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Winner of the 2010 John Newbery MedalFour mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever.By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go, like the local grocery store, and they know whom to avoid, like the crazy guy on the corner.But things start to unravel. Sal gets punched by a new kid for what seems like no reason, and he shuts Miranda out of his life. The apartment key that Miranda’s mom keeps hidden for emergencies is stolen. And then Miranda finds a mysterious note scrawled on a tiny slip of paper: I am coming to save your friend’s life, and my own. I must ask two favors. First, you must write me a letter.The notes keep coming, and Miranda slowly realizes that whoever is leaving them knows all about her, including things that have not even happened yet. Each message brings her closer to believing that only she can prevent a tragic death. Until the final note makes her think she’s too late.Book Details:Format: HardcoverPublication Date: 7/14/2009Pages: 208Reading Level: Age 9 and Up

Daughters Rule Number Six: Never talk to the press about your parents.After leaking a story about the family business, impetuous high school freshman Carina Jurgensen is cut off by her billionaire father. Always resourceful, she fibs her way into a job as a party planner for New York's annual Silver Snowflake Ball. But when Carina finds out that the party committee expects favors and freebies from her dad's A-list connections, a choice must be made: Does she get real about her downgraded status, or pretend she's still the ultimate heiress?Best friends and fellow daughters of celebrities Lizzie Summers, Carina Jurgensen and Hudson Jones are back in Joanna Philbin's second stylish and heartfelt Daughters novel.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 4/5/2011Pages: 304Reading Level: Age 12 and Up

Everyone loves scary stories and award-winning comedy writer/director Carl Reiner invites readers to huddle close as he tells a young boy's tale of the mysterious house next door. Something with red beams of light shooting from its eyes was coming down the basement stairs. It came closer and closer... the hair on the back of my neck was sticking straight out. I finally saw it- and it was alive!As the story becomes spookier and spookier, Reiner pauses to ask "Shall we turn the page- or is it too scary?" That's for you to decide! Parents and children can read along together as they listen to spooky sound effects and Carl Reiner's hilarious performance of Tell Me a Scary Story... on the accompanying CD.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 9/1/2007Pages: 32Reading Level: Age 3 and Up

Little ones will love exploring this holiday Look and Find® for featuring Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and friends, and you ll love all the early learning pillars it teaches. As your little learner, together with you or independently, searches the busy scenes for hidden objects, she or he will discover concepts such as rhyming, shape identification, and counting; following simple direction; and searching, pointing, matching, and making comparisons. Best of all, the book is easy for little ones to explore on their own, which builds confidence as they step into reading! This book is special because: Little ones can explore the pages all on their own Learning concepts include rhyming, shapes, and counting Connecting words with pictures builds vocabulary Matching and comparing are important early math skills