The final book in a young middle grade mystery-adventure series about Horace, an anxious Boston Terrier, and Bunwinkle, an exuberant potbellied pig, who team up to solve crimes in their barnyard and neighborhood.In this third mystery, the pet-tective duo must solve a series of crimes at the local Renaissance Faire. Perfect for fans of Mercy Watson, The Trouble with Chickens, and A Boy Called Bat.Life is never quiet at the Homestead. First, it was disappearing animals, then a power-hungry dairy queen. Now it&#8217;s a Renaissance Faire, a noisy, stinky spectacle&#160;that drives Horace to distraction. Bunwinkle, on the other hand, can&#8217;t get enough of the festivities&#8212;she loves the thrilling jousts, the court intrigue&#8230;and especially the pickles on a stick.But when Eleanor and Clary&#8217;s ice cream buckets are stolen, and several of the food stalls are vandalized, it&#8217;s clear that there&#8217;s something fishy going on at the faire. And suddenly the pet-tectives find themselves with a new case on their hands.One thing&#8217;s for certain: There&#8217;s no shortage of suspects. From Wendell, the nosy vegetable vendor, to Dean, the alpaca farmer who&#8217;s been getting a bit too close to Eleanor, to Uta Hawken, a Shakespeare-spouting red-tailed hawk, the culprit could be anyone.&#160;Can the pet-tectives solve this royally tough case before the faire is ruined&#8230;or worse?&#160;

Horace & Bunwinkle: The Case of the Fishy Faire

In the second book of this inclusive near-future adventure trilogy, the kids from box #242 take a deep dive into a secret underwater world in hopes of finding their missing best friend and saving another from a life-altering bionic augmentation.Told through the alternating perspectives of Leo (they/them) and Jayla (she/her), the boxmates from the B.E.S.T. Academy are lost at sea and their best friend, Grayson Bix, is missing. Their hoverpod is busted, their stomachs are empty, and their hopes are crushed. When a mysterious vessel approaches, Ace, Leo, and Jayla are certain they'll be carted back to the Tower of Power, with their punishments for escaping awaiting. But a twist: The crew is rescued and introduced to a vibrant and thriving underwater world that is off the grid and out of Bixonics's eye...and one step closer to finding Grayson.From the depths of the Pacific Ocean to the heights of the stratosphere, hijinks, adventure, and emotional challenges ensue as the gritty kids meet a whole new cast of characters, weigh out the costs of life-changing bionic enhancements, and blow the top off of an earth-shattering secret that has global implications.In book two of this action-packed near-future adventure, Cory McCarthy crafts an incredible world with high-stakes storytelling, magnetic characters, and thematic undercurrents that spotlight the complexities of family and friendship, self-empowerment, and the magnitude of truth.

Under Pressure

Back From The Brink

From New York Times bestselling author Molly Knox Ostertag and critically acclaimed illustrator Xanthe Bouma comes an all-new Dungeons &#38; Dragons graphic novel series!Middle school is a dungeon&#8230; At least, that&#8217;s how Jess sees it.Luckily, she and her best friend Olivia know how to escape into the sprawling worlds of their own imaginations. The two friends have always loved making up stories, first with little kid games of make-believe, and more recently with the fantasy roleplaying game, Dungeons &#38; Dragons. When they play, Olivia runs the game as Dungeon Master and Jess is the solo party member, playing a take-no-prisoners, lone-wolf fighter of her own design named Sir Corius.But when Olivia wants to add new players to their group, Jess finds herself struggling to share their game&#8212;and her best friend. Will their epic campaign withstand all this change, or has their adventure&#8212;and their friendship&#8212;finally come to an end?

Dungeons & Dragons: Dungeon Club: Roll Call

Game Master #3

In this funny and heartfelt slice-of-life graphic novel for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Kayla Miller, when coding whiz Zoey goes from homeschooled to new school, she develops an app to help her make friends. Will the Cool Code help Zoey fit in? Or will it completely crash her social life?In&#160;an&#160;attempt to fit in, Zoey develops an app called the Cool Code with a cute llama avatar that will tell her everything from what to say to what to wear based on pop culture algorithms she&#8217;s uploaded.But when the app gives her ridiculous advice, awkwardness and hilarity ensues. With a few upgrades and a bit of debugging from the coding club, the app actually works&#8212;Zoey gets&#160;really&#160;popular . . . and gets her pulled in all kinds of directions, including away from her real friends.Life&#8217;s most complicated choices. . . is there a code for that?

