1. THE BRAVEST PRINCESS SLEEPING BEAUTY'S YOUNGER, NON-MAGICAL SISTER, ANNIE, STILL CAN'T REST WHILE TROUBLE IN THE KINGDOM THREATENS HER GOOD FRIEND, SNOW WHITE. SNOW WHITE'S EVIL STEPMOTHER HAS DISAPPEARED, AND HER FATHER WANTS HER MARRIED OFF RIGHT AWAY--BUT WHO SHOULD SHE CHOOSE? HOW CAN SHE TELL WHICH PRINCE IS BEST? IT'S ANNIE AND HER GOOD FRIEND LIAM TO THE RESCUE! A HILARIOUS AND FANTASTICAL ROMP THROUGH A FAIRY TALE LANDSCAPE FROM BELOVED AUTHOR E. D. BAKER.

2. CHOMP WHEN WAHOO CRAY’S DAD—A PROFESSIONAL ANIMAL WRANGLER—TAKES A JOB WITH A REALITY TV SHOW CALLED EXPEDITION SURVIVAL!, WAHOO FIGURES HE'LL HAVE TO DO A BIT OF WRANGLING HIMSELF TO KEEP HIS FATHER FROM KILLING DEREK BADGER, THE SHOW'S INEPT AND EGOTISTICAL STAR. BUT THE JOB KEEPS GETTING MORE COMPLICATED: DEREK BADGER INSISTS ON USING WILD ANIMALS FOR HIS STUNTS; AND WAHOO'S ACQUIRED A SHADOW NAMED TUNA—A GIRL WHO'S SPORTING A SHINER COURTESY OF HER FATHER AND NEEDS A PLACE TO HIDE OUT.

3. ESPERANZA RENACE ESPERANZA THOUGHT SHE'D ALWAYS LIVE WITH HER FAMILY ON THEIR RANCH IN MEXICO--SHE'D ALWAYS HAVE FANCY DRESSES, A BEAUTIFUL HOME, AND SERVANTS. BUT A SUDDEN TRAGEDY FORCES ESPERANZA AND MAMA TO FLEE TO CALIFORNIA DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION, AND TO SETTLE IN A CAMP FOR MEXICAN FARM WORKERS. ESPERANZA ISN'T READY FOR THE HARD LABOR, FINANCIAL STRUGGLES, OR LACK OF ACCEPTANCE SHE NOW FACES. WHEN THEIR NEW LIFE IS THREATENED, ESPERANZA MUST FIND A WAY TO RISE ABOVE HER DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES--MAMA'S LIFE, AND HER OWN, DEPEND ON IT. (THIS BOOK IS THE SPANISH EDITION OF ESPERANZA RISING)

4. LEA DIVES IN LEA CLARK IS TEN YEARS OLD AND READY TO EXPLORE THE WHOLE WORLD, JUST LIKE HER GRANDMOTHER! BUT FIRST SHE'LL START WITH A FAMILY TRIP TO BRAZIL, WHERE HER BIG BROTHER, ZAC, IS STUDYING THE RAINFOREST. LEA IS REALLY EXCITED TO SEE THE OCEAN AND WHEN SHE DOES, SHE REALIZES SHE'D RATHER TAKE PICTURE OF IT THAN SWIM IN IT. CAN SHE OVERCOME HER FEAR AND DIVE IN? THEN SHE MEETS A FUN NEW FRIEND WHO INSPIRES HER TO EMBRACE THE THRILLS AND BEAUTY OF BRAZIL. BUT WHEN THE FUN TURNS TO DANGER, LEA MUST FIND THE COURAGE TO FACE ADVENTURE HEAD ON! WHERE WILL THE NEXT ADVENTURE TAKE HER?

5. THE NIGHT GARDENER A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER, THE NIGHT GARDENER IS A VICTORIAN GHOST STORY WITH SHADES OF WASHINGTON IRVING AND HENRY JAMES. MORE THAN JUST A SPOOKY TALE, IT’S ALSO A MORAL FABLE ABOUT HUMAN GREED AND THE POWER OF STORYTELLING. THE NIGHT GARDENER FOLLOWS TWO ABANDONED IRISH SIBLINGS WHO TRAVEL TO WORK AS SERVANTS AT A CREEPY, CRUMBLING ENGLISH MANOR HOUSE. BUT THE HOUSE AND ITS FAMILY ARE NOT QUITE WHAT THEY SEEM. SOON THE CHILDREN ARE CONFRONTED BY A MYSTERIOUS SPECTRE AND AN ANCIENT CURSE THAT THREATENS THEIR VERY LIVES. WITH AUXIER’S EXQUISITE COMMAND OF LANGUAGE, THE NIGHT GARDENER IS A MESMERIZING READ AND A CLASSIC IN THE MAKING.

6. PRESIDENT OF THE WHOLE FIFTH GRADE START COUNTING YOUR VOTES... AND YOUR FRIENDS. WHEN BRIANNA JUSTICE'S HERO, THE FAMOUS CELEBRITY CHEF MISS DELICIOUS, SPEAKS AT HER SCHOOL AND TRACES HER OWN SUCCESS BACK TO BEING PRESIDENT OF HER FIFTH GRADE CLASS, BRIANNA DETERMINES SHE MUST DO THE SAME. SHE JUST KNOWS THAT BECOMING PRESIDENT OF HER CLASS IS THE FIRST STEP TOWARD HER OWN CUPCAKE-BAKING EMPIRE!

7. STORY THIEVES #1 THIS “CLEVER OPENER LIKELY TO LEAVE READERS BREATHLESS BOTH WITH LAUGHTER AND ANTICIPATION” (KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW) IS THE FIRST IN THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING SERIES FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE HALF UPON A TIME TRILOGY. LIFE IS BORING WHEN YOU LIVE IN THE REAL WORLD, INSTEAD OF STARRING IN YOUR OWN BOOK SERIES. OWEN KNOWS THAT BETTER THAN ANYONE, WHAT WITH THE REAL WORLD’S HOMEWORK AND CHORES. BUT EVERYTHING CHANGES THE DAY OWEN SEES THE IMPOSSIBLE HAPPEN—HIS CLASSMATE BETHANY CLIMB OUT OF A BOOK IN THE LIBRARY. IT TURNS OUT BETHANY’S HALF-FICTIONAL AND HAS BEEN SEARCHING EVERY BOOK SHE CAN FIND FOR HER MISSING FATHER, A FICTIONAL CHARACTER.

8. TRAVEL TEAM TWELVE-YEAR-OLD DANNY WALKER MAY BE THE SMALLEST KID ON THE BASKETBALL COURT -- BUT DON'T TELL HIM THAT. BECAUSE NO ONE PLAYS WITH MORE HEART OR COURT SENSE. BUT NONE OF THAT MATTERS WHEN HE IS CUT FROM HIS LOCAL TRAVEL TEAM, THE VERY SAME TEAM HIS FATHER LED TO NATIONAL PROMINENCE AS A BOY. DANNY'S FATHER, STILL SMARTING FROM HIS OWN TROUBLES, KNOWS DANNY ISN'T THE ONLY KID WHO WAS CUT FOR THE WRONG REASON, AND TOGETHER, THIS WASHED-UP FORMER PLAYER AND A BUNCH OF NEVER-SAY-DIE KIDS PROVE THAT THE HEART SIMPLY CANNOT BE MEASURED.