New Releases by Wendy Mass

This illustrated chapter book series by New York Times best-selling author Wendy Mass is perfect for kids who are inspired by Greta Thunberg and love Beverly Cleary''s Beezus and Ramona and other classics like Ivy & Bean and Clementine. This story may begin with a worm, but it''s really about bees. Jolene Greenfield is digging up her front yard. Why? Well, she got the idea when she learned something very important: bees are dying! There is so much she didn''t know about bees! Like how they help plants grow. And as land is developed, the areas where bees find pollen is being destroyed. When Jolene''s mom stops her from digging up the front yard for a garden to attract bees, Jolene must come up with a new plan to help them. But it''s a pretty big problem. Is this one even Green Jolene can''t solve? It''s a good thing she has neighbors and friends to help. This book is part of the Disney Planet Possible Books program, aiming to inspire and empower young readers to take care of planet Earth through amazing stories and kid-friendly environmental activities.

Mystery and adventure collide in this humorous and heartfelt multiverse adventure from beloved, award-winning authors Wendy Mass and Nora Raleigh Baskin. Twelve-year-old Piper’s life has always been unusual: her parents are clockmakers whose inventions are anything but ordinary, and she’s the only kid she knows with a robotic talking dog. But her life takes a turn for the truly bizarre when she discovers her parents are in jeopardy and the key to saving them is a book full of strange equations. When Raisa and Lev travel through the portal to Piper’s world, Raisa can finally prove that her mother’s multiverse project worked. Now, she just needs the book containing her mother’s equations to get back to her world…if only she can find it! As Raisa and Piper adventure to the bounds of the multiverse, they’ll need to discover their place in the world if they ever want to find their way back home.

Meet Green Jolene: a green, clean, climate-conscious heroine. This illustrated chapter book series by New York Times best-selling author Wendy Mass is perfect for kids who are inspired by Greta Thunberg and love Beverly Cleary''s Beezus and Ramona and other classics like Ivy & Bean and Clementine. It all began (as the best stories do) with a very stinky backpack! Jolene wouldn’t have guessed that the first day of summer vacation would start with her trying to figure out if the squishy object smelling up her backpack was a half-eaten tuna sandwich or a six-month-old plum! (It was both!) While dumping old food in the trash and bringing out the recycling, Jolene sees the huge boxes of stuff her new neighbors got delivered. She realizes how many of her own belongings she doesn’t use anymore. Horrified by the idea of contributing to overflowing landfills and trash-filled oceans, Jolene hatches a big plan to not only deal with her own stuff, but her whole neighborhood’s unwanted items as well. Of course, big plans never work out quite the way we think they will! Clad in her favorite rain boots, Jolene is ready to save the world. Or, at least, to tackle her own neighborhood’s stuff and find some surprising new allies along the way. For fans of Ivy & Bean and Clementine comes Jolene, a can-do new hero who is discovering how to take an Earth-first approach to every problem she encounters. This book is part of the Disney Planet Possible Books program, aiming to inspire and empower young readers to take care of planet Earth through amazing stories and kid-friendly environmental activities.

The last thing Addie wants to do is make a new friend, but when her dad''s summer job takes them across the country, she meets Mateo and finds herself caught up in an exciting project. Plus, she has an idea that could be bigger than anything she''s imagined before.

Quand on porte le nom d''une tortue vieille de 250 ans, on grandit en croyant que la vie est pleine de possibilités et d''émerveillement. Mais un bouleversement dans la famille d''Addie rend ces choses plus difficiles à voir pour elle.u200bAddie s’isole mais lorsque le travail d''été de son père les emmène à l''autre bout du pays, elle rencontre Mateo et se retrouve embarquée dans un projet passionnant. Avec l''aide d''un casque de réalité virtuelle, elle escalade les murs d''un château, évite des chatons en colère et découvre le monde d''une toute nouvelle manière. De plus, elle a une idée qui pourrait être plus grande que tout ce qu''elle a imaginé auparavant, mais peut-elle d''abord redresser certains torts ... ou est-il trop tard ?

