Twelve-year-old Lennie Mercado loves magic. She practices her invisibility powers all the time (she can now stay invisible for fifteen seconds!), and she dreams of the day that she can visit her grandfather, the Prime Wizard de Pomporromp, at his magical estate. Now Lennie has her chance. Poppop has decided to retire, and his grandchildren are coming from all over to compete in Wizardmatch. The winner inherits his title, his castle, and every single one of his unlimited magical powers. The lose...
Two brothers need all their wilderness skills to survive when they set off into the woods of Wyoming in search of their absent father. Jake and Taylor Wilder have been taking care of themselves for a long time. Their father abandoned the family years ago, and their mother is too busy working and running interference between the boys and her boyfriend, Bull, to spend a lot of time with them. Thirteen-year-old Jake spends most of his time reading. He pores over his father's journal, which is full...
Join Lola as she learns what it means to be a big sister, in the third installment in the loveable Lola series. We all know how much Lola loves books, so it is no surprise that she can’t wait to share her love of reading with her new baby brother, Leo. Lola gets ready for little Leo’s arrival by reading books about brothers and sisters and picking out the perfect stories that she just knows her little brother will love. When the baby is finally here, Lola takes on the role of big sister—she help...
Welcome Home, Jellybean (The Dragon Books) (Aladdin Books)
by Marlene Fanta Shyer
Neil's life turns upside down when his parents take his retarded sister out of an institution and bring her home to stay.
When a new baby is delivered to a family of robots, the adults are flummoxed by technical difficulties. Big sister to the rescue! A hilarious gem from David Wiesner, three-time winner of the Caldecott Medal.
Maeve on the Red Carpet (Beacon Street Girls) (Beacon Street Girls Special Adventures (Pb))
by Annie Bryant
It's Maeve's chance to be a star -- and to see up close and personal what fame and fortune can do to a person.
When their stage struck mother joins a summer theater group, Jenny and Mary learn to take care of themselves until a movie company comes to town and Jenny lands a part.
Sock monkey siblings Rocko and Spanky spend lots of time preparing to go to the birthday party that they have been invited to attend. Includes instructions on gift-wrapping.
As their family begins to pack up their home and prepare for a move, Simon is certain that his baby sister just does not want to leave everything she knows behind. Simon hates the idea of moving, but he insists that it’s his baby sister, Maggie, who doesn’t want to go. After all, Simon points out, the place won’t have a slide like the one Maggie is used to, and her furniture just won’t look right in her new room. But once Simon gets a glimpse of the pond near his new house and meets his tea...
Shirley doesn't share her family's sentiment that their new baby is wonderful until Ms. Mump, the babysitter, comes to visit.
My Rotten Stepbrother Ruined Cinderella (My Rotten Stepbrother Ruined Fairy Tales)
by ,Jerry Mahoney
When his family moves to tiny Petersville, eleven-year-old Tris stops focusing on his perfect sister, Jeanine, by using his cooking expertise to revive a town tradition of chocolate cream doughnuts.--Provided by Publisher.
Baby-Sitters Club: #7 Claudia and Mean Janine (Babysitters Club)
by Martin Ann M
Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz brings her sorcery to a Victorian gothic thriller — an enthralling, darkly comic tale that would do Dickens proud. The master puppeteer, Gaspare Grisini, is so expert at manipulating his stringed puppets that they appear alive. Clara Wintermute, the only child of a wealthy doctor, is spellbound by Grisini’s act and invites him to entertain at her birthday party. Seeing his chance to make a fortune, Grisini accepts and makes a splendidly gaudy entrance with car...
For Doug's brother, Gordie, the ridge with its spectacular view is a magical, special place, but for Doug, it's The Fear Place. Two years ago, Doug hiked to the ridge during his family's annual camping trip, and he vowed never again to cross the narrow ledge from which the earth dropped away six hundred feet to the canyon below. But now the boys' parents have been called from their vacation by a family emergency, and Doug and Gordie are alone in the wilderness. After one of their seemingly endle...
Seventeen-year-old Lucille is struggling to get through each day, paying bills and looking after her little sister, Wren, while her father is institutionalized after a breakdown and her mother is "on vacation," but nothing else seems to matter when she is with Digby Jones, her best friend's twin brother.
My Brother The Knight (Social Studies Connects (R)) (Social Studies Concepts)
by Laura Driscoll
Annoyed at his brother Colin's obsession with knights, Jared challenges his younger brother to live one full week as if it were the Middle Ages.