Mommy, If You Just Hold My Hand
Salina Barksdale-ClarkThis is a bright, fun, and colorful story that is centered around a mother and son. The mother understands that with her support, her son can dream as big as he wants. And her son clearly gets it. Not only will he dream but he will a...
Tales of the Madman Underground
John Barnes"The Catcher in the Rye meets On the Road"*-The Printz Honor book is a classic in the making! September 1973: The beginning of Karl Shoemaker's senior year in stifling Lightsburg, Ohio. For years, Karl's been part of "t...
Pee-pee! Willy! Weenie! Ding-a-ling! Wiener... that's the topic you say? Yes, we're discussing privacy today! In The Wiener Book, author Brooke Bates has created an exceptional book on the topic of boys' bodies and privacy. Combini...
Set in 1759, fourteen-year-old Saxso is one of the few men left to guard the village when British soldiers attack and then take his sisters and mother hostage, but despite being all alone, Saxso sets out to track and fight the raiders...
Get ready for riffs on hot girls, health class, and social hell! The outrageously funny boys from Swim the Fly return to rock their sophomore year.In this hilarious sequel to Swim the Fly, told from Coop's point of view, it's the begi...
And . . . action! As the uproarious trio returns, sensitive Sean takes the spotlight — scripting a low-low-budget film while fielding unexpected female fans.Coop is cooking up another sure-misfire scheme (big surprise), and this tim...
The exciting sequel to Slam Dunk! Julian Pryce was once the star center of the Tornadoes. But when he joins a new team after his family moves, he suddenly finds himself the star benchwarmer. It turns out the Warriors already have a st...
Cal Ripken, Jr.'s All-Stars Super Slu...
Kevin CowherdCody Parker is the new kid in school. He's overweight, scared and hates his new life in Dullsville, Maryland., aka Baltimore, where he's a target-okay, a big target-for brutal teasing. But he loves baseball. And despite his size, he p...
The Notebook of Doom #2: Day of the N...
Troy CummingsMonsters have never been this much fun!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 illu...
The Notebook of Doom #3: Attack of th...
Troy CummingsMonsters, monsters, everywhere!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 illustratio...
Jesse Alvarez is tired of being the new kid every time his dad takes a job on another ranch. It doesn't help that Cade Savage, the boss's son, is a bully who has everything Jesse wants—money, a permanent home, horses, and most of al...
Sticky is a beat-around-the-head foster kid with nowhere to call home but the street, and an outer shell so tough that no one will take him in. He started out life so far behind the pack that the finish line seems nearly unreachable. ...
Kidd is spending his summer at the beach. He'd do anything to get away from his group home and the dark memories there of his past. He's working as a caretaker at the campsite, and he'd be blind if he didn't notice Olivia. Blond hair,...
When Ben Candido and his friends, Ricky and John, decide to post a YouTube video of themselves surfing on top of a car, they finally feel like the somebodies they are meant to be instead of the social nobodies that they are. Overnight...
In this Hardy Boys Secret Files mystery, a missing bass guitar causes a few wrong notes at the Battle of the Bands. Frank and Joe are thrilled to learn that the popular band, Crush, is scheduled to perform in Bayport's huge Battle of ...
The boys track down an unusually undead suspect in this Hardy Boys Secret Files mystery.Bayport is buzzing with excitement when a film crew sets up shop to film the latest zombie flick. Frank, Joe, and their friends are really psyched...
A robot robbery suggests science fair foul play in this Hardy Boys Secret Files mystery.It's time for the annual Bayport Science Fair, and Frank, Joe, and their friend Phil are determined to have the winning entry. With their spiffy h...
Everyone's favorite young detective duo is in for wild ride in this all-new Hardy Boys Secret Files mystery!Frank and Joe are excited to learn that Thrill Kingdom, their local amusement park, is having a contest for kids to design a b...
"Families who prefer the wear-'em-out strategy over lullabies and gentle good-night poems might consider opening their own DMV." — Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books (starred review)Hop in for a hilarious, heartwa...
Wish You Were Here: A Summer Story
Robin EngstenbergTrey Hampton is an only child growing up in the northern state of Minnesota. He has a very strong relationship with his family and he and his father have a wonderful bond between them. At the age of ten Trey loses his father in an aut...
Galen and his apprentice, Raffi, are searching for the ancient relics with the power to save their city, Anara. First they hear of Flian's Coronet, which might be the only way to defeat the encroaching evil—but the Coronet has not b...
Sam has the rules of slackerhood down: Don't be late to class. Don't ever look the teacher in the eye. Develop your blank stare. Since his mom left, he has become an expert in the art of slacking, especially since no one at his new sc...
The Black Heart Crypt: A Haunted Myst...
Chris GrabensteinHalloween is near, the one day of the year when the ghostly plane is close enough to the human plane to allow mischief and mayhem. But the ghosts who have their eye on Zack aren't thinking mischief, they are thinking murder. In the f...
Long Hair Don't Care: A Poem About Bo...
Jill GuerraAcross the U.S., long-haired boys are made fun of, asked why they have long hair, and are told that long hair is for girls. They are kicked out of school, forced to cut their hair, embarrassed and belittled for a personal belief, a p...
Mr. Moustache (Mr. Men and Little Mis...
Adam HargreavesMr. Moustache has a moustache, and he's quite the gentleman. He's polite, helpful, thoughtful, and generous. But when the barber shaves his 'stache, Mr. Moustache suddenly doesn't act the way he ought to. He slams the door on Mr. ...
"Deep, moving, LOL funny, and completely original."—School Library Journal on Nothing SpecialFelton Reinstein has never been good with stress. Which is why he's seriously freaking out. Revealing his college choice on natio...
Ares, Zeus, and the other Olympians encounter a huge snake and a sharp challenge in this Heroes in Training adventure.After overcoming many challenges, Zeus and his fellow Olympians arrive at the temple at Delphi—only to find a gian...
Arriving home after shopping with his mom and sister, Alfie rushes inside and slams the door. Bang! Alfie is stuck inside and his mom and Annie Rose are stuck outside without a key. Soon everyone in the street becomes involved in...
Playing the Cards You're Dealt (Schol...
Varian Johnson“With a deft hand, Johnson shows us there's no such thing as 'too young' when it comes to questioning big ideas like manhood, or even family.” – Jason Reynolds, New York Times bestselling author of Look Both Ways and...
Do you know where your Daddy is? Do you know that you have another Daddy besides your earthly Daddy? M.J's mother teaches M.J. the valuable lesson that he is never alone. You can know this truth also. When your earthly Daddy is not ph...