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Paperback. Zustand: New. When Ira Fishman wins a prize in the machine outside a candy store, he's disappointed it's not the squirt gun he had his eye on. The little black plastic box looks like a camera, but when Ira presses the green button on top, nothing happens.After dinner that night, Ira can't believe what he sees in his room: a boy with the same clothes-and face-as Ira! He tries to get this second Ira to leave, but it's no use. Deciding to have a little fun, Ira makes the boy go to school in his place-but it's a disaster. The new Ira isn't good at math like the real Ira, and he's horrible at softball. Worst of all, he plays with the girls during recess! Ira's clone is ruining his rep-fast. And when a third Ira shows up, Ira number one has to find a way to make the others disappear for good before his whole world is turned upside down. But how do you get rid of yourself.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Frankie Stein looks nothing like his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stein, or the spooky-looking kids at Miss Wart's Academy for Ghouls and Goblins. His clean-cut looks make it hard for him to make friends.But Frankie knows a thing or two about being scary. He can make grotesque faces, paint bone-chilling pictures, and yelp as loud as a coyote. When he experiments with potions in the classroom and grows two fangs, he wins over the other kids, showing that popularity depends on more than how you look.Once again, Frankie Stein proves that he's happiest when he's true to himself. Kevan Atteberry's digital illustrations lend a hand to this back-to-school spook-tacular story. Atteberry, Kevan J. (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Even bullies can learn to share.Why should a large animal get away with bullying a smaller one? That's what happens when Elephant takes Hippo's spot in the pond, which causes Hippo to pick on Lion, Lion to pick on Leopard, and Leopard to pick on Monkey. Vincent Nguyen's illustrations-a mix of watercolor, charcoal pencil, and digital techniques enrich the story as Monkey asks his mother for advice, and she comes up with just the right solution to solve the problem. Nguyen, Vincent (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Join Minna, Pip, Mom, and Dad on a visit to Butterfly Place as they meet Bert the Butterfly Man. They hunt for monarch butterfly eggs and caterpillars, and see the amazing change from pupa to adult monarch butterfly. They learn all about monarchs, metamorphosis, and monarch migration. Nancy Elizabeth Wallace's sunny cut-paper artwork and lively text entertain as they teach about one of nature's most remarkable creatures.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Suzie Green has only dreamed of having a best friend. Someone to vent to and giggle with-and someone to help her face the Select Seven at school every day. Those girls are boy crazy, they talk in codes, and they call Suzie "teacher's pet." It's not easy being a teacher's kid! And it's not easy being eleven, going on twelve, without a best friend. Then Co Co Langdon moves in next door. Suzie has never met anyone like Co Co. She's from France and has traveled all over the world. And she's never been to school, having been tutored all her life. But now that Co Co is in America, she will go to school for the very first time. And Suzie will finally have a best friend by her side! First published in 1955, Best Friends follows two girls through one unforgettable school year as they take on mean girls, a cranky neighbor, boys, and the search for a missing neighborhood dog. In the end, they'll find out what it truly means to be best friends.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. When a feather lands in Mouse's paws, he has an idea for some wily fun! He sneaks up on Gus the groundhog and.TICKLE, TICKLE! ITCH, TWITCH! Gus has GOTTA GOTTA scratch his back. And that's just the beginning of one itchy problem after another. Follow Gus as he tries hopelessly to scratch his back with a snake, a porcupine, and an alligator. Cheerful illustrations rendered in watercolor and digital media add to this groundhog's preposterous predicament. Olson, Julie (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Everyone eventually leaves Wren Plumley. First it was her mother, then her best friend, and then her sister. Now living with only her cop father and her upended dreams, Wren feels stranded, like a songbird falling in a storm.When Wilder, a sickly housebound teen, moves in next door, Wren finally finds what she's always wanted-a person who can't leave. But a chance meeting with Luca, the talkative, crush-worthy boy in her driver's ed class, has Wren wondering if maybe she's too quick to push people away. Soon, Wren finds herself caught between the safety of a friendship and a love worth fighting for.Wren starts to dream again. But when postcards begin arriving from her sister, Wren must ultimately confront why her mother left fourteen years before and why her sister followed in her footsteps. For her new life to take flight, Wren will have to reconcile the heartbreaking beauty of lost dreams and the beautiful heartbreak of her new reality.