Ducky's old buddies have changed, leaving him feeling alone . . . Maybe he doesn't need guy friends anyway Sophomore Christopher McCrae has been called "Ducky" for as long as he can remember. It wasn't his choice, but it fits because it's weird and funny, just like him. Ducky's nickname has not changed, but other things have: His best friend, Jay, has started hanging with the Cro Mags-the kind of guys who spend their energy picking on guys like Ducky-and...

One day Lily told a lie. It wasn't a big lie. It didn't hurt anyone. She thought lies that didn't hurt anyone were okay, especially if the lies helped you a little. And they did help her...at first. The little lies turn into medium lies. Medium lies turn into big lies. Big lies turn into MONSTER lies. But Lily's lies turn into real monsters with buggy eyes and big slimy teeth. They appear everywhere and taunt her. Lily cannot escape until she discovers...

Cassidy Silver is not having a good year. Her engineer father is in the Middle East, her artist mother is too busy to listen to the painful details of her daughter's grade seven life, her genius younger brother is being bullied, and her best friend Chiaki has abandoned her to hang out with the meanest girls in school. Then Cassidy meets Victoria, who is telekinetic-she can move objects with her mind. Cassidy, desperate to not be the only ordinary...

Trevor, Nick and Robyn are ready to solve another mystery. When bobsledder Josh Gantz is accused of deliberately injuring a fellow competitor, he runs the risk of being thrown out of the sport-right before the World Cup. Courtney Gantz asks Trevor, Nick and Robyn to help clear her brother's name. Can they find out who framed Josh? What is the meaning of the strange coded messages they keep finding around Olympic Park? Who eats orange bananas, anyway?...

For once in his life, Kai feels like everything might be going his way! He has a new friend at school, a new teacher, and the chance to be on his favourite TV show. Having Jesus as a best friend, Kai is living his best life ever. But things don't go quite to plan. When he tries to follow Jesus' example, he finds himself misunderstood, and no one wants to listen to his side. How can Kai keep believing, even when everyone has turned against him? This...

Can neighbours become more than just good friends this Christmas? Bella Moore is excitedly counting down the days to Christmas. That is until she arrives home one evening to find her boyfriend leaving her for another woman. Completely heartbroken, Bella is left wondering if Christmas can still be the same this year. Next door, Bella's neighbour Nick is facing his first Christmas as a single dad and doubting whether he can make it the magical time...

When Doc receives Leilani, a solar-powered hula girl, from her grandmother who is traveling in Hawaii, Doc and the toys decide to welcome the hula dancer with a luau. Leilani begins to teach everyone to hula, but suddenly winds down and stops! This charming storybook teaches children the importance of getting energized by the sun.

When disaster strikes, the only thing you can count on is yourself! It had seemed like the perfect California day. But as Joey Flores walked home from the skate park with his friends, the ground began to tremble, and Joey knew they were headed for trouble....The earthquake that followed devastated their neighborhood, collapsing a nearby overpass with Joey and Fiona on one side and Kevin and Dylan on the other. Now Joey and his friends must rescue...

Chug, chug, chug. Scout the tugboat spends her days chugging through the bright blue water, pulling and pushing ships into port and out to sea, all by herself. But, when an oil tanker is too heavy for Scout to pull alone, she learns that friends are always willing to help-and it's okay to ask them! With playful repetition and simple text, this charming story introduces readers to the classic theme of helping others.

Lavender's class is on a field trip in the desert of Chiricahua National Monument, hiking down a ravine, when a flash flood strikes! As the water hurtles down the ravine, everyone sprints for safety. Lavender runs in the opposite direction as the rest of her class and scrambles up a tree while the torrential river rages by. When the waters finally recede, Lavender finds herself stranded in the brutal heat of the desert with only her ex-best friend...