Download or read book Lark and the Dessert Disaster written by Natasha Deen and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lark and Connor are judges for the annual baking contest at the community center. When they arrive, they discover that someone has destroyed a contestant's entry. And not just any contestant’s entry—Sophie's! Sophie is Lark's best friend (she just doesn't know it yet). The twin sleuths can't simply roll with it. To save the contest they'll have to take a whisk risk and start investigating the other contestants. With the timer ticking, Lark and Connor have to find the culprit before someone actually takes the cake. Lark and the Dessert Disaster is the fourth title in the Lark Ba Detective series. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book Camp Disaster written by Frieda Wishinsky and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charlotte Summers is sure that summer camp is going to be a disaster. And she’s right. But it’s not as disastrous for her as it is for her counselor, Abby. Abby has no control over the girls in her charge. The control is held by the cabin’s mean girl. Charlotte realizes that she could tip the balance of power and unseat the bully, but does she have the courage to go for it? This short novel is a high-interest, low-reading level book for middle-grade readers who are building reading skills, want a quick read or say they don’t like to read! The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book Princess Angelica Camp Catastrophe written by Monique Polak and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Angelica isn't a liar, she just loves making up stories. When Angelica goes to sleepaway camp and is mistaken for a princess, she could easily clear up the misunderstanding...but pretending to be royalty is way more fun! When her best friend from home surprises her at camp, Angelica is forced to fess up. Luckily, she also has a talent for repairing things, and when disaster strikes on the girls' kayaking trip, Jelly has to repair more than just her newfound friendships. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book Lark Holds the Key written by Natasha Deen and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2016-10-18 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in the Lark Ba Detective series! It’s the third day of summer vacation, and Lark’s halmoni—that’s Korean for grandmother—has promised to take Lark and her twin brother, Connor, to the library. Only trouble is, they arrive to discover that the town librarian is missing her key to the library. Lucky for her, Lark just happens to be a budding private eye. Can rookie detectives Lark and Connor solve this mystery and recover the lost key? The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book Lentil Soup written by Carole Tremblay and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2021-10-12 with total page 39 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who knew a simple bowl of soup could be so interesting? When a younger brother decides his soup is too hot to eat, he starts peppering his older brother with questions: Where do lentils come from? What are those white things? Why is it called celery? One question leads to another and another and another, and the older brother answers them all with humor and dwindling patience. Through questions, jokes and riddles, we learn about lentils, tomatoes, salt, pepper and everything else we need to make a good lentil soup, including a recipe for readers to make it themselves. This delightfully illustrated picture book will pique the interest of little connoisseurs everywhere and encourage inquisitive minds to think about what goes into their favorite foods.
Download or read book Future Flash written by Kita Helmetag Murdock and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-03 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For as long as she can remember, Laney’s been having “future flashes”—visions of the future that she sees when she makes physical contact with another person. Left on a doorstep as a baby, Laney’s past has always been cloudy to her, despite the clarity with which she can see the future. Her caretaker, Walt, claims to be her father, but Laney has a nagging suspicion that he isn’t quite telling her the entire truth. And when a new kid, Lyle, moves to her small town, Laney is dreading meeting him—she almost always gets a future flash when first meeting someone new and they aren’t always good. Unfortunately, her meeting with Lyle isn’t just bad; it’s painful. Engulfed in flames, Lyle’s future flash is the worst Laney’s ever experienced. But what does it mean? Is there anything Laney can do to change the future? And will she be able to save Lyle not only from a firey death but also from the merciless class bully without becoming a victim of his antics herself? In this thrilling and imaginative middle grade novel from author Kita Helmetag Murdock, follow Laney as she works against the clock to understand her past and prevent the disaster looming in the future. Aimed at readers ages 8 to 12, the book encompasses important themes such as identity, bullying, friendship, family relationship, and more. Kids will identify with Laney, who is a bit of an outsider but also has a good moral compass, and will love her supernatural abilities. Parents, teachers, and librarians will see the value in the themes discussed and in the positive outcome of the book with a very hopeful tone. Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Download or read book Lark and the Diamond Caper written by Natasha Deen and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2017-09-19 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rookie detectives Lark and Connor Ba are back on the case! When a pair of diamond earrings goes missing from the neighborhood general store, Lark and Connor just happen to be in the right place at the right time. Carefully mining the adults for clues, the twin sleuths work together to solve the mystery. Lark and the Diamond Caper is the second title in the Lark Ba Detective series. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book The Great Garage Sale written by Marilyn Helmer and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2013-05 with total page 65 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DJ mistakenly sells the wrong jewelry box to his friend at his grandma's garage sale and has to sacrifice his beloved skateboard to make things right.
Download or read book The Giving Day written by Cori Doerrfeld and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-10-27 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweet, fun-filled follow-up to The Welcome Wagon from acclaimed author Cori Doerrfeld! Every year, the town of Cubby Hill comes together for the Great Giving Festival, celebrating the spirit of giving and community that makes their town such a great place to live. And this year, Cooper Cub has a very special task: delivering his grandmother’s special honey to everyone in town! But with such a big job, can Cooper find a way to help his friends and sweeten up the Festival? In this sweet follow-up to The Welcome Wagon, Cori Doerrfeld’s adorable animal citizens of Cubby Hill celebrate sharing with your community and offering a helping hand!
