New Releases by Elizabeth Levy

Phillipa has always loved Agatha Christie mysteries, but it''s not until the new captain''s son and some interesting guests come aboard the cruise ship where she lives (and her parents work), that she finally gets a chance to do some sleuthing of her own.

The most colorful chapter-book character is going to camp! Amber Brown is one happy camper. She and her best friend, Justin, are spending the summer at Camp Cushetunk. Learning to ride Cinnamon, the sweetest horse ever, is so amazing that Amber doesn’t even mind shoveling her poop. Then Amber becomes the target of a series of pranks. Certain she knows who is behind them, Amber and her friends come up with the biggest prank ever to get revenge. But the outcome is not what they expect. Turns out horsing around can lead to big trouble. But sometimes, Amber is surprised to learn, big trouble can lead to big changes for the better.

Fun and not-so-fun changes are keeping Amber Brown, the most colorful chapter-book character, hopping! Now that Amber’s mom and Max are married, the three of them are moving to a new house and Amber is worried about more than just packing. How can she leave the home her dad used to live in? And with her dad dating again, how will they ever find time for just the two of them, like they used to? All of these changes make Amber's head spin, but with standardized tests coming up at school as well as a dance competition, she needs to focus more than ever.…Sometimes, Amber realizes, moving on means taking one step at a time. Bruce Coville and Elizabeth Levy perfectly capture the magic, heart, and delightfully punny humor of Paula Danziger’s Amber Brown.

No matter what wedding dramas come her way, Amber Brown is always bold, bright, and colorful. #Amber Brown is out now on Apple TV+ Amber Brown is excited about her mom and Max’s upcoming wedding. Not only does Amber get to be the Best Child but all her best friends are invited, including Justin, whose family will be making a special trip back to town just for the big event! But when every conversation about the wedding causes a fight about money, they talk about a having a tiny wedding without any family or friends. On top of that she’s on the hunt for the perfect dress and writing her Best Child speech. Paula Danziger called Bruce Coville and Elizabeth Levy her best friend and her other best friend, and this close connection enabled them to lovingly capture Amber Brown's voice, sense of humor, big-heartedness, and her fondness for puns.

Sponsored by the PEN American Center's Children's/Young Adult Book Authors Committee, four authors-Robie Harris, Elizabeth Levy, Fatima Shaik and Susan Kuklin-visited the students at The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School of Science and Technology in the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans to help them write their own book: The Story is Us!

For use in schools and libraries only. Chip, an invisible boy, and his friends investigate the mysterious disappearance of yogurt-covered raisins, mixed nuts, and ginger snaps from their classroom.

When Cassie tries out for the middle school football team, she faces unexpected opposition from her father, a former professional football player.

Sam and his brother Robert fear their new neighbor is a zombie and plans to bring their dead pet gerbil back to life.

Eleven-year-old Sam Bamford''s on-line chess pal is in New York to play in a tournament, but Sam''s sister and cousin are wary because Vlad has pointy teeth, comes from Romania, and admits to keeping secrets.

Fletcher, the basset hound, tries to find out who is intent on ruining the masked ball celebrating the opening of a new park before the dance turns into a disaster.

A Fletcher mystery. Fletcher the sleepy basset hound dons an Elvis outfit and nabs a devious canine thief. 7 yrs+

Sometimes Eve feels overwhelmed by her two younger twin sisters, but things really get out of hand when the family decides to attend a festival for twins at the Twinsville resort.

The principal of Jill and Gwen''s school spends the morning on the roof to fulfill his promise that we would if the students read 1,000 books.

Introduces the earliest humans to live in North America, and discusses hunters and gatherers, prehistoric art, the Olmecs, the Mound Builders, the Maya, the cliff-dwellers of the Southwest, and the city of Cahokia.

Bobby is the class clown. He can always be counted on to crack up his friends and sometimes even the teachers. But he can''t always be counted on to stay out of trouble''and that''s no joke when you''re in danger of being shipped off to a special school for kids with ‘behavioral problems.'' Bobby''s got one last chance to prove to his teachers, his principal, and his parents''especially his super-sarcastic dad''that he can be taken seriously. His assignment: to put on a school-wide laugh-off. It''s teachers vs. students''and may the best comic win. It''s also a chance for Bobby to show his dad that mean jokes aren''t just kidding around. Packed with kid-tested jokes and riddles, this funny novel is also a thoughtful exploration of the power of laughter to hurt''and to heal. 2000-2001 Georgia''s Picture Storybook Award & Georgia''s Children''s Book Award Masterlist

When Sam becomes "Wolfman Sam" as a disc jockey for the school radio station, his brother Robert tricks him into thinking he really may be a werewolf.

Brian and his younger sister Penny become involved in a mystery at the science museum where they are working on a woolly mammoth display for a science fair.

"Second-grader Brian and his sister Penny, a kindergartner who he calls Pea Brain, [try] to discover who is undermining School Spirit Week. Readers will have a good chance of solving this mystery, which features...the lively, but fundamentally good-natured, rivalry between Brian and Penny."—H.

Seven-year-old Brian enlists the help of his little sister Penny to discover which of his soccer teammates is spreading rude rumors about him.

While staying in Atlantic City for the summer, Lily Potter concocts her own tour of the city, a tour that includes the haunted side of town and the eerie stories and cycle of death surrounding the Gurney mansion.

It's summer vacation and super-sleuth Gwen is filming her own scary movie, a thriller about moldy salami that grows fangs and turns the entire town into zombies.

Jill and Gwen have never gotten into trouble before, but suddenly every time they're in the cafeteria, something goes terribly wrong.

Robert and Sam suspect their weird new neighbor is really Frankenstein.

Chip, an invisible boy, and his friends solve the mystery of who took the school ball from the playground.

Sam and Robert make up a story about a Gorgonzola Zombie to scare their cousin Mabel, but strange and scary events convince all three that there really is a zombie haunting Central Park.

It's Gwen and Jill to the rescue when someone tries to sabotage Fletcher the basset hound's mission in space.

Jackie, who has always had trouble in school, begins to develop more self-confidence under the guidance of her fourth-grade teacher and is crushed when Ms. Sugarman is promoted to principal in the middle of the school year.