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Meet the kids in Mrs. Z’s wacky and wonderful third-grade class! Olive Little thinks a crafting club would be the perfect way to connect with her classmates—but when her club plans keep falling short, can she still find a way to make a place for herself in Mrs. Z's class? 
 
Olive Little loves making things ... but she’s still working out how to make friends. After she spies some other kids checking out crafting books from the school library, Olive gets a brilliant idea: She’ll start a crafting club! 

With a super-extraordinarily crafty invitation, everyone will surely want to join Olive's new club. And she knows just the invitation to make. All she needs is a perfect poem, some colorful confetti, a dozen eggshells, and some crafty know-how. Easy peasy! 

Until Olive discovers a local skunk has made its home in her family’s backyard henhouse! Can she craft a solution to the stinky situation in time to save her club? 

Both sweetly poignant and laugh-out-loud funny, with black-and-white illustrations by Pura Belpré Honor artist Kat Fajardo, Olive’s story invites readers into Mrs. Z’s class where friendship and fun rule the school, from acclaimed author Linda Urban. 
  
Perfect for! 
★ My Weirdtastic School fans 
★ Reluctant readers 
★ Classroom read-alouds 
★ Andrew Clements fans 
★ Young artists 
★ Crafting enthusiasts 
  
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) 
Synclaire Fields Knows the Score (#8) — 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! 

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The Kids in Mrs. Z's Class: Olive Little Gets Crafty By Linda Urban, Read By Kate Coventry (Audiobook Excerpt)

A delicious, heartwarming romantic comedy about big dreams, life-changing friendships, and the people who bring out your best.

Six years ago, eco-chef Alice Sullivan and her culinary-school rival almost gave into the burning tension between them. But those kisses? Just the heat of competition boiling over. Sullivan never expected to see Kia after graduation . . . until Kia crashes back into her life with a plan to buy Sullivan’s beloved Portland greenspace.

Kia has worked hard building her social media empire as the big-hearted glitter-bomb queen of the food-truck scene. Now she’s one step away from opening a foodie utopia for underrepresented culinary talents. But Kia’s plans catch the attention of a bulldozer-happy food conglomerate, and now both Kia and Sullivan’s dreams are on the line. When a legal loophole turns out to be the only way to save what they each love most, they’re left with one option: pull off a very public fake marriage to obtain the deed to the land and keep their old rivalry under control.

As the line between fake and real love blurs, can Kia and Sullivan set aside their differences and find the perfect recipe for happily ever after?

Taste the Love By Karelia Stetz-Waters and Fay Stetz-Waters, Read By Je Nie Fleming and Jordan Cobb (Audiobook Excerpt)

Live your healthiest semaglutide life with this revolutionary guide to successfully and safely using GLP-1 medications.

Are you wondering if medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound are right for you? Maybe you have just started taking a GLP-1 drug and found that you’re just not hungry anymore. Curious about how to make the most of meals when you can eat, or looking for foods to ease nausea? This guide has the answers! 

Living Your Healthiest Semaglutide Life is your ultimate nutrition guide for navigating the challenges of weight management with semaglutide. From starting medication to the weight loss phase, through maintenance, and beyond, this life-changing book covers it all:

How GLP-1 medications work and knowing if they are the right choice for you

The risks, benefits, and myths of GLP-1 medications

How to manage the initial side effects

Knowing what foods fit with GLP-1 medications and getting enough nutrition

Cooking and meal-planning skills and managing meals in the real world

Sample meal plans, grocery lists, and recipes

Living Your Healthiest Semaglutide Life is written by a Registered Dietician, Summer Kessel, who not only works with GLP-1 patients but has used the medications herself. As someone who lost significant weight while on semaglutides, she understands the challenges of rapidly changing a diet firsthand and gives real-world advice and supportive nutrition strategies for every key stage, ensuring you can make informed decisions and achieve your health goals.

Start your journey today and unlock the potential of semaglutide for sustainable weight management and improved well-being. Discover how to live your healthiest life with expert advice, practical tips, and the support you need to succeed.

Living Your Healthiest Semaglutide Life By Summer Kessel (Audiobook Excerpt)

From the brilliant and hilarious author of The Rook, a delightful new supernatural adventure: When the heir to the British throne suddenly dies under mysterious circumstances, Checquy operative and reluctant aristocrat Alix is assigned to be lady-in-waiting/personal bodyguard to the new Crown Princess, and must navigate the halls of power and privilege while investigating the supernatural murder of the Prince of Wales.
 
Alexandra "Alix" Dennis-Palmer-Hudson-Gilmore-Garnsey, the twelfth Lady Mondegreen, has never had any control of her life. Her supernatural ability to shatter bones with a touch made her the automatic property of the Checquy, the secret British government agency that deals with the supernatural. Her aristocratic ancestry made Alix the perfect asset for the Checquy to deploy close to the royal family. Since childhood, Alix has been coached to befriend Princess Louise, second in line to the throne, but despite all machinations, the two have never been close. Now an adult and a full Pawn of the Checquy, Alix is a skilled investigator unravelling supernatural manifestations for the security of the nation.
 
