Anna Staniszewski
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Lexi has to keep the universe in balance. If she does enough good things, like being on time, then the bad things, like her little brother needing more surgery, won't happen. It doesn't always work, but she has to keep trying. Just in case. On an extra bad day, Lexi finds a bag of four wishing stones in the antique shop in town, and wishes that her BFF Cassa and the new girl would stop talking to each other. That night, Cassa calls Lexi, crying over...
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From middle-grade darling Anna Staniszewski comes the story of a girl who might just have being popular down to a science.
Lily loves science and hanging out with her best friend, Katie. But after a really embarrassing incident, she jumps at the chance to switch schools. She's ready to start over. With the scientific process, anything is possible!
After a summer spent coming up with theories and prepping for the switch, Lily starts her new...
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A funny, fractured fairy tale (sort of) from the author of the beloved Dirt Diaries series!
Ainsley never wanted to spend her summer on a fairy tale cruise--especially since, instead of lounging by the pool, she's running around the ship doing favor after favor for her cruise director mom. Things aren't all bad--it's good to see her mom acting confident again after the divorce, and she's learning a lot about obscure German fairy tales and how to...
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Once upon a fairy tale volume 4
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Kara and Zed have a new mystery to solve! Princess Rosa's palace has been under a sleeping spell 100 years, and the spell is...
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Once upon a fairy tale volume 3
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Pick a book. Grow a Reader!
This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!
Snow White needs help! One of her dwarf friends has been kidnapped by the evil queen. It's up to Kara and Zed to travel to the castle...
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Once upon a fairy tale volume 1
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The Enchanted Kingdom is in a heat wave until the Ice Princess uses her magic mirror to make winter come- no wonder Kara and Zed are too hot. But the magic mirror is broken! And no one else wants to help the princess. Can Kara and Zed find out how to fix the mirror and bring back winter? Or will it be summer forever?
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Once upon a fairy tale volume 2
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Kara and Zed are ready for a new adventure! When Prince Charming loses the girl and the glass slipper, Kara knows this is her chance to find the shoe, foil an evil plot, and save the day. But will Kara and Zed fix the prince's happily ever after, or wind up thrown in a dungeon? Macky Pamintuan's illustrations are on every page, welcoming readers into the adorably silly world of the Once Upon a Fairy Tale series.
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On a trip to visit her cousin in Poland, a child initially struggles with not feeling "Polish enough." She finds it hard to understand her aunt's quick Polish speech and feels embarrassed at her own attempts to speak Polish. When she and her cousin discover their shared love of fairy tales, though, they bond instantly and set off together on an adventure across the city of Warsaw to find Syrenka Warszawska (the Mermaid of Warsaw). Endnotes include...