Raven’s Gate

Matt is being punished for a crime he saw, but didn't commit. Instead of being locked up, he is being sent to the middle of nowhere to live with a new foster mom, as part of a government scheme called The Leaf Project. But Matt's new home provides anything but peace and quiet. His new guardian is involved in very sinister things . . . and the whole town seems to be on her side. Everybody who tries to help Matt winds up disappearing . . . or dead. The truth is much bigger than Matt or the town — but Matt is the only person who can stop the ultimate evil from being unleashed.

When Guinea Pigs Fly

Brooks, Leone, and Allen are three guinea pigs who live a comfortable life at a pet store called The Natural Pet. One day a fellow named Needleman, who's smitten by the pet storeowner, Aurora, purchases the trio of guinea pigs, and mistakenly releases them in a park. The guinea pigs, realizing that freedom isn't all they imagined it to be, begin their journey to get back to the pet store. Along the way, they encounter squirrels, pigeons, rats, and cockroaches.

Geronimo Stilton #20: Surf’s Up Geronimo!

Ah, there's nothing like a relaxing vacation on the beach! I would spread out by the crystal-clear water with a good book. What more could a mouse want?

At least, that was the plan. But somehow, my vacations never seem to go according to plan. Instead of a beautiful seaside resort, I found myself in a fleabag hotel that was falling down around my ears! Oh, would I ever be able to relax and enjoy my vacation??

Animal Ark #37: Polars on the Path

At Animal Ark, Mandy Hope helps her parents treat animals of all shapes and sizes. Even outside the clinic, Mandy can't resist helping any animal in need.

The Hopes are in the small town of Churchill to watch polar bears migrating north. It's a spectacular sight. But when one of the cubs strays from his mother, Mandy fears for his safety. Can she help reunite the cub with his family before winter sets in?

The Princess School #5: Princess Charming

The Charm School for Boys is holding their annual jousting tournament and Rapunzel's friend Prince Val is a favorite to win the title...thanks to Rapunzel's coaching. Val can out-joust any prince—but can he compete against a prince-ess? Rapunzel knows she has the skills to win, but can she keep her identity a secret throughout the tournament? Can Ella, Snow, and Rose cover for her absence at Princess School? Will her friendship with Val survive the competition? And how will she ever fit her jousting helmet over all of that hair?

Ghostville Elementary #9: Beware of the Blabbermouth!

The secret is out! Well, all of the third-graders' secrets are out. A tattletale is loose in the basement of Sleepy Hollow Elementary and suddenly rumors are spreading about everyone. Now the class is playing the blame game. Is Cassidy the blabbermouth? Is Jeff the Big Mouth? Or is someone—or something—else spying on the basement class? Nina is ready to do whatever it takes to catch the snitch. But would she be willing to tell on her best friends?

Mijos® #3: Spooky’s Nightmare

Boo! For the Mijos, a little camping trip in the woods means big adventure. Most of the kids have never left Oaktown, and the dark, creepy forest is nothing like home.

But a nature hike turns into a nightmare when Lil Dre and Spooky wander away from the rest of the group. The boys stumble across a haunted old fort and stir up the ghost of a loco Spanish Conquistador. Now the ghost thinks they swiped his treasure — and he's angry!

Can Dre and Spooky use their street smarts to get out of the woods and back to the 'hood?

On the Run #2: The Fugitive Factor

Aiden and Meg Falconer are out to find the evidence that will free their parents from a life sentence in prison. But in order to do that, they have to live undercover. Ever since they broke out of a juvenile detention facility, the FBI has chased them ... and by a strange killer they've nicknamed Hairless Joe. Now their story has hit the airwaves, and suddenly everyone is looking for the Falconer kids. They think they can hide with an old family friend ... but when she turns them in and Meg is put in jail, the danger and adventure only increase.

Guardians of Ga’hoole #7: The Hatchling

Kludd is dead. Nyra, his mate, is determined that her hatchling, Nyroc, will fulfill his father's destiny: the vicious oppression of all the owl kingdoms. But Nyroc is a poor student of evil. A light grows in his heart, fed by scraps of forbidden legend and strange news of a place where goodness and nobility reign. He must summon all his courage to defy his destiny — and the embodiment of evil that is his mother.

Ginger Wald and her identical twin brothers, Nat and Pat, are lost in the woods. No problem. After all, Ginger did go to that stupid nature camp.

Still, there's something odd about this part of the woods. The grass is yellow. The bushes are purple. And the trees are like skyscrapers.

Then Ginger and her brothers meet the beasts. They're big blue furry creatures. And they want to play a game. The winners get to live. The losers get eaten. . .

Goosebumps: The Curse of Camp Cold Lake

Camp is supposed to be fun, but Sarah hates Camp Cold Lake. The lake is gross and slimy. And she's having a little trouble with her bunkmates. They hate her.

So Sarah comes up with a plan. She'll pretend to drown — then everyone will feel sorry for her.

But things don't go exactly the way Sarah planned. Because down by the cold, dark lake someone is watching her. Stalking her. Someone with pale blue eyes. And a see-through body. . .

Abby Hayes #15: Now You See It, Now You Don’t

There's a thief on the loose in the sixth grade, and Abby and Hannah are determined to find out who's been taking their friends' most prized possessions. They assemble a list of suspects and piece clues together just like real detectives. But when Abby discovers the identity of the thief by accident, she wishes she'd never set out to crack the case. Now that she knows what she knows, Abby has to make a tough decision. Should she squeal on one friend or sit back while her others get hurt?

Dear Dumb Diary #3: Am I the Princess or the Frog

Jamie is crushing on Hudson. Someone too-gross-to-be- named is crushing on Jamie. And Hudson is crushing on . . . Princess Turd of Turdsylvania (a.k.a. The Prettiest Girl in the World).

Middle school may be grim, but it's no fairy tale. And crazy doesn't even begin to cover it.

One cruel night, Meggie's father reads aloud from a book called INKHEART—and an evil ruler escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books. Meggie must learn to harness the magic that has conjured this nightmare, for only she can change the course of the story that has changed her life forever.

This is INKHEART—a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. Dare to read it aloud.

That was then: Angela has been a child model all her life, the baby on the cake mix box, the cutie pie in the toy commercial. She was mom's pride and joy, the celebri-toast of her tiny town. Back then choices, priorities, and rules were made for her. No one thought to ask 'Gellie' what she wanted to do, nor had she asked herself. She was a sweet and obedient cipher, a plastic angel.