HEROES AND UNICORNS AS YOU’VE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE. The epic adventure continues . . . Don’t miss this sequel to Waterstones Children’s Book of the Year 2022 Skandar and the Unicorn Thief. Skandar and the Phantom Rider is the second book in the international bestselling SKANDAR series, an unmissable adventure for readers age 9 to 99 and fans of Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Eragon and Fireborn.The Island shall have its revenge . . . Skandar Smith has achieved his dream to train as a unicorn rid...
Big City Shakedown (Amazing Journeys in Historical Fiction)
by Tapeta Murray "Oak"
Sobreviví Los Incendios Forestales de California, 2018 (I Survived the California Wildfires, 2018) (Sobreviví)
by Lauren Tarshis
This is a story about love and sacrifice: Tamen’s mom, a nightshift nurse, finds a way to take him camping. For one magical night on the shore of a wilderness pond, the Milky Way in all its glory belongs to them.
When the rain came down and the water rose up . . . thousands fled but many couldn’t leave. When the rain came down and the water rose up . . . a community came together. When the rain came down and the water rose up . . . hope grew from heartache. When the rain stopped, volunteers helped families get to safety. The sun rose and workers helped clear debris, provided food, and rebuilt houses. Neighbours encouraged each other, and slowly, joy, healing, and music found its way back into the city...
EDICIÓN EN ESPAÑOL Este es un cuento conmovedor de un niño y todas las cosas que él ama, y la canción que lo inspira cuando más la necesita. The heartwarming story of a boy, all the things he holds dear, and the song that inspires him when he needs it most (edición en español) A veces, escuchar una canción te da todo el coraje que necesitas para enfrentar el día. Eso es lo que le pasa a Pedrito cuando un huracán azota su barrio y tiene que renunciar al perro que rescata. En el momento en que...
A post-apocalyptic upper middle-grade adventure with a first-crush romance, perfect for fans of Rebecca Stead and Shannon HaleIt’s fourteen-year-old Gabe Sweeney’s day to check for survivors . . . Two years after a global pandemic, twenty survivors (most of them children) have relocated from their coastal Maine island full of sad memories to a mansion on a small, neighboring island where they have school and farm chores. When Gabe and his dog, Mud, find Relle Douglas alone in the woods on the ma...
Surviving a Nuclear War (Surviving the Impossible)
by Michael Tylers
Despues de vivir un temblor devastador, el espiritu de los vecinos en esta dinamica zona de la ciudad Mexicana se sacude, pero no se rompe. Una pequena nina y su perro se aventuran en su caminata diaria por la ciudad; brincan y giran con el sonido familiar de coches acelerando, de bicicletas rechinando, de amigables ladridos, y de los silbidos del carrito de camotes. Pero lo que no esperan es escuchar el escalofriante estruendo de un temblor... y despues...silencio. Con un texto cautivador...
Embark on an unforgettable mystery-adventure starring a girl determined to save her friends and find a home, written by the best-selling author of the Serafina and Willa of the Wood series! Robert Beatty, a master at telling atmospheric tales of mystery and suspense set in the natural world, has crafted another ingenious, unputdownable story. Thirteen-year-old Sylvia Doe has lived at the Highground Home for Children nearly all her life. Whenever the administrators try to place her with a foste...
Half chapter book. Half puzzle book. 100% hilarious! Say goodbye to boring downtime and hello to Puzzlooies! These innovative books are packed with fun, each featuring a zany adventures peppered with eclectic puzzles. To reach the end, kids have to "solve the story" and save the day! In Disaster Master, Sammy Chipper is a fearless individual blessed with all the luck in the world. She hasn’t just mastered the art of defeating disasters—she faces them with a smile! Nothing could have prepared h...
Sacudida En La Gran Ciudad (Big City Shakedown) (Jornadas Fantásticas de Ficción Histórica (Amazing Journeys in Historical Fiction))
by Murray Oak Tapeta
In the wake of a destructive tornado, one girl develops feelings for another in this stunning, tender novel about emerging identity, perfect for fans of The Thing About Jellyfish.When a tornado rips through town, twelve-year-old Ivy Aberdeen's house is destroyed and her family of five is displaced. Ivy feels invisible and ignored in the aftermath of the storm--and what's worse, her notebook filled with secret drawings of girls holding hands has gone missing.Mysteriously, Ivy's drawings begin to...