forest—a dark woods with glowing blue and purple trees. She soon learns that the magic in kingdom is out of control, and it is up to Eleanor to restore what has gone missing.Join Eleanor and her newfound fr...

Season of Dragons-- #1 in the Magic Shoebox seriesWhat would you do if you found a dragon egg at your bus stop?Ichabod Surname never imagined he'd be spending a Friday afternoon cross-country skiing with a grandma dragon—but that's exactly what happens when he finds a giant egg on the way to school.For as long as he can remember, he has been at war with his siblings because he thinks outside of the box. He stays invisible at home and school, but for the first time in...

Ichabod Surname never imagined he'd be a stowaway on a pirate ship captained by none other than Captain Mustache himself—but that's exactly what happens when he and Charles find one docked at the marina one day after school.Ichabod has always dreamed of becoming a pirate. But he's quickly disappointed by Mustache's desire to stay on land than risk the high seas for an elusive treasure, all because they're afraid of a little bad luck.When Charles and Ichabod have a fight, Ch...

What would you do if you found a dragon egg at your bus stop?Ichabod Surname never imagined he’d be spending a Friday afternoon cross-country skiing with a grandma dragon—but that’s exactly what happens when he finds a giant egg on the way to school.For as long as he can remember, he has been at war with his siblings because he thinks outside of the box. He stays invisible at home and school, but for the first time in his life, he may be the key to restorin...

Ichabod Surname never imagined he’d be a stowaway on a pirate ship captained by none other than Captain Mustache himself—but that’s exactly what happens when he and Charles find one docked at the marina one day after school.Ichabod has always dreamed of becoming a pirate. But he’s quickly disappointed by Mustache’s desire to stay on land than risk the high seas for an elusive treasure, all because they’re afraid of a little bad luck.When Charles and Ichabod have a fight, Ch...

The third book in Lois Lowry's Giver Quartet, which began with the bestselling and Newbery Medal-winning The Giver.Trouble is brewing in Village. Once a utopian community that prided itself on welcoming strangers, Village will soon be cut off to all outsiders.As one of the few able to traverse the forbidding Forest, Matty must deliver the message of Village’s closing and try to convince Seer’s daughter Kira to return with him before it’s too late. But Forest is now hostile ...

Can Itty stop a cheater from winning the Cloud Race? Find out in this fifth adorable book in the Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter book series!It’s time for Lollyland’s big Cloud Race, and Itty Bitty Princess Kitty and her friends are finally old enough to enter! Everyone is used to riding clouds around the kingdom, but now they’ll learn how to steer one too. Itty’s driving lessons go smoothly until she overhears a fox say that he might break the rules and...

Itty is invited to judge the ice sculpture competition at the Frost Festival in this eleventh Itty Bitty Princess Kitty chapter book.The Frost Festival only occurs every five years in Lollyland. And not only has Itty been invited, she’s been asked to judge the big ice sculpture competition! Itty and her best friend, Luna Unicorn, enjoy ice skating, sledding, and other snowy activities at the festival until it’s time for Itty to judge. But before the competition can...

Princess Pink climbs up a yummy snackstalk -- but will she be able to escape the GIANT and get back down?This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line called Branches, which is aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Princess heads to Moldylocks's house for movie night. Moldy's cousin Jack...

Princess Pink is back for another fractured fairy tale adventure and she and her friends team up to stop a pie thief!In the Land of Fake-Believe, Princess Pink meets Scaredy-Pants Wolf—a baker whose bakery has been robbed! Little Red Quacking Hood is stealing pies from the Big Bad Bakery! Princess, Scaredy-Pants, and their friend Moldylocks follow Little Red over the river and through the woods to Grandmother's hair salon. Can they stop Little Red?This series...

The fascinating third companion novel to THE GIVER which inspired the dystopian genre and is soon to be a major motion picture starring Jeff Bridges, Katie Holmes and Taylor Swift.In MESSENGER, Matty has lived in Village and flourished under the guidance of Seer, a blind man known for his special sight. His community once welcomed newcomers, but something sinister has seeped into Village and the people have voted to close its borders to outsiders.Now Matty must risk everyth...

A surprise visitor to the Aerie provides devastating news for Happenstance about his past--but it's the future that Umber and Hap must contend with: they need to learn all they can about Meddlers if they are to discover what Hap's role in Umber's mission is to be. And that means a risky trip to The Inferno, where Caspar has taken the key pages of Umber's research. But that's only one of the perilous journeys Umber has in mind for his mysterious ward: Umber's nemesis, the wheeling and deali...