New Releases by Catherine Hapka

Paws is a toy puppy who becomes Santa Claus''s best buddy—thanks to some North Pole magic. With photos from two films, this junior novel makes the fur-fect stocking stuffer!

Meg, Jill, and Annie know how to ride their ponies. But when they decide to go out on the trail alone, will they be able to find their way home? The Pony Scouts series is full of all the rich details young horse lovers devour, from pony-centric plots to a "Pony Pointers" vocabulary page at the end of each book. Go camping with the Pony Scouts! Author Catherine Hapka is a lifelong horse lover. She rides several times per week and keeps three horses on her small farm in Pennsylvania. If you''re looking for horse books for girls 4-8, don''t miss the Pony Scouts books. Pony Scouts: The Trail Ride is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

Get your A-list fix with the series Vanity Fair calls "blue-ribbon worthy."

She''s ready to catch the bouquet, not steal the guy! When Ava gets dumped by her boyfriend, she''s pretty upset. He wasn''t the love of her life or anything, but with her sister''s wedding - a.k.a. the social event of the season - just two weeks away, Ava''s got to save face by finding someone cute and fun to bring as her date. With the clock ticking and no dates in sight, Ava asks her best friend if she can "borrow" her boyfriend, Jason, for the night. Ava''s never been a big Jason fan, but he''ll look great in a tux, and at least she''ll have someone to dance with. But it doesn''t take long for Ava to realize she''s got him all wrong... What do you do when Mr. Right is wrapped up in a package that belongs to your best friend?

With a riding lesson and a sleepover all planned out, the Pony Scouts couldn''t be any happier . . . until they discover a big surprise! The Pony Scouts series is full of all the rich details young horse lovers devour, from pony-centric plots to a "Pony Pointers" vocabulary page at the end of each book. Go camping with the Pony Scouts! Author Catherine Hapka is a lifelong horse lover. She rides several times per week and keeps three horses on her small farm in Pennsylvania. If you''re looking for horse books for girls 4-8, don''t miss the Pony Scouts books. Pony Scouts: Really Riding! is a Level Two I Can Read book, geared for kids who read on their own but still need a little help. Whether shared at home or in a classroom, the engaging stories, longer sentences, and language play of Level Two books are proven to help kids take their next steps toward reading success.

The A-List meets horses in this new series about elite lifestyles and fierce competition

For all lovers of horses and history, it''s the next book in the popular Horse Diaries series. Born in the Arabian Desert in the ninth century, Yatimah is a black Arabian filly whose name means "orphan." She enjoys her life at the oasis, with sheep to tease, other foals to race, and the daughter of her Bedouin owner to take care of her. But when the colt who is her foster brother is stolen in a raid, Yatimah realizes her true birthright. Like Black Beauty, this moving novel is told in first person from the horse''s own point of view and includes an appendix full of photos and facts about Arabian horses and Bedouin culture.

Could Star''s wish be coming true? Star is touring Italy when she gets exciting news: The police have a new lead on her family''s disappearance! Star is desperate to fly to Florida where the clues have turned up, but her manager, Mike, won''t let her go because of her commitments, and because he doesn''t want her getting in the investigators'' way. Star is so angry she sneaks off -- in rocker Eddie Urbane''s tour jet! Now Mike is furious with Star, and the media is having a field day. Will star and manager ever forgive each other, or is the tour ruined before it''s barely begun?

In At First Sight, when Lauren meets the perfect guy at the planetarium, she feels like the stars have finally aligned in her favor. The only problem is she met him in the dark and they never got a good look at each other… or got each other’s names. Now, Lauren must take matters into her own hands and find the mystery guy before she loses him forever.

Gabriella, familiar with the pain of transferring schools, offers to show new arrival Ashley around East High, but soon begins to doubt Ashley''s friendship when she seems more interested in attending Sharpay''s birthday bash than school.

When you have to sing your heart out, it''s best to know how.... Maggie Tannery is a true theater girl and a total shoo-in for the lead in this year''s school production of Romeo and Juliet. She''s seriously psyched because it looks like her crush, Daniel, might be playing her Romeo both on- and offstage -- if all goes as planned. But when her school decides to perform a musical instead, Maggie catches a major case of stage fright -- because she can''t sing! With her lead role in jeopardy, as well as her chance of winning her leading man, Maggie turns to the musically talented Nico to give her voice lessons. But their voices aren''t the only things that seem to be harmonizing. As Maggie tries to break a leg -- and not her heart -- she wonders who the music man of her dreams really is....

No one loves horses more than Meg. She has pony books, pony toys, and even a pony rug! But Meg lives in the big city and has never been around real ponies before. Then her family moves to the country, and on her first day of school, Meg makes a new friend—a friend who lives on a horse farm! Beginning readers will cheer as Meg meets, feeds, and grooms her very first horses. A sweet story of friendship and big ideas, this is the perfect book for horse lovers of all ages.

It''s Spirit Week at East High and there will be costume days, a pep rally, and finally the crowning of the Spirit King and Queen.

The Feast of Great Giving has arrived. Chomper feels left out because he is the only Sharptooth there, but his friends show him that he will always be one of them!

After being chosen as the Dragon Warrior, Po the lazy panda fumbles and stumbles as he begins his training with Shifu, a great kung fu master.

When a lazy panda named Po is chosen as the Dragon Warrior, no one can believe it--least of all Po. This reader is based on the new animated film from DreamWorks, scheduled for release on June 6. Full color.

"When Shrek and Fiona need a night out, they call Donkey and Puss In Boots to babysit"--Page [4] of cover.*

Shrek, determined to make the first Christmas with his babies the best ever, must learn to compromise when Fiona and his friends have other ideas about how to celebrate this magical holiday.

When Cera accidently loses Tria''s shiny stone she and her friends set out to find a replacement.

Freddi, Jodie, and Samantha travel back in time to the 1930''s as they try to solve the mystery of Amelia Earhart''s final flight.

When Wilbur gets too big for the Arable house, he moves to a new farm and wonders if he will make any friends.

Beast struggles to fit in with the human race, even though he can''t hide the fact that he is a furry blue mutant. When he learns that the human president is trying to rid the world of all mutants with a new cure, Beast knows he must reunite the X-Men. Join Beast as he fights side by side with Wolverine, Storm, Iceman, Rogue, and Colossus!

Readers'' favorite characters from the new X-Men movie come alive in these storybooks. With simple text and full-color illustrations on every page, the storybooks are perfect for read-aloud fun.

Star meets Eddie Urbane''s new girlfriend, a psychic who claims to know something about the whereabouts of Star''s family. Could this be the clue Star has been waiting for, or is this supposed mind reader just another wannabe?

Head back to the jungle for some swinging fun with Mowgli, Baloo, and a few brand-new friends! This full-color retelling of Disney’s new animated sequel, The Jungle Book II, is perfect for reading aloud to the whole family.