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whispering pines: Extinction
Book 4 in the Whispering Pines series
In this spine-tingling final book in the Whispering Pines middle grade series that’s Stranger Things meets The X-Files, Caden searches for a way to destroy the creatures from the Other Place for good while Rae tries to free her father from the sinister Green On!.
Published September 12th, 2023 through McElderry Books
Available in hardcover, e-book, and, coming soon, paperback!
whispering pines: Reckoning
Book 3 in the Whispering Pines series
In this thrilling addition to the Whispering Pines middle grade series that’s Stranger Things meets The X-Files, Rae and Caden venture into the monstrous Other Place to rescue their captured friends and save their town.
Published September 6th, 2022 through McElderry Books
Available in hardcover, e-book, and paperback!
whispering pines: Infestation
Book 2 in the Whispering Pines series
In this creeptastic sequel to the Whispering Pines, Rae and Caden take on flesh-eating centipedes that may be alien in nature—perfect for fans of Stranger Things!
Published September 14th, 2021 through McElderry Books
Available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook!
whispering pines
Book 1 in the Whispering Pines series
A Junior Library Guild Selection
A Washington State Book Award Finalist
A Kansas NEA Reading Circle List Junior Title
A Young Hoosier Book Award Nominee
On the Maine Student Book Award Reading List
Stranger Things meets The X-Files in this eerie, heart-pounding middle grade adventure about a young boy and girl who must protect their small town from otherworldly forces threatening to destroy it.
Published September 1st, 2020 through McElderry Books
Available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook!
Out of Range
Hatchet meets Raina Telgemeier’s Sisters in this adventurous and heartfelt middle grade tale of three warring sisters who find themselves lost in the wilderness and must learn to trust each other if they want to survive.
Published June 7th, 2022 through McElderry Books
Available in hardcover, ebook, and paperback!
wrong way summer
A Junior Library Guild Selection
Named one of Bank Street's Best Books of the Year for 2021
Equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, Wrong Way Summer is a road-trip journey and coming-of-age story about one girl’s struggle to understand when a lie is really a lie and when it’s something more: hope.
Published April 21st, 2020 through Abrams Books
Available in hardcover, e-book, and audiobook!
rules of the ruff
A girl learns how to walk dogs—and walk tall—in this charming, coming-of-age novel.
Twelve-year-old Jessie is in for a long summer at her aunt and uncle’s house. Her cousin Ann has a snotty new best friend, which leaves Jessie all alone. But Jessie is industrious, and—not content with being ignored all summer—she convinces Wes, a grouchy neighborhood dog walker, to take her on as his apprentice. But when a charismatic rival dog walker moves to town, she quickly snatches up most of Wes’s business—and Jessie decides she isn’t going to take this defeat with her tail between her legs.
Published August 14th, 2018 through Abrams Books
Available in hardcover, paperback, e-book, and audiobook!
a pinch of phoenix
Book 3 in the Mystic Cooking Chronicles
With elves waging war on scientists, it’s up to thirteen-year-old master chef Lailu Loganberry to save both her restaurant and her city in this final book in The Mystic Cooking Chronicles, which Kirkus Reviews calls “perfect for Top Chef fans with a penchant for the fantastical.”
Published July 16th, 2019 through Aladdin Books
Available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book!
a hint of hydra
Book 2 in the Mystic Cooking Chronicles
Thirteen-year-old chef Lailu Loganberry must stop a war between the elves and scientists in this follow-up to A Dash of Dragon, which Kirkus Reviews calls “a recipe for success.”
Published July 10th, 2018 through Aladdin Books
Available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book!
a dash of dragon
Book 1 in the Mystic Cooking Chronicles
A thirteen-year-old chef has a lot to prove as she tries to run a five-star restaurant, repay a greedy loan shark, and outsmart the Elven mafia in this entertaining novel that combines all the best ingredients—fantasy, humor, adventure, action, cute boys, and a feisty heroine!
Published July 11th, 2017 through Aladdin Books
Available in hardcover, paperback, and e-book!