New Releases by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel

The mysterious dog showed up at Jax''s door just when she needed an adventure. But adventure sometimes brings trouble -- and dangers that even a great dog can''t help you escape. In the Catskill Mountains, mystery is waiting . . . .Just when she needs it most, a little excitement comes to Jax''s mountain. First, a beautiful, giant dog stops at her door. Even though he has no collar, the Tibetan mastiff doesn''t act like a stray -- and he seems to want to stay with Jax. Then lights appear in the old, abandoned monastery up the mountain. The mastiff, who likes being called Mo-Mo, leads Jax to the mountaintop. There she meets a boy her age, Yeshi, who has come all the way from Tibet with his teacher to open the abandoned building -- and to search for a long-lost statue, possibly hidden away in the monastery. But someone else is searching for the statue, too, and when Jax''s adventure turns dangerous, she''ll have to count on her new friend, and the mysterious dog that''s found her, to get her back down the mountain safely.

Hay héroes de de todo tipo…, de todas las formas y tamaños, incluso rectangulares. Bajo las pintorescas calles adoquinadas de Cheesebridge, viven los boxtrolls. Dice la leyenda que son criaturas malévolas que suben a la superficie y se llevan a los niños... ¡y los quesos! Al menos, esto es lo que cree la gente. En realidad, los boxtrolls son tiernos y tímidos, seres extraños sí, pero inofensivos, llevan cajas recicladas al modo en que las tortugas llevan sus caparazones, y se aventuran por las calles de la ciudad en busca de cachivaches. Entre ellos vive un chico humano, Eggs, que ha sido criado como un boxtroll más. El villano Archibald Snatcher se ha fijado como objetivo erradicarlos…

A novel based on the new feature film. The Boxtrolls have raised an orphaned human boy, Eggs, since infancy as one of their dumpster-diving and mechanical junk-collecting own. When the Boxtrolls are targeted by villainous pest exterminator Archibald Snatcher, who is bent on eradicating them as his ticket to Cheesebridge society, the kindhearted band of tinkerers must turn to their adopted charge and adventurous rich girl Winnie to bridge two worlds amidst the winds of change - and cheese. © 2014 Universal

In this the first of three books, Kimmel brings humor, heart, and a little supernatural charm to the trials and tribulations of a young girl--a medium who can see spirits--finding out who she is and who she wants to be, all while surviving the seventh grade.

An old man in India recalls how, when he was a young boy, he got his first taste of freedom as he and his brother joined the great Muhatma Gandhi on a march to the sea to make salt, in defiance of British law.

A collection of short stories from favorite authors, all about dogs and the kids who love them. Royalties will be donated to RedRover, an organization that helps animals in need! This collection is full of heartwarming and hilarious stories about the Pawley Rescue Center, where rescued dogs find their way into hearts and homes. You''ll meet Foxtrot, a feisty Pomeranian who can''t bear the thought of leaving her best friend. And Beatrice, whose bark is definitely worse than her bite. And then there''s Pumpkin, one of the 101 Chihuahuas who turn life at the center upside down. Whether drooling, dueling, or just fooling around, these captivating canines will show you why the dog is kid''s best friend! LUCKY DOG features sweet and silly stories about playful pups and the kids who love them by some of your favorite authors: Randi Barrow, Marlane Kennedy, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel, Kirby Larson, C. Alexander London, Leslie Margolis, Jane B. Mason and Sarah Hines Stephens, Ellen Miles, Michael Northrop, Teddy Slater, Tui T. Sutherland, and Allan Woodrow.

They wanted to give every girl a voice. They had no idea they''d make so much noise. 4 Girls is created from the very best thoughts, ideas and dreams of four girls. But when Miko has to take a step back from the magazine again, Paulina, Tally and Ivy decide to run a contest for one lucky student to have his or her work featured on the cover. Miko will help them judge the entries, along with a new faculty advisor who seems to want to steer the girls in a new direction. Can these four girls keep their one vision in sight, or is it time to strike out on their own?

