New Releases by Helen Perelman

As Heart Day nears, Berry, a Gummy Fairy, is so distracted by plans for a new dress and jealousy over a new fairy that she misses the meaning of the holiday--and accidentally makes her friend Dash sick.

Helping organize a talent show to honor a visit by Princess Lolli''s parents, Cocoa the Chocolate Fairy fears she is less talented than her singing and dancing fellow fairies and searches for her own talent so she can participate.

In Chocolate Dreams, Cocoa the Chocolate Fairy is blamed for the missing chocolate eggs. But soon the other fairies discover that it''s the sour troll Mogu who is toying with their candies. He has stolen the chocolate eggs for his own! Cocoa and Princess Lolli go on a dangerous adventure over the Frosted Mountains to save the eggs, and get Mogu to stop his bitter plan. They have to outwit the salty old troll in order to save the chocolate eggs and restore the balance of Sugar Valley once again.

The crop of candy corns is shrinking! Is someone playing a trick? Mellie the Caramel Fairy and her friends will find out! At the Harvest Festival all the fairies expect to eat candy corn, but Mellie discovers that the Chuchies are back and have been digging in the fields, pulling up the candy corns before the fairies can collect them. Princess Lolli will see that the Chuchies learn a lesson, and Mellie and her friends harvest a new crop of candy corn just in time.

In Rainbow Swirl, Raina is a young Gummy fairy who takes her duties very seriously and carefully tends the Gummy Forest. She follows the fairy guidebook rules to the letter and is getting ready for the annual candy contest at the castle. The night before the event a terrible storm hits Sugar Valley and the winds and rain swirl all the colours of the candies together. It''s a huge mess! Dot, a wise Candy Castle Fairy, pairs up with Raina. They wind up creating a new rainbow hue to decorate all the candies just in time for the annual candy contest held in the Gummy Forest. While the candy is not traditional, Raina wins for originality and is proud of her work.

The Mints are the smallest fairies in Sugar Valley with perhaps the biggest job, especially in the winter months. The Marshmallow Run sledding competition is the highlight of the winter, but this year it''s Dash the Mint Fairy''s responsibility to make a new candy cane throne for Princess Lolli. But she is more interested in going marshmallow sledding. When Mogu the Sour Troll challenges her to a sledding race, the fate of the peppermint sticks hangs in the balance. Can Dash defeat the troll and complete the throne?

Bad weather causes candy chaos in this sweet treat of a Candy Fairies tale. An unexpected winter storm has come to Sugar Valley, and the sweet spring crops—including Berry’s jelly bean plants—are on the brink of disaster! Berry feels she’s to blame: Did she plant her crops too early? Even the ever-helpful Fairy Code Book doesn’t have the answer this time. And since the storm has also taken its toll on other fairy homes and surrounding areas, Princess Lolli is worried she won’t be able to visit her sister, Princess Sprinkle. What will Berry and her fairy friends do to save the jelly beans, Princess Lolli’s trip, and the day?

The crop of candy corns is shrinking! Is someone playing a trick? The Candy Fairies will find out…. At the Harvest Festival all the fairies expect to eat candy corn, but Mellie the Caramel Fairy discovers that the Chuchies are back and have been digging in the fields, pulling up the candy corns before the fairies can collect them. Mellie makes sure that the Chuchies learn a lesson, and her friends help harvest a new crop of candy corn just in time for the festival.

In Chocolate Dreams, Cocoa the Chocolate Fairy is blamed for the missing chocolate eggs. But soon the other fairies discover that it''s the sour troll Mogu who is toying with their candies. He has stolen the chocolate eggs for his own! Cocoa and Princess Lolli go on a dangerous adventure over the Frosted Mountains to save the eggs, and get Mogu to stop his bitter plan. They have to outwit the salty old troll in order to save the chocolate eggs and restore the balance of Sugar Valley once again.

Melli and the other Candy Fairies must figure out who is destroying the candy corn crop before the Caramel Moon Festival.

Raini the Gummy Fairy is disappointed that her friends do not care as much as she does about winning first prize at the upcoming Candy Fair, but when a big storm disrupts Raini''s plans, her friends are loyal and true.

As spring arrives in the Candy Kingdom, Cocoa the Chocolate Fairy is honored to be selected to make the chocolate eggs for the royal parade, but a selfish troll has other plans.

When Melli discovers a crack in the side of Butterscotch Volcano, it is up to her and the other fairies to save the caramella birds from being trapped by gooey syrup.

Each Disney Princess gets her own story in this wonderful line of early chapter books that contain original tales and beautiful color illustrations throughout. Original.

