On the Way to BrightLand Is the first book in a series of stories that follow Ellie and Pumpkin’s Adventures to and from their home in BrightLand to the Land-Where-the-Children-Live where they visit Sam and Rosie every year. In Book One, you will go on a treasure hunt, help Ellie and Pumpkin solve a mystery, and meet some of their friends: the frogs who live in the pond by the waterfall, the ponies who live in the apple orchard, Ruby and Gemma who live in the mountains, and Roger-the-Squirrel and Bonnie Bluebird. Ellie loves to have fun and play games and he is always ready to help his friends. Soon you will think of Ellie as your friend too!
How far will Ellie May go for a laugh--and a little revenge--when her class is allowed to celebrate April Fools' Day? Quirky and funny second grader Ellie May can't believe her class is allowed to celebrate April Fools' Day--so long as it's done in good fun. She absolutely loves the idea of targeting a certain someone--the practically perfect Ava. Practicing on her parents and sisters, Ellie May begins to brainstorm harmless pranks. Soon enough, good intentions turn the classroom and her home upside-down when fake ants, trick tape, and hidden surprises don't go as planned. Ellie May may not be perfect like Miss-Know-it-All Ava, or calm and rational like her best friend Lizzy, but she's good-hearted and eventually realizes that the best trick is to make friends genuinely laugh--at no one's expense.
The latest installment in Darci Hannah’s delicious Beacon Bakeshop Mystery series set in small-town Beacon Harbor, Michigan, featuring a baker heroine who lives in the local lighthouse with her beloved Newfoundland dog, Wellington. Lindsey prefers to keep her bakeshop’s Halloween decor light and autumnal, rather than gruesome and ghoulish. But everyone knows her lighthouse home is haunted. Some intrepid teens have even tried to break in to witness the resident ghost themselves. Dreading Halloween night, Lindsey reluctantly allows her influencer and podcaster best friend, Kennedy, to host a live ghost hunting investigation in the lighthouse, conducted by a professional team. Protective of her ghost, Lyndsey is understandably nervous about what they might uncover . . . The segment is uneventful—until things take a terrifying turn. The team freaks out. As Kennedy joins the mad dash outside, she bumps into what looks like the prankster teens’ creepy clown costume hanging from a tree. But when Lindsey’s dog, Wellington, begins to whine, they make a grim discovery: the clown is no dummy. It’s a corpse. Now Lindsey and company will need to keep their cool if they want a ghost of a chance to solve the murder—and see another Halloween . . . Praise for Murder at the Blueberry Festival “You’ll never see the end coming in this delightfully zany tale.” --Kirkus Reviews Includes Delicious Recipes!
On the Way to BrightLand Is the first book in a series of stories that follow Ellie and Pumpkin's Adventures to and from their home in BrightLand to the Land-Where-the-Children-Live where they visit Sam and Rosie every year. In Book One, you will go on a treasure hunt, help Ellie and Pumpkin solve a mystery, and meet some of their friends: the frogs who live in the pond by the waterfall, the ponies who live in the apple orchard, Ruby and Gemma who live in the mountains, and Roger-the-Squirrel and Bonnie Bluebird. Ellie loves to have fun and play games and he is always ready to help his friends. Soon you will think of Ellie as your friend too!
There are so many fun activities to do in fall! This title explores all of the adventures to be had during the fall months, like carving pumpkins and jumping in leaves. Title is complete with cute, colorful photos and easy-to-read text with bolded glossary terms. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Junior is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.
The Adventures of Rhonda Raccoon is a wonderful book about Rhonda, a curious raccoon who wants to learn everything she can about the world. Everywhere she goes she makes new friends and loves to explore the forest with Nathan the fawn, Speedy the squirrel, and Vanessa and Melanie the bear cubs. Rhonda is fearless and goes to the city by herself and meets new friends there. Once back in the forest her friend Old Oak is hurt and she needs a miracle to help him, Rhonda asks for help and meets the Fairies and Unicorns who come to the rescue. You will read and reread this book. Enjoy this magical adventure!
Nathan Bartlett is a trailblazer—not because he follows established routes in the White Mountains, or on Kaua'i, or on Mt. Desert Island, but because he explores and then follows that inner path that tells him who he is and how he relates to the world around him. Forging his path doesn't mean he finds all the answers. It means he identifies the questions that matter. In On Chocorua, Nathan begins his journey as a college freshman. He makes a life-long friend, feels the pain of losing a lover to addiction, and loses his adored older brother Neil in a tragic accident. Although Nathan steps figuratively into the hiking boots Neil can no longer wear, he can’t leave behind him the guilt he feels that he didn’t know Neil—or his other family members—as well as he’d thought. He also can’t seem to find the sense of being loved, the sense of belonging that Neil had given him, no matter how many mountain peaks he claims, no matter how deep the existential forgiveness he feels hiking on the island of Kaua’i (On the Kalalau Trail). He’s had his fill of relationships that go nowhere, of men who’ve led him astray emotionally and on the mountains he climbs in memory of Neil Then, in On The Precipice, Nathan meets Drew Madden, a true mountain man who fell from a cliff and now uses a wheelchair. Nathan’s relationship with Drew helps him realize he’s been looking for himself in all the wrong places and guides him toward his own personal trail, which includes a career in addiction recovery. Nathan is a trailblazer on his own journey. And his success will be measured not by how well he follows someone else's path, but by whether he can forge his own. Walk with him.
In The Diary of a Single, Train-wreck, & Fabulous Mom, Emelia overcomes an abusive relationship and embraces the role of single parenthood. Her daughters and veterinary technician career give her back the self esteem and strength she had lost long ago. Over the years of triumphing hardship through perseverance, Emelia realizes that she is capable of overcoming any obstacle. The pain and loneliness she endured as a single mom lead her down a spiritual path to finding her higher self. She learns to laugh through the days of endless disasters and find happiness in the midst of the never ending chaos. Through the dating catastrophes and single mom nights out amongst her “problem” of rescuing too many animals - Emelia realizes that although she is a complete trainwreck, she is fabulous.
FACTFEED... is an awesome book of lists, reinvented for the YouTube and Buzzfeed generation. Find out the coolest animal facts, the most unbelievable science info and amazing 'did you know' details about everyday life. Including: - the 10 most disgusting parasites - 8 ways that plants 'think' - 10 cool ways your body defends itself - the 10 weirdest bits of space junk - 10 gross lunch boxes from around the world - 10 cool robots - 5 ways social media is rewiring your brain