New Releases by Kate Klimo

"The world treats Twinky like a dinky dog. The only problem is that Twinky doesn''t feel dinky. What can a little dog do to prove the age-old adage that size doesn''t matter?"--

This excellent series is solidly middle grade, accessible, and adventure-filled. In The Dragon in the Sea, Dragon Keepers Jesse and Daisy, help their dragon, Emmy, as she tries to protect an egg which holds her baby brother. Their adventures take them into the Watery Realms, a world filled with mer-people, selkies, and water zombies. Magic, mayhem, and an unusual cast of charaters make the reading fun, and the wonderful relationship between the dragon keeper cousins and their dragon add both depth and dimension.

The Dragon Keeper series bridges the gap between Magic Tree House Merlin Missions and Harry Potter. An original short story (only available electronically!) adds background information to the newest book in this magical middle grade adventure series. It''s an exciting adventure featuring Emmy''s parents and the origins of the second dragon egg that appears in The Dragon in the Sea (Dragon Keepers #5). Praise for The Dragon in the Sock Drawer: "Funny and wonderfully written--a tall-tale adventure sure to grab young readers."--Mary Pope Osborne "This novel, with its unique and modern twists, is a great addition to the dragon genre for younger readers."--School Library Journal

A new character joins the ranks of pwerful, kick-ass heroines such as those written by Tamora Pierce, Kristin Cashore, Esther Freisner, and Robin McKinley—Malora Ironbound. A great read also for anyone who loves horses and the Greek myths. Malora knows what she was born to be: a horse wrangler and a hunter, just like her father. But when her people are massacred by batlike monsters called Leatherwings, Malora will need her horse skills just to survive. The last living human, Malora roams the wilderness at the head of a band of magnificent horses, relying only on her own wits, strength, and courage. When she is captured by a group of centaurs and taken to their city, Malora must decide whether the comforts of her new home and family are worth the parts of herself she must sacrifice to keep them. Kate Klimo has masterfully created a new world, which at first seems to be an ancient one or perhaps another world altogether, but is in fact set on earth sometime far in the future.

Jesse and Daisy and their dragon friend, Emmy, try to recover a Thunder Egg from merpeople who stole it from Daisy near the Inn of the Barking Seal, where the cousins are visiting their grandmother Polly.

What do you do when your dragon becomes a ''tween? Worry! And that''s exactly what Dragon Keepers Jesse and Daisy do when their dragon, Emmy, outgrows their garage and starts disappearing. Luckily, when she really disappears, she also leaves them a trail of socks, which leads them headlong into a . . . volcano? Yep! And it only gets crazier from there! In this fourth title, author Kate Klimo introduces readers to a whole new world—the Fiery Realm, where dragons can be felled by a squirt of water and fire fairies have started mysteriously disappearing. As always, readers get a full dose of action and imagination in this expanding tale of two kids and a dragon, growing up together. A great boy-girl adventure for readers of How to Train Your Dragon!

Dragon keepers Jesse and Daisy need help! Emmy, their rapidly growing dragon, has become a real grouch, saying she''s missing "something," and the cousins don''t have a clue what that something is. Jesse and Daisy go online to ask Professor Andersson, their favorite dragon expert, for help and end up seeing him being kidnapped! The kidnapper is none other than Sadie Huffington, the girlfriend of their enemy, St. George the Dragon Slayer. She has hatched a wicked scheme to use the professor to both find St. George and capture Emmy. Now the dragon keepers and their dragon must storm Sadie''s castle and rescue the professor from the witch and her pack of vicious dog-men! In this third fantasy book in the Dragon Keepers series, Kate Klimo introduces readers to a magical library filled with shelf elves and reveals the secrets of the gigantic red book that Jesse and Daisy discovered in The Dragon in the Sock Drawer. She keeps the action and adventure flying while bringing both heart and imagination to this tale of two kids and a dragon, growing up together. The Dragon Keepers series is perfect for kids who crave books about dragons and magic but are caught betwixt and between—too old for Magic Tree House and not yet ready for Eragon and the Inheritance cycle. Visit www.foundadragon.org.

The Dragon Keepers have a new mission! It''s been raining for days, and dragon keepers Jesse and Daisy have been stuck inside with their dragon, Emmy. As soon as the rain stops, they are out of the house in a flash. First on their list of things to do? To find out what the villainous Dr. St. George—a dragon slayer in disguise—is up to. But Dr. St. George isn’t in his office at the college, and all of his stuff is gone! Jesse, Daisy, and Emmy quickly discover St. George’s latest evil plan: to take over the forest and find the magic golden ax that is buried there. To make matters worse, he has also enslaved the mythical beings that are returning to Goldmine City. Can the two dragon keepers and their dragon free the hobgoblins and dryads under St. George’s power and return the forest to right?

When best friends Kate Klimo and Buffy Shutt turned 50, these successful women (best friends since their first day of college) realized that, like it or not, a few things were about to change. Their kids were leaving the nest ?but their elderly parents now needed them more than ever. They were saving as much as they could ? but were they really going to be prepared for retirement one day? They tried to eat right and exercise ? but were they doing everything they could to stay healthy? This book is that Boomer Bible. From hot flashes to healthy living, from ailing parents to clinging kids, from reinventing your career to reinvigorating your relationships ? Coming of Age is the comprehensive midlife guide readers have been looking for. Topics covered include: keeping fit, dealing with your aging parents, parenting your growing kids, maintaining your important relationships, and determining how you want to spend the next chapter of your life. Kate and Buffy have asked the experts, found the answers, and collected all the best information here to help you prepare for anything that life after 50 might throw at you.

Cousins Jesse and Daisy, with their pet dragon, continue battling the evil scientist who wants to destroy the forest to find the magical golden pickax buried there.

For Magic Tree House readers who are ready for something longer, the Dragon Keepers series has the perfect length and reading level, along with the fast-paced writing, adventure, and sense of teamwork that kids love to read. TEN-YEAR-OLD COUSINS Jesse and Daisy have always wanted something magical to happen to them. So it’s a wish come true when Jesse’s newly found thunder egg hatches, and a helpless, tiny but very loud baby dragon pops out. Soon the two kids are at the dragon’s beck-and-call, trying to figure out what to feed her. An Internet search leads them to the library, which leads them back to the Internet, where they find a very strange Web site called “foundadragon.org.” It is here that the cousins discover that the dragon’s hatching has designated them “Dragon Keepers” and that not only do they have to feed her, but they have to keep her safe from the villainous Saint George who has kept himself alive over centuries by drinking dragons’ blood.

Cousins Jesse and Daisy always wanted a magical adventure, but they are not prepared when the "thunder egg" Jesse has found is a dragon egg that is about to hatch.

Join the Halloween fun as the entire Muppet gang decides to dress as witches.

Help look for baby Natasha. Can you find her? Is she talking to a grouch or sitting on the couch? Come see where Natasha is hiding in this fun-filled book.

A little girl and her puppy spend time together as she takes care of him. On board pages.

A novel about five different mothersto-be, who meet in a Lamaze class, and how they survive the nine months of their pregnancies.

Vignettes from the lives of fifteen horses that in their service to the men who rode them contributed to the flow of history or were historical figures in their own right.