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Karen feels like an ugly duckling. Her baby teeth are all falling out, and she has to wear new glasses, too! Karen needs a new haircut to make her look glamorous. But the beauty parlor lady cuts Karen's hair all wrong. Now she's uglier than ever! What will all the kids at school say?

Twelve-year-old Jolene spends every day she can at the library watching her favorite livestream: The Desert Aviator, where twelve-year-old "Addie Earhart" shares her adventures flying an ultralight plane over the desert. While watching this daring girl fly through the sky, Jolene can dream of what it would be like to fly with her, far away from her own troubled home life where her mother struggles with a narcotic addiction. And Addie, who is grieving the loss of her father, finds solace in her online conversations with Jolene, her biggest - and only - fan.

After years of hard work, Mia Tang finally gets to go on vacation with her family - to China! A total dream come true! Mia can't wait to see all her cousins and grandparents again, especially her cousin Shen. As she roams around Beijing, witnessing some of the big changes China's going through, Mia thinks about the changes in her own life.

Blackstone Audiobooks presents, from the unabridged collection A.A. Milne's Pooh Classics, the 44 poems and verses from When We Were Very Young performed by Peter Dennis. This is the only reading of these delightful verses authorized by A.A. Milne's son, Christopher Robin.

Warm is the smallest pup, the one his father calls the heart of the pack. But all Warm sees is his bigger brothers Sharp and Swift, even his sisters Pounce and Wag, winning all the wrestling matches. Just as Warm is finding his place, enemy wolves destroy and scatter the pack. Warm helps lead the pups away from the fight, only to find himself alone with four pups to defend and feed. Can he be both the heart and the head of a new pack? Does he have to choose the aggressive leadership style of his father and brothers? Or is there another way?

They said his uncle Ian died in a car accident. Alex Rider knows that's a lie, and the bullet holes in his uncle's car confirm the truth. But nothing can prepare him for the news that the uncle he always thought he knew was really a spy for Britain's top-secret intelligence agency. Enlisted to find his uncle's killers and complete Ian's final mission, Alex suddenly finds himself caught in a deadly game of cat and mouse, with no way out.

As the newest member of the BSC, Dawn is eager to prove herself. So when a big job comes along, she jumps at the chance to show everyone what she's made of. The Barretts are even more challenging than Dawn expected. The house is a mess, Mrs. Barrett is unreliable, and the kids are out of control. Dawn knows she's a great baby-sitter, but this is impossible! She only knows one thing for sure - a member of the BSC never gives up!

Lina is just like any other 15-year-old Lithuanian girl in 1941. She paints, she draws, she gets crushes on boys - until one night when Soviet officers barge into her home, tearing her family from the comfortable life they've known. Separated from her father, forced onto a crowded and dirty train car, Lina, her mother, and her young brother slowly make their way north, crossing the Arctic Circle, to a work camp in the coldest reaches of Siberia.

Margaret Olemaun Pokiak-Fenton’s powerful story of an Inuvialuit girl standing up to the bullies of residential school in the far North has been reissued to commemorate the memoir’s 10th anniversary with updates to the text, reflections on the book’s impact, and a bonus chapter from the acclaimed follow-up, A Stranger at Home.

After a bump on the head in gym class on April Fool's Day, Nikki has a wild dream in which she, her BFFs Chloe and Zoey, her crush Brandon, and mean girl Mackenzie all end up playing the roles of some familiar classic fairy tale characters. Of course, the stories don’t go quite as expected - because they each have a very special Dork Diaries spin!

Miles Murphy had it made. He lived in a great town near the ocean, he had two best friends, and most importantly, he had a reputation for being his town's best prankster. All of which explains why he's not happy to bemoving to Yawnee Valley, a sleepy town that's famous for one thing and one thing only: cows. Worse than that, Miles quickly discovers that Yawnee Valley already has a prankster - and a great one. If Miles is going to take the title from this mystery kid, he'll have to raise his game.

Meet the STAR KITTIES – the cutest cats ever! These loveable, magical kitties get up to all sorts of fun adventures and mischief in Whiskery Paw with their best friend Tabitha Flair. Today it's Tabitha's birthday! She’s so excited to spend the day with the Star Kitties … but when she gets to Whiskery Paw, Queen Moggaline has gone missing! Any plans for a birthday party soon change into a search party. Can Tabitha solve the missing moggy mystery AND still have a super special birthday?

Dungeon Runners Kit, Sandy, and Thorn travel by dragon to the city of Saltport to compete in a dungeon run deep under the water in The Orb. There they must solve puzzles, escape traps, and battle a dreadful Narghoul. As the smallest and most inexperienced team of the Bottom Feeders League they are at a disadvantage, and worse yet, they start to suspect one of the other teams may be cheating. The three must remember what's important and work together, using all their skill, strength, and smarts, if they are to survive their most challenging dungeon yet.

It's time for a super sleepover! The foodie besties and their friends are excited for a fun night of telling ghost stories! Will Pizza and Taco ever get to sleep? Find out in book #11 of the popular chapter book graphic novel series! Pizza and Taco’s sleepover night is about to begin! They...

Eleven-year-old Lila lives in a place known only as Silent Town — where the clocks no longer tick, and no one remembers why. But one midsummer night, as lanterns fade and moonlight spills across the square, the great tower clock begins to sing. Its haunting melody awakens long-buried memories and stirs the hearts of four children who will become its guardians. With her friends Jonas, a gift that returns lost laughter and vanished love, but also revives the pain people tried to forget.

The Secret Seven are ready to solve any mystery, any time! This 3-in-1 collection contains audiobooks 1-3 in Enid Blyton's classic series of 15 novels, perfect for young fans of mystery, adventure or detective series. Book 1: The Secret Seven (first published in 1949), Book 2: Secret Seven Adventure (first published in 1950), Book 3: Well Done, Secret Seven (first published in 1951).

When their parents sail the world without them, 12-year-old twins Tabitha and Timothy are sent to the remote island of Papala, known as the "Bird Island." Great Uncle Tamhas becomes their guardian in a world as strange as the island itself. Tabitha is frustrated with the island's isolation and limited Wi-Fi, but Timothy is delighted to uncover the island’s natural secrets. The twins soon realise however, they are not the only newcomers to the island.

Vier Freunde aus dem Kleintiervolk machen sich auf den Weg, ihrer blinden Freundin zu helfen. Ihre abenteuerliche Reise führt sie zu einer geheimnisvollen fliegenden Insel – und zu einer Erkenntnis, die tief unter die Haut geht: Wirklich sehen lernt man mit dem Herzen. Ein berührendes, fantasievolles Kinderbuch über Freundschaft, Empathie und die Kraft, die Welt mit anderen Augen zu sehen. In spielerischen sanften Worten öffnet das Hörbuch Räume für Fantasie, Gefühle und eigene Entdeckungen.

A deluxe hardcover collection of thirteen stories starring Moana, Maui, Simea, and all their friends from Disney’s Moana and Moana 2! Explore Tamatoa’s lair with Moana, learn why Heihei is the Kakamora’s favorite chicken, take sailing lessons with Simea, and more in this 320- page...

Join Stitch, Lilo, and their friends in this colorful collection of nine fun-filled 5-minute stories based on Disney's Lilo & Stitch! Stitch and his ‘ohana always have a fun time together! Follow along as Stitch goes monster hunting with Jumba and Pleakley, surfs a giant wave with Nani and...