"With her life recently turned upside down, 12-year-old Addie is uncomfortable in her own skin until the world of virtual reality sparks her imagination and leads to an exciting new project, a new friend, and to reconnecting with who she''s always been"--

Now a New York Times bestseller and a #1 Indie Bestseller, readers won''t want to miss this story of a little free library guarded by a cat, and a boy who takes on the mystery it keeps. A TODAY SHOW Kids'' Read Pick! * The Amazon #1 Best Book for Kids * "A celebration of the power of a good story and librarians." —Jeff Kinney, bestselling author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series When a mysterious little free library (guarded by a large orange cat) appears overnight in the small town of Martinville, eleven-year-old Evan plucks two weathered books from its shelves, never suspecting that his life is about to change. Evan and his best friend Rafe quickly discover a link between one of the old books and a long-ago event that none of the grown-ups want to talk about. The two boys start asking questions whose answers will transform not only their own futures, but the town itself. Told in turn by a ghost librarian named Al, an aging (but beautiful) cat named Mortimer, and Evan himself, The Lost Library is a timeless story from award-winning authors Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass. It’s about owning your truth, choosing the life you want, and the power of a good book (and, of course, the librarian who gave it to you).

Time Jumpers Chase and Ava are heading to prehistoric times in this newest adventure from New York Times bestselling author, Wendy Mass! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic''s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Get ready for Chase and Ava''s newest adventure! When they touch a dinosaur egg inside their magical suitcase, Chase and Ava jump back to prehistoric times! They''ll need to work to return the egg to its rightful nesting place before they become dinosaur dinner. But bad guy Randall is still following them... Will they finally get some answers about this mysterious bad guy? Newly independent readers will eat up this time-travel series from New York Times bestselling author, Wendy Mass!

The Time Jumpers are heading to the future in the third book in this action-packed series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic''s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Chase and Ava are ready for their next adventure! When they touch a glowing cube in their magic suitcase, they jump forward in time! In the future, they find awesome flying cars and tons of robots. But they don''t have much time to explore . . . bad guy Randall is after them! Chase and Ava need to act fast to put the cube back where it belongs. Will they complete their mission . . . or will Randall steal the cube? Oriol Vidal''s engaging illustrations appear on every page. Newly independent readers will eat up this time-travel series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass.

Chase and Ava are ready for their next adventure! When they touch a glowing cube in their magic suitcase, they jump forward in time! In the future, they find awesome flying cars and tons of robots. But they don''t have much time to explore... bad guy

Chase and Ava get stuck in the sands of time near King Tut’s tomb in this archaeological adventure from the–bestselling author of Stealing the Sword. Chase and Ava are ready for their next adventures as Time Jumpers! When Chase touches the dead, green-backed beetle in the suitcase, he and Ava spin through time—to King Tut’s tomb! Now they have to put the beetle back where it belongs. But the man with different color eyes is still chasing them . . . Why does he want these objects? Chase and Ava need to stay one step ahead of this bad guy. And they need to find some answers! Oriol Vidal’s engaging illustrations appear on every page. Newly independent readers will eat up this time-travel series from New York Times–bestselling author Wendy Mass. Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! Praise for the first book in the Time Jumpers series, Stealing the Sword “The characters are likeable and the story has lots of action.” —School Library Journal “Mass moves the plot along smartly to a climax featuring some brisk, if bloodless, swordplay.” —Kirkus Reviews

Will time be on their side? Find out in this rip-roaring Arthurian adventure from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Candymakers. Chase and Ava find an old suitcase filled with strange objects. One of the objects looks like a dragon-headed doorknob . . . Suddenly Chase and Ava find themselves jumping back in time to King Arthur’s castle! They meet the king’s wizard Merlin and soon discover what the dragon-headed doorknob really is. It turns out they have an important job to do: They must save the king! But a bad guy is after them . . . How will Chase and Ava get back home? They will need to act fast to find out! Oriol Vidal’s engaging illustrations appear on every page. Newly independent readers will eat up this time-travel series from New York Times–bestselling author Wendy Mass! Pick a book. Grow a Reader! This series is part of Scholastic’s early chapter book line, Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow! “The characters are likeable and the story has lots of action.” —School Library Journal “Mass moves the plot along smartly to a climax featuring some brisk, if bloodless, swordplay.” —Kirkus Reviews

