We were liars —Lockhart, E.

Each summer the wealthy, seemingly perfect Sinclair family meets on their private island. Cadence, Johnny, Mirren, and Gat are a unit, especially during "summer 15," marking their fifteenth year on Beechwood-- the summer...

Of mice and men —Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968.

Streetwise George and his big, childlike friend Lennie are drifters, searching for work in the fields and valleys of California. They have nothing except the clothes on their back, and a hope that one day they'll find a ...

Eva and Baby Mo —Elliott, Rebecca, author.

Eva offers to babysit for little brother Baby Mo so her parents can go sky-dancing competition, and she enlists a couple of her friends to help--unfortunately Mo proves to be a handful, eating too much candy, making a bi...

Invisible Emmie —Libenson, Terri, author.

"This is the story of two totally different girls--quiet, shy, artistic Emmie and popular, outgoing, athletic Katie--and how their lives unexpectedly intersect one day, when an embarrassing note falls into the wrong hand...

Tales from a not-so-friendly frenemy —Russell, Rachel Renée, author.

The wish tree —Maclear, Kyo, 1970- author.

In winter Charles and his trusty toboggan set out to find the wish tree, and along the way he helps to make the wishes of his friends Squirrel, Fox, and Beaver come true.

Abby in Wonderland —Mlynowski, Sarah, author.

Instead of the usual fairy tale, Abby finds herself in the middle of a book, Alice in Wonderland, with two of her friends, plus bossy Penny (who is definitely not a friend), and in order to get back to reality she must s...

Firefly Lane —Hannah, Kristin, author.

"In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to ...

Diary of a wimpy kid : Greg Heffley's journal —Kinney, Jeff, author.

Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Gr...

The friendship list —Mallery, Susan, author.

In 'The Friendship List', childhood friends Ellen Fox and Unity Leandre create a list of challenges to push themselves out of their comfort zones. The list begins as a way to make others believe they're doing just fine, ...

The girl who drank the moon —Barnhill, Kelly Regan, author.

"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her. Every year, the people of the Protectorate leave a baby as a...

Happy Valentine's day, Mouse! —Numeroff, Laura Joffe, author.

"Join Mouse from 'If you give a mouse a cookie' as he celebrates Valentine's Day with all the friends he loves"-- Page [4] of cover.

A beautiful day in the neighborhood

Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is as...

The fall of five —Lore, Pittacus, author.

After facing off with the Mogadorian ruler and almost being annihilated, the Garde go into hiding. They must learn to master their Legacies and learn to work together as a team. When they receive a sign from Number Five...

Daniel plays ball —Testa, Maggie.

Daniel, Prince Wednesday, and Miss Elaina are playing at the park with Prince Tuesday. The group decides to play a game of animal ball, but Daniel can't seem to catch the ball. With some encouragement from Prince Tuesday...

A beautiful day in the neighborhood

Tom Hanks portrays Mister Rogers in a timely story of kindness triumphing over cynicism, based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. After a jaded magazine writer is as...

Whatshisface —Korman, Gordon, author.

Twelve-year-old Cooper Vega and his military family has moved so often that he is used to new schoolmates not knowing his name, but at the moment he has a bigger problem--his new phone is haunted by the ghost of Roderick...

It's always the husband —Campbell, Michele, 1962- author.

"Kate, Aubrey, and Jenny. They first met as college roommates and soon became inseparable, even though they are as different as three women can be. Twenty years later, one of them is standing at the edge of a bridge, and...

Penguinaut! —Colleen, Marcie, author.

Orville is a little penguin who lives in a zoo and dreams of big adventures, like going to the Moon; the other animals are skeptical, but Orville is determined, so he builds a spaceship and sets out all by himself--and d...

Smallfoot

A bright young yeti finds something he thought didn't exist, a human. News of this throws the simple yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all ...