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THREE BRAND NEW STORIES!!! You read that right, this jumbo comics digest is jam-packed with not two, but THREE brand…
new stories! First, in “Endless Summer,” Betty & Veronica are excited that Brigitte is back in town, and she’s getting ready to put on a summer concert at Riverdale Beach. The only trouble is, she develops a leg injury and can’t perform. So she calls on her friend (and huge superstar!) Coco Perry to take her place! Then, in “Toadally Washed Up,“ when Hawaii is overrun by the villainous Bullfrog, international detective Jake Chang is on the case! With some surprise help from Betty and Veronica, the three must hop to the rescue to stop potential disaster! Finally, in “The Doctor is In Vogue,“ Betty and Veronica are engaging in their favorite pasttime on the beach—watching their new favorite online celebrity, Dr. Masters, livestream his international adventures on his travel vlog! Things get a lot more exciting when they learn that Dr. Masters newest excursion is in… Riverdale, USA!
One of the most important stories of World War II, already optioned by Steven Spielberg for a major motion picture:…
a spectacular, searing history that brings to light the extraordinary accomplishments of brave Jewish women who became resistance fighters—a group of unknown heroes whose exploits have never been chronicled in full, until now. <P><P>Witnesses to the brutal murder of their families and neighbors and the violent destruction of their communities, a cadre of Jewish women in Poland—some still in their teens—helped transform the Jewish youth groups into resistance cells to fight the Nazis. With courage, guile, and nerves of steel, these “ghetto girls” paid off Gestapo guards, hid revolvers in loaves of bread and jars of marmalade, and helped build systems of underground bunkers. They flirted with German soldiers, bribed them with wine, whiskey, and home cooking, used their Aryan looks to seduce them, and shot and killed them. They bombed German train lines and blew up a town’s water supply. They also nursed the sick and taught children. <P><P>Yet the exploits of these courageous resistance fighters have remained virtually unknown. <P><P>As propulsive and thrilling as Hidden Figures, In the Garden of Beasts, Band of Brothers, and A Train in Winter, The Light of Days at last tells the true story of these incredible women whose courageous yet little-known feats have been eclipsed by time. Judy Batalion—the granddaughter of Polish Holocaust survivors—takes us back to 1939 and introduces us to Renia Kukielka, a weapons smuggler and messenger who risked death traveling across occupied Poland on foot and by train. Joining Renia are other women who served as couriers, armed fighters, intelligence agents, and saboteurs, all who put their lives in mortal danger to carry out their missions. Batalion follows these women through the savage destruction of the ghettos, arrest and internment in Gestapo prisons and concentration camps, and for a lucky few—like Renia, who orchestrated her own audacious escape from a brutal Nazi jail—into the late 20th century and beyond. <P><P>Powerful and inspiring, featuring twenty black-and-white photographs, The Light of Days is an unforgettable true tale of war, the fight for freedom, exceptional bravery, female friendship, and survival in the face of staggering odds.
Whether it&’s bedtime or the wee hours of the night, this sweetly illustrated nighttime companion is filled with practical ways…
to help young insomniacs, ages 5 to 9, with reassuring nighttime routines, creative visualizations, and kid-friendly activities and techniques for addressing bedtime reluctance, managing fears and anxiety, easing nightmares, and inviting pleasant dreaming and positive associations with sleeptime.
Babysitting hijinks abound in JoJo and BowBow’s next chapter book adventure! <p><p> When JoJo introduces Kyra to her fashion designer…
idol, Goldie Chic, Kyra’s starstruck. Kyra wants to be just like Goldie when she grows up! JoJo and Kyra quickly fall for Goldie’s wild but adorable three-year-old daughter, Lacey. So when Goldie offers to give Kyra feedback on her own fashion designs in exchange for babysitting, Kyra agrees in an instant—feedback from a successful designer is invaluable, and Lacey is the cutest! <p><p>After an initially smooth start, babysitting turns out to be more than JoJo and Kyra bargained for, and JoJo must step in to show her friend how to be her own biggest champion.
