Yasmin the fashionista —Faruqi, Saadia, author.

While her parents are out to dinner, a bored Yasmin decides to try on some of her mother's clothes, including her new shalwar kameez, which gets ripped--but with the help of Nana, Nani, and a glue-gun, the garment gets f...

Lola plants a garden —McQuinn, Anna, author.

Lola plants a flower garden with her parent's help, and watches it grow.

The king of jam sandwiches —Walters, Eric, 1957- author.

"Fourteen-year-old Robbie never knows from one day to the next if there is going to be enough to eat or if his father will even come home"-- Provided by publisher.

From the desk of Zoe Washington —Marks, Janae, author.

"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime." -- Provided by publisher.

Hole in the middle —Simon, Coco, author.

"This is the first book in the DONUT DREAMS series. Lindsay Cooper is adjusting to life (and middle school) now that her mom has passed away. She works in her family's restaurant at the Donut Dreams counter--selling donu...

Home in the woods —Wheeler, Eliza, author, illustrator.

During the Great Depression six-year-old Marvel, her seven siblings, and their mother find a tarpaper shack in the woods and, over the course of a year, turn it into a home. Based on the author's grandmother's childhood;...

So jelly! —Simon, Coco, author.

"This is book 2 in the DONUT DREAMS series. Kelsey is starting to feel a bit jealous of her cousin Lindsay, since Lindsay is getting a lot of attention since her mother has passed away. Kelsey has always been close to Li...

A chair for my mother —Williams, Vera B.

A child, her waitress mother, and her grandmother save dimes to buy a comfortable armchair after all their furniture is lost in a fire.

The truth about Stacey —Martin, Ann M., 1955- author.

Stacey doesn't like to tell everyone that she has diabetes. Her friends in the Baby-sitters Club are supportive, but Stacey has lost friends who didn't understand her condition. Stacey's parents don't seem to understan...

The Vanderbeekers lost and found —Glaser, Karina Yan, author.

As they look forward to the New York City Marathon in which their friend Mr. B. will run, the Vanderbeeker children learn that one of their good friends is homeless.

Diary of a wimpy kid : the third wheel —Kinney, Jeff, author.

A dance at Greg's middle school has everyone scrambling to find a partner, and Greg is determined not to be left by the wayside. So he concocts a desperate plan to find someone-- anyone!-- to go with on the big night. Bu...

Diary of a wimpy kid. Cabin fever —Kinney, Jeff.

"Greg Heffley is in big trouble. School property has been damaged, and Greg is the prime suspect. But the crazy thing is, he's innocent. Or at least sort of. The authorities are closing in, but when a surprise blizzard h...

The outsiders —Hinton, S. E., author.

Celebrating 50 years of the novel that laid the groundwork for the YA genre, this is the ultimate edition for fans of THE OUTSIDERS. Containing the entire text of the novel as well as little known facts about the fascina...

Jo : an adaptation of Little Women (sort of) —Gros, Kathleen, author, artist.

"With the start of eighth grade, Jo March decides it's time to get serious about her writing and joins the school newspaper. But even with her new friend Freddie cheering her on, becoming a hard-hitting journalist is a l...

Draw me a story —Ferry, Beth, author.

Ivan is a gorilla in captivity. Life wasnt always that way, but he has trouble remembering a time when he wasnt living in a shopping mall. In his cage, he draws with crayon and paper, gifted to him from his human friend....

Salma the Syrian chef —Ramadan, Ahmad Danny, author.

"Salma and her mother live in an apartment at a Vancouver Welcome Center, a home vastly different from their native Syria, where Salma's father still resides. When she thinks about him, "Salma's heart aches like a tiny f...

Best fillies forever.

"Join the ponies of Ponyville as they meet new friends, spend time with family, and discover the magic inside each of them!"--Page [4] of cover.

The Berenstain Bears love is kind —Berenstain, Mike, 1951- author, illustrator.

Instead of enjoying one another's company, the Bear family is fussing at one another enough to disturb their neighbors, until Grizzly Gran comes by with a reminder about good manners.

Unbound : a novel in verse —Burg, Ann E., author.

The day nine-year-old Grace is called to work in the kitchen in the Big House, everyone warns her to keep her head down and her thoughts to herself, but the more she sees of the oppressive Master and his hateful wife, th...

Just my rotten luck —Patterson, James, 1947- author.

Rafe Khatchadorian's new year at middle school is starting to look depressingly like the old one, except that art class is going well--and when he joins the flag-football team and demonstrates some talent as a running-ba...