New Releases by Catherine Hapka

Macy Misa is the biggest JONAS fan out there. She also happens to go to school with the boys, plus she''s best friends with Stella, the band''s stylist. But every time she''s around Joe, Kevin, and Nick, her nerves take over! When Macy overhears Kevin saying that the band needs a backup singer for their next album, she eagerly volunteers. After a test run, however, Kevin realizes that Macy''s singing isn''t record material. Will Kevin risk hurting Macy''s feelings and tell her the truth, or will he put his band on the line and let her sing?

When you''re reaching for the stars, nothing can hold you back. Star Calloway is fourteen years old, and she''s the most famous pop star in the world. Her album has topped the charts, her video is all the rage, and she''s about to start her world tour. There''s only one thing that keeps her life from being perfect: Star''s parents and baby brother have been missing for two years, and no one knows what happened to them. Still, Star knows her family would want her to be happy, and performing means everything to her. But with so many mysterious things going wrong in preparation for the tour, could the show be over before it begins?

Could Star''s wish be coming true? Star is touring Italy when she gets exciting news: The police have a new lead on her family''s disappearance! Star is desperate to fly to Florida where the clues have turned up, but her manager, Mike, won''t let her go because of her commitments, and because he doesn''t want her getting in the investigators'' way. Star is so angry she sneaks off -- in rocker Eddie Urbane''s tour jet! Now Mike is furious with Star, and the media is having a field day. Will star and manager ever forgive each other, or is the tour ruined before it''s barely begun?

Will all Star''s dreams be dashed? The European leg of Star''s tour is going well, but Star has begun having strange dreams, and she''s convinced they have something to do with her family. Meanwhile, a secret she shares with fellow pop star Jade is leaked to the press and explodes into a media war between the two idols. It seems that Jade and her people will stop at nothing to discredit Star! Star is so depressed and distracted she starts messing up onstage. Can she save her reputation, make things right with Jade, and figure out the real meaning of her dreams before she winds up ruining everything she''s worked for?

Dastan, the reluctant hero of the film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time, was not always a prince. He was once a mischievous petty thief, who knew the streets and rooftops of Persia better than any other street urchin.

In At First Sight, when Lauren meets the perfect guy at the planetarium, she feels like the stars have finally aligned in her favor. The only problem is she met him in the dark and they never got a good look at each other… or got each other’s names. Now, Lauren must take matters into her own hands and find the mystery guy before she loses him forever.

Meg has pony books, pony toys, and pony clothes. And on her first day at a new school, Meg meets two girls who are as pony crazy as she is!

A young Viking is presented with the task of capturing and training a dragon in order to pass his clan''s initiation test.

Gabriella, familiar with the pain of transferring schools, offers to show new arrival Ashley around East High, but soon begins to doubt Ashley''s friendship when she seems more interested in attending Sharpay''s birthday bash than school.

When his museum friends are captured, Larry knows that he must save them! Will Larry and his new friend Amelia Earhart swoop in to the rescue in time?

Iceland, circa AD 1000 Elska is a silver dapple Icelandic filly. She spends summers frisking about the countryside and winters in the farmyard, where the girl human Amma takes special care of her. But when a powerful neighbor notices Elska, her contented life suddenly changes. Here is Elska’s story . . . in her own words.

It''s Spirit Week at East High and there will be costume days, a pep rally, and finally the crowning of the Spirit King and Queen.

The Feast of Great Giving has arrived. Chomper feels left out because he is the only Sharptooth there, but his friends show him that he will always be one of them!

Big, awkward panda starts his training to be the Dragon Warrior and he has a lot of trouble.

Dragon Warrior is a clumsy panda who is going to be a great warrior.

Po the panda works at his family''s noodle shop until he is chosen to train with his idols, the Furious Five and kung fu master Shifu.

"When Shrek and Fiona need a night out, they call Donkey and Puss In Boots to babysit"--Page [4] of cover.*

Join Benjamin Franklin Gates (the magnetic protagonist of Walt Disney Pictures'' National Treasure films), as he tries to unlock the secrets and mysteries hidden deep within the icons of American history in this original novel./DIV DIVThe first book in this ongoing series finds Ben on a quest to discover secrets buried in and among the seven wonders of the ancient world. But, as usual, Ben will find more at these sites than just tourists and cheap souvenir mugs. Because wherever Ben goes, the secrets and mysteries of America''s past seem to follow.

Shrek, determined to make the first Christmas with his babies the best ever, must learn to compromise when Fiona and his friends have other ideas about how to celebrate this magical holiday.

Samantha, Jodie, and Freddi warp back to the 1930s where they try to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart''s final flight.

With the king gone, the kingdom of Far Far Away needs a new king. Is Shrek next in line for the throne?

It’s Spirit Week at East High, and everyone is excited. There will be costume days, a pep rally for the basketball game, and finally, the crowning of the Spirit King and Queen. But the most exciting part of the week is the Sadie Hawkins dance: The girls get to ask the boys! Gabriella is planning to ask Troy, but Sharpay advises her not to look too eager. After all, Gabriella wouldn’t want Troy to think she’s desperate, would she? Meanwhile, Troy is fending off invitations left and right, and wondering why Gabriella hasn’t asked him yet. But when Gabriella overhears something her mom says on the phone, she is too devastated to even think about the dance. Could it be that they’re moving again? Gabriella is so happy at East High. Would her mother really take her away from all her friends?

Joe, Fred, and Sam are stranded in Antarctica! They must join Robert Scott on his journey to the South Pole and help his team find the eggs of the emperor penguin. Can the boys survive long enough to get The Book and warp back to Brooklyn?

When Wilbur gets too big for the Arable house, he moves to a new farm and wonders if he will make any friends.

Readers'' favorite characters from the new X-Men movie come alive in these storybooks. With simple text and full-color illustrations on every page, the storybooks are perfect for read-aloud fun.

Beast struggles to fit in with the human race, even though he can''t hide the fact that he is a furry blue mutant. When he learns that the human president is trying to rid the world of all mutants with a new cure, Beast knows he must reunite the X-Men. Join Beast as he fights side by side with Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, Rogue, and Colossus!

Curious George hopes he can discover some real dinosaur bones at the dig.

Signs of Life is the third installment in a series of novels intertwined with TV''s hit Lost program. Each novel expands the plot of the show by focusing on survivors who are not main characters.

LOST, the television series, takes place on a remote South Pacific island, where a plane crash has left 48 survivors stranded. This novel focuses on Bernard, a college student with a closely-guarded secret - he-s not really a rich kid but a poor poseur who has been faking it to impress his wealthy girlfriend. Through his encounters with Jack and other major characters as they battle the island wilderness, Bernard starts to realize he-s not alone in keeping up a false front. But as his secret identity is exposed, Bernard finds an inner strength and the courage to face what he may lose - and gain -- by being stranded.

King Kong has grabbed Ann! Can her friends survive dinosaurs, water monsters, and giant bugs long enough to rescue her?