"95 years have passed since the Palena Conference put an end to the Great War of the Races, but with the old heroes retiring, the land stands at a moment of truth. Theo and Tei are both candidates for Magus of the Library, a key figure in preserving the peace between peoples, but Tei refuses to allow others close to her for fear of her mana harming them, and Theo can't even seem to keep things civil between him and Medina"--

"Little readers can help a little chick, who has just hatched in their book, find her brother by pulling and sliding the tabs"--

In the small, small pond: Spring is here in this cheerful introduction to the seasons. Frogs leap, tadpoles wriggle and geese waddle. Kids won't want to miss a single splash! Wild about books: A librarian named Mavis McGrew introduces the animals in the zoo to the joy of reading when she drives her bookmobile to the zoo by mistake. Zin! Zin! Zin! A violin: Ten instruments take their parts one by one in a musical performance.

"Myne successfully negotiates with the temple to become an apprentice blue shrine maiden, ensuring she will receive the same treatment as a noble. Her work there begins, and after such a long wait, she can finally read in the book room! But the temple's status-based structure and her problematic attendants mean she doesn't have it easy: she'll need to beat society to enjoy her books in peace! This is a biblio-fantasy by book lovers, for book lovers!...

"[W]orks of literature, history, science, philosophy, political theory and religion offer powerful examples of how a single written work can spark revolutions, birth great world religions, spur scientific advancements, shape world economies, teach us new ways of thinking, and so much more"--

Andy and Terry's incredible, ever-expanding treehouse has thirteen new storeys, including a watermelon-smashing level, a wave machine, a life-size snakes and ladders game (with real ladders and real snakes), a rocket-powered carrot-launcher, a Ninja Snail Training Academy and a high-tech detective agency with all the latest high-tech detective technology, which is lucky because they have a BIG mystery to solve; where is Mr. Big Nose???

Stink and his friends keep busy, working on zombie costumes and racking up points for the race to One Million Minutes of Reading. With all that talk about the undead, Stink starts to wonder. Is he being hunted by zombies?

"Two years after resolving to make her own books, Myne finally finishes her first one! Lutz and Tuuli join the ecstatic bookworm in celebration, but their time together is cut short by the arrival of winter. Myne must endure the bitter season in the temple, away from her family -- and her first job as a blue shrine maiden is far from leisurely. How will she fare when faced with a call for aid from the Knight's Order?"-- back cover.

"Myne shows the High Priest her rewritten bible to secure his approval. Unfortunately, it only casts doubt on whether she is who she claims. The High Priest demands answers: how can a girl who struggles to pen a simple letter produce something so well-written? Myne puzzles over how to respond. Will the truth convince him, or will she risk losing her only ally in the temple?"--Provided by publisher.

"Now acting as the orphanage director, Myne starts on her mission to save the temple's orphans--an endeavor that earns her a great deal of respect from the children whose lives she works to improve. She cleans up the orphanage, teaches the orphans to provide for themselves, and even gives them an opportunity to enjoy the Star Festival for the very first time! However, just before the taue-throwing begins, Myne makes a discovery that could play a crucial...