Akron Public Library

A hilarious and spunky new heroine in the vein of the heroines of such beloved books as Ramona the Pest, Ivy and Bean, and Clementine, from Crystal Allen-the acclaimed author of How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy. Nine-year-old Mya Tibbs is boot-scootin' excited for the best week of the whole school year-SPIRIT WEEK! She and her mega popular best friend, Naomi Jackson, even made a pinky promise to be Spirit Week partners so they can win...

Getting old is hell. J.P. Beaumont is finally taking some time off to have knee-replacement surgery. But instead of taking his mind off work, the operation plunges him into one of the most perplexing and mind-blowing mysteries he's ever faced. A series of dreams takes him back to his early days on the force with the Seattle PD, and then even earlier, to his days in Vietnam, reminding him of people and events he hasn't thought about in years. Are they...

While competing in a bike race with her high school teammates, seventeen-year-old Frances is determined to complete ten tasks compiled by her best friend Stella.

Karen loves April Fools' Day. That is when she gets to play tricks on her friends. Now she has come up with a joke to play on her whole family. Would this be her best joke ever?

In this humorous retelling of the classic fable, the tortoise, Balderdash, describes how his race with Jiffy the Hare (who was actually pretty slow for a hare), launched his career as a comedian.

A little bear learns from his mother what it means to make and break a promise, as well as the lesson that some things in life simply cannot be promised.

After Pinkalicious uses all of Alison's pink paint in class, she wonders how she can repay her best friend.

Features thirty-one declarations based on Scripture that acknowledge God's blessings in such areas as family, health, and finance, and emphasizes the importance of positive speech in realistically prophesying the future.