THE BIRTHDAY CASTLE:
​Fort Builders Inc. 1
​​Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
​A group of friends use teamwork, creativity, and construction know-how to start their own fort building company in the first story in a new, fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book series that’s perfect for emerging readers!
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HAPPY TAILS LODGE:
​Fort Builders Inc. 2
​​Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
​The enterprising kids of Fort Builders, Inc., are at it again. This time, the friends use their creativity and construction know-how to build a pet palace in the second story in the fun-to-read Aladdin QUIX chapter book series.
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Battle of the Blanket Forts:
​Fort Builders Inc. 3
​​Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
When the kids of Fort Builders, Inc., go to summer camp, a friendly blanket fort competition turns serious. Can the boys cabin learn to work together with the girls cabin, or will this epic blanket fort battle turn into an all-out cabin war?
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Tree House Station:
Fort Builders Inc. 4
​​​Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
Caleb and the rest of the Fort Builders, Inc. group feel like it’s finally time to have their own dedicated workspace! Their big idea? A fort treehouse! But finding the perfect tree for their unique fort is a little tougher than they thought.
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​THE BFF BUCKET LIST
​Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
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Ella and Skyler have been best friends since kindergarten. Although lately, things have been different. Ella’s determined to fix things with a fun project she’s sure will bring them closer together—The BFF Bucket List. But as new friends, epic opportunities, and super-cute boys enter the picture, the challenges on the list aren’t the only ones they face.
POSTCARDS FROM VENICE
Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
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Skyler is about to go on the biggest adventure of her life, blogging her way through summer in Venice, Italy, With the help of some Italian magic and her oldest friend, can Skyler learn to love her new city and stay connected to what matters most?
​BEST. NIGHT. EVER.
​Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
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A middle grade novel in the format of Love, Actually, Seven Sides to Every Story is told from the perspective of seven different, but intersecting, characters. It takes place over the course of one night and is centered around a middle school dance.
​NO PLACE LIKE HOME
Aladdin/Simon & Schuster
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A 12 year-old girl, used to flying around the country for her father's job, gets a chance to go to middle school for six weeks and sets out to see what she can accomplish without her VIP status.
Pies from Nowhere: How Georgia Gilmore Sustained the Montgomery Bus Boycott 
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​This stunning picture book looks into the life of Georgia Gilmore, a hidden figure of history who played a critical role in the Civil Rights movement and used her passion for baking to help the Montgomery Bus Boycott achieve its goal.

Booklist Starred Revew

THE LAST PLASTIC STRAW
A Plastic Problem and Finding Ways to Fix It
(Books for a Better Earth)

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​Learn how and why a useful, 5000-year-old invention has become a threat to our planet--and what you can do about it--in this history of the simple straw.

​​A Junior Library Guild
Gold Standard Selection

​The Hornbook Starred Review

LOVE IS IN THE AIR
The Story of Aviation Pioneer Nancy Harkness Love


​A picture book biography of aviation pioneer Nancy Love, who organized and directed the Women's Auxiliary Ferrying Squadron during World War II, the first women to fly military aircraft for the United States.