Kids

Twelve-year-old Max is determined to investigate the connection between a hacker's online attacks of her grandfather and other town officials and suspicious activity at the supposedly haunted Thornwood Manor, even though her grandfather, who is Blue Creek's police chief, wants to keep Max and her souped-up wheelchair out of police business.

Yelfred and Omek of planet Boborp have been best frints since they were little blobbies, but when Omek decides to drive Yelfred's new spossip without asking and then shmackles it, they have a big disagreement!

On the morning of her 12th birthday, Kiranmala is just a regular 6th grader living in New Jersey, until her parents mysteriously vanish and a drooling rakkhosh demon slams through her kitchen, determined to eat her alive! Suddenly, Kiran is swept into the underworld, where -- among other things -- she must avoid the Serpent King and Rakkhoshi Queen in order to save her parents, the entire state of NJ, the world, and everything beyond it.

When Sophie gets stuck, she feels she isn't smart. "I can't do it!" she says. Her friends feel the same way. But then their teacher opens their minds to a helpful little word... "yet." This book is the perfect story to introduce children to growth mindset.