"Barker Mifflin never leaves home without his go bag, his army boots, and his trusty flyswatter. As the town of Nevermind’s resident eleven-year-old survivalist, Barker knows catastrophe can strike anytime, anywhere. But now that school is out for the summer, he might be able to let his guard down. After all, he and his friends all got jobs picking strawberries at McFadden Farm. What could possibly go wrong?Turns out: everything. Things get weird...

"This astonishing real-life spy thriller, filled with danger, misplaced loyalties, betrayal, treachery, and pure evil, with a plot twist worthy of John le Carre, is relevant today as a tale of fanaticism and the lengths it takes us to. True Believer reveals the life of Noel Field, an American who betrayed his country and crushed his family. Field, once a well-meaning and privileged American, spied for Stalin during the 1930s and '40s. Then a pawn...

Catalina can't wait for the upcoming school talent show! Along with some of her classmates, they decide to rock out and form a band for the big day. But Catalina has some ... specific ideas on how the band should look and sound. Can Catalina learn to be part of the band, or will she find herself working on a solo act?

"Meet the Knights of Creation, a group of artistic friends struggling with society's standards of beauty. Barb, a stunningly beautiful costume designer, chooses to don a fat suit in hopes that it will help her meet the man of her dreams--a man who can see beyond her looks. Lily, Barb's brilliantly talented, unfortunate-looking musician friend, goes to fantastic lengths to attract the shallow man she loves. Penelope, neither beautiful nor talented,...

"One night, while Sunny is out for a walk, getting rid of her ya-yas, Frank spies, in a puddle of moonlight, a magnificent cat. She has nifty black paws. A long tail with splendid rings. A mask to hide her identity. She is an enigma, which is an extra-beautiful mystery. Frank is smitten. With the help of Sunny and a garrulous parrot named Cap'n Keith, Frank makes a plan to declare his undying love at first sight. But aside from hilarious shenanigans,...

"What will Harry Bergen-Murphy do when he braves first grade? Day 1: Find a friend. Day 15: Make an enemy. Day 40: Learn how to be a shark. Day 48: Distract a bully. Day 56: Avoid Goblin, the scary guinea pig. Day 99: Finish the world's most awesome one-hundredth-day-of-school project ever, before morning. Nothing can go wrong. Right? Harry is ready -- but he's a little nervous! In the first one hundred days of school, he will do all of the above...

Oliver is a homeless kitten who roams the streets of New York City. There, he is taken in by a gang of homeless mutts who survive by stealing from others. During one of these criminal acts, Oliver meets a wealthy young girl named Jenny Foxworth. This meeting will forever change his life.

A group of women travel to remote England for a weekend escape, only to discover a startling note that says one of their husbands will be killed before they return home.

From Gordon Korman, the New York Times bestselling author of Restart, comes a hilarious new story about a group of underdogs who come together when they are forced to attend summer school--for failing PE. Yash is the best athlete at Robinette Middle School--so good, in fact, that he's already playing on the high schools JV sports teams. Imagine his shock when he learns that his JV practices have kept him from earning a state-mandated credit for eighth-grade...