Lisa Papademetriou
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Hayley and her little sister, Chloe, have just moved into their grandmother's house with their mom, who recently divorced their dad and now runs the family's tea shop. With her knack for baking, Hayley helps out too, but her newfound talent seems to have cost her her best friend, Artie. Now Hayley's crushing on someone who might just be Artie's new boyfriend. This mess really takes the cake!
3) Fury's Fire
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At the end of Siren's Storm, the Sirens were defeated, and now the town of Walfang is once again a peaceful beach community.
Or is it? Gretchen and Will are still haunted by the memories of the night the Sirens were destroyed—Gretchen because she can't remember what happened and Will because he doesn't know how to tell Gretchen what he saw. He doesn't even understand what he saw, but he does know now that Gretchen is more than what...
Or is it? Gretchen and Will are still haunted by the memories of the night the Sirens were destroyed—Gretchen because she can't remember what happened and Will because he doesn't know how to tell Gretchen what he saw. He doesn't even understand what he saw, but he does know now that Gretchen is more than what...
4) The Dreamway
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After her twin brother is attacked, Stella Clay senses there is something different about him, but a talking mouse tells her that her brother has been kidnapped and taken prisoner in the Dreamway and it is up to her to rescue him.
5) Squad goals
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"Mackenzie Miler has big goals. For instance, conquering seventh grade--with projects. There's the Mom Project (finding her mom a boyfriend--even if she says she's not interested), the Friend project (win back the BFFs who dumped her and make a new friend), and the Band project (so what if she's never planned a fundraiser? How hard can it be?). But finding real-life romance is a lot more complicated than her mom's favorite movies make it look. And...
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Hayley, her little sister, Chloe, and their mom have finally settled into their new home above their Gran's tea shop, but things at school aren't going so well: Hayley's former best friend, Artie, is back in the picture and getting between Hayley and her new pal Meghan-- a surefire recipe for disaster!
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"Hayley's world is far from perfect: her parents have divorced, her mom has lost her job, and she and her sister Chloe are stuck sharing a bedroom in their grandmother's apartment. Luckily, Hayley has a knack for baking cupcakes -- and cupcakes always make life just a little sweeter! But when she and her best friend Artie start drifting apart, she realizes that it's going to take more than sugar and spice to make things nice."--P. [4] of cover.
11) Chasing normal
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When her mean, grouchy grandmother in Texas has a heart attack and she and her father go to help, twelve-year-old Mieka meets her cousins' family and wishes for their "normal" type of life.
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"Lighting McQueen is a hotshot young race car on his way to becoming the Piston Cup champion . . . until he gets impounded in the small town of Radiator Springs. Now McQueen can only spin his wheels, thinking about the big race he's going to miss. But if McQueen can slow down, the townsfolk of Radiator Springs just might teach him that being a champion has more to do with heart than with crossing the finish line first."-- Provided by publisher.
14) Ice dreams
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Rosa Hernandez, whose mom's job transfers the family to Chicago, is ready to continue figure skating and excited to make friends around her new hometown, but when she meets the reigning figure skating superstar, Jacqui, Rosa has only a few weeks to prepare for a citywide competition.
17) Apartment 1986
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Bestselling middle grade author Lisa Papademetriou is back with a playful, poignant story that will resonate with anyone who's ever had to learn that love means accepting people—even yourself—for who they really are.
Callie never meant to let it go this far. Sure, she may have accidentally-on-purpose skipped a day at her fancy New York City prep school, but she never thought she'd skip the day after that! And the one after that
...18) Far-Fetched
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A laugh-out-loud story about anxiety, friendship, and having a very popular dog.
Lizzie has a lot to worry about.
Ever since her sister left for boarding school, Lizzie has felt overwhelmed by worries. Will she flunk out of 7th grade? Will she say something humiliating in front of her crush? Will her campaign for class secretary set a record for the lowest number of votes ever? Her friends say her fears are far-fetched, but they still make Lizzie's...
19) Something new
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Hayley's life hasn't exactly been a piece of cake, and now there's even more change in store: an adorable new puppy, a possible new school, and a new baking challenge--a wedding cake for her grandmother's big day!
20) My pen pal, Pat
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A phonics-based story for readers in grades one through three in which Pat Glenn and Pat Scott, pen pals who share a name and have many things in common, get a big surprise when they finally meet face-to-face.