juvenile fiction / media tie - in

The second week of Next Best Junior Chef features family and traditions, as Caroline, Oliver, and Rae, ages eleven to twelve, face more challenges and another elimination.

The finalists face surprises as they find their culinary knowledge, ingenuity, and friendship tested in the final week of competition that will determine who earns the title of Next Best Junior Chef.

"Before he defeated Jafar ... Aladdin was just a poor boy in streets of Agrabah. Twelve-year-old Aladdin has spent his entire life roaming the desert as a part of a tribe of nomads. He has nothing to his name except the stars in the sky, the clothes on his back, and a peculiar necklace left to him by his late mother. But that doesn't bother Aladdin--he doesn't want much. If he had three wishes, he would only ask for one thing: a home. A place to belong. When Aladdin is separated from his tribe in Agrabah, he feels drawn to the city's bustling streets. This is a place of possibilities, one that Aladdin might even be able to call his own. Facing a whole new world with magic lurking around every corner, Aladdin soon joins a group of "collectors" who teach him what it means to be a street rat. Aladdin will need to put those skills and his good heart to the test when whispers of a mysterious "diamond" catch up with him and threaten to destroy his new home"--.

Trying to keep the Rebels' secret plans from Darth Vader, robots C-3PO and R2D2 crash land on Tatooine and meet a young farmer named Luke.

"Disney Princess Aurora doesn't even know she's a princess! She's lived her entire life in a cottage in the forest with her Aunt Flora, Aunt Fauna, and Aunt Merryweather. When she meets a young girl who is part of a traveling troupe of actors, Aurora's whole world opens up"--Provided by publisher.

"Hearth's Warming Eve is almost here! The ponies are trying to find perfect gifts, but it is harder than they thought! Will they find what they are looking for, or will the celebration be a disaster?"--Back cover.

"Ghoulfriends Just Want to Have Fun introduces three new monster characters: Robecca Steam, Rochelle Goyle, and Venus Mcflytrap. As new students, the trio must navigate the bewildering array of cute monster boys, established cliques, and monster-rific subjects like Mad Science, Ge-ogre-phy, and physical deaducation. As if that weren't hard enough, something strange and sinister seems to be happening at the school. Can the new GFFs solve the mystery?"--.