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Jackie and Hank were born eight years and one thousand miles apart. Nobody knew these babies would grow up and play baseball. Nobody knew Jackie and Hank would meet and become heroes.Jackie Robinson and Hank Greenberg were two very different people. But they both became Major League Baseball players, and they both faced a lot of the same challenges in their lives and careers. For Jackie, it was because of his skin color. For Hank, it was because of his religion.On May 17, 1947 these two men met for the first time colliding at first base in a close play. While the crowd urged them to fight, Jackie and Hank chose a different path.This is the story of two men who went on to break the barriers of race and religion in American sports and became baseball legends in the process.Beautiful text by Cathy Goldberg Fishman is paired with sumptuous paintings by Mark Elliott. Generous back matter material includes a photo and prose biography of each man, timelines, quotes, resources to learn more, and a selected bibliography. Elliott, Mark (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Old MacDonald had a farm, E-I-E-I-O! And on that farm he had.a dragon? The animals aren't happy that there's a dragon on the farm. But Old MacDonald likes his dragon.until it starts swallowing up the animals! Can Old MacDonald save his farm before it's too late? Find out in this silly adaptation of the popular song. Christopher Santoro's brilliant artwork combines with Ken Baker's fun text for a story sure to tickle kids' funny bones. Santoro, Christopher (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. I'm the fat Puerto Rican-Polish girl who doesn't feel like she belongs in her skin, or anywhere else for that matter. I've always been too much and yet not enough.Sugar Legowski-Gracia wasn't always fat, but fat is what she is now at age seventeen. Not as fat as her mama, who is so big she hasn't gotten out of bed in months. Not as heavy as her brother, Skunk, who has more meanness in him than fat, which is saying something. But she's large enough to be the object of ridicule wherever she is: at the grocery store, walking down the street, at school. Sugar's life is dictated by taking care of Mama in their run-down home-cooking, shopping, and, well, eating. A lot of eating, which Sugar hates as much as she loves.When Sugar meets Even (not Evan-his nearly illiterate father misspelled his name on the birth certificate), she has the new experience of someone seeing her and not her body. As their unlikely friendship builds, Sugar allows herself to think about the future for the first time, a future not weighed down by her body or her mother.Soon Sugar will have to decide whether to become the girl that Even helps her see within herself or to sink into the darkness of the skin-deep role her family and her life have created for her. …

Paperback. Zustand: New. An Outstanding International Book (USBBY) A 2025 TEACHERS' FAVORITE! Mika will do what it takes to uncover a string of thefts in the city-and keep her fellow orphans safe.After a merciless winter, spring has sprung in 1880 Stockholm, and the city awaits the arrival of the SS Vega, the first ship to have sailed the Northeast Passage. Life is busy at the orphanage, but twelve-year-old Mika quickly notices that the older orphans are up to something-and it doesn't look good.When Constable Hoff approaches her with information about thefts around the city, Mika becomes even more concerned about what the other kids are up to-and what they might be planning for the Vega celebration. The police will have no sympathy for orphans, and she'd hate to see her friends condemned to life in jail.But Mika soon finds herself in a bind she can't get out of-one that could condemn her own life. Can Mika uncover who is really behind the thefts in the city and keep her friends safe, without getting caught? Find out in this breathless sequel to The Night Raven.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes an unexpected love story of family, secrets, and the most intimate of deceptions.My estranged twin brother, Julian, was always the wonder boy-and was groomed to become CEO of our ruthless father's corporation. My mother and me? Left behind. Now, years after tearing our family apart, my father dares to ask me for a favor? Pretend to be Julian while he fights to survive a tragic accident. It can save the company. Nobody will be the wiser. It'll be our secret.I can play Dad's favorite. I'll do it for Julian. And for my mother, who'll want for nothing.But this double life comes with a beauty of a hitch: my very real feelings for Julian's fiancée, Isobel. Not only am I betraying Julian, I'm deceiving a woman I love. She doesn't suspect a thing. As lies compound, lines are crossed and loyalties tested, all I can ask myself is.What have I done?Because sooner or later something's got to give. There's no way I'm giving up Isobel. But once the truth is exposed, it might not be my choice at all.