Download or read book After the Fire written by Becky Citra and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2010-04-01 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Melissa is waiting for the "new life" that her mother Sharlene has promised her since a fire devastated their family. But nothing ever seems to change. Melissa has difficulty making friends at school, they never have enough money and her little brother Cody is a brat. When Sharlene announces that they will be spending the month of August at a remote cabin on a wilderness lake, Melissa is less than thrilled. But there is more to do at the lake than she expected, and she is surprised to learn that her mother knows how to paddle a canoe, fish and make bannock and s'mores. On an island in the middle of the lake, Melissa meets Alice, a strange girl who is writing a fantasy novel. Alice shares her tree fort on the island with Melissa, and while at first Melissa is attracted to Alice's strong personality and her stories of her "perfect family," she becomes increasingly uneasy around Alice. As Melissa's relationship with her mother improves and her confidence increases, she is able to hold her own with Alice and start to appreciate her own imperfect family.
Download or read book A Midterm Night s Scheme written by Trina Robbins and published by Graphic Universe ™. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Help! Just before the science fair, a set of magic potions disappear from Luna's locker! The Chicagoland Detective Agency takes up the young witch's case. If Raf, Megan, and Raf's talking dog Bradley can handle space aliens, mummies, and ghosts, this case is child's play! But when a potion goes awry and a hooded stalker and a wannabe master criminal intervene, the case takes a wild turn into a full-blown catastrophe. Will love-smitten supersleuth Megan and jet-pack inventor Raf be able to straighten out this mess in time? Or will Bradley's nose save the day once more?
Download or read book Poppy and Sam and the Mole Mystery written by Cathon and published by Owlkids. This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strawberry-sized sleuths Poppy and Sam are back on the case!
Download or read book Friend or Fiction written by Abby Cooper and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2019-10-08 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One creative middle-schooler discovers that the best friend a girl can have is the one she makes herself in this charming magical realism read. Jade's life hasn't exactly been normal lately, especially since her dad's cancer diagnosis. Jade wishes her family could leave their no-name town in Colorado already--everybody else does sooner rather than later, including every best friend Jade's ever had. So she makes one up. In the pages of her notebook, she writes all about Zoe--the most amazing best friend anyone could dream of. But when pretend Zoe appears in real life thanks to a magical experiment gone right, Jade isn't so sure if she likes sharing her imaginary friend with the real world. To keep her best friend (and even make some new ones), Jade learns how to cope with jealousy, that friends should let friends be true to themselves, and that maybe the perfect best friend doesn't exist after all.
Download or read book Lark Has the Shivers written by Natasha Deen and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2022-03-15 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The summer is for sleuthing, and Lark and Connor have been served a double helping! It's time for the annual pet fair and the twins have been hard at work teaching their dog, Max, some new tricks. But on their way to the fairgrounds, they're offered not one, but two intriguing cases. Pets from the pet show have gone missing and their guardians are blaming each other for the disappearances. Meanwhile, Lark and Connor's frenemy, Sophie, thinks her house might be haunted and refuses to go inside. The twins split up to solve the mysteries, but can they find the vanished pets and the source of the spooky noises before the show has to start? Lark Has the Shivers is the fifth title in the Lark Ba Detective series, following Lark and the Desert Disaster, Lark Takes a Bow, Lark and the Diamond Caper and Lark Holds the Key. The epub edition of this title is fully accessible.
Download or read book Fast Slide written by Melanie Jackson and published by Orca Book Publishers. This book was released on 2010-10-01 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clay would much rather work as a lifeguard at the beach than at Safari Splash, the new water park in town. He's certain the summer will drag along, despite his position at the Boa, the park's fastest slide. The summer job starts to get interesting when he learns that someone has been wandering the park in a lynx costume, scaring the staff. When forty thousand dollars is stolen from the till, and his friends are under suspicion for the theft, boring is starting to look good. But Clay is certain that the mask and the thefts are connected, and he's determined to solve the crime.
Download or read book Zebra at the Zoo written by Patricia Reilly Giff and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A broken fence and an animal on the loose take center stage in book three of the series by a two-time Newbery Honor winning author. Alex loves living on Zoo Lane, especially because he gets to visit his favorite animal in the world: the red panda. When he finds a hole in the zoo's fence, it presents the perfect opportunity to sneak into the zoo before school to see his beloved furry creatures. What Alex doesn't realize is that the broken fence will cause more problems than almost getting caught by the security guard. When an animal goes missing in the zoo, can he come clean about the fence? In this third book of the series, two-time Newbery Honor author Patricia Reilly Giff has crafted a lively mystery about conservation, animal care, friendship, and problem-solving. In touch with the programs and initiatives that today's zoos are undertaking, Giff provides readers with a fresh look at the work of zoologists. Charming line artwork by Abby Carter appears throughout and keeps the story upbeat.
Download or read book Malcolm Under the Stars written by W. H. Beck and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2015 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a rare coin and a strange code are uncovered in McKenna School, Malcolm and the other classroom pets of the Midnight Academy take on their most challenging assignment yet and, through their investigations, they just might save the school from closing.
