BOOK WHISKERS

When you wish for your own fairy, you’re a bit surprised when Bert the Below Average shows up. But there’s nothing average about the magical adventures in this game book from the popular Choose Your Own Adventure series!

Bored and ignored by your busy parents, you decide to go outside and build a fairy house. Just when you’re sure nothing is going to happen, you meet Bert the Below Average: a real, live fairy. He’s not exactly what you had in mind. But he’ll do. Let the Fairy House adventures begin!

From author James Preller and illustrator Norm Grock.

Life at Flint Hill Elementary School may seem normal, but seven friends find themselves on a path to crack the code for an epic life. Whether they’re chasing their dreams on stage, searching for an elusive monster fish, or running a makeshift business out of a treehouse, can these heroes find a way to work together to change their community?

For readers 7-11 from author Bryan R. Johnson.

In this electrifying follow-up to Kwame Alexander’s Newbery winner The Crossover, soccer, family, love, and friendship take center stage. A New York Times bestseller and National Book Award Longlist nominee, now in a graphic novel edition featuring art from Dawud Anyabwile.

Twelve-year-old Nick learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. Helping him along are his best friend and sometimes teammate Coby, and The Mac, plus a rapping librarian who gives Nick inspiring books to read.

What’s challenging, fun, and sure to give your brain a workout? This riddle book for kids ages 9-12!

Riddle me this―can you solve these super hard word puzzles? You sure can! Featuring nearly 200 brain benders, this riddle book for kids ages 9-12 is the ultimate option for clever children who love thinking outside the box.

This big riddle book for kids ages 9-12 will test the limits of your imagination. Start things off with handy tips and simple warm-up riddles that will help you twist your thinking and get creative. What’s the difference between a bird and a fly? Tie your brain in knots and find out inside!

Boost your brainpower with this riddle book for kids ages 9-12:

Tons of tough riddles―Build your problem-solving abilities and stretch your creative thinking skills as you unravel all kinds of perplexing puzzles.

Learn about history’s biggest puzzlers―Try your hand at some of the world’s most famous riddles, like the Riddle of the Sphinx or Bilbo’s riddle from The Hobbit, while also learning fun facts about their history.

Easy to use―Tips, hints, and an organized answer key in the back of this riddle book for kids ages 9-12 make it easy to get solving with your friends and family anytime.

Unravel the mind-blowing mysteries inside the best riddle book for kids ages 9-12, written by author Danielle Hall.

Embark on an enchanted journey with The Three Wishes, where some of your biggest ideas come true (with mixed results). Your zany Aunt Louise gives you a special gold charm that has been in your family for more than 300 years. Each new owner of the charm gets to make three wishes. You get right to work after lunch. Will your wishes lead you to the Secret Cat Club or to a mermaid cove? Perhaps you become a stegosaurus? Or maybe learn to fly? Will you become a millionaire overnight by discovering a buried chest of old coins? Some of your choices lead you to, ahem, more than you bargained for. Be careful to choose wisely!

For readers 9-12 from author Shannon Gilligan and illustrator Norm Grock.

Inspired by the author’s own childhood, this contemporary graphic novel follows an aspiring young artist on a mission to prove that the arts are worth fighting for. 

Dale Donavan has repeatedly heard the same lecture: Art will get you nowhere. A kid with a creative streak, Dale wants nothing more than to doodle, play video games, and create comics forever—maybe even as a full-time job one day. But between his grandfather pushing him to focus on his studies and a school with zero interest in funding arts programs, Dale feels like his future has already been decided for him.

That is, until he comes up with the perfect plan: What if he starts an after-school art club, gathers a team of creative students like himself, and proves all the naysayers—his stubborn vice principal in particular—wrong?

This might just work, but if the club isn’t financially successful by the end of the semester, the school will shut them down. This may be Dale’s only chance to show the adults in his life that a career as an artist is not just a dream but a possibility!

For readers 8-12 from author Rashad Doucet.