Oluwalase Babatunde Benson scales palm trees to collect nuts for oil in his small African village, alerting neighbors to approaching traffic so they can ready to sell their wares. His grandfather taught him the gift of identifying a... Read More

Delightfully narrated by the youngest member of the Fabulous Zee Family Flea Circus, Chee tells the story of one of the world’s favorite traditions. This whimsical troupe of performers practices their acts around the yard and in their... Read More

One of the lesser recognized attributes of a novella is the small investment of time needed to dive in, devour, and then be done. If it’s not memorable, no big deal, the experience took less than an hour. But if the short novel is... Read More

When nine-year-old Megan mysteriously disappears, her older brother, Noah, sets out on a rescue mission. His only clues are a story Megan told before her disappearance and a tattered page of her journal left on Noah’s pillow by a... Read More

Humans are paying the price for their gluttony, greed, and reckless use of the earth’s natural resources in high gas and oil prices, but the cost could be much higher. In this novel, winner of Andre Norton’s Gryphon Award, the... Read More

Memphis Riley is thirteen years old. When she was seven, her mother died. Her father, John Riley, took her from their home in New Orleans to Blue Parrot, South Carolina, population 900, leaving her with her maternal grandmother, Naomi.... Read More

Lost luggage in New York. the Summer Olympics in Sydney. An eccentric Washington, D.C. landlady with a flying car. a mysterious pen pal in London. With four titles, the new “Going To” series offers readers aged nine to thirteen... Read More

This book is one of six paperbacks in Candlewicks’ Puzzle Storybook series with appealing themes for children: a brave knight rescue, a ghost hunt, a treasure hunt, a monster party, and a space chase. They are designed to expand the... Read More