In a small pocket of London lies a neglected community garden. It waS a little oasis for neighbors by day and the local foxes at twilight. Now it’s overgrown and neglected, and the garden’s gate is now firmly closed. Two neighbors share the garden, but they're not neighborly. Then one of them receives a mysterious photo of the garden in bloom. Somewhere out there, a secret gardener made a decades-old promise to keep the community’s spirit alive....

When Leah and her husband moved to France, it was with the dream of becoming self-sufficient. But in truth, it's not the 'good life' she'd imagined, as three hours of digging barely yields a single straggly carrot. Worse, her teenage daughter is acting up, and her husband seems to find every strange excuse under the hot French sun to disappear.So when her friend entreats her to join the new bookclub she's forming, Leah decides it's something she will...

Twelve-year-old Emily is flying with her parents to China to adopt and bring home a new baby sister. She's excited but nervous to travel across the world and very aware that this trip will change her entire life. And the cracks are already starting to show the moment they reach the hotel;--her parents are all about the new baby, and have no interest in exploring. In the adoption trip group, Emily meets Katherine, a Chinese-American girl whose family...

Fifth grader Pixie Piper has always known she was a little different. She has a wild mop of hair that won't stay put, her best friend is a boy, and to top it all off, she's constantly coming up with rhymes and poems that just seem to pop out of her. Then, when Pixie thinks it can't get any worse, she finds out that she actually is different--she's a descendant of Mother Goose! This surprising and clever novel features family, friendship, poetry, a...

Four friends create a fateful test of friendship that soon challenges the very principles and boundaries that their friendship is based on, forcing them to choose between each other and the standards they have set for themselves.

"Set to a tune with both English and Spanish lyrics, this uplifting singalong shows kids that learning a new language means connecting with new people and making more friends! Call-and-response phrases reinforce language learning, and the end matter includes a list of English and Spanish phrases and pronunciations. Bright illustrations reflect the warmth and joy of the song. Includes an online access link to audio and video animation"--

The little beach house has a rickety porch and no closets, but the location is unbeatable-close to the shoreline and the best nightlife on Martha's Vineyard. More than enough to entice three total strangers into a house share for the summer...

Teamwork is the key to success as the Ponysitters work together to reach their goals. When they support each other, no obstacles can stand in their way!

Poems on Science & Math, Friendship, Love, Death, Nature, and the World, among other topics. Please, enjoy! Charles Ynfante. Spain.

Kurby, Risk, and Carma bring their spaceship, Judy, back to full operability, then help her complete her mission to find the "jewel of the galaxy."