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This sweet, simple story captures the rhythms of a little boy's week as he yearns for winter to start, and for his favorite treat: hot chocolate. Children will enjoy seeing James help his family prepare for what the adults see as "bad weather" before enjoying what he thinks of as "hot chocolate weather."

Yo and his father are on an adventure in the snow—but he hates his snowshoes! He thinks he can go faster without them. So his father challenges to take try and take his snowshoes off. Will Yo be able to move quicker without his special shoes?

Have you ever tried to walk on snow using snowshoes? Grandma Mary gifts her grandson with his very own pair! Follow along on their family’s winter nature walk.

Sean isn't looking forward to a family camping trip that includes his new stepsister. She's five years younger than he is, she talks all the time, and she has a pink backpack. It's hard for Sean to imagine that he will ever feel like Christina's big brother.

Tom loves to build rockets and has never lost a competition. He spends all his time trying to win instead of having fun and making friends. After spending the day watching the other children struggle to launch their rockets, Tom must make a decision—win or help the other kids.

Zander is embarrassed when a photo of him wearing a tutu is printed in the school paper. With the help of a ballerina and a football player, Zander and his classmates learn that ballet is not just for girls!

Trina wants to play sports like the rest of her family, but she doesn’t know which one to try! Should she be a runner, a gymnast, or a baseball player like her siblings? Or should she find something else? With the help of her family, Trina learns that she doesn't have to pick just one!

Ally needs to rest up for the big game tomorrow, but she is awakened first by the wind, then the rain, and finally thunder. She politely asks them to leave, which they do, until game time.

After scoring big in basketball practice, Lester wonders why his mom hasn't picked him up from practice. In the meantime, the girl he was trying to impress comes and talks to him.

Mr. Jenkins, the director at Camp Lone Wolf, has decided to hold a track meet. He's even brought an expert running coach to help the Bailey School kids prepare. The new coach is strangely inspirational—when she sings, people feel like they can do anything. But when the kids notice the strange resemblance the coach bears to a mermaid, the fact that she refuses to get wet, and that she's planning to run off with Mr. Jenkins, they wonder if this coach is more than she appears to be. Can the kids solve this mystery before they lose Mr. Jenkins and Camp Lone Wolf forever?

Mac must crack a secret code that has been recovered from a double agent. A series of clues leads Mac to France and then to Japan, where he comes face-to-face with his arch-nemesis, the KGB man...and the world headquarters of Nintendo! Is the KGB Man secretly behind all of this? And are Mac's video-game skills good enough to face down his enemy at the Video Game World Championships?

This little ballerina loves to dance in her tutu, especially when her daddy joins her! Have you ever tried to dance ballet?

Un coup de tête inattendu bouleverse tout, laissant des marques indélébiles. Dans ce troisième tome de "La fièvre du soccer", notre jeune héros se retrouve plongé dans un cauchemar dont il espère se réveiller. Malgré les défis, sa passion pour le soccer ne faiblit pas, et il participe à un camp d'été exceptionnel. Là, il rencontre Pedro, un garçon aussi fascinant qu'énigmatique, qui transformera sa vie de manière inoubliable.

It's been just over a year since Sarah, Hannah, and West made it through the epic funhouse that changed their lives forever. Since then, the three best friends have been working for Mr. William Taters, the owner of that very funhouse, renamed The Delta Game, and completing every challenging escape room they can. But then a strange invitation shows up from the ominous and cryptic owner of a new funhouse―The Mystery Mansion.

A season full of surprises! Jake’s baseball season starts strong. He makes big plays, his team brings the energy, and the excitement grows with every game. He just wishes his brother, Ben, could share it with him. But Ben, who is autistic, shows no interest in baseball at all. At home, Jake navigates Ben’s routines with practiced patience.

Nine-year-old Maria Singh longs to play softball in the first-ever girls' team forming in Yuba City, California. It's the spring of 1945, and World War II is dragging on. Miss Newman, Maria's teacher, is inspired by Babe Ruth and the All-American Girls' League to start a girls' softball team at their school.

Get ready for an adrenaline-packed adventure with fourteen-year-old Zane Mitchell! After a tough game with his new baseball team, Zane returns home to find his mom gone and a mysterious Federal Agent at his door. That's just the beginning of this wild ride, though. One of his teammates is a rogue hacker on a mission to uncover an explosive government secret, and Zane is the only one who can stop them.

Baseball is in the Schneider family blood. Each member of this family, from family founder Felix Schneider in the 1800s to Snider Flint in the present day, has a strong tie to the game and to Brooklyn. Through the years, this family has dodged bullets on a battlefield, pitched perfect games, and dealt with the devastating loss of family and the Brooklyn Dodgers. Nine innings - nine generations. One game - one family. Through it all, one thing remains true: The bonds of family are as strong as a love of the game.

It's always been just Ryder and his mom. But on the way home from Ryder's baseball practice, everything comes to a halt. An accident sends his mom to the hospital, and now she is fighting for her life. So Ryder goes on a search to find his father, determined to help pay for the expensive operation to save his mother's life. But with only a signed baseball and a letter as his clues, and the help of his next-door neighbor and a New York City firefighter, will everything fall into place in time, or will Ryder become a lost boy forever?

Lucy Robinson is feeling stuck. She is a competitive gymnast struggling to score the required 36.00 All-Around to progress from Level Five to Level Six. Lucy understands she must make some big changes if she wants to reach her goals. She decides to step out of her comfort zone and try a different gymnastics academy. At her new gym Lucy runs into obstacles she never anticipated. Can she overcome these challenges and reach her goals?