Family Chapter

When a zombie followed August DuPont home one day, he didn't expect her to stick around. But Claudette is in no hurry to leave August's side. And when he decides to go to Croissant City in search of the elusive Zombie Stone, Claudette joins him. It's a good thing she does, because no sooner had August set out than a mysterious white alligator began to follow him. Reptiles aren't the only creatures to look out for, though. When August is reunited with his dour cousins the Malveaus, and their menacing mother, Orchid, finding the stone before they do takes on a new urgency.

Katie can’t wait for the holidays. There are so many things to look forward to! Her motorcycle-riding grandma is coming to visit, class 4A is having a Secret Santa grab bag, and it’s almost time for Cherrydale’s annual holiday lights display contest. But even the busy holiday season doesn’t stop the magic wind!

Welcome to the Rotten School, a new series set in a boarding school that's rotten to the core. The school motto is Growth, Learning, Pizza. Meet charming conniver Bernie Bridges, his arch-rival Sherman Oaks, housemother Mrs. Heinie, Coach Bunz, Headmaster I. Will Upchuck, and the rest of the students and faculty in two stories that prove that while good is good and bad is better, rotten is the best of all!

Arthur decides to make Mother and Father special Christmas cookies as a present. But when the cookies are finally finished, they are hard as rocks! Can Arthur think of a way to turn this disaster into the best Christmas present ever?

No one thinks one or two snowflakes will amount to anything. Not the man with the hat or the lady with the umbrella. Not even the television or the radio forecasters. But one boy and his dog have faith that the snow will amount to something spectacular, and when flakes start to swirl down on the city, they are also the only ones who know how to truly enjoy it.

Heidi is the story of a five-year-old orphan who goes to live with her grandfather in the mountains. Everyone in the village is afraid of him, but Heidi soon wins his heart. She loves her life and her friendship with the young goatherd, Peter. But one terrible day her aunt takes her to the city to help take care of a sickly child, Clara. Heidi can't bear to be away from her grandfather and finally, she brings Clara back to her Alpine home, where a miracle of healing occurs. Retold from the original by Sally Grindley.

David was a boy without a family, stealing to survive...until an unexpected meeting changed his life forever. Nicole was a college student, trying to cope with the recent deaths of her adoptive parents. Grief soon becomes the least of her worries, as a sudden change in her life puts her against powers greater than herself.

Scotland, 1849. The O'Donnell girls are driven from their Wicklow home by starvation and an Anglo-Irish landlord. After losing their father, the three sail to Glasgow with thousands of others in search of a new start.

¿Por qué es la tierra tan importante para la familia de Cassie? Los acontecimientos de un año agitado—el año de los hombres de la noche y de los incendios, el año en que una muchacha blanca humilló a Cassie en público porque era negra—sirvieron para que Cassie se diera cuenta de que tener un lugar propio constituye el alma de la familia Logan. El valor y el orgullo de los Logan se los da la tierra, porque sin importar cuánto los puedan subestimar, los Logan poseen algo que nadie les puede quitar.

What can possibly be in the sealed envelope Mr. Ratburn sent home with Arthur? Arthur is so worried he can't even eat or sleep. Whatever it is he's done...he's sure it can't be good.

Effective hand hygiene, whether before food, after the toilet, in the hospital, or following the handling of animals, is the single most important step in reducing infections. The message is an important one for all ages, especially young children, some of whom will become the healthcare workers and food handlers of the future. This audiobook quickly teaches children how to wash their hands with four fun stories set in everyday places: home, school, hospital, and petting farm.

El hermano de tío Vez se presenta por sorpresa en casa de Mattie. Si ya de por sí la vida en casa de los Butterfield es algo caótica, con esta visita inesperada lo será todavía más. Cuando el hermano de tío Vez se marcha, les deja un regalo de despedida sorprendente...Nada más y nada menos que un billete de avión para todos para ir a Australia a visitarlos.

Empieza un nuevo curso y, mientras va creciendo el bebé en la barriga de mamá, la familia Butterfield empieza a planificar unas navidades especiales.

El hermano de tío Vez se presenta por sorpresa en casa de Mattie. Si ya de por sí la vida en casa de los Butterfield es algo caótica, con esta visita inesperada lo será todavía más. Cuando el hermano de tío Vez se marcha, les deja un regalo de despedida sorprendente…Nada más y nada menos que un billete de avión para todos para ir a Australia a visitarlos.

Con los billetes que el hermano de tío Vez les regaló, toda la familia de Mattie se va a Australia de visita. Allí verán de muy cerca canguros y también emús. Además, disfrutan de la playa, aunque alguna vez aparezca un tiburón y suene la sirena. ¡Mattie está deseosa de poder contar todo lo vivido a sus amigos del cole!

Muffy is so sure that Francine cannot be nice for an entire week that she bets her Princess Peach watch on it, and now it is up to Francine to keep her temper.

At Prunella's half-birthday party, her sister unveils a fortune-telling cootie catcher that seems to be able to predict the future.

When Arthur finds Sue Ellen's lost diary at the library, he wonders whether or not to read it before he returns it to her.

Arthur and his pals can't wait for the next book in the Scare-Your-Pants-Off series, until they learn that a parents' group is trying to ban the popular books. The gang learns about standing up for what's right as they get help from a surprising source.

The gang is so excited when they get coveted tickets to the BINKY concert. And now, Arthur is in for the chance of a lifetime. But will he realize that not sharing the excitement with his friends will make for a hollow experience?