It started as a joke—but it’s not funny anymore.Even though Ezra’s got good friends and can make everyone laugh, he feels like he’s invisible, both at home and at school. To make things worse, he’s the only kid in his group without a phone—left out of plans and shared jokes and games. Finally, at the end of fifth grade, his parents come through.The phone changes everything. Ezra texts his friends all the time, can instantly keep up with his favorite teams, ...

The Land of Stories meets Dominican myths and legends come to life in Pilar Ramirez and the Prison of Zafa, a blockbuster contemporary middle-grade fantasy duology starter from Julian Randall. Fans of Tristan Strong and The Storm Runner, here is your next obsession."A breathtaking journey . . . readers better hold on tight." ―Kwame Mbalia, New York Times bestsell...

**For fans of Brandon Mull and Rick Riordan comes William Shivering and Newbery Honor-winning author of Scary Stories for Young Foxes Christian McKay Heidicker's Thieves of Weirdwood, a brand-new illustrated fantasy series about two kid thieves who are plunged into a battle between the Real and Imaginary worlds!Action, laughs, and monsters beyond imagining abound!**"Startling, original and epic." —Eoin Colfer, creator of Artemis Fowl

Andre Norton Award finalist Jenn Reese explores the often thin line between magic and reality, light and darkness in her enchanting middle grade standalone.After an incident shatters their family, eleven-year old Samantha and her older sister Caitlin are sent to live in rural Oregon with an aunt they've never met. Sam wants nothing more than to go back to the way things were… before she spoke up about their father's anger.When Aunt Vicky gives Sam a mysteri...

When a supply ship docks with Space Station Oberon, there's no hint of the crew's devious plans for the station's inhabitants.Hal Junior realises something is up, but he's got a reputation as a troublemaker and the adults won't listen to him.Can he defeat the bad guys with only his best mate, Stephen 'Stinky' Binn, to help?Or is the Space Station doomed?

#1 New York Times bestselling author Alan Gratz (Refugee; Ground Zero) is back, tackling the urgent topic of climate change in this breathtaking, action-packed novel that will keep listeners riveted while making their own plans to better the world.Fire. Ice. Flood.Three climate disasters.Four kids fighting for their lives.Akira is riding her horse in the California woods when a wildfire sparks—and grows scarily fast. How can she make it to...

Tired of being teased about his name and his stutter, twelve-year-old Hobart sets out to do a few heroic deeds and earn a place in knight school. But the local damsels he tries to save all know martial arts. The runaway bull he tries to catch wears him like a hat. And don't even ask about the ogre. Finally in desperation, Hobart sets out on the most daring quest he can think of--he will slay a dragon. Or that's his plan anyway.The Legend of Hobart is a hilarious, heart felt adventu...