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Go Girl ! The New Girl
Zoe can't wait to meet Isabelle, the new girl. What will she be like, and will they be friends? No matter what, Zoe is going to make sure Isabelle feels welcome at their school. But it turns out Isabelle has no trouble fitting in right away. And when she starts being really mean, Zoe has to choose between being mean too, or standing tall and being a good friend. Go Girl #4: The New Girl by Thalia Kalkipsakis and illustrated by Ash Oswald is a story about making new friends, full of familiar themes that young readers will be able to relate to their own lives.
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Go Girl! Basketball Blues
A girl tries to choose between fitting in and playing the game she loves in Basketball Blues by Thalia Kalkipsakis, the eleventh book of the Go Girl! chapter book series. When Angie is told that she plays basketball like a boy, she is heartbroken. She quits her favorite basketball team and dreams of cheerleading instead. Angie just wants to fit in, but is that worth giving up her true self? Praise for the Go Girls! series: "The characters are likable and believable―people you hope your own girls might take as friends." ―Fort Worth Star-Telegram "Simple in language and story structure, making them accessible to young readers who are making their first foray into chapter books and good choices for reluctant readers." ―School Library Journal
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The Hardy Boys - The Alaskan Adventure
Frank and Joe head north to watch a friend race in the Iditarod dogsled race—and find the whole town of Glitter under siege by a firebombing saboteur.
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MrMidnight # 68
STORY #1: When Tertius Toh and his friends look through an old photo album, they bring the ghost of a long-dead murderer back to life. No wonder Tertius warns us all: DON'T LOOK AT THE DEAD! STORY #2: Australian Georgia Eastment wants to see an Asian ghost. But a visit to a spooky canal puts her life in the hands of THE HAUNTED HANGMAN. Poor Georgia! Is she doomed? Or can she save her neck?
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MrMidnight # 50
STORY #1: A sinister clown haunts Woo Zoe Yee's dreams. But when her nightmares come to life, she finds herself at the Circus of the Dead where the crowd will DIE LAUGHING AT A KILLER CLOWN. STORY #2: Keith Su hears a ghostly girl calling for help. I LIVE IN COFFIN 4, BLOOD STREET, says the mysterious girl and begs him to rescue her. But when he tries, Keith finds himself the victim of a century-old curse.
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MrMidnight # 70
STORY #1: Valesko Seow discovers a human foot lying beside a grave in an old cemetery. Where did it come from? Valesko figures there must still be ONE FOOT IN THE GRAVE, so he peeks inside. And that's when his worst nightmares come true. STORY #2: When Audrey Yick goes on a school trip to Australia, she and her friends stay at a very unusual hotel. It used to be a mental asylum, and the mad ghosts tell her WE WILL ALWAYS BE WATCHING.
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MrMidnight #31
STORY #1: A simple shopping trip goes horribly wrong when Jazzmen Teo and his friends come face to face with walking, talking store mannequins. Death lurks round every corner as they fight an evil enemy to STOP THE DEADLY DUMMIES! STORY #2: WHO SENT ME A COFFIN? screams Cammie Chan. Her curiosity leads her to a haunted tomb filled with dread and danger. Can she survive a zombie, a crazed grave robber and killer clowns?