A girl helps an unusual creature find his home in this magical story about the enduring power of friendship, from two New York Times–bestselling authors. A Chicago Tribune Best Children’s Book of the Year 2018 Booklist Youth Editors’ Choice New York City Public LibraryNotable 100 Best Books for Kids “A welcome addition to the middle-grade canon and will likely become a classic.” —San Francisco Book Review It’s been five years since Livy and her family have visited Livy’s grandmother in Australia. Now that she’s back, Livy has the feeling she’s forgotten something really, really important about Gran’s house. It turns out she’s right. Bob, a short, greenish creature dressed in a chicken suit, didn’t forget Livy, or her promise. He’s been waiting five years for her to come back, hiding in a closet like she told him to. He can’t remember who—or what—he is, where he came from, or if he even has a family. But five years ago Livy promised she would help him find his way back home. Now it’s time to keep that promise. Clue by clue, Livy and Bob will unravel the mystery of where Bob comes from, and discover the kind of magic that lasts forever . . . “A perfectly paced plot, supported by secondary characters to whom readers will relate and luminous artwork by Gannon, fill out a story that readers will eagerly embrace. VERDICT: A must-have for libraries serving middle grade readers, this novel delights.” —School Library Journal (starred review)

Includes- (9) signed copies of BOB (9781250166623)

When Robin Hood and Marian are thrown together on a quest that requires bravery, quick-witted escapes, and the ability to get along, they discover there is no limit to what they can do together.

Galaktische Spannung - galaktischer Lesespaß! 13 Monate, 1 Tag und 10 Stunden ... Endlich haben die Voyagers den letzten Planeten erreicht. Wenn die letzte Mission gelingt und das sechste Element gefunden ist, dann ist die Erde gerettet und sie können heimkehren. Doch die Zeit im Weltraum war lang, und jetzt müssen die Voyagers den Preis dafür bezahlen. Als einer von ihnen erkrankt, beginnt ein Rennen um Leben und Tod.

Angelina D''Angelo has left town to see the world. It''s now Grace''s turn to use her magic to protect the people of Willow Falls, and she is up to the challenge. This is her destiny, after all. But destiny is a funny thing - it doesn''t always behave the way you''d expect it to.

Archie Morningstar fights crime across the universe alongside his dad and Pockets the talking cat. In his sixth adventure, the space taxi navigation system goes down, stranding all the alien passengers on Earth! Will the team be able to find hiding spots for these otherworldly creatures before they''re discovered, or will this be the end of the operation for good? Get ready for another exciting intergalactic adventure.

Rory Swenson lleva toda la vida esperando a cumplir doce años. Y tiene una lista para demostrarlo. Siempre que Rory pedía algo a sus padres, ellos le decían: "Cuando cumplas doce, cuando cumplas doce, cuando cumplas doce...". Pues bien, dentro de exactamente 18 horas, 36 minutos y 52 segundos, Rory cumplirá doce años. ¡Por fin podrá hacer realidad todos sus deseos! Pero... ¿saldrá todo como ella esperaba? Graciosa, divertida y llena de sorpresas, esta es una historia sobre el deseo de crecer cuando todo el universo parece decirte que debes esperar. "Una historia deliciosa sobre la inseguridad, el deseo de crecer y la necesidad de ser aceptado". Rebecca Stead, ganadora de la Medalla Newbery y autora de Cuando me alcances o Tener móvil. o Ir al centro comercial con mi mejor amiga sin que vengan mis padres. o Llevar maquillaje. o Ponerme lentillas. o Ir a fiestas de chicos y chicas.

Book five in the intergalactic science-based chapter book series from New York Times bestselling author Wendy Mass and Michael Brawer! Archie Morningstar fights crime across the universe alongside his dad and Pockets the talking cat. In Archie''s fifth adventure, Pockets is in a panic: all the tuna fish sandwiches on Akbar''s Floating Rest Stop have been stolen! He thinks it''s the fault of the irritating head of his alien fan club, but Archie suspects the mystery goes much deeper. Get ready for another thrilling and hilarious space adventure!

The highly-anticipated sequel to the New York Times bestselling novel The Candymakers by beloved author Wendy Mass It has been a few months since the nationwide New Candy Contest, and Logan, Miles, Philip, and Daisy have returned to their regular lives. But when the winning candy bar comes down the conveyor belt at the Life is Sweet candy factory, Logan realizes something''s very wrong.... When the Candymaker announces that they will be going on tour to introduce the new candy bar, the four friends see this as an opportunity to make things right. But with a fifty-year-old secret revealed and stakes higher for each of them than they ever imagined, they will have to trust one another--and themselves--in order to face what lies ahead. In this action-packed sequel to the bestselling novel The Candymakers, prepare to embark on a journey full of hidden treasures, secret worlds, and candy. LOTS and LOTS of candy.

