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Book cover of An Occasionally Happy Family by Cliff Burke

Theo and his sister are stuck going on a family outing which has been orchestrated by their well-meaning but flighty dad, who has been extra flighty lately. As the family hilariously survives birds, bears, other hikers, and the heat, the real reason for the trip is revealed. There’s a new lady in his dad’s life—but Theo isn’t ready to stop grieving for his mom yet….

Book cover of The International House of Dereliction by Jacqueline Davies

Because her family has had to move so often, ten-year-old Alice’s life has been a little unusual. Good thing she’s learned a lot of DIY skills and knows her way around a library, though, because the dilapidated home on the property next door to her family’s newest house needs a lot of help—and so do the spirits who linger there….

Cover depicts cartoonish boy lying on the ground under a raincloud

Benny is dealing with a LOT of troubles (which are creating more troubles like insomnia and poor grades at school).  He and his siblings are feeling completely invisible now that their mom and dad are going through a messy divorce and their mom has moved away. Now, Benny’s dad has received a frightening diagnosis—but refuses to stop smoking. This book,…

Book cover for I Cannot Draw a Bicycle. A cat on a skateboard and a horse stare nervously at shapes.

This book can draw a lot of things like a wet puddle, bubble paper, a sand monster, and a giant pile of leaves. It can draw a cat on a skateboard and a horse wearing shoes, but it CANNOT draw a bicycle. This book cannot draw a bicycle because it has never seen a bicycle! However, it CAN draw shapes that can be moved around to make anything….

Book cover for The Bellwoods Game. Six sixth-graders walking in the dark surrounded by leaves.

In 1982 sixth grader Abigail Snook went into the woods of Fall Hollow and never came out. Every year since, three sixth graders are chosen to race against Abigail to ring a bell in the woods, otherwise misfortune falls upon the town for the whole year. In addition to protecting the town, whoever wins the game is granted a single wish….