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The game is on at the International TWIST competition! Finalists from around the world have gathered to match wits at the competition's remote lake camp in Ontario, Canada. One night the lead player, Reza Amari, tells a spooky campfire story about a monster and a man who disappears, leaving behind only a set of shrinking footprints in the mud. All the campers love the creepy story and are still talking about it the next morning—until they find out that Reza has vanished! Now it's up to Lola Evans and Mateo Rivera investigate. What happened to Reza?

In search of some summertime spending money, a young boy and his friend agree to paint a neighbor's garage. The neighbor allows the boys to come into her house for drinks and bathroom breaks. There's just one rule: don't let her high-energy, low-obedience puppy, Yorgy, out of the house. Unfortunately, that's exactly what they do!

Santa & Son, from Children's author David Walliams. It’s the night of Christmas Eve. In the most famous toy shop in the world, a robbery is underway. The shop’s Santa and his son are locked inside with the baddies. Can our heroes stop them using just the toys in the shop as weapons? Pogo...

The highly anticipated follow up to Wish, which has spent six years on the New York Times bestseller list and is beloved by over two million readers. Dream follows a small town girl with big aspirations who discovers that anything is possible with your best friends and an adorable pup by your...

In 11 Birthdays, Amanda and her best friend, Leo, stopped speaking to each other for a year. What happened when they started talking again led to the adventure of a lifetime. Now they haven't spoken for another year - and the result is even more bizarre. This time it's not just about them. Their friend's little sister, Grace, has fallen into a strange frozen state on her tenth birthday. Amanda and Leo quickly realize that Angelina D'Angelo - the mysterious old woman behind all of the magical happenings in Willow Falls - is involved.

After a lifetime of fighting creatures of black magic, twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng has just learned a devastating secret: she herself is half vampire! Now not only is she dealing with vampire puberty, she's on the run from the organization of Slayers she trained her whole life to join. Serwa's only ally is her aunt Boahinmaa, an obayifo who urges Serwa to embrace her vampire side. Boahinmaa and her underlings are on the hunt for the Midnight Drum, from which they hope to free Serwa's grandmother.

Readers can watch Pinkalicious and Peterrific on the funtastic PBS Kids TV series Pinkalicious & Peterrific! #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Kann is back with a new I Can Read story featuring Pinkalicious! In Pinkalicious and the Perfect Present, Pinkalicious gets some money of her...

For most kids, catching fireflies is a fun summer activity. For twelve-year-old Serwa Boateng, it's a matter of life and death. That's because Serwa knows that some fireflies are really adze, shapeshifting vampires from the forests of Southeastern Ghana. Adze prey on the blood of innocents, possessing their minds and turning them into hulking monsters, and for generations, slayers like Serwa and her parents have protected an unknowing public from their threats.

In The Perfect Present, Billie is bursting with excitement. It is Christmas tomorrow! She knows her presents must be hidden somewhere. A bit of peeking won’t hurt, will it?

Exquisite watercolors enhance this charming tale of two friends who are different in many ways yet alike in their devotion to each other...

It’s Present Day in Cutesville, and Love Monster is on the lookout for something shiny for someone wonderful. But wonderful, shinyful things can be very expensive...what is a Love Monster to do? A heart-warming remember-the-important-things-in-life story about how presents don’t have to cost the earth to mean the world!

A #1 New York Times Bestseller! Based on the New York Times bestselling picture book sensation The Bad Seed, Jory John presents: The Good, the Bad, and the Spooky! Halloween is the Bad Seed’s favorite holiday of the year. But what’s a seed to do when he can’t find a show-stopping costume...

Based on the #1 New York Times bestselling picture book sensation The Good Egg, Jory John and Pete Oswald present: The Great Eggscape! The Great Eggscape is when the Good Egg and his pals escape their carton and drop into the store for a morning of fun, enjoyed by everybody. Well, almost...

Based on the New York Times bestselling sensation The Cool Bean, Jory John and Pete Oswald present: As Cool as It Gets! When the Cool Bean picks the name of the coolest of the cool beans, Beanadette, out of a hat for the annual gift exchange, he’s not feeling very merry or festive—he’s...

Brought to you by Ladybird. Ladybird presents Mindfulness for Children. A practical and interactive audiobook for 5 to 7 year olds. This collection of 20 interactive exercises will teach children the basics of practicing mindfulness - while also making it fun and accessible! Written by a leading...

Reese Witherspoon's New York Times bestselling Busy Betty is back for the busiest time of year: Christmas! "A tasty holiday confection." --Kirkus reviews Sweet cinnamon, biscuits, it's Christmas! It's the busiest time of year, just like Busy Betty! This year, Betty is going to get everyone in...

This program is read by the author. In Roxy the Unisaurus Rex Presents: Oh No! The Talent Show, Instagram superstar and New York Times-bestselling author of Juno Valentine and the Magical Shoes Eva Chen sends listeners on a second adventure of self-discovery alongside Roxy and her friends. Come...

Step into a Once Upon a Time where anything is possible . . . Radiya Hafiza's enchanting and funny debut weaves together three stories, spinning the classic fairytale to show that anyone can be a hero. 'Rumaysa, Rumaysa, let down your hijab!' For as long as she can remember Rumaysa has been...

With an introduction written and read by New York Times–bestselling author Gabrielle Zevin comes this special 50th Anniversary Edition of the beloved children’s classic with more than more than 10 million copies sold. This program is read by renowned actor Alexis Bledel, celebrated for her...

Now that Clara is almost in third grade, she’s finally old enough to spend her first summer away from home visiting her grandma, Unci, and her cousin at their home in Standing Rock Reservation. To welcome her visit, Uncle Louie brings an extra-special surprise in his pickup truck: the tipi that’s been passed down through their family for generations. The girls learn how to stack the poles and wrap the canvas covering around them, how to paint spirit pictures on its walls, and how the circle of the tipi tells its own story, reminding us to how to live in the great Circle of Life.