New Releases by Kate Klise

A middle grade novel about a 12-year-old girl dealing with loss, who uncovers a rather grisly scam involving a crematorium. After her brother, sister, and father die in a plane crash, Daralynn Oakland receives 237 dolls from well-wishers, resulting in her nickname: Dolly. But dolls are little comfort to a twelve-year-old girl whose world is rocked by the dramatic changes in her life, including her angry, grieving mother''s new job as a hairstylist at the local funeral home. Dolly gets a job, too, where she accidentally invents a fashionable new haircut. But in Grounded by Kate Klise, her real work begins when a crematorium comes to town, and someone has to save a dying business, solve a burning mystery, and resuscitate the broken hearts in Digginsville, Missouri, population 402.

Rear Window meets Nancy Drew in this middle-grade novel by Kate Klise about a girl who believes she has witnessed a crime What happens when two best friends take on the world’s worst summer? On the first day of vacation, ten-year-old Ivy Crowden falls down the stairs and breaks her leg. Stuck in a plaster cast, she’s certain her summer is doomed. Not even Teddy, her neighbor and best friend, can cheer her up because he’s dealing with his own pain: the loss of a beloved dog. But when Ivy witnesses a possible burglary from her living room window, her summer takes a sudden turn from meh to mysterious. Who are the criminals? Might a classmate be involved? And . . . uh-oh. A second mystery is nipping at Ivy’s heels. Cue the best friends, the best dog, and the best chance that summer can be saved!

Le chien Eli a toujours fait partie de la vie d''Astrid. Alors qu''elle fête ses 6 ans, la fillette réalise que son animal se fait vieux et décide de lister toutes les choses à faire avant qu ́il ne soit trop tard : aller au cinéma, dormir à la belle étoile, faire du vélo et même manger des spaghettis aux boulettes de viande au restaurant. Lorsqu''Eli devient trop vieux, les deux amis se contentent de passer leur temps ensemble, car être avec Astrid est finalement la seule chose qui figure sur la liste d''Eli.

Everyone has a secret. But sometimes a little secret can become a big problem. That’s what happens when circus mouse Gert’s secret pen pal, a pig named Pablo, runs away to join Sir Sidney’s Circus. Pablo doesn’t want to be sold to Prinkle’s Pork Chops. Farmer Farley doesn’t really want to sell Pablo, either, but he needs money to save his farm. When the New Pork Times announces a pig race with a five-thousand-dollar prize, the members of Sir Sidney’s Circus--Gert, her brother Bert, Elsa the elephant, Leo the lion, and their friends--hope they’ve found a way to save Pablo and Farmer Farley’s farm, too. The race is on in Secrets of the Circus. PRAISE FOR THE THREE-RING RASCALS SERIES: “A fun pick for fans of silly stories and for reluctant readers, too.” —*School Library Journal “The story zips along, the text and illustrations are full of playful surprises, and the author sustains a tone of rare and genuine sweetness . . . Rich and inventive.” —†Chicago Tribune “Entertaining . . . Illustrations, complete with speech bubbles, are seamlessly interwoven with the text to capture the action and misadventures. There’s even a rousing song . . . Absurd situations, winning characters and plenty of heartfelt moments and laughs combine to make this a surefire hit.” —‡Kirkus Reviews “Coined words, speech bubbles, newspaper articles, and other amusing features continue the big-top merriment.” —Booklist

Upset that his mother will not let him go out until he cleans his playroom, Little Rabbit sneaks away to join the circus and sells tickets by promising the audience a view of The Meanest Mother on Earth.

The seventh and final installment in the 43 Old Cemetery Road series by Kate and M. Sarah Klise is a pun-filled adventure told in a lively compilation of illustrations, letters, newspaper articles, and drawings.

When Sir Sidney, a kindly old circus owner, becomes too tired to travel with his show, he places a Help Wanted ad in the newspaper. Enter Barnabas Brambles: "I have a degree in lion taming from the University of Piccadilly Circus." But does Leo the lion need taming? Will Elsa the elephant still get her gourmet peanuts''?And what will Brambles say when he discovers Bert and Gert- two mice who travel with the circus on popcorn cleanup patrol?

This story told through letters is about a writer, a friendly ghost, and a young illustrator who create scary stories together while they live together in an abandoned house near a cemetery.

Le producteur Phil Massuxay veut adapter 43, rue du vieux cimetière au cinéma et promet d''en faire un succès. Aveuglés par les sunlights et les paillettes, Ignace Bronchon, Adèle I Vranstock, Lester Perrance font leurs valises. Mais une fois à Hollywood, Adèle est effrayée de découvrir combien la célébrité fait rapidement tourner la tête d''Ignace et de Less. Pire encore, Adèle a été effacée du scénario "Ce que l''Amérique désire est un fantôme terrifiant, nommé Délira" explique Phil Massuxay. Bien, s''ils veulent du Délira, ils auront du Délira. Et Adèle sait précisément comment faire mourir de peur, le producteur le plus méprisable d''Hollywood.

