Arts, Crafts & Music

Underneath the floorboards of a big house live Pod and Homily and their children, Peagreen and Arrietty. They survive by "borrowing" from the house owners, Joe and Victoria Lender and their son Pete. One day Pete catches Arrietty and befriends her, beginning a catalogue of events.

You have what it takes! Did you ever wonder what you can do with all of those LEGO® bricks after you have created the project they came with?

Now with The LEGO Ideas Book, you can take what you already have and make something new! The book is divided into six themed chapters—transportation, buildings, space, kingdoms, adventure, and useful makes—each with basic templates of key models and spreads to inspire you to create your own.

Hints and tips from Master Builders can help you turn your classic car into a race car or add a bridge to your castle! Don't be concerned if you haven't got all the bricks you need: this book also shows how to simplify details, making this a great user-friendly guide for any building ability.

Featuring all-new LEGO® building projects, tips to supplement and enhance your LEGO creations, inspirational builds, and expert advice from LEGO Master Builders, The LEGO Ideas Book will keep kids of all ages creating for hours.

Anne Frank kept a diary from 12 June 1942 to 1 August 1944. Initially, she wrote it strictly for herself, but one day in 1944, Gerrit Bolkestein, a member of the Dutch government in exile, announced in a radio broadcast from London that after the war he hoped to collect eyewitness accounts of the suffering of the Dutch people under the German occupation, which could be made available to the public. As an example, he specifically mentioned letters and diaries. Anne Frank decided that when the war was over she would publish a book based on her diary.

Nikki Maxwell knows her reputation will be destroyed if anyone at school finds out her Dad works as the school’s exterminator in exchange for her academic scholarship. So when it looks like her secret might be leaked, Nikki’s willing to go to zany and wacky lengths to protect the truth—and the timing seems perfect when a major talent competition is announced with a school scholarship offered as the top prize. Nikki loves to sing and dance, but of course hijinks and misunderstandings aplenty ensue, along with more hilarious and heartwarming moments with all our favorite characters in this ultra-popular series.Dork Diaries 3

At twenty-one, Rob Malloy is a successful San Francisco entertainment manager and has achieved more than most men twice his age. Wealthy and famous for closing any deal, he may seem to have everything a man could want. However, he longs to meet a woman he can share his life with. Victoria Knox is a poor eighteen year old student who dreams of nothing but becoming a singer. Dating is the last thing on her mind when she accidentally bumps into Rob in an airport gift shop on Christmas day. Instant attraction draws them to one another, despite their different lifestyles. Looking as if he stepped out of a GQ ad, Rob exudes high class and money. Victoria is convinced he is too good for her, but Rob is immediately attracted to how she freely shares her innocently opinionated views. He likes her down to earth personality that is such a breath of fresh air compared to the gold digging socialites he is normally plagued with. In this love story, Rob introduces Victoria to a high society world where she meets the rich and famous. For the first time she dares to believe her dream of becoming a singing star is possible through Rob's industry connections. However, Rob is different from anyone she has ever met and she fears she won't fit into his world. Her mother adds fuel to Victoria's misgivings by questioning Rob's intentions. Though sincere, Rob may have trouble convincing his country club parents that Victoria is a proper match. Join Rob and Victoria as they battle social class lines, parental disapproval and ghosts from their pasts to prove to others and themselves that their love is meant to last.

Now in a Classic Board Book edition, "Dear Zoo" long has been a lap-time favorite. The story starts with a letter to the zoo requesting a pet. But as the colorful flaps reveal, most of the animals are inappropriate--until the perfect one arrives. Full color.

The Ghost in Me, where GHOST ADVENTURES meets FREAKY FRIDAY...

Myri Monaco has problems she doesn't know how to deal with: a crush on her best friend's boyfriend, a mother who's dating her science teacher, and a "punishment" for a science project that lands her in auditions for the school play (the last place she wants to be). But most girls don't have a ghost living at home who is willing to "trade places" whenever she's needed. Will ghostly possession be an easy solution when problems collide? Or, will Myri lose everything to a ghost wanting to fulfill her own desires?

"I rooted for [Myri] from the start." --Sullivan McPig mcpigpearls.blogspot.com

"Keeps the reader guessing." --David Corbet

"Wenger provides plenty of humor along with suspense." --author Carole Thayne Warburton

"I definitely recommend it." L.D. Brown


FOR READERS WHO LOVE Meg Cabot and Judy Blume

Other books by Shaunda Kennedy Wenger
The Book Lover's Cookbook, Celebrated Works of Literature and the Passages That Feature Them
Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Forest Again 2011 KART KIDS BOOK LIST AWARD 

Reality Bites, Tales of a Half-Vampire (to be released June 2012)

Dorothy is blown overboard from her uncle's ship and lands in the realm of Ev, where, with her old friends, she meets Hungry Tiger, Tik-Tok the mechanical man, Billina the talking chicken and Princess Langwidere who has thirty heads. Join Dorothy and her friends as they try to free the Queen of Ev from the cruel Nome King's enchantment.