Best Selling Books by Lin Oliver

From New York Times bestselling creators—Emmy Award–winning actor Henry Winkler, children’s book author Lin Oliver, and Caldecott Medal–winning author-illustrator Dan Santat—comes a hilarious, full-color chapter book adventure. When the Pond Squad is invited to participate in the Emerald Pond Games, they can’t wait to compete. Playing sports, making new friends, and spending time with Maxwell—Emerald Pond’s cool mallard duck—sounds like a perfect afternoon to Willow. But when Maxwell mysteriously disappears in the middle of a game, the animals know something’s wrong. With all the strange plastic items floating around the pond, Willow is sure Maxwell is in danger. Fortunately, Detective Duck is on the job, solving these puzzling mysteries before they get out of hand and destroy another habitat! The Pond Squad will have to work together to clean up their environment and rescue Maxwell in this charming new mystery. More from the Detective Duck series: Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash (#1) Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole (#2)

Hank is thrilled about the "Best Field Trip of the Year"-everyone from Ms. Adolph''s class gets to spend the night on an old-fashioned three-mast sailing ship in New York Harbor! And Hank gets even more excited when the ship''s captain chooses him to be the first mate. But being first mate is not all it''s cracked up to be, especially for a crazy captain who takes his job a little too seriously. The best field trip of the year is becoming the worst night of Hank''s life-how''s he going to get out of this one?

Daniel Funk can shrink to the size of the fourth toe on his left foot. But that''s not his only skill. Daniel and his best friend, Vu, are entering the school diorama contest with a model of King Tut''s tomb. If they win, they get tickets to a Lakers game. If they lose, they''ll never hear the end of it from Vince the Pizza Prince, the most obnoxious guy in school. But Daniel has a secret weapon: his miniature twin brother, Pablo. Pablo has disguised himself as a mummy and is hitching a ride to school in Daniel''s diorama. Will Pablo the mini-mummy help them win the contest, or will he create a big-time Egyptian disaster? In this hilarious new Daniel Funk adventure, illustrated throughout with Stephen Gilpin''s lively drawings, Lin Oliver proves that a minibrother and some shredded toilet paper can create some giant-sized fun.

Hank thought that getting through summer school to get to the fifth grade would be hard enough, but little did he know that it would get worse! Everyone in the fifth grade is starting to focus on a sport—and they’re really good. Everyone, that is, except Hank. When Papa Pete suggests that Hank take up Ping-Pong, he decides to give it a try but keeps it top secret, as he thinks the other kids will tease him about it not being a "real" sport. Hank is so good that he manages to Ping-Pong his way to the championship! But when he finds out the contest is being held at "Nick the Tick" McKelty’s family bowling alley, will he risk being the laughingstock of the fifth grade?

Hank, the star of the bestselling easy-to-read series, is back! This time, he has to learn the nuts and bolts of making a robot--and making a friend! Hank''s school is hosting its first-ever Build-a-Robot competition and Hank is ready to win. There''s just one problem: he completely forgot about the contest! While other kids have been working on their robots for a month, Hank has just two days to create an amazing robot that will wow the judges and win him the trophy. To make matters worse, there might be another problem, too. Hank has no idea how to build a robot! With help from Jaden, a robot expert at his school, Hank and his friends construct their robot, Stanley, just in time. But on the day of the competition, Stanley malfunctions! It will take Hank, Frankie, Ashley, and their new friend Jaden to get it back on track. Forget winning the trophy--Hank has to stop a robot on the loose!

Identical twins Sammie and Charlie are starting out seventh grade at a brand-new school. As they make new friends, and join different clubs, the sisters (and once inseparable best friends) start to grow further and further apart. Told from Sammie''s point of view, this moving yet funny story will be gobbled up by middle-school girls!

New York Times–Bestselling Authors: "A sixth-grader and his live-in ghost further cement their friendship . . . The cast is thoroughly likable." — Kirkus Reviews It''s time for Moorepark Middle School''s annual Speak Out Challenge, and Billy Broccoli thinks he''s got it made. With his best friend Hoover Porterhouse—the ghost with the most—by his side, Billy''s got the competition in the bag. Who wouldn''t vote for a demonstration on mind reading? But when Billy lands a spot on the sixth-grade team, he starts spending more time with his new teammates than he does with Hoover. And the Hoove plays second fiddle to no one! If Billy''s not careful, his secret weapon might just vanish into thin air, leaving Billy to pick up the pieces of a demonstration day disaster! Praise for Ghost Buddy: Zero to Hero "An endearingly uncool hero . . . Readers will root for Billy." — Publishers Weekly

Fearing that he may be failing fourth grade, Hank enlists the help of his friends, and even his annoying younger sister, in an effort to prevent his parents from attending a parent-teacher conference.

Another hilarious adventure for Billy and the Hoove from bestselling authors Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver! Billy Broccoli is used to getting expert advice--wanted or not--from the ghost with the most, Hoover Porterhouse! The Hoove has smooth moves and a silver tongue...and he isn''t shy about sharing his words of wisdom! But when a night at the museum finds Hoover face-to-face with the ghost of a powerful Chumash Indian princess, his brain turns into mashed potatoes. Now the tables are turned and it''s up to Billy to help Hoover find the words he needs to make a new friend.

Hank enters his dog Cheerio in a show, hoping to win the big prize. Unfortunately for Hank, Nick McKelty and his gassy little Chihuahua have the same thing in mind. Will Hank and Cheerio be able to take home the ribbon for Best in Show?