They wanted to give every girl a voice. They had no idea they''d make so much noise. Paulina, Miko, Tally, and Ivy are headed to the Big Apple! The four girls will shadow real reporters at City Nation magazine over their Thanksgiving break, and report on all their events for the next issue of 4Girls. There''s excitement, glamour, and plenty to see in New York in just three days.

A thrilling mystery set against a stark landscape and the inspiration of Nome''s real-life dog hero, Balto. Twelve-year-old Tee has just moved to Nome, Alaska, with her writer father and sullen little brother, Jack. Jack isn''t happy about the idea of living in the middle of nowhere, but Tee and her dog Henry are thrilled -- so much open space to run around and sniff! But on a walk near their new house, Henry spots something that has him seriously spooked. Tee sees a mysterious shadow, and it seems to be following them. Have they disturbed a restless spirit? And what other secrets might this dark place be holding?

Un cane, una paracadutista, un pompiere, un vecchio professore e un rospo sotto spirito... sono questi i migliori amici di Norman. E sono tutti dei fantasmi! Norman, infatti, ha un dono straordinario: può parlare con i morti. Solo Neil, l''unico amico vivo che ha, non è spaventato da questo potere....

El incomprendido Norman Babcock cuenta a sus once años con un don especial, ¡y es que puede ver y hablar con los muertos! Nadie le cree, ni siquiera sus padres, pero él tiene una misión que cumplir: debe salvar a los habitantes de Blithe Hollow. Sobre este pintoresco pueblo de Nueva Inglaterra, donde no faltan las leyendas sobre brujería, pesa una maldición que se remonta a los primeros colonizadores. Norman tendrá que enfrentarse no solo a zombies, fantasmas y a la ira de la hechicera que quiere sembrar el terror, sino también a todo un elenco de personajes estrafalarios, curiosos y simpáticos.

In a quaint New England town with a history of witches and pilgrims, misunderstood eleven-year-old Norman Babcock can see and talk to ghosts. No one believes him, of course-everyone just thinks he''s weird (including his parents). But when a folktale of a witch who cursed her accusers turns out to be true, it''s up to Norman to save the town from pilgrim zombies! He''ll also have to take on a very angry witch, an annoying sidekick, his boy-crazy teenage sister, and dozens of moronic grown-ups who get in his way. This young ghoul whisperer finds his paranormal talents pushed to their otherworldly limits in this hilarious and spooky adventure! Featuring gorgeous black-and-white interior illustrations and a story beyond what you''ll see in the film, this novel is sure to delight!

In the second installment of Elizabeth Cody Kimmel''s funny new middle grade series, the magazine is up and running and while the girls may have won the competition to get school funding, now they face new and unexpected challenges. Tally is out for the lead in the school play. Miko has left the magazine to focus on her schoolwork and spend time with her real friends. Ivy is hiding a secret that is distancing her from her new friends. And Paulina is left to juggle the magazine on her own. Will she crack under the pressure?

4 girls creating 1 voice . . . will anyone be heard? Paulina, Miko, Tally, and Ivy are four extraordinarily different seventh-graders. Paulina is 100% Type A. Miko is a fashionista. Tally is a theater queen. And Ivy - well, Ivy''s the new girl at school. The four girls get tossed together to create a school magazine - by girls, for girls - in a competition to get funding for a new school program. But it seems like they''ll never agree on anything. And just when they begin to make headway, their biggest rival - the athletes - threatens their progress. As the four girls try to complete the first issue of their magazine, and create a corresponding blog, they start to wonder if they can get past their labels and give all the girls in school a way to speak up.

Four very different seventh grade girls have a month to put out a magazine good enough to win a competition to get funding for a new school program.

Over their Thanksgiving break, four girls who publish a middle school magazine travel to the "Big Apple" to observe the operations at City Nation magazine.

