Lila Greer has always loved mysteries, even when they scare her. When a spooky storm blows into Blue River Creek and Lila is startled awake by a strange shrieking shadow, she knows something is afoot. Stranger still, Lila and the Questioneers discover that on the night of the storm, someone broke into Iggy's parents' art gallery and stole all the paintings for the new exhibit. Could the mysterious shrieking shadow have something to do with the missing...

Ursula is a happy catfish, swimming through a shimmering river with weeds waving above and a sky full of scrumptious bugs below. Then one question turns her world upside down. Is left right? Is right wrong? Which way even is up?

Witty typewriter Olivetti and twelve-year-old introvert Ernest embark on a mission to find Ernest's missing mother that takes them across San Francisco.

A young girl who is a transracial adoptee learns to love her Asian eyes and finds familial connection and meaning through them, even though they look different from her parents'. Her family bond is deep and their connection is filled with love. She wonders about her birth mom and comes to appreciate both her birth culture and her adopted family's culture, for even though they may seem very different, they are both a part of her, and that is what makes...

When Orris the rat's solitude is disrupted by a small owl caugh in a trap in his barn, he faces a difficult decision. Can Orris make the good and noble chpice to rescue the owl, even though owls and rats are natural enemies -- and if so, will he be ready for the consequences?

Aviva Davis and Holly Martin both knew they were adopted, but they had no idea they had an identical twin. The similarities are only skin deep, though, because while Aviva has a big personality, Holly is more the quiet dreamer type. One thing the girls do have in common is their curiosity about how the other celebrates the holidays. The girls secretly trade lives, planning to stage a dramatic reveal to their families. Two virtual strangers swapping...

Isaiah "Ice" Abernathy has always worshiped his older brother, Seth. For years they've been not just brothers but best friends--and as Seth starts his senior year, Ice is eager to spend as much time with his brother as he can, making memories before Seth goes to college. But when Seth announces he's leaving much earlier than expected, and then he misses an important event--one he'd promised to attend--it causes a major fight. Filled with regret,...

Everyone likes veggies, right? Wrong! When Principal Stoker decides that Ella Mentry School needs a vegetable garden, A.J. and his friends just want to plant junk food. But when gardening expert Miss Nichol comes to oversee the planting, things get totally out of control. What could possibly go wrong?

Visiting Paris with her family, Pinkalicious gets lost while looking for a pinkatastique souvenir, and while searching for her way back, explores a bakery, a boutique and the pinkglamorous city's bustling streets alongside a pinkamazing new friend.

Animal communicator Felix's day takes a bizarre turn when a spell transforms the eight-year-old into a dog.