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How could Kenzie have predicted that a surreal encounter with an ancient sea turtle at a New York aquarium would propel her into peril in the Florida Keys? A haunting promise compels Kenzie to save sea turtles by capturing the criminals who are robbing the nests. Fearless, wheelchair-bound Ana and savvy, troubled Angelo assist Kenzie in an undercover sting that grows increasingly complicated and treacherous. As problems compound, Kenzie fears losing her first romance, her mother's trust, and her own life. Stakeout includes notes on sea turtle conservation as well as on the Turtle Hospital in Marathon, Florida.

**Multi Award-Winning Middle Grade Novel!*** Forget having a lively after school social life, Ebony Charmed is fighting to keep the entire afterlife alive.Ebony's less-than-average spirit tracking abilities are ruining more than sixth grade at Motley Junior High: School for the Psychically and Celestially Gifted. Her parents argue so much her dad's moved out. And, even though he's scared of his own shadow and insists on bringing his slimy, legless lizard everywhere they go, Ebony wouldn't survive without her best friend, Fleishman.When Ebony's Deadly Creatures & Relics' project goes missing she learns her missing project is one of the keys to saving the spirit world.Now Ebony and Fleishman must battle beasts from Norse mythology to retrieve her project before spirits are lost, the Well of Urd dries up, and Ebony loses all hope of reuniting her family. But someone lies in wait, and he has other plans...including creating a new world of spirits without them in it. ***FIRST PLACE WINNER, 2016 New England Book Festival's Children's Book of the Year!****Bronze Award Winner, 2017 Feathered Quill Book Awards for Best Juvenile/YA Fiction**Honorable Mention Winner, 2017 Purple Dragonfly Book Awards for Middle Grade Fiction**Gold Award Medal Winner, 2017 Literary Classics Book Awards for Juvenile/Grade School Fantasy Fiction

Life is so fast, full of work and study.Snuggle up with your favorite reading buddy.Meet this adorable tree named Bree.See her learn. See her grow.Enjoy your kids before they go.Have some good times with a few rhymes.The best way to love is to show.Bree the Tree loves her beautiful home on top of a cliff by the sea, but she is lonely because she has no family. When she meets new friends Chloe the Cloud and Seth the Sun, Bree feels uplifted. They spend the fall and winter together, and then springtime brings a surprise! Read your little loved ones this charming story about family, friendship, and caring about one another. The story of Bree the Tree is an endearing mother-daughter collaboration you can enjoy with your children over and over again.

What holidays does your family celebrate? Are they different from your friends? Celebrating Differences is the second book in the Yahooty Who? series of character books. You'll meet 4 brand new helpful Yahooty characters while learning a heartfelt lesson about embracing cultural uniqueness. Join Max, Ticker, Aqua, Terra, and Zap as they help 5 friends to discover that it's fun to learn about what makes us different.

Her destiny is to face the god of death, but her choice will decide everyone’s fate.Eva Thorne, the relentless femme fatale turned private eye, has fought werewolves, vampires and necromancers, but her greatest test lies ahead. Hunted by the lich queen who wants to sacrifice her soul to end the world, Eva seeks answers. Is she the key to defeating the Dead God? The lives of everyone she has ever cared about are at stake, and she cannot afford to shy from gazing into the dark heart of the Thorne legacy. What she finds is an unexpected enemy. Power, temptation, and secrets whispered in dark places await her, and it would be far easier to rule over the souls of the living and the dead rather than save them. Can she avoid her fate, or is she doomed to become that which she hates the most?In this finale to the Eva Thorne Series, war rages across the Kingdoms. The civil war orchestrated by necromancers in service of the Dead God will tear the last refuge of humanity apart, sending everyone to dwell in the Lands of the Dead, unless Eva can stop it. When her people summoned the Dead God into the world, she was the sacrifice meant to seal the bargain. She’s avoided that fate for over twenty years, but her enemies have hunted her to the end of the world. Now, there is no choice but to stand and fight. Only, she no longer knows who the real enemy is.

A kind-hearted villager, Dan the Porcupine, discovers he has a natural talent which opens doors of opportunity, but Dan is surprised by the opposition to his simple idea. Dan shows others how to overcome obstacles which leads the whole village to new accomplishments. The story is illustrated with colorful and fun characters whose antics children will enjoy reading about over and over.

A YEAR TO THE DAY since my dad, Lance Ravier, died. Somehow, it felt like just yesterday. The shock of it was still so raw. That night changed my life, and everything, forever. I saw them. Two strangers from another world. One with glowing yellow eyes. The other with vampire fangs. The one with fangs claimed to be a king. But he was a young king, at best. The King of Paragon. He broke the news to me. My dad wasn’t from Earth. Instead, he was from a world filled with magic: Muraine. His other home. After thirteen years of hiding the truth, of lying to me, all he left behind were hidden belongings from a secret life. And the dragon-horse: Awngeleik. How could I refuse King Talok, when asked to look after her . . . to help keep her from falling into the enemy’s hands? The grasp of Zymarc, King of Vitiosyns. Either amused or psychotic, I agreed to it. What could happen to top my dad dying or death itself? If I knew what would happen, I might have made a different choice. Regardless, the pages are still turning. I still have time. He still looks at me with fear for what I really am, and hatred for what I might do. If only she had not done what she did. None of this would have happened . . .

A Western Adventure for ages 8-10.Find a missing horse. Save an innocent teacher. Dodge the Sheriff. It's just another day in the Wild West until two meddling kids turn a frontier town topsy-turvy. For kids who love the Wild West and stories about horses. Perfect for family read-aloud time and for discussions about life on the western frontier. Saddle up and hold on to your hat for a fun-filled journey back to the 1887 Texas frontier. Book 1 in the Trouble in Texas Series.