"Sixteen-year-old Aza never intended to pursue the mystery of fugitive billionaire Russell Pickett, but there's a hundred-thousand-dollar reward at stake and her Best and Most Fearless Friend, Daisy, is eager to investigate. So together, they navigate the short distance and broad divides that separate them from Russell Pickett's son, Davis. Aza is trying. She is trying to be a good daughter, a good friend, a good student, and maybe even a good detective,...

"A new thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author and "Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark. After a party when her parents are away, eighteen-year-old Kerry Dowling is found fully dressed at the bottom of the family pool. The immediate suspect is her boyfriend who had a bitter argument with her at the party. Then there is a twenty-year-old neighbor who was angry because she didn't invite him to the party. Or is there someone else who...

"It's 1904, the turn of the 20th century, and Samantha Parkington is a nine-year-old orphan living with her rich grandmother. When Samantha sees a friend in need, she makes space to help and a speech worth more than gold! Meet Grandmary, Nellie, Uncle Gard, and more people in Samantha's world while learning what it was like to be a girl in 1904"--

When her best friend Adrienne starts hanging out with the most popular girl in class, Shannon questions with whether she and Adrienne will stay friends, and if she is part of the clique. In graphic novel format.

Chosen as the sacrifice needed to break the tether that holds her city in the sky to the planet below, Sera feels betrayed, and as things don't go as planned, she finds herself not only fighting for her own life, but the lives of her people as well.

In 1940, tragedy forces Lou, her little brother Oz, and their invalid mother to move to the mountains of southwestern Virginia to live with their great-grandmother, but a courtroom battle could determine the fates of the entire family.

"Sixteen-year-old Sage is a lonely child. Her adoptive parents watch her obsessively, as if studying her for warning signs of...something. And maybe they're right to--even she can't make sense of the strange things she sees and hears. She possesses knowledge that other teenagers don't, that her parents and teachers--no adult--could possibly have. So when Sage finally makes a friend who understands her alarming gift, he becomes her confidant, a precarious...

When a dusty teddy bear is identified as the cause of Donny's constant sneezing, Doc, with her mother's help, runs Teddy B through the washing machine before returning him, dust-free, to her relieved little brother.

"In this story, a little girl wants to build a snowman with her brother--but he's too busy sledding. So instead, she tells her Bitty Baby doll a story about Bitty Baby and a polar bear and how they learn to play together. By the time her brother shows up, she no longer needs help, and he admires the snow caterpillar she has built!"

Become a fashion maven with materials found around the house! Crafters can use Cool Refashioned Odds & Ends to get started. Create a poncho out of a blanket. Make a magic wallet, a burlap tote bag, a puzzle bracelet, an e-reader case and more! This book is full of easy-to-follow steps and bright photography for every activity. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Checkerboard Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing,...