Young Readers

Seventeen-year-old Cassie Hobbes has a gift for profiling people. Her talent has landed her a spot in an elite FBI program for teens with innate crime-solving abilities, and into some harrowing situations. After barely escaping a confrontation with an unbalanced killer obsessed with her mother's murder, Cassie hopes she and the rest of the team can stick to solving cold cases from a distance. But when victims of a brutal new serial killer start turning up, the Naturals are pulled into an active case that strikes too close to home.

Join Imani, Tommy, and Maya on their most chaotic adventure yet in this enchanting tale that teaches children the power of teamwork, kindness, and embracing differences! When a mysterious magical box creates a swirling portal on their favorite front steps, three best friends are whisked away to Mix-Up Island—a fantastical world where everything has gotten wonderfully tangled together! With the help of Cornelius the Town Crier, they must solve puzzles, make unlikely friends, and discover that sometimes the best solutions come from the most unexpected places. Perfect for young readers ages ...

I really need to wake up Mr. Pug to tell him some important news. Do you think he'll listen to me? This is an early reader picture book for ages 3 to 6.

Salama Kassab was a pharmacy student when the cries for freedom broke out in Syria. She still had her parents and her big brother; she still had her home. She had a normal teenager’s life. Now Salama volunteers at a hospital in Homs, helping the wounded who flood through the doors daily. Secretly, though, she is desperate to find a way out of her beloved country before her sister-in-law, Layla, gives birth. So desperate, that she has manifested a physical embodiment of her fear in the form of her imagined companion.

Sixteen-year-old Matt Wheeler never expected that moving to a sleepy lakeside town in Idaho would thrust him into a nightmare. Still grieving the death of his mother, Matt finds his life further upended when he starts seeing the ghost of Kelli Sullivan, a local girl who went missing weeks before his arrival. Kelli appears only to Matt at midnight hovering in the fog above the lake—trapped between this world and the next, desperate for the truth to surface. As Matt dives into the mystery of Kelli’s death, he forms an unlikely group of friends: Hal Murren, a tough, blue-collar kid with a ...

Leo K. Doyle has become a star in the Youth Premier League and one of the brightest young players in the world. But he faces his toughest challenge yet when he joins his junior national team and tries to lead an underdog squad to victory in the greatest tournament of all for his age group: the U15 Cup of Nations.

The Teddy Bear is a charming and moving story that will delight both children and adults. Meet Lorena, a young girl who falls in love with a teddy bear displayed at a shop window. She dreams of giving this teddy a home, but her mother is in poor health and cannot afford to buy it for her. Every day, Lorena visits her teddy bear, gazing at him with devotion. Then, one day, she arrives at the shop only to find her teddy bear has disappeared! Oh, No!!! Lorena must do everything she can to find him…

Sefia knows what it means to survive. After her father is brutally murdered, she flees into the wilderness with her aunt Nin, who teaches her to hunt, track, and steal. But when Nin is kidnapped, leaving Sefia completely alone, none of her survival skills can help her discover where Nin's been taken, or if she's even alive. The only clue to both her aunt's disappearance and her father's murder is the odd rectangular object her father left behind, an object she comes to realize is a book - an item unheard of in her illiterate society.

Journeys Beyond the Map “Use this stick to vanish from sight, But return before the fall of night.” Jack and Emily, siblings who didn’t always get along, are sent to visit their aunt, a specialist in ancient magic and archaeology. While exploring a secret room in the basement of her mysterious home, they discover an enchanted map that transports them to far-off worlds. In each place, they must solve puzzles and help the local inhabitants, all while racing against time. If they fail to complete their tasks before nightfall, they risk being trapped there forever. Through these thrilling...

After years of bickering, Penny and Tate have called a truce: they’ll play nice. They have to. Their mothers (life-long best friends) need them to be perfect, drama-free daughters when Penny’s mother becomes a living liver donor to Tate’s mom. Forced to live together as the Moms recover, the girls’ truce is essential in keeping everything—their jobs, the house, the finances, the Moms’ healing—running smoothly. They’ve got to let this thing between them go. There’s one little hitch: Penny and Tate keep almost kissing.

