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In this subtle presentation of how “walls” separate all of us, even the “good guys”, acclaimed author Jon Agee offers a simple but multi-layered perspective of fear and separation.

For his 11th birthday, Pickles’s quirky great uncle, Professor Noodlemind, gives the boy the best gift in the world: a new cloned brother named Andy. Unfortunately, something goes wrong in the cloning process, and Andy now has an unusual affliction–his skin produces chocolate.

No one came to 11-year-old Michael Pumpernickel's birthday party, not even his invisible friend. The clown was a no-show, and his brother's dog tried to escape and got caught in the act. Maybe it's because he's awkward and carries a fanny pack. Or maybe it's because he really likes school. But nothing is going right in Michael's life, until one day everything does. After receiving a mysterious letter, he finds himself in the middle of an unlikely adventure, the center of an age-old prophecy about an enchanted magical forest.

Too-smart-for-his-own-good Oscar meets fellow fifth grader Timothy, who he discovers has a secret power—mind control to change people’s minds, making them do whatever he wants. Oscar uses his new friendship to get out of detention and ace a history presentation. But when they have a sleepover and Timothy empowers Oscar with a limited ability of time travel, the two figure out how not to use their powers even in the most desperate of moments.

Angus and Lucy love books. They have hundreds of them. But when the books are taken away, Angus and Lucy's family soon discover they cannot live without them.