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"Every year, I stay in the same cabin at the beach with my family, and every year Chicken Smith's here too, with his Dad and his dog, Jelly. But this year, something's different." As we hang on the words of the narrator, we learn of the legendary Chicken Smith and the beachside town that has been the backdrop to their school-holiday adventures for years. But will Chicken Smith turn up this year? Or will a friendship of a different kind blossom. A...

Rescued from a very sheltered life, thirteen-year-old Charlie learns that the monsters of his nightmares are real when he becomes a student at Nightmare Adademy and begins training to harness his powers to fight terrible creatures and return them to the Netherworld.

Bright, imaginative, eleven-year-old Pram lives with two aunts who run a retirement home, hiding the fact that she can talk with ghosts--but not the spirit of her mother--and after befriending Clarence, who also lost his mother, she decides to find her father in hopes he can answer her questions.

A lot of girls move to New York City to 'make it'. Max and Caroline are just trying to make their rent. Two girls from very different background, Max, poor from birth, and Caroline, born wealthy but down on her luck, wind up as waitresses in the same colorful Brooklyn diner and strike up an unlikely friendship that could lead to a successful business venture. All they need to do is come up with $250,000 in start-up expenses.

The fate of Faerieground hangs in the balance--and Andria, mother of Lucy and Caro, is the key to whether the kingdoms will fall to the Crows, or be united in peace.

It's the first day of school for Strawberry Shortcake, but, when she gets to school, she discovers that she has left her lunchbox at home. With the help of her friends at school, Strawberry learns an important lesson about sharing.

Four friends band together against an anonymous foe who threatens to reveal their darkest secrets.

Dog's friends are planning a surprise birthday party for him and they need a little help from Pig and Frog to gather the letters to spell out C-A-K-E. When Duck befriends a Shark, he learns that the letters S and H make the "sh" sound, and everyone else discovers that you can't judge a shark by his sharp-toothed cover. Pig's pie for Bear has gone missing, but Pig has no fears when Detective Sheep is ready to help her follow the letter clues and solve...

There are still some secrets that Ryan and Sarah haven't uncovered yet. And there's still a shadowy figure standing in their path ... someone who doesn't want Ryan and Sarah digging up any more of the past.

Ryan Dean West is back to his boarding school antics in this bitingly funny sequel to Winger, which Publishers Weekly called ���alternately hilarious and painful, awkward and enlightening��� (Publishers Weekly, starred review). It���s his last year at Pine Mountain, and Ryan Dean should be focused on his future, but instead, he���s haunted by his past. His rugby coach expects him to fill the roles once played by his lost friend,...