The Terribles might be monsters, but they're also kids just like you! Well, sort of. This hilarious peek into the…
world of vampires, mummies, swamp-things, and bigfoots is perfect for fans of the Hotel Transylvania movies.Vampires, mummies, and gelatinous balls of goo (oh my!). That's right, monsters are real and they've settled down on the quiet island of Creep's Cove. It's a pretty typical place: houses, stores, portals to various nightmarish parallel dimensions. And a school for the kiddos. Meet the crew: Vlad, a fame-thirsty vampire,Allie, a stuffed animal-dissecting alien,Lizzie, a short-tempered kaiju, and SO many others! Told in alternating chapters, comics, poems, charts, and activities each focused on different classic spooky characters this story is the introduction to monsters you humans have been waiting for.
Fans of the Percy Jackson series and John David Anderson will love this sequel to the acclaimed novel Float, in…
which inconveniently invisible Hank must find a way to save Camp Outlier from a saboteur—and win the camp-wide challenge.Hank, Emerson, and their friends have returned to Camp Outlier for another summer of fun and shenanigans. Hank won’t let his RISK (Recurring Incident of the Strange Kind) factor of inconvenient invisibility stop him from having the best summer ever, even when it starts mysteriously turning people and objects around him invisible too. But between his invisibility and an internet celebrity joining their cabin, camp clown Hank is struggling to maintain his spotlight.Hank knows that if he can win the camp-wide challenge for his team, all eyes will be back on him (or, at least, on where everyone thinks the invisible kid is standing). But as the finish line approaches, it becomes clear that someone is trying to sabotage Camp Outlier—and Hank’s pursuit of camp-wide glory puts him in serious danger.Laura Martin’s books are the perfect blend of humor and heart, starring deeply relatable characters and highlighting classic middle grade themes in engaging, creative ways.
Meet the next big thing in the world of official Minecraft novels: zombies!Looking after a little sibling can be a…
real headache . . . especially when they&’re trying to eat your brains! Life is good for Bobbie in the sleepy village of Plaintown. Sure, her villager parents only ever say &“Hrm,&” but you pick up the local language quickly. And maybe her little brother, Johnny, is always getting into trouble, but the village&’s iron golem is there to look out for him. And, yeah, things are too busy for exploring when you&’re the only one in town who ever takes their hands out of their sleeves. But maybe that&’s for the best. After all, there are things out there beyond the torchlight that are better handled by adventurers. But one night, a stranger comes to Plaintown—and he&’s followed by a horde of ravenous zombies. Bobbie&’s village is overrun, and her world is turned upside down. Life is not so good for Ben, an adventurer with nothing left to his name but the armor on his back. When dawn&’s light shows him an abandoned village, he sees it as a chance to pick through the wreckage and get himself back on track. What he wasn&’t expecting to run into was a desperate girl with a baby zombie villager on a leash. Bobbie and Johnny are the only ones left . . . and her brother&’s a lot greener and a lot bitier than he was last night. There&’s still some of Johnny rattling around the little monster&’s mind; Bobbie just knows it. And Ben might know a way to bring him back.As the two journey across the Overworld, dragging Johnny along (literally), they brave dangerous depths, terrifying mobs, and an expanding mystery. Was the attack on Bobbie&’s village really just bad luck? Where did the rest of the zombie villagers go? And how exactly do you take care of a little brother who can&’t stop trying to eat you?
Five kids. One ultimate escape room. Can they solve it--or will they die trying? From the award-winning author of The…
Many World of Albie Bright comes a brand-new adventure that will having you racing to finish. When Ami Oswald arrives at The Escape--a new, supposedly impossible-to-beat escape room--all she wants it an evening of adventure for her birthday. She deserves it, after all her hard work. But as soon as the game starts, Ami and her four teammates realize they may have gotten more than they bargained for. Now, the only way Ami and her friends can get out is by solving the mysterious riddle the Escape's Host has given them: Find the Answer, save the world. But the Answer could be anywhere, and in this game, a single mistake could be deadly. Because, as Ami quickly finds out, the danger in these rooms is very, very real. Join Ami and the rest of the Five Mind as they face ancient Mayan warriors, a sinister library, and even prehistoric beasts in their quest to find the Answer and save the world, before it's too late. Can you escape the Escape? The world is betting on your success...
In this second book of a brand new-chapter book series, aspiring astronaut Astrid designs a rocket!After seeing the big Space-E…
rocket launch, Astrid just knows she&’s going to be exploring space in a rocket of her own someday! And in honor of the big launch, Astrid and her fellow Shooting Stars will be building rockets of their very own. What&’s more exciting is the guest helper, Luke, who actually worked on the Space-E team! The Shooting Stars are working towards more points on the Astro Board and Astrid is hoping she can impress Luke enough to score a tour of Space-E headquarters. But it turns out that Luke&’s design might not be the best—and Astrid isn&’t sure if she should speak up. Can Astrid use her voice to show there is more than one solution for a perfect take-off?
