2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards Silver Medal: Best Series - Chapter BooksHola, Cuties. I'm Jacinda Gonzalez, almost twelve. Although I think I'm pretty nice, not to mention way cool and one of the most knowledgeable people in all things horse, I just can't make any friends in my new school. The only things flying my way are totally rude insults. The horseback riding therapy farm where I volunteer becomes my perfect escape from mean bullies. And when Angel, a scrawny, muddy American Curly, shows up as rescue, no one but me can see her potential and lovableness, so I take her on as a project horse to get her ready for sale. But, the thing is, I don't want them to sell her. She'd be so perfect for therapy. So perfect. Now, if only I could prove it.Anyway, Angel's sugar-candy personality inspires me to be sweet in spite of bad things happening to me. So, of course, I can't resist the urge to make the world a whole lot brighter. Come on in and see how I do it!

Magic triumphs in this young adult action adventure fantasy thriller full of fantastical magical beasts.By my sixteenth birthday I cease to exist. I'm nobody. Dad ignores me. No Mom. No friends. No boyfriend. And I have no idea that the very survival of the world will come down to me.When Samantha's mom dies, she loses everything—almost—she is still a wildlife expert in love with wild animals. Thus when a crazy thousand-year-old parrot asks her to save Earth from a secret threat—she says Yes. Chased by monsters, Sam is cast into the dangerous wildlife wonderland of KiraKu. Only one thing can save her: she must master a mysterious supernatural staff that magical beasts known as Great Ones are pledged to. Sam also has to convince her new best friend Jake and a small force of odd and powerful allies to join her to fight the battle of the century.Can Sam rise up and become somebody, or will she die along with everyone else?

”Fans of Beverly Cleary’s Quimbys, Judy Blume’s Hatchers, and, more recently, Jeanne Birdsall’s Penderwicks will fervently hope that more Fletcher misadventures are yet to come.” —School Library Journal, Starred The start of the school year is not going as the Fletcher brothers hoped. Each boy finds his plans for success veering off in unexpected and sometimes diastrous directions. And at home, their miserable new neighbor complains about everything. As the year continues, the boys learn the hard and often hilarious lesson that sometimes what you least expect is what you come to care about the most.  Praise for The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher    A Junior Library Guild Selection  [set star] ”Their banter is realistic, and the disorder of their everyday lives, convincing. The Fletcher family rules!” —Kirkus Reviews, Starred  ”Dana Alison Levy has gloriously reimagined the classic family story into a thoroughly modern mold, and it works perfectly.” —Bruce Coville, bestselling author of My Teacher Is an Alien and the Unicorn Chronicles [set star] ”With its semi-episodic structure, laugh-out-loud humor, and mix of zaniness and love, Levy’s debut offers something truly significant: a middle-grade family story featuring gay parents and interracial families that is never about either issue.” —School Library Journal, Starred  ”Levy provides a compelling, compassionate, and frequently hilarious look at their daily concerns. By book’s end readers will want to be part of (or at least friends with) this delightful family.” —The Horn Book 

Sunni and Blaise face their most dangerous challenge yet in their third and final adventure.When a mysterious oil lantern and a box of painted slides appear at Blackhope Tower, Sunni and Blaise are drawn back to the place where their adventures first began. When they discover that the slides conceal secrets about artist-magician Fausto Corvo, the pair find themselves once again caught up in a deadly pursuit. An old enemy is still tracking Corvo and will stop at nothing to find him. Sunni and Blaise must fight to protect Corvo’s secrets and rid themselves of Soranzo’s evil threat once and for all.