Kids

King's favorite ball is missing. He and Kayla must figure out where it went -- and who has it! They both know a few facts about what happened. How will they solve the mystery?

Nine-year-old Julian almost died when he was born and he believes that he has a special connection to the universe because of that, and he wants to make his two moms and his sister (who turned into a black hole of discontentment when she turned fourteen) happy because he is convinced that soon he will die and travel to the dog star--but now they have moved to Maine and he resolves to also use his "uni-sense" ability to help Mr. X, their neighbor, who is in desperate need of healing.

Twelve-year-old Max is determined to investigate the connection between a hacker's online attacks of her grandfather and other town officials and suspicious activity at the supposedly haunted Thornwood Manor, even though her grandfather, who is Blue Creek's police chief, wants to keep Max and her souped-up wheelchair out of police business.

Yelfred and Omek of planet Boborp have been best frints since they were little blobbies, but when Omek decides to drive Yelfred's new spossip without asking and then shmackles it, they have a big disagreement!

On the morning of her 12th birthday, Kiranmala is just a regular 6th grader living in New Jersey, until her parents mysteriously vanish and a drooling rakkhosh demon slams through her kitchen, determined to eat her alive! Suddenly, Kiran is swept into the underworld, where -- among other things -- she must avoid the Serpent King and Rakkhoshi Queen in order to save her parents, the entire state of NJ, the world, and everything beyond it.

When Sophie gets stuck, she feels she isn't smart. "I can't do it!" she says. Her friends feel the same way. But then their teacher opens their minds to a helpful little word... "yet." This book is the perfect story to introduce children to growth mindset.