Fresh off the Boat meets Junie B. Jones in this adorable chapter book series following Mindy Kim, a young Asian…
American girl—in this eighth novel, Mindy learns to swim.Mindy Kim can&’t wait to learn how to swim with her best friend, Sally! But during her first swim lesson, Mindy isn&’t so sure she can keep up. With a little help from Sally and Theodore the Mutt, can Mindy learn how to make a splash?
In this first book of a brand new-chapter book series, a young girl is determined to be the first astronaut…
with hearing aids in space!Astrid can&’t wait for the school year to start so she can put her Astronomically Grand Plan into action! She and her best friend, Hallie, are going to be in their first year of Shooting Stars, a club dedicated to all things space. Astrid&’s big sister has told her all about it, and this year, there is a big, wonderful prize: a trip to a real-life space camp! But Astrid&’s Grand Plan isn&’t off to a great start: it turns out Hallie is more interested in the art club, Petite Picassos! And Astrid isn&’t sure that her goal of exploring space will happen the same way without her BFF by her side. Can Astrid figure out a way to complete her mission?
In this ninth Henry Heckelbeck adventure, Henry blasts into space!Henry visits the Brewster Space Center with his class. But when…
his best friends think they spot a real-life alien and spaceship, Henry goes on an out-of-this-world adventure! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, the Henry Heckelbeck chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.
The Real Boy meets The Girl Who Drank the Moon in this magical middle grade adventure, which takes readers deep into the world…
of the fae on one brave young girl’s quest to save her brother.Never trust a fae. Lark Mairen knows this. In her village, the border between the fae and human worlds is as thin as a whisper, and fae trickery is nothing new.But Lark’s brother, Galin, has just disappeared into the fae realm while racing in the deadly Wild Hunt, and Lark’s only lead is a mysterious fae boy called Rook.To save her brother, she’ll have to trust Rook—even if it takes her into the dangerous fae kingdom, where she’ll untangle riddles, navigate labyrinths, and face the wicked king himself.From the author of The Last Windwitch, Lark and the Wild Hunt is the perfect blend of classic folklore and new twists, with a protagonist who will show readers that failure is nothing to fear—and resilience, bravery, and friendship can overcome even the most daunting adversaries.
Aru Shah and the End of Time meets Studio Ghibli&’s Spirited Away in this mesmerizing portal fantasy that takes readers into the little-known…
world of Jinn.Nura longs for the simple pleasure of many things—to wear a beautiful red dupatta or to bite into a sweet gulab. But with her mom hard at work in a run-down sweatshop and three younger siblings to feed, Nura must spend her days earning money by mica mining. But it&’s not just the extra rupees in her pocket Nura is after. Local rumor says there&’s buried treasure in the mine, and Nura knows that finding it could change the course of her family&’s life forever.Her plan backfires when the mines collapse and four kids, including her best friend, Faisal, are claimed dead. Nura refuses to believe it and shovels her way through the dirt hoping to find him. Instead, she finds herself at the entrance to a strange world of purple skies and pink seas—a portal to the opulent realm of jinn, inhabited by the trickster creatures from her mother&’s cautionary tales. Yet they aren&’t nearly as treacherous as her mother made them out to be, because Nura is invited to a luxury jinn hotel, where she&’s given everything she could ever imagine and more. But there&’s a dark truth lurking beneath all that glitter and gold, and when Nura crosses the owner&’s son and is banished to the working quarters, she realizes she isn&’t the only human who&’s ended up in the hotel&’s clutches. Faisal and the other missing children are there, too, and if Nura can&’t find a way to help them all escape, they&’ll be bound to work for the hotel forever. Set in a rural industrial town in Pakistan and full of hope, heart, and humor, Nura and the Immortal Palace is inspired by M.T. Khan&’s own Pakistani Muslim heritage.
