When American orphan, Bree, arrives at Norwood College--the elite English training ground of nannies to the world's rich and powerful--she knows that making it through the first year to land a spot in the coveted certificate program is the key to her future. She also knows she can't go it alone, bonding quickly with her groupmates: an errant (and broke) nobleman, son of one of England's oldest families; the ambitious and whip-smart daughter of a self-made...

"Sydney is a skunk and Taylor is a hedgehog, but no matter how odd the pairing may seem, their friendship comes naturally. They live happily in their cozy burrow . . . until the day Taylor gets his Big Idea to go see the Whole Wide World. From mountains taller than a hundred hedgehogs, valleys wider than a thousand skunks, to the dangers that lie in the human world, Sydney and Taylor wanted to see it all. With a map and a dream, they bravely set off,...

"Toddler Oliver says "no" to everything-from brushing his teeth and cleaning to swinging on the swings-until his cousin Jess comes to visit and Oliver discovers all that is possible when you say "yes.""--

"The WellieWishers are raising chickens! The girls are thrilled when their hen, Queen Ruby, begins laying eggs. But when the first egg hatches, Queen Ruby doesn't seem to know what to do, so Emerson takes charge. Soon the tiny chick, Princess Peep, is following her everywhere. Caring for a chick is a bigger job than Emerson expected!"--Amazon.com.

The Wellie Wishers go camping, but when they arrive at the campsite, they discover they are missing some key items.

Pearl the Flying Unicorn is the second in Sally Odgers' three-book chapter book series where the magical unicorn Pearl and her friends take on some of life's tough lessons with humor and heart... Pearl and her friends Olive (an ogre) and Tweet (a bird) are on the hunt for glitter feathers! But they've blown all the way over to Gull Island. They use Olive's ogre-boat to reach the island, but rowing quickly behind them are three mean and stinky pirate...

Despite disagreements on the wisdom of the adventure, Rainbow Tinseltail and the other unicorns set out for Snowbelle Mountain to find out if Yetis are real--and when they get caught in a blizzard and take shelter in a cave they find the answer to their quest.

"A new school year begins happily when Sawako and her friends Chizu and Ayane--as well as her crush, Kazehaya--are all in the same homeroom. But when another popular guy in the class shows an interest in Sawako, will it push Kazehaya and Sawako apart?"--Back cover.

"The WellieWishers are throwing a carnival! There will be games and cotton candy, balloons and baby chicks. Best of all, there will be a real horse to ride! There's only one problem: Ashlyn refuses to come. Why? The carnival just won't be as much fun without Ashlyn! Can her friends convince her to give it a try?"--Back cover.

In the taut thriller ALICE, a woman is pushed to the breaking point by her psychologically abusive boyfriend, Simon. While on vacation with two close girlfriends, Alice rediscovers the essence of herself and gains some much-needed perspective. Slowly, she starts to fray the cords of codependency that bind her. But Simon's vengeance is as inevitable as it is shattering and, once unleashed, it tests Alice's strength, her courage, and the bonds of her...