When thirteen-year-old Ellie’s Grandpa Melvin, a world-renowned scientist in the body of a fourteen-year-old boy, comes for an extended visit, he teaches her that experimenting–and failing–is part of life. Ages 8-12. (September)

A young girl wakes her father by informing him that she is Queen Alice, then draws him and other family members into her imaginative activities, from writing a book to a sleepover with fairies. Ages 3-5. (September)

Bullied while attending fifth grade with the Islanders, Sasha, who always loved being part of Cirque Magnifique, wishes it would all go away. But, when her parents disappear in the Smoke, it is up to her to save them.  Ages 8–12. (September)

Princess Penelope Pineapple and her fellow princesses from the Fruit Nations are on a mission to rescue the Strawberry Kingdom’s food from certain ruin, and surprisingly Penny’s beloved bees are the key to saving the realm’s produce. Ages 3-6. (September)

Twins with opposite personalities work together to convince a dragon to stop blocking their village bridge. Ages 4–8. (September)

Ella becomes a dog handler with help from her stepfather, and tries to help her dad adjust to the new family dynamic. Ages 8–12. (September)

Property Jones and her family are in dire straits when they win a drawing for the greatest bookstore in England, but the previous owner was hiding something nearly as big as Property’s secret. Ages 8–12. (October)

Pa Paw and Lorraine always lift their spirits by playing music together, but their instruments are missing when a fearsome storm hits the Tennessee hills. Lorraine must find the music inside her to get through it. Ages 4–8. (October)

When Rosie is unable to invent a contraption to help one of Aunt Rose’s Raucous Riveters friends, she calls on classmates Iggy Peck and Ada Twist to help. Ages 6-9. (October)

After hitting her head, Ellie Charles, thirteen, encounters a mysterious girl who takes her to moments in her past that explain how she became a manipulative, unhappy person in a story reminiscent of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol.” Ages 10-14 (October)

Susan loves her baby sister, Jackie, but as Jackie grows older and behaves more and more like a boy Susan must adjust to having a brother, Jack, instead.  Ages 4–8. (October)

The debut novel in a series about a girl in England, twelve-year-old Kat Wolfe, who starts a pet-sitting agency and finds herself unraveling mysteries. The owner of her first client goes missing and only her new friend shares Kat’s conviction that the parrot’s owner is the victim of foul play. Ages 8–12. (October)

Stella Starflake Pearl just wants to be part of the Polar Bear Explorers Club. But Stella’s a girl, and everyone knows that girls aren’t allowed to be explorers but Stella’s ready to prove everyone wrong. Ages 8–12. (November)