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. "What's that smell in the Dell? It comes from a cheese, a great big cheese, a smelly, scrumptious cheese, if you please, made from the milk of a cantankerous cow-oh, wow! The one-horned, two-eared, three-legged Cowabunga!"But the Cowabunga cheese has gone missing, and Sherlock Bones is on the case! That brainy bloodhound must use all five of his senses to track down the thief.Children will have fun following the clues in this roll-off-your-tongue read-aloud inspired by the popular children's song "The Farmer in the Dell" and illustrated with Dorothy Donohue's lively signature cut-paper artwork. Donohue, Dorothy (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. The first episode of the Amazon Original Series featuring Kristen Bell, Jackie Tohn, and Luke Youngblood is now a storybook, complete with twenty stickers!BANG! BANG! POP! POP! POP! Somebirdy's making a LOT of noise, and Do the owl wants to know whoooo! The mysterious beat is coming from the treetop, but Do isn't very good at flying. With some help from his best birdie friends, Re and Mi, and Do's ingenious inventions, will Do get to see with his own owl eyes who or what is making those sounds? Join this musical birdie trio as they uncover the source of the mysterious beat.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Love is the most powerful force of all.Elena Gilbert is dying. When Damon Salvatore avenged his brother Stefan's death, he broke the sacred deal he'd made with the Guardians-and put Elena's life at risk. She should be dead, but instead, the Guardians are offering Elena a once-in-a-lifetime chance: to start over. Ever since she met the Salvatore brothers, Elena's love for them both has caused endless death and destruction. But if Elena can return to the beginning-her senior year of high school, when she first met Damon and Stefan-and prove that she can exist alongside them without either of them killing a human, then Elena can live.But the Damon of years ago is unpredictable, rash, and dangerous. The only way for Elena to save everyone-including herself-might be to give up the Salvatores forever. Will Elena be able to sacrifice her own desires for the greater good? Or is her path to tragic love already written in the stars.…

Board Book. Zustand: New. In this adaptation of the popular children's song "Animal Fair," there are all kinds of animals doing silly things! The big baboon is combing his hair, the kangaroos are rattling spoons, the bears are juggling pears, and the chimps are swinging on the trapeze. Can you guess what happens to the mischievous monk . . . the monk, the monk, the monk? Cheerful illustrations bring this lively rendition to life.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. The inspiring true story of one man's treacherous boyhood journey from a rural village in Ghana to the streets of Barcelona-and the path that led him home.Ousman Umar is a shaman's son born in a small village in Ghana. Though his mother died giving birth, he spent a contented childhood working the fields, setting traps in the jungle, and living off the land. Still, as strange and wondrous flying machines crisscrossed the skies overhead, Ousman dreamed of a different life. And so, when he was only twelve years old, he left his village and began what would be a five-year journey to Europe.Every step of the way, as he traveled across the Sahara desert, through the daunting metropolises of Accra, Tripoli, Benghazi, and Casablanca, and over the sea aboard a packed migrant dinghy, Ousman was handed off like merchandise by a loose network of smugglers and in the constant, foreboding company of "sinkers": other migrants who found themselves penniless and alone on their way north, unable to continue onward or return home.But on a path rife with violence, exploitation, and racism, Ousman also encountered friendship, generosity, and hope. North to Paradise is a visceral true story about the stark realities of life along the most dangerous migrant route across Africa; it is also a portrait of extraordinary resilience in the face of unimaginable challenges, the beauty of kindness in strangers, and the power of giving back.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. It's Atlanta's senior year of high school, and she is officially infamous. Not only has she saved herself from a predator, brought down an untouchable dogfighting ring, and battled a pack of high-school bullies, but she's also proclaimed to the Internet her willingness to fight for anyone who needs help. And Atlanta can't believe what's coming out of the woodwork. From an old friend to a troop of troubled girls with connections to a local fracking company, there's definitely fire in the water. As always, the girl with the unforgettable name is not afraid to burn it all down if it means making things right. But as high school races toward its inevitable end and the hornets begin to swarm from all directions, Atlanta must decide how much of herself and her growing group of friends she is willing to risk.before it's too late.