Everything changes when Louise's brother, the Prince of Wales, dies abruptly, and all signs point to an unnatural assassination. To protect Louise, the new and unwilling heir apparent, Alix is assigned to be her lady-in-waiting. Thrust into the limelight overnight—both in the everyday world and in the underground world of the Checquy—Alix must juggle her responsibilities and her loyalties as she attempts to unravel the murder, keep Louise safe, and learn how to smile graciously while eerie threats loom around every corner.

Royal Gambit By Daniel O'Malley, Read By Moira Quirk (Audiobook Excerpt)

A radical new examination of Malcolm X that shows how the iconic figure was always dedicated to a global movement for Black liberation  

Malcolm X is one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century. Across countless films, documentaries, and books, we have come to know him as a violent and tragic figure, who, when considered next to Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement, was ultimately and perhaps dangerously misguided. But in the wake of continued police brutality and the rise of white supremacy, it’s time to revisit Malcolm X and ask: What do we really know about what he believed, and what can we do with that political philosophy today? 
 
In Nobody Can Give You Freedom, Kehinde Andrews draws on the speeches and writings of Malcolm X to upend the conventional understanding of Malcolm—from his alleged misogyny to his putative proclivity for violence. Instead, Andrews argues that Malcolm X embraced equality across genders and foresaw a more inclusive approach to Black liberation that relied on grassroots efforts and community building.  
 
Far from a doomed ideologue, Malcolm X was in fact one of the most important, and misunderstood, intellectuals of the twentieth century, whose lessons on how to fight white supremacy are more important than ever. 

Nobody Can Give You Freedom By Kehinde Andrews (Audiobook Excerpt)

In this highly anticipated follow-up to the national bestseller The Magical Yet, the Curious Why will help you to see that you're only bored if you choose to be! Includes a special, sparkly cover!

If it’s one of those days, never fear: Your new friend the Curious Why will show you that there’s always something new to discover about the world around you! Do you want to know where the dinosaurs went? How crayons are made? Or what makes a bee sting? With lively verse by Angela DiTerlizzi and vibrant illustrations by Lorena Alvarez Gómez, this companion to the bestselling The Magical Yet will open young minds to a remarkable world of possibilities, and remind readers that it’s much easier than they think to have fun. All they need is a little curiosity!

And don't miss companion title The Magical Yet, a rollicking, rhyming, inspirational picture book for every child who is frustrated by what they can't do...YET!

The Curious Why By Angela DiTerlizzi, Read By Alexandra Ryan (Audiobook Excerpt)

A New York Times bestseller! This rollicking, rhyming, and inspirational picture book is for fans of Oh, the Places You'll Go! andevery child who is frustrated by what they can't do...YET!

Each of us, from the day we're born, is accompanied by a special companion—the Yet. Can't tie your shoes? Yet! Can't ride a bike? Yet! Can't play the bassoon? Don't worry, Yet is there to help you out.

The Magical Yet is the perfect tool for parents and educators to turn a negative into a positive when helping children cope with the inevitable difficult learning moments we all face. Whether a child or an adult, this encouraging and uplifting book reminds us that we all have things we haven't learned...yet!

A Spanish edition, El Mágico Aún, is also available for purchase.

The Magical Yet By Angela DiTerlizzi, Read By Alexandra Ryan (Audiobook Excerpt)

An urgent, emotional thriller: "Dramatic...explores the power of grief...that through loss there can be hope for the future" (Library Journal).  

Everyone at Ridgemont Academy knows what to expect from Emma Caroline Blake. 
Perfect grades. Perfect record. Perfect life. 
Then she stands up in class and commits an act so shocking her reputationwill never recover. 
And that’s exactly what Emma wants. 
In a world where the path forward is uncertain, expectation is the enemy. Emma on Fire is the unforgettable story of one brave young woman—and her decision to live life as if everyone’s future depends on it.  

Because it does.

Emma on Fire By James Patterson and Emily Raymond, Read By Grace Rolek (Audiobook Excerpt)

Environmental journalist Alix Morris spends an eye-opening year getting to know these elusive, intelligent creatures, investigating the effects of their extraordinary return from the brink of extinction and how we can try to bring nature back into balance.
 
It might be their large, strangely human eyes or their dog-like playfulness, but seals have long captured people's interest and affection, making them the perfect candidate for an environmental cause, as well as the subject of decades of study. Alix Morris spends a year with these magnetic creatures and brings them to life on the page, season by season, as she learns about their intelligence, their relationships with each other, their ecosystems, and the changing climate.
 
Morris also gets to know all of the competing interests in the intense debate about the newly recovered seal populations in our coastal waters, from local fishermen whose catch is often diminished by savvy seals, to tribes who once relied on seal-hunting for food, clothing, and medicine, to seal rescue workers and biologists, to surfers and swimmers now encountering seal-hunting sharks in coastal waters. A Year with the Seals is a rare look at what happens when conservation efforts actually work, and how human tampering with ecosystems continues to have unexpected consequences. But it’s also a gripping adventure story of a journalist determined to understand seals and our relationship with them for herself.

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