Humor

Roxy the Rhino doesn't mean to interrupt or cut in line or take things without asking. Sometimes her excitement just takes over. Roxy has a problem with impulse control. Thankfully Roxy meets a new friend who teaches her to stop, think, and wink. Maybe...

Clarita Rosita Santiago Romero hasn't made many friends since moving to North Carolina last year. But that changes when she joins her local Science Squad and simultaneously gets sucked into a quest to defend a sea turtle and her eggs from poachers. But...

It’s summer vacation, but twelve-year-old Raksha isn't doing much relaxing. There is one project left before her Science Squad team earns their last badge (and a trip to Hawaii on the line!), when she gets an opportunity to attend a highly competitive...

Anthony Briggs hates pigeons, and for good reason. Thanks to his funny way of walking and his leg braces, his classmate TJ started calling him "Pidge", a nickname he'd love to dump. So when the Science Squad recruits students for a project to solve why...

The Quetlock Quavers have reached the pinnacle of their middle school careers: the statewide Music and Variety Talent Contest. They've drafted Bert Bishop, retired music teacher and bassist extraordinaire, for an important solo at the start of their...

Sam Witt's sandwich was a marvel on a plate. The sandwich to end all sandwiches. If life were a movie, there'd have been trumpets and drums playing as Sam paraded his delicious STEAM fair project into class. But not more than two hours after the...

It's April Fools' Day at Harwington Middle School. The eighth graders are on guard for mischief, waiting to see who can top last year's classic white-toothpaste-filled-Oreos prank. But fake cockroaches are one thing. Missing math tests'and the threat of...

Ms. Abaza's fifth-grade class is beyond excited when she brings in live mice for them to care for. The students spend the day thinking up names for their new furry friends. Should they be named after soccer players or computer scientists? The...

Twelve-year-old Brubeck Farrell has two problems. First, she needs to help the Science Squad of Central Wisconsin raise enough money for quality ultrasound equipment to record bat sounds. Second, she needs to convince her mom to marry her longtime...

It's summer vacation and Ned Bolling is stuck in Maryland. Determined to make the most of his time off, Ned convinces his Science Squad to devote their summer project to tracking down the Chinese Mitten Crab, an invasive species that could be threatening...

Today is the grandest of all sixth-grade days at Marcy G. Middleton Middle School: the Great Ancient Greece Extravaganza. So far, it's a herculean success, with kids wrapped in bedsheets performing onstage, a backdrop of Mount Olympus standing tall, and...

Chart-topping singing sensation Switchback has returned to his hometown of Switchington Falls to open its new music venue. The opening ceremony centers on the unveiling of a life-size statue of Switchback himself. But when the pop star pulls back the...

Green Valley Middle School's theater students knew their production of Pirates and Lost Boys was cursed. After months of snow days, the flu, and flaring rivalries, they have finally made it to opening day. But when the lights go out and props and...

The Fall Family Fitness Festival promises to be the highlight of Justice Payne Middle School's year, as long as the sixth graders can overcome their nerves long enough to present their physical activities to the public. But one hour before the festival's...

Meet Suki—a fourteen-year-old girl in sixteenth-century Japan. All she wants is to become a samurai warrior like her father and brother. But all her training attempts end in disaster. Yet when bandits threaten her village while the men are away at...

Meet Alexander—a boy living in Athens, Greece, in 380 BC. The famous Olympic games are just around the corner, and he gets to go and assist one of Athens’ prized athletes. But when the athlete gets sick the day of his competition, can...

Meet Ahmed—a boy living near the Valley of the Kings in Egypt in 1922. Though he’s grateful for his job as a photographer’s assistant, he’d like to shoot something more interesting than rich tourists in front of the temple in...

Welcome to the Science Squad, a citizen science organization for curious kids who love nature and science! Follow along as Squad members journal their efforts to make a difference in the world around them. Titles Included: Crab Campaign: An Invasive...

Welcome to the Science Squad, a citizen science organization for curious kids who love nature and science! Follow along as Squad members journal their efforts to make a difference in the world around them. Titles Included: Hatchling Hero: A Sea Turtle...

Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses get right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you’ll never guess what really happened! Titles Included: ...

Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses get right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you’ll never guess what really happened! Titles Included: Lab...

Meet Tugg and Teeny. Best friends since -- well, forever! Tugg (a gorilla) and Teeny (a monkey) live together in their jungle neighborhood, Sidekick Thicket. As opposite as night and day, the two friends work and play together, each helping the other...

Meet Tip and Tucker! These hamsters are best friends and like to stick together. But while little Tip is sometimes nervous about new situations, Tucker likes to explore and see new things. Everything changes when Mr. Lopez purchases them from the pet...

Say hello to Tip and Tucker! These hamsters are best friends and like to stick together. But while little Tip is sometimes nervous about new situations, Tucker likes to explore and see new things. Everything changes when Mr. Lopez purchases them from the...

Meet Tip and Tucker! These hamsters are best friends and like to stick together. But while little Tip is sometimes nervous about new situations, Tucker likes to explore and see new things. Everything changes when Mr. Lopez purchases them from the pet...

Meet Tugg and Teeny. Best friends since... well, forever! Tugg, a gorilla, and Teeny, a monkey, live together in their jungle neighborhood, Sidekick Thicket. As opposite as night and day, the two friends work and play together, each helping the other...

Kirkus Reviews included in their "9 Great Back to School Book List" Yo ho ho! It's the first day of kindergarten. Just imagine all the fun things to learn and experience! And who better than a pirate captain to drive the bus to school? He's ready to...

Meet Tugg and Teeny. Best friends since... well, forever! Tugg (a gorilla) and Teeny (a monkey) live together in their jungle neighborhood, Sidekick Thicket. As opposite as night and day, the two friends work and play together, each helping the other...

The healing, restorative power of yoga has been known for centuries, and more people than ever are active practitioners. Now even the youngest of readers can learn this mind and body exercise, helping them set up a lifetime of healthy habits. Through...

Little Vole plans her time very carefully. Each day starts with the same exercise routine. Each day she eats the same stinky cheese snack. And each day ends the same way, sleeping on the left side of her cozy bed. Day in and day out, this is Vole's...

When Finn and her dog Skeeter set out on a hike to cure their restless feet, they literally take a step into nature. A big gooey step...right into scat (also known as poop). And just like the animal it comes from, scat comes in all shapes and sizes...

It's a snowy winter's night in the city. The bedroom lights are off and it's time to settle down to sleep. But wait! What's that? Strange and scary sounds are coming from the streets outside. What can be making these sounds? Are monsters coming? Don't...

A hangry bear goes on a rampage through a local fair—pushing friends aside, roaring, and generally doing all the nasty things we do when we’re hungry. Finally, sweet Shrew identifies the problem and Hare conjures up a quick snack. Satisfied,...

Everyone knows that stuffed elephants always smell like all places they've been, the laundry hamper, the sandbox, the foot of the bed. But when Fletcher smells his elephant this morning, he just can't place its scent, so he heads off to ask his family if...

Mateo is so excited. It's his birthday and he can't wait! Not only will there be a party later with friends but his grandmother is bringing him a very special gift: a red velvet cape. It's a cape for superheroes! Mateo imagines all the wonderful things...

Zoey loves poutine with its French fries, gravy, and squeaky squeaky cheese curds. It's her favourite dish to make with her father. And it's their annual tradition to make it for their shared July 1 birthday. Zoey is excited. Tomorrow is her fifth...

An Incredibly Boring Story Poor Delia, nothing ever happens to her. Her life is so dull, dull, dull. But perhaps if Delia decided to look up or turn around, she'd see... the elephants marching through her house... the pirate sitting behind her on the...

Welcome to the Funsday Elementary! It?s the magical 8th day of the week where strange things always happen... Today the students? rain boots have escaped! After coming in from recess the rain boots dash off shouting, ?We haven?t played enough!? Join the...

Welcome to the Funsday Elementary! It?s the magical 8th day of the week where magical things always happen... Today the students? frog puppets have escaped! During a puppet show, their teacher?s tiger puppet comes to life and shouts, ?I want to be a free...

Welcome to the Funsday Elementary! It?s the magical 8th day of the week where strange things always happen... Today the students? potties escape! During a bathroom break they come to life and speed off, frustrated that the students can?t pee. Join the...