by Kara Lareau

When Frieda and Boffo Clown have a baby, everyone in the circus is over the moon.  But there is just one problem:  Baby Clown won’t stop crying!  Frieda and Boffo try everything, but that just makes Baby Clown cry more.  Can Frieda and Boffo turn his little clown frown upside down in time for the sold-out show? 

by Tiffany Stone

Knot is a piece of rope who longs to do the same things as Snake.  Snake can slither and swim and hiss.  Sadly, Knot cannot!  but when Snake finds herself in a pickle,  Knot discovers there’s one thing he can do that Snake cannot.  Knot can knot- a lot!

by David Almond

It’s 1918 and war is everywhere.  John’s father is fighting and his mother works in a munitions factory. His teacher says that John is fighting too.  One day, in the woods outside town, John catches a glimpse of a better world, in which children can scatter the seeds of peace. 

by Barry Jonsberg

Rob Fitzgerald is determined to impress Destry Camberwick, the perfect new girl who he’s devastatingly in love with.  But that’s a difficult task for a painfully shy wallflower who’s prone to panic attacks and would rather hang out with his grandad all day. 

That is, until he starts getting mysterious text messages designed to encourage him to venture outside his comfort zone. 

by Heidi Lang

Claire used to love her dad’s fantastical stories, especially tales about her absent mom.  But now that she’s twelve, Claire thinks she’s old enough to know the truth.  When her dad sells the house and moves her and her brother into a converted van, she’s tired of the tall tales and refuses to pretend it’s all some grand adventure.  Claire is faced with a choice.  Will she play along with the stories her dad is spinning for her little brother, or will she force her family to face reality once and for all? 

by Laura Ruby

The thrilling conclusion to Laura Ruby’s epic adventure through the streets of an alternate New York City.