Frank Carlson Library

The U.S. Navy is launching a secret spy satellite near Seaside High School. However, the Recon Academy is too distracted to provide their usual security. Each member has just received a brand new laptop computer--for free! The deal is too good to be true. When the machines go haywire, the team must scramble to save themselves and the satellite.

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina's tummy trouble isn't going away... and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What's going...

"After watching her circle of friends seemingly fade away, Lora is determined to still have fun on her own, so when a tea party leads Lora to discovering Alexa, the ghost that haunts her house, they soon become best friends."--

"Mads is pretty happy with her life. She goes to church with her family, and minor league baseball games with her dad. She goofs off with her best friend Cat, and has thus far managed to avoid getting kissed by Adam, the boy next door. It's everything she hoped high school would be... until all of a sudden, it's not. Her dad is hiding something big--so big it cofvuld tear her family apart. And that's just the beginning of her problems: Mads is starting...

Sarah is new to the world of Minecraft, so she turns to veteran player Hector for help, but after showing reluctance, Sarah's enthusiasm and all-around energy bring Hector around, and the two become partners and friends.

Halloween is on its way! Little Jackie Langern's always been too scared to trick-or-treat, but this year is going to be different. Or it can be, if Jackie discovers his bravery and learn how fun Halloween can be!

When young Zita discovers a device that opens a portal to another place, and her best friend is abducted, she is compelled to set out on a strange journey from star to star in order to get back home.

Brainy Buzz Beaker thought nothing could be grosser than cafeteria food. That's before the school's lunch lady turned into a mutant blob of mystery meat. Now, Buzz and his best friend, Larry, must discover a way to stop the cafeteria creature.

As one of the only Asian Americans in her school, Christina confronts both well-meaning ignorance and cruel racism, but in middle school fitting in is important, which is why she and her best friend Megan are both excited and nervous to try out for the popular cheerleading squad.

Illustrations and easy to read, rhyming text encourage the reader to hold hands with family members and friends, whether eating, playing, going from place to place, or saying goodbye.