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Clark the Shark is ready for his first big sleepover He's nervous about sleeping outside without his glow-fish night-light, but he doesn't want anyone to know he's just a teeny-tiny bit afraid of the dark. So Clark makes up a rhyme to help him stay cool: "Take heart, be smart, sharks aren't afraid of the dark."

But when the sun sets and his friends begin telling spooky stories, Clark's voice sounds quiet and small and not brave at all. In this empowering tale about conquering nighttime fears, Clark the Shark learns how...

Then there is the new baby on the way. Clementine's mom sure doesn't seem ready. She's suddenly crazy about cleaning (Dad says she is nesting), but she doesn't even have a name picked out yet. Clementine just hopes the baby won't be a dud.

What Clementine really isn't ready for is saying good-bye to...

Secondhand Summer begins in Ninilchik, a tiny Alaskan community where the Barger family fishes for salmon. The father's death forces a move from their homestead to an apartment in a poor section of Anchorage. Written in the first person and based on the author s own experiences, the tale is about Sam, a fourteen-year-old boy who loved the homestead fishing life he left behind. Like most kids his age, his physical abilities and his imagination exceed his judgment and knowledge.

The story focuses on the boy s adventuresome adjustments to the big city, the loss of his father, and...

PJ Party Puzzle Olivia is starting to worry about her very first sleepover. She's thought up a hundred different things that could go wrong and they're all totally embarrassing Olivia doesn't want to cancel on her best friend at the last minute, BUT... maybe she should just stay home?

Go Girl #2: Sleepover by Rowan McAuley and illustrated by Ash Oswald is a story about a sleepover party and tackling new experiences, full of familiar themes that young readers will be able to relate to their own lives.

When Mrs. Inkydink announces a class trip to the farmers' market, Clark is so excited he doesn't listen to her instructions. "Hurrah, hooray, it's time to play " Clark gets lost in the crowd and has to use his rhyming to remember what Mrs. Inkydink said to do.

Beginning readers will be entertained and reassured by this clever, funny tale featuring our favorite boisterous shark. The back matter includes fun, bite-sized facts about shark eating With colorful illustrations from Guy Francis and lively text from Bruce Hale, this Level One I Can Read is perfect for children learning to...

After saying good-bye to her circus friends, Piper Morgan and her mom are on the move again, this time returning to mom's hometown and to Piper's beloved grandmother's house after Piper's mom takes a job in the local elementary school principal's office. Piper is excited for a new school and new friends--and is thrilled when she is made an "office helper." But there is one girl who seems determined to prove she is a better helper than Piper--and she just so happens to be the...

When Piper Morgan and her mom have to move, Piper is sad to leave her friends behind, but excited for the new adventures coming her way. Her mom is looking for the perfect place for her and Piper to settle down, and dives into a series of odd jobs.

Mom's first job? An assistant to the head of the Big Top Circus. And Piper is excited to learn she will be a part of The...

It's Lizzy's first day in a brand new school At first things feel "just so" scary and "just so" hard, but in the end, they're "just so..".. not what she thought they would be From waking up early and boarding the bus for the very first time to meeting new friends and painting outside the lines, it's a day of discovery and perspective for a little girl named Lizzy.

Book 3 in the Fluorescence series. Get your heart pounding with a sexy, thrilling installment that fuels your adrenaline rush until the final page turns. Kareena is struggling to find her place within the group, but will a charming new stranger separate the Fluorescent Ones for good? Decisions must be made and FAST, before the human race becomes threatened by a new evolution of the infection.

Each full-length novel in the series is narrated by a different character, driving the story forward in a new and exciting way. It evolves from a quiet beginning into a gritty, unabashed...