"The unsuspecting trio at Spence Mansion starts a greeting card company--and winds up on the adventure of a lifetime!"--

With the impending closure of the post office, the transition to the new communication system VEXT-mail is anything but smooth for the human and paranormal residents of Ghastly, Illinois.

When film producer Moe Block Busters offers to make their book into a movie, Iggy, Olive, and Seymour head to Hollywood where Olive, furious at being written out of the script, enlists the help of a famed femme fatale to scare the despicable director half to death.

Benny''s parents are splitting up. His mom leaves home after a fight about a mysterious splinter that is rumored to be part of an important relic. Benny''s dad has always liked clutter, but now, he begins hoarding everything from pizza boxes to old motorcycle parts. As his house grows more cluttered and his father grows more distant, Benny tries to sort out whether he can change anything at all. Meanwhile, a local teacher enters their quiet Missouri town in America''s Most Charming Small Town contest, and the pressure is on to clean up the area, especially Benny''s ramshackle of a house, before the out-of-town guests arrive.

Ignace Bronchon, auteur grincheux de séries pour enfants, vient s''installer pour l''été dans la vieille demeure victorienne du 43 rue du Vieux Cimetière. Pressé par son éditeur, il espère y terminer le treizième volume de sa série, un véritable défi puisqu''il n''a pas écrit une ligne depuis vingt ans ! Mais Bronchon découvre, furieux, qu''il doit cohabiter avec le fils des propriétaires, le jeune Lester Perrance, son chat Shadow et... le fantôme de l''ancienne propriétaire, Adèle I. Vranstock. Lester et Adèle qui s''entendent parfaitement, s''amusent tout d''abord à lui mener la vie dure, mais peu à peu, tous apprennent à se connaître et à s''apprécier. Adèle, romancière de son vivant, aide Bronchon à surmonter sa panne d''inspiration en coécrivant le nouveau roman. Le livre est un tel succès qu''ils rachètent le 43 rue du Vieux Cimetière pour y résider ensemble, comme une vraie famille.

A European vacation. A luggage mix-up. A note from a secret admirer. Meet two single parents who think they''re too busy to date. And two teenagers who can''t stop writing flirty emails. This is a tale of connections—missed and made—in a universe that seems to have its heart set on reuniting Ms. 6B and Mr. 13C. Webb I can''t believe I picked up the wrong bag at the airport. My dad is never going to let me hear the end of it. Coco I don''t understand why Mom told me to pack my worst underwear. And now I''ve lost my bag? Ack! Andrew I cannot stop thinking about that woman in seat 6B on the flight to Paris. Daisy I don''t have time to worry about the creep sitting in 13C who slipped a note in my purse. I have to find my daughter''s missing bag before this ruins our vacation. In the Bag is a smart and stylish story that explores the old-fashioned art of romance in a modern world, where falling in love can be as risky as checking a bag on an international flight. Buckle your seat belt—it''s going to be a bumpy vacation!

Noah Breth''s feuding children come to find their inheritance, while Seymour wants to keep Mr. Breth''s dog.

"Tras un inicio lleno de tropiezos, Armando, Ignecio, y la fantasma Oliva por fin viven felizmente en la Mansión Vela. Ahora dedican sus días a escribir (e ilustrar) Paseo de las Ánimas no. 43, un grandioso misterio por entregas. Sin embargo, su paz y tranquilidad se ven interrumpidas cuando reciben una carta de Dick Tador, quien pretende evitar que Armando viva en la Mansión Vela sin sus padres."-- Back cover.

The seventh graders at Geyser Creek Middle School are preparing for a spelling bee and a horrible standardized test called the BEE, and try to smuggle their mascot--a bee that spells--into the local spelling competition.

In this story told mostly through letters, children''s book author, I. B. Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to write for the summer.

Busybody Dick Tater tries to ban Halloween and ghost stories and to break up I.B. Grumply''s writing team.

When Charles Harrisong''s book about his family''s life in Normal, Illinois, is made into a major motion picture, the family is catapulted to instant fame.

The fourth book in the hilarious Regarding the . . . series overflows with toilet humor

A magical story about one anxiety-ridden little rabbit''s efforts to get rid of a recurring night mare

After Little Rabbit starts school, he sees less and less of his invisible friend, Harry, and finally tells his mother that Harry moved away.

A series of letters reveals the selection of the famous fountain designer, Florence Waters, to design a new sink for the Geyser Creek Middle School cafeteria, her subsequent disappearance, and the efforts of a class of sixth-graders to find her.

With a mother who buys Christmas cards in August and a younger brother who describes the Trinity as a toasted marshmallow on a graham cracker, life for eleven-year-old Charles Harrisong is anything but normal in Normal, Illinois.