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  • PRE-ORDER: The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Synclaire Fields Knows the Score (The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class, 8)

    Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich

    $6.99

    PRE-ORDER: ON SALE DATE: July 8, 2025

    Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Synclaire Fields is proud to be the best in the class at math—until one mistake in a high-stakes situation means she's NOT the best after all. So who is she instead?

    Synclaire Fields is the Math Kid in Mrs. Z's class, getting perfect marks on every quiz and helping her classmates master tricky concepts. She especially loves demonstrating her skills at her parents' store after school. Then she gets TWO ANSWERS WRONG on a math test, and ... How can she be the Math Kid if she isn't good at math anymore?

    So Synclaire embarks on a quest to figure out what's next. Maybe she'll be a piano prodigy? A board-games whiz? A skating star? She likes some of these hobbies, but there's one constant with every role: She seems to come back to math. Maybe, with the help of her friends in Mrs. Z's class, she can still be the Math Kid after all? 

    Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Synclaire's story invites readers into Mrs. Z’s class where friendship and fun rule the school, from NAACP Image Award finalist Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich.
     
    Perfect for!
    ★ My Weirdtastic School fans
    ★ Reluctant readers
    ★ Classroom read-alouds
    ★ Andrew Clements fans
    ★ Math whiz kids
    ★ Math haters
    ★ Kids who haven't found their hobby yet!
     
    Read them all! The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class have plenty of stories to share!
    Emma McKenna, Full out (#1)
    Rohan Murthy Has a Plan (#2)
    Poppy Song Bakes a Way (#3)
    The Legend of Memo Castillo (#4) 
    Wyatt Hill Brings a Lizard to School (#5) 
    Ayana Ndoum Takes the Stage (#6) 
    Olive Little Gets Crafty (#7) — available for preorder now!
    Theo Chang is Not a Cat (#9) — available for preorder now!
    Thunder Nelson Does the Impossumble (#10) — available for preorder now!
     
    *The Kids in Mrs. Z’s Class is an innovative series where every book is written by a different all-star author and features a different kid in the same third-grade class. They can be read in any order!

  • Adventures with Claudie Paperback (American Girl® Historical Characters)

    Brit Bennett

    $7.99

    Follow along for more of Claudie’s story as she goes to Georgia to learn the truth about her family. This poignant and powerful sequel by New York Times bestselling author, Brit Bennett, is set in the Harlem Renaissance and celebrates Black artistic expression and achievement.

    Claudie is thrilled to be on the road with Mama and Cousin Sidney, traveling from Harlem to Georgia to meet her grandmother and cousins for the first time. Claudie hopes this trip will inspire her to write a play that will raise money to save the boardinghouse her family lives in. In Georgia, Claudie's grandma tells her a legend from slavery times called "The People Could Fly." In it, and old man whispers magic words, and the enslaved people grow wings and fly home to Africa. This story gives Claudie a great idea for her play--but will her creativity be enough to save the home she loves?

  • PRE-ORDER: Marvel After-School Heroes Ready for Action! (Boxed Set): Miles Morales Untangles a Web; Ghost-Spider's Unbreakable Mission; Shuri Takes Control; Reptil & Ghost-Spider Join Forces!

    Terrance Crawford

    $23.99

    PRE-ORDER. ON SALE DATE: August 19, 2025

    Save the day with the first four original chapter books in the Marvel After-School Heroes series with black-and-white illustrations throughout—now available together in one paperback boxed set!

    New York City has no shortage of villains putting young heroes to the test in these exciting stories. First, Miles Morales teams up with King T’Challa and his sister Shuri to save the Stark Center. Then, Gwen Stacy has to balance her responsibilities as a super hero and a student, and Princess Shuri uses her technological know-how to save her friends. Finally, Ghost-Spider teams up with an unlikely ally.

    These chapter books are perfect for Marvel fans beginning to read on their own or for reading aloud!

    This action-packed paperback boxed set includes:
    Miles Morales Untangles a Web
    Ghost-Spider’s Unbreakable Mission
    Shuri Takes Control
    Reptil & Ghost-Spider Join Forces!

    © 2025 MARVEL.™

  • Nikki and Deja: Election Madness

    by Karen English

    $6.99

    *Ships in 7-10 Business Days*

    When Deja launches her campaign to become president of Carver Elementary, she can't see beyond her goal to notice her best friend Nikki is upset. This fourth book in the Nikki & Deja series tackles a rough patch in third grade friendship.

    When the students in Nikki and Deja’s class find out that their school is going to hold its first-ever election for student body president, some kids are more excited than others. But none is as excited as Deja, who figures she’s a shoo-in for the third grade nomination. Deja decides that Nikki will be her campaign manager, of course, and puts her to work right away. But will Deja’s tendency to rush into things and boss people around alienate her best friend when she needs her most, and spoil her chances of becoming president of Carver Elementary?

    This is a charming new entry in a chapter book series praised for its humor and authentic characters.

  • Nikki and Deja: Substitute Trouble

    by Karen English

    $6.99
    *Ships in 7-10 Business Days*
    In this sixth book in the acclaimed series about Nikki and Deja, a substitute teacher takes over the classroom-with disastrous results!

    Deja is dismayed to learn that her teacher has had an accident and a substitute will be taking her place. Under the new sub's care, nothing is the same in Room Ten. A few of the class troublemakers plot to take advantage of the clueless teacher, and soon other students join in. Should Nikki and Deja go along with the rest of the kids in tormenting him? Should they help him out by tattling on their classmates? Or is there another way to handle the situation? Here is another charming entry in a chapter book series about African American girls praised for its accessibility, authenticity, and humor.

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