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. "We are pirates, pirates, ho!"Swashbuckling pirates sail the seas, braving storms, battles-and other pirates! From the first mate down to the cabin boy, they are rascals through and through. But at night, by the light of the moon, they tell each other ghost stories.and guess who ends up being scared? Stephen Gilpin's hand-drawn and digitally colored artwork is a bold, perfect match with Sarah L. Thomson's rollicking, rhyming text. Gilpin, Stephen (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Even bullies can learn to share.Why should a large animal get away with bullying a smaller one? That's what happens when Elephant takes Hippo's spot in the pond, which causes Hippo to pick on Lion, Lion to pick on Leopard, and Leopard to pick on Monkey. Vincent Nguyen's illustrations-a mix of watercolor, charcoal pencil, and digital techniques enrich the story as Monkey asks his mother for advice, and she comes up with just the right solution to solve the problem. Nguyen, Vincent (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Reprint. When your best friend dies, you're supposed to know what happened. You're supposed to know why. But Ella has no idea what happened the night Amy jumped to her death or why Amy would want to die. Ella's other friends, Mark and Petal, are hiding something. Ella thinks they know exactly what happened that terrible night. But they're not talking. Instead, Ella, Mark, and Petal play Pick Me Ups-a game in which they jump from dangerous heights. And every time Ella falls, she begins to remember pieces of that night.It's still not enough. So Ella brings a mysterious new guy into the group, hoping he will help shake things up and unearth the truth. But Ella's "Explosive Boy" has secrets of his own. In the end, there may be some secrets that Ella doesn't want to face. The truth-the real truth-about Amy's death might just be more than she can handle. Debut author Vahini Naidoo has created a raw, edgy, and powerful portrait of grief and redemption that will haunt readers long after the last page.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Revised, updated, and expanded: the definitive guide to transformational leadership from a team of expert executive coaches.Over the past six years, Michael K. Simpson's Unlocking Potential has helped leaders motivate, inspire, and fully engage their teams. This revised edition, written with Maria Sullivan and Kari Saddler, builds on that powerful foundation for a new generation of leaders. The key is not just managing but coaching-developing the talents of your organization's most important asset: the employees. In any successful organization, that begins with the basic skills developed by Simpson: building trust, recognizing potential, challenging paradigms, clarifying individual personal goals, executing flawlessly, giving effective feedback, and tapping into talent. Now Simpson expands on his knowledge and experience as a senior consultant with the management assessment firm FranklinCovey. This revised and updated edition also features insights from Sullivan and Saddler and additional real-life lessons learned in the field by managers who have put Simpson's invaluable coaching skills into play.Transform your business relationships (and your business) with this comprehensive tool for optimizing productivity, profitability, loyalty, and customer focus.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. From the bestselling author of What You Did comes a true-crime investigation that cast a dark shadow over the Ireland of her childhood.Ireland in the 1990s seemed a safe place for women. With the news dominated by the Troubles, it was easy to ignore non-political murders and sexual violence, to trust that you weren't going to be dragged into the shadows and killed. But beneath the surface, a far darker reality had taken hold.Through questioning the society and circumstances that allowed eight young women to vanish without a trace?no conclusion or conviction, no resolution for their loved ones?bestselling crime novelist Claire McGowan delivers a candid investigation into the culture of secrecy, victim-blaming and shame that left these women's bodies unfound, their fates unknown, their assailants unpunished. McGowan reveals an Ireland not of leprechauns and craic but of outdated social and sexual mores, where women and their bodies were of secondary importance to perceived propriety and misguided politics-a place of well-buttoned lips and stony silence, inadequate police and paramilitary threat.Was an unknown serial killer at large or was there something even more insidious at work? In this insightful, sensitively drawn account, McGowan exposes a system that failed these eight women-and continues to fail women to this day.…

