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Bestselling author and Magnolia cofounder Joanna Gaines welcomes you on an imaginative adventure through nature’s small surprises and invites you and your kids to be curious, slow down, and take in everyday wonders. Inspired by Joanna’s young son’s insistence to “look up!” and the shift to a slower perspective she enjoyed after having her last child, this book shares the delight of taking a friend by the hand, getting your boots muddy, and discovering the secrets just waiting to be uncovered.

It's 1883—the Age of Invention! A time when great men like Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Nicola Tesla, and George Eastman work to turn the country into a land of limitless opportunity. And it all happens at the world famous Inventor’s Guild headquarters in New York City—a place where a great idea, a lot of hard work, and a little bit of luck can find you rubbing elbows with these gods of industry who will usher humanity into the future.

*NOW A NETFLIX SERIES* In this spine-tingling next book of the Lockwood & Co series, the ghost-hunting gang take on terrifying new challenges. As a massive outbreak of supernatural Visitors baffles Scotland Yard and causes protests throughout London, Lockwood & Co. continue to demonstrate their...

When a mysterious transmission from the exoplanet Kepler-186f reaches Earth, young Toya knows something is wrong. Her father, Dr. Aris Thorne, a leading astrophysicist, has vanished amidst his groundbreaking research. Now, it's up to Toya and her friend Jax to uncover the secret of the "Star-Eater" and rescue her father from the Xylos, a reclusive race that misuses a planet's living energy. Join Toya on a journey of courage, where she'll have to use her wits to solve a cosmic puzzle and prove that science can be a force for good.

Change is in the air for Parker and his family. Everything will be different now—even his hunting. With the help of a new friend, Parker learns to hunt with a traditional bow in traditional ways. On this journey, he also learns the importance of doing hard things and not giving up. The fourth book in The Hunt Club Kids Series, Sticks and Strings, is another wholesome, family-friendly, yet thrilling adventure with several unexpected twists and turns.

When Max discovers an old brass telescope, he finds more than just stars. He finds a secret—a tiny red dot that hums with a mysterious energy, a whisper from across the vast sea of space. This single discovery propels him into the adventure of a lifetime, starting with a forgotten star-chart found in his dusty attic. The chart doesn't just show stars; it shows a path to the legendary Crimson Planet. With his inventive best friend, Maya, by his side, Max builds the Stardust Drifter—a spaceship crafted from a refrigerator box, a sled, and a whole lot of imagination.

Eve has always called the Crystal Forest her home—a magical world where trees have quartz bark, the rivers sing with tumbling gems, and the moss glows with a gentle light. But a strange sadness is falling over the land. A formless, creeping shadow is consuming the forest’s sparkle, leaving behind a cold, colorless silence. When Eve discovers a tiny, warm crystal shard humming with forgotten energy, she is set on a perilous quest. Guided by a loyal firefly named Flicker, she must journey through echoing caverns and across chattering chasms to find the Heart of the Forest.

Rodney's life in the quiet village of Silverpine was perfectly ordinary, filled with warm bread and quiet afternoons, until the day a strange parcel arrived, whispering secrets only he could hear. Inside, a mysterious key hums with a power he's never felt before, a power that reveals a shocking truth: he is the secret son of a powerful sorcerer. Now, with a magical, vanishing cat as his guide, Rodney must embark on a thrilling quest to find the legendary House on Whispering Hill. He'll have to face dancing shadows, unravel ancient secrets, and learn to master his first spells.

Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose are visiting Dink's Uncle Warren in New York City when several paintings are stolen from his apartment building. Do the kids have enough clues to catch this crafty - and hungry - crook?

All is not right in the forest realm of Trellis. Birds have left their nests, and bears have abandoned their dens, as a mysterious magic threatens the natural order of the deep, dark woods. Together with a band of knights, Prince Lucas and Clara set out on an adventure that pits them against a dreaded sorcerer's shadow. There's only one problem: How can a shadow be defeated?

Myasako returns home to find that the threat of his uncle Senzi is still strong, and he must team up with his father and loyal friend Takashi to confront the danger. Together they use their ninja skills to infiltrate Senzi’s compound, face him head on, and Myasako begins to discover the true power of his own mind. Martin discovers the force contained within the ancient protective stone that Myasako’s father gave him as a gift. When the stone senses danger, it begins to awaken, and what emerges from the stone is designed to keep any threat at bay.

What would you do if you suddenly had stingray wings or octopus tentacles instead of arms and legs? When four siblings are transformed into sea creatures because of their constant bickering, they embark on a treacherous quest to get their human bodies back. Their only hope is to find an Oracle guarded by a school of ferocious sharks. To succeed they are forced to build their relationships, find their inner strength, and learn how to cope with fear.

Daniel Redmayne is fast asleep on the first night of a white water rafting trip when he's awoken by screams. The dam has failed. The river is surging, and their camp will be under water in a matter of moments. As the shrieking roar of the river rushes closer, the kids scramble to higher ground. They make it; their counselors do not. Now they're on their own, with barely any food or supplies, in the middle of the Montana wilderness. Do Daniel and his four classmates have what it takes to stay alive until they can get rescued?

Pahua Moua has a bit of a reputation for being a weirdo. A lonely 11-year-old Hmong girl with the unique ability to see spirits, she spends her summer days babysitting her little brother and playing with her best friend, a cat spirit no one else can see. One day Pahua accidentally untethers an angry spirit from the haunted bridge in her neighborhood - whoops. When her brother suddenly falls sick and can't be awoken, Pahua fears that the bridge spirit has stolen his soul.

Los pequeños y terribles Kakamora, piratas armados con cocos, se topan en el camino de Vaiana y sus amigos. Nadie sospecha sus intenciones: ¡secuestrar a Heihei! Los Kakamora están seguros de que el pollo les mostrará el camino a casa, así que comienzan a tratarlo a cuerpo de rey esperando una señal.

Thanks to Callie and their friends, Helston seems to be changing for the better: Boys are allowed to explore their magic, and girls are permitted to train as warriors. Callie is an official Helston page, Willow in on track to become king, and Elowen and Edwyn are finally safe and free of their father. Everything is…perfect. Except it isn’t. Not in Helston, where every step forward is accompanied by a storm of opposition. Even Queen Ewella and Sir Nick are struggling against the wave of fear and anti-magical sentiment growing daily, while the encroaching threat from across the bridge looms.

Wondering at their weird new band teacher, the Bailey School kids are surprised when he comments that the classroom skeleton, Claude, can play music better than they can, and when everyone wonders who is playing the tuba, Eddie vows to find the truth.

Discovering their newfound tradition and love for camping at the Grand Tetons, The Campground Kids anticipate their next adventure—exploring the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

Based upon a real boat - the Lord Sheffield did sail the Caribbean Sea until sunk by Hurricane Gonzalo in 2014 - this is a story about the joy of adventure and the value of self-reliance. We asked ourselves, “What would happen if two young boys found themselves abandoned aboard the Lord Sheffield in the middle of the Caribbean Sea”? Set aboard the tall ship Lord Sheffield and on several Caribbean islands and countries, we follow Brian, the “Barracuda Kid”, as he fights to save the Lord Sheffield and then set’s off on a desperate voyage to rescue his dad and Captain Olsten.

Willa and her clan are the last of the Faeran, an ancient race of forest people who have lived in the Great Smoky Mountains for as long as the trees have grown there. But as crews of newly arrived humans start cutting down great swaths of the forest she loves, Willa is helpless to stop them. How can she fight the destroyers of the forest and their powerful machines?