In Chocolate Dreams, Cocoa the Chocolate Fairy is blamed for the missing chocolate eggs. But soon the other fairies discover that it’s the sour troll Mogu who is toying with their candies. He has stolen the chocolate eggs for his own! Cocoa and Princess Lolli go on a dangerous adventure over the Frosted Mountains to save the eggs, and get Mogu to stop his bitter plan. They have to outwit the salty old troll in order to save the chocolate eggs and restore the balance of Sugar Valley once again. In Rainbow Swirl, Raina is a young Gummy fairy who takes her duties very seriously and carefully tends the Gummy Forest. She follows the fairy guidebook rules to the letter and is getting ready for the annual candy contest at the castle. The night before the event a terrible storm hits Sugar Valley and the winds and rain swirl all the colors of the candies together. It’s a huge mess! Dot, a wise Candy Castle Fairy, pairs up with Raina. They wind up creating a new rainbow hue to decorate all the candies just in time for the annual candy contest held in the Gummy Forest. While the candy is not traditional, Raina wins for originality and is proud of her work. In Caramel Moon, the crop of candy corns is shrinking! Is someone playing a trick? Mellie the Caramel Fairy and her friends will find out! At the Harvest Festival all the fairies expect to eat candy corn, but Mellie discovers that the Chuchies are back and have been digging in the fields, pulling up the candy corns before the fairies can collect them. Princess Lolli will see that the Chuchies learn a lesson, and Mellie and her friends harvest a new crop of candy corn just in time.

Tiana has always dreamed of having her own restaurant, and now her dream is about to come true. The grand opening is just around the corner, and all of Tiana''s friends and family will be there, along with a famous food critic! But suddenly everything starts to go wrong. Her bandleader Louis loses his prized trumpet. Then the power goes out after the guests arrive. Will the princess be able to fix things in time, or will her big night be a royal disaster?

The latest Connect Three record just went platinum! And it''s all thanks to Shane turning over a new leaf at Camp Rock! When Shane''s record company decides to throw him a rockin party at Camp, everyone is totally psyched! All the campers show up for the party, including Mitchie, who can''t wait to see Shane receive his award. But then Faye--a platinum blonde bombshell from Shane''s past arrives and Mitchie turns green with envy! Will Faye sweep Shane off his feet once again, and leave Mitchie in the dust?

When Brown announces a scavenger hunt, the campers go wild. But they get even more pumped when he announces that the winner will get a hidden track on Connect Three''s new album! Mitchie and Caitlyn team up to be winners, but some news from Lola throws them off their game.

Alex is tired of being compared to her older brother Justin, so she decides to enlist the help of a genie to make him just go away. But when the spell goes awry and Justin disappears for good, will Alex be able to summon her powers and get her big brother back? Plus, when the kids get a visit from their favorite uncle, their father decides to let them in on a very important magical secret!

Cocoa the Chocolate Fairy''s wand gets into the wrong hands and threatens the Sugar Ball.

Hannah Montana is packing her bags for a worldwide concert tour, and Miley Stewart is eager to experience life abroad. The first city on the tour is Rome, and Miley is looking forward to checking out the Italian designers'' shops and going to a real European cafe—all before her show.

Feuding friends, favor mix-ups, and missing guests threaten to make Carly Merrin''s party memorable for all the wrong reasons.

What happens when one girl''s super sweet thirteen isn''t so sweet after all? Carly Merrin is determined to make this a birthday toremember. But a power outage, feuding friends, and missing guests are only the beginning of her party problems. Her thirteenth birthday may be memorable--but for all the wrong reasons! The biggest bash of Carly''s life is about to turn into the biggest mess of the year!

Series Description: There''s something magical happening in New York City... The Russos look like an average family: Mom and Dad run a Manhattan deli, while their kids, Alex, Justin, and Max, deal with school, friendships, and first dates. But things are not exactly as they seem because these kids are all wizards-in-training! To make things more complicated, only one of them will remain a wizard after the age of eighteen. Talk about sibling rivalry! Full of the magic, comedy, and fun that you''ve come to expect from Disney Channel, this series has become a fan favorite! Wizards of Waverly Place #7: Oh, Brother! Alex is tired of being compared to her older brother Justin, so she decides to enlist the help of a genie to make him just go away. But when the spell goes awry and Justin disappears for good, will Alex be able to summon her powers and get her big brother back? Plus, when the kids get a visit from their favorite uncle, their father decides to let them in on a very important magical secret!

Tired of being in the shadow of her older brother Justin, Alex finds a genie''s lamp and wishes Justin would go away, but the spell turns her brother invisible instead.

Get ready to rock out with the crew from Camp Rock as they share their ideas on how to become a pop-star sensation and what it''s like to attend Camp Rock. From encouraging advice by Camp Director Brown to tips on writing song lyrics to cooking with Camp Rock recipes, this gift book covers it all. Full color.

This novelty book is sure to delight any High School Musical fan! It features 16 pages and an 8-page fold-out poster! Plus readers get 2 pairs of customized 3-D glasses with each book.

The Baking Channel is holding a national cake-making challenge, and Zeke has been picked to compete!

YA. The Baking Channel has come to Albuquerque for a televised cake-making challenge. East High and West High each get to enter a team of students to compete, and of course the Wildcats have the edge with resident baker Zeke directing the team! Troy, Gabriella, Taylor, Sharpay, Ryan, and Chad all pitch in to help, but practice sessions in Home Ec foreshadow disaster. Will Zeke and his friends bake their way to the top? Or will they find out that too many cooks can topple a cake?