LLC Playaway Products
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Island of Morovia is shaped like a broken heart. The humans live on one side of the island, and the alkonosts -- the birdpeople -- live on the other. But it wasn't always this way... Linnet wishes she could sing magic, like her father, Nightingale -- and bring the two sides of her island together again. For her land has been divided by a terrible tragedy, and Linnet has been banished with her father to the deepest swamps, leaving behind her best...
22) Wish
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
How did the wishing star, upon which so many characters wished, come to be? The story, set in Rosas, the kingdom of wishes where wishes can literally come true, follows Asha an optimist with a sharp wit who cares endlessly about her community. In a moment of desperation, Asha makes an impassioned plea to the stars, which is answered by a cosmic force, a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, they face the most formidable of foes to...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The limitless possibilities of the world outside our windows--and the warmth and comfort of home--are explored in this thoughtful meditation on the imagination, as seen from the point of view of a wise old dog. Any child who has ever felt uncertainty about the world outside will be soothed and enchanted by the open-ended, seemingly-unanswerable, and utterly whimsical questions this book poses: "Will I ever be the dawdle of a penguin? Will I ever be...
24) Bit of Earth, A
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Maria Latif is used to not having a space of her own. But what happens when she feels the sudden urge to put down roots in the most unexpected of places? Karuna Riazi crafts a tender coming-of-age story about friendship, family, and new beginnings. A Bit of Earth is a reimagining of the classic The Secret Garden for readers of Other Words for Home and The Bridge Home. Growing up in Pakistan, Maria Latif has been bounced between reluctant relatives...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
A scheming demon sword and a wannabe knight band together on a (possibly wicked) quest in this fantasy, perfect for fans of Diana Wynne Jones and Terry Pratchett. For the past two hundred years, the demon sword Asperides has led a quiet life. While his physical form has been tasked with guarding the body of an evil sorcerer, the rest of his consciousness has taken a well-earned vacation. That constant need to trick humans into wielding him (at the...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Funny, outrageous things didnt stop for Jordan Sonnenblick after he left fourth grade. No, in many ways the events detailed to hilarious effect in The Boy Who Failed Show and Tell were but a prelude to sixth grade, a time when Jordan would have to deal with -- A rival named Jiminy (his real name is Jimmy -- but, hey, he looks like a cricket) -- A stickler English teacher who doesnt care that all the old, worn copies of Great Expectations smell like...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
In these hilarious stories by some of the top authors of middle grade fiction today, each young character is coping with a minor superpowerwhile also discovering their power to change themselves and their community, find their voice, and celebrate what makes them unique. The kids in these humorous short stories each have a minor superpower theyre learning to live with. One can shape-shiftbut only part of her body, and only on Mondays. Another can...
28) The Lost Whale
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A gorgeously written standalone from the acclaimed author of The Last Bear, Hannah Golds second novel is a touching story about adventure, recovery, and loveperfect for fans of Pax and A Wolf Called Wander. When Rio is sent to live with a grandmother he barely knows in California, he feels completely alone. Then he makes a new friend on the foggy beacha girl named Marina, who teaches him about the massive grey whales that migrate nearby. As Rio grows...
29) The Glass Witch
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Adelaide Goode has never been good enough. Everyone knows shes the weakest witch born to the Goode family in centuries. And now her mom is betraying her in the worst way possible: abandoning her in Cranberry Hallow, where she has no friends at all, for three whole months! And she's pushing her to compete in the town Halloween pageant! If Addie is going to be stuck in this town, her mother won't get away so easyso she sets off the curse thats been...
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Amadeuses were always considered somewhat strange. Even before the incident. When six-year-old Beatrice Willoughby vanished at the Amadeuses annual All Hallows Eve party, people in the tiny mountain town of Nevermore were quick to whisper: They were always odd. Their house is full of dark magic. And when Mort Amadeus was pegged for the crime, the Amadeuses, once the center of society, retreated. They closed their doors, disappeared from life....