One year older and a whole lot wiser, medium-in-training Kat Roberts finally seems comfortable healing the living dead. But when her free-spirited mother (aka professional medium) volunteers to chaperone her eighth-grade class trip to Old Montreal, Kat''s problems become dead serious. From dealing with French Canadian ghosts to trying to win the heart of her top secret crush, Kat is in for beaucoup drama as she shows her school spirit. In this fourth installment of the SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL series, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel continues to bring humor, heart, and a little supernatural charm to the trials and tribulations of finding out who you are and who you want to be--all while surviving middle school.

Moxie Roosevelt Kipper is an ordinary girl with an extraordinary name, but that is about to change. She''s starting boarding school, and it''s time to reinvent herselfÑto become worthy of a name like "Moxie." So she tries a bunch of personalities to try to figure out which one suits her best. But she quickly loses track of who she actually is and who she''s supposed to be at any given moment! And as Moxie deals with new friendships and new situations, she comes to realize that boarding school is not what it seems and she''s not the only one who isn''t what she claims to be.

Medium-in-training Kat Roberts is one year older and feeling a whole lot wiser when it comes to healing the living dead. But when her spirit-seeing mother volunteers to chaperone her class trip to Old Montreal, Kat''s problems become drop dead-serious. From dealing with French-Canadian ghosts to trying to win the heart of her former bio lab partner and top-secret crush, Kat is finding beaucoup drama on this border and boundary-crossing adventure.

Mulgrew Middle School Summer Trip to Paris Madame Chavotte: French Teacher and Chaperone. Built like a tank, with only one eyebrow. Charlotte McGrath: Vault of European Information. In Command of All Details. Bonnie Roberts: Astral Traveler and Channeler of Messages from the Universe. Janet Graham: Obsessed with All That Is French. Insists on pronouncing own name Jah-nay. Lewis Pilsky: Computer God. Walking Pillar of Geekdom. Bud and Chaz: The Football Guys. Heads suspiciously jar shaped. Tim: Last name unknown. To everyone''s knowledge, has never spoken. And, of course . . . Lily B.: Self-Appointed Official Diarist of the Trip and Writer Extraordinaire.

Balto has a quiet life as a sled dog—until tragedy strikes. Dozens of children in Nome become sick with diphtheria. Without antitoxin serum, they will perish—and the closest supply is 650 miles away! The only way to get the serum to Nome is by sled, but can the dogs deliver it in time? Heading bravely into a brutal blizzard, Balto leads the race for life. A Kansas City Children’s Book Award for Grades 1–3

Every kid loves to go with his or her parents to work, no matter what they do for a living. But one girls dad is responsible for changing the light bulbs at the top of the Empire State Building. How cool is that? Readers will be amazed by the little-known details this book provides about one of the most recognizable buildings in the world. Full color.

Follows the childhood of the 14th Dalai Lama from his simple life in a mountain village to the thousand-room Potala Palace and his perilous escape into exile.

When Osbert the penguin shows up on his doorstep with several friends along with an invitation to Aurora Australis'' party at the South Pole, the boy decides to transport them there in the helicopter he received this year for Christmas.

Harriet the hamster is desperate to be adopted, so she gives her sister Patricia and herself glamorous makeovers in hopes they will get more attention when Hamster World has its huge annual sale.

In the tradition of the loveable but flawed heroines from Louise Rennison''s Georgia Nicholson Books, Kathleen O''Dell''s Agnes Parker novels, and Lois Lowry''s Anastasia Krupnik books comes Elizabeth Cody Kimmel''s Kat Roberts. All Kat wants is to be normal, or at least to look that way to students at her new school. But her mother is a medium, and not the kind that fits in between small and large; Kat''s mom is the kind of medium who sees spirits and communicates with them. And, even worse, Kat has just discovered that she can see spirits too. In fact, she seems to be the only one capable of helping a spirit at her school cross over successfully. The question is can she do it without needing to switch schools herself? In this the first of three SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL books, Elizabeth Cody Kimmel brings humor, heart, and a little supernatural charm to the trials and tribulations of finding out who you are and who you want to be--all while surviving the seventh grade.