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THE NEWEST BOOKS IN THE AWARD-WINNING SERIES

Summer According to Humphrey U.S. cover
Summer According to Humphrey
Now Out!

What's a classroom hamster to do when there's no more school? Humphrey finds out when he joins Og the frog, Ms. Mac and old friends and new at Camp Happy Hollow!
Camp is tons of fun ... but there's a lot to worry about: campfires, owls, and something SCARY-SCARY-SCARY called The Howler!
G.P. Putnam's Sons, ages 7-11, Book #6
Holidays According to Humphrey UK cover
Humphreys BIG-BIG-BIG Book of Stories
Humphrey's
BIG-BIG-BIG Book of Stories!


Exclusively in the UK
Humphrey's first three books bound-up in one giant fun-filled volume!


Princess and the Peabodys A Scholastic Book Club selection!

The Princess and the Peabodys
She's arrogant, bossy and demanding - and Casey Peabody and her family are stuck with her. Can a teen medieval princess conquer the modern world - and learn to rule the school?
HarperCollins, ages 10+

"Eglantine and Casey, the middle-school odd couple, make terrific narrative foils for each other, approaching almost every single situation with opposite perspectives." Bulletin for the Center for Children's Books

Princess UK cover

Now in the U.K.
"Confessions of a teenage Drama Queen meets Ella Enchanted meets Mean Girls in this very funny fairy tale story about friendship and fitting in. So good we read it twice!"
Primary Times, UK


The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs now in paperback The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
"A boy's journey of discovery reminds us that extraordinary things can happen in the most ordinary of places, even Sassafras Springs.
Atheneum, ages 9-12
"A gem of a novel ..." Publisher's Weekly starred review
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