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Lou and her brother Otto have played on the same hockey team since they were young. Coach Lopez has always recognized Lou as one of the best players on the team, even though she’s the only girl. But Coach has been deployed with his Army Reserves unit. Coach Hoctor is taking over for the next few months . . . and gives his son Lou’s starting spot. Can Lou and her teammates convince their new coach of her talent?

Benji Krueger loves playing hockey with his friends at his home on Prairie Lake. But Benji's heart is broken when his parents announce that they're having a baby and the family will have to move. To make matters worse, his older sister, Raina, is a skilled hockey player and loves to embarrass Benji on the ice. When Benji learns about a pond hockey tournament by his house, he rallies his friends to take on his sister's team. Will Benji finally defeat his sister on their own home ice and learn to have confidence in his own abilities?

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When 13-year-old Valor is sent to jail, she couldn't be happier. Demidova's prison for criminal children is exactly where she wants to be. Valor's twin sister, Sasha, is serving a life sentence for stealing from the royal family, and Valor is going to help her escape...from the inside. Never mind that no one has escaped the prison in centuries. Valor has a master plan and resources most people could only dream about. But she didn't count on having to outsmart both the guards and her fellow prisoners.

Victoria Secord, a 14-year-old Alaskan dogsled racer, loses her way on a routine outing with her dogs. With food gone and temperatures dropping, her survival and that of her dogs and the mysterious boy she meets in the woods is entirely up to her. The author Terry Lynn Johnson is a musher herself, and her crackling writing puts listeners at the reins as Victoria and Chris experience setbacks, mistakes, and small triumphs in their wilderness adventure.

A dazzling adventure full of magic, snow . . . and sisters! Evangeline has been lonely her whole life. Her mother rarely lets her play outside . . . especially not when it's snowing. It's almost as if she wants to hide her daughter from the world. For as long as she can remember, Evangeline has...

‘Anarchically silly fun!' – Guardian Sidesplitting middle grade comedy, with serious heart (and one very funny llama). Illustrated by Allen Fatimaharan, the official illustrator for World Book Day 2022. It's the Christmas holidays and Yasmin is miserable. Her family don't celebrate Christmas...

Es gibt keinen Fleck auf der Erde, an dem die zwölfjährige Cléo noch nicht war. Seit sie denken kann, tingelt sie mit ihrem Musiker-Papa durch die Weltgeschichte und fühlt sich nie richtig zugehörig. Nur einen einzigen Ort würde ihr Vater niemals betreten: Cléos Geburtsort in den französischen Alpen. Von dort verschwand ihre Mutter Dana vor zwölf Jahren spurlos. Nachdem ihr Vater einen Unfall hat, wird Cléo von ihrer Großmutter ausgerechnet dorthin geholt: in eine geheimnisvolle Akademie auf einem Gletscher mitten in den Alpen.

Brought to you by Penguin. A magical dino-tastic adventure series from children's TV superstar Andy Day, with amazing illustrations from illustrator powerhouse Steven Lenton! What if YOUR dad could change into a dinosaur? Hello! It's me, Ruby Thumb. You might remember me and my dad - we're...

The time has come for Princess Lina to choose her special magical weather specialty. Her cousin Jack Frost makes amazing snowflakes. Her Uncle Lee forms ice caves in glaciers. Her Great-Aunt Sunder creates winter storms on polar seas. Gulp. Everyone has chosen something so impressive. Lina's not sure what she's going to do-but she's determined to make her mark in a big way!

Brought to you by Penguin. 'That's not a bird,' Mari said, disbelievingly. 'That's another dragon . . .' A year after she discovered a tiny dragon on the beach, life is getting back to normal for Mari Jones and Gweeb, when two unexpected events turn it upside down again. First comes the news...