Superhero Captain Amazing is looking for a new sidekick! Many want the job, including his three pets: Fluffy the hamster, Roscoe the dog, and his newest pet, Shifty the chameleon. Fluffy and Shifty seek out the help of Manny, the former feline sidekick of Captain Amazing, to help practice their crime fighting skills. Roscoe, not to be outdone by his companions, shows off his own strengths as a potential sidekick. While the three pets battle to be the sidekick to their beloved owner, the evil Dr. Havoc emerges from prison with a devious plan to defeat all superheroes. Will Manny, Roscoe, Fluffy, and Shifty be able to come together to help Captain Amazing save the world from Dr. Havoc?
In the Glendoveer mansion, a once grand but now falling
apart home, is a large aviary where five birds hold the answers to a fifty-year-old mystery. Eleven-year-old Clara’s
mother is the housekeeper to Mrs. Glendoveer, the widow of a once famous
magician, and Clara and her mother have lived in the mansion for as long as she
can remember. Clara loves everything
about the house, except for the terrifying, loud birds in the aviary. When one of the birds suddenly starts
repeating the name “Elliot” to Clara, she comes to learn that the Glendoveer
mansion holds many dark secrets, including an unsolved kidnapping. With
the help of a new friend and the five birds, Clara races to solve the crime
that destroyed the lives of the Glendoveer family many years before. 
In Russia, shortly after the end of World War II,
thirteen-year-old Mikhail makes a shocking discovery: a gravely injured man
with a German Shepherd named Zasha. By
the next morning the stranger has died and Mikhail and his family face a difficult
decision. While they love Zasha, many
in their country would consider them traitors for keeping a German
Shepherd. Despite the danger of the
situation, the family decides to secretly keep the beautiful dog. While
they struggle to keep Zasha hidden and safe from nosy neighbors as well as
dangerous dog thieves, the family also holds onto hope that their father, who left
several years earlier to fight in the war, will still be alive despite not
having heard from him in years. Will Mikhail and his family be able to protect Zasha? Read this exciting book to find out!
As Alice and her parents begin their annual Florida vacation, she is hopeful that this year will be as wonderful as every other year they have spent in the same cottage. This year is extra special: Alice will be turning ten, and for as long as she can remember she has celebrated her birthdays with the guests in the other cottages. Unfortunately, almost immediately upon their arrival, Alice learns that this vacation will be different. Her disappointment soon grows as she learns of more changes as well as the unexpected arrival of Mallory, a temperamental six-year-old. Will Alice be able to enjoy her vacation and birthday despite the changes?
It all started with two sticks of gum. When U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen shared the only candy he had, two sticks of gum, with a group of children living in post World War II Berlin, it motivated him to do more for them by dropping candy from his airplane for the children of Berlin. Soon Lt. Halvorsen's efforts became famous, leading to numerous generous donations from many.
In 19th-century London, a street cat named Skilley is taken in as a mouse-catcher at the mouse infested Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese Inn, a popular place whose frequent visitors include the author Charles Dickens. Skilley soon becomes friends with Pip, a resident mouse who is relieved when he learns that the new "mouse-catcher" really prefers to eat cheese instead of mice! The mice and Skilley agree to work together and keep each others' secret, but their plan may be ruined with the arrival of Pinch, a tough, cruel alley cat who, unlike Skilley, loves to catch mice!
Imagine a life underground, being raised by robots and never experiencing the world above you. That is the life of Eva 9, until a dangerous creature destroys the underground home she has lived in her entire life, forcing her to escape to the mysterious world outside her sanctuary. Despite preparation for the above-ground world, Eva 9 must confront danger,unusual places and unexpected creatures as she makes her way to find other humans in her strange new world. 