Paperback. Zustand: New. An arresting and emotional memoir about a family's indoctrination into a religious cult, a daughter coming to terms with a parent's devastating choices, and the trials ahead in post-9/11 New York.In 1978, when Jamiyla was two years old, her mother, Ummi, quit her job, converted to Islam with her husband, and moved into an exclusive Muslim society in Brooklyn. Once inside the Community, the family was separated by its powerful and charismatic leader, Dwight York, who was hiding behind the name Imam Isa. Instead of the devotional refuge they'd imagined, the Community was a nightmare of controlled abuse and unspeakable secrets.Forty years later, Jamiyla was ready to excavate and understand a past buried in bad dreams, disturbing memories, and inexplicable rage. It was a place Ummi never wanted to return to. Jamiyla had to.Jamiyla's emotional memoir tells her family's story of life inside and outside the cult, and of escaping into new challenges as conservative Muslims in the secular Brooklyn they left behind. A harrowing and deeply personal history fraught with racial tension and devastating personal betrayals, The Community is also a hopeful story brimming with Black pride, justice, and the long-overdue healing between a daughter and mother. …

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Paperback. Zustand: New. From the writer who brought you the Irish romance The Upside of Falling Down comes a new novel about secrets, friendship, reinvention, and unexpected love in the Scottish Highlands.June Merriweather is on the run-from her own life. Her brother is dead, her parents are liars, and her college major is a joke. Apart from her best friend, Matt, June is desperate for reinvention. And a one-way ticket out of Cincinnati to the Scottish Highlands is a good place to start.With a backpack, an urn, and a secret, June begins again. She snags a job at a café and finds lodging at a quaint inn with a quirky cast of housemates. The only problem: the inn's infuriatingly perceptive (and sexy) owner, Lennox. He's suspicious of June. After all, no one comes to Scotland in the winter unless they're running from something. From rocky start to sizzling temptation, June's new world is exhilarating.and one detour away from disaster.With her past and her future both vying for attention, June can't begin to picture where her reimagined life is headed next. And falling in love with the last person she expected is only the beginning. …

Paperback. Zustand: New. An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller.For a Mountain Mercenary and a desperate woman, love becomes a dangerous refuge in New York Times bestselling author Susan Stoker's novel of heart-gripping suspense.Mountain Mercenary Hunter "Meat" Snow has a mission: eliminate the human traffickers scouring the barrios of Lima for vulnerable prey. But it's Meat who's taken down. Separated from his team and beaten within an inch of his life, he's left for dead. When he wakes, it's to the intimate care of a beautiful stranger who knows all about survival.Zara Layne was a child when a brutal murder left her orphaned and abandoned in Peru. Ever since, she's fended for herself on the streets, outrunning its predators. Trusting men is not in Zara's blood.until it warms to the exhilarating touch of the wounded hero who promises deliverance. As each other's rescuers, they return to Colorado for a new normal.But when Meat disappears, Zara discovers how ruthless the past can be. With the help of the loyal Mercenaries, she's drawing on her own skills of endurance to find him. And for Zara, there's no danger great enough to come between her and the man she loves. …

Paperback. Zustand: New. The bestselling phenomenon from Spain about ten-year-old Manolito's misadventures in Madrid."Don't try to be different," says Manolito's mother. But he can't help it-he doesn't have to try. Whether he's fighting over the One-and-Only Susana, trying not to fight with Ozzy the Bully, telling his entire life story to the school psychologist, or discovering the true meaning of World Peace, ten-year-old Manolito is a real original. As he'd say, in the worldwide world, there's nobody like him! Join the unforgettable Manolito as he takes on life in Madrid. And for the first time, this bestselling phenomenon from Spain is available in English. Urberuaga, Emilio (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. "For all who bravely dareTo read this haunted sonnet,May you be made awareA spell's been cast upon it."From spiders to mummies to the elusive Boogeyman, these pages hold a little bit of everything creepy, crawly, and just plain spooky. With a pinch of terror and a dash of humor, readers will be cast into a shadowy world, where creatures lurk and nightmares dwell. Surprises abound on every page, waiting to pull in readers.sometimes literally. Olander, Johan (illustrator).…

Paperback. Zustand: New. Rabbit and Hedgehog are having a picnic when.RUMBLE! CRACK! The egg Rabbit's sitting on hatches. Out comes a baby dragon! Rabbit and Hedgehog take him home. They have lots of fun.until the baby dragon starts to grow. And Grow. And GROW! The artwork rendered in oil on board gives a classic touch to this appealing story. Falkenstern, Lisa (illustrator).…