The Cool Code

Erin Hunter&#8217;s #1 bestselling Warriors series continues! Discover more epic adventure in this second book in the Starless Clan arc.Disaster has struck at the heart of RiverClan, leaving its warriors and its new medicine cat apprentice scrambling to protect their Clan&#8212;even if it means lying to the others. But at a time when the warrior code itself is shifting, no Clan is truly at peace&#8230; or truly safe.Packed with action and intrigue, this seventh Warriors series is a perfect introduction for new readers, while long-time fans will be thrilled to discover what unfolds after the events of The Broken Code.

Warriors: A Starless Clan #2: Sky

This fun-to-share 208-page baking cookbook from superstar celebrity baker Duff Goldman guides kids on how to make dozens of super delicious cookies&#8212;from rainbow checkerboard cookies to yummy coconut macarons to Danish stroopwafel. Beloved New York Times bestselling chef and host of Ace of Cakes and Kids Baking Championship Duff Goldman delivers the perfect holiday gift for young bakers!Celebrity chef and host of Kids Baking Championship Duff Goldman is back in the kitchen with a fresh batch of kid-friendly recipes that&#8217;ll satisfy every family&#8217;s cookie cravings.Super Good Cookies for Kids features dozens of the gooiest and chewiest, crunchiest and munchiest, easiest-to-follow recipes ever. This hardcover book teaches young bakers how to make all kinds of delicious treats&#8212;from chocolaty s&#8217;mores to delicious rainbow meringue to a mind-blowing cookie salad! The cookies are all fun to bake, a thrill to decorate, and delicious every time.&#160;With kid-friendly, step-by-step instructions; helpful kitchen-safe tips; and funny, fact-filled sidebars on everything from the best places to eat in New Orleans to the surprising facts about the history of cookies, this book will give kids of all ages the kitchen confidence to make crazy delicious cookies that everyone will love!

Super Good Cookies for Kids

Written with a distinctively doggy voice, great humor, and plenty of heart, this novel from acclaimed author Nanci Turner Steveson is a perfect pick for readers looking for a touching animal story in the vein of Because of Winn-Dixie or Marley &#38; Me. Rescue dog MahDi is happy helping his human partner, &#8220;MomDoc,&#8221; with the important work at her vet clinic and the local animal shelter. The two of them make a good team, caring for the town&#8217;s pets and matchmaking rescue animals with the families who need them.When the shelter is suddenly down a staff member, the animals have to deal with a new caretaker: Huck, an unpleasant man who seems to have no problem threatening the animals he&#8217;s supposed to care for. As more dogs crowd into the shelter than are going to new homes, MahDi begins to worry that if MomDoc isn&#8217;t around, there is no telling what Huck might do.With three perfectly good legs, the heart of a true leader, and his pack mates by his side, MahDi is willing to risk everything to save his shelter-friends from an uncertain future.

Midnight at the Shelter

A heartwarming and magical adventure, The Frost Fair is a dazzling historical fantasy perfect for fans of Frozen and Serafina and the Black Cloak.&#160;It's winter, 1683, and the Great Frost has swept into London.By day, thirteen-year-old Thomasina and her friend Anne peddle sweets on the frozen river, hearing rumors of the magical Frost Fair that awakens there at night. They say if you can find it, Father Winter himself will grant any wish you have.And Thomasina has an impossible wish: the return of her twin brother, whose death left her family fractured.But once they discover Father Winter&#8217;s icy kingdom, Thomasina and Anne quickly realize the Frost Fair isn&#8217;t exactly what it seems&#8230; and that some wishes never come for free.With a delightful fantasy setting and unique magic system, The Frost Fair is an enchanting look at the power of friendship, the way grief shapes all of us, and how love can warm even the coldest heart.

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