Gordon Korman meets The Great Outdoors in this funny and moving debut about a boy who goes on a disastrous family vacation (sweltering heat! bear chases!)&#160;that ends with a terrible surprise: his dad&#39;s new girlfriend. There are zero reasons for Theo Ripley to look forward to his family vacation.&#160;Not only are he, sister Laura, and nature-obsessed Dad going to Big Bend, the least popular National Park, but once there, the family will be camping. And Theo is&#160;an indoor animal.&#160;It doesn&rsquo;t help that this will be&#160;the first vacation they&rsquo;re taking&#160;since Mom passed away. &#160; Once there, the family&#160;contends with 110 degree days, wild bears, and an annoying amateur ornithologist&#160;and his awful teenage vlogger son. Then, Theo&rsquo;s dad hits him with a whopper of a surprise:&#160;the whole trip is just a trick to introduce his secret new girlfriend. &#160; &#160; Theo tries to squash down the pain in his chest. But when it becomes clear that this is&#160;an&#160;auditioning-to-be-his-stepmom girlfriend, Theo must find a way to face his grief and talk to his dad before his family is forever changed.

An Occasionally Happy Family

From #1 New York Times bestselling authors Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz, hosts of the #1 kids podcast Wow in the World, comes a book bursting with 250 awe-inspiring, jaw-dropping science facts, photos, and illustrations.What in the wow is a &#8220;grumble&#8221; of pugs?Where in the wow can you sleep in a potato?Why in the wow is there poop on the moon?And how in the wow is a banana a berry?!From skunks who do handstands to a bridge made with eggs, the world is full of wowzerful stuff! Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz, hosts of the #1 children's podcast&#160;Wow in the World, are here with 250 of the most bonkerballs facts&#160;on Earth, covering topics such as animals, architecture, inventions, food, space, dinosaurs, and more!Filled with eye-popping photos and hilarious illustrations, this is a page-turning, jaw-dropping survey of some of the most astounding, gross, and all around weird scientific facts that will totally wow your world!

Wow in the World: What in the WOW?!

Dungeons & Dragons: Inside the World of Dungeons & Dragons

Unti AT Middle Grade – Bray

Embark on a search-and-find adventure within THE WORLD OF DUNGEONS &#38; DRAGONS!Dive into a dozen intricately illustrated Dungeons &#38; Dragons worlds and realms, including the frozen winds of Icewind Dale, Waterdeep and the City of Splendors, Neverwinter, the Jewel of the North, and the legendary Baldur&#8217;s Gate! Will you be able to discover the Dungeon Master as he guides you to the end, or will you remain lost forever within the Forgotten Realms? Join fighters, wizards, knights, and other iconic characters as they journey through the Forgotten Realms in search of the legendary Dungeon Master!&#160;Get ready to explore the iconic Dungeons &#38; Dragons franchise like never before with this 48-page search-and-find filled with magically detailed full-color illustrations, guaranteed to give hours of search-and-find fun!

Dungeons & Dragons: Behold! A Search and Find Adventure

The animals of the Athensville Zoo are thrilled to be visiting a local school to star in a presentation—everyone except for a very nervous peacock named Plum. And then an unexpected blizzard strands the animals at the elementary school overnight—yikes! From award-winning author Matt Phelan, creator of Knights vs. Dinosaurs and its two sequels, this companion to Leave It to Plum! is a highly illustrated young middle grade novel perfect for reluctant readers and animal lovers everywhere. 
 
The animals of the Athensville Zoo are going to school! Lizzie the zookeeper has Plum the peacock and his friends loaded in the zoo van to travel to a nearby elementary school to give a presentation. Most of the animals are excited—especially Itch, who has always wanted to share his knowledge with the world. But Plum is nervous. What if he doesn’t like school? What if the students don’t like him? What if he messes up the whole presentation?
 
Then an unexpected blizzard derails the whole trip, and Plum and his friends have to stay overnight in the empty school. They’ll meet new friends, such as the classroom mice who rule the school, and the wise old turtle who supervises the library. And when Itch gets himself into a whole snowdrift of trouble, Plum overcomes his nerves to save the day!
 
With short chapters and humorous black-and-white art throughout, award-winning author-artist Matt Phelan’s young middle grade novels about bighearted Plum the peacock and the Athensville Zoo are just right for newly independent readers. The Plum books are fun and funny adventures that tackle relatable emotional themes such as performance anxiety and being a good friend. A Snow Day for Plum! continues the hilarious adventures of the young peacock with a big heart and the small mammal with a big ego. A Snow Day for Plum! is perfect for fans of the Princess in Black and the Mercy Watson series.

A Snow Day for Plum!

Starfell #4: Willow Moss & the Magic Thief

Explore the secrets of the Bamboo Kingdom in the third installment of this thrilling new series from bestselling Warriors author Erin Hunter, perfect for fans of Wings of Fire and Endling.

The triplets of the Bamboo Kingdom are ready to step into their roles as Dragon Speakers.

But in order to fulfill their destiny, they first need to find each other. With Ghost stuck performing as wicked Sunset’s right-hand man and Rain and Leaf separated across far-flung corners of the land, a reunion feels impossible.

Sunset’s plans to rule the Bamboo Kingdom are only becoming more nefarious.

If the siblings are going to make it all the way across the Bamboo Kingdom to the Dragon Mountain, they’re going to need to face their greatest fears. But little do they know that help can come from the unlikeliest of places—and that fate, one way or another, always finds a way.

Bamboo Kingdom #3: Journey to the Dragon Mountain

A time-traveling woolly mammoth finds refuge and rescue at the unlikely hands of a possum and his community of woodland friends in this humorous middle grade for fans of The Secret Lake and The Wild Robot. Features charming black-and-white interior illustrations by Udayana Lugo.When a furry, four-legged beast from the distant past appears in their park, the local animals are concerned about unwanted attention from humans. Gilly the Possum, assistant to raccoon Mayor Crawdaddy, is tasked with figuring out where the lost galumpus came from . . . and how to get him home again.While Gilly and the Mayor don&#8217;t agree on much, they can agree on one thing: with a huge blizzard rolling in, the galumpus needs their help, no matter where he came from.This laugh-out-loud illustrated adventure has the whole woodland community in Theodore Wirth Park considering the best way to welcome a newcomer&#8212;and what generosity in the face of unthinkable circumstances can mean.

The Lost Galumpus

Tanita S. Davis, author of Partly Cloudy and Serena Says, has written another funny, warm story featuring middle school and family life&#8212;all about the complex calculations it takes for everyone to balance the equations of their lives and what it takes to be part of a team while handling a learning disability. This middle grade novel is perfect for fans of From the Desk of Zoe Washington and A Good Kind of Trouble.Seventh grader Henrietta Weldon gets to switch schools&#8212;finally! She&#8217;ll be &#8220;mainstreaming&#8221; into public school, leaving her special education school behind. She can&#8217;t wait for her new schedule, new friends, and new classes.Henri&#8217;s dyscalculia, a learning disability that makes math challenging to process and understand, is what she expects to give her problems. What she doesn&#8217;t expect is a family feud with her sister over her new friends, joining the girls&#8217; soccer team, and discovering poetry. Henri&#8217;s tutor and new friend, Vinnie, reminds her to take it slow. One problem at a time.If Henri Weldon has twenty-four hours in a day, and she has two siblings who dislike her four new friends, two hours of soccer practice, seven hours of classes, and three hours of homework . . . she has:A.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;No free timeB.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;No idea how to make everyone happyC.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;No time to figure it out, Henri Weldon!

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