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After finding a fallen bird’s nest, Yo wants to make his own nest for him and his dog, Lips, to live in—but it keeps falling apart! With some help from his father and some outdoor furniture, Yo learns how to make the perfect nest! Will he like his new nest? Or will he prefer to move back into his house?

Casey James, a fishing obsessed 14-year-old, loved any time he got to spend aboard the Orca II, his dad’s charter fishing boat. The beautiful coastal waters just south of San Francisco provided great fishing and adventure on every trip, especially when venturing to the Farallon Islands. Each fall, the waters surrounding the Farallon Islands become populated with one of the most powerful and largest of animals, the great white shark. These sharks are extremely aggressive and hold the interest of many, especially Casey.

Fourteen-year-old Josey and her ten-year-old, video-game-obsessed brother, Mason, live in Baudette, Minnesota, the Walleye Capital of the World. Their family owns and operates Baxter’s Bait Shop, a town landmark. Every year before Christmas, Baudette hosts an ice-fishing tournament called the Ice Queen that draws thousands of anglers and generates a lot of money for local businesses. First place prize for catching the largest fish is $10,000, but it’s the $20,000 grand prize that consumes everyone. To win the title of Ice Queen, the walleye must beat the Minnesota record of 18.6 pounds.

Sue is in trouble. She is being bullied - subtly, relentlessly, by another girl intent on making her an outsider. When Sue changes schools, she keeps in touch with her cousin Mitch by email. But Mitch is also having problems. Bullying is happening at his school too - nasty vicious bullying which could prove to be life-threatening. Together, and yet miles apart, Mitch and Sue must work through their respective problems.

Football star "Tank" Armstrong has one goal: win another championship. But when the new kid, Marco Santiago, claims to be a football player, Tank and his teammates find it hard to believe. Linebacker Biff Taylor invites Marco to practice on the football field to embarrass him and eventually Tank joins in.

Summer is around the corner, and Little League first baseman, Billy Kramer, is looking forward to playing another year with the LA Southgate Sharks. His plans are uprooted when his mother announces an unexpected move to rural Bennington, Nebraska. Billy's world is turned upside down.

Colt, a skilled junior golfer, has one huge problem…he falls apart when playing in front of a crowd. He thinks he might have found the solution to his golfing issues when a mysterious man moves into his Palm Springs neighborhood. Colt sets out with his two best friends to convince the man to be Colt’s new golf coach. Once they meet Pro Kitchen, they find out there is something special about this new neighbor.

Carly just wants to play pirates, but her brother Bobby says that everyone knows girls can't be pirates. Carly stomps off, only to find a magical cave where she sails off on her own pirate adventure. But being a pirate is harder than Carly imagined. She’ll have to figure out how to keep her boat afloat, find the treasure, and defeat a rival gang of pirates, all by herself (and a few of her stuffed bears).

Since Bobby liked history and Carly didn’t, going on an adventure to Ancient Egypt seemed like a safe compromise. They have amazing temples and cool statues, so there should be something for everyone. What Bobby and Carly couldn’t have known is that a disgruntled priest had kidnapped the royal cat, and the Pharaoh’s sister would do anything to get her back. Now Bobby and Carly have to decide if the gratitude of royalty is worth the danger to life and limb if they dare to follow the priest into the ultimate forbidden place: The Valley of the Kings.

Carly is a girl who likes adventure, but after her last journey on the water she’s ready for less soggy terrain. Little did she know, mountains aren’t exactly like the pictures in her books, with green meadows, singing birds, and fluffy mountain goats. She’ll be forced to deal with water yet again, this time in the form of flash floods and ice. Carly set off to reach the top of the mountain, but doing so might just prove to be too great of a challenge.

Carly was pretty sure the world of dog sled racing would be the best adventure ever. She loves dogs! What could be better than playing with them all the time? Soon Carly’s head is spinning with too much information…

Carly is convinced that a ghost lives in the spooky old house. Bobby not so much, but since ghost hunting sounds fun, he’s willing to go along for the ride. The house is full of mysterious noises and unexplained drafts, but the only one who can see anything that looks like a ghost is Carly. As they explore, it will be up to Carly to figure out if there really is a ghost, or if her imagination is running away with her.

Bobby meant for his adventure to be nice and safe…as safe as the Prehistoric World could be, anyway. He would meet small plant eating dinosaurs, while the huge meat eaters stayed in the background. Sadly, his plan went off the rails immediately, when an exploding volcano left a small, injured baby dinosaur in the path of destruction. Now he needs to choose: Does he risk his life to find the baby’s family, or does he abandon the helpless creature and pursue his nice, safe adventure?

It’s Halloween time, and Carly has her heart set on chatting with a ghost. Bobby thinks she’s crazy, but an adventure is an adventure, so he travels with Carly to an abandoned house for some good old fashioned ghost hunting. The house is filled with mysterious noises and unexplained drafts. Carly and Bobby just need to find out if any of them are caused by a ghost, and if so…who is it?

Hotdog and his friends are going on a mad adventure to help a baby bird find his missing mom! They'll climb to crazy heights to find her! But can they handle dirty diapers and karate-chopping roosters along the way?

In "The Tale of Tom Kitten", three cats must wash and dress for tea. However, when their mother is grooming him, young Tom Kitten is very naughty and scratches her! How will his mother punish Tom for being so naughty?