The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, all action-adventure. And you don''t have long to wait—six books are coming all in one year! Earth is in danger! The only thing that can save our planet are six essential elements that can fuse into a new source of clean energy. But the elements are scattered throughout the galaxy. And it’s up to the Voyagers—a team of four remarkable kids and an alien—to gather them all and return to Earth. The Voyagers have made it to the last planet. If they complete this mission, they can finally go home. But they’ve been in space a long time, and it’s starting to take its toll. When one of the crew falls deathly ill, the race back to Earth becomes even more urgent. They just have to combat fire-breathing dragons and an evil alien clone out to sabotage their every move. No big deal. At least the Voyagers have almost every element they need. Only one more to go—six elements to make the Source and save the world. So why is there a space in the Element Fuser for a seventh? Do you have what it takes to be a Voyager? Find out at VoyagersHQ.com.

The action is on the page, on your device, and out of this world! This multiplatform series is part sci-fi, part eco-mystery, all action-adventure--and now the final books in the series are available in one far-out boxed set! Earth is in danger! The Alpha and Omega teams are in a race for the six essential elements that can fuse into a new source of clean energy. But the elements are scattered throughout the galaxy, and the teams are running out of time. Which group of remarkable kids will be the first to gather all the elements? And will they all make it back to Earth before it''s too late? Find more danger, aliens, and exciting new worlds in this final half of the Voyagers'' unforgettable mission.

In this fourth book in the series, Archie is taken to the criminal organization B.U.R.P.''s mothership where he must outsmart evil masterminds! Archie Morningstar''s dad drives a taxi through outer space! And with the help of a talking cat named Pockets, Archie and his dad help fight crime across the universe.

En su primer cumpleaños, aprendieron a caminar. Cuando cumplieron cinco años, plantaron unas semillas en unas macetas que modelaron juntos. En su décimo cumpleaños, aprendieron que hay cosas que no deben decirse nunca. Amanda va a cumplir once años y debería estar contenta. En vez de eso, se tiene que poner un horrible vestido que eligió su madre para una aburrida fiesta de disfraces. Mientras tanto, al otro lado de la ciudad, Leo, su antiguo mejor amigo, está celebrando su cumpleaños con un fiestón, para el que ha contratado un hipnotizador, un jugador de fútbol, un lagarto gigante y una banda de rock. ¡NO ES JUSTO! Cuando por fin acaba el día, Amanda se siente feliz de dejar atrás un cumpleaños tan desastroso y poder despertarse a un nuevo día feliz y sin problemas. ¿Pero lo conseguirá? Porque parece que el día de su cumpleaños vuelve a repetirse... ¿Qué está pasando? Solo con tiempo, con la verdadera amistad de Leo y con un poco de suerte podrán descubrirlo. "Una divertida historia sobre la amistad, la magia y viejas rivalidades". TeensReadToo.com

Turning 12 isn''t all it''s cracked up to be! Rory Swenson has been waiting her whole life to turn twelve. And she''s got a list to prove it. Whenever Rory asks her parents for something, they always say, "When you''re twelve . . ." Well, in exactly, 18 hours, 36 minutes, and 52 seconds it will finally happen. Rory''s life will officially begin!

Archie Morningstar''s dad drives a taxi through outer space! And with the help of a talking cat named Pockets, Archie and his dad help fight crime across the universe. In the third book in the series, Archie, his dad, and Pockets visit a planet that resembles medieval Earth in every way but its inhabitants, who have rainbow colored hair and extra eyes. To beat the evil organization B.U.R.P., the trio must disguise themselves as aliens and rescue a princess! When Archie must act on his own, can he find the courage to save the day?

Archie Morningstar''s dad drives a taxi through outer space! And with the help of a talking cat named Pockets, Archie and his dad help fight crime across the universe. In the second book in this series, Archie, his dad, and Pockets fly to a planet in peril: someone is stealing the water from this underwater world! Can Archie and Pockets save the day?