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Looking for excitement, Coraline ventures through a mysterious door into a world that is similar, yet disturbingly different from her own, where she must challenge a gruesome entity in order to save herself, her parents, and the souls of three others.

Winner of the Washington Irving Children's Choice Award

A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

A Selection of the Junior Library Guild

Star light, star bright...Elvira wishes for a mother and finds instead the father she scarcely knew she had.

"Friendless and dreamy 11-year-old Elvira Trumbull lives with her unemployed, heavy-drinking father...and idolizes the town's children's librarian, Miss Ivy, who shares her interest in growing

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"Jessie's father has always been a missing piece of her life--but if she were to find him, how would he feel about her? Jessie Wells thinks four is a good number. Things with four sides are sturdy and strong. A box, a chair, a room with four walls. But ever since the day Jessie's dad left, Jessie, her mother, and Aunt Zis have been a triangle--three-sided, though solidly linked. Jessie has heard the story: Her beautiful young mother had married a...

"At their summer cottage, Freya's little brother, Hugo, spots a snake in the cairn. "Its name is Ormis," Freya proclaims. Worried for Hugo's safety, Freya's parents decide they don't want Ormis around -- they must catch the snake and take it away from their home. They assure Freya that the snake won't be harmed. Wearing rain boots and thick gloves, Freya's dad tries to capture Ormis all day. But Ormis is too quick, hissing and slithering in and out...

In this sweet, rhyming picture book, a little boy thinks about all the special things he does with his dad-schoolwork, reading, swimming lessons, haircuts, and more-and decides to craft a present, a homemade blue ribbon, to show his dad how much he loves him. The boy counts down the hours until his dad comes home, recalling their favorite memories and preparing the special gift. Simple text for the earliest readers and cuddly squirrel characters make...

Perry loves the sounds of all of her mother's shoes, but when a new pair appears, signaling Mama's return to work, Perry becomes very upset.

Struggling to make friends at his new school, Tomasso creates his own playmates by drawing faces on found objects, but he worries about how his father will react.

"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"-- Provided by publisher.

"Boogie down to the daddy-daughter dance and find the groove inside you!"--Jacket flap. "Full of color, attitude, and heart, this picture book is a perfect read aloud for all the dancers, move-busters, and boogie-downers in the family! A must-have for Father's Day! At last, the day of daddy-daughter dance is finally here! To get ready for their special night out, Mona and Daddy transform their entire day into a special dance routine. They boogie,...

"A young girl must choose between staying immersed in a magical past with her deceased mother, or saving those she loves most in the complicated, yet real present"-- Provided by publisher. Thirteen-year-old Lavender, struggling with memory loss after her mother's death, secretly seeks magical help from an enchantress named Frey to relive precious moments with her mama. As their friendship deepens, Lavender experiences the comfort of those memories--but...