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Fifteen-year-old Lyric Teague sings like an angel, and has already played all the great musical theater roles—in the privacy of her bedroom. Haunted by her mother’s death, she is too timid and insecure to chase her dreams or form any friendships.

Emmy Ashford, the “New Girl” from Iowa, thinks she will never make a friend in California - until she meets Allie Cassidy, Evergreen’s other “New Girl.” The pair quickly become best friends and begin exchanging notes during class. Over the course of one semester, the girls share everything with each other from silly jokes to their most-guarded secrets. All the while, Allie and Emmy encourage one another to become the best versions of themselves.

After discovering the value of good sportsmanship in Winning Silver, Elise gets invited to the Global Sports Challenge as part of Team USA. The excited gymnast hopes to rise to fame by outshining her teammates. Armed with straightforward storytelling, Winning Gold stresses the importance of being a team player. Anyone who has ever dealt with a competitive injury will relate to Elise’s initial disappointment and acceptance of her new role in the team.

Meet five-year-old Timmy Martin! He's the biggest baseball fan in the world. Imagine Timmy's excitement when he gets invited to his cousin's birthday party. Only it's not just any old birthday party...it's a baseball birthday party! Timmy and the Baseball Birthday Party is the first book in a series of stories featuring the world's most curious five-year-old!

Quinn the Ballerina has returned to the stage to perform another role in a classic ballet. In volume two, the petite heroine dances the iconic role of Clara in Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker. Join Quinn as she takes listeners on a thrilling adventure of a young girl who saves a prince and travels to a land filled with delicious candy. Based on the beloved holiday classic, Quinn the Ballerina: The Nutcracker will delight ballet fans of all ages.

A book for young listeners, Mary Lou Retton: America's Sweetheart tells the inspirational life story of the most celebrated gymnast in United States history. Discover how a young girl from West Virginia achieved her dream of winning gymnastics' all-around title at the 1984 Olympics. Includes anecdotes from her personal life and career highlights.

Elise is a talented gymnast who enters the US Gymnastics Open with just one goal: gold. Accustomed to winning, the confident athlete believes that four clean performances are the only obstacles in the way of a victory. Yet, what happens when Elise delivers perfect routines but doesn't win? Can the disappointed gymnast accept the silver medal when she dreamed only of gold?

SSSSammy is not your usual creeper. For starters, the five-year-old is bright blue with a rounded head. When SSSSammy asks for a cat for his birthday, his parents hiss and recoil in fear. Can the little blue creeper convince his parents that not all cats are bad? Will he realize that being blue is not the end of the world? The Creeper and the Cat will delight young Minecraft fans. The winning story also explains the timeless importance of not judging others based on their looks.

Quinn the Ballerina can hardly believe it's finally performance day. She's playing her first principal role in a production of Sleeping Beauty. Yet, Quinn is also nervous. Can she really dance the challenging steps? Will people believe her as a cursed princess caught in a 100-year spell? Join Quinn as she transforms into Princess Aurora in an exciting retelling of Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty. Now you can relive, or experience for the first time, one of ballet's most acclaimed works as interpreted by a nine-year-old.

Get ready to chase your dreams after listening to this thrilling children's biography of Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda. A terrific source for a book report, Lin-Manuel Miranda: Lights Up tells the inspiring life story of the role model's transformation from a young boy with Broadway dreams to one of today's most respected artists.

During summer break, eight-year-old Joshua sits around the house playing superhero videogames all day. His twin sister, Annika, spends her free time performing super deeds for people in need. When the two siblings team up, Joshua learns that being a superhero involves much more than leaping from buildings or defeating larger-than-life villains. Superhero Siblings marks the first book in a delightful new series about two siblings ready to take on the world.