Vaylor has a secret. He has learned about the secret Fairy Spirits that grow in some pumpkins got Halloween. He learns about how they spread light and happiness to all who will see and believe. And Vaylor learns about listening with your heart - not just with your ears. Filled with happy pictures and happy people it is for reading to the toddlers and for reading by the early readers.

Dive into the sands of time with "The Kid's Cleopatra," an enchanting journey through the life of one of history's most fascinating figures, adapted for young readers aged 6-9. This beautifully illustrated book brings the story of Queen Cleopatra of Egypt to life, engaging children with its vibrant storytelling and striking visuals. From the grand halls of her palace to the bustling streets of Alexandria, Cleopatra's tale unfolds across the pages with a blend of history and adventure. Readers will follow Cleopatra as she learns the importance of knowledge in the vast library of Alexandria, ...

Blondie McGhee loves solving mysteries and one day hopes to be a top-notch detective. First she must survive the fourth grade with all the mysteries elementary school holds. Blondie's dad has a mystery for Blondie to solve, but Blondie doesn't have time to solve his funny riddles, she has a serious case of her own. Blondie's teacher, Mrs. Clemmons, has been acting weird lately. Between getting sick from mystery brownies to threatening notes left on her desk, can Blondie find out who is messing with her favorite teacher before its too late? Praise for At Your Service! Blondie McGhee ...

Seventeen-year-old Cassie is a natural at reading people. Piecing together the tiniest details, she can tell you who you are and what you want. But, it's not a skill that she's ever taken seriously. That is, until the FBI come knocking: they've begun a classified program that uses exceptional teenagers to crack infamous cold cases, and they need Cassie. What Cassie doesn't realize is that there's more at risk than a few unsolved homicides—especially when she's sent to live with a group of teens whose gifts are as unusual as her own

The son of a centurion is kidnapped. And that will change history. In the third book in The Guardian Angel series, angel Pelagius visits AD 33. When Marcellus, the son of a centurion of the Roman court, is kidnapped by Zealots and then rescued by a rebel’s daughter, he is thrust into a quest for truth that will change history. It's the final book in the inspirational and supernatural Guardian Angel series.

Our kids are under tremendous stress and pressure, with a rapidly changing culture demanding more and more from them. More attention, more screens, more intensity, more fear. Anxious for Nothing helps young people overcome the anxiety and pressures of today's world and come to a deeper understanding of God's loving presence as promised in Philippians 4:6-7, drawing on content from Max Lucado’s bestselling book of the same name.

ILLUSTRATED IMAGES – FULL-COLOR PAGES INSIDE! A Fun, Visual, and Fascinating Guide to the Coolest Birds on Earth Why don’t penguins fly? How do they stay warm in freezing temperatures? What do baby penguins look like? Penguin Facts for Kids is a vibrant and easy-to-read book packed with real science, eye-catching images, and fun facts that kids will love. Whether your child is learning about penguins for a school project or is just curious about animals, this book offers a perfect blend of education and entertainment. Inside, young readers will learn: • Why penguins can't fly but are ...

"Are you a gifted child looking for special opportunities?" Dozens of children respond to this peculiar ad in the newspaper and are then put through a series of mind-bending tests, which readers take along with them. Only four children—two boys and two girls—succeed. Their challenge: to go on a secret mission that only the most intelligent and inventive children could complete. To accomplish it they will have to go undercover at the Learning Institute for the Very Enlightened, where the only rule is that there are no rules.

IT'S NOT EASY to keep friends when they find out you can see the dead. Emma hopes she can juggle her gift with making new friends, now that her parents moved her to a haunted town on the East Coast. It was just after her 13th birthday when Emma’s family packed up everything they owned and moved to Seaside Cove to open a Bed and Breakfast in an old plantation house. Emma didn't really want the gift of seeing Earthbound spirits. Her Grandma Helen told her that she would be called on to help them sometimes, but she just didn't know how, so she hoped they wouldn't ask her. But in order to ...

Power is much easier to acquire than it is to hold onto. Jude learned this lesson when she released her control over the wicked king, Cardan, in exchange for immeasurable power. Now as the exiled mortal Queen of Faerie, Jude is powerless and left reeling from Cardan's betrayal. She bides her time, determined to reclaim everything he took from her. Opportunity arrives in the form of her deceptive twin sister, Taryn, whose mortal life is in peril.