juvenile fiction

"The Strong family is having a reunion in New Orleans, and twelve-year-old Tristan is supposed to be keeping an eye on his younger cousin Terrance when several things happen at once: he sees his archenemy, King Cotton, and a mysterious girl grabs his magic cellphone--her name is Seraphine, and she seems to know everything about Tristan and the god Anansi (currently inhabiting the cellphone), and she has a mission for Tristan, one that is going lead to a final confrontation with haint King Cotton"--OCLC.

An interactive Revolutionary War adventure where the reader determines their role during a critical time in the fight for independence.

"Asia and Ring Wilde have rescued endangered vaquitas in the Sea of Cortez and freed their mom from kidnappers in the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but nothing can prepare them for the adventure that comes with returning to captivity. Live at the Wilds--their family's conservation park for rare and endangered animals--is supposed to be safe. But Ring and Asia have barely put down their bags before they and their team are confronted by angry protestors, menacing trespassers, and violent robbers. There's a plot afoot to bring down the Wilds . . . but who's behind it? When someone starts setting wild cats loose, putting both people and animals directly in harm's way, the Wilde siblings must decide who to trust if they want any chance at saving the home that they love"--Provided by publisher.

"A little boy and his cousin visit the famous Iron Market in Port-au-Prince with their godmother, and help a clothing vendor clean up after a runaway goat makes a mess"--OCLC.

Ever since her near-fatal drowning, Cassidy has been able to pull back the "Veil" that separates the living from the dead and see ghosts, not that she wants to, and she was really looking forward to a ghost-free summer at the beach; however her parents are going to start filming a TV series about the world's most haunted places, starting with Edinburgh with its graveyards, castles, and restless phantoms--and Cass and her personal ghost companion, Jacob, are about to find out that a city of old ghosts can be a very dangerous place indeed.

"It's 1949, and the sleepy little village of Algodones, New Mexico is about to be awoken by a strange magic. An enchanted cookie transforms Carlos Lucero from a boy into a black and white calf, and it's up to his older brother Amadeo to find a way to change him back!"--Back cover.

"On their day off, Rocket and Groot go to the Big Apple, where Spider-Man awaits to take them on a snowy adventure"--OCLC.

"When Simba, a lion cub prince is chased away from the Pride Lands by his evil Uncle Scar, he thinks he will never be able to return and fulfill his destiny of being King of Pride Rock. He befriends Pumbaa, a warthog, and little Timon, a meercat, and they live very happy together . . . but will Simba be able to overcome his fears and return to Pride Rock to become king?"--Back cover.

After discovering that his boyfriend has been cheating on him and all his friends know about it, Tennessee Russo accepts an offer from his father--a famous archaeologist and reality show celebrity he hasn't seen in two years--to accompany him to Greece on his latest quest for the Rings of the Sacred Band of Thebes.

Seventeen-year-old Millicent M. Chalmers is depending on a series of debating victories, culminating in winning Alabama's state debate tournament, to secure a college scholarship, but her singular focus is disrupted after a run-in with Taggart Strong, who seems equally dedicated to losing every debate as long as he says what he really believes.