In this beachside ghost story that’s perfect for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Wednesday, twelve-year-old Barnaby is forced to spend his summer helping his grandpa move, only to be confronted by Maxwell—a moody ghost boy with some unfinished business. Barnaby had grand plans for his summer. He should’ve been spending his days watching movies […]
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Perfect for fans of The Great British Baking Show and Clue, this enchanting and rollicking follow-up to The Cookie Crumbles follows two best friends caught up in a twisty mystery when jewels go missing at a high-stakes baking competition. Baker extraordinaire Laila Thomas and budding journalist Lucy Flores are living it up at the top of the junior high food chain […]
Thursday, 12 October 2023
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection Alabama School Library Association (ASLA) Yellowhammer Middle Grade Award Top 10, 2024-2025 The Great British Bake Off meets Knives Out in this fun and propulsive middle grade novel following two best friends who must solve the mystery behind a baking competition gone awry. Laila gave Lucy a cupcake on the second day […]
Friday, 16 June 2023
HBO’s Insecure meets Dazed and Confused in this messy, tender YA novel about a friendship breakup, set against the backdrop of a chaotic night at a music festival, from rising talent Tracy Badua. Jana Rubio and her best friend, Maddy Parsons, have an epic senior year finale queued up: catching their favorite band at the […]
Tuesday, 9 May 2023
Georgia Club Tome Book Award, 2025-2026, for Grades 3-5 In this magical adventure that’s perfect for fans of Lisa Yee and Erin Entrada Kelly, star athlete Thea must face her worst fears when two mischievous duwendes, Filipino goblins, threaten to wreak havoc on her life—and destroy her town. Thea gets a chance to begin anew […]
Wednesday, 28 September 2022
Virginia 2024-2025 VA READS Selection 2024 Children’s Literature Council of Southern California Award Buy THE TAKEOUT Mysterious Galaxy | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bookshop.org ⭐Leave a review on GoodReads ⭐ When a celebrity chef’s new restaurant threatens Mila’s family’s food truck, she plans to expose them for the recipe thieves they are—even if that means dabbling in […]
Monday, 25 October 2021
AudioFile Magazine Earphones Award Winner Georgia Tome Society It List, 2024-2025, for Grades 9-12 Buy THIS IS NOT A PERSONAL STATEMENT Mysterious Galaxy | Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Books-A-Million | Bookshop.org ⭐ Leave a review on Goodreads⭐ At sixteen, Perla is the youngest graduating senior of the hypercompetitive Monte Verde High. Praised—and not-so-quietly bashed—as […]
Sunday, 24 October 2021
Winner of the 2023 Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators Sid Fleischman Humor Award Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection A Bank Street College Best Book of the Year 2023 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature Finalist State Lists California: CDE Recommended List 2023, Grades 3-5 Georgia: Club Tome It List, 2023-2024, for Grades […]
