New Releases by Callie Barkley

Liz helps organize an adoption event for elderly animals at her grandmother’s senior living community.

"A fox sanctuary upstate needs help trapping an injured fox and the Critter Club is determined to help. When the fox takes a liking to Ellie''s singing, she must rediscover her confidence in her voice to get the fox to safety"-- Provided by publisher.

In the twenty-eighth book of the Critter Club series, Marion welcomes a new student and befriends fluffy alpacas! Marion is excited to welcome a new student to her horseback riding class. But when the new student claims to hate horses, Marion isn’t so sure if they can be friends anymore. Can a little bit of alpaca yarn mend their rocky start? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

"When Ellie and her friends plan a Halloween party for the Critter club, they realize a bat has gotten trapped inside the barn, so with the help of a wildlife vet the girls help return the bat to its home"--

While Ellie struggles to rehearse with a reluctant classmate for an upcoming school performance, her fellow Critter Club members rescue an adorable kitten that wreaks havoc in their barn.

Amy comes up with the perfect Christmas present for Mrs. Sullivan to cheer her up and give her some company. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. is an imprint of Spotlight a division of ABDO.

In the twenty-first book of the Critter Club series, Amy discovers she has a real knack for training puppies. But when she takes on too many puppy clients, things get out of hand—or paw! When Amy meets the owner of a brand-new puppy at her mom’s vet clinic, she agrees to help the woman train her new pet. Amy does such a great job, she starts getting calls from more puppy owners! Things go great for a while, but soon, Amy is in way over her head. She can’t say no to a puppy in need and has taken on way too many clients! Amy barely has time for school or her friends in between all the puppies. Can she dig herself out of this hole before she goes barking mad? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for emerging readers.

Liz has a big class project to complete but how can she focus on it when her nosy new neighbor seems to be popping up everywhere? Liz must solve both problems in the nineteenth book of the Critter Club series. When a boy Liz’s age moves in next door, Liz hopes they might become friends. But right away Liz can tell the boy has no interest in being friendly. So why does he keep showing up everywhere she is? Plus, Liz has a big class project to complete—an animal habitat diorama—but she can’t think of anything to create and her nosy new neighbor isn’t helping! With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

Ellie tries her hand at softball in the eighteenth book of the Critter Club series, but she begins to wonder if she''s only meant for the stage When Ellie joins a softball team, she quickly realizes that the sport is harder than it looks Is she meant only for the stage, not the field? And what happens when Ellie goes searching in the woods near the field for a stray ball and finds an injured baby deer? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers

Learning that a nearby park is about to be turned into a shopping center, Amy races against time to save the recreation center and the animal friends who live there.

Taking a turn caring for the class pet hamster, Marion is devastated when the hamster goes missing and she receives an anonymous letter in her locker with clues leading to a mysterious scavenger hunt.

"When Ellie learns that her cousin is getting married, she''s really excited! She has always wanted to go to a wedding. But then she gets even better news when her cousin asks her to be a flower girl! Then the Critter Club gets the cutest guest Ellie has ever seen: a little French bulldog. Ellie works hard to find a home for the puppy, but she''s worried she won''t be able to. Suddenly she has an idea that will guarantee that the puppy lives happily ever after!"--

When she wins the lead role in a school play, second-grader Ellie neglects her friends in The Critter Club and their new animal shelter. Book #2

When a broken ankle forces Marion to withdraw from the horse show, she finds a way to stay active by helping her friends at The Critter Club animal shelter find homes for a litter of kittens. Book #4

Marion finally gets to babysit her little sister Gabby in the twelfth book of The Critter Club series! Marion has always wanted to babysit her sister—but her parents have said she is too young! When they finally ask Marion to watch Gabby during a party at their house, Marion can’t wait! But she quickly finds out that babysitting isn’t as easy as it looks. Gabby won’t listen to Marion at all. After getting upset about losing a board game, she makes a total mess and even draws on the table! When Marion gets called to the Critter Club to help out with a run-away cat, Gabby tags along and causes even more trouble! Maybe being a sister is better than being a sitter… With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers!

After winning the lead role in a play, acing a spelling test, and finding money, second-grader Ellie wonders if the Critter Club animal shelter''s newest animal--a little pink pig--is bringing her good luck.

The Critter Club is going camping—but are they really ready for a weekend in the wilderness? When Liz invites the Critter Club girls to her house at Marigold Lake for the weekend, they are really excited for their camping adventure—especially because Marigold Lake is known for having lots of wildlife! While the girls are there, they plan to do stuff like swim and canoe in the lake, go on a nature walk, and camp out. But with every activity, something seems to go horribly wrong. Amy accidentally tips over the canoe when the girls are out on the lake; Ellie gets spooked by what she thinks is a snake on their walk; and Marion is not pleased about sleeping outside in a tent. Liz thinks her friends aren’t having fun, and she starts to feel awful. Will the great weekend she planned turn out to be a disaster? With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.

Valentine''s Day is near, and to raise money for a charity called Puppy Love, Ellie persuades the other Critter Club girls to join her in selling and delivering singing telegrams.

Amy so looks forward to meeting her future stepsister, Chloe, that she is not prepared when Chloe first ignores her than is downright mean.

Introducing The Critter Club! Amy and her friends solve a canine caper in this start to a pet-friendly illustrated chapter book series. It’s Spring Break in Santa Vista, and everyone has big plans...everyone except for Amy, that is! As her best friends head out of town on exciting adventures, Amy resigns herself to helping out at her mom’s vet clinic. At least she’ll be around cute animals! But when Santa Vista’s cold and elusive millionaire, Marge Sullivan, brings her puppy Rufus for a check-up, Amy encounters an unexpected mystery. After her friends return home, the girls get to the bottom of what happened to Rufus—and discover a way to help other lost and lonely animals in their town. With easy-to-read language and illustrations on almost every page, The Critter Club chapter books are perfect for beginning readers.