Rachele Alpine

When her father takes a new job coaching basketball at a private school, Kate finds that she enjoys the privileged atmosphere until she is assaulted by one of the basketball players.

Canary

Rhylee struggles to face the consequences when her sister, Abby, disappears into the dark woods after seeing her boyfriend, Tommy, kissing Rhylee.

A Void the Size of the World

The Cutting Edge meets Step Up in this hilarious M!X novel where the worlds of football and ballet collide. Brooklyn Gartner eats, sleeps, and breathes ballet. But after her mom gets remarried and moves them to Texas, everything changes. Thanks to her star football player stepbrother, her family is football obsessed. And thanks to a new conditioning program, the middle school football team starts to take classes at her dance studio—the only place Brooklyn felt like she belonged. She has a chance to escape if she can get into her dream high school, The Texas School of the Arts, where she’ll be able to pursue her passion for dance. Brooklyn just has to get through the big All-City showcase first, where a ton of scouts will be there, including one from TSOTA. But when Brooklyn’s dance partner gets injured, she has to turn to an unexpected ally—Logan, a boy on the middle school football team—to help her get through the showcase. With some fancy footwork, teamwork and a little understanding, can Brooklyn make her mark, and dance her way onto a bigger stage?

Friday Night Stage Lights

Lauren and her three BFFs show football and other sports aren’t just for boys in this fifth installment of the relatable and empowering The Invincible Girls Club chapter book series that fans of The Baby-Sitters Club series will love! It’s career week in Miss Taylor’s class! When Lauren says that she wants to be a football announcer, some of her classmates laugh and ask how she could work in a sport she can’t even play. Lauren is bummed out, especially since she knows a ton about football. She feels even worse when she wants to play kickball at recess and the boys won’t let her join their teams. Instead of backing down, Lauren, Emelyn, Ruby, and Myka challenge them to a game—boys against girls. The prize: control of the kickball field during recess. But when Lauren’s competitiveness comes out at practice, the BFFs start to butt heads, and Lauren starts to wonder what she really wants out of this. Can the girls get ready for the big game? And will Lauren decide what’s worth fighting for?

Recess All-Stars

The Invincible Girls Club #4

Originally published in hardcover in 2015 by Aladdin.

Operation Pucker Up

While volunteering at an animal shelter, Lauren and her three best friends--Ruby, Myka, and Emelyn--plan a cupcake adoption event to help older dogs find a home, but the big day does not go as planned.

Home Sweet Forever Home

Ruby and her three BFFs go camping in this third installment of the relatable and empowering The Invincible Girls Club chapter book series that fans of The Baby-Sitters Club will love! Ruby’s life turns upside-down when her parents give her some big news: she’s going to be a big sister! She is a little worried about the new arrival, so her dad takes her and the rest of the Invincible Girls camping for the weekend, where she plans to become one with nature, bond with her friends and Dad, and get away from technology for the weekend. However, she finds that things are not as easy as they seem. She forgets a key item to bring, her friends don’t seem as excited as she is...and she kind of forgot about the bears who like to visit the camp sites! Ruby wonders if maybe it isn’t about leaving everything behind for an escape into nature but finding the perfect balance.

Back to Nature

Emelyn and her three best friends use positive words and art to fight back against bullying at school.

Art with Heart

Jen Malone

Alison Cherry

Ronni Arno

Stephanie Faris

Dee Romito

Gail Nall

Love Actually meets Adventures in Babysitting in this “fun, fresh” (Kirkus Reviews) novel written by seven authors about seven classmates who are preparing for a crazy night at their middle school dance. Lynnfield Middle School is prepped and ready for a dance to remember, including an awesome performance from Heart Grenade, the all-girl band who recently won a Battle of the Bands contest. Seven classmates—Carmen, Genevieve, Tess, Ryan, Ellie, Ashlyn, and Jade—intend to make the most of the night…or at least the five of them who are able to attend do. The other two would sacrifice almost anything to be there. One thing’s for sure—this entire crew is in for one epic night! Gail Nall, Dee Romito, Rachele Alpine, Ronni Arno, Alison Cherry, Stephanie Faris, and Jen Malone have created a charming, hilarious, and relatable novel that’s perfect for anyone who can’t wait to dance the night away.

A Story Told from Seven Points of View

Best. Night. Ever.

Steph B. Jones

"Myka signs her Gammy and three best friends up for quilting classes, but for someone who is used to being the best at each activity she tries, Myka finds quilting surprisingly challenging."--

Quilting a Legacy

Includes an excerpt from Recess all stars.

"Ruby's life turns upside-down when her parents give her some big news: she's going to be a big sister! She is a little worried about the new arrival, so her dad takes her and the rest of the Invincible Girls camping for the weekend, where she plans to become one with nature, bond with her friends and Dad, and get away from technology for the weekend. However, she finds that things are not as easy as they seem. She forgets a key item to bring, her friends don't seem as excited as she is...and she kind of forgot about the bears who like to visit the camp sites!"--

Four BFFs empower each other and make a difference in their community in The Invincible Girls Club chapter book series that fans of The Baby-Sitters Club will love—the first five books are now available together in a collectible boxed set! Lauren, Emelyn, Myka, and Ruby are BFFs who stick together through thick and thin. When volunteering at the local dog shelter, they decide to find a way to get the older dogs adopted—and The Invincible Girls Club is born! Join these unstoppable friends as they work together to find homes for special dogs, spread kindness at school to combat bullying, prove to the boys they belong on the sports field, learn to quilt, and reconnect with nature and each other on a camping trip. This accessible and inspiring paperback boxed set includes: Home Sweet Forever Home Art with Heart Back to Nature Quilting a Legacy Recess All-Stars

Home Sweet Forever Home; Art with Heart; Back to Nature; Quilting a Legacy; Recess All-Stars

The Invincible Girls Club Unstoppable Collection

Grace Shaw is thrilled when she wins the lead role in her school play, Snow White, until she realizes she'll have to kiss Prince Charming...on the lips! Grace has never been kissed, so her two friends create Operation Pucker Up, a plan for Grace to score a kiss before opening night so she won't make a total fool of herself in front of a live audience.

Lauren and her three BFFs find creative ways to help shelter dogs get adopted in this first installment of the relatable and empowering The Invincible Girls Club chapter book series—featuring backmatter with profiles on real-life animal activists! Lauren is a huge dog lover and is over-the-moon excited when she gets to go to the local shelter to read to the dogs. While there, she learns that the older dogs are often not adopted, so she and her friends set out to find them homes. Together, Lauren, Ruby, Myka, and Emelyn create a brilliant event, where attendees can eat delicious cupcakes while meeting adoptable dogs. But on the big day, it seems like everything goes upside down. Can the girls save the event and make sure their four-legged friends get a chance at their fur-ever homes?

Rachele Alpine

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