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Ten-year-old Albie has never been the smartest, tallest, best at gym, greatest artist, or most musical in his class, as his parents keep reminding him, but new nanny Calista helps him uncover his strengths and take pride in himself.

Hank enters a robot-building contest at school and hopes to win a trophy, despite getting a late start, with the help of Frankie, Ashley, and Jaden, a new friend and robot expert.

Fifteen-year-old Sam is happy to be ordinary, but when his family suddenly gets rich, moves to London, and enrolls Sam in a school for the gifted and talented, he struggles to find his way.

"Jake is in a race against time to foil a demon-riddled plot to destroy earth--what a way to start his new job at the Embassy of the Dead!"--

Nalvana feels like all of her friends have some type of superpower. She has friends with super speed (who always beat her in races), friends with super strength (who can dangle from the monkey bars for hours), and friends who are better than her at a million other things. Nalvana thinks she must be the only kid in town without a superpower. But then her mom shows Nalvana that she is unique and specialand that her superpower was right in front of her...

Creativity, the power of imagination, and the importance of self-expression are celebrated in this inspiring picture book written and illustrated by real-life best friends. This girl is determined to express herself! If she can't draw her dreams, she'll sculpt or build, carve or collage. If she can't do that, she'll turn her world into a canvas. And if everything around her is taken away, she'll sing, dance, and dream... Stunning mixed media illustrations,...

"When Meg sees a wall of ice holding back a mountain of stones, she knows once the warm spring weather comes and melts the ice, the stones are going to come crashing down. It's up to Mighty Meg to save the day! But can Meg stop the avalanche while still keeping her super secret?"--

Sixteen-year-old Kayla, whose telekinetic ability allows her to be a master shoplifter with enough money to flee with her mother if her father finds them again, meets Daniel, who has the ability to teleport and needs her help to find and steal an ancient incantation that can help rescue his kidnapped mother--but may lead to great danger for Kayla.

Unable to control her super-strength, Mia accidentally causes mayhem at school and must rely on her friends to help her repair things.

At a rustic summer camp, sixteen-year-old Tori, a senator's daughter, learns that she is descended from medieval dragon slayers, that dragons still exist, and that she is expected to hone her special abilities to join her fellow campers in battling the beasts and the man who controls them.