juvenile fiction

"Merry monsters, hairy monsters, monsters trailing slime. Shiny monsters, tiny monsters, all at Christmas time!"--Publisher's description.

"It's a hard-knock life for America's favorite orphan! Everyone knows the story of the irrepressible Annie, who lives at Miss Hannigan's orphanage until she beats the odds and finds a new life with the benevolent and wealthy Daddy Warbucks. Annie has enchanted millions of readers from her original comic strip appearance to the hit Broadway musical. Now, with a Tony-nominated revival playing on Broadway, Puffin is reissuing this novelization of the classic story, with a new introduction by Tony and Emmy Award-winning author Thomas Meehan. This is an adaptation that delves even deeper into Annie's story, as she lives on the streets during the Great Depression, finds Sandy the dog, and encounters characters both familiar and new."--Amazon.com, viewed December 2, 2013.

"When a shy pony named Bayou moves to New Orleans to be Princess Tiana's special palace pet, she wonders if she'll fit in at the lively city"--.

At bedtime, Bluey is disappointed that the day is over and is unwilling to go to sleep! She wishes that she could become a fruit bat instead and stay awake all night. Soon, she finds herself flying through the night sky!.

"When We Are Kind celebrates simple acts of everyday kindness and encourages children to explore how they feel when they initiate and receive acts of kindness in their lives. Celebrated author Monique Gray Smith has written many books on the topics of resilience and reconciliation and communicates an important message through carefully chosen words for readers of all ages. Beautifully illustrated by artist Nicole Neidhardt, this book encourages children to be kind to others and to themselves. Orca Book Publishers is proud to offer this picture book as a dual-language (English and Din ) edition."--publisher's website.

A school field trip. A pit filled to the brim with fossils. A valuable shark tooth over a million years old. And one bad boy who doesn't know better than to steal from mother nature. Modern-day sharks only live in the ocean, but Professor Igor proves that prehistoric shark fossils can be found anywhere. And where there's shark fossils, razor-sharp teeth aren't far behind...

"It's summertime, and that means it's time to play basketball! Tyler signs the All-Stars up for their first tournament at the local rec center. But he doesn't plan on the challenges that can come with summer. Cam and Brianna are in summer school, Jasmine has to go stay with her dad, and Markus has to mow lawns all summer. Tyler is left alone to practice, and worries that the All-Stars are breaking up. Can the All-Stars find a way to deal with their summer schedules and still practice for the big game?"--Back cover.

Kevin is tired of being ignored. No one in school ever seems to notice him, so he decides to win the school science fair prize--no matter what it takes. But Kevin soon finds himself up to his eyeballs in trouble.

"Spring has arrived and the Alton Heights All-Stars are ready to practice at the basketball court in their local park. Unfortunately, the city is planning to turn the park into a parking lot. Can the All-Stars convince the city that their park is necessary? They plan a neighborhood basketball game to try to change the minds of local officials"--Back cover.