"With the untimely death of third-generation bookseller Emon Koumoto, a small Tohoku town loses its last bookstore. However, just as the part-time staff are gearing up for its closing sale, high schooler Musubu Enoki shows up out of nowhere claiming that the late owner entrusted him with all the texts in the shop! As patrons come from far and wise to bid the store farewell during its final week of operation, Musubu uses his ability to converse with books to reunite people through their most treasured tomes. But can these nostalgic, interconnected encounters lead him to the truth behind Emon's passing?"--Dust jacket.
Cristina, who has lost her blue bunny, finds a way to remember him as she celebrates Halloween and the Day of the Dead. Includes details on the histories and traditions of these holidays.
As soon as twelve-year-old Steve Brixton opens a detective office in his backyard, he and his best friend Dana are caught up in a tangle of cases, from breaking up a ring of piratical smugglers, to recovering a stolen surfboard, to tracking down a fifth-grader's missing gym shorts.
"Wednesday and her service dog, Woof, are the best detectives in the whole world--or at least their neighborhood. But can they find Mrs. Winters's missing cat before her big trip? Or will the case of the cat-napped kitty be their first unsolved mystery?"--Provided by publisher.
"Sadiq cannot wait to show his family heirloom drum, called a durbaan, to his friends at school, especially Gabi, who is deaf, but when a mishap occurs with Hooyo's durbaan, Sadiq must explain it to her and make things right"--OCLC.
Told from three viewpoints, teens Doris, Nell, and Grant find friendship and the possibility of love while working in Unclaimed Baggage, a store that sells items that went missing during airline travel.
When Buster, Nova and Chauncey find a lost stray they take to the streets to find its old owner, but this strange cat turns out to be a ghost, and reuniting him with his lost owner is going to be a lot harder than they thought.
Nine-year-old investigator Lottie and her friends must find the missing scroll of Alexandria to prevent the British Museum's money-hungry Head Curator from selling valuable books to the highest bidder.