You know how your stomach growls when you''re really hungry? That''s how it started, except the growling wasn''t coming from my stomach. It was coming from behind my eyeballs.... "Help!" I screamed. But my voice wasn''t normal either. It was the voice of a small person. A very very very small person. Meet Daniel Funk, a regular guy who''s stuck living in a house full of girls. Why couldn''t he have a brother instead of all those sisters? That would be so cool. When Daniel shrinks to the size of the fourth toe on his left foot, he discovers that he actually does have a brother. A little brother. A very little brother. He''s Pablo Funk, Daniel''s tiny twin, who is a toeful of trouble. When Daniel and Pablo decide to have some fun at their sisters'' party and let loose a giant hissing cockroach just to watch the girls scream, they find out that it''s dangerous to be so small. Lin Oliver''s hilarious new series, with Stephen Gilpin''s comical illustrations, reveals that sometimes big-time fun comes in very small packages.

A middle schooler tries to teach a ghost some responsibility—but it doesn''t go as planned—in this tale by the New York Times–bestselling authors! When Billy Broccoli finds out his personal ghost, Hoover Porterhouse, is failing Responsibility, Billy decides it''s his mission to help Hoover turn his grade around. But how? Then inspiration hits. Billy is going to get Hoover a pet. There''s only one catch—the Hoove scares dogs out of their fur, birds out of their wings, and fish out of their gills. If Billy can''t find the perfect pet, how will Hoover ever learn and make the grade? Praise for Ghost Buddy: Zero to Hero "An endearingly uncool hero . . . Readers will root for Billy." — Publishers Weekly

Fourth-graders Hank, Ashley, and Frankie are excitedly preparing for a magic show at the Rock ''N Bowl when Hank''s creative alternative to an English essay lands him in detention and grounded the week of the show.

The adventures of brother and sister Tuck and Billie Holden as they travel with their dog by train cross-country to join their parents at the 1939 World''s Fair in New York.

Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole is a hysterical, full-color chapter book adventure from New York Times bestselling creators—Emmy Award–winning actor Henry Winkler, children’s book author Lin Oliver, and Caldecott Medal–winning author-illustrator Dan Santat Willow Feathers McBeaver, aka Detective Duck, is a crime-solving (and very precocious) little duck. She and her animal pals live on Dogwood Pond, a beautiful pond in New England adjacent to Lazy Days, a human campground. Dogwood Pond has always been a pristine spot with clear water, abundant wildlife, and shady willow trees, but now it is encountering puzzling problems—mysteries that arise from human-caused disruptions in nature, such as water pollution, refuse, warming climate, and human encroachment. When Tad the Tadpole goes missing, Detective Duck and her friends in the Pond Squad are on the case. What first seemed like a simple search and rescue mission gets more complicated when her friends find a pipe leaking a strange brown liquid and a cluster of peculiar blue-green plants that make it difficult for the pond creatures to breathe. Fortunately, Detective Duck is on the job, solving these puzzling mysteries before they get out of hand and destroy their habitat! The Pond Squad will have to work together to clean up their environment and bring Tad home in this charming new mystery. The Detective Duck series: Detective Duck: The Case of the Strange Splash (#1) Detective Duck: The Case of the Missing Tadpole (#2)

When Hank first heard that his mom was having a baby boy, he wasn''t so thrilled. And when he finds out that the baby will be sharing his room, Hank is positively outraged! To make things easier, Dad suggests he take Hank and Emily away for some bonding. But on the first day of their trip, a freak snowstorm arrives. And then they get a call that the baby is coming early! Hank, Dad, and Emily know they have to get home - and fast! They hop on a train, hitch a ride on a dump truck, jump on a snowmobile, and climb into a dogsled, all in a desperate attempt to get home in time for Baby Zipzer''s birth.

Hank has never been fond of his sister''s pet iguana, and their relationship worsens when she lays her eggs inside his science project.

Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. PS 87 is having multicultural week, and Ms. Adolf''s class is putting on a "Foods From Around the World" luncheon. Hank makes enchiladas, and at the luncheon, Ms. Adolf piles her plate with lots of food. But after a few bites, her face turns bright red-one of the dishes is super-spicy! Ms. Adolf accuses someone of playing a mean practical joke and punishes the entire class with no recess until the guilty party comes forward. Hank realizes his trouble with numbers might have caused the problem-what if he accidentally used three cups of peppers instead of 1/3 cup? Will Hank be able to get recess back for everyone without getting detention for the rest of his life? Illustrated by Carol Heyer.

Inspired by the true life experiences of Henry Winkler, whose undiagnosed dyslexia made him a classic childhood underachiever, the Hank Zipzer series is about the high-spirited and funny adventures of a boy with learning differences. PS 87 is having multicultural week, and Ms. Adolf''s class is putting on a "Foods From Around the World" luncheon. Hank makes enchiladas, and at the luncheon, Ms. Adolf piles her plate with lots of food. But after a few bites, her face turns bright red-one of the dishes is super-spicy! Ms. Adolf accuses someone of playing a mean practical joke and punishes the entire class with no recess until the guilty party comes forward. Hank realizes his trouble with numbers might have caused the problem-what if he accidentally used three cups of peppers instead of 1/3 cup? Will Hank be able to get recess back for everyone without getting detention for the rest of his life? Illustrated by Carol Heyer.