Ellen Potter
Author
Series
Big Foot and Little Foot volume 2
Language
English
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A Sasquatch and a young boy deal with monsters, stereotypes, and cultural misunderstandings in this follow-up to Big Foot and Little Foot. Hugo is a young Sasquatch. Boone is a young boy. After an unlikely encounter, they've become an even unlikelier pair of best friends. After saving up his Monster Card wrappers, Hugo sends away for a special prize in the mail--a Monster Detector! Using the watchlike device, Hugo quickly spots a monster right in...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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As they uncover their magical powers, Nell and her new friends discover a parallel New York City called the Nigh, where monsters roam Central Park, Finfolk haunt the Hudson River, and a terrifying Minister, who controls it all, holds the key to Nell's missing brother.
Author
Series
Big Foot and Little Foot volume 1
Language
English
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Description
Hugo is a young Sasquatch who longs for adventure. Boone is young boy who longs to see a Sasquatch. When their worlds collide, they become the unlikeliest pair of best friends. At the Academy for Curious Squidges, Hugo learns all manner of Sneaking--after all, the most important part of being a Sasquatch is staying hidden from humans. But Hugo dreams of roaming free in the Big Wide World rather than staying cooped up in caves. When he has an unexpected...
Author
Series
Big Foot and Little Foot volume 3
Language
English
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Description
In this tale by the author of The Monster Detector, a Sasquatch and a human boy make a new friend while dealing with a curse and celebrating a birthday. When a tribe of Sasquatches flee from a mysterious curse, they take refuge in Hugo's home, Widdershins Cavern. These new Sasquatches look a bit ... odd. For example, they all have unicorn horns on their heads! Always open to meeting new creatures, Hugo befriends one of these strange squidges, Nobb....
Author
Series
Big Foot and Little Foot volume 4
Language
English
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Description
On Bimbling Day, when young Sasquatches hope to earn the right to explore the North Woods on their own, Hugo, Boone, and Gigi become stranded and encounter strange and mysterious creatures.
7) Pie Girl
Author
Series
Piper Green and the fairy tree volume 5
Language
English
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Description
Piper Green looks forward to serving pie at Peek-A-Boo Island's annual potluck supper, but a food allergy upsets her plan.
Author
Series
Big Foot and Little Foot volume 5
Language
English
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Description
Determined to buy a Marvelous Monster Magnet, Hugo and Boone set out to earn the money on an adventure through the woods, where they meet some interesting new friends.
Author
Series
Piper Green and the fairy tree volume 1
Language
English
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Description
"Piper's older brother leaves Peek-A-Book Island and Piper refuses to take off his old earmuffs, no matter what! Things are going from bad to worse... until she discovers The Fairy Tree"--
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Series
Language
English
Description
After surviving the crazy events of his first weeks in New York City, nine-year-old Otis Dooda is starting out at a brand-new school. He would love to make a good impression, but life in Tidwell Towers is never that easy. With his disgusting seatmate, the possible impending alien invasion, and the introduction of his new nemesis, Sid Frackas "The Greatest LEGO Genius Who Ever Lived" (a title Otis thought was his!), things are getting downright dangerous!
Otis...
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English
Description
HARDY-HAR-HAR!
Meet Otis Dooda. Yes, that's his name. Go on and have a good laugh. He's heard it all before. He's been called things like Otis Poopy Stink and Otis Toilet Twinkie. That's right, yuck it up and get it out of your system. We'll wait.
All right then. This is the story of Otis and the Dooda family (including their rat named Smoochie) moving to New York City, and the incredibly strange, but true, things that happened to them. It all started...
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Series
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English
Description
In this second in the early chapter book series about Piper Green, her day starts with a run of good luck. Then her friend Jacob tells her too much good luck can mean bad luck is on its way. Sure enough, when she gets to school, Bad Luck is waiting for her. Can the Fairy Tree help break Piper's unlucky streak?
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Series
Language
English
Description
In this fourth chapter-book adventure, Piper Green's class is taking a pretend” school trip to China— on a pretend” airplane. When Piper pretends she's flown before and gets chosen to be a flight attendant, she once again turns to the Fairy Tree to help her out.
Author
Series
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Weeks after discovering the Nigh and leaving her brother behind, Nell and her friends are given the opportunity to become Watchers, but they must pass three challenging trials with their Nigh creatures called Fates, while also evading the Minister and her Magicians."--
Author
Series
Squirlish volume 1
Publisher
Margaret K. McElderry Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Cordelia, a young girl raised by squirrels, tries to branch out from her squirrel family and make a human friend, but after stumbling into a gymnastics class she finds social skills are a tough nut to crack.
Author
Series
Piper Green and the fairy tree volume 2
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
On an island off the coast of Maine, where children ride lobster boats to school, Piper worries that too much good luck can sometimes equal bad luck.
18) The sea pony
Author
Series
Piper Green and the fairy tree volume 3
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf/Yearling
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Description
On an island off the coast of Maine, where children ride lobster boats to school, Piper wants a horse but finds, instead, another object hidden in the red maple tree.
19) Hither & Nigh
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Audio
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Nell Batista has been in trouble one too many times. Now she's down to her last chance, literally. Join the Last Chance Club or be expelled from school. The kids in the club are an odd group, but when their teacher starts giving lessons in magic, things quickly go completely off the weird scale. Nell doesn't believe in it at first; after all, she's a smart city kid, and there has been nothing magical in her life since her brother, River, disappeared...
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Language
English
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Prompted by a neverending stream of letters pleading for advice on how to be a better writer, successful children's authors Anne Mazer and Ellen Potter put their heads together to create this useful guide.
With dozens of books and decades of experience between them, the authors brought their distinct personal styles to the advice they had to offer. Now they have done the same for this audio version, with each author narrating her own sections. Along...