When Lily Griffin finds a girl trapped inside a magic mirror, she uncovers a long-forgotten family secret and sets in…
motion a remarkable chain of events. Lily is a singular character, hilariously funny, sweetly poignant, and deeply daggy. Plagued by social doubts and her own peculiarities, she is the perfect person to investigate the many secrets of her grandfather's house and, along the way, mend some family relationships, discover enduring friendship, and learn to play netball.
An unruly cast of emotions come alive in this romping dreamworld, a place Maurice Sendak&’s Wild Things could call homeCuriosity,…
a lithe and floppy-eared creature, perches above the open world and gazes out with a zippy blend of hope, wonder, and longing. From the tip of a chimney, we bound into the quiet and mischievous world of feelings, meeting a troupe of tufted creatures as we go. Sympathy helps snails cross a sidewalk to safety, fear pirouettes in an attempt to camouflage with wallflowers, and pleasure reclines across a doily-donned reading chair, sipping a cup of tea. Elsewhere, our insecurities – pesky, cavorting beings – build intricate cages and stride about with clattering sets of keys. Tina Oziewicz&’s words hum with truth, and Aleksandra Zajac&’s illustrations bloom and burst with charming details like a sail constructed out of a pair of billowing long johns or a red slipper falling from a contented paw. Taking in the perfect harmony of this book is like taking a long gulp from a trusty thermos and filling up with warmth. What Feelings Do When No One&’s Looking surprises and soothes, inspires us to feel.
Cracking the code isn't all it's cracked up to be in this scavenger hunt adventure from a Coretta Scott King…
Honor-winning author.Chester Keene takes great comfort in his routines. Afterschool Monday to Thursday is bowling, and Friday, the best of days, is laser tag! But besides Friday laser tag, Chester has one other very special thing—he gets secret spy messages from his dad, who must be on covert government assignments, which is why Chester has never met him. Then one day at lunch, Chester&’s classmate, Skye, approaches him with a clue. They&’ve been tasked with a complex puzzle-solving mission. Chester takes their assignments very seriously, but Skye treats it like a big game. Skye proves to be a useful partner and good company, even if her haphazard, free-wheeling ways are disruptive to Chester&’s carefully curated schedule. As Chester and Skye get closer to their final clue, they discover the key to their spy assignment: they have to stop a heist! But cracking this code may mean finding out things are not always what they seem.
Simon tries to catch the mysterious Kelp Monster in this fifth book in The Not-So-Tiny Tales of Simon Seahorse chapter…
book series.Simon&’s friends are talking about the mysterious Kelp Monster at school one day and, for once, Simon doesn&’t have anything to add to the story! That&’s because he&’s never even heard of the Kelp Monster. But from what his friends say, it&’s bigger than a whale shark and its teeth are sharper than red-bellied piranha! And it lives in the Kelp Forest, where all the fish are scared of it. After all this talk, Simon decides he has a mission: to catch the kelp monster and find out why it&’s spooking the other sea creatures! But Simon&’s in for a big surprise about this so-called monster! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Not-So-Tiny Tales of Simon Seahorse chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.
A young girl grapples with her grief over a tragic loss with the help of a new perspective from Hebrew…
school and supportive new friends in this heartfelt middle grade novel about learning to look forward.Twelve-year-old Daisy and Ruby are totally inseparable. They&’ve grown up together, and Daisy has always counted on having Ruby there to pave the way, encourage her to try new things, and to see the magic in the world. Then Ruby is killed in a tragic accident while on vacation, and Daisy&’s life is shattered. Now Daisy finds herself having to face the big things in her life—like starting middle school and becoming a big sister—without her best friend. It&’s hard when you feel sad all the time. But thanks to new friends, new insights, and supportive family members, Daisy is able to see what life after Ruby can look like. And as she reaches beyond that to help repair the world around her, she is reminded that friendship is eternal, and that magic can be found in the presence of anyone who chooses to embrace it.
This classic British tale tells the story of Sara Crewe, a young girl who grows up at a boarding school…
run by the unkindly Miss Minchin.Frances Hodgson Burnett&’s A Little Princess tells the story of Sara Crewe, a young girl who has been left at a boarding school by her wealthy father. There, she displays all the attributes of an ideal pupil, treating the other children with kindness and compassion. But the headmistress, Miss Minchin, is jealous of Sara&’s wealth and seizes the first opportunity to put the young girl &“in her place&” when misfortune strikes. This Word Cloud edition of the classic children&’s novel includes black-and-white illustrations by Ethel Franklin Betts.