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Dark secrets and unnatural magic abound when a twelve-year-old girl ventures into a bog full of monsters to break a mysterious curse. Nothing about Kess Pedrocks life is normal. Not her home (she lives in her familys Unnatural History Museum), not her interests (hunting for megafauna fossils and skeletons), and not her best friend (a talking demons head in a jar named Shrunken Jim). But things get even stranger than usual when Kess meets Lilou Starling,...
Author
Language
English
Description
It's Kiki's first day of school, and she's ready to go! Her backpack is full, and she's picked the perfect bow to wear. Even better? Her brothers, Nicky and Ricky, are going to be with her all day! But wait a minute--why are Nicky and Ricky going to another classroom? Kiki's excitement rapidly turns to nerves, but as her different classmates begin to share their favorite things, Kiki learns that as long as she's herself, she can always make new friends....
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as...an astronaut, a dancer, a superhero, too! Among the stars, he twirls. With pride, his chest swells. And his eyes, they glow. Nigel is the most brilliant body in the sky. But it's Career Week at school, and Nigel can't find the courage to share his dreams. It's easy to whisper them to the moon, but not to his classmates--especially when he already feels out of place.
Author
Series
Improbable tales of Baskerville Hall volume 1
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The Mysterious Benedict Society meets The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes in this middle grade adventure series written by award-winning author Ali Standish. This commercial mystery created in partnership with Working Partners and the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate is set in a secret school for extraordinarily gifted children and is brimming with magic, intrigue, and action. Currently in development for TV with Imagine Entertainment! And it's sold in 20...
36) Just Gus
Author
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Return to the world of devoted working dogs and the humans they love in a new book from the best-selling author of Stella. Gus is a livestock guardian dog with one job--protecting his farm from coyotes and foxes. He likes keeping the sheep, the chickens, and his humans safe, and he's very good at it. One day, Diego and his dad come to visit the farm, and Gus immediately connects to the small boy. They both like to sit still and enjoy the quiet, and...
37) The thunder egg
Author
Series
Dragon games volume 1
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Play the game. Save the realm. One fateful afternoon, classmates Luca, Yazmine, and Zane stumble upon a strange-looking rock called a geode in one of the rooms at school. To their surprise, a touch of this geode transports them to a magical land named Imperia. The geode is actually a dragon egg! Its one of three Thunder Eggs that needs to be returned home to secret locations in Imperia. Once these eggs hatch, the dragons born from them will restore...
38) The frozen sea
Author
Series
Dragon games volume 02
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Play the game. Save the realm. Team Dragon is back! This time Luca, Yazmine, and Zane have landed in the icy region of North Gelida. Here they must navigate giant frozen waves and outrun a hungry monster made of snow to return the second Thunder Egg to its frosty palace. But Dartsmith, the evil leader of Imperia, is always lurking, determined to make sure the dragon prophecy wont come true. Hell do whatever it takes to win the Dragon Games--but Luca,...
Author
Series
Aven Green volume 4
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Aven Green, the remarkable heroine of Dusti Bowling's Life of a Cactus series, marches to her own beat in this hilarious, upbeat, and unforgettable chapter book. Third-grader Aven Green is an expert soccer player. She even has her own top secret moves! But when her friend Sujata joins the team, Aven has a hard time learning to help the new player shine. When the time comes to choose a new team captain, will Aven learn to share the spotlight and understand...
40) Greenwild
Author
Series
Greenwild volume 1
Publisher
Playaway Products, LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
The first of a middle-grade trilogy following a girl uncovering a hidden world of magic in the wake of her mothers disappearance. The Secret Garden meets A Wrinkle in Time, Greenwild is an emotionally gripping, modern classic in the making. Open the door to a spellbinding world where the wilderness is alive and a deep magic rises from the earth itself ... Eleven-year-old Daisy Thistledown is on the run. Her mother has been keeping big, glittering...