"Tucked in bed at a new apartment, a boy and his mother trade favorite memories. Some are idyllic, like a picnic with Dad, but others are more surprising: a fall from a bike into soft piled hay, the smell of an old oil lamp when a rainstorm blew the power out. Now it's just the two of them, and the house where all those memories happened is far away. But maybe someday, this will be a favorite memory, too: happy and sad, an end and a beginning intertwined....

When a boy is swept up in a wave of sadness, he finds himself tumbling. But when he remembers that this sadness won't last forever, and that the wave will eventually carry him back to shore, he discovers his friends and family waiting to gently pull him out of the water and back home.

J.C. and his friends have parts in their community center's play, but when it comes to the performance J.C. has an attack of stage fright and needs his friends to help him.

Who (or what) has taken Dad's watch and all the other things missing on the Nelson family farm? Should Dad invest in that fantastic money-making opportunity? And who are those new neighbors through the woods? Are they somehow responsible for the Nelsons' troubles? Join Jason and Andy as they try to solve these and other mysteries.

Who is the man in the green car? What is going on in the hayloft? Is there something wrong with the mail box? And what's for lunch? The answers to these and many other interesting questions are found in the book. Join Jason and Andy as they try to solver mysteries on their farm. -- adapted from back cover.

"Lumo's Wish is a lush, atmospheric picture book. This soothing, dreamlike adventure is perfect for bedtime and focuses on the joy of self-discovery. It's Wild Honey from the Moon meets Lights on Wonder Rock. When Alex, a seven-year-old boy, meets a special firefly, together they go on a magical journey, which shows Alex that only by being himself will he truly find who he is meant to be. The lilting rhymed text and stunning images will captivate...

"... [A] young boy gives his perspective on several things the grown-ups running the country could do differently. His recommendations are both playful and profound. How much happier would be if all the adults went to kindergarten once a month to remind themselves how to play? How much safer would we be if Christmas lights were left up all year round to light everyone's way home?" -- Inside jacket.

"Best friends Weekend and Zay seem like opposites. While Zay loves going to school, Weekend would rather stay home and play video games. So when Zay ropes Weekend into a Lego Math & Writing Camp, Weekend is furious. Next thing he knows, he's going to school on a Saturday, helping kids build with Legos, and avoiding Zay at all costs. But as the day goes on, Weekend learns that camp isn't so bad after all, especially with the right partner."--

Ziggy's mother disappeared ten years ago, one of the many Native women who have mysteriously gone missing, and Ziggy believes a secret cave may hold the key--so with his sister, Moon, and friends Alice and Corso, he sets out to find the cave and solve the mystery of his family's origins.

Although thirteen-year-old aspiring actor Zevi would like to keep his psychic abilities a secret, he may be forced to use them when a famous actor's life is endagered on a movie set. "In this high-interest accessible novel for middle-grade readers, thirteen-year-old Zevi uses his psychic abilities to save a famous actor's life on a movie set."--