Tweens & Young Adult

Meena’s life is more colorful than ever. When she finds a mysterious ring that seems to give her powers, Meena sets out to prove that she’s a superhero.

The trouble is, her best friends might not believe her, Meena’s little sister wants to be more than just a sidekick, and worst of all, an incident at school makes everyone think Meena is the one who needs to be saved.

But even heroes need help from their friends sometimes. If Meena can figure that out, she might just discover her true powers…and theirs!

Katy Carr is a lively, daredevil oldest sister in a big family. She loves messing around outdoors, climbing on the garage roof or up a tree, cycling, skateboarding, swinging…. But her life changes in dramatic and unexpected ways after a serious accident.

Inspired by the classic novel What Katy Did, Jacqueline Wilson creates an irresistible 21st-century heroine. Fans of Hetty Feather and Tracy Beaker will fall in love with Katy and her family too.

Experience all the thrills and suspense of chasing down the world’s highest-profile criminals. What does it take to catch a criminal? Not just any criminal, but one of the world’s most wanted? In Outlaws, Spies, and Gangsters, Laura Scandiffo chronicles eight of history’s most famous manhunts, from searches for drug dealers to dictators, hackers to henchmen. Discover the danger and intrigue behind these riveting stories of daring and perseverance.
Read about the great lengths authorities went to, to catch:
• Albert “Mad Trapper” Johnson, an unpredictable and violent fugitive in Canada’s Northwest Territories
• Bank robber and escape artist extraordinaire John Dillinger, America’s frst “Public Enemy Number One”
• Manuel Noriega, Panama’s corrupt and tyrannical president
• CIA mole Aldrich Ames, whose longing for the high life led to the disappearances and murders of many of his fellow colleagues
• Vladimir Levin, the world’s frst high-profle computer hacker
• Osama bin Laden, the terrorist who became a household name after the attacks of September 11, 2001.

An introduction and afterword help frame these remarkable stories, which also address how manhunts have changed over time. Gareth Williams’ bright, dramatic art makes each exciting tale jump off the page.

When the Impossible Postal Express is charged with returning an overdue library book, Suzy Smith looks forward to a nice, simple delivery–just the thing she needs to convince her anxious parents to let her keep her job on the train.

So she’s less than thrilled to discover that not only is the book alive, it’s full of a growing and dangerous magic. Worse still, the world to which it belongs is missing, and Suzy and her friends will have to use all their ingenuity to find it.

Suzy must help a fledgling rebellion seize power, return the book to its rightful owner, and get home before her parents ground her for life.