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A heartwarming middle grade novel about figuring out who you are when it seems like everyone else has already decided for you, for fans of Erin Entrada Kelly and Gary D. Schmidt. Nigel Binty has spent sixth grade trying to stick to a plan. His problem is the plan keeps changing in unexpected...

Nigel Dorking's parents are divorced, and his father has remarried and has two step-daughters. Nigel is a lonely, precocious child who idolises his absent father and longs to have more to do with him, but he has a bed-wetting problem and is anxious to hide the fact from his dad. That's not his only problem though: his mother is about to marry a man Nigel detests, a large, loud Scottish man called Gordon.

When a friend tells Pablo and Splash that he doesn't believe their stories about time travel, our two penguin besties set out to prove him wrong . . . by time traveling to Ancient Rome and stealing a gladiator's helmet to bring back! Their friend Professor O'Brain agrees to lend them her time machine, as long as they agree not to do ANYTHING that will mess up history. Two penguins in togas running wild in Ancient Rome . . . What could possibly go wrong???

Antarctic penguins Pablo and Splash are polar opposites and besties for life. Pablo is a home-bird and a careful planner. Splash is easily bored and hungry for adventure. When they accidentally find themselves in a scientist's time machine, they end up on the beach….back in the age of dinosaurs! Can Pablo and Splash make their way home before they become dino snacks?

When penguin besties Pablo and Splash go to visit Professor O'Brain in her lab, they discover that she's missing! Their friend has been left behind by her misbehaving time machine, so Pablo and Splash set out on a rescue mission…to the Ice Age! But when they accidentally send a Neanderthal man to the future, the penguin buddies find themselves racing to return TWO people to the proper time period. Can they save their friend before time runs out? Or will they get themselves stuck in the ice FOREVER?

From debut author Antwan Eady and artist Gracey Zhang comes a glowing tale about the young dreaming big. A perfect story to demonstrate how pride in where we come from can bring a shining confidence. When Nigel looks up at the moon, his future is bright. He imagines himself as…an astronaut, a...

Knotty Neck Nigel: The heartwarming and funny new children’s picture book from Anthony Baptiste, coming on the heels of the successful My Mia Series! Nigel has just turned 13 years old, and he hates his body changes. He hates having to wait to grow into his neck. Let's find out what Nigel's adventure with a few close friends leads to.

Snow Days Are the Best: A Story of Joy, Friendship, and Snowy Shenanigans is a heartwarming children's rhythm story about the joys of winter and the fun that can be had on snow days.