friendship

Black fifth-grade superhero Leon's boasts about his abilities and his confrontations with school bullies cause trouble with his mother, his school principal, and his best friend, Carlos. He meets Clementine, the daughter of two fame-obsessed superheroes who are on a reality TV show. When Leon's mom and other superheroes are in danger from the film crew and their evil plan, Leon and Carlos must make amends and save them.

Set in dictatorial South Korea in 1984, a group of teens experience a taste of freedom on a winter retreat with no parental supervision.

While staying in the strange town of Slumbering Giant and discovering her missing mother is actually a demon slayer, 11-year-old Jerry ventures into the forbidden woods in her trusty wheelchair to unravel the truth about the town to save her mom.

A collection of three mini-mysteries featuring crime-solving friends Hazel Wong and Daisy Wells, with Daisy's and Hazel's own detecting trips, tricks, and facts.

Seventh-grader Cat partners with Dani to study crop circles, but Dani secretly aims to disprove Cat's theory, and during their investigations they discover a dangerous rival also seeking answers who will stop at nothing to achieve their goal.

Eleven-year-old Benjamiah Creek's rational beliefs are challenged when he receives a magical knitted doll that leads him into the perilous world of Wreathenwold, where he joins forces with Elizabella to uncover a mysterious conspiracy and find her missing brother.

After relocating to Shorehaven with her parents, Paige, a true-crime enthusiast, learns of a string of unsolved murders and disappearances, so with the help of new friends and a victim's diary, she delves into solving the mystery before history repeats itself.

Convinced that a big-foot-like creature took her best friend during a scouting trip, eleven-year-old Jenna sets out into the woods to find her.

"Before that awful Saturday, Molly used to be inseparable from her brother, Hank, and his best friend, Tray. The indoor climbing accident that left Hank with a traumatic brain injury filled Molly with anger. While she knows the accident wasn't Tray's fault, she will never forgive him for being there and failing to stop the damage. But she can't forgive herself for not being there either. Determined to go on the trio's postgraduation hike of the Pacific Crest Trail, even without Hank, Molly packs her bag. But when her parents put Tray in charge of looking out for her, she is stuck backpacking with the person who incites her easy anger. Despite all her planning, the trail she'll walk has a few more twists and turns ahead. . . ."--Publisher.

"Pete the bird likes living alone on his island, but a turtle, dog, and elephant join him. When a storm rolls in, everyone works together to keep safe"--Provided by publisher.