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"A witch called Old Auntie is lurking near Dan's family's new home. He doesn't believe in her at first, but is forced to accept that she is real and take action when his little sister, Erica, is 'took' to become Auntie's slave for the next fifty years"-- “Folks say Old Auntie takes a girl and keeps her fifty yearsthen lets her go and takes another one.” Thirteen-year-old Daniel Anderson doesnt believe Brody Masons crazy stories about the ghost...

After tragic events tear Mickey Bolitar away from his parents, he is forced to live with his estranged Uncle Myron and switch high schools, where he finds both friends and enemies, but when his new new girlfriend, Ashley, vanishes, he follows her trail into a seedy underworld that reveals she is not what she seems to be.

Arto has lived his whole life in the snowy, cold North — and six years is a long time. When his mom gets a new job and the family prepares to spend a year in the South, Arto is not happy at all. He’s just going to act as if there isn’t any difference. In the new Southern landscape of prickly plants, strange birds, and a big, hot sun, Arto stubbornly dons his winter uniform of boots, mittens, coat, and knit cap day after day. It’s worth the...

A new generation of children love Daniel Tigers Neighborhood, inspired by the classic series Mister Rogers Neighborhood! Join Daniel as he plays a game of hide-and-seek with his new neighbor in this Ready-to-Go! Ready-to-Read starring Daniel Tiger! Perfect for kids at the beginning of their reading journeys, Daniel Finds a New Friend was written for children who have learned the alphabet and are ready to start reading! And what better way to get kids...

When his family moves into his recently deceased grandmother's house, ten-year-old Charlie meets a boy who also likes to skateboard, but then finds that his own special skateboard is missing.

"With four geese, three mice, and a very grumpy bear all crowded into one den, Bruce is ready for a new home"--

When New York City native Becket Branch moves to the country with her family to help run her grandmother's farm and store, she finds that new friends, hostile chickens, sour lemonade and mischief are only the beginnings of her new life.

"Chee-Kee, a young panda, moves with his parents to a new land of opportunity. Just when he's resigned to never fit in, Chee-Kee finds a way to use his own experience and ingenuity to save the day and show that he's one of a kind in all the best ways"--

Worried about finding friends when she moves from Maine to Maryland, ten-year-old Sarah gets off to a bad start by making an enemy of a boy.

Cooper Cub hops on his scooter and travels through town, gathering his friends to welcome the new family moving into town, but what will the newcomers be like and what kind of changes will they bring to Cubby Hill?