2013 Bronze Moonbeam Award Winner (Pre-Teen Fantasy)
 What's an Akaway? 
 An Akaway is a rare and magical creature that connects you to your spirit animal. Once you've connected, you have all the special powers that your spirit animal possesses. 
But those powers are in serious jeopardy when the diabolical Uncle Skeeta tricks 11-year-old Brody Boondoggle into helping him steal the Akaway's spirit. 
Now, aided by his skeptical big brother, Jake, and guided by his quirky Grammy, Brody must lead the way on an adventure to defeat Uncle Skeeta, save the last Akaway, and protect the special powers of kids everywhere.

The Last Akaway-A Spirit Animal Adventure

Children's Books

Gary Karton

Animals

Brattle Publishing Group

The Early Readers' Fairy Tale Collection is a collection of classic tales brought to life by author Samuel Valentino and Brattle Publishing. The Three Billy Goats Gruff and two other tales will bring your lessons to life. Wrapped around valuable moral lessons, each tale including The Three Billy Goats Gruff, reinforces social and emotional lessons. In this classic tale, we meet the three goats named Gruff who outsmart a hungry troll. Samuel Valentino's charming retelling of this tale stresses the importance of not being greedy and the advantages of problem solving. Valentino also illustrates this 28-page book with bright colors and images that will excite young readers.

The Early Readers' Fairy Tales Series: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Valentino, Samuel

Action & Adventure

Robin West is a normal teenager living in a normal town, but when she finds out that Gram Madder makes hexes, her life gets far more complicated than she ever expected. What is a hex? It's a painting that has the power to make things happen--or to stop things from happening. At least that's what some people in town believe. Targeted by intolerant neighbors, Robin must protect herself and her loved ones from a force greater than she could have ever imagined.

Hex: The Apprentice

Hodgkins, Fran

J.J. Pickett, captain of the Traverse Middle School Musketeers, thinks this is the year he will lead his eighth-grade team to the conference title. But bad breaks, a new coach, and a long-standing grudge sabotage his hopes and leave him struggling on and off the court. Can J.J. and his teammates salvage something from what seems like a lost season?

1 For All: A Basketball Story About the Meaning of Team

McCollum, Sean

Sports & Outdoors

The threat to the existence of Sarraka, a land of magic and spirit animals, grows dire in this second book of a middle-grade fantasy series.
 In Karton s first installment (The Last Akaway, 2014), young Brody Boondoggle encountered a magical Akaway. When a strange hunter seriously injured the creature, Brody learned that he must open the portal to her home in Sarraka to save the Akaway and rescue her realm. This sequel, with stops at a prison in Mexico and an extended sojourn in Sarraka the place we go to when we let our minds wander and just be free....Like a zip line directly into your imagination delivers more challenges that 12-year-old Brody and his motley group of family and friends must face. Brody continues to use his gifts from the Akaway, the last of her kind: the power to connect others to their own spirit animals and the ability to take on the characteristics of any creature (living or extinct) himself. During a dangerous rescue operation in Mexico, Brody visualizes a seal while swimming in the freezing Pacific Ocean ( Just thinking about the harbor seal s skill and grace in the water gave Brody those abilities, too ). Nefarious video game mogul Uncle Skeeta, his greedy nephew Rudy, and the bitter Felonious Fish return, determined to steal the Rock of Sarraka, the land s power, its spirit, its heart. In this lively, offbeat tale, comical crustacean Punching Crab supplies a key contribution; Brody s older brother Jake (still wrestling with his disbelief in magic) and their eccentric Grammy are again crucial to the mission; and La Tarántula, a new villain (or is she?), makes a chilling entrance. Some dynamic newcomers play significant roles, including Rosalina, whose spirit animal is an armadillo, and her mysterious brother, Myles. Karton s unforced blend of action, comedy, and messages word definitions, observations of human behavior, encouragements to eschew distracting screens for real life whizzes along to a satisfying cliffhanger, assuring readers that at least one more adventure for Brody and company is in the works.

The Rock of Sarraka - A Spirit Animal Adventure

Seven Rings Moon is a clever raccoon destined to save the forest! Chased from their home in the city, Seven Rings Moon and her sister Arnica set out to find the mythical raccoon homeland, the Notch. On their journey, the sisters face dangers including deadly coyotes, evil raccoon rulers, and the destruction of humanity's urban sprawl. This delightful tale of family loyalty will raise your awareness of these adorable forest creatures and their struggle with humanity's expanding presence.

A Raccoon's Tale: Seven Saves the Notch

Fran Hodgkins

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The Last Akaway-A Spirit Animal Adventure

The Early Readers' Fairy Tales Series: The Three Billy Goats Gruff

Hex: The Apprentice

1 For All: A Basketball Story About the Meaning of Team

The Rock of Sarraka - A Spirit Animal Adventure

A Raccoon's Tale: Seven Saves the Notch

A Raccoon's Tale: Seven Saves the Notch