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When you have a friend you love the best, playing together is huge fun. But sometimes even the best friends argue… These best friends love to play schools and doctors. Together they look after their toys and put their boots on so that they can splash in puddles. But one day things go wrong, they ... More

Audrey and her best friends Lea and C.C. have just arrived at Jemison High from the one-room private school where they spent grades six through ten, where they performed Gilbert and Sullivan musicals, where they adored Edith Wharton. They're a nerdy little trio, so everyone is shocked when the hands... More

Mitra and her brother Babak are exiled royals living on the streets as orphaned beggars. Babak possesses a strange gift of being able to know someone's dreams, and they soon find themselves on the road to Bethlehem. An ALA Best Book for Young Adults.In the city of the dead, a dreamer awakens....You... More

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The Hardy Boys: Adventure Seekers 3 in 1The Ocean of OsuriaMalledThe Opposite Numbers... More

Expect the unexpected in this ridiculously named, reassuringly chunky book, jam-packed full of eye-openingly absurd facts, lies, half-truths, thoughts, suggestions and musings with more footnotes than an orchestra of millipedes. The lists include: "Possessors of Notable Moustaches (Real or Otherwise... More

Meet Mary-Kate and Ashley, the Tween Queen Twins! Your new best friends have just arrived… Mary-Kate has a great new hobby – acting! She's got the starring role in the next school play. And she's thrilled to find out that her leading man will be Ross Lambert – a supersweet guy who just happens... More

It's pooey on B-A-B-I-E-S until Junie B. finds out that her new dumb old baby brother is a big fat deal. Her two bestest friends are giving her everything they own just to "see him. And guess what else? Maybe she can bring him to school on Pet Day.It's pooey on B-A-B-I-E-S until Junie B. finds out t... More

Sometimes life is P.U. Junie B.'s having a rough week. First she got punishment for shooting off her mouth in kindergarten. And now she's in big trouble again! 'Cause Monday is Job Day, and Junie B. told her class that she's got the bestest job of all. Only, what the heck "is it?Sometimes life is P.... More

Summer vacation doesn't bring any R&R for Frank and Joe, as they venture to San Esteban for a vacation. The island quickly turns into a nightmare when a stalker and a typhoon turn up.A Fantastic Vacation Becomes A Fight For LifeVisiting San Esteban is supposed to be a vacation for Frank and Joe Hard... More

Mary Queen of Scots is dead famous for: having terrible taste in husbands, rotting away in Liz 1's prison and, totally losing her head - on the chopping block. But have you heard that Mary: was a six-foot stunner who had a charmed childhood, got kidnapped by a murderous lord - and married him, manag... More

FOLKLORE / AGES 6-9Long ago, the story goes, the entire earth was overrun with demons. The ten-headed demon king Ravana had prayed to his grandfather, Lord Brahma, asking to be granted immortality. And Brahma had granted his wish . . . almost. No god, demon, plant, or animal could harm Ravana, which... More

–One of three new Mary-Kate and Ashley novels to tie in with the 30 July 04 movie ‘New York Minute’.–Features the girls as Jane and Roxy Ryan, characters from the movie.–Exclusive colour photos showing behind-the-scenes shots from the movie